WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 208, 3 August 1937, Page 4

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY’S BUSINESS AND PRICES. Markets reopened quietly yesterday on the Wellington Stock Exchange, and the turnover recorded was of no great volume. Prices were generally steady at about last •week’s rates. Government loans were on the firm side, but quoted offers failed to stimulate sellers’ interest. Bank shares remained dull, investors showing little in* terest. New South Wales sold 2s 6d up at £34 17s 6d. New Zealand were steady at 445, sellers 44a 9d. There were unanswered buyers of National of New Zealand at 59s 6d, a.nd of Commercial of Australia at 18s. Gear Meat issues were firmer on business at 17s 9d. Brewery issues were quietly steady at about lato rates. Australian Glass were wanted at 93s 6d. sellers asking Is better. Broken Hill Proprietary eased on sales from 83s to 82s 3d, six parcels selling later at 82s 6d. Other industrial and trading issues were very quiet. Mount 1/yell firmed on sales from 43s to 43s 3d, and Broken Jlill South went up to 49s l^d. YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS.

The latest buying and selling quotations recorded yesterday on tho Wellington Stock Exchango wore as follow: — Buyers. Seller*. N.Z. GOVT. LOANS— £ s. d. £ s. d. 3 p.o. Inscr. Stock, 7-1939-41 97 15 0

YESTERDAY'S SALES. Wellington.—Bank of N.S.W., £34 17s 6rl; N.Z. Guarantee Gorpn., ss; Gear Meat, 17s 9d : British Tobacco. £2 9s 9d ; Broken Hill Ply.. ‘£4 3s, £4 3s, (2) £4 2s 3d. (6) £4 2s 6d; Wilson’s Cement, *£l; Moturoa Oil, ord., 3s Id; Mount Lyoll. £2 3s, (2) £2 3s 3d ; Mount. Morgan, *lls 9d: Broken Ilill South, £2 9s lid. *Late sale Saturday. Auckland.—Bank of N.Z. (2). £2 4s 6d; South British Ins. (2), £4 18s 6d; Dominion Investment. 18s 3d ; Auckland Gas, £1 Is 9d; Northern Stenm, odd lot. 3s lOd; Levland O'Brien, 18s 6d; Dominion Breweries, cum rights, £2 ss; Broken 1 Till Ply., £4 2s 9d, (3) £4 2s 6d ; Sanford, I,td„ 6s; Wilson's Cement, £1 ; Mount Morgan, 12=. Christchurch.—Comm. Bank Aust., 18s Id; Auckland Gas. £1 Is lOd : N-Z. Breweries. conlr.. £1 14s 7d; British Tobacco. £2 9s 7d. £2 9s 6d. £2 9s 7d ; Mount Lyoll (4), £2 3s; Mount Morgan (8), 11? lid. 12s. (9) 12s Id. Sides reported: Inscr. Stork, 34 p.e., 15-3-39-43, £lo3s, 34 p.c.. 1938-52, £lO3 2? 6d; Auckland Gas, £1 Is 9d; Colonial Sugar, £47 10?; British Tobacco, £2 9s 9d; Mount Morgan, 12s, (2) 12s Id. Dunedin.—Colonial . Sugar, £47 12s 6d; NZ Farmers’ Fertiliser. £1 Is 9d; Taranaki' Oil, 4s lOd; Mount Morgan, 11s lid, (3) 12s.

