ON 'CHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXII, Issue 258, 31 October 1931, Page 4

ON 'CHANGE.

FLUCTUATIONS IN SHARES.

QUIETER THIS MORNING.

MOST VALUES HOLD

Saturday morning is usually quiet on the :ocal Stock Exchange, and to-day was ho ,'Xception- Of the three sales recorded at -he morning call one had been made late yesterday. In the fresh bidding the activity of the last few days was lacking, but recent price gains were mostly held, and there were not many changes from yesterday's quotations. In the banking .section Commercials eased slightly, with idlers at 16/ and buyers back to io/b. Australasias, on the other hand, moved up, with buyers at £8 15/. The insurance section was strong, and buyers for South British raised their imits to £2 11/6, whereupon holders aioved up to £2 15/. Nationals were asked tor at 12/, and Standards at £2. In the woollen section both Mosgxels and Wellingtons were wanted. _ £5 5/ was offered for Mosgiels. The scrip is £5 paid to £4, and the usual 10 per cent dividend las just been announced. In Government stocks , A Y as offered for the tax frees, and £99 5/ for ;he sft (1937).

SALES COMPLETED. Last 8«l». •T THE 3.15 P.M. CALL YMYIRDAY—Bank Australasia £8 10 0 •• £8 15 0 Commercial Bank . flls j of Australia... 016 1 „ 016 1 015 11 ~ 016 0 Bank New Zealand 2 8 3 „ 2 8 o Union Bank 830 .. f - £ N.Z. Insurance .. 2 0 o q* X X Auckland Gas ... 1 3 3 .. 1 * £ Colonial Sugar .. 34 12 6 .. 34 1. 6 Golden Dawn 0 7 6 .. 0 5 114 Waihi 016 3 .. oio - Govt Stock, 1938, S7 0 0 4i Ti c.. Ins 96 10 0 *. v v Mt. Eden, 1963, 5J 98 0 0 M 100 0 0 *T THE 9.30 A.M. CALL TO-DAY— National Bank of « 12 6 New Zealand .. 410 0 3l- b Auck. Gas (cont.) 017 0 .. 017 0 Mount Lyell ..... 0190 .. 01» after the call. Bank New Zealand 2 8 6 2 8 3 Waihi Grand June. 0 o 6 .. 0 o 4 Colonial Sugar ... 3412 6 r. »wo INTEREST RATES. The return to the investor on his outw based upon the latest dividends and n the ca«e of loans and debentures upon ■ademption at maturity, work» out as follows for the latest sales:— PER CENT Pint ANNUM. £ s. d. Bank of Australasia 5 13 ** Com. Bank of Australia, 7 X * Bank of New Zealand •••»« » is - Union Bank * •» - 1 " New Zealand Insurance »«. * « Gas 6 17 a Colonial Sugar ' * \ Waihi »■<» J} „. Govt. Stock, 4i (1938) 5 2 2J Mount Eden, m (1963), |17 9 National Bank of N.Z. 712 Auckland Gas (con.) £ £ * Mount LyeU g 5 <s . Waihi Grand Junction 5 0 •Based on interim dividend. IFree ol income tax. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. (By Telegraph-—iPrew Association.). WELLINGTON— yesterday. Be. d. Inscribed Stock, 1937, 55 M 99 15 0 Ditto, 1942, 51 J7 u u Com. Bank of Australia (2 parcels) ......• 0 16 3 Ditto (2 parcels) ...•• »»• 018 1 National Bank of Australasia. (£5 paid) 5'2.2 Bank of N.Z. (3 parcels). f 8 3 Ditto of ft Union Bank S ? « Ditto ° i 2 Ditto imhH'.'* 8 * " , Ditto .......? o K Goldsbrough, Mort »■»■•** 7 ® ® Ditto « r o Wellington Trust and Loan 6 5 0 N.Z. Eefrig. (£ 1 paid) 010 9 Wellington "Woollen . ° New Zealand Breweries 1 13 6 Ditto ».» mo J xg % British Tobacco -2 t Wilsons Cement J i King Solomon u * 0 CHBISTCHUECH—ThI« Day. Sales on 'Change: £ "• d - Anst. Bank of Commerce ... 014 s Commercial Bank (2 parcels) 0 15 8 Commercial Bank of Sydney 13 17 6 Ditto — • !3 18 6 Goldsbrough, Mort ......... x ~ ' N.Z. Guarantee Corporation 0 5 o N.Z. Kefrigerating Co. (10/ paid) .......... 1 if s New Zealand Breweries 1 *r . ° Sales Keporfed: Union Bank J 1 0 New Zealand Breweries 1 1£ » Goldsbrough, Mort ...«—. 1 ? « Ditto 1 A 6 CHRISTCHURCH-—Late Yesterday. £ s. d. Com. Bank of Australia (2 parcels).. 0 15. 9 Ditto ..." £ 15 11 8., S. and A, f 10 0 Bank of New Zealand j » o National Bank of N.Z. ..... 4 9 0 Ditto 4 1° " Dalgety and Co. (2 . parcels) 7 6 0 Goldsbrough, Mort (2 pareels) 1 3 6 N.Z. Guarantee Corporation . 0 5 3 Ditto ••••••■•* ® 5 i N.Z. Befrig. (10/ paid) 0 4 4 Ditto (£1 paid) 0 16 6 New Zealand Breweries .... 113. o Tooth's (2 parcels) 0 19 * Ditto 0 19 6 Ditto .................. 0 1J 9 British Tobacco } j ° Ditto J *9 Ditto 1 4 10 . Aust. Bank of Commerce ... 014 8 King Solomon 0 2 4 Mahakipawa (2 parcels) ... 0 0 0 Golden Dawn ......... 0 7 9 DUNEDIN—This Day. Sals Reported£ s. d. Union Bank 8 0 0 DUNEDIN—Late Yesterday. £ s. d. Bonds, 1937, 5i (2 parcels). .100 0 0 Com. Bank of Australia ... 0 lo 11 Bank of New Zealand ...... 2 8 6 Westport Coal 1 2 11 New Zealand Breweries .... 1 let o CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. DIVIDENDS. Due. British Tobacco Co.—Pref., 6£ p.c. Now N.Z. Guarantee Corp.—Pref. 7 p.c. p.a., ord. f.p. 5d a share, con. Now Sharland and Co. —Pref., final, 6 p.c. p.a.; ord., 3 p.c. p.a Nov. — Waihi Gold Mining—lnterim, 1/ per share *»ov. 4 ■'Bank of Adelaide —Interim, 4 p.c. p.a 11 Bvcrofts —Interim, lid a share .. Nov. 12 i;urus, Philp and Co.—lnterim, 10 p.c. p.a. Nov. 16 Nationai insurance—Final, 5d a share 20 National Bank of Australasia— urd. and con., interim, 6 p.c. p Nov. 2o Australian Glass—lnterim, 3 p.c. ord., 45 p.c. pref Dec. l Henry Jones—lnterim, 9d per share Dec. Bank of New Zealand —Interim, 1/4 per share iJec - 0 j ■■ "■ call. Taranaki Oilfields—Eighth, 6d a x . _ share Nov. 11