WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 263, 4 October 1933, Page 5

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY’S BUSINESS AND PRICES. Litle change was seen yesterday in the Wellington stock and share market, which had a rather quieter tone. Government loans and local body and other debentures continued to attract strong buying interest. Quotations were fully firm, city 5j per cent, debentures advancing 10s to 15s. Supplies were hard to locate, and there was a marked scarcity of sellers. Banks, for the most part, retained their strength on a sustamed demand. Commercial of Australia sold at 116 s lOd, and the preference at £8 13s 6d. | Union of Australia had a deal at £lO Bs, buyers staying in at 6d less. New Zealands firmed a couple of points to 46s without response. New South Wales were 5s down at £34 ss, no sellers. Australasias moved up Is 6d to £l2 19s, but sellers held off. National of N.Z. were steady at 84s, sellers asking 2s better. Minor movements occurred in financial and pustorals. Wellington Trust and Loan advanced 2s to 80s without attracting holders. Wellington and Christchurch Gas were firm at about late rates. Standard Insurance were Is up at 61s. N.Z. Insurance were easier on a sale o.t 54s 7£d, and more were offering at 555. N.Z. Refrigerating, £1 paid, neared par, a sale being reported at 19s lOd. Other sections of the market were comparatively dull, with little quotable change in prices. N.Z. Breweries were sought at 375, and Staples sold at 27s lOd. Both issues of Sharlands were firmer at 225, and a sale of the preference was made at 23s 6d. This company closed its accounts on August 31, and the dividend announcement is due shortly. Mining shares were quiet on a slack demand. Mount Lyells sold firmly at 24s 3d, and more were wanted at that price. There was an inquiry for Blackwat.ers at 33s 6d. YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS. Ycstorday’s_ buying and selling quotations on the Wellington Stock Exchango were as follow:

. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. LONDON, Oct. 2. A firm tone has prevailed in the stock markets, particular interest being taken in rubber shares, which further advanced. Government stocks arc firmer, War Loan, at £lOl 15s. • Later, the markets closed with some irregularity, but British funds remained steady, with War Loan 31 per cent, at £lOl ss. Rubbers finished below- tho best on profit-taking, but tins were firm, German bonds were weak. Kaffirs were quiet. - SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE. VALUES TRENDING HIGHER. SYDNEY, Oct. 3. Stock Exchange dealings to-day after the holiday wore on an extensive scale and covered a wide range of securities. Bonds, classified stocks, and breweries made a strong showing, while tin dredging shares were very buoyant. Sales. —Bank of New South Wales, Now Zealand delivery, £34 10s; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £lB 10s; Natioual Bank,

£5 paid, £6 14s; Colonial Sugar, £59 12s 6d; United Insurance, £9 10s; Associated News, 19s 3d; Adolaido Steam, 24s 9d; Burns, Philp, 535; ditto, Now Zealand delivery, 52s lOld; Australian Gas A, £7 5s 6d; Bcrlci, 28s 3d; ditto, contributing, 13s 9d; British Tobacco, ox dividend, 37s 3d; Tooths, 42s 3d; ditto, Now Zealand delivery, 41s 3d and 41s 6d; Toohcys, 245. 6d; Carlton Brewery, 40s 3d; Dunlop-Perdriau, 18s 4£d; Goldsbrough Mort, 295; Australian Provincial Assurance, 12s lOd; Electrolytic Zinc, 25s 7jd; Morris Hcdstrom, 19s 3d; Henry Jones, 395; Nestles, prof., cx dividend, 345; Wilcox Moffiin, 9s; Anthony Hordern, 12s sd; ditto, pref., 21s 3d; Farmers, 14s 9d; Meggitts,_ 22s 3d; _Standard Cement, 17s 6d; United Provisions, 8s 7d; Wunderlich, 22s 6d; Hume Pipe, 12s; Greater J. D. Williams, 8s 6d; David Jones, 345; Lustre Hosiery, 16s 9d; W. R. Carpenter, 41s 6d; Mt. Lvell, 245; Broken Hill Proprietary, 40s 9d; South Broken Hil. 675; North Broken Hill. 90s 6d; Mt. Morgan, 47s 9d; Bulolo Gold, 975; Bulolo Deposits, 2s; Kuala Kampar, 10s. Commonwealth Bonds, 4 per cents., 1938, £lO3 8s 9d: 1941, £lO4 ss; 1944, £lO4 17s 6d; 1947, £lO3 12s 6d; 1950, £lO4 10s; 1953, £lO4 15s; 1957, £lO5 10s; 1959, £106: 1961, £lO4 16s 3d. MELBOURNE, Oct. 3. Sales. —National Bank, £lO paid, £l3 10s: Commercial Bank of Australia, 17s; Goldsbrough Mort, 29s 3d; Electrolytic Zinc, 25s 6d; Dunlop-Perdriau, 18s 3d.

