COMMERCIAL CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLX, Issue 22028, 30 July 1941, Page 2

COMMERCIAL CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, July 29. The following are the current quotations on the Stock Exchange:—

STOCKS AND SHARES CHRISTCHURCH Sales on ’Change —269 Kaiapoi woollens (cont) 5/6; 15 Electrolytic Zinc (rights) 29/-. AUCKLAND Sales on ’Change— Auckland Gas 20/12/49-52 £lOl/0/0, Bank of Australasia £B/8/0 (2), Commercial Bank of Australia 14/9. National Bank of A’asia (con.) £5/17/6, Bank of N.Z. 39/-, F.A.C. (£1 paid) 13/-, Bartholomew 16/-, Oamaru Wool 21/-, Bycroft 44/-, Farmers’ Trading 21/5. Morts Dock 20/-, N.Z. Drug 78/6, Woolworths (N.Z.) 13/9, 13/6, Electrolytic Zinc (rights) 28/11. WELLINGTON Sales on ’Change— Wellington Hospital Board 4 per cent. 10/12/43 £lOO/17/6. Reid Rubber (7/6 paid) 11/6. 4 per cent. Stock 1946 £lO2/15/0. 4 per cent. Stock 1952 £lO6/0/0 (2). Bank of Australas:- £B/8/0 (3), National Bank of N.Z. 39/- (2). Oamaru Woollen 21/-, Broken Hill Pty 42/6, Burns Philp 52/-, Electrolytic Zinc (rights) 29/<3> DUNEDIN Sales on ’Change— Mackintosh Caley Phoenix 11/3, Bank of Australasia (2) £B/8/0, Commercial Bank of Sydney (pref) £lB/0/0, National Bank of New Zealand 39 -, Westport Coal 22/9, N.Z. Drugs (2) 78/6. EXPORT LEVY ON HIDES (P.A.) WELLINGTON, July 28. The Hides Committee advise the following alterations to the export levy on hides—Ox hides and cow hides reduced to 3d per lb. bull hides reduced to Id per lb. Yearlings remain unchanged at Sd, and calfskins (other than freezers) at 3d per lb. These rates are to operate in regard to all hides purchased in accordance with the Hides Emergency Regulations, 1940 (No. 2) and which become free for export on and after July 30, 1941. TEMUKA SALE LITTLE CHANGE IN VALUES About the usual number of fat cattle were penned at the Temuka Sale. The quality of the bulk of the yarding was fair to good. Values at the outset were inclinded to ease on previous auctions, but as the sale progressed, hardened to being the equal of recent auctions. A medium yarding of fat sheep realised values on a par with recent sales, with the exception of wethers which receded in value to the extent of 1/- per head. Store cattle of quality sold exceptionally well, the same applying to a medium penning of pigs. Values were:— Fat Cattle—Prime steers, £l3/2/6 to £l6/7/6; good £ll/2./6 to £l2/17/6. Prime heifers £l4/2/6 to £l6/2/6; good £9/7/6 to £l2/17/6; light £6/17/6 to £7/17/6. Prime cows, £l2/7/6 to £l3/12/6; good £9/2/6 to £ll/7/6; medium, £6/7/6 to’ £B/17/6; Prime runners £B/2/6 to £lO/12/6; medium £5/2/6 to £7/2/6. Store Cattle—2J year steers £B/0/0 to £9/11/0: 18 month steers £5/12/6 to £7/5/0; yearling heifers to £4/5/0. Springing cows, £9/5/0 to £ll/0/0 medium, £5/10/0 to £6/17/6; springing heifers £7/5/0 to £9/15/0; medium, £4/15/0 to £6/7/6. Fat sheep—Prune wethers 27/4 to 29/10, prime ewes 26 4to 28.1. medium 19 10 to 23/10. light 14/10 to 17/10. Pigs—Best veaners 20/- to 25/-. medium to 17/-, stores 24/- to 28/light porkers 35/- to £3/7/6, medium 40/- to £2/12/6 light baconers to £3. 2/6.

