STOCKS AND SHARES

Taranaki Daily News, 17 August 1935, Page 12

STOCKS AND SHARES

NEW ZEALAND EXCHANGES. YESTERDAY’S TRANSACTIONS. I Stock and share transactions yesterday are reported by the Press Association as follows: — Wellington:—Sales on exchange: Guarantee Corporation, 5s 9d; Colonial Sugar, £45 7s 6d; Consolidated Brick, Ils 6d; King Solomon, 3s 6d; E., S. and A. Bank, £5 15s; Staples, £1 13s 3d; Northern Roller Mills, £1 15s; Brian Boru, 3d. Dunedin:—Reported sales: Union Bank, £9 Ils; Dominion Fertiliser, £1 4s 3d (late yesterday); G. J. Coles, £3 6s (late yesterday); after call, Refrigerating (eon.), 9s lid (two lots). Auckland: Sales: Government stock, 1939-43 (3J per cent.), £lO4 15s; 1938-52, £lOB 17s 6d; 1940 (4 per cent), £lOl 10s; Bank of Australasia, £ll Ils; Commercial Bank of Australia, 17s 6d; Bank of New South Wales, £34; E, S. and A. Bank, £5 15s; National Bank of Australasia (£5 paid), £6 18s 3d; Reserve Bank, £6 10s (2); Mortgage Corporation, 6s 3d (2); Renown Coal, 10s sd; Northern Steam, 6s 9d; National Timber, 15s 6d (2); Taupo Totara, 7s BJd; Staples Brewery, 33s 3d; Australia Iron and Steel (pref.), 25s 9d; Consolidated Brick, Ils 6d; Dominion Fertiliser, 24s 3d; Farmers’ Trading (B pref.), 14s; G. J. Coles, 665; Woolworths (Sydney, 2nd pref.), 28s; same (Victoria, pref.), 295; Gillespies Beach, Is 3d; Golden Crown, 7s 9d; Mahakipawa, 4Jd; Solomon, 765. ' Unofficial list: Woolworths (Sydney), £5 17s 6d (2); Nasivi (£3 paid), £2B. Christchurch: Sales on Exchange:,Commercial Bank of Australia, 17s sd, 17s 4d; Mortgage Corporation (5s paid), 6s 3d (2), 6s Id (2); Goldsbrough Mort, 335; New Zealand Refrigerating, 20s 9d; New Zealand Breweries, 53s Id (3); Australian Glass, 78s (2); Broken Hill Proprietary, 66s 6d (2); Colonial Sugar, £45 ss;- Dunlop Rubber, 15s 9d; Brian Boru, 3Jd (2); Anthony Hordern, 20s 2d. Unlisted stock: Woolworths (Sydney), ord., £5 17s 3d. Sales reported: Commercial Bank of Australia, 17s 6d; New Zealand Refrigerating (£1 paid), 20s 8d;. Berlei (N.Z.), 565; Broken Hill Proprietary, 67s 6d, 66s 8d (2); Electro Zinc (ord., cum div.), 29s 3d; New Zealand Drug Co., 84s (late sale Thursday); Brian Boru, 3Jd. SYDNEY MARKET STEADY. LITTLE CHANGE IN PRICES. . By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. Rec. 8.40 p.m. . Sydney, Aug. 16. Most market leaders, among industrial interests on the . Sydney Stock Exchange to-day were steady and the market otherwise was unchanged. Sales were: Bank of New South Wales, £34 7s 6d; Queensland National Bank, £5 10s; Bank of Australasia, £ll 15s; Associated News, 23s 9d; Howard Smith, ’ 18s 9d; Huddart Parker, 41s 3d; British Tobacco, 41s 6d; Tooth’s, 56s 6d; Morris Hedstrom, 24s l%d; ditto, Fiji delivery, 245; Fairymead Sugar, 395; Electrolytic Zinc, 30s;: Anthony Hordern, 20s 3d; General Industries, 19s 6d; John McGrath ex dividend, 35s 9d; Sargents, 22s 10%d; Victoria Nyanza, 7s; Broken Hill Proprietary, 675; Commonwealth bonds, 4 per cent., 1938, £lO3 2s 6d; 1941, £lO3 12s 6d; 1944, £lO4 12s 6d; 1947, £lO5 10s; 1950, £lO4 10s: 1953, £lO4 Ils 3d; 1955, £lO4 12s 6d; 1957, ■ £105; 1961, £lO6. Sales on the Melbourne Stock Exchange were: Australian Glass, 80s; British Tobacco, 40s 9d. PRICE OF GOLD. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. London, Aug. 15. The price of gold is quoted at £7 Os Id an ounce. The dollar is quoted at 4.98 7-16 and the franc at 75 1-16. BRADFORD TOPS MARKET. London, Aug. 15. On the Bradford tops market business is moderate despite the holidays. Following are to-day’s prices and those of the past three weeks at pence per lb.:— July 25 Aug. 1 Aug. 8 Aug. 15

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