ON 'CHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 37, 13 February 1932, Page 4

ON 'CHANGE.

FLUCTUATIONS. IN SHARES.

STILL GILT-EDGES. INSURANCES ARE WEAKER. Although bidding at this morning's call of the Auckland Stock Exchange again centred chiefly upon Government stocks and other iixed term securities, there was a rather better demand in sonic of the general sections. The banking division, however, was again dull. There was un inquiry for Farmers' Auctioneering shares, with 12/ ottered for the A prefs. and 11/ for the li s. A parcel qi' the ordinary £o shares was available at £3. . . In the coal section Pukemiro Collieries were ottered at £1 12/6 and Taupiris at 17/9- . , The firmness of Waihis continued, ami buyers rose to 17/0, whereupon holders put their reserves up to 18/2. The easing tendency in Insurances was confirmed with sales made alter the call of South British at £2 11/9 and New Zealands at £1 17/9. Government stocks were steady at late quotations.

SALES COMPLETED. Last Sale. AT THE 3.15 P.M. CALL YESTERDAY— j Govt. Bonds, IOUC, oi p.c. £00 10 0 .. £00 10 0 Govt. Bonds, 1837, 5} p.c 00 11) 0 .. 00 10 0 Govt. Bonds, 1033, si p.c os l- a . • os u o King Solomon ... 01 10 .. 0-0 AT THE 9.30 A.m. CALL TO-DAY— Bank New Zealand 2,4 7 .. • 4 9 Go s4 t - P c oa . n :.. l .°ff: OS 10 0 .. OS 13 0 G^ t -p.a, a in S 1 °f": OS 15 0 .. 08 15 0 AFTER THE CAI/L. South British .... 2110.. 212 6 New Zealand Ins. 117 0 .. IIS o INTEREST RATES. The return to the investor on his outlay, based upon the latest, dividends and in the case of loans and debentures upon redemption at maturity, works out as follows for the latest sales:— PER CENT PER ANNUM. £ s. d. Govt. Bonds, 51 (1037) .... 5 12 4 Bank of New Kealand b 8 l South British Insurance ... o o o New Zealand Insurance 5 0 0 SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) .CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Sales. —Goldsbrougli, Mort, £1 2/6; Golden Dawn, 7/11 (5 parcels) ; Mahakipawa, . 2d; New Zealand (.lOvernment per cent Inscribed Stock (1038), £04 10/. Reported sale: New Zealand Refrigerating (10/ paid), 4/.. CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. Bank o£ New Zealand, £2 4/7; Goldsbrougli, Mort, £ 1 2/1 (2 parcels) ; Dunlop Rubber, 10/4; King Solomon, 1/11. WELLINGTON, Friday. Bonds, 1037, 5i per cent, £00 15/ l Inscribed Stock, 1038, 41 per cent, £9o (- parcels) ; ditto, 11)37, per cent, 10/ l 2 parcels). DUNEDIN, Friday. Commercial Bank of Australia, 14/2, British Tobacco, £1 6/IJ. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST.

DIVIDENDS. Due. Golden Progress—l2J p.c. ..... i'eb. 16 Okarito Dredging—First, (id a share leb - 17 Queensland National Bank—Halfyearly, 4 p.c. p.u. *••••■• leD " 18 Bank of New South Wales — Quarterly, 6/ a share . ••••••• FeD - National Mortgage—Final, A ord„ 2/ a share; B ord., 1/ a • B jj are Mar. 0 Standard Insurance — Interim, 1/3 per share Mar * Electro. Zinc—PreL'., half-year ended December 31, 1030, 4 p.c. Apl. 14 Broken Hill South—lnterim, 1/ a share •■• • ■ ••■"•••• • - 4 ® l * lJ Huddart, Parker—Final, pref., o p.c.; ord., 2i p.c Mar. 1BUSINESS IN THE SOUTH.

(By Telegraph.—Special to "Star."

CHRISTCHURCH, this day,

The "Christchurcli Times" "reports us follows:—There has been more activity on 'Change this week, but dealings have been concentrated on a few issues. In the banking section Commercials accounted for 1700 of the 2460 shares sold. Goldsbrough, Morts monopolised business in the loan and agency section, and only four issues had business in the miscellaneous group. Taken generally, have eased a little. Daily totals afioid the following comparison with those ot the preceding period:—lbis week, 17.J2U, last week, 11,702. An analysis of business gives the following results, figures for last week being in parentheses: —Banks, 2460 (1327); loan and agency, 1300 (300); breweries, 875 (925); meat, 1735 (2050); coal, nil (500); mining, 9150 (5o50); miscellaneous, 1700 (1050).

ACROSS THE TASMAN

SYDNEY, February 12.

The Sydney Stock Exchange was quiet to-day. Bonds showed a weaker tendency excepting long-dated issues.. Sales of 4 per cents were: 1938, £94 2/6; IMI, £92 12/6; 1941, £92 11/3; 1947, £92 15/; 1950, £94; 1957, £91 17/6; 1951-53, £92 2/6; 1951-61, £92 15/; 1951-59, £92 12/6. Banks were unchanged. Bank ot New South Wales sold at £30; Commercial of Sydney, £16 5/; English, Scottish ancl Australian Bank, 98/6. Other sales were: Colonial Sugar (New Zealand delivery), £44 10/; Millaquin Sugar, 24/9; Adelaide Steam, 18/3; Australian Gas, A shares, 113/; Dalgety's, £9; Tooth's Brewery, 26/10%; Goldsbrough, Mort, 25/7%; Nestle's, pref., 27/4%; Henry Jones, 28/3; British Tobacco, 29/9; ditto, pref., 24/3; Burns-Philp, 38/; Dunlop Perdriau, 12/2; Winchcombe, Carson, 19/9.

Sales at Melbourne were:—Commercial Bank, 16/; English, Scottish and Australian Bank, 99/; Electrolytic Zinc, 14/7; Dunlop Perdriau, 12/2.