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Star (Christchurch), Volume XLIV, Issue 643, 22 December 1932, Page 11

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Quotations on Stock Exchange. CHRISTCHURCH. Sales on Dxchangre. Bank of New Zealand 40s 9d, 41s. Big- River. l s 2Jd. Consolidated (cum div.), 9s. Nokomai, 5s 9d (two parcels). Golden Point, 3d (three parcels). King Solomon (cum div.), 2s 6d (two parcels). Number of Shares. 100 Bank of New Zealand. 300 Big River. 100 Consolidated (cum div.). 2500 Golden Point. 400 King Solomon (cum div.). 400 Nokomai. Following are to-day's quotations:— Buyers. Sellers

AUCKLAND EXCHANGE. (Special to the '* Star.’*) AUCKLAND. December 22. The Stock Exchange adjourned at noon, to-day for the Christmas and New Year vacation, and will reassemble on January 9. At the morning call the secretary read fraternal greetings from a number of other Dominion exchanges. Mr Frances Hull, as father of the Exchange, was given the opportunity to say a few words concerning the conduct of the Exchange during the past year. Mr Hull said the Exchange had been a very happy family, with no disagreements of any kind. Wishing his fellow members a happy time in the coming year, he said: “Let us hope it will be more profitable. I think we could stand it." Few sales were recorded at the last call of the year, and, although bidding was not brisk, recent quotations were generally maintained. Government stocks continued in demand, and a goodsized parcel of Si's changed hands at £99 2s 6d. WELLINGTON HARBOUR FINANCES. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, December 22. An improvement in general cargo imports for November was reported to the Wellington Harbour Board. The chairman (Mr C. J. Norwood) said that the figures were satisfactory as showing the tendency towards a movement in trade in a direction which would be helpful in a small way to the board's finances and the country generally. It was the first month for a considerable time that the figures had shown an upward tendency. AUCKLAND. December 22. Sales (final call of i>e year)—Auckland Gas, 21s, Australian Glass, 38s; Harbour Board 5 per cent, 1935, £95, Government Bonds, 5J per cent (February, 1937), £99 2s 6d. DUNEDIN, December 22. Sales—Bank of New Zealand, 41s, 40s 9d. Sale Reported—National of New Zealand, 66s (cum div.). DAIRY PRODUCE. The following is a copy of a cable received by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Christchurch, from Samuel Page and Son, London, dated December 21: Butter—The market, is of a holiday character. Danish, 122 sto 1245; finest New Zealand, 82s to 84s; finest Australian unsalted, 86s to 90s; salted, S2s to S4s; G.A.Q., 80s to 81s. Cheese.—The market is of a holiday character. Quotations: New Zealand white, 51s to 525; coloured, 56s to 575; Canadian spot white and coloured, 62s to 68s.

£ s. d. £ «K. d. N.Z. GOVT. STOCK4J p.c. Inscr., 1938 and 1939 4 h P-c. Bonds, 1938 93 2 6 and 1939 93 6 0 5 5 p.c. Inscr.. 1936 99 0 0 5J p.c. Bonds, 1936 51 p.c. Inscr., Feb., 99 10 0 1937 5i p.c. Bonds, Feb., 99 5 0 1937 99 51 p.c. Inscr., Sept., 55 p.c. Bonds, Sept., 99 2 6 99 10 0 1937 99 2 6 OTHER DEBENTURES— Drainage, 5| p.c., 1938-73 Christchurch 97 10 0 Drainage, 5J p.c.. 97 10 BANKS— Comm. of Aust. Comm. of Ajst. 0 13 7 0 13 10 (pref.) 0 E., S. and A. .... National of A’asia 3 18 6 4 2 0 (£10 paid) National of A’asia 10 0 0 (£5 paid) National of New 5 1 6 5 8 6 Zealand (cum div.) 3 3 0 New South Wales 26 0 New Zealand .... 2 0 Union of Aust. .. INSURANCE— 6 15 0 7 9 0 New Zealand .... A.P.A 0 6 South British .... 2 Standard 2 1 0 LOAN AND AGENCY— Dalgety and Co. . 6 16 0 Goldsbrough Mort N.Z. Guarantee 1 1 1 1 1 8 Corporation United Building 0 4 2 0 4 9 Society 0 14 6 0 15 0 SHIPPING P. and O. Deferred Stock Union (pref.). .... FROZEN MEAT— 0 19 9 Canterbury (ord.) Canterbury (pref.) N.Z. Refrigerating 3 15 0 4 2 6 (10s paid) .... North Canterbury 0 3 0 0 3 5 Freezing 0 1 0 0 4 6 GAS— Christchurch .... Christchurch 1 4 11 (10s paid) .... 0 10 9 0 11 6 BREWERIES— New Zealand .... Staples Tooths MISCELLANEOUS— 1 9 3 Amalj, Wireless (contr.) Australian Glass . Beath and Co. (Is 1 18 0 1 18 9 paid) 0 2 0 (cum div.) .... British Tobacco 1 8 3 1 8 8 (pref.) Burns, Philp .... Colonial Sugar . . 46 10 0 48 0 Dunlop Rubber . . Electrolytic Zinc 0 14 6 (ord.) Electrolytic Zinc (pref.) Henry Jones Co1 4 3 1 5 6 OP Howard Smith . . 1 12 6 Kauri Timber Mount Lyell .... 0 IS 9 0 N.Z. Drug Co. . . N.Z. Farmers’ Co3 0 0 op. 4J p.c. Stock, 1945 46 Taranaki Oil .... Victoria Nyanza 0 1 6 Sugar 0 8 0 Weeks, Ltd Whitcombe and 5 10 0 6 15 0 Tombs 2 14 Wilson’s Cement . Woolworth's (N.Z.) 1 5 9 1 9 0 (pref.) 1 8 9 1 12 6 MINING— Big River Blarkwater (cum 0 1 2 0 1 3 div.) 1 0 9 1 3 0 Consolidated (cum div.) Gillespie's Beach 0 8 6 0 9 6 (6d paid) .... 0 0 9 0 0 11 Golden Sands . . Alexander (contr.. 0 2 1 0 2 6 ex. div.) 0 15 0 1 0 0 Cornish Point ... . . 0 0 21 0 0 4 Golden Dawn .... 0 4 10 0 5 2 Golden Point .... 0 0 24 0 0 3 King Solomon 0 2 b 0 2 6 Mahakipawa .... 0 0 24 0 3 Mahakipawa (pf.) 0 0 44 0 0 74 Okarlto 0 7 11 Waitahu (3s pd.) 0 3 8 0 4 6