THE SHAREMARKETS
DOMINION EXCHANGES. AUCKLAND, Last Night (PA).— Stock Exchange Sales: 15/4/60-63 3 p.c. (£200), £99 12s 6d; 15/7/63-65 3 p.c. (£10,000), £lOO 7s 6d; 15/6/54-55 2J p.c. (£600), £9B 10s; T. Totara (200), 21s 6d; Huddart Parker (150), 47s 6d; Felt and Textile Aus. (100), 39s 6d British Tobacco (50), 425; Consolidated Brick (200), 9s 3d; Fletchers (200), 31s 6d; Coles (500), 18s 6d; George Court (200), 50s; K.D.V. Boxes (350), 10s 6d; M. and C. (50), Forest Products, pref. (100), 13s 3d; Silknit N.Z. (133), 265; also, Mt. Morgan (700) 15s Id. The Kauri Timber Co. Ltd., Melbourne, is paying a linal dividend of 3 per cent., together with a bonus of li per cent, on December 15, ex. December 1. The total distribution for the year of 6i p.c. is unchanged. WELLINGTON, Last Night (PA).— Stock Exchange, Late Yesterday: 50 N.Z. Insurance, £4 18s 6d; 300 J. J. Niven, £2 2s 9d; 200 Mac Duffs, 12s; 100 Mac Duffs, pref., £1 7s 6d; 450 N.Z. Forest Products, pref., 13s; 300 Woolworths Ltd., £1 Is 6d; 100 Woolworths N.Z., £1 3s 6d. Sales today: £15,410 3 p.c. December 1953-56 Stock, £101; £11,300 ditto, £101; £750 4 p.c. 1954-58 Stock, 2 sales, £lO5 7s 6d: 100 National Insurance, £1 3s 6d; 50 South British, £4 9s; 200 Taupo Totara, £1 Is 6d; 100 Felts Australia, £1 19s 6d; 100 Wm. Cable, cum., £1 13s 6d; 100 Woolworths N.Z., £1 3s 6d; 200 Mt. Morgan, 16s Id. Sales After call, £11,300 3 p.c. December 1953-56, £lOl. CHRISTCHURCH, Last Night (PA). Sales on ’Change: National Insurance (100), £1 3s 6d. Sales Reported - 4 p.c. 1954-58 (£300), £lO5 ss; New Zealand Breweries (200), £2 4s; Electrolytic Zinc (200 450), pref., £3 ss; G. J. Coles (500), 18s 6d; William Cable (100), cum. div., £1 13s 6d; MacDuffs (300) (late Thursday), 12s; W. R. Carpenter (200) (late Thursday), £1 18s 6d. DUNEDIN, Last Night (PA).— Sales On Change: Electrolytic Zinc ord. (100), 655; ditto pref. (100), 655. Sales reported: N.Z. Insurance (100), 98s 9d; National Mortgage A (2800), 9s 3d; N.Z. Government 4 p.c. 1954-58 (£450), £lO5 7s 7d. DIVIDENDS. Colonial Sugar Refining Coy’s Directors advise the payment on November 30 of an interim dividend of 18s per share (Australian currency) on account of the year ended March 31, 1950 ex dividend November 30, 1949. The Kauri Timber Coy. Ltd. advise a linal dividend, 3 p.c. plus a bonus of 1* p.c., making 6i p.c. for the year. The books will close from December 1 to 15, inclusive. The annual meeting will be in Melbourne on December 15, ex dividend December 1, 1949. Korma Textiles advise a preference dividend at a rate of 5 p.c. per annum for the half-year ended September 30, 1949, payable on December 1, 1949. The books will close from December 21 to 30, inclusive, ex dividend November 21. Timaru Worsted and Woollen advise an annual dividend of 6i p.c. on shares fully paid at October 19, ’4B. (old issue) and a half-yearly dividend at a rate of 64 p.c. per annum on new shares, payable on November 25. The books will close from December 10 to 24 inclusive, ex dividend November 10. Australian Consolidated Industries advise an interim dividend of 4i p.c. on preference shares and 4 p.c. on ordinary shares, both payable on December 15. The books will close from November 14 to 25, inclusive, ex dividend November 14. The Swan Brewery advise an interim dividend of 3 p.c. on preference shares and 6d per share on ordinary shares. The bocks will close from November 24 to December 7, ex dividend November 24. Anthony Hordern advise that the books will be closing from November 17 to 30, both days inclusive, ex dividend November 17. Petrous Tile Co. annual dividend of 7i p.c. has been recommended to the annual meeting on November 29. There is no information regarding the closing of the books, or of payment. The Auckland Gas Co. advise that the repayment of “E” dbentures will be made on the presentation of debentures at the Bank of New Zealand on and after December 20, 1949. Rethe repayment of “E” debentures will larly be made upon the presentation of debentures and unused coupons on and after January 1,195 G.
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Wanganui Chronicle, 5 November 1949, Page 10
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