ON 'CHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 123, 26 May 1932, Page 4

ON 'CHANGE.

FLUCTUATIONS IN SHARES. BUSINESS ONLY FAIR. A few sales were made on the Auckland Stock Exchange late yesterday afternoon, but bidding at this morning's call was rather quiet. There was little interest in the banking section, in which buyers for several lines had temporarily withdrawn. Commercials were asked for at 13/5, New Zcalands at £2 3/3, and Unions at £G 10/. Tooth's Brewery shares were quoted ex div., with buyers at £1 3/3. The miscellaneous sections were dull,! brokers being content for the most part to reinstate previous quotations. j There were no 'buyers for iYs Govern- i ment stocks, and for s%'s £9S to £98 15/ was available, according to date of issue. At the Noon Call. A fair number of transactions were reported at the noon call. Union Bank shares sold at £6 12/0, and buyers came m for Bank of New South Wales at £24 10/, which disclosed a seller at £2o 15/. Bank of New Zealand shares were wanted at £2 3/, with sellers quoting £2 3/9. National Bank of New Zealand were offered at £3 G/. but no seller quoted. Buyers of National Bank ol T Australasia were wanted at £9 15/, but no seller quoted. „ _ , ~/ A sale was reported of Government sfc per cent Inscribed loan, 1937, at £96 10/. and the other lines were still in request at opening quotations. Business was done in Wilsons Cement at £1 7/3 and in Woolworth's preference issue at £1 3/9. Auckland Gas shares could be got at £1 1/3, but buyers still offered £1 0/6. Business was reported in Guarantee Corporation shares at 4/1, and Waihi Grand Junctions at 3/2. SALES COMPLETED. AT THE 3.18 P.M. CALL YESTERDAY— Last Sale. Ooldsbrouph, Mort £1 2 O .. £1 2 3 Farmers' Trading 0 4 9.. 0 4 J AT THE 10 A.M. CALL TO-DAY— Union Steam ... 010 0 .. 010 6 Moturoa Oil .... <> « $ .. £4 3 Waihi 0 !•> 3 •• °lj ° 1930, 92 10 0 .. 02 10 0 a %\£*F*™~ 00 0 0 .. 00 0 O AT THE 12.15 P.M. CALL TO-DAY— Union Bank 612 G .. j> 1* Guarantee Corp. 0 4 3.. "2i Wilsons Cement.. 1 7 a . ._ J ' • 3&rs£&K& o 1 I :: «!« G sjV^ a ins l9 . 3 iVjo_lo 0 .. 0G 10 0 INTEREST BATES. Tfce return to the investor on his outlay, based upon the latest dividends, works out as follows for the latest PER CENT PER ANNUM. £ s. d. Farmers' Trading 13 0 4 Goldsbrough, Mort * 1» "1 Waihi r, -to o Union Steam io o o Guarantee Corporation 1- » " Wilsons Cement ' 1 « x \ Woolworth's pref. 10 10 6 Waihi Grand Junction 10 10 b Union Bank f ° ° • Based on last interim dividend. tPaid no interU-n dividend.

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Wednesday. Bonds 1030, 4J per cent (April-October), v £02 in/ (2: parcels); 1038 4i per cent (May-NovembeV), £02 10/; Stock. 1087. kl ner cent (September-March). £00 (.2 Parcels) : 1088. 41 per cent {,„_■. j>ll9 12/G - 1038, 4J per cent, i-y----10/,' 1030, 41 per cent (iprU-October), £02 10/ V Commercial Bank of Australia, 13/5; Bank of New Zealand £2 3/7; New Zealand Refrigerating (10/ paid), 4/4, | Moturoa Oil, 4/21, 4/4. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Sales.—Moturoa Oil, 4/1, 4/; Golden 5/111, 6/; Mahakipawa, sd; Okainsurance, £2 8/3; British Tobacco, £1 7/4. CHBISTCHURCH, Wednesday. Commercial Bank of Australia, 13/5; National Bank of New Zealand, £3 5/0, £3 4/0; Goldsbrough, Mort, ±.1 1/7, Wcstport-Stockton Coal, sd; New Zealand Refrigerating, 11/6; National Bank of New Zealand, £35/; Golden Progress, 1/11. DUNEDIN, Wednesday. Stock, 1037, 51 per cent (SeptemberMarch), £09. CAIX ATTD UIVXDBNI* IJST. DIVIDENDS. I Due. ■, N.Z. Perpetual Forests—Final, 8 Wrightf' Step'henVon'—Ord'., 4 p.c. Now National Bank of Australia — l Final, ord. and con., 3 p.c flow Westport Coal—lnterim, 6d a g() , Ba B nk of New"'South Wales— Quarterly, 5/ per share May 31 Okarito —Second, 6d a share ... May — Henry Jones—lnterim div., 6d a share , ,• June a Waihi Grand Junction —Annual, 4d a share June 2 Wilsons Cement —Final, 1/ a share . .».•'• June o Bank of' New Zealand—Final, pref. issue, 33 P-C and or(1 - T „ir 1 1/4 a share and bonus 1 p.c. Juno 17 ( Australian Glass—Pref. shares, , 9 p.p. p.a.: ordinary. 71 p.c. p.a. June &- New Zealand Breweries —Final, NortS' C Broken"Hili—i/6'a'sharc June 30 AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGES. SYDNEY, May 25. The turnover on the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day was moderate, lie character of the market generally was steady. Sales recorded were:—Commercial Bank of Sydney, £16; Colonial Sugar, £44; South British Insurance, 52/; Victoria , Nyanza, 17/6; Australian Gas, A shares, 114/; Tooth's Brewery, 27/6; Dunlop , Perdriau, 12/3; Goklsboro, Mort., 24/I%'; , British Tobacco, 31/3; North Broken Hill, , 61/9; South Broken Hill, 42/; Burns, . Philp, 40/9. ! Commonwealth 4 -per cent bonds sold as follow:—1938, £94 11/3; 1941, £91; 1944, £89 13/9; 1947, £88 15/; 1953, £88 7/6; 1955, £88 15/; 1959, £87 7/6. Melbourne sales were: — Goldsboro, Mort.. 24/6; Carlton Brewery, 30/0; Dunlop Perdriau, 12/2; ditto, pref., : 25/6; Gordon and Goteh, 26/9; "Herald" and ■ "Weekly Times," 48/; Howard Smith, 7/5; Zinc Corporation, 23/4%; Sulphide Corporation, 9/.