THE SHAREMARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 56, 8 March 1939, Page 11

THE SHAREMARKETS

DOMINION EXCHANGES [ P«r Press Association.] •WELLINGTON, March 7. Sales on 'Change.—Yesterday: 4 per cent, stock, 1949-52, £99 12s 6d; New Zealand Breweries, £1 18s 4d; Broken Hill, £2 18s; G. J. Coles, £3 19s 3d. Sales to-day: 4 per cent, stock, 1949, £99 5s (2 parcels); Commercial Bank, 16s 6d; Bank of New Zealand “D” long terms, £1 6s Id; Huddart Parker, £2 15s; Leyland-O’Brien Timber, 16s Id; Tooth and Co., £2 16s; Burns Philp and Co., £2 15s 3d; 1.C.1., pref., £1 3s ss; Henry Jones, £2 Ils 9d; G. J. Coles, £3 19s; Woolworths, Ltd., ord., £1 2s 9d; Grey River, 17s lOd (2 parcels). Overseas Listings.—Sales yesterday: Woolworths Holdings (South Africa), 15s 2d (2 parcels); Woolworths Holdings (South Africa), 15s 3d. Unofficial List.—Woolworths Properties, Ltd., £1 6s. CHRISTCHURCH, March 7. Sales on 'Change. Commercial Bank of Australia, 16s 6d; E.S. and A. Bank, £5 (2 parcels); New Zealand Breweries, 38s; Tooheys Breweries (rights), 4s 9d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 58s 6d (2 parcels); G. J. Coles, 79s 6d, 79s (2 parcels); Grey River, 17s lid. Sales Reported.—South British Insurance, 44s 6d; Christchurch Gas, 22s Sd; New Zealand Breweries, 38s 2d; Tooheys Breweries (rights), 4s 6d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 58s 6d; N.Z. Drug Co., 65s 3d; New Zealand Newspapers, 28s. AUCKLAND, March 7. Sales on 'Change.—Stock, 15/2/4346, 4 p.c., £9B 7s 6d, £9B ss; Auckland City, 1/1/44-52, 41 p.c., £lOO 10s; Com. Bank of Australia, 16s 6d; E.S. and A. Bank, £5 4s; Bank of New Zealand, 38s lOd; National Insurance, 15s lOd (late sale), 15s lOd; South British Insurance, 44s 6d (2 parcels); Auckland Gas, 17s 2d (2 parcels), 17s Id (2 parcels); ditto (con.), Ils 3d; Leyland O’Brien, 16s (late sale); Aust. Con. Industries, £5 18s; Broken Hill Pty., 58s 6d (2 parcels); Dunlop-Perdriau, 225; Electro Zinc (pref.), 51s 6d; G. J. Coles, 795; Hume Pipe (Aust.), 20s 3d; N.Z. Drug, 65s 3d (late sale); N.Z. Newspapers, 28s (2 parcels); Woolworths (N.Z.), 16s 6d; Woolworths (Sydney), 22s 9d. Overseas List.—Woolworths Holdings (South Africa), 15s 3d (2 parcels). AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES STRONGER TONE ON 'CHANGE Received March 7, 10 p.m. SYDNEY, March 7. A stronger tone developed on the Stock Exchange to-day, the majority of price movements being upwards. Leading industrials were generally firm and barriers were unaltered. Sales.—Bank of New South Wales, £29 8s; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £2O ss; National Bank, £5 paid, £6 9s; Mercantile Mutual, 29s 3d; Howard. Smith, 20s; Burns Philp, 525; British Tobacco, 48s 3d; Tooth’s, 545; Carlton Brewery, 63s 6d; G. J. Coles, 75s 3d; Dunlop-Perdriau, pref., 38s; David Jones, 34s 3d; Anthony Hordern, 14s 7d; General Industries, 18s 3d; Mort’s Dock, 14s 4d; W. Atkins, 22s 6d; W. Adams, 15s; Pelt and Textiles, 31s 7id; Sargent’s, 28s; Taubman’s,. 565; Standard Cement, 21s 9d; Peter's, 525; Goldsbrough Mort, New Zealand delivery, 28s lOld; Wilcox Mofflin, 5s lid; Henry Jones, 495; Colonial Sugar, £46 15s; Millaquin Sugar, 38s 4Jd; Electro Zinc, 46s 3d; Mt. Morgan, Ils 2d; Zinc Corporation, 935; Broken Hill Pty., 565; ditto, contr., 43s 9d; North Broken Hill, 45s 6o; Broken Hill South, 265. MELBOURNE MARKET Received March 7, 10 p.m. MELBOURNE, March 7. Sales.—Huddart Parker, 545; G. J. Coles, 755; Commercial Bank of Australia, 15s 9d; Placer Development, 70s; North Broken Hill, 45s 9d; Woolworths, 225; Myer’s, pref., 34s 9d; Hume Pipe, 19s 6d; Herald and Times, 60s 6d; Drug Houses, 22s 4d; Argus, pref., Ils 6d; Goldsbrough Mort., 28s