THE WEEK REVIEWED.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 19, 23 January 1926, Page 6

THE WEEK REVIEWED.

MORE SAXES RECORDED. I MINING SHARES NEGLECTED. j A fair number of transactions were , recorded on 'Change during the past i week. The 4i per cent War Loans, free i of income tax, 1938-39, had several sales!. at £96 5/ and £96 2/6, and the 51 per cent Soldiers' Loan could be placed at £99. A sale was made of N.Z. Loan and i Mercantile Agency ordinary stock at j £90. " j Shares in banking corporations had i good sales during the week. Bank of New South Wales shares were placed at £44 and National Bank of Australia' shares sold at £17 13/6 for ordinary and j £8 15/9 for contributing shares. Bank of j New Zealand shares were transferred at j 56/0 and 56/9. A sale was reported of j Bank of Australasia stock at £14 3/C, l and Union Bank shares could be placed | at £14 19/. ! Staples Brewery shares changed hands j at 40/6, as did also Burns, Philp, Ltd. shares, a slight advance in each case. Taranaki Oil shares had sales since last report at 13/10. N.Z. Breweries (debentures) sold from 25/9 to 25/6, with later transactions at 25/7. Kawarau share 3 eased in price since last report, dropping from sales at 7/6 to 6/10. At the third call yesterday quite a number of lines were placed at 6/10, a penny extra being paid for forward delivery. N.Z. Insurance shares are firm, with sales at 38/4, at which rate more could be placed. South British Insurance changed hands at 54/9, while for Standards 47/6 is offered. Auckland Gas shares had a little business this week at 23/3 for paid issue and 8/7 for contributing. Taupiri Coal were placed at 16/9, and for Waipa Collieries 15/ could be got, but sellers asked 20/. Kempthorne, Prosser Drug were placed at 66/, and Sanford, Ltd., at 19/6. Wilsons Cement are very steady, with sales at 35/6. Sales were made of HuddartParker Steam at 45/6 and Northern Steam at 15/9. Transactions were recorded in Kauri Timber at 32/6 and 32/3, while Milne and Choyce debenture stock changed hands at 24/3, which was a slight advance. Farmers' Auctioneering ordinary shares are wanted at 72/ and A preference at 17/6. Farmers* Fertiliser could be placed at 92/ and North Auckland B preference have steady inquiry at 6/, with no quoted sellers under 9/. BUSINESS DONE.

COMPANY REPORTS. AVANGANUI FREEZING COMPANY. PROPOSED SALE. CBy Telegraph.—Press Association.) " WANGANUI, tliis day. It is reported tUat the Wanganui Sleat Freezing , Company, Ltd., which has been unable to obtain finance to open the works • this season, has agreed to sell them to the New Zealand Refrig-eratingr Company, Ltd., i ■which company owns the other local works.. The sale is subject only to ratification by! the shareholders or the Wang-anul Meat ( Freezing company, and a meeting: on shareholders has been called for Wednes- ; day,.February 3. to approve or otherwise or a sale. In the absence of any rresh financial support from the producers, or of any scheme to permit or the Wanganui company resuming: operation, it is expected the shareholders will confirm the sale. It is understood that payment will be made partly m cash and partly In shares In the; refrigerating company. ;

