WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 264, 5 October 1933, Page 5

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS AND PRICES. No marked changes were seen yesterday in the Wellington stock and share market, prices being mostly steady at about late rates. There was again a very ktwi demand for Government loans and local body debentures. Buyers' quotations showed only minor changes, and there was little response from holders. Banks continued fairly active, with small variations in prices. Australasias sold strongly at £l3 2s 6d, and more were offering at 2s 6d higher. Commercial of Australia were a shade down in a sale at 16s 9d, late buyers offering a penny lower. New Zealands firmed sharply, buyers offering a shilling more at 475, with sellers holding for 47s 6d. Union of Australia wore again sold at £lO Bs. Pastoral and financial shares were firm, Dalgetys advancing 2s to £lO 12s, without response. National Mortgage "B" wero 3d up at 27s 3d, and Goldsbrough Morts were unchanged at 28s 6d. Gas shares were a firm market on an active inquiry, and Wellingtons advanced to a sale at 345. Insurance shares showed some variation. New Zealands cased to 545, and South British to 745, tho latter being quoted cum dividend. Nationals at 18s and Standards at 61s wore unchanged. Meat shares were firm. Wellington Woollens were in demand at £5 10s 6d for the ordinaries, and £5 10s for the preference, sellers asling £5 15s in both cases. N.Z. Breweries finned slightly to 37s 3d, and Tooths moved up to sell at 41s, late buyers staying in at 40s lOd. There was a strong d. mand for miscellaneous industrials, which were generally firm. An improved demand for gold mining shares was also evident. Mount Lyells were firm at 24s 3d. YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS. Yesterday's buying and selling quotations on the Wellington Stock Exchange were as follow:

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. LONDON, Oct. 3. On the Stock Exchange to-day quotations of Australian company stocks compare with previous quotations as follows : £° s d £ s d

(British Official Wireless.) RUGBY, Oct. 3. Tho stock markets were less activo, and the tendency was easier. Government stocks were quietly maintained. The markets closed with some irregularity. Bntish funds remained steady with War Loan 3£ per cent, at £lOl ss. Gorman bonds were dull. Rubbers finished above the worst.

COLOMBO TEA MARKET. Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, Oet. 4. At the Colombo tea auction on October 3 the market opened firm, with an active demand displayed. Common teas advanced id, and medium and fine grades id. The quantity to be auctioned next sale i 3 2,250,000 pounds. lIEMP AND TOW GRADINGS. There was a decrease in the quantities of hemp and tow graded at Dominion ports last month, the figures comparing as follow: — Sept., Sept., 1932. 1933. Decr’se. Bales. Bales. Bales. Hemp 1771 1729 42 Tow 387 171 216

