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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 925, 21 November 1933, Page 10

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Quotations on the Stock Exchange. CHRISTCHURCH. Sales on ’Chang*. Com. Bank of Australia, 16s lid. N.Z. Refrigerating (10s paid), 9s 9d. Dominion Fertiliser, 15s 6d. Dunlop Rubber, 19s 4d (2). Golden Point. 2d (2). Nevis Diesel Electric, lOd. Number of Shares. 100 Com. Bank of Australia. • 300 N.Z. Refrigerating. 100 Dominion Fertiliser. 200 Dunlop Rubber. 1300 Golden Point. 400 Nevis Diesel Electric. Following are to-aay's quotations:- -

OTKIS ZZCKAVOII. Per Preiß Association. WELLINGTON, November 21. Wellington Ga*. 34*: National Bank of New Zealand, 83*; Bank of New Zealand. 4 8s; New Zealand Kefrigerating, 9s 8d: Dunlop Rubber. 19a sd; Woolworths (pref.), 35s 9d. AUCKLAND. November 21. Sales.—Bell Kllgaur, Is 4d; Sharlands, 235; Hank of New Zealand. 4Rs; South British Insurance, 74s fid; National Bank. 83s; E., S. and A. Bank. £8 14s 3d; Canterbury Frown Meat, tie 12s 6d: N.Z. Doan and Mercantile, £6O 10s; Government Stock, 4 per cent, £lOl AVOKLAHB BUBXVIM. (Special to the “Star.*') AUCKLAND, November 21. After a quiet start, there has been considerable activity on the Exchange this week and a good list of Bales has already been put through. At. this morning’s call .there was well sustained inquiry in all sections. Fd.rm.ers' Auctioneering shares were in special request, with buyers for ordinary £5 shares at £2 15s. for A £1 preference shares at 19s 6d; and for B's at 19s. Bank of New South Wales shares eased with sellers at £B3 15*. In the mining section, Waihis were again in demand at £1 6s 3d. Government 4 p.c. Stocks were Arm at late rates, and a buyer offered £IOO 10s for 3} per cents (1,938-43). For Auckland Harbour Board 54 per cents (1961), buyers raised their offers to £lO3. LATE SALES YESTERDAY. Chriitehirelx, Sales on ’Change.—£soo N.Z. >4 p.c. Inscr., 1938-43, £101; 100 Com. Dank of Australia, 16s lOd; 50 E., S. and A. Bank (cum div.). £5 14s: 200 Bank of New Zealand (cum div.) (3), £2 8s; 100 Goldsbrough Mort. £1 10s Id; £640 N.Z. Doan and Merc. (ord. stock) (4). £6l. 400 N.Z. Refrig. (10s paid), 9s 8d; ISo Tooths Brewery. 42s Id, 42s 3d, 42s 4d: 200 Mount Lyell, 22s 7d. 22s 6d; 300 Bell Hooper (9d paid), 114 d; 360 Golden Sands (3), 3s 3d. Sales Reported.—£soo N.Z. 3| p.c. Inscr., 1938-43, £101; £725 N.Z. 4 p.c. Inscr., 1946 (odd lot), £lOl 15s; £2OO N.Z. Loan and Merc, (ord stock), £6l; 200 N.Z. Refrig. (10s paid) (2), 9s Bd. Auckland. Sales on 'Change.-—N.Z. Bonds, 4 p.c-., 1940. £lO2 ss; N.Z. Bonds, 4 p.c., 1949, £101; N.Z. Inacr., 4 p.c.. 1949. £IOO 15s; Auckland Oas., fi| p.e., 1935. £101; Com. Bank of Australia, 16s lid; Bank of New Zealand (2), £2 8s 2d; National Insurance (ex div.), 18s 8d: N.Z. Insuiance, £2 15s; Goldsbrough Mort, £1 10s Id: N.Z. Doan and Merc. (ord. stock). £6O: Auckland Gas (2), £1 3s 7d; Kauri Timber (2), 16s; Colonial Sugar, £59 15s: Wool worths <Vic\.) (pref.) (2), £1 3s 8d; Okarito (2), 10s 2d: Grand Junction (2), 4s 2d. Unlisted —Invest. Exec. Trust (B). £9B. Wellington. Sales on 'Change.—N.Z. Inser., * p.c., 1946. £102; N.Z. Inscr., 4 p.c,. 1955, £102; Bank of New Zealand /Nov. 18), £2 8s 2d: Bank of New Zealand, 48s (2). 48s Id; Dalgety and Co., £lO 4s 6d; N.Z. Refrig. (Cl paid), 19s 4d; Colonial Sugar, £6O; Henry Jones Co-op. (Nov. 18). £1 15s; Howard Smith. 18s; Big River, Is; Mount Lyell, £1 2s 6d. Dunedin. Sale on 'Change.—Grand Junction, 4s Id. TALLOW AMU KB MV. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated November 18, from the High Com mi* - | sioner for New Zealand, London:— Tallow.—The market is steady st about last quotations. Hemp.—Manila: The market Is quiet and easier. “K ” grade, for NovemberJanuary shipment, value £l3 15s. Sisal: The market is quiet and easier. No. 1 grade, for January-March shipment, sold at £l6 ss. New Zealand: The market is quiet and nominal. No firsthand sales are reported. Eggs.—The market is easier. English, national pack, 17s 6d to 225: English, ordinary pack, 19s 6d; Danish. 12s to 18s; Australian and New Zealand, 'ls to 13s. LAJtOI CtOLD BITVkI. (Special to the ** Star.”) DUNEDIN, November 21. The Sailors’ Gully Sluicing Company, Waitahuna Gully. cleaned up a paddock for a return of 629 ounces of gold. A dividend of 3s a share has been declared and a substantial sum placed to reserve. This is the largest return won by the company. WESTPORT COAL

