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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20313, 24 May 1934, Page 12

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Quotations on the Stock Exchange. CHRISTCHURCH. Sales cn ’Chang’s. £4OO N.Z. Govt. 4 per cent Inscr,, 19 10. £lO5 10s. 100 K.. S. and A. Bank, £5 Ss. S Bank of New South Wales (cum div.), £92 ss. 100 Bank of New Zealand (cum div.), 50s fid. GOO N.Z. Refrig-. (10s paid), Ss 6d (2). 100 New Zealand Breweries (cum div.). 4 2s 4d. 100 X.Z. Newspapers, 90s. inoo Brian Born (Is paid), Is 7d. 2000 Mahakipawa. 10d, O.’d (2), 9d. 300 Moonlight Xelson Creek. 3d. 1000 Xevis Diesel Electric, 4d (2). 100 Nokomai, 2s Sd. 300 Skippers, I.td. (Is paid), lid. Sales Reported. £IOOO N.Z. Loan and Mercantile (ord. /3tk.), £57 10s. 100 New Zealand Newspapers, 30s. Following are to-day’s quotations:—

Sales of unlisted stocks—so Opitonui Development, 20s 3d. OTHSR EXCHANGES. DUNEDIN, May 23. Sales on ’Change—Skippers, lid. Sales Reported—Bank of New South Wales, £32: Mount Lyell, 22s lid; Bell Kilgour, 4d. AUCKLAND BUSINESS. AUCKLAND, May 24. Business was brisk to-day on the Stock Exchange, and investors unable to obtain their requirements in Government stocks are turning their attention to other sections, with the result that there is an all-round firming tendency. Insurances, especially, are sought after. Many other lines have also advanced. Pukemlro Collieries sold up to £1 6s 6d yesterday afternoon, and at the morning's call holders had retired to £1 7s. Wilson's Cement sold at between £l Ss 3d and £1 8s 9d. Farmers’ Trading again attracted interest, with buyers for ordinary shares at 5s and for preference at 11s 6d. Buyers for Auckland Gas were still prepared to give £1 6s 3d for ordinary shares, and 19s for contributing shares. Sellers are holding oft. LATE SALES YESTERDAY. Christchurch. Sales on ’Change—lo Bank of New South Wales (c.d.), £32 ss: 200 CJoldsbrough Mort, £1 12s 7d: 100 Anthony Hordern. 15s 4d; 1000 Brian Boru (Is paid). Is Sd: 500 Gillespie’s Beach (Is paid). Is 1 Old; 500 Golden Point. 3d; Mahakipawa. lOd <4); 350 Mount lyell, £1 2s: 500 New Gornish Point (6d paid). 6d : 500 Nevis Electric, 4 Jd. Sales reported—£ll9o N.Z. Inscr., 4 per cent. 1955. £IOS ss; 75 E.. S. and A. Bank, £5 Ss (2); 1000 Gillespie's Beach, Is Oid, Is lOd. Auckland. Sales on ’Change—*E., S. and A. Bank, £5 Ss; New Zealand Insurance, £3 3s; South British Insurance, £4; Ptikemiro. £1 fis 6d; Bvcroft, £2 7s 9d (2); Farmers’ Trading (B pref.), 12s; Grey and MenziP e . 2s *.<d; N.Z. Refrigerating (£1 paid), 18s fid; Wilson’s Cement, £1 Ss , 3<l; Mahakipawa, 9 id, lOd. Unlisted—lnvestment. Executive Trust (2nd B). £96; Golconda Holdings, Is 7d; Saddle Gold Mines, Is. Wellington. Sales on ’Change—Now Zealand Inscribed, 4 per cent. 1955. £108; Bank of New Zeai-md, £2 10s 9d; N.Z. Refrigerating (£1 paid), ISs Gd; Bycrofts (May 22). £2 7s. Dunedin. Sale on ’Change—Bell-Kilgour, 3?.d. Sales reported—N.Z. Refrigerating (10s paid), Ss 7d (2); Southland Meat (c-ont.). £1 13s 6C; Dominion Fertiliser, ISs; Kainpoi Woollen (pref.), 18s 3d; Regent Theatre. 