COMMERCIAL CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21805, 7 November 1940, Page 11

COMMERCIAL CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS By Telegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH, November 6. The following are the current quotationt on the Stock Exchange:—

BURNSIDE SALE AN EASIER TREND DUNEDIN, November 6. A large yarding of fat cattle resulted in a marked drop in values at Burnside to-day. Sheep met with a keen sale and lambs eased sharply. Fat Cattle Prime heavy bullocks were easier In value by 30/- a head and medium weight 20/-. Extra prime steers made to £23/7/6, prime £lB/12/6 to £2O/7/6, medium £l4/12/6 to £l6/17/6 and light and unfinished down to £ll. Extra prime cows and heifers made to £l5/17/6, prime £ll/2/6 to £l2/17/6, medium £B/2/6 to £lO/2/6, and light and unfinished down to £5/7/6. Fat Sheep Prime wethers were firmed by 2/- a head and heavy ewes by 1/6. Extra prime woolly wethers made 49/3, prime 41/- to 43/6, light from 33/6, extra prime shorn wethers to 40/-, prime 34/- to 37/-. light from 25/-, extra prime woolly ewes to 40/-. prime 35/to 37/-, light from 22/6, extra prime shorn ewes to 33/6, prime 28/- to 31/-, and light from 16/-. Pigs Heavy baconers eased by 5/- a head and light baconers and porkers by 3/-. Stores were 2/- to 3/- a head cheaper. Fat Lambs Values were easier by 2/- to 3/- a head and over the final races there was a further easing in values. WESTPORT COAL COMPANY By Telegraph-Press Association DUNEDIN, November 6. The directors of the West port Coal Co. recommend the >ayment of a final dividend for the year of 6d a share, payable on November 21, making a total distribution for the year of 1/- a share.

