STOCKS AND SHARES

Taranaki Daily News, 9 November 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 10s 9d; Union Bank of Australia, £9 10s; Wellington Trust and Loan, £1 10s. Reported sales: D.I.C. (pref.), 235; Wilsons Cement, 445; J. G. Coles, 65s 9d; Mount Morgan, 38s; Broken Hill (5s paid), 28s 9d. Dunedin:—Reported sales: Bank of New Zealand, £2 10s 9d; Okarito, ss; Skippers, 2%d. Auckland:—Sales:. Government stock, 1939-43 (3% per cent.), £lO2 15s; 1940, (4 per cent.), £lOl 15s; Auckland City, 1944-58 (4Vi per cent.), £106; Bank of Australia, 16s 6d; E.S. and A. Bank, 6s 9d; National Bank of New Zealand, 735; Bank of New Zealand, 50s 6d; Reserve Bank, £6 3s (2); New Zealand Insurance, 63s 3d, ,635,’4d; Auckland Gas, 25s 4d; Union Steam (pref.), 27s 6d; Kauri Timber, 23s 6d (2), 235. 9d; New Zealand Breweries, 535; Anthony Hordern, 19s 3d; British Tobacco, 40s; Claude Neon (Sydney), 50s; Consolidated Brick, 9s 4d;. Dunlop Perdriau, 16s 6d; Farmers’ Trading,' 7s 2d; G. J. Coles, 65s 6d; New Zealand Newspapers,; 41s; Sanford, 2s 9d; Martha, 21s 6d; Mataki, 2s 4d; Mount Lyell, 21s 3d (2); Mount Morgan, 38s. Unofficial list: Auckland Trotting Club, 1939-44 per cent.), £100; Nev/ Zealand Woblpack, 13s; Woolworths (Sydney), £5 13s; Waikoromiko, Is 4d. STRENGTH OF INDUSTRIALS. SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE.By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright Rec. 9 p.m. Sydney, Nov. 8. . General industrial shares met a strong market on the Stock Exchange to-day, but prices underwent little change. Colonial Sugar shares eased owing to the chairman’s remarks on Wednesday about the specific purpose of the bonus dividend. Sales were: Bank of New South Wales, £33 10s; Colonial Sugar, £4O 10s; Mercantile Mutual Insurance, 28s 3d; Associated News, 24s ditto (pref.), 24s 3d; Automatic Totes, 20s 4%d; Australian Gas B, £7 16s; British Tobacco, 40s 3d; Tooths, 59s 3d; Tooheys, 31s; Australian Glass (ex div.), 86s; Dunlop Perdriau, 16s hPZ-d; Morris Hedstrom, 24s 6d; Henry Jones, 37s 7%d; David Jones, 40s 6d; Anthony Hordern, 19s 4d; General Industries, 20s Amalgamated Textiles, 11s 6d; Mangrovites, 15s 3d; Mauri Bros., 50s 6d; Cumberland Paper, 33s 6d; Peters, 42s 6d; Permanent Trustee, 17s 3d; Garratts (pref.), 255; J. Feilding, 765; Clifford Love, 525; Mount Morgan, 37s 7 ] / 2 d; Mount Lyell, 21s 9d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 58s 9d; South Broken, £5 4s 6d; Zinc Corporation, 71s; Rawang, 9s; Larut, 12s 6d; Koroere Gold, 16s 3d; Emperor, 225; Tavua, 4s lOd. Melbourne sales were: Commercial Bank of Australia, 16s 9d; Australian Iron and Steel (pref.), 25s 3d; Herald and Times, 645; Electrolytic Zinc, 35s 9d; Coles, 65s 9d; Mount Lyell, 21s Mount Morgan, 37s lOVzd; Emperor, 22s 3d; Koroere, 16s; Loloma, 39s 6d; Enterprise, 72s 6d. RECOVERY IN TRADE. SHARLAND’S ANNUAL MEETING. By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Nov. 8. The annual meeting of Sharland and Company was held to-day. Definite signs of a recovery in the wholesale pharmacy trade were reported. The chairman, Mr. A. E. Mabin, made brief reference to the possibility of the establishment of chemists’ chain stores in New Zealand, but the subject was not discussed. A nett profit £837 higher than last year was shown, and after . providing for the usual dividend of 5 per cent, income tax depreciation and'bad debts there was left £1655, increasing, the- carry forward to £6128. • •• <

The retiring directors -.and the retiring auditors at Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin were all re-elected..