3i p.c. ditto, 3-1939-43 102 7 6 Ditto, 9-1939-43 102 7 6 Ditto, 3-1941-43 102 10 0 — Ditto, 9-1941-43 102 10 0 — Ditto, 11-1938-52 103 0 0 Ditto, 11-1941-52 103 5 0 __ Ditto. 1-1953-57 98 0 0 99 0 0 32 p.c. ditto, 11-1938-41 101 0 0 -- 4 p.c. ditto, 3-1940-43102 5 0 — Ditto, 2-1943-46 104 10 0 — Ditto, 4-1946-49 104 10 0 31 p.c. Bonds, 15-1-1953-55 98 0 0 33 p.c. ditto, 16-11-1938-41 101 0 0 5 p.c. Rural Bonds. - 15-9-1947 102 5 0 — DEBENTURES— Wgtn. City, 41 p.c., 1-2-57 103 0 0 — Amalg. Brick, Wgtn. 93 10 0 0 Grand Central Bldgs. — Gisborne Sheepfanners, 60 0 p.c., 31-8-41 101 10 0 BANKS— 12 10 . Comrcl. of Aust., ord. *0 18 0 — 0 Kncr.% Scot, and Aust. „ 5 19 0 National of N.Z 2 19 6 New South Wales ... — *35 5 New Zealand 2 4 0 2 4 Ditto, D long term ... — Union of Aust FINANCIAL— Abraham and Williams, prof 4 10 0 Ditto, ord 2 17 6 Fanners’ Co-op. Auct. +4 12 6 Goldsbrougn, Morfc ... 1 15 CJ 1 15 11 N.Z. Guarantee Corp. 0 4 11 u o N.Z. Invest., Morfc. and 0 10 Deposit gas- », Auckland I 1 6 l l 9 Gisborne 71 . Wellington, ord tj b 0 1 16 3 -» Fcilding INSURANCE— 0 18 National of N.Z , n New Zealand 3 b 0 South British 4 1/ b MEAT PRESERVINGCanterbury 9 13 u Gear Meat 0 5 N.Z. Refrig.. 10s paid 0 9 3 0 9 9 Wellington Meat Exp. 0 5 0 ' TRANSPORT— 1 18 Huddart, Parker — Ditto, pref 1 J Union Steam, prrf. ... 1 o 3 1 7 4P. and O. dcf. stock 2 0b Kclburn Tram., pref. 1 1 U — WOOLLEN— n 0 19 Oamaru 0 18 U 3 Prestige (N.Z.), prof. 1 4 0 18 Wellington, ord -- 5 19 6 Ditto, pref 5 18 0 TIMBERKauri 1 2 U 1 3 0 10 3 3 0 5 0 Tatipo Totara, ord. .. — Ditto, pref 0 8 0 19 6 9 Ddto. Its pd., pref. ... — 0 15 BREWERIES— Dominion 2 5 0 2 «j N.Z. Breweries 2 10 0 2 11 0 Staples and Co. 2 10 0 2 15 Tooth and Co Tui ' 2 14 6 — MISCELLANEOUS— 0 19 Anthonv Hordern — , 4 14 6 British Tobacco 2 9 6 2 10 0 Broken Hill Pty 4 2 3 4 2 Burns, Fhilp anf 1 G °. — Claude Neon Lignts (N.Z.! ~ n 1 10 0 Claude Noon (Sydney) 2 12 0 Colonial Sugar 47 5 0 47 15 Con. Brick and Pipe — 0 9 Dsnhard, ord 0 l 0 0 12 6 Ditto, pref } ? ' Dominion Fertiliser ... 1 4 6 D.I.C., pref Dunlop Pcrdriau 1 3 Electrolytic Zinc, ord. — Ditto, pref *2 17 ‘2 18 1 0 3 General Industries ... ' G. ,T. Coles Maeduffs, prof t5 1 1 6 0 14 3 15 0 17 0 National Electric N.Z. Drug - — 9 6 Sharland and Co., ord. 0 13 10 Shillings, Ltd. ■ . ' Wilsons N.Z.. Cement 0 19 10 0 19 0 13 1 0 0 0 2 Woolworths N.Z.. ord. 5 5 0 0 Ditto, rights Woohvorths Ltd., 2nd prof 1 ,3 0 Victoria Laundry 0 la 9 1 1 0 MININGG Martha 0 1 71 Okarito ", “ Waihi Investments ... 0 14 u 0 12 6 Broken Hill South ... Mount Lyell 2 3 3 Mount Morgan 9 1 *2 9 2 3 0 12 4 4 4 6 Placer Development . — OVERSEAS LISTINGS— • 0 18 Woohvorths Holdings 0 1/ o *Cum dividend. tEx dividend.