19s 6d; N.Z. Paper Mills, £1 11s 3d; Gilliespie's Beach, Is lid; Okarito, 8s sid (2); National Insurance, £1 Os 6d. Unlisted—Golconda Holdings, is 6d. MATAKI DREDGE. The following is the official return from Mataki Gold Dredging, Ltd., for the week ended May 19: 320 z for 131 hours’ work. APPLES AND PEARS, (Received May 24. 1.30 p.m.) LONDON, May 23. The Sultan Star’s and Middlesex’s New Zealand fruit sold as follows: Apples—Jonathans. 7s 6ri to 10s a case; Delicious. 7s Od to 10s 6d: Cleopatras. 9s to 10s 6d; Dunns, Ss to 11s; Lord Wolseley, Ss to 10s; Stunners, Ss to 10s 3d. Pears—Josephines, 11s 9d to 14s 3d a. box; Winter Nelis. 11s fid to 14s; Winter Cole, 12s Gd to 13s 3d. HIDE AND SHIN MARKET. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. of New Zealand, Ltd (incorporated in England) report having held their weekly skin sale to-day before the usual attendance of buyers. A large catalogue was offered, which met with a firm demand. Dry skins were, firm at last week's rat's, while abattoir skins showed, if anything, a slight improveDA.IRY PRODUCE REPORT. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., has received the following w-port from its London office; Butter—77s to 7Ss. Cheese—White, 455; coloured, 44s to 44s Gd. Markets steady. WILSON’S PORTLAND CEMENT, LTD. The accounts of Wilson's (N.Z.) Portland Cement, Ltd., for the year ended March 31 disclose a net profit of £45,743, compared with £39,999 earned in the previous year, and £62,956 in 1934-32. The balance available from the previous year is £45,343, making £94,088 available for appropriation. An interim dividend of 5 per cent absorbed £15.000, and the directors recommended a final dividend of 5 per cent, absorbing a further £15.000. The balance to be carried forward is £64,088. LAWSON’S PLAT GOLD SLUICING CO., LTD. The secretary of Lawson's Flat Gold Sluicing Company, Ltd.. advises that the result for the four weeks ended May 19 for 361 hours actual sluicing was 57 ounces 13 dwts «’• grams of retorted gold. Owing to the weather the last seven boxes were not taken up. The gold-saving tables have not yet been completed. AUCTION SAIL OP PROPERTY. H. C. Smith, of the City Market, reports having sold, on account of the trustee of Davidson’s estate, the property situated Clare Road, comprising live rooms and conveniences, with small section. 6

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Buyers. £ s. d. Seller* MINING— Alexander 1 Hooper* * (is 0 0 l 14 2 2 3 paid) Bell Kilgour .... Ee i!?£ 0 6 ii o si 0 9 Black water .... Brian Born (Is paid) Central Shotover 1 10 0 0 1 6* 1 S (»d paid) Consolidated Fresh ford (in 0 0 16 0 v» 1 0 0 3 ’ 2 5 0 9 Goldfields Dredging Golden Point . . . . 0 0 2 0 8 Hatter’s’ Flat (Is King Solomon Kuala Kampar . . Lawson’s Flat . . 0 i8". °0 i\ 0 8 1 4 7 i rl Maerewhenua Mahakipawa .... 0 0 Mining House Concessions (6d pd.) 0 0 41 2° 4 0 3 3 6 Mount Lyell .... Mount Morgan . . 