BADE AND FINANCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 183, 2 August 1923, Page 6

BADE AND FINANCE.

" ' I WJCKLAND SHAREWIARKET. BUSINESS DONE. 1 .' f THE 3.15 p.jl. CALL lESTEKDAT— d Walhl £1/5/3 Soldiers- Loan, 5J p.c (£lO2/3.0) ' ( National Timber (17 0)11 National Insurance £4 0/1) AncSland Gas £1,6/3 [ ( ■Wilsons Cement fl/8/0 jT THE 10 A.M. CALL TO-γ AY— I Bank of New Zealand (Rlcbts)..£l/10/3 ( V THE NOON CALL TO-DAY— J Bank of New Zealand (£3/1/0) 1 National Insurance ..U4/0/0) ]

MAKKET CHANGES.

Soldiers' Loan —Sales £102/5/0, up 5/0. ■■ Blrkenhead Gas (pref.)—Sales £1/4/0, down VO. Wellington Woollen (bom lesnes)— Bayers £9/3/0, up 1/0. . City of Auckland, 5 p.c—Buyers £101/0/0, up £1/0/0.ATTSTRAUAN MARKETS. ' Australia at the present moment. Sir Mark Sheldon said at toe annual meeting of the Australian Bank of Commerce, stands In V need of further markets for her exports. J ' Tbla subject Iβ iwell before the public at the present moment; and undoubtedly there are great difficulties owing to keen competition, and in some cases the lower-costs of proauction obtainable in other countries. A careful study of the position showed the Importance of giving careful thought in every iway to the development of trade j Within the Empire, as undoubtedly the greatest opportunities for development of our export trade in its various branches are contained in the Empire, which offers the safest ami surest market. But the -best market any country could obtain, and one •which it should develop first of all, is the borne, or domestic, market; and Australia has a chance in this direction superior to that of any other country at the present time. She could increase her borne markets by increased population; and there is no <loubt that anyone giving thought to this •ttbject must realise that-the one great outstanding requirement in the development *nfi prosperity of the Commonwealth, is plpulation ; and, more population. j J LONDON SHARE QUOTATIONS. ! (Received 3 p.m.) L.ONDON, July 31. London share quotations are:—Bank of New South Wales, £30 ; Union Bank £14 ;fi/, ex div.: National Bank of New Zealand, £6 12/6; Bank of New Zealand, ex tights, 50/; New Zealand War Debentures £76 16/ ; do., ordinary, £78 ; Walhl, ii/A— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) HIHIK6 HEWS. HATJBAKI REEFS. Mr. M. H. Wynyard presided at the annual meeting of shareholders In the Hauraki Beefs Gold Mining Company. The report of the directors stated that negotiations had been entered into for granting an option over the property. The shareholders passed a resolution empowering the directors to proceed with the negotiations. Mr. J. W. Bailey was re-elected a director, and Mr. G. O'Halloran was reappolnted auditor. AIOAXAT.IIA-81. The manager reports that during the > week the crosscut was advanced 22ft, total Xrom main tunnel 1113 ft, with no change in the country rock. The surveyors finished • their work underground on the 23th, and -It , will be a day or two before It is completed 'tad plotted. NONPAKEIL. The manager reports that the drive on the Waiotaha Cambria reef has been extended a distance of 17 feet. The quartz penetrated is most promising in appearance, carrying zinc blend, copper pyrites, ajnmle mbiUjt iwclitu

