CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLV, Issue 21179, 28 October 1938, Page 16

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS Special to “ The Timaru Herald." CHRISTCHURCH, October 27. The following quotations were ruling when the Stock Exchange closed for the day:—

AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGES Cnlted Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received October 27, 8.0 pun.) SYDNEY. October 27. On the Stock Exchange to-day, exceptionally quiet conditions prevailed owing primarily to the Impending loan conversion. Practically all sections of the market were weaker.

Melbourne Exchange Bonds are steady. The market was cautious to-day In view of the fall recorded in New York. Heralds strengthened on an increased divi-

FOREIGN EXCHANGE United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyrlgb t (Received October 27, 8.0 p.m.) NEW YORK, October 27. Sterling is quoted at 4.77 7-8 dollars. PRICE OF SILVER British Official Wire les* RUGBY, October 26. Silver quotations are: Spot 19 5-8 d; forward 19 7-16 d per ounce.

N.Z. Govt. Debs.Buyers. £ s. d. Sellers. £ s. d. 3J per cent., Inscr., 15/9/40-43 . . . — 98 5 0 15/11/38-52 . . — 100 2 6 15/1/53-57 . . . 93 5 0 — 4 per cent. Inscr., 1943-46 .... 99 10 0 — 1946-49 .... — 100 0 0 4 »per cent. Bonds, 1946-49 .... 99 15 0 — Company Debs.— Booth, Macdonald, 6j p.c., 1/6/47 . 69 0 0 — Banks— Australasia . . — 10 7 6 Comm, of Aust. . . 0 16 7 0 16 9 Comm, of Sydney — 20 2 6 E., S. and A. . . . 5 8 0 5 8 6 National of N.Z. . 9 10 3 2 10 5 New South Wales 30 10 0 31 10 0 New Zealand . . . o 0 11 2 1 0 CD. Mort.) . . — 1 8 9 Union 8 8 0 — Insurance— National — 0 16 0 New Zealand . . . — 2 14 0 South British (10s paid! 2 0 0 2 3 0 Standard .... 2 10 0 2 15 0 Loan & Agency— Goldsbrough Mort. 1 8 7 1 8 9 Shipping— Huddart Parker . 1 9 0 P. and O 1 6 6 — Frozen Meat— Canterbury . . . 9 15 0 —- N.Z. Refrigerating (£1 paid) . * . 0 17 0 — (10/- paid) . . 0 8 0 0 8 1 Woollens— Felt and Textiles . 1 10 11 1 11 5 Kaiapoi (pref.) . . 0 12 6 — Coal— Westport Stockton 0 4 0 — Gas— Timaru — 0 15 0 Breweries— New Zealand . . . 2 0 4 —. Tooths 2 14 3 2 14 9 Miscellaneous— Andersons (pf.) . 0 18 •> 0 18 11 Anthony Hordern 0 15 3 — Aust. Glass .... 4 19 6 5 0 0 British Tobacco . 2 8 3 9 8 5 Broken Hill Pty. . 2 17 9 2 17 10 (cont.) .... 1 18 7 1 19 6 Colonial Sugar . . 48 10 0 48 11 6 Consolidated Brick — 0 7 9 Dom. Fertiliser . . 1 3 3 1 4 3 D.I.C. (10/- paid) — 0 15 6 (pref.) .... — 1 3 0 Dunlop Rubber . . 1 0 4 1 0 6 Electrolytic Zinc (ord.) 9 4 6 2 5 9 G. J. Coles .... 3 19 9 4 0 3 Hume Pipe (Aust.) 0 19 4 0 19 9 Milburn Lime . . — 1 15 6 McKenzie’s Ltd. . — 2 19 0 N.Z. Drug Co. . . — 3 8 6 N.Z.F. Co-op. (4i p.c. stock, 1950) 90 0 0 — Taranaki Oil . . . 0 13 6 0 14 0 Whit. & Tombs . — 3 3 9 Wilson's Cement . — 0 16 6 Wool worths, Ltd. (ord.) 1 0 10 1 0 11 Woolworths (N.Z.) (ord.) 0 18 7 0 19 6 W. R. Carpenter . 2 3 0 — Overseas Listings— Woolworths (South Africa) .... 0 14 9 0 14 10 Aust. Mining— Broken Hill South 1 12 8 1 12 9 Mount Lyell . . . 1 10 2 1 10 3 Mount Morgan . . 0 10 10 0 10 11 North Broken Hill 2 11 3 2 12 0 Rawang Tin . . . 0 8 8 0 9 0 Mining— Argo 0 1 9 — Clutha River . . 0 2 3 0 2 «1 Gillespie’s Beach . — 0 1 0 Golden Dawn . . . — 0 2 3 Golden Sands . 0 0 6 0 1 6 Grey River .... 0 14 6 0 14 8 Maori Gully . . . 0 0 6 0 0 8 Martha 0 11 0 0 11 6 New River .... 0 0 10 0 0 111 Skippers — 0 0 1 Waihl 0 8 9 — Unlisted— Ngahere 0 10 6 0 14 0 Selfridges (N.Z.) . — 0 12 0 W’worth Properties — 0 14 2

Sales: £ s. d. Bank of N.S.W. .. 31 5 0 Bank Australasia 10 6 0 Commonwealth Stock 4 per cent. 1944, N.Z. del. .. 101 7 6 Colonial Sugar 48 7 6 Howard Smith .. .. 0 19 41 Tooths 2 14 6 Dunlop Perdriau ... 1 0 6 Australian Glass 4 19 0 Farmers 1 10 3 Lustre .. .. 1 1 9 Kandos 1 6 0 Morts Dock .. 0 11 11 Producers and General .. 0 4 7 Australian Gen. Insurance N.Z. delivery 0 16 H Masonite .. 0 18 5 Wool worths 1 1 0 United Provisions 0 7 11 Wilcox Mofflin 0 6 11 Grimley 1 1 0 Electrolytic Zinc 2 5 9 Mt. Morgan . .. .. 0 10 10 Mt. Lyell 1 10 3 Kuala Kampar 0 18 3 Rawang 0 8 11 Placer Development New Zealand delivery .. .. 3 15 0 Bulolo Gold 6 15 0 North Broken Hill n 12 0 Oil Search 0 7 4

dead, other Industrials are unaltered Sales: £ s. d Comm. Bank Aust 0 16 9 E., S. and A. Bank 5 6 0 Natl. Bank (£5 paid! .. .. 5 14 0 Do. (£10 paid) 14 7 0 Australian Glass 5 0 0 Dunlop Perdriau 1 0 5 (pref.) 1 18 6 Goldsbrough 1 8 6 Felt and Textiles 1 11 6 Herald and Times 2 18 6 Australian Foundation Investment Trust .. 0 5 0 Imperial Chemicals <pf.) .. 1 2 7 Electrolytic Zinc (pf.) .. .. 2 5 6 Mt. Lyell 1 10 0 Broken Hill Propty .. .. 2 18 0 North Broken Hill 2 11 9 Broken Hill South 1 12 1