STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS

Southland Times, Issue 24353, 6 February 1941, Page 3

STOCK EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS

Bank Of Australasia Shares Sought There was a firmer demand Australasia shares on the Invercargill Stock Exchange yesterday, buyers 12/6. Other banking lines were quiet and unchanged. Limited, inquiry insurance companies shales. leat jjn ß an easier market for some °f t t ® Australian industrials. Little interest was shown in overseas mining scrip. Quotations were as follows: , Government Debentures.— 4 pc. Stock 1940-43, b £lOl/15/-; 4 p.c. Stock 1943-46, b £lO3/15/-; 4 p.c. Bonds 1943-46. b £lO3 15/-; 4 p.c. Stock 1946-49, b £lO3/15/-, 4 p.c. Bonds 1946-49, b £lO3/15/-; 4 p.c. Stock 1949-52, b £104; 4 p.c. Stock 1952-55. b £lO4/5/-; 4 p.c. Bonds 1952-55, b £lO4/5/-, 3>/ 2 p.c. Stock 1953-57. b £100; War Loan, b £Bl/5/-. „ .. Banks.—Australasia, b £B/12/6; National of New Zealand, s £2; New Zealand, s £2 1/6; New Zealand Long “D” issue, b £1 8/3; Union of Australia, b £7. . Breweries.—Dominion Brewery, s £l/12/-; Dunedin Brewery Company, b £l, s £1 3/-; New Zealand Breweries, s £l/13/6; Ballins (£1 paid), b 10/10. Coal.—Westpor* Coal, s £1)B/-; Westport Stockton (pref.), b 6/-. Insurance.—National, b 18/9; Standard, n £2/19/-. Loan and Agency.—National Mortgage B, b £l/1/9; Trustees' Executors (Dunedin), b £4/2/-; Wright, Stephenson (ord.), s 19/-; (pref.), b 19/6; Perpetual Trustees, b £2/10/6. Meat Companies.—New Zealand Refrigerating (£1 paid), s £1; (10/- paid), s 9/-; Southland Frozen Meat, b £l/14/9. Shipping.—Howard Smith, b £l/1/6; Union Steam Ship Company (pref.), b £1 6/-. Woollen Mills—Bruce (pref.), b £1; Kaiapoi (pref.), b 17/-; Mosgiel, b £lO/4/-; Wellington Woollens, s £7. Miscellaneous.—Australian Consolidated Industries, b £l/19/9; Australian Iron and Steel, b £l/7/-; Broken Hill Proprietary, b £2/6/-; D.I.C. (pref.), b £l/2/6; Dominion Fertilizer, b £l/7/-, s £l/8/-; Dominion Rubber Company, s £1; Donaghy’s Rope and Twine, s £2/15/-; Dunlop Rubber (Aust.), b £l/0/3; McDuffs Ltd. (pref.), b 19/6; Milburn Lime and Cement, b £1 17/-; New Zealand Drug (new issue), s £2; N.Z. Guarantee Corporation, b 2/8; New Zealand Paper Mills, b £l/10/6; Otago Daily Times, s £2; Woolworths Ltd., b 17/9; Southland Ice Cream, s £l/5/6. Mining.—Broken Hill South, b £l/5/-; Big River, s 1/3; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.), b £2/14/6; Gillespie’s Beach, s sd; Mount Lyell, s £l/10/-; Mount Morgan, s 11/10; Nokomai. s 2/-; Okarito, b 1/6; Austral (New Zealand), s £l/8/-; Grey River, s 17/-. Sale Reported.—Bank of New Zealand, £2 1/-. DUNEDIN Sales on ’Change.—Woolworths (Sydney) 17/6; 4 p.c. Stock 1943-46 £104; 4 p.c. Stock 1946-49 (2) £lO4. Unlisted Stock.—Otago-Southland Finance

CHRISTCHURCH Sales Reported.—New Zealand Government 4 p.c. Stock 1940-43 £102; New Zealand Government 4 p.c. Stock 1949-52 £104; Union Bank of Australia £7/2/6; Ballins Breweries (15/- paid) 11/3; Broken Hill Proprietary £2/6/-; D.I.C. (pref, late sale Tuesday) £l/3/3; Woolworths (South Africa) 15/-. WELLINGTON Sales (late Tuesday).—Bank of New Zealand (2) £2/0/9; New Zealand Breweries £l/13/-; Broken Hill (2) £2/6/-. Sales (Wednesday).—4 p.c. Stock 1948 £lO3/10/-; Bank of New South Wales £29 15/-; Bank of New Zealand £2/1/-; 4 p.c. Stock 1949 £lO3/15/-; 4 p.c. Stock 1952 £104; 4 p.c. Stock 1955 £lO4/15/-. AUCKLAND Sales.—Stock 1946-49 4 p.c. (late sale) £lO4, do. £104; National Bank of Australasia (odd lot) £l2/5/-; Goldsbrough, Mort £l/6/6; Auckland Gas (10/- paid) 7/2; do. (cont.) (2) 2/10; Manawatu Knitting £1 10/-; New Zealand Breweries £l/13/-; Broken Hill Proprietary £2/5/9; K.D.V. Boxes 8/3; Myers Emporium £l/12/6; Woolworths (New Zealand) (late sale) 14/8; Emperor Mines 13/-; Mount Morgan 11/8. SYDNEY (Received February 5, 10 p.m.) SYDNEY, February 5. Sales.—Bonds 1941 £lOl/7/6, 1961 £ll2 10/-: Associated News 12/8; Anthony Hordern (pref.) £l/1/3; Australian Consolidated Industries (cont.) £l/7/4’a; Cash Orders (pref.) £l/5/9; William Adams 15/3. COMPANY NEWS MACDUFFS LIMITED (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, February 5. Mac Duffs Limited advised the Stock Exchange Association that the directors recommended the payment of a dividend to preference shareholders at pie rate of 6 per cent, a year for the period ended September 30, 1938. This represents a dividend of 4| per cent, off arrears plus or minus small amounts according to the dates the shares wer» subscribed for and paid up to.