1 111 Creek Nevis Diesel o 45 New Cornish Point No k cm: a? . . ‘ J o 2 7 0 ‘ Oxenhridce ShotRawang Tin *7! .. Upper Shotover 1 - n Waihi Grand (c. d.) 4 in Wetherstones Peninsula Tin (22s 0 on 0 11^ Euratlm 2 7 0 13 3 paid) ‘ . . .7. . . . Ulu Yan 0 0 12 (i V Z. GOVT. STOCK3 1 T).c. Inscr.. 10383i p.e. Inscr., 1030i., u 3i n.c. Inscr., 19304 p.c. Inscr., 2 9 40 and 1040 and 4 p.c. Inscr., 1055 4 p.c. Bonds. 1040 i ns 4 p.c. Bonds, 10 49 4 p.c. Bonds. 1055 100 10S r» n 10 0 Wellington Har-28-2-4 0 ...... ! 100 0 0 108 0 0 Comm. of Aust. (pref.) Comm, of Sydney 9 'l 12 0 n s 5 8 6 E., S. and A National of A’asia 7 0 .. (UO ptJ„ c.rl.) 13 10 13 4 0 0 9 0 6 110 New South Wales 4 2 6 New Zealand (c.d.) "*2 10 5 ’ 2 10 f, INSURANCE— Standard 3 3 0 Dalgety and Co. . 10 Goldsbrough Mort. 1 12 7 113 0 0 4 3 0 4 0 N.Z. Loan & Merc. United Building 1 o, Jo U Wright, StephenN.Z. Mortgage Steam 10 0 (14s 6d paid) .. 0 6 2 Canterbury .... N fh R pfi1a) eraU ." g N.Z. Refrigerating ,(10s paid) Wellington 0 5 6 Kaiapo| '( 17s pd.) Mosgiel 9 10 0 Taupirl n 13 0 Stockton (ord.) .. Stockton (pref.) . 0 2 3 2 6 3 0 * *. *. *. *. 1 1 j 2 i5 ll 6 paid) 0 10 o 17 ft BREWERIES— New Zealand (c.d.) Staples 2 1 ? ii 2 6 S 0 Timaru Timaru (7/0 paid) Tooths (ex div.) . 0 i 2 2 4 7 M T KCE LLANEOUS— Amalg. Wireless (contr.) 1 5 0 Steel (pref.) Boath and Co. . . Beath and Co. (Is 1 2 1 12 3 12 3 113 0 paid) British Tobacco 0 8 2 17 2 0 S 4 117 0 (pref.) .! Colonial Sugar . . D.r.C. (pref.) .... Dnm, Builders’ 1 05 1 9 0 0 0 00 0 0 4 6 Supplies Dam. Fertiliser 0 4 0 (cum div.) .... Dunlop Rubber . . 0 \l ? 8 i 8 * 8 Electro. Zinc (ord.) 1 17 $ 10 6 General MotorsHolden’s (pref.) Greater Crystal 1 1 6 Henry Jones Coop. (cum div.) Howard Smith . . 0 12 1 15 0 112 6 Mason, Struthers (Cl paid) 0 15 0 0 17 0 m <B*s Paid* .7. 0 1 8 16 0 0 0 0 0 N.Z. Drug Co. ' 7 : N.Z. Malay Rubber Evans Atlas Flour N.Z. Farmers’ Co3 0 2 3 17 6 _op. (•' A” pref.) 0 10 0 15 0 V" oV 4 pc stk - 79 on. _(4J p.c. Stk., N.Z. Farmers’ Fertiliser 0 1 0 0 N.Z. Paper Mills Northern Roller Milling 1 9 6 Victoria Nyanza 0 16 6

Whitcombo and Tombs 3 13 0 (cum div.) .... 1 8 0 Wool worths (N.Z.) Wool worths (Sydney) (2nd pref.) 1 5 6 Wool worths (N.Z.) (pref.) 11? 0 All transactions in stocks quoted in this section are subject to a different rate of brokerage from listed stocks, and are not quoted on the Official List. Buyers. Sellers. Auckland Farmers’ Freezing <£l pd.) 0 IS 6 Auckland Farmers’ Freezing (£3 pd.) 4 0 0 Ben Ledi (fid paid) Brunner Collieries. ! o c Domini°Life Golcondn Holding ' Ltd. ° 1 4 2 3 3 63 (12s Cd paid) .. 0 1 G Invest. Ex. Trust Mossy Creek (Is paid) 0 1 8 National Tobacco . 3 2 0 National Tobacco 1 10 1 8 X.Z. Mining Invest1 0 N-riWi- 0 0 7 0 10 (cum div.) 2 8 3 N.Z. Wool packs .. 0 10 G Para Rubber (13s Procera Bread (10s paid) Oil G Repent Pictures 13 0 Opitonui DevelopOswnld Smith .... 0 1 ft Stafford Sluicing 0 0 ? 5 0 Snowy River 0 0 1 i 0 2 (pref.V* . 0 13 0 Sun Xewspapars (1 Os paid) 0 3 G Pyno. Gould. Guin4 2 Vigilant Fire ' Alarm 0 1 3 1 6 (pref.) (Sydney) ford.) . Worksop Extended 0 » T I 16 7 o°