ON 'CHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 124, 27 May 1932, Page 4

ON 'CHANGE.

FLUCTUATIONS IN SHARES. A QUIET TIME. There has not been much business on the local Stock Exchange over the last 24 hours, and bidding at this morning's call disclosed a quiet tone. Bank shares were inclined to dullness, and a parcel of Unions changed hands 1/ lower at £6 11/ G. Gas shares were stcadv, with buyers at £1 0/6, and holders asking £1 1/. Buyers for insurances dropped their limits, and holders did not quote. British Tobaccos were firm, and after a sale at £1 7/7 there were still buyers at £1 7/3. Henry Jones Co-op. were on offer at £1 6/0, bringing a buyer at £1 5/. The Noon Call. At the noon call Commercial Banks -were offered Id lower at 13/8, and Unions were again asked for at £6° 10/. New Zealauds were offered 3d lower at £2 3/6, best buyers stopping at £2 3/3. New Zealand Breweries were easier, being on offer at £1 5/. An inquiry came in for Farmers' Fertlisers at 11/6. In Government stocks 4%'s were available at £93, but buyers did not quote. There was no change in s%'s. INTEREST KATES. The return to the investor on his outlay, based upon the latest dividends, works out as follows for the latest sales:— TER CENT PER ANNUM, £ s. d. Union Bank 3 0 10f British Tobacco 4 8 0 Waihi Grand Junction 10 10 0 Mount Lyell 5 17 8* Taid no interim dividend. fßased on interim dividend. SALES COMPLETED. AT THE 3.18 P.WI. CALL YESTERDAY— Last Sale. Govt. Loan. 1037, 5* p.c, Feb. .. £99 O 0 .. £00 0 0 OS 15 0 .. 00 0 0 Govt. Loan, 1033, 51 p.c 98 10 0 .. OS 10 0 AT THE 10 A.M. CALL TO-DAY— Union Bank C 11 6 .. «13 G British Tobacco.. 17 7.. 1 6 C AT THE 12.15 P.M. CALL TO-DAY — Waihi Grand June. 0 3 2.. 032 Mount Lyell 017 0 .. 017 5 SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. Bonds. 1030. 4J per cent (April-Octo-ber), £92 15/ (2 parcels); 1037. 5J per; cent (February-August), £00; Stock. 1938.] 4S per cent (May-November), £92 7/6 (2 parcels) J 1937, CJ per cent (September-; March), £99 (2 parcels); Commercial Bank of Australia, 13/6. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Sales on 'Change.—Government 41 per cent Inscribed (1935), £92; Bank of New Zealand (cm dlv.). £2 3/1; Union Bank of Australia, £ C 11/; New Zealand Guarantee Corporation. 4/1; Mount Lyell, 10/10; Golden Point. 5Jd. Reported Sales. —Union Bank of Australia, £G 11/, £6 11/0. CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. National Bank of New Zealand, £34/; Bank of New South Wales, £25, £25 5/; Commercial Bank of Australia, 13/6 (2 parcels); Bank of New Zealand, £2 3/6; Union Bank, £6 12/, £6 11/; Goldsbrongh. Mort, £1 1/3 (2 parcels); New Zealand Breweries, £1 4/9, £1 4/7; Tooth's Brewery, £ 1 3/9, £ 1 3/8 (2 parcels) ; New Zealand Refrigerating (10/ paid), 4/2 ; New Zealand Drug Co., £27/; Golden Dawn, 6/1 (2 parcels). DUNEDIN, Thursday. Stock, 1037, 5i per cent (SeptemberMarch), £00 2/0; New Zealand Breweries, £ 1 5/. CAI.Ii AND DIVIDEND HST. DIVIDENDS. Due. N.Z. Perpetual Forests —Final, 8 p.c. p.a : No ™ National Bank of Australasia — Final, ord. and con., 3 p.c ,? OW OD Northern Steam—Final, 5 p.c. .. May 28 Westport Coal —Interim, 0d a share ■■■ Ua y 30 Bank of New South Wales— Quarterly, 5/ per share May 31 Okarito—Second, 6d a share ... May — Henry Jones —Interim dlv., Cd a share /••■•," June * Waihi Grand Junction—Annual, 4d a share •••• Jnn° * Wilsons Cement —Final, 1/ a share .•••i"«*V J Bank of New Zealand —Final, pref. issue, 31 p.c, and ord. 1/4 a share and bonus 1 p.c. June 17 Australia)/ Glass—Pref. shares, 9 p.c. p.a.: ordinary, 7i p.c. p.a. June && New Zealand Breweries —Final, North C Broken Hill—i/ 6' a." share June 30