THE SHARE MARKET

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25964, 3 October 1945, Page 2

THE SHARE MARKET

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE Buyers sought Government 3 per cent. Stock, 1956-59, at £IOO on the Dunedin Stock Exchange yesterday, with sellers offering at 10s away, The 3 per cent. December. 1953-56, Stock had a buyer and a seller at the same figures, and Wool Bonds, 1949, were quoted at £1 Os 4d and £1 Os 6d. Bank of New Zealands were sought at £2 9s 6d, with sellers asking 6d more, and the Long D issue was wanted at £1 9s 6d. Commercial Banks were quoted at 18s (buyer) and 18s 4d (seller), and the preference issue had buyers at £lO 12s. National Insurances were quoted at £4 2s 6d and £4 4s 6d. P, and O. Deferred Stock at £2 17s and £3, Union Steam Ship at £ 1 12s and £1 13s, New Zealand Refrigerating (cont.) at 14s ,9d and 15s 3d, New Zealand Breweries at £2 6s and £2 7s, and Dominion Breweries at £2 13s 6d and £2 14s 6d, buyers and sellers. Auckland Gas were sought at 7s 6d, and the contributing issue was offered by sellers at 3s Id. A buyer wanted Ivaitangata Coals at £1 Is 9d, and Westports were sought at £1 7s, with sellers Is away. The ordinary Bruce shares were quoted at £1 17s 3d and £2, with the preference being inquired for at £1 7s 6d. There was a buyer of Manawatu Knitting Mills at £2 6s, and of Mosgiels at £l4 10s. Buyers quoted Anthony Horderns at £1 Is 6d, British Tobaccos at £2 8s 9d. Claude Neons at £2. Charles Bcggs at £1 7s 6d, D.I.C. (ord.) at £1 Is 6d, and the preference issue at £1 7s 9d. but no sellers were attracted. The market for other issues closed as follows, buyers and sellers respectively:—Dominion Fertiliser, £1 Os 6d and £1 7s 9d; Fletcher Holdings (ord.l, £1 13s 9d and £1 14s 3d; New Zealand Drug (£2 paid). £5 4s 6d and £5 6s 6d; Woolworths (Sydney), £1 4s 3d and £1 4s 9d; Mount Morgan, 9s and 9s 6d; and Austral New Zealand Mining, £1 and £1 ss. Yesterday’s Sales Dunedin.—Sales on ’Change: Bank ot New Zealand (100), £2 9s 8d. —Sales reported: Woolworths, Ltd. (200), £1 4s 6d; Woolworths, Ltd. (100), £1 4s 6d; New Zealand Government 3 per cent. Stock, 1956-59 (£600), £IOO 7s 6d; New Zealand Government 3 per cent. Stock (£500), £IOO 7s 6d; Gillespie’s Beach (500), ljd. Auckland.—Sales or- ’Change: 2J per cent. War Loan. 1953 (£940), £96 7s 6d; Zi per cent. Liberty Loan, 1948 (£300), £99 ss; 3 per cent. Liberty Loan, 1952-55 (£400), £99 10s; 3 per cent. Victory Loan, 1956-59 (£600), £IOO 7s 6d; 4 per cent. City of Auckland, 1963 (£200), £110; National Bank of New Zealand (537), £2 15s 3d; Bank of New Zealand (350), £2 9s 7Jd; New Zealand Insurance (40), £4 14s 9d; South British (300), £4 10s (2); British Tobacco (50), £2 9s 3d; Farmers' Trading (100), £1 8s 6d; Woolworths (Sydney, fully paid, 200), £1 4s 6d (2); Woolworths (Sydney, 300), £1 4s 7d.—Unofficial list: National Tobacco (100 h £1 17s 9d. Wellington.—Sales on ’Change: 3 per cent. Stock, 1960-63 (£435), £100; National Savings Bonds, 1948 (50), £IOO 16s 8d; National Savings Bonds. 1949 (£300), £9B 10s 10d; Wellington Investment Trust (400), 9s 6d; New Zealand Breweries (100), £2 6s Gd; Broken Hill Proprietary (100), £2 6s,

Christchurch. —Sales on ’Change: Government 31 per cent. Stock, 1947-60 (£1030), £lOl 7s 6d; Ngahere (200), 8s 3d, 8s 6d.—Sales reported: Government 3 per cent. Stock, December, 1953-56 (£1000), £100"'5s; Government 31 per cent. Stock, 1957-60 (£510). £lOl 7s 6d; National Bank' of New Zealand (late Monday, 170), £2 15s 3d; Bank of New Zealand (late Monday), £2 9s 9d; British Tobacco (late Monday, 50), £2 9s 3d; Colonial Sugar (5), £59 ss; Morris Hedstrom (late Monday, 58 shares, odd parcel), £2 10s; New Zealand Farmers’ Fertiliser (ord., 300), £1 6s 9d.