£ s. d. Buyers £ s. d. Sellers N.Z. Govt. Stock— 3$ per cent Inscribed, 5/1/53-57 101 5 0 — 22/5/60 101 0 0 4 per cent Inscribed, 30/11/48 104 15 0 — 31/5/54-58 107 0 0 — Banks— Comm, of Aust, (c.d.) 0 14 6 — Comm, of Sydney .. 17 17 6 — National of N.Z 18 9 2 0 0 New South Wales .. 2y 0 0 — New Zealand — 1 19 0 Insurance— National 0 18 9 0 19 3 New Zealand (ex div.) 3 4 0 MW South British 2 13 3 2 14 0 Loan and Agency— Dalgety 6 0 0 6 7 6 Goldsbrough Mort. .. 6 6 1 9 0 National Mortgage A 1 11 9 — N.Z. Guarantee Corp. 0 2 5 — Shipping— Huddart Parker .. .. — 2 6 0 P. and O 1 5 0 — Union (pref.) .. 1 6 3 WM Devonport 1 2 0 — Frozen Meat— N.Z. Refrig. (£1 pd.) 0 18 0 0 19 0 (10/- paid) .. .. 0 8 2 — N. Canterbury (pref.) 0 17 6 — Woollens— Yarra Falls 2 3 6 — Kaiapoi (17/- paid) . 0 16 0 — (7/- paid) 0 5 3 0 5 8 Oamaru 0 6 — Timaru 0 14 0 — Coal— Grey Valley — 0 6 6 Westport 1 2 7 1 2 11 Westport-Stockton .. 0 2 6 0 2 9 (pref.) 0 6 9 0 8 0 Christchurch (ex div) 1 0 6 1 1 6 (10/- paid) .. .. 0 9 9 — Breweries— Ballins (15/- paid) .. 0 10 0 — Dunedin — 1 2 0 New Zealand 1 13 3 1 14 0 Swan 1 4 6 — Miscellaneous— Aust. C.I 2 8 0 2 10 0 Aust. Iron and Steel Ipret.l 1 6 0 — Beath and Co 0 14 6 •— Berlei (N.Z.) .. .. 3 3 0 —— Booth Macdonald (pf.) 0 b 0 0 6 0 British Tobacco .. .. 2 5 0 2 7 0 Broken Hill Pty. —— 2 2 7 Burns. Philp .. .. 2 9 0 2 12 6 Colonial Sugar .. .. 54 0 0 55 0 0 Canty. Saleyards — 1 17 6 Dominion Fertiliser . 1 2 0 1 3 6 Dunlop Rubber .. .. 1 6 0 — Electro. Zinc (ord.) . — 2 14 0 (pref.) 2 14 0 2 16 0 (rights) 1 8 9 1 9 2 G. J. Coles 3 2 6 3 4 0 Hume Pipe (Aust.) .. 0 12 6 —— M.K. Manufts — 0 6 3 Macduffs (pref.) 0 18 6 0 19 1 National Electric 0 0 — N.Z. Newspapers .. .. 9 6 1 9 9 Northern Roller .. .. 2 0 — Tingey’s (pref.) .. .. 1 1 0 —- Selfridges 0 17 9 — Wilcox Mofflin .. .. 0 9 3 — Wilson’s Cement 0 18 9 —— Wool worths (ord.) .. 0 17 4 0 18 0 (N.Z.), ord — 0 14 0 Aust. Mining— Broken Hill South .. 1 5 0 — Loloma 1 5 0 Mount Lyell — 8 Mount. Morgan .. 0 8 10 0 9 4 Placer 3 1 0 — W’g’ton Alluvials (c. div.) 0 3 10 — Mining— Addisons Flat ■ 0 0 Alexander - 0 5 0 (15/- paid) .. .. — 0 5 0 Arahura 1 4 0 Argo --- 0 0 10 Big River 0 0 9 0 2 Golden Sands .. .. 0 0 0 0 Grey River 0 14 9 0 15 3 Moonlight 0 0 2 0 0 Nemona — 0 Naw River 0 0 2 0 0 44 Ngahere — 0 11 0 Slab Hut 0 4 0 Worksop 0 0 1 0 0