Interim Dividend Paid by Company. The fifty-second annua] report of the directors of the Westport Coal Company, Ltd., to be presented at the annual meeting of shareholders on November 27, states:— The profit for the vear, after providing for bad and doubtful debts, depreciation and all charges, amounts to 116./96 6s lOd, to which must be added the sum of £9430 9s 5d brought forward from last year, making a total of £26,226 16s 3d. An interim dividend of 3d per share was paid for the half-year ended March 31, 1933 (£5625), leaving a balance to be dealt with of £20.601 16s 3d The directors now propose to pay a dividend of 6d per share for the halfyear ended September 30, 1933. amounting to £11,250, and carry forward to next vear’s account the sum of £9351 16s 3d. Shoujd these proposals be adopted, dividend warrants will be posted immediatlv after the meeting. The mines and plant have been maintained in the usual state of efficiency. Tn terms of the Articles of Association. Mr G. L. Denniston and Mr Crosbv Morris retire from the board, and. being eligible, offer themselves for re-election.

Buyer Seller £ -N.Z. GOVT STOCKSi p.c. Inscr., 1938101 0 0 4 p.c-. Inscr.. 19.40 101 15 0 4 p.c. Inscr., 1946 101 12 6 4 p.c. Inscr., 194 9 100 12 6 < p.c. Inscr.. 1S65 4 p.c. Bonds, 1940 103 o 0 4 p.c. Bonds, 1946 4 p.c. Bonds, 1949 100 4 p.c. Bonds, 1955 101 15 OTHER DEBENTURESGlaxo, 6J p.c., 1945 90 BANKS— Australasia .... Comm. of Aust. 0 16 Comm, of Aust. (pref.) 8 15 0 Comm, of Sydney 17 1 6 17 E., S. and A. (cum dfv.) 6 Natl. A'a si a (£10 paid, cum div.) Natl. A’asta (£5 paid, cum div.) 6 7 6 New South Wales 33 7 New Zealand (cum div.) 7 9 2 8 New Zealand (“I>” Mort., c. div.) .. 1 Union of Aust. 9 11 0 INSURANCE— A.P.A. . 0 12 n National (ex div.) 1 8 7 0 19 Mercantile Mutual 1 New Zealand .... South British .... 3 13 0 Standard 2 19 6 3 0 6 LOAN AND AGENCY— Christchurch Bldg. Societv 10 10 Goldsbrough Mort 1 10 0 1 10 1 Mutual Benefit 10 0 0 National Mortgage “ A ** 2 17 0 National Mortgage “ B ** 1 10 0 N.Z. Guarantee . . 0 8 3 0 8 6 N.Z. Loan and Merc. (ord. stk.) 60 15 0 61 5 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc. (pref. stk.) • 0 United Building Society 0 17 6 0 17 11 Wright, Stephenson & Co 0 13 6 Wright. Stephenson & Co. (pr.) 0 14 0 SHIPPING— P. and O. Deferred Stock 0 FROZEN MEAT— Canterbury 10 1 2 6 Canterbury (pref.) o 12 6 6 0 0 N.Z. Refrig. (£1 paid) 0 19 4 0 19 6 N.Z. Refrig. (ICS paid) 0 9 9 0 9 10 North Canterbury Freezing 0 12 6 Southland 3 1 0 Southland (contr.) 1 6 WOOLLENS— Kaiapoi (17s paid) 0 7 2 0 s 3 Kaiapoi (is paid) 1 0 Kaiapoi (pref.) 0 15 3 0 16 6 CO A Lr— Westport (c. div.) 0 13 6 Stockton (pref.) 0 2 6 0 3 8 GAS— Christchurch 1 7 6 BREWERIES— Monteiths 0 19 0 New Zealand (cum div.) 1 6 1 17 0 Staples 1 6 1 S 6 Timaru . 