TRADE AND FINANCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 295, 13 December 1922, Page 6

TRADE AND FINANCE.

AUCKLAND SHAREMARKET.

BUSINESS DONE. I AT THE 3.15 P.M. CALL YESTERDAY--;! Bank of New Zealand £2/16 0 , Taupiri Coal 18'i Waihi Grand Junction 1".10| ( AT THE 10 A.M. CALL TO-DAY— j ' Waihi 1 in '; |. Waihi Grand Junction 1" V AT THE NOON CALL TO-DAY- J Kauri Timber il ." n Moanatalari '•* •, Waihi Grand Junction (l(i/7i. 10 b Walhl (forwardl (£l/14 61. £1 14 3 BANKS Sellers. Buyers: Commercial 1/13 6 .. 112 3 National 6/11.0 .. 6 0 b New South Wales -. ■-> "'" I New Zealand ■ ■ - lh *J P. and 0 - •• "1" "| Union of Australia... 13100 .. — INSURANCE— National 3'l3'fl .. - New Zealand 186 .. 18/.. South British 1/16 0 .. 1 1;] 3 Standard — • • 1 1- 'j FINANCIAL— Goldsbrough Mort 2/2.0 .. 2,10 N.Z. and River Tlnte 1/2.0 .. 10 6; Loan and Mercantile. SO/O'O .. i.i/0-o Loan and Merc, (pref.) — .. 71/0/0 COAL— .„„. Hikurangi ford.l 16/0 .. 12/6 Hikurangi (pref.) — -- ]i'-\ Taupiri ISO .. li.i Tauplrl (pref.) — •• 12/fi Walpa 17/3 .. 16/0 Weetport — •• I'l3, (■ Westport Stockton... 6,0 .. — Auckland (old I 1 .'5/0 .. I' 4"9 Auckland (new) — .. 1 3/li Gisborne 15 0 .. — SHIPPING— Devonport Ferry 14 6 .. — Huddart Parker lord.) 2/12/9 .. '-/}-<;• Northern Steam (p.u.) 13/9 .- 13 •• Northern Steam (cont.) 66 .. — P. and O. Deferred.. 333/0/0 .. 320/0/0 Union Steam (pref.). — .. 19/0 TIMBER- ,„,„ Bartholomew 1/0/0 .. 16'n Kauri Timber - •• 1 /fi ' r ' L.OB — .- 1/17/0 WOOLLEN— Kaiapol ford.) — -. 1/3/" Kaiapol (10/) 12/9 .. 12.0 MISCELLANEOUS— Abraham, WII. (pref) — .. 4,2/0 Auckland Trams....'. 1/1/6 .. I'M Auckland Trams (pref.) 19/3 .. 18/9 Colonial Sugar (Aus.) — .- 34/10/0 Colonial Sugar (Fiji) — •- 10/o'o Farmers' Auc 3/18/0 .. — Farmers' Auc. A (pref.) — .. 17/-' Farmers'Auc. (B (pref.) — •- 13 B Gear Meat. Ltd — -- l/16'O Grey and Menzles (ord) 10/6 .. 7/6 Merediths. Ltd — •• 8 0 Milne, Chovce (ord.) 1/4/6 .. 1/3 0 Milne, Choyce (deb.) 1/4/3 .. 1/3/0 National Pictures 16/6 .. 14/9 Newton King. Ltd... 17/9 .. 14 9 N.Z. Express 16/G .. — N.Z. Home Builders.. 15/0 .. 13/0 N.Z. Paper Mills — .. 1/1/6 N.Z. Refrlg. (cont.).. 14/6 .. 13/10 N.A. Fanners S/0 .. — N.A. Farmers (B pref.) — .. 6/6 Northern Boot — -• 1/1/0 Parenga OiP 8 G .. — Parenga Oil (cont.).. 4/0 .. 3/0 Phillipps and Impey.. — .- 1,15/0 Sharland and Co. ... .— .. 1/1/0 Takapuna Trams — .- 13/0 Thames Theatre — . - 15. 6 Tonson Garllck: - .. 10/0 Union Oil — .. 1/8/6 Wiseman a'tad Sons.. 14/0 .. — Wilsons. Cement 1/1 ''9 -. 1/1/0 Milk Products . . — .. 1/1/0 MIXING STOCKS— Moanataiart 3/5 .. 3/o Waihi "(ex div.) 1/13/9 .. 1/13/3 Waihi - Grand Junction 10/6 .. 10/3 Mount Lyell 1/1/9 .. — DEBENTURES AND BONDS— Auck. Gas. 1928, 6* p.c. — .. 102/0/0 At. Har. Boird. 6 p.c. 103/3/0 .. —

