THE SHARE MARKET

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25473, 1 March 1944, Page 6

THE SHARE MARKET

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE On the Dunedin Stock Exchange yesterday there was a buyer of Bank of New Zealands at £2 3s 9d and a seller at £2 4s 3d, while £1 12s 9d was offered for Bank of New Zealand long D s and £2 15s 3d for National Banks. Unto" Steams (pref) were quoted at £1 10s 9cl (buyer) and £1 11s 3d (seller). There were buyers of New Zealand Refrigeiating (paid) a £1 8s and of the contributing issue at 13s 6d. South Otago Freezing were wanted at £6 2s 6d, and Waitaki Freezing at £6 Bs. Buyers offered £4 12s for Trustees Executors, and £2 8s 6d for Perpetual Trustees. There were buyers of Bonds Hosiery at £2, and of Bruce Woollen (ord.) at £1 14s 9d, but no sellers quoted. Woolworths (N.Z.) were quoted at 17s lOd (buyer) and 18s 3d (seller), and Woolworths (Sydney, ord.) at 19s 6d (buyer) and £1 (seller). Electrolytic Zinc (ord.) were quoted at £2 17s 3d (buyer), and Mount Lyells at £1 12s (buyer). Yesterday’s Sales

Dunedin.—Sales reported: Westport. Coal (two sales), £1 5s 6d; Inscribed Stock, 3 per cent.), 1952-55, £100: Inscribed Stock, 3 per cent., May, 1953-56, £99 15s; Inscribed Stock, 3 per cent., December, 1953-56, £99 10s; New Zealand Refrigerating (cont.), 13s Bd. Auckland.—Sales on Change: Third Liberty Loan, 1947-49. 2J per cent., £9B 2s 6d; Third Liberty Loan, December, 1953-56 £99 10s; Bank of New Zealand; £2 4s; South British, £3 16s 3d; Farmers Auctioneering (£1 paid), 17s; New Zealand Refrigerating (cont.), 13s 8d; Taupo Totara, 9s 9d; Northern Steam (cont.), 3s; Dominion Breweries, £2 3s 9d; Broken Hill Ptv., £2 6s 6d; Farmers’ Trading, £1 5s fed; Reid Rubber, £1 10s; Woolworths (N.Z.), 18s (2); Forest Products, 7s 6d; Mount Morgan, 7s 9d. Wellington.—Sales on ’Change: 3 per cent. Stock, 1951-54, £99 ss; Broken Hill Pty„ £2 6s 6d; Taupo Timber. 9s 9d; Metters (N.Z.), 19s 3d; Woolworths, Ltd. (cum div.), 19s lOd. Christchurch.—Sales on Change: 2i per cent. Inscribed Stc-ck, 1947-49, £9B 2s 6d; 31 per cent. Inscribed Stock, 1953-57, £lO3 (3); Bank of New Zealand, £2 4s 3d.— Sales reported: 3 per cent. Inscribed Stock, December, 1953-56. £99 IQs: Wool Bonds, 1948, 19s 9d; Bank of New Zealand. £2 4s 3d: National Insurance, £1 ss: New Zealand Loan and Mercantile (pref. stock), £100; Westport Coal. £1 5s 6d (2); Dominion Breweries (ord., late Monday) £2 3s 9d; New Zealand Newspapers, £2 2s 6d; Wilsons Cement, 19s 9d.