ON 'CHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 140, 15 June 1932, Page 4

ON 'CHANGE.

FLUCTUATIONS !N SHARES

BUSINESS FAIRLY GOOD,

Business on the local Stock Exchange continues fairly active, though Bales are not as numerous as they were. Government stocks are still firm, and at this morning's call £99 15/ was paid for a parcel of sVi's (1937), after which £99 10/ was still available. In the banking section weakness in New Zealands continues. There were