Buyers. Sellers. N.Z. GOVT. LOANS— £ s. d. £ s. d. 4 p.c. Bonds, 1940 .. 101 0 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1946 100 10 0 100 15 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1949 101 15 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1955 100 10 0 101 0 0 Rural Advance Bonds 95 0 0 S.j p.c. Ins. Stock, 1939-45 100 0 0 31 p.c. ditto, 1939-52 ...101 0 0 — 3i- p.c. ditto, 1938-43 .. 100 0 0 — 31 p.c. ditto, 1938-52 ..101 0 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1940 101 0 0 101 10 0 4 p.c. ditto, 1946 100 7 6 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1949 101 5 0 — 4 p.c. ditto, 1955 DEBENTURES— 100 10 0 — Auck. City, 54 p.c., 1S44 Chch. City, 54 p.c., 100 0 0 - 1944 100 0 0 — Dunedin City, 54 p.c., 1944 Well. City, 54 p.c., 100 15 0 ' - 1940 Wairere E.P. Board, 100 15 0 1/12/1961 — 102 10 0 Wellington Gas Co. +100 10 0 — Well. Racing Club .. BANKS— 95 0 0 — *13 5 0 Conn'd, of Aust., ord. 0 16 8 0 16 10 Eng., Scot, and Aust. 5 19 0 6 2 6 National of N.Z Nat. ol Australasia, 4 6 0 £10 paid 13 8 0 13 11 6 Ditto, £5 paid New South Wales 34 0 0 6 16 0 New Zealand 2 7 0 2 7 6 Ditto, “D” long term — 1 13 9 Union of Aust 10 6 0 10 10 0 Ditto, Melbourne reg. FINANCIAL10 8 0 Abraham and Williams Dalgcty and Co 10 12 0 3 0 0 Golcisbrough, Mort and Co National Mortgage, 1 8 6 1 9 0 “B” 1 7 6 — N.Z. Guaranteo Corp., old., cum rights ... N.Z Invest., Mort. *0 8 0 0 8 1 Deposit N.Z. Loan and Merc., 0 3 3 ord stock — 68 10 0 Well. Trust, Loan .. 4 0 0 — Well Dcp. and Mort. GAS— 0 3 6 Auckland 1 3 6 — 1 7 6 Ditto, contrib 0 13 4 — Wellington, ord 1 13 10 1 14 b Ditto, pref INSURANCE— 1 1 0 18 9 0 1 4 0 National of N.Z — 9 New Zealand 2 14 0 2 14 Queensland — 0 2 17 6 South British *3 14 3 15 0 Standard 3 1 0 — MEAT PRESERVING1 13 0 Gear Meat, cum rights — 10 N.Z. Rcfrig., £1 paid 0 19 — Ditto, 10s paid 0 9 7 u y tu Well. Meat Ex., pref 0 15 6 — TRANSPORT— P. and 0. def. stock WOOLLEN — 1 3 5 10 0 5 15 0 Wellington, ord 6 Ditto, pref COAL— 5 10 0 5 15 0 14 0 Westport Wostport-Siockton, 0 1 0 pref 8 TIMBER— 0 12 0 15 0 0 — 0 7 0 BREWERIES1 17 N.Z. Breweries 3 1 17 1U Staples and Co Tooth and Co — 1 9 u 2 0 10 2 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS1 16 British Tobacco, Aust 6 59 7 Colonial Sugar 58 17 6 6 Dominion Investments 1 3 0 — D.I.C., ord 0 12 0 •7 Dunlop Perdriau 0 18 0 — Electrolytic Zinc, ord Electro. Zinc, b p.c.. 1 5 *1 14 0 0 part pref — Howard Smith, ord 0 13 0 N.Z. Drug N Z. Farmers’ Fer6 b 0 15 6 3 9 0 17 9 tiliscr 6 6 N.Z. Newspapers 1 7 0 •— N.Z. Paper Mills 1 7 9 Prestige tN.Z.), Ltd., 0 0 pref ■ Shari and and Co., ord 1 1 0 1 4 Ditto, pref 1 2 0 Wilson (N.Z.) Cement, ex rights 1 6 6 1 6 0 Woohvorths (N.Z.), *1 16 6 Dominion Fertiliser .. 0 13 3 2 0 0 New Colosseum — 0 Aust. Claes, ord • Anthony Hordern and 2 10 0 11 0 - OIL— Moturoa, ord Taranaki 0 1 10 - mining0 13 6 0 16 0 Boll Hooper o o iii 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 Ditto, fully paid Bell Kilgour •••• 0 1 0 1 74 6 8 8 0 - 0 0 10i 0 2 2*5 Central Shotovcr Consol. Goldfields .... Gillespie’s Beach 0 17 0 2 9 44 10 0 3 5i Mataki ......... 0 2 2 0 2 6 1 4 3 1 4 6 0 2 0 10 6 6 n 9. 9 Nokomai 0 10 11 Waihi Grand Junction 0 4 0 7 2 0 4 7 *Cum. dividend. tEx di ’ldend.

Daleetv and Co. shares 8 17 6 9 0 0 Dalgcty and Co. 4 p.c. dob. stock Goldsbrough, Mort and 90 10 0 94 0 0 Co. 5 p.c. B deb. stock 83 10 0 87 10 0