JINKS— Sellers. Enyers i National 6/10/0 .. — ! New South Wales — .. 43/0/0 New Zealand 3/1 3 .. a/o/6 ! New Zealand (Rialits) 1/10/8 .. 1/10/3 talon of Australia .. 11/12/G „ — ' JJBURANCE— National 4/0/0 M 4/0/0 ; New Zealand i/n 8 ., l/lfi-e | Bouth British • 2/1/S .. lAO/e Standard .. 1/19,0 „ — JtNANCIAL— GoWsbrongh Mort. .. — .. 2/6/0 National Mortgage... — .. 4/3/0! N.Z. and River Plate l/2/o .. 1/2/0; Loan and Mercantile. 80/0'0 ., — poun and Merc, (pref.) — .. 77/0/0 >0AL— HlkurangJ (ord.) .... 1.V6 .. — Blknrangl (pref.) ... 10 0 .. — ffauplrl 1/0/3 .. 19/0 i Tanplrl (pref.) — — 1/3/6 ; Walpa - .. WO Westport _ - « 2/0/0 ■IAS— (oia) , l/e/3 .. in/Q plrkenbead — ■• 1'/° Blrkenhead (pref.) 1/4/0 .. — SHIPPING— Devonport- Ferry .... 1/6/8 .. 1/6/0 (Howard Smith, Ltd. — .. 2 / 13 /° Hnddart, Parker (ord.) 2/3/0 .. 2/4/e Northern Steam (p.n.l 15 8 .. IB '1 Northern Steam (cont.) 7,U .. 7/0 fjnion Steam (pref.).. — .. 1/0/3 tIMBER— „„ Bartholomew VQ/3 .. 1-/6 Kanrl Timber l/S/6 ... — Paiker, Lamb — -• I/ 9 / 0 Kfllapol (ord.) 1/3/6 .. — Kalapol (10/) 12/0 ». — Kalapoi (pref.) 1/1/9 .. — Wellington — •• 9^° Wellington (pref.) ... — •• » /3 /° MISCELLANEOUS— Abraham, WI1. (preT.) 4/13/0 .. — Colonial Snsar — — 45/10/0 Dental Supplies — ■• l^ ponaghy's Rope .... — • • 1/13/0 Adc — • - 2/13/0 Farmers' Anc. A (pref.) 19/0 -. —■ GTey and Menzles (ord.) — .. 8/0 Hill and Plummer... — — ,V-'« Theatre Arcade (ord.) — .. lAJ'O Theatre Arcade (pref.) 1/0/3 ». 18/6 Kempthorne, Prosser 3/5/8 .. — Merediths, Ltd 10/0 .. — :tfllne, Cnoyce (ord.) — .. V*/O MUne, Choyce (deb.) — .. 1/4/0 National Pictures 1/0/G .. — Newton King, Ltd... 19/0 _ — MM. Express 16/6 M — : Home Bonders.. — .. 13/0 N.Z. Milk Prodncts.. 1/6/0 .. — •N.Z. Kefrlg. (;ont).. 13/3 .. 12/B SMC Farmers , (A pref.) — -. W/0 N.A. Farmers (B pref.) — .. </« . Northern Boot — •• V%* Pbfflipps and Impey —. - J/J/J Bbarlond and Co. — ••« 1/1/9 B. B. Maxwell 1/4/0 .. — •Takapuna Trams .... 1/0/3 .. ~ Thames Theatre .... — .. «/» Tonson GarUck , W/e .. lo/0 Vnlon Oil 1 1/15/0 .. 1/12/6 -Wilsons Cement .... 1/8/3 .. 1/7/9 Breweries, Ltd l/l/o .. — , IIINING STOCKS- , Moanatalarl 2/7 .. 2/4 New Walotanl 0/9 ~ 0/b ■Walhl 1/3/6 .. 1/5/° : Walhl Grand Junction 7/0 ., 6/7 ' DEBENTURES AND BOOTS— Auck. Gas, 1932, 5 p.c. — ..02/10/0 Auck. H.B;, 4J p.c 88/0/0 .. — Auck. H.B., 5 p.c... 97/0/0 .. — City Aock., 1943. 5J — .. 101/0/0 . City Auck., 4J p.c... 92/10/0 .. — Deronport Loan 105/10/0 .. — N.Z. War, 1930, 4} n.c. — .. 96/0/0 N.Z. War, 1938, 4i p.c. 97/0/0 ..98/12/6 N.Z. War, 1930, 4J p.c. — 96/10/0 N.Z. War, 1941, 4J p.c. — .. 85/15/0 N.Z. War, 1927, 0 p.e. 98/15/0 .. 93/5/(1 Sol. Bonds. 1933, 5J p.c. — .. 102/0/0 N.Z. Ins., 1927,5 p.c. — .. 98/0/0 N.Z. Ins., 1938, 4* p.c. 97/0/0 .. 96/10/0 N.Z. Ins., 1039, 4} p.c 97/0/0 .. 96/1U/0 . Sot Ins., 1933, 5J p.e. — .. 102/0/0 Glsborne Sheep — ..101/10/0 •Macfey, Logan — . .101/10/0 Bycroffs, Ltd — .. 98/0/0 N.Z. Farmers (Cant.) 98/0/0 .. — Milne and Choyce .. — .. 97/0/0 Farmers' Trading ... — .. 06/0/0 Mt. Eden Loan — .. 104/0/0 I