City Auck., 1940, 5$ p.c. — .. 94/10 '0 N.Z. War. 1930, 4$ p.c. — .. 96/0/0 N.Z. War, 1938. 4$ p.c. 96/15/0 .. 96/7/6 X.Z. War, 1939, 4* p.c. — .. 96/5/o X.Z. War,) 1927,5 p.c. — .. 96/0/n Sol. Loan, 1933, 51 p.c. — .. 99A7/0 N.Z. Ins., 1927, 5 p.c. 56/10/0 .. 96/0/0 N.Z. Ins.. 1929, 5 p.c 96/0/0 .. — N.Z. Ins., 1938, 4} p.c. — .. 96/5/0 N.Z. Ins., 1939, 44 p.c. ',— .. 96/5 0 Sol. Loan, 1933, 5} p.c. 100/0/0 .. 99/10/O Mackv. Logan — .. 99/0/O Booth-Macdonald — .. 98/0 10 Mount Eden Loan 106/0/0 .. — MARKET CHANGES. Waihi Grand Junction —Sales 10/6, down 3d. Bank of New Zealand—£2/16/6, up 3d. Tanpiri 18/, up 6d. Hikurangi Coal (pref.)—Buyers 13/3, up 3d. Moanatalari —Sales 3/3, down 3d. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. ■(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) 1 WELLINGTON, this day. Sales reported: Bank of Xew Zealand, f2/16/9; National Mortgage, £3/13/0. Snle on 'Change: Waihi Grand Junction. 10/8. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Sale reported: Mason Strutbers (£1 paid), £1/5/0. DUNEDIN, this day. Sales on 'Change: Mt. LyeU, £1/1/2; National Electric, 19/. Sales reported: N.Z. Refrigerating (cont.), 14/ Is. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. t ; (Received 11 a.m) LONDON, December 12. On the London Stock Exchange to-tlav Waihi shares were wanted at 35/, and were offered at 36/3. —(A. and N.Z. Cable.) LONDON PRODUCE MARKETS. HIGH COMMISSIONERS CABLE. (B T Telegraph^—Special to " Star.™) WELLINGTON", this day. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram. dated Oth Instant, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London: — Meat. —Trade very quiet at about quotation already given. Chilled beef id per lb dearer. Butter.—-Market slightly steadier. Small business in -Danish. Nominal quotations .Zealand (salted): Oth December. 170/ to 176/ per cwt (V«J to 1,/ttj per I'm: 2nd December, 188/ to 1921/ per cwt (1 "Si to 1/8| per lb): 25th Xovember 202/ to 208 per cwt (1/9J to 1/10} per lb). Uusaltel: 9th December. 180/ per cwt 11,11 per lb): 2nd December, 196/ to 200/ per cwt (1/9 to 1/9$ per lb); 23th Xovember. 213/ to 21S' per cwt (1/10} to 1/11} per lb). Butter ex Corinthic Is how on the , market. Cheese.—Market firm. Xew Zealand: Oth December, coloured. 123/ to 124/ per cwt (1/1 to 1/1} per lb); white. 122./ to 124, per cwt tl/1 to I'll per lb). Estimated stocks of cheese in London. Liverpool and Bristol on Ist December: Canadian. 84.600 crates: Xew Zealand and Australian. 2140 crates: against 225,400 and 22,300 crates respectively for the same time last year.

Hrtnp.—Manila market strong and advancing: good business has been done. "G" grade ln dock sold at £3r> 10' per ton. "J" grade £34; January-March shipments up to £33 13. New Zealand market steady and small business dolna. High-points sold up to £32 5/ per ton. December-February shipment: good-Talr reported sold at fit! 10': Tair £30. Wool.—Sales continue well attenled. with brislt competition. Crossbred firm at last rates quoted. Good merino nliout 10 per cent down, inferior 15 per cent below last closing rates. Eggs.—Market continues weak as a result «f heavy arrivals. Irish. Australian. Danish, Dutch. English, 2.1' to ?,2'; Argentine. American. Lithuanian Canadian. Italian. South African. 16/ Uo 22/- E~viitlan, Polish. 12. 'i to 15/0. WHEAT MARKET. LONDON. December 11. 'y* o "* »™ 1"" "i»i are occasion- «£.. <1 " lr » r ., <»«dn« to an American udvanie. Parcels have firmed ai (Id to ltd M«y* ua! .—l.A, mid N.Z. Cubic.) ?HH'MKXT<S FROM TAI'RANGA. »b'Puients from Tauranmi m ml frlti?™- *»*« at ZmS. <**>" trait m/W' » a *" ■=»*«» of U'in.-ns mc •acta 4T_Z.%feS ?L fi .l2? » n<l .Sir, Vg "•«*.«« l«l,280ft of timber.