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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 194, 17 August 1931, Page 6

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Quotations on Stock Exchange. CHRISTCHURCH. Following are to-day's quotations:—

Sales on ’Change—N.Z. Govt. 4k p.c. Inscr., 1938, £99; Bank of New Zealand. 488 3d, 48s Id; Moturoa Oil, fra 7d; Golden Point (Is paid), Is 4d. Sales reported—N.Z. Govt. S| p.c. Inscr., 1936, £IOO. ZTamber of Shares. £SOO N.Z. Govt. 4| p.c. Inacr., 1928. £3OO N.Z. Govt. 5* p.c. Inacr., 1936 150 Bank of New Zealand. 100 Moturoa OH. 400 Golden Point Os paid). AUCKLAND BUSINESS. (Special to the “ Star.”) AUCKLAND. August 17. There was a fair demand In banking sections to-day, but buyers kept their bids well down. New Zealands were easier with sellers at 48s Sd and the best buyers 47s 9d. Commercials were steady with buyers at 13s 2d. New Zealand Insurances were again available at sßs. Buyers offered 42s 6d for Standards. A parcel of National Mortgage Agency shares was offered at 42s 6d and Whittome, Stevensons at 235. Buyers for Moturoa Oils again stopped at 4s 6d. Government tax free bonds were offered at par with the Inscribed issue at 5s cheanej*. There were no buyers for sJ’s. The quote of £99 was bid for 33’s and £99 10s for 36 s.

Buyers. N.Z. GOVT. STOCK41 p.c. Inset., 193 8 98 p.c. Inscr., 1939 and Bonds, 1938 98 5 41 p.c. Bonds, 1928 98 0 54 p.c. Inscr , 1933 98 0 5J p.c. Inscr., 1933 51 p.c. Bonds. 1933 9 9 5i p.c. Inscr., 1936 100 0 51 p.c. Bonds, 1936 and 1937 100 51 p.c. Inscr., 1937 »9 15 0 « OTHER DEBENTURES— Ileathcote County 5 p.c.. 1953 .... Glaxo 61 per cent, 1945 86 0 0 89 0 0 BANKS— Australasia Comm, of Aust. . . 0 13 Comm. of Aust. (pref. > 5 8 0 E., S. and A Natl, of Ansia (£5 paid) Natl, of New Zealand 3 17 0 New South Wales (cum dlv.) .... 24 New Zealand .... 2 7 New Zealand .... 2 Union of Aust. . . 6 5 6 6 9 0 INSURANCE— Mercantile Mutual National 0 12 New Zealand .... South British .... 2 10 3 2 11 2 LOAN AND AGENCTChristchurch Building Society 11 12 6 12 10 Dalgety and Co. . 6 6 a Goldsbrough Mort. 0 19 2 N.Z. Guarantee Corpn United Building Society 0 14 0 0 15 0 SHIPPING— Huddart Parker . . Huddart Parker (pref.) 0 16 6 i -Mkesl (pref.) 9 . Union (pref.) .... 0 19 6 FROZEN MEAT— N.Z. Refrig. (£1 paid) 0 N.Z. Ref rig. (IDs l*aid) 0 3 1 • 3 4 GAS— Christchurch .... 1 (10s paid) .... 0 11 0 BREWERIES Carlton New Zealand .... Staples Tinuru Timaru (5s paid) 0 4 Tooths 0 16 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Wireless (contr.) Death and Co. Beath and Co. (Is Paid) 0 2 4 0 British Tobacco Colonial Sugar Herald and Weekly Times Mount Lyell .... 0 7 N.Z. Farmers' Coop. (1st pref.) . 2 10 N.Z. Farmers' Coop. (“A" and "B” pref.) .... N.Z. Farmers' Coop. (6ft p.c. Stock. 1940 and 1945) 50 0 North Canty. Coop. Flour 0 9 3 0 Quill Morris .... United Pictures . . 0 1 4 Whitcombe and Tombs 2 10 0 Wilson's ' ement . 1 Woolworths N.Z. 1 3 0 Moturoa Oil .... 0 5 4 0 5 8 MINING— Cornish Point 0 0 King Solomon 0 2 Mahakipawa .... 0 0 6 i 0 0 M a h a k i pa w a <pref.) 0 0 Si 0 <~>karito 0 10 0 Waihi Waihi Grand Junction 0 3 Golden Point (la paid) 0 1 3ft Golden Point (lOftd paid) 0 1 1 0 Golden Dawn .... 0 North Broken Hill Blackwater .... 0 1 0