ON 'CHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 133, 7 June 1932, Page 4

ON 'CHANGE.

FLUCTUATIONS IN SHARES. BUSINESS ONLY FAIR. RISE IN TOOTH'S BREWERY. A good number of sales were put through on the local Stock Exchange yesterday afternoon, but at this morning's call only two were added to the list. One of these was a transaction in Tooth's Brewery, which, at £1 0/6, showed a rise of 4/6 since the last sale a few weeks ago. After the sale there were still buyers at £1 6/, with holders asking £1 7/. Australian banks were firm, and buyers for Unions advanced their reserves to £(5 14/. Recent firmness in the insurance seciion was confirmed with a sale of South British yesterday afternoon at £2 9/9, a rise of 1/3, and at this morning's call £2 0/0 was offered, with buyers for New Zealand at £1 16/3. In the mining section Okaritos were quoted ex div., with buyers at 8/6. An inquiry was received for Farmers' Auctioneering B' profs, at 9/. Rates for Government stocks were virtually unchanged. The Noon Call. At the noon call Farmers' Trading ordinary 8/ shares sold at 3/9, a drop of 9d. Standard Insurance changed hands at £1 19/, the fh'st local sale this year. The insurance section continued firm, and £2 9/9 was again available for South British. SALES COMPLETED. AT THE 3.15 P.M. CALL YESTERDAY— Last Sale. South British Ins. £2 9 0 .. £2 8 0 Auckland Gas .. 1 0 f> .. 1 0 (i Wilsons Cement 17 0.. 170 Govt. Loan, 1937, Si p.c Ins 06 10 0 .. DC 10 0 Devonport 8.C., 1063, G p.c. 100 0 0 .. — Mr. Eden, 1061, 5£ p.c 97 10 O .. — AT THE 10 A.M. CALL TO-DAY— Commercial Bank of Australia ... 0 13 4 .. 0 13 6 Tooth's Brewery 1 (5 6 .. 12 0 AT THE 12.15 P.M. CALL TO-DAY— Standard Ins. .. 1 If) 0 .. — Huddart, Parker 12 0.. 120 Farmers' Trading 0 3 0.. 0 4 0 Govt. Tjoan. 3037, oi p.c, Sept. .. 00 0 0 .. 99 0 0 Mr. Eden 8.C., 1052, 61 p.c. .. 103 10 0 .. — INTEREST BATES. The return to the investor on his outlay, based upon the latest dividends, works out as follows for the latest sales: — PER CENT PER ANNUM. £ s. d. South British Insurance ... 0 7 3 Auckland Gas 6 16 7 Wilsons Cement 7 8 2 Com. Bank of Australia 8 8 8f Tooth's Brewery G 4 5 fPaid no Interim dividend. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Monday. Stock, 1936, 51 per cent (FebruaryAugust), £09; Stock, 1907. 5i per cent (February-August), £96 10/; Commercial Bank of Australia, 13/4; Bank of New Zealand, £2 3/; New Zealand Breweries, £ 1 4/4 J ; National Insurance, 11/3 ; New Zealand Insurance, £1 16/6; New Zealand Refrigerating (10/ paid), 4/IJ. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Sales on 'Change.—New Zealand Brewcries (cum div.), £1 4/5: Auckland Gas, £1 0/4: Golden Point, Od (2 parcels); Mahakipuwa, 4Jd (3 parcels) ; Okarito (ex div.), S/10. Reported Sale.—Standard Insurance, £ 1 19/. CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. Stock, 1937, 55 per cent (FebruaryAugust), £96 7/6; Commercial Bank of Australia. 13/4, 13/3 (4 parcels) ; New Zealand Refrigerating (10/ paid), 4/2. DUNEDIN, this day. Reported Sale.—Gillespie's Beach, Jd prem. Sale on 'Change.—Bank of New Zealand, £2 3/. DUNEDIN, Monday. Milburn Lime, £1 4/6; Mount Lyell, 16/9 ; Okarito, 9/3. CALL AND DIVIDEND UST. DIVIDENDS. Due. Okarito Gold Dredging—Second 6d a share Now Wilsons Cement—Final, 1/ a share June 8 British Tobacco—Quarterly, 6 p.c. p.a June 13 Robinson Ice Cream—Annual, 8 p.c June 14 Alexander Mines—l/ a share ... June 16 Bank of New Zealand—Final, pref. issue, 33 p.c., and ord. 1/4 a share and bonus 1 p.c. June 17 Australian Glass—Pref. shares, 9 p.c. p.a.; ordinary, 7J p.c. p.a. June 22 New Zealand Breweries—Final, . 8 p.c. p.a — North Broken Hill—l/ 6 a share June 30 P. AND O. STOCK. P. and O. deferred stock is quoted at 11/10%. AUSTRALIANS IN NEW YORK. (Received 11 a.m.) NEW YORK, June 6. Sales of Australian Government bonds on Wall Street to-day compare with those of May 31 as follows:— Dollars. Dollars. May 31. June 6. Commonwealth—■ i> p.c. Jan.-July, 1955 .. 60 f>B? 5 p.c. Mar.-Scpt., 1057 . 60 58? 4J p.c. May-Nov., 1956 . 05 54 New South. Wales— 5 p.c. Feb.-Aug., 1957 . 54J 55J 0 p.c. April-Oc, 1958 . u4J 50 Queensland— 7 p.c. Aprll-Oct, 1942 . • 72 o P.C Fefi.-Aug., 1947 . • 62J "Not quoted.