AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 195, 16 August 1918, Page 3

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

LATEST QUOTATIONS. Although no sales were reported on 'Change to-day. several investment Ktock« showed a further advance in the buying rate. Huddart-Parker Steam arc now wanted at 40/, but sellers raised their figure to 41/. Loan and Mercan- j tile Agency were inquired for to-day at' •COO for preference and £S0 for ordi-' nary- Wellinjrton Woollen shares were i wanted at 140/ ex div of 7/ just paid.' while buyers of Kaiapoi Woollen. ordi- ; nary issue, advanced their oilers to 150/. Northern Ivoot shares had de-; maud at 16/G, but no seller quoted, j Colonial Sugar, Australian issue, finned to buyers at £21 18/0, and inquiry was made this morning for lSnnk of New Zea-, land at £12 12/ and £18 for the re-1 gpective issues.

Sellers. Buyers. I BANKS— I Commercial — .. 128/0 New Zealand (old) — .. 2..2/0 New Zealand (p.u.) — .. 360/0 National 124/0 ..119/0, INSURANCE— ! New Zealand 200/0 .. inc.. National — .. iio/6 South British 130/0 .. 12.1/0 Standard - .. 42/0, FINANCIAL— Loan and Mercantile ord.l ..1700/0 Loan and Mercantile (pref) — ..1200/0 N.Z. and River Plate — .. 37/0 COAL— I Hikurangi 10/0 .. 7/6 Northern 9/0 .. 8/0 Taupirl 21/0 .. i_(j Waipu 16 3 .. I.**, 6 "VV'e-tport 31/0 „ — GAS— Auckland (p.n.) 28/1) .. 27/3 : Auckland (cont.l 19/3 .. IS/ii Birkenhead *_ ,(I .. i Gisborne 17 6 .. 16/9 SHIPPING— Devonport Ferry 26 0 ~ 2*5/0 Northern Steam (p.u.) 17/0 .. JyV) Northern Steam (cont.).. — .. 7,3 Union Steam (pref.) - ~ 20/10 Huddart Parker Co 41,0 . "_O/0 P. and O. S.S. Co 7400/0 1!7100/0 , MISCELLANEOUS— 1 Kauri Timber (p.u.) — #- 2S/0 I Parker, Lamb — ' 515/0' Wellington Woollen (ex div) — ."' i4 ( ',/ 0 i Kaiapoi Woollen (0r;!.)... — " ivi'.-o, 1 P.ycrofts. Ltd — " ."I.J, Farmers' Co-op. ( 0rd.1.... — "" jJ.7/6 Farmers* Co-op. (pref.)... -- [[ j fl 'g Consolidated Dental — _ % ...«, Auckland Trams (pref.).. — "' 15/0 Auckland Trams (ord.).. 20-0 ." i<>/o Colonial Sugar (Ans.) - - " 47c; > i Milne and Choyce ipref.i -_ " 07 o I Milne and Choyce (ord.).. — "" -7/0} Northern Boot ._ " Zy.l New Zealand Paper Mills. 233 " <_« ' Sharland and Co __ "" SS*/A ' Tonson Garllck Co 11/0 " f_ | Union Oil _ " <>s ,- 1 Wiseman and Sons (pref.) " .i, n ! Wiseman ami Sous (ord.) \[ MINING STOCKS— I Waiotahi t/8 .. 0/10 New- Zealand Crown 0/11 o/7 Rising Sun ,->, O *' ,/,~ Talisman Consolidated a/0 a /ln Walhl 41/3 ii 40/6 Waihi Grand Junction.... 14/2 mm 13 .1 DIVIDENDS. N.Z. Insurance—lnterim of ■»/ petshare xug. 14 C A . L S, J Sylvia X-oefs. 2d August ■ SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. : (B_ TelegTaph—Press Association.) , WELLINGTON, this day. j ! P.eported Sales.—New Zealand Re- ' i frigerating Co.. £2 2/: Auckland Gas. paid 27 6- J " II