WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 21, 21 December 1932, Page 5

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY’S BUSINESS AND PRICES. No change of note was Bhown in tho stock and share markot yesterday, tho main foaturo again being tho firm demand for gilt-odgod securities. Prices of Government stocks showed firmness. Salos of 54 per cent, bonds, Soptomber and February, 1937, were reported at £99 53. Thcro wero closing bids at £99, but sellers of tho September maturities asked par. In tho debenture section city municipal stocks wore again in good demand. Wellington Harbour Board 5J por cents., 1940, ffirmed 5s to £99 10s. Wellington Gas 64 por cents, hardoned another 5s to £99 15s. Banks 40s, sellers asking 9d bettor. Union of Australia wero weak at £6 15s, but sellers wore again quiet. Now Zoaland stayed at hold for £7. Sales at £7 and £7 Is 6d woro reported from Christchurch. There was very little change in. other sections of tho market, bidding being vory quint. South British Insurance firmed 6d to 52s 6d, and Gear Moats woro 3d bettor at 24s 6d, sellers not responding. Sharlands, ordinary and preference, wero firmer at 17s 6d, no sellers, and Eloetrolytic Zinc, preference, gainod 6d at 23s 6d. Woolworths (N.Z.) preference were 3d up at 28s 3d, sobers asking 3d higher. YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS. Buying and selling quotations at yesterday's final call on the Wellington Stock Exchange wore as follow: —

Buyers. Sellers. N.Z. GOVT LOANS- £ s. d. £ «. d. 4£ p.c. Bonds, 1939 ... 93 0 0 — 4* p.c. ditto, 1938 93 0 0 — 5£ p.c. ditto, Feb, 1937 99 0 0 — Si p.c. ditto, Sep, 1937 99 0 0 100 0 0 5£ p.c. ditto, 1937 95 0 0 — 4£ p.c. Stock, 1939 ... 93 0 0 — 4£ p.c. ditto, 1938 93 0 0 — 4£ p.c. ditto, 1938 93 0 0 — 5£ p.c. ditto, 1936 98 15 0 — p.c. ditto, Feb, 1937 99 0 0 — 5£ p.c. ditto, Feb, 1937 99 0 0 — 5£ p.c. ditto, Sep, 1937 99 9 0 100 0 0 5£ p.c. ditto, 1937 5 p.c. ditto, tax freo, 95 0 0 1.937 96 5 0 — DEBENTURES— Auck City, 5£ p.c., 1944 96 10 0 •— Chch. City, 5£ p.c., 1944 96 10 0 — Dunedin City, 5£ p.c., 1944 96 10 0 Well. City, 5£ p.c., 1940 Well. Hnrb. Bd. 5£ 97 0 0 - p.c., 1940 Palmerston N., 6 p.c.. 99 10 0 — 1945 — 99 5 0 Mnkerua Drainage, 6 p.c., 1946 94 10 0 Christchurch Drainage, 5£ p.c., 1965 — 97 10 0 Waitomo E.P. Bd., 6 p.c.. 1961 99 5 0 Wanganui City, 53 p.c., 1944 Ditto, 53 p.c., 1943 ... — 98 0 0 — 98 0 0 Wellington Gas Co. . 99 15 0 — Well. Racing Club ... BANKS— 95 0 0 Austraalsia 8 5 0 9 0 0 Comm, of Aust., ord 0 13 5 0 13 9 New South Wales — 27 0 0 New Zealand 2 0 0 2 0 9 Union of Aust 6 15 0 7 0 0 FINANCIAL— Goldsbrough, Mort ... 1 0 6 — Well. Dcp. and Mort. GAS— 0 7 0 Wellington, ord — 1 9 9 Ditto, prof 0 18 6 — INSURANCE— 0 14 1 South British 2 12 3 — MEAT PRESERVING— Gear 1 4 6 — N.Z. Refrig., £1 paid Ditto, 10s paid 0 9 6 — 0 3 0 — Well. Meat Ex., pref. 0 15 0 — 0 3 9 0 10 9 TRANSPORT— Huddart, Parker, pref. 0 18 3 — WOOLLEN— Wellington, ord — 5 5 9 Ditto, pref TIMBER— 5 6 ( 0 Leyland-O’Dricn — 0 19 6 0 5 BREWERIES— 1 13 6 N.Z. Breweries 1 4 3 1 5 6 Staples and Co MISCE LLA N EOU S— 1 3 0 British Tobacco, ord. *1 7 0 — Burns, Philp 1 — 2 4 0 Dominion Investments 1 0 — Electro. Zino, pref. . 1 3 6 — Howard Smith, ord. ... — 0 9 9 National Eloctric — 0 8 0 2 19 0 Farmers’ Fertiliser .... — 0 14 9 Sharland and Co., ord. 0 17 6 — fDitto, pref 0 17 6 — Well. Queen’s Theatre — 1 1 6 Wilson’s Cement — 1 9 9 Woolworths, pref OIL— 1 8 3 1 8 6 Moturoa, ord 0 4 0 0 4 6 Taranaki MINING— 0 1 9 *1 1 0 Golden Dawn 0 4 9 King Solomon *0 2 2 0 2 8 Mount Lyoll f0 18 3 0 18 9 Waihi 0 18 6 0 19 1 Big River — 0 1 3 •Cum. dividend. +Ex div idond.