Buyers. Sellers. N.Z. GOVT. LOANS- — £ s. d. £ s. d. 4 p.c. Bonds, 1940 ...101 2 6 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1946 ... ...100 5 0 100 15 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1949 ... ...101 15 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1955 ... — 101 0 0 Rural Advance Bonds — 98 5 0 p.c. Ins. Stock, 1939-43 ...100 0 0 — 3j p.c. ditto, 1939-52 ...101 0 0 — 3£ p.c. ditto, 1938-43 ..100 0 0 — 3£ p.c. ditto, 1938-52 ..101 0 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1940 ... ...101 0 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1946 .... ...100 7 6 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1949 .... ...101 10 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1955 .... ...100 10 0 — DEBENTURES— Auck. City, 5£ p.c., 1844 ...100 0 0 — Chcli. City, p.c., 1944 ..100 15 0 Dunedin City, 5£- p.c. 1944 ...101 0 0 — Well. City, 5i p.c., 1940 ...100 10 0 — Well. Harb. Bd„ 5i p.c., 1940 ...100 0 0 — Wellington Gas Co. +100 10 0 — Well, facing Club ... 95 0 0 —

BANKS— Australasia *12 19 0 Conircl. of Aust., ord. 0 16 9 0 16 11 Ditto, prof 8 15 0 Control. Banking Co., Sydney 18 0 0 Eng., Scot, and Aust. 5 18 0 6 2 0 National of N.Z 4 4 0 4 6 0 Nut. ot Ausrralasia, £10 paid — 13 15 0 £5 paid 6 13 6 6 16 6 New South Wales 34 5 0 — New Zealand 2 5 0 — Union of Aust 10 7 6 10 10 0 FINANCIAL— Abraham and Williams — 3 0 0 Dalgety and Co 10 10 0 — Goldsbrougli, Mort and Co 1 8 6 1 9 5 National Mortgage, “B” 1 7 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corp., ord., cum rights *0 8 0 0 8 3 Ditto, pref., cum rights *0 19 9 N.Z. Invest., Mort. Deposit 0 3 3 N.Z. Loan and -Merc,, ord stock — 70 0 0 Wellington Invest., T. and A — 0 6 0 Well. Trust, Loan ... 4 0 0 — Well Dep. and Mort. 0 3 6 — HAS— Christchurch 1 7 6 Wellington, ord 1 13 6 1 14 3 Ditto, pref. 1 1 6 1 4 6 INSURANCE— National of N.Z 0 18 0 New Zealand — 2 15 0 Queensland — 2 17 6 Smith British • — 3 15 0 Standard 3 1 0 — MRAT PRESERVING— Gear Meat, cum rights — 1 13 3 N.Z. Refrig.'. £1 paid 0 19 9 0 9 Ditto, 10s paid — 9 TRANSPORT— Union Steam, pref. ... 1 3 6 WOOLLEN — Wellington, ord — 0 5 15 0 Ditto, pref 5 10 5 15 0 COAL— Westport — 0 14 0 Westport-Stoekton, pref. 0 1 8 - TIMBER— Kauri 0 12 0 0 14 0 National — 0 7 0 BREWERIES— N.Z. Breweries 1 17 0 1 18 0 Staples and Co — 1 8 6 MISCELLANEOUS— British Tobacco, Aust. 1 16 3 Dominion Investments 1 3 0 — D.I.C., ord 0 12 0 " ’ . Ditto, pref 1 0 0 — Electro. Zinc, 8 p.c., part pref *1 14 0 1 14 9 N.Z. Drug — 3 9 9 N.Z. Farmers’ Fertiliser 0 15 3 — 0 N.Z. Nervspapers ...... fl 7 0 1 10 N.Z. Paper Mills 1 7 0 . — Prestige (N.Z.). Ltd., pref — 1 2 0 Sharland and Co., ord. 1 2 0 - Ditto, prof 1 2 0 — Woolworths (N.Z.), pref — *1 16 6 Dominion Fertiliser ... 0 13 0 — Aust Iron and Steel 0 17 0 — OIL — Moturoa, ord 0 1 8 0 Ditto, pref ■ — 0 5 MINING— Alexander 0 18 0 Bell Hooper 0 0 11 0 10!, Bell Kilgour 0 1 0 1 By, Big River U 1 y Blackwater 1 13 6 — Consol. Goldfields — 0 18 0 Gillespie’s Beach — 0 2 5 Golden Dawn — 0 2 10 King Solomon — to 3 6 Mataki — 0 2 b Mount Lyell 1 4 3 1 4 6 Nokomai 0 2 7 0 2 9 Okarito 0 10 9 — Waihi *1 6 9 Waihi Grand Junction 0 4 2 • — 0 ' *Cum. dividend. fEx dividend.