THE SHAREMARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 289, 7 December 1939, Page 3

THE SHAREMARKETS

dominion exchanges. I Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Dec. 6. Sales on ’Change.—Late Yesterday: 4 p.c. stock, 1943, £99 7s 6d; Auckland Drainage Board, 4i p.c., 1/111148-53, £lOO 10s; Wool worths Ltd., 24s 9d (2). Sales to-day: Commercial Bank, 16s 6d; Bank of N.Z., 39s 9d; Christchurch Gas, 25s lOAd; Broken Hill, 85s 3d, 85s 6d (2), 85s (odd lot), 86s; Consolidated Brick, 8s 9d;’ Electrolytic Zinc (ord.), 63s 6d; Mac Duff’s Ltd., 3s lOd; Taranaki Oil, 5s 4d; Wilson’s Cement, 18s, 17s lOd; Woolworths Ltd., 24s 9d (2); Woolworths (N.Z.), 16s '2). CHRISTCHURCH, Dec. 6. Sales on 'Change.—N.Z. Government, 4 p.c. stock, 1955, £99; Christchurch Gas, 25s 9d; Taranaki Oilfields, 5s 3d; Mt. Morgan, 10s; Ngahere, 26s 9d. Sales Reported.—Union Bank of Australia Hate sale yesterday), £B, £7 Is; Christchurch Gas, 25s 9d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 85s 3d; Electro Zinc (ord.), 63s 6d; Woolworths (N.Z.), 16s. AUCKLAND, Dec. 6. Sales on 'Change. —Stock, 31/5/5458, 4 per cent., £97; Auckland Harbour Board, 9/7/53, 41 per cent., £lO2 Hate sale); Amalgamated Brick (Wellington), 31/3/44. 6 per cent.. £9B; Gisborne Sheepfarmers, 31/8/41, 6i per cent., £99; Commercial Bank of Australia, 16s 4ad' Hank of New Zealand D mortgage, 26s 4id (odd lot); New Zealand Insurance, 60s: South British, 47s 6d (2); Auckland Gas (con.), 12s; Westport-Stockton (ord.), 3s 7d, Devonport Ferry, 21s 6d (2); Dominion Breweries, 31s; ditto (rights), 5s 7d (late sale), 5s 9d. 6s 6d, 6s 8d; Tooths Breweries, 57s 6d (late sale), 57s 8d: Broken Hill Proprietary 85s 3d (late sale). 85s 9d, 86s; Consolidated Brick, 8s 8d (2); Farmers’ Trading, 16s 9d; New Zealand Newspapers, 29s 3d; Taranaki Oil Development, 2s Id; Wilson’s Cement, 18s (late sale), 13s, 17s lOd; Woohyorths (N.Z.), 15s lid,

16s; Woolworths (Sydney), 24s 9<i I (late sale). 24s 9d; Emperor. 13s 3d | Hate sale), 13s 3a. AUSTRALIAN SHARES BROKEN HILL PROPRIETARY BONUS ISSUE CAPITAL OF 110,000,000 Received Dec. 6, 9.55 p.m. SYDNEY, Dec. 6. | Good gains were made by most leading industrials to-day. The Stock Exchange announcement of a proposed increase to £10,000,000 in the nominal capita brought keen buying inquiry for Broken Hill Ppty. The directors intend to proceed with the issue of 64 bonus shares for every 100 shares held, increasing the paid capital to £11,410,868. Sales.—United Insurance, £lO Is 6d; Howard Smith, 23s 9d; Tooth’s, 53s (New Zealand delivery), 535; G. J. Coles, 72s 3d; Woolworths, 21s 9d; Consolidated Industries, 36s 9d; contr., [l4s sd; Kandos, 28s 6d; Mark Foy, 17s; [Newbold Brick, 31s; Winchcombe Carson, 28s; Electrolytic Zinc, 57s 6d; Broken Hill Ppty., 78s 6d (New Zealand delivery), 78s 6d; Austral-New Zealand Gold, 255; Emperor, 11s 6d; Mount Morgan, 9s; Mount Lyell, 28s 6d. Melbourne Sales.—Bank of Australasia, £8 Is; Metropolitan Gas, £l4; British Tobacco. 48s 8d; Bradford Cotton, 49s 6d; United Provisions, 8s 6d; Nestles (pref.), 33s 6d; Loloma, 24s 3d; Emperor, Ils 6d; Broken Hill Ppty., 795; South Broken Hill, 27s 7d.