YESTERDAY’S TRADING
BETTER THAN AVERAGE DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE Better than average Monday trading was experienced on the Dunedin Stock Exchange yesterday, and buyers were well represented in almost all sections. National Bank of New Zealand tended easier after publication of the profit figure, but other bank shares were keenly sought at firm to hardening values. Bank of Australasias had further business at £lO, and Commercial Bank (ord.) moved up to 235, at which 450 were sold. All Government issues were in demand, and in some cases mediumdated 3 per cents, were showing less than face interest to a buyer.
Auckland.—Sales: 4 p.c. Stock, 1954-58 (£500), £106; Nat. Sav. Bonds, 1954 (£500), £9B 10s Id; Com. Bank Aust. (450), £1 3s; Auck. Gas (115), 8s 6d; Nat. Ins. (150), £1 Is sd; NZ Ins. (200), £4 16s; Feltex Aust., rts (202), 7s 3d; Feltex Aust., rts. (362), 7s 2d; Brit. Tobacco, rts. (173), 4s 3d; Brit. Tobacco, rts. (288), 4s 4d; Brit. Tobacco, rts. (120), 4s sd; Bycroft (100). £2 11s 6d; Coles (200), £3 10s; Macduffs (700), 10s 7d; NZ Refrig., 10s pd. (100). 17s 8d; Reid Rubber, pref. (400), £1 Is 6d; Wilsons Cem. (500), 16s 6d; W’wths., Syd. (300), £1 Is 6d; Waihi Invests. (300), 3s 6d Unlisted stock: Auck. Farm. Freez. (850), £1 8s 3d. "
Wellington.—Sales reported: Bank of Australasia (50), £10; Sth. Brit. Ins. (50), £4 7s 6d; Brit. Tobacco, rts. (206), 4s 2d; NZ Forest Prod. (400), 5s 4d; Woolworths, Ltd. (250), £1 Is 3d; Woolworths, NZ, Ltd. (100), £1 4s 9d—Sales: 2J p.c. Stock, 1953 (£510), £99; 3 p.c. Stock, 1951-54 (£500), £IOO 15s; 4 p.c. Stock, 1954-58 (£500), £106; Brit. Tobacco, rts. (237), 4s 2d; J.J. Niven (200), £ 1 17s; Turnbull and Jones (400), £1 15s 6d; Woolworths, Ltd. (150), £1 Is 3d. Christchurch—Sales: 3 p.c. Stock, Dec., 1953-56, £lOl 2s 6d; Nat. Bank of NZ (100), £2 19s; Brit. Tobacco, rts. (280), 4s Id; Col. Sugar (5), £53; Woolworths, NZ (100), £1 4s 6d; Mt. Lyell (100), £1 Is.—Unliste'd stock: Andrews and Beaven (100), pref., £1 3s; Matea Forests (155), 3s.—Sales reported: Nat. Ins. (175), £1 Is 4d; Felt and Text., rts. (40), 7s; Acetone, pref. (200), £1 3s 9d; Bycroft (100), £2 11s 9d; Turnbull and Jones (100), £1 15s 6d; Dalgety (1000), 9s 9d; Ngahere (500), 3s 9d Sydney.—Sales: Comm, of Aust., £1 4s 9d; NSW, £3B 10s; Brok. Hill Prop., £2 8s 3d; Col. Sugar, £57 10s; Drug Houses, £1 18s: Felt Textiles. £2; Coles, £3 15s 3d; Wilcox Mofflin, 17s 6d; Woolworths, £1 3s 6d; Queensland Ins, £4 8s; Anthony Hordern, £l2s 9d; Morris Hedstrom, £2 9s; Mt. Lyell, £1 Is 3d-, Brok. Hill, new, £1 10s 3d; Broken Hill South, £1 18s 6d; Oil Search, 6s 4d.
DUNEDIN £ S. d. Sales Reported— Ngahere, late (350) .. . 0 3 9 Dominion Fertiliser, late (200) 1 7 9 Bank of Australasia, late (50) 10 0 0 Whitcombe and Tombs. late (400) .. .. 1 2 6 Commercial Bank, ord. (450) .. 1 3 0
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 27094, 31 May 1949, Page 7
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