TRANSACTIONS ON 'CHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 34, 10 February 1930, Page 4

TRANSACTIONS ON 'CHANGE.

this week opens quietly. STOCKS KEEP UP. Following the comparatively active period of last week, business opened miietlv on the Stock Exchange this morain". There were only three sales, ancl not- one of these was finalised in the room. Notwithstanding the quiet tone, values of last week were maintained, and in the ease of the majority of the banks were improved 011. Australian Commercial was quoted Inivers £1 5/8. sellers £1 7/, wh-ch is an advance of 1/ on Saturdays figure. This is approximately the proportionate increase for the other banks. Gilt-edged stocks continue to be inquired after, and the bidding for debentures is fairly representative. There was a sale of inscribed loan. 1933. 5*4 p.c., reported at £9S. The Noon Call. Business did not brighten up for the noon call, though bidding continued to be fairly representative. Tn the bank section the market is still hardening, with innuirics for most of the stock quoted. New South Wales have buyers nt £-10. with sellers at a pound dearer. Rcll?-s of t>e Union of Australia are asking £12, with buyers 10 less. The insurance market is anpreciating, an-.l whee. a few dnvs ago. th°re a sale of South British at £2 IS O, there are now sellers at £3 0 0. Tn the miscellaneous stock? Australian o!a<s i« being quoted at a higher figure. Some ten days ago £2 wrw being demanded. The rate now is £2 o,'. Interest Rates. The return to the investor on his outlay. based on the latest, dividends, and in the cas" of loans and debentures upon redemption at maturity, works out as follows: — PER CENT PEil ANNUM. £ s. (1. rntnme'cial Bank of Auk. . • '* 0 Colonial Sugnr •" 14 Inscribed loan. 1 0.1. T. p.c. 0 t) O Bank of Australasia 0 0 5 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. DIVIDENDS. Due. Staples Breweries, final. 5 p.c Now Staples Breweries, cash bonus. 2J p.,» Vow I'liion Bank, interim. I'll p.c. p.a. Now British Tobacco (pref.), final, <i£ p.c New Auckland Gas. tinal. S p.c. p.a. . . Now Commercial B;:nU of Australia, interim, ord., 1-", p.c. p.a. : pref., 4 p.c. p.a Now WcUin.'jton Gas. final. 4 p.c Feb. 11 Bank of New South Wales, quarterly. 2J p.c Now New Zealand Insurance, interim, lid a share Feb. 12 Queensland National Bank, quarterly. 2h p.c Feb. 13 Victoria Nynnza Sugar, final for Inst financial year, p.c. and interim for cut—ent year, p.c. Feb. 25 Broken 11 ill South, quarterly. 2/ a share Fob. 20 Electrilvt ! e Zinc, interim, ord. and pref., 12 p.c. p.a Mar. C CALLS. Due. Mo.'inafaiitri. 2/2 paid—2d a share Now Occidental —Id a snare Now