THE SHAREMARKETS

Wanganui Chronicle, 1 September 1950, Page 10

THE SHAREMARKETS

DOMINION EXCHANGES. AUCKLAND. Last Night (PA).— Stock Exchange Sales: 15/12/53-56, 3 p.c. (£450), £99 12s 6d; 15/11/57-60, 3 p.c. (£530), £99 10s; Commercial Bank of Australia (142), 265; Standard Insurance (100), 93s 6d; Farmers' Auction Co., A pref. (200), 27s 3d; Feltex N.Z. pref. (200), 255; Wellington Wool (25), £10; Broken Hill Proprietary (100), 545; Colonial Sugar (2), £57 10s; ditto rights (7), £29 17s 6d; ditto (15), £3O; Fletchers (500), 325; Gear Meat (100), 29s 6d; Coles (2225), 255; ditto (100), 25s 2d; ditto (100), 25s 9d; ditto (100), 26s 3d; N.Z. Refrigerating (200), 39s 9d; Phillips Impey (200), 81s 6d; Radio (1936) (490), 15s 3d; Reid Rubber 400), 16s 3d; Tip Top Ice (200), 20; Wm. Cable (238), 32s 6d; ditto pref. (300), 35s 3d; Woolworths N.Z. (300), 265; Woolworths Sydney (125), 25s 3d; ditto (100), 25s 6d; ditto (150), 25s 9d; Woolworths Sydney rights (135), 15s 9d; Woolworths Hold, ings (200), 225. Unlisted: Gadsden ord. (200), 275; ditto pref. (3.00), 245; Ross and Glendinning (650), 54s 6d; Selfridges N.Z. (200), 18s; Matea Forests (110), 2s. WELLINGTON, Last Night (PA).— Sals Late Yesterday: 113 Wellington Woollen pref., £lO. Sales made today: £3OO 3 p.c. 51-54, £99 10s; £320 3 p.c. 61-64, £9B 12s 6d; £3OO 3 p.c. 62-64, £9B 7s 6d; 26 Bank of Australasia, £11; 488 National Bank of Australasia 12s 6d paid, £1 2s 6d; 100 Gears, £1 9s 6d; 150 Wellington Gas pref., £1 ss; 200 Farmers’ Co-op. A pref., £1 7s 3d; 225 Huddart Parker cum., £2 17s; 15 Colonial Sugar, rights, £3O; 3260 G. J. Coles (10 sales), £1 ss; 1500 G. J. Coles (2 sales), £1 5s 3d; 300 M.K. Manufacturers, 12s 6d; 300 Wm. Cable pref., £1 15s 3d; 1000 Woolworths Sydney, £1 5s lOd; 1800 ditto, £1 6s; 100 ditto, £1 5s 9d; 200 Woolworths N.Z. £1 6s. Unofficial: 100 R. E. Tingey, £1 0s 3d; 200 Ross and Glendinning (2 sales), £2 14s 6d. Late Sales: 75 Wellington Wool, pref., £10; 425 Coles, 25s 3d. DIVIDENDS. Woolworths N.Z. Ltd.: Interim dividend of 4i p.c. less Social Security tax on preferential shares, payable on October 16, 1950, ex div. September 29. Details of New Capital Issue: Coles Melbourne, announced last night that one ordinary share of 5s will be offered at par for every two ordinary stock units of ss, held at November 30, 1950. The full amount to be payable on February 23, 1951.