AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 120, 21 May 1917, Page 2

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

Business was dull on the Exchange to day, but investment stocks held theii prices. National Bank shares had de mand at 108/, and Bank of New Zealanc old issue at 245/, but these prices die not tempt holders. N.Z. Insurance wen inquired for at 156/, and buyers of Tau piri Coal advanced their offers to 12/rj Inquiry was made to-day for N.Z. l)ruj at 50/, and for N.Z. Paper Mills l!)/i was offered. DIVIDENDS. Waihi G.M. Co. (June 1) 1/ Northern S.S. Co. (now) 7% Kauri Timber Co. (interim) p.a. 6 p.c. CALLS. Waihi Extended G.M. Co. (June 8) :id Haurakl Reefs G.M. Co. (June 8) Id Sylvia Reefs (June II) 2d

KACRI TIMBER COMPANY. Advice has been received from the head office of the Kauri Timber Company London. that, subject to audit, the directors titetui to propose the payment of an interim dividend for the past half-year at the rate of b per cent per annum. UNION STEAM SHARES. LONDON. May 11). Quotations: Union Steam Ship, 'buyers 45/, sealers 4./.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.)

Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— New Zealand (old! 248/0 .. 245/0 New Zealand (p.u.i 356/0 _. — National 110/0 .. 10S/0 INSURANCE— New Zealand — .. 156/0 National — .. 54/0 South British 117/G „ 110/0 FINANCIAL— Loan and Mercantile — ..1620/0 N.Z. and River Plate 30,0 .. :i0/6 COAL— Hlaurangi 9/6 .. 8/0 '1'aupirl 13/0 .. 12/8 "Weatport 2l>/0 .. GAS — Auckland (p.n.) 2!>/3 ... 2S/D Auckland teout.) 21/3 .. 2O/0 Birkenhead 20/0 .. Gisborne 1_ 6 .. — SHIPPING— Devonport Kerry 2S 0 .. 27/3 Northern Steam ip.u.)... 15,0 .. 14/tl Union Steaiu ipref.J 21/6 .. 20 :» I nion Sti-am (ord.) 4S 0 „ 47/0 MISCELLANEOUS— L.OB. Timber „ — _, _,-,/o Kalapoi Woollen — 130/0 Bycrofts. Ltd _ l rt () Farmers' Co-op !! 100/0 Farmers' Co-op. tpref.i.. _*T, .. m/0 Auckland Train ipref.i.. - .. ie/a Auckland Tram lord.i.... .10 .. _0/tj Milne and t'boyce ipref.j -- 25/0 New Zealand Urui,- .">_ 6 .. _o/o New Zealand Comcm 12 !» I'd N.Z. Paper Mills 20"« " i_ 3 PbilUpps and Iiupey, I.tU. 21/6 i ao/o Tonson Garlick Co., Lid. 1.") 6 Liuou on _ •' .,., /0 Wiseman and Sons lord.) .. 'Jy/ij Wilson Cement tpref.i... 2,">/9 .. — MINI NO STOCKS— k»™uui 0 4 .. 0" Potir-ln-Hand tcont.) n ■> Golden Belt (p.u.i _• o '" _" Komuta Reels o 4 " 11 •> Rising Sun ' •_• _ "' j' - t Talisman Consolidated .'. 10/0 'to w .'"''l 36,0 / .„, 3 nuiui Grand Junction... 15/3 .. 14/u