STOCKS AND SHARES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21574, 9 February 1940, Page 11

STOCKS AND SHARES

YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS

AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGES I United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph —Copyright (Received February 8, 10.20 p.m.) SYDNEY, February 8. The Stock Exchange to-day was without notable change. Bank shares continue firm.

ST. ANDREWS SALE

GOOD FAT SHEEP MARKET Moderate entries came forward for yesterday’s sale held at the St. Andrews yards. The fat sheep sale was a keen one, butchers bidding freely on suitable lines. The fat cattle did not include many finished lines, nevertheless they met with a good market. Fat lambs sold at schedule rates. The store sheep market was not a keen one, no doubt it being too early for formers to stock up for the coming season. Values were:

RECORD PRICE OF GOLD United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright CANBERRA, February 8. The Commonwealth Bank has announced the price of gold in Australia as £lO/13/3 a fine ounce, which is a record high price.

The “ Timaru Herald ” Classified Columns bring results.

CHRISTCHURCH Morning Cal) Sales on Cliange— £ s (1 300 Broken Hill Prop. (2) .. 2 13 8 2 13 9 2 13 10 2 14 0 5 Colonial Sugar 56 0 0 100 Hume Pipe (Aust.) 0 19 6 50 Mt. Lyell 1 15 0 Afternoon Call Sales on Change— £ S. d. 100 N.Z. Refrig. <£1 pd.) (cum diy ) 1 0 5 135 Kaiapoi Woollens (17/pd.) 0 13 5 100 Ballins Breweries (15, - pd.) 0 13 1 Sales Reported— £200 N.Z. Govt. 4 p.c. Stock 1954-58 101 0 0 £200 Westport Borough Council 4i p.c. (1,6 48) 100 10 0 110 Comm. Bank of Australia (prefj (2) .. .. 9 15 0 50 Union Bank of Aust. .. 8 2 6 100 New Zealand Insurance 3 0 0 768 N.Z. Refrig. (10/- pd.) (cum div.) (2) 0 9 3 100 Christchurch Gas (10/pd.) 0 12 9 100 Dominion Fertiliser 1 7 3 700 Grey River (2) 0 18 6 AUCKLAND Sales on Change— £ s. d. Auck. City 1/1/44-51 41 p.c. 101 5 0 Mt. Albert 1/7/44 4| p.c. .. 101 2 6 Westport Boro 1 6 49 41 p.c. 100 10 0 Com. Bank of Aus. (pf) .. 9 10 0 National Bank of N.Z. 2 4 1 Bank of New Zealand .. .. 2 1 9 Northern Steam (pd.) .. .. 0 3 6 Kaiapoi (con) 0 5 0 N.Z. Breweries 1 17 0 Dominion Brewery (new) 1 12 9 Aust. Alloy Steel 0 7 0 Broken Hill Pty 9 13 9 Con. Brick 0 9 0 Colonial Sugar 56 0 0 Northern Roller Milling (3) 0 19 0 Wilson's Cement 0 19 3 Woolworths (N.Z.) 0 17 3 Loloma 1 19 0 Mt. Lyell 1 15 14 (2) 1 15 3 1 15 6 WELLINGTON Sales on ’Change— £ s. d. Bank of New Zealand (2) . 2 1 6 Consolidated Brick 0 9 0 Woolworths (Syd.) (2) 1 5 3 Commercial Bank (pref.) 9 15 0 Union Bank 8 2 0 N.Z. Breweries (2) 1 17 0 Anthony Hordern 0 15 0 Felt and Textiles .. .. .. 2 2 0 Dunlop Rubber 1 1 10 Broken Hill Ppty. (2) .. .. •> 13 7 Northern Roller Mills .. .. 0 19 0 Wellington Woollen (pref.) 6 2 6 DUNEDIN Sales on 'Change— £ s. 0 Stock 1953-57 31 per cent 94 12 6 1940-43 4 per cent .. .. 101 10 0 101 15 0 1943-46 4 per cent .. .. 102 2 6 102 5 0 1946-40 4 per cent ., .. 101 10 0 1949-52 4 per cent .. .. 101 10 0 1952-55 4 per cent .. .. 101 10 0 Bank of New Zealand .. .. 2 1 6 Consolidated Brick 0 9 0 Dominion Fertiliser .. .. 1 7 3 Dunlop Rubber 1 2 0 G. J. Coles 4 3 0 Unlisted Stocks— Australian Motorists Petrol 0 13 6

Morning Sales £ d. Commercial Bank 0 15 14 Bank of N.S.W 28 10 0 Associated News 0 16 9 , (pref.) 0 19 74 Consolidated Industries 1 17 3 Burns Philp 2 14 0 Dunlop Perdriau 0 19 7 1 Farmers 1 7 3 Afternoon Sales £ s. d. Bank of New South Wales 28 15 0 Comm. Banking of Sydney 19 13 0 Howard Smith 1 4 7 Australian Gas A (ex div) . 7 0 0 Woolworths 1 o 9 Cons. Industries 1 17 3 contr.) 0 1G 0 W. R. Carpenter 5 3 Millaquin Sugar 2 3 0 Mount Lyell 1 14 4 Melbourne Exchange £ s. d. Coles 3 13 3 Drug Houses 1 6 0 North Broken Hill 2 7 6 Emperor 0 16 0 Loloma 1 16 0

Fat Sheep Ewes, best . 18/7 to 21/10 Medium 15/- to 17/Light .. .. 12/- to 14 Lambs 19/- to 22/10 Store Sheep 3-shear ewes 25/Fat Cattie £ s. d. £ s. d. Steers, best .. .. 10 0 0 to 12 7 6 Light .. .. .... 7 0 0 to 9 0 9 Cows .. .. .... 6 0 0 to 8 7 6 Heifers .. .. 5 12 6 to 8 2 6