AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 117, 17 May 1917, Page 6

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

Sales of South British Insurance share.? were reported to-day on the Exchange at 116/0, and buyers offered 1/ under that figure at the noon call. Buyers of New Zealand Ins_ranee offered 157/6, an advance upon yesterday's rate, improved prices were also offered for Union Bank shares, the quotation this morning being 53J. but no seller quoted. Union Steam ordinary issue firmed slightly, being sold at 47/3, and ther were further buyers at threepence under thait figure. Other stocks showed little change on the position as reported yesterday.

BUSINESS DONE. AT THE 3.13 P.M. CALL YESTERDAY. Union Steam (ord.) (47/) Auckland Gas (p.u.) 29/ AT THE NOON CALL TO-DAY. South British Insurance (116/6) Auckland Gas (p.u.) (291 .Union Steam (ord.i 47/3

DIVIDEND. Waihi CM. Co. (June 1) 1/ C_X._S. Waihi Extended ___. Co. (June S) 3d

WAIHI GRANT) JUNCTION. The following cablegram has been sent to the head office in London, May 15, 1917:—"We are crushing 406 tons per 24 hours; the extraction is £1 17/ per ton. Mo. 8 level, lode cut at 110 feet in poubh-east crosscut: North-west branch reef has been advanced to 210 feet; the average value for a width of 4ft. Gin. is 3/2; both walls are exposed. Empire footwall lode east drive has been advanced to 244 feet. The average value for a width of 4 feet 9 inches is £2 3/7. The south wall is exposed. Breaking out this lode from 22 feet ea_t to S4 feet east, the average ■value for a width of 12 feet is £3 11/2. Both walls are exposed. West drive: Breaking out from 80 feet west to 10.3 feet west the average value for a width of 17 feet is £2. Both walls are exposed. Main south-east crosscut has been advanced to 482 feet. No. 7 level Royal lode: No. 8a winze has been sunk to a depth of (11 feet. The average value for a width of 4ft. 3in. is £1 11/11. The eou—l wall is exposed."

BANKS— Sellers. Buyers. New Zealand (old! 248/0 .. 243/6 New Zealand (p.u.) 307'0 .. — National 110/0 .. 107/0 Union — ..1070/0 INSURANCE— New Zealand 157/0 .. 156/0 National 06/0 .. 54/0 South British 118/0 .. 115/6 FINANCIAL— Loan and Mercantile — ..1620^0 N.Z. and River Plate 38/6 .. 36/6 COAL— Hikurangi JO/0 .. 8/0 Taupiri 13/0 .. — Westport 29/0 .. — GAS— Auckland (p.u.) 20/6 .. 28/9 Auckland (cont.) 21/0 .. 20/9 Birkenhead 20/0 .. — Gisborne 18/8 .. — SHIH-l'ING— Devonport Ferry 2S/6 .. 27/3 Northern Steam ip.u.i.. 15/4 .'. 15/0 Northern Steam (cont.).. 7/3 .. Union Steam (pref.) — .. 20/9 Union Steam (ord.) 47,-3 .. 47/0 MISCELLANEOUS— L.O'B. Timber — .. 25/0 Kaiapoi Woollen — .. 130/0 Bycrofts, Ltd — .. 16-0 Farmers' Co-op 107/6 '.'. 100/y Auckand Tram (pref.)... — .. 16/6 Auckland Tram lord.)... 21/0 .. 20/6 Milne and Choyce (pref.) — .. 35/0 New Zealand Drug B2/6 ,. — New Zealand Cement 13/0 .. N.Z. Paper Mills 20/6 .. 19/3 Philllpps and Impey, Ltd. 21/6 .. 20/0 TV—ison Garllck Co., Ltd. 15/6 ','. —- Union Oil _ ,. 22/o Wiseman and Sons (ord.) — .. 20/0 Wilson Cement (pref.).. 25/9 .. 24/9 N.Z. War Loan 2000/0 ..1985/0 MINING— Kuranul 0/4 .. 0/2 Occidental 0/8 .. 0/3 Four-in-Hand (cout.) .... — .. o/l Golden Belt (p.u.) 2/0 .. 1/4 Koinata Reefs 0,4 .', 0'2 Rising Sun 2'0 .'.' 1/7 Talisman Consolidated.. 9/6 ' g/o Waiht 36/0 .. 35/6 Waihi Grand Junction.. 15/6 .. 14/6