0 6 0 0 11 Timaru (7/6 paid) 0 4 0 0 6 0 Tooths 2 2 5 2 2 6 MISCELLANEOUS— A'asian Paper and Pulp l 13 0 Amal, Wireless (cont.) 1 0 6 1 2 0 Anthony Hordern 0 13 1 (cum div.) .... 7 6 2 9 Beath and Co. . . 1 7 0 1 9 0 Beath and Co. (Is 0 5 6 0 6 3 Cplonial Sugar 59 10 0 60 0 0 Dominion Fertiliser 0 15 5 0 15 7 Donaghy’s Rope and Twine .... 2 5 0 2 * 0 Dunlop Rubber . . 0 19 3 0 19 4 Electrolytic Zinc 1 6 0 X c 6 Electrolytic Zinc (pref.) 1 14 6 1 14 9 Henry Jones Coop (cum div.) . 1 1« Mount Lyel] (cum div.) 1 2 6 1 N.Z. Drug Co. . . 3 12 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Coop. (4§ p.c. Stk., 1940) 60 0 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Coop. C 4i p.c. Stk., 1945) 64 0 0 N.Z. Farmers' Fertiliser ... 0 16 6 Whiteombe and 3 9 6 Woolworth’s (N.Z.) (pref., cum div.) 1 15 0 MINING— Alexander (?3s 6d paid) . 0 17 6 0 17 7 Aotearoa 0 1 3* 0 1 9 Bell Hill 0 1 5 0 1 7 Bell Hooper (9d paid) 0 0 10k 0 o in Bell Kilgour ... 0 1 3 0 i 4 Bell Hooper (Is paid) i 2 Bendigo Goldlights 0 0 6 0 0 7 Big River 0 0 10 1 0 Blackwater .... 1 11 6 1 14 0 Central Shotover (9d paid) *>. . . 0 0 m 1 3 Freshford 0 0 u 0 0 2i Gillespie’s Beach 0 1 9 0 1 11 Gillespie’s Beach (“ rights ”) 0 0 0 0 11 Golo.onda (Sd pd.) 0 0 0 0 Golden Dawn .... 0 1 5 0 1 11 Golden Point ... 0 0 n 0 3 2* Golden Sands <c. div.) 0 3 3 0 3 6 King Solomon (cum div.) 0 1 0 3 4 Lawson s Flat. 0 0 4 0 0 Mahakipawa .... 0 n 0 0 2 0 0 9 10 New Cornish Point (Is paid) 0 n New Cornish Point (6d paid) 0 0 6k 0 0 7 Nokomai 0 3 1 0 3 3 Okarito 0 Oxenbridge Shatover (9d paid) 0 0 7 0 0 9 Paddy’s Point 0 3 6 Waihi Grand Junetion 0 4 3 0 4 4 W aita hu 0 6 0 0 6 Wetherstone’a. Ltd. 0 3 4 0 4 3 Mataki 0 1 0 1 10 Unlisted Stocks All transactions in stocks quoted this section are subject of brokerage and ar Official List. Anderson’s, Ltd. (pref.) 1 0 0

0 2 3 Brian Boru 1 Deep Dead, Ltd. . . tilenroy Gold < bd paid) 0 0 74 0 0 *4 Goldfields Dredging 0 0 0 0 Si 0 0 10* Hatter's Flat <6d paid) Invest. Exec. Trust ■' B ” debs., 1st issue 97 10 0 97 1* 0 Invest. Exec. Trust " B ” debts, (2nd Issue Invest. Exec. Trust fpref ) 1 K 0 97 15 0 Lon? Trail Ma~rev.henua tls 0 l 3 • 2 4 paid) Minin? House Con- • 0 Hi • 1 0 cessions (6d pd) Moonlight Nelson 0 0 3i Creek (Is paid) l«» 1 0 National Tobacco 3 5 X.Z. Minin? Invest. X.Z. Perpetual For0 1 0 4 • Para Rubber (15s paid) Skinners. Ltd. < Gd 0 11 2 0 15 paid) 0 0 01 0 0 l Smith Wyllie .... 0 13 Snowy River .... 0 Hi 0 Sun Newspapers . . 0 3 9 0 4 0 Temuka Flour . . Ware's Investment 1 0 Trust Woolworths (S.Z.t 0 4 2 • 4 9 ord. (cum dlv.t . Woolworths (Vic5 0 0 toria) (pref.) Worksop Extended 1 3 « I 3 9 (4 id paid) 0 0 u 0 0 7* Sales.—300 Minin? Concessions (Gd paid). 3Jd.