AT THE n.lu T.M. CALL YESTERDAY— Kawarau 6/10, 6/8 AT THE 10 A.M. CALL TO-DAY— National Bank Australia m.rt.). .fl"/13/6 NationaliBank Australia (eont.). .£8/15/9 Hunk of New Zealand £2/16/6 Auckland Gas (icont.) 8/6 Taranaki Oil 13/3 Kawarau 6/7 BANKS— Sellers. Buyers. Aust. Commerce — ■. 14/0/0 Commercial — .. 1/12/0 National (i/ir./O .. 6/13/0 National of Australia 17/1H/B .. — National Aust. (cont.) 8/15/0 .. — New South Wales... — .. 43/15/0 New Zealand 2/10/0 .. 2/16/6 Union of Australia... 15/2/0 .. 15/0/0 INSURANCE— National 4/0O .. 3/17/6 New Zealand 1 /18/6 .. 1/18/0 South British 2/15/0 .. 2/14/0 Standard — .. 2/7/6 FINANCIAL— Goldsbrough Mort 2/8/0 .. 2/7/0 National Mortgage... 3/lS/li .. —' N.Z. and River Plate — -- 1/1/0 Loan and Mercantile. — .. 80/10/0 Loan and Merc, titrcf.) — .. 77/0/0 COAL— Hikurangl (pref.) :.. fi/0 .. 2/9 Pnkemiro < 2 7/0 .. 2/6/0 Taupirl i./ti .. 16/6 Taupiri (pref.) — .. 1/2/K Waipa ...:.... 10/0 .. 15/0 GAS— , . SS Auckland (old) ...;>.. 1/8/0 .. 1/3/0 Auckland (new) 8/7 .. 8/6 Birkenhead 18/0 .. — Gisborne 32/0 .. — SHIPPING— Devonport Ferry 1/G 0 . - 1/5/0 Huddart, Parker (owl.) 2/5/0 .. 2/5/6 Northern Steam (11.U.) 10'0 .. — Northern Steam (cont.) 7/0 .. — Union Steam (pref.). J/0/3 .. — TIMBER— Rartholomew 1/4/3 .. — Kauri Timber — .. 1/12/0 National 1/2/3 .. — Parker, Lamb 1 /to 0 .. — v Rotoiti 1/2/0 .. — MISCELLANEOUS— Abraham, Williams.. 4.'7/0 .. — Burns, Thllp and Co. 2/1/0 .. 1/19/6 Byerof t, Ltd 1/0/0 .. — C. Li. Innes and Co... \Jl/0 .. — C. L. Innes Co. (pref.) 1/1/0 .. — Dental Supplies 18/0 .. — Donagby's Rope — '.. 1/11/0 Farmers , Auc — .. 8/liJ/U Farmers' Auc. (A pref.l — . . 17/6 Gear Meat, Ltd — .. 1/10/0 Grey and Menzles... 14/0 •• 10/3 ■Henry Jones, Ltd. .. 2/5/6 .. — Hill and Plummer... — .. 1/0/0 Theatre Arcade (pref.) — .. 19/9 Kempthorue, Prosser — .. 3/6/0 Milne, Choyce, Ltd... — .. 1/4/0 Milne, Choyce (pref.) — .. 1V4/0 Milne, Choyce (B pref.) — .. 1/4/0 Milne, Choyce (deb.) — .. 1/4/0 Newton King (pref.). 18/6 .. — N.Z. Breweries 3/0/6 .. 2/19/0 Staples Brewery 2/0/9 .. 2/0/0 Farmers' Fertiliser... 4/15/0 .. 4/12/6 Milk Products — .. i/10/0 N.A. Farmers (B pref.) 9/6 .. 6/0 Northern Boot 19/0 .. — Phlllipps and Impey — .. 1/10/0 Sanford, Ltd 1/0/0 .. — Sanford, Ltd. (pref.) 1/0/3 .. 19/6 Takapuna Trams .... 3O/O .. — Taranaki Oil 13/6 .. 13/0 Tonson Garlick 13/0 .. — Union Oil 2/3/0 .. 2/1/0 "Wiseman and Sons .. 10/0 .. 7/6 Wilsons Cement 1/10/6 .. 1/15/6 MINING— Alburnia 1/9 .. 1/0 * Kawarau (3/8 .. b"/7 Komata Beefs 0/8 .. — ■Majestic 2/0 .. — Moanatalari 1 '0 .. ] /- New Waiotahi ((cont.) 0/7 .. 0/4 Nonpareil 1/0 .. o/8 Nonpareil (cont.) 0/8 .. 0/4J Ohlnemuri Mines 3/S) .. — Waihi 1/4/6 .. 1/3/6 Waihi Grand - Junction 1/3 .. — DEBENTURES— Auck. Gas, 1928, 6J p.c. — .. 101/0/0 City Ack., 1943, 5J p.c. — .. 93/0/0 A tick. Power Board.. — .. 95/0/0 Auck. Hospital Board 99/0/0 .. 96/10/0 N.Z. Breweries 1/5/9 .. 1/5/4 WAK LOANS— Loan, 1930, 4i p.c... — .. 96/15/0 Loan, 1938, 4J p.c 96/10/0 .. 96/0/0 Loan, 1939, 41 p.c... 96/5/0 .. 96/0/0 SoTdiers' Bonds, 1933, 5J — .. 90/10/0 INSCRIBED STOCK— Lean, 1929. 5 p.c. ... — .. 06/15/0 Loan, 1938, 4} p.c... 96/10/0 .. — Loan, 1939, 4i p.c 96/10/0 .. — Soldiers, 1933, 5} p.c. 99/15/0 .. 99/0/0