THE SHAREMARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, 30 October 1948, Page 10

THE SHAREMARKETS

dominion exchanges. Wellington.—Stock Exchange—late vesterdav: £2OO 24 p.c 1949-50 Stock, £99 12s 6d; £5OO 3i p.c. 1956-59 Stock, £lOl 15s; £345 31 n.c. 1957-60 Stock, £lOl 10s; 200 South British Insurance, £4 7s 3d; 200 Felt and Textiles of N.Z., £2 4s 9d; 350 Dominion Fertiliser, £1 6s. Sales today/ £3OOO 24 p.c. 1947-49 Stock. £lOO 10s; £8420 21 p.c. I'lo/53 Stock (2 sales). £97 10s; £2430 9* n.c. 1950-51 Stock. £9B 15s; £550 3 p.c. 1952-55 Stock, £99 17s 6d; £2OO 3 pc MaV 1953-56 Stock, £lOO 12s 6d. £425 3 p.c. 1960-63 Stock <2 sales). £99 7s 6d; 100 South British Insurance, £4 7s 3d; 800 Wellington Investment Trust, 10s 6d; 100 Bruce Woollen, cum div.. £2 6s; 100 Felt and Textiles of N.Z.. £2 5s 3d; 100 ditto. £2 5s 6d; 100 Claude Neon N.Z., £2 7s 9d; 1100 Woolworths N.Z. Ltd. <9 sales). £1 4s 4d4d: 300 ditto. £1 4s 4d. Unlisted: 300 N.Z. Fisheries. 16s. DIVIDENDS ANNOUNCED WELLINGTON, Last Night (PA). —Relax Ltd (old issue) interim dividends of 24 per cent., less social security tax on preference shares, and of 24 per cent, on ordinary shares, are payable on November 12 (ex November B>. No interim dividend is payable in respect of new issue shares, as their date of allotment almost coincided with the end of the period for which the dividend is now payable. The directors state that in deciding to pav an interim dividend they "have had regard to the trend of trade in New Zealand and consider that for the time being conservative policy is desirable. BROKEN hill south. Broken Hill South Ltd. dividend, of 4s a share, is payable in Melbourne on December 22. The books close November 9.