THE WEEK REVIEWED.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 170, 19 July 1924, Page 8

THE WEEK REVIEWED.

I BUSINESS CONTINUES QUIET. .' PRICES WELL MAINTAINED. J. rices _* € - re off ererl this week Xor several lines of investment stocks on Change, but there was no increase in the IE-JftS. recorded That money is availf£. * 2 i? 00 _l """estment is however demon!2SS a «? r tte fact tuat TCithin forty-eight Ihour-, the sum ot £30,000 was subscribed privately for preference shares in a bi" business, where it was not deemed advis" apie to invite applications publicly The statement of Mr. W. Perry, president" of the 'N.Z. Council of Agriculture, that the past , been a record one as fnr as the n°._ al „- ralue3 .«*»«» Zealand farm produce S» e t»n° n ?i r ? le , d - is re-assuring. As Mr. Percy stated, To have exported £30.000,000 worth ' 3 , _ a - BT ? achievement, but this has hcen ! iSSSff 3 - by h «-h vnlneS rather 4an by'an increase in quantity with the one notable exception, that of dairy produce" It was I 2S__?„ S .- tatetl /another such Mar 8 J-ShJS^P 11 * many -? farmer into a sound position again. With that large sum of nioney coming into the country, money should not be tight. All the saSTe, as fa? • SfJi. ?« ess ou 'Change is concerned, the . disposition of investors appears to be in £££_? °£ bDylns _ bank - a insurance snares ! n? BLi than . 1 ? dnstrial ventures. Buyers I °H Bank , __>'. New South Wales shares advanced their offers to £40 15/ this week but no seller was disclosed. Union Baiks are wanted at £15 2/6, as against: *_JT6/ a week ago, and Bank of New Zealand's NSs*_?_Srr? the /ise noted at list review | being stiß wanted at £2 15/3, but Sere under that fi ?°re- Bank wanted -til^r/o 3 E& 6 fi . rmer ' being * >, il3 c '°> wh -ile inquiry was j made for Commercials at 27/9 i -.i nßn s ai i ce com Pany shares 'are all in request at recent rates. Standards firmed at 8 72fa t s&(' Ue are warded at _,,'-i a - and New Zealands at 20/O i f % South British 41/ is still offered: ■■ io£ 6 ™ 3 ., declared a dividend of ' 27/6 , sha _ es are wan ted at ' and 29/ _ the i Ventures sold at 21/9 I Sew-™' A^ ale of shares in Manning's I ttTwllk A VaS aISO re P° rt ed during I l, JF 1 " 3 " 6 Was - less inquiry for shares in timK^,rL°^ pa r les , tWs w eek. and sales of 1«. Lp,° k « P - laCe a f 2S/9 - Tnu Piri Coal are nrmer this week, with sales -(• in/ Several transactions took place in Aucl(: 2S.M, a Pc," 3 ?; iess. P. and O. Deferred stock eased £5 this week in ■ thel sell in S figure and buyers offer £20S. Huddart Par? 1 tSion e _?en^ mcd r t0 buyers at 43/T and for '• n«_?_fl Ste T arn preference issue 20/ is now Miffs at 2_ , ?.r 11 3;-, set $ for K - Z - Papa £, tt - J « ) ' while up to 30/3 was offered for Union OU und Candle shares ae__and S n? d 0 not meet •"•"b- much comand at the present time. A sale of 2-rS 1 snares took place at 29/, and yesterday afternoon an extra sixpence was paid, more being wanted at the a_.va_.__ are in request scribed 100-_!i rat >, eS " n ?. 5i P er cen t InS D - M 192.-41 changed hands at £9S 5/ X/ i. » ST _ 2 ( C ' For Soldiers' Loan £101 j 6/ is offered, but seUers ask £2 premium.