STOCKS AND SHARES

Taranaki Daily News, 5 March 1935, Page 12

STOCKS AND SHARES

NEW ZEALAND EXCHANGES. YESTERDAY’S TRANSACTIONS. Transactions on the New Zealand stock exchange yesterday are reported by the Press Association as follows:— Wellington:—Sales on exchange: Bank of New Zealand, £2 9s 2d; New Zealand Guarantee Corporation, 6s.

Dunedin:—Reported sales: Woolworths (Sydney), £4 12s; Placer Development, £2B ss. t

Auckland: —Sales: Rural bonds, 1947, 5 per cent., £lO5 ss; stock, 1949, 4 percent., £109; N.Z. Insurance, 67s 9d; South British Insurance, 94s 3d, 945; Westport Stockton, Is; Auckland Gas, 27s 4d; Dominion Breweries, 14s 9d; Australian Iron and Steel, pref., 22s 6d; Skippers, sd; Waihi, 41s sd, 41s 6d. Unofficial list: Woolworths (Sydney), 925. Christchurch: Sales of unlisted stocks on exchange: Woolworths, Sydney (ord.), 91s 9d (2). Sales reported: E. Reece Ltd. (pref.), 2s 6d. Sales on exchange of listed stocks: Bank of New South Wales, £3O; Bank of New Zealand, 49s 3d (3); New Zealand Refrigerating (£1 paid), 19s 6d; New Zealand Refrigerating (10s paid), 9s; New Zealand Breweries, 50s; Colonial Sugar, £4O 12s 6d;. Gillespie’s Beach; Is 7d, Is Bd, Is B|d; Mount Lyell, 17s lid; Skippers, 5d (2). Sales reported: United Building Society, 22s 9d; British Tobacco, 38s: New Zealand Farmers’ Coop. ii per cent, stock, 1940, £B3 ss; Brian Boru, 3d; Gillpspie’s Beach, Is BJd; Mount Lyell, 17s 10d. GOLD RETURNS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, March 4. The Okarito gold return was 35 ounces 6dwts for 118 hours. The Mataki return for the week ending March 3 was 290 z for 133 hours’ work, reports the Press Association. FEILDING STOCK SALE. SOUND INQUIRY REPORTED. Dalgety and Company’s report on the Feilding sale held on Friday states that there was a good entry in all classes of sheep. Owing to the pastures recovering from the dry spell, buyers were present to fill delayed purchases, and a very" sound sale resulted. Two-tooth ewes fit to breed from hardened in price full-mouth ewes also met a very firm sale. Store lambs were not quite so numerous, but the quality was good and buyers were operating actively throughout the sale. .Last week’s fall was fully recovered. There was a small entry in the cattle section, but the few pens of run cattle submitted sold fully up to recent rates, with, a good inquiry. Beef cattle showing finish met a sound sale. Quotations are:—

Fat lambs, 19s Id, 20s sd, 21s 6d; fat two-tooths, 21s; fat ewes, 12s, 15s, 16s 9d; fat wethers, 21s 3d; b.f. lambs, 9s, 9s Id, 13s, 14s Id, 14s sd, 14s 6d, 15s; b.f. woolly lambs, Ils Id, 14s 3d; ewe lambs, 12s 6d, 16s 9d, 17s, 3d; woolly wether lamb?, 9s 7d; wether lambs, 10s 6d; m.s.. lambs, 9s, 14s 3d; two-tooth ewes, 21s Id, 21s 6d, 22s 3d, 26s 6d, 26s 9d, 30s Id, 31s, 31s 4d; 4 and 5-year ewes, 23s 10d; 5-year ewes, 12s 9d, 16s, 17s, 19s 3d, 20s lid; s.ni. ewes, 13s 6d, 21s 9d; breeding ewes, 9s 4d, 10s 3d, 13s 9d, 14s lOd, 18s 3d, 23s 7d; b.f. two-tooths, 17s 9d; wethers, 18s 4d, 18s 9d. Fat P.A. cows, £3 12s 6d, £4 2s 6d; Jersey cows, £1 13s, £2 9s; fat heifers, £3 2s, £4 Bs, £4 17s; Jersey heifer, £1 10s; fat bullocks, £5 3s, £5 16s, £6 ss; heifers (r.w.b.), £2 17s 6d, £3 ss; store cows, 10s, 14s; forward P.A. cows, £3 4s; P.A. steers, £4 14s.