N.Z. Govt. Debs.— Buyers. Sellers £ a. d. £ s. d. 3J per cent Inscribed, 15/1/53-57 100 12 6 101 5 0 3J per cent Bonds, 15/1/53-57 100 12 6 3J er cent Inscribed, 15/11/41 —— 102 10 0 1 per cent. Inscribed, 15/3/43 101 0 0 15/2/43-46 102 0 0 —. 30 11 48 104 10 0 —— 15/4/46-49 102 17 6 —— 15/6/52-55 105 0 0 105 10 0 31/5/54-58 105 0 0 — 4 per cent Bonds, 1943-46 102 0 0 —- 1946-49 103 0 0 1952-55 105 0 0 Rural Bonds, 1947 .. _• 104 0 0 War Loan, 1953 .. .. 79 5 0 — Other Debs.— Auckland Gas, 5 p.c. Perp 102 2 6 103 5 0 Banks— Australasia — 8 10 0 Comm, of Aust. 0 15 0 0 15 3 Comm, of Sydney .. 20 0 0 21 0 0 Natl, of A’asia (£10) . 12 0 0 (£5) 5 17 6 6 4 0 National of N.Z — 19 3 New South Wales .. 29 0 0 30 0 0 New Zealand 2 0 9 2 1 6 (D Mort.) 1 8 0 — Union .. .. ■ - rj 0 6 Insurance— Mercantile Mutual 1 'j 0 1 12 6 National .. .. .. .. 0 18 3 New Zealand 3 0 6 3 3 A.Q.I 0 17 0 0 19 6 Loan & Agency— Christchurch Building 15 3 0 — Dalgety —- 6 10 0 Mutual Benefit .. .. 13 10 0 — National Mortgage A —— 1 17 0 B - 2 9 N.Z.L. & Merc, (ord.) 33 0 0 (pref.) — 92 0 0 Perm. Investment .. 9 10 0 — United Building .. .. 1 0 3 — Wright, Stephenson .. — 1 0 6 Shipping— N.Z.8.S. (pref.) .. .. 11 0 0 — Frozen Meat— 0 14 5 0 14 9 N.Z. Refrlg. (£1 paid) 1 0 3 1 0 6 (10s paid) 0 9 2 0 9 3 Nth. Canterbury (pf.) — 1 0 0 Southland . 15 0 16 0 Waitaki 4 15 0 Woollens— Bonds . ■ .. •• • • •• j 8 0 11 0 Bruce 0 19 3 Felt and Textiles .. 1 17 0 1 19 0 (rights) 0 12 7 — Kalapol (pref.) .. .. 0 16 10 0 17 1 Manawatu •• •• •• 11 3 Mosgiel . .. •• .. 11 0 0 Timaru •• • • • • • • • ■ 0 16 0 Coal— Westport 1 2 6 1 3 9 West t ort-Stockton .. 0 2 — (prel.) 0 5 6 0 7 6 Gas— Auckland .. . • • • 0 Y 11 Christchurch 1 3 9 1 4 9 Breweries— Ballins (15s paid) .. 0 10 9 0 11 9 New Zealand 1 12 0 1 12 6 Staples (in llqdn.) .. 0 1 0 0 3 0 Swan 4 6 — Tooths 2 12 0 2 17 0 Wards (In llqdn.) .. — 0 1 6 Miscellaneous— Alloy Steel (Aust) .. 0 5 6 — Assoc. Paper and Pulp 1 7 6 — Anthonv Hordern 0 15 0 — Aust. C.I 1 18 9 2 0 0 Aust Iron and Steel (prel.) 1 6 3 — Beath and Co 0 15 0 0 16 6 Berlei (N.Z.) 3 5 0 — Booth Macdonald (pf.) 0 4 6 0 5 0 British Tobacco .. .. 2 9 3 2 10 0 Broken Hill Pty. 2 5 3 2 5 6 Burns, Philp 2 12 0 — Colonial Sugar .. .. 51 0 0 — Consolidated Brick .. — 0 8 0 Dominion Builders .. 0 5 2 0 5 9 Donaghy’s Rope .. .. — 2 14 9 Electro. Zinc (ord.) . 2 14 0 2 18 0 (pref.) 2 15 6 2 18 0 G. j. Coles 3 11 0 General Industries .. — 0 19 0 Greater Crystal Palace 0 12 6 1 0 0 Hay's, Ltd .. .. .. 3 ■ - (15s paid) 0 18 0 — Howard Smith .. .. 1 0 9 — I.C.I. Aust, and N.Z. (pret.) 1 3 9 — Kauri Timber .. .. .. 0 1 2 0 Megglts 1 12 0 Milburn Lime .. .. .• 15 0 2 0 0 Morris Hedstrom .. .. 1 0 0 Morts Dock — 0 18 6 0 11 0 (pref.) 0 18 6 McLeod Bros 25 0 0 27 10 0 National Electric 0 17 6 0 18 0 N.Z. Drug (1st call pd) — 2 0 0 N.Z.F Co-op — 1 2 6 (1st pref.) 3 17 (“A" pref.) .. .. 1 10 0 2 0 0 (“B“ pref.) .. .. — 1 10 0 (4 1 .- p.c. stk., 1949) 83 0 0 — (4) p.c. stk., 1955) — 86 0 0 N.Z.F. Fertiliser .. .. 1 1 9 —— (pref.) 1 3 0 —— N.Z. Newspapers .. .. 1 12 3 — N.Z. Paper Mills .. .. — 1 11 0 Standard Cement 0 19 6 — Taranaki Oil — 0 6 2 Weeks 7 12 6 — Whitcombe & Tombs 3 2 6 — Wool worths (ord.) .. — 0 18 2 (N.Z., ord.) .. .. — 0 16 0 W. R. Carpenter .. . • 1 18 0 2 4 0 Overseas Listings— W’worths (S. Africa) 0 14 0 0 15 3 Aust. Mining— Emperor (FIJI) .. .. 0 10 0 — Mount Lyell 1 9 7 1 10 6 Mount Morgan .. .. 0 9 6 — New Broken Hill .. .. 0 15 3 — Placer 3 0 0 — Wellington Alluvlals 0 4 5 — Mining— Addisons Flat .. .. 0 0 11 — Austral (N.Z.) .. .. 1 5 0 1 10 0 Barry town .. •• •• 5 0 0 0 8 Goldfields 0 0 0} 0 0 Golden Sands .. .. 0 0 11 0 16 0 0 16 6 Mossy Creek . • . • .. 0 1 0 New River •• •• 0 0 2i 0 0 4$ Okarlto .. .. .. •• 0 0 9 Walhl 0 4 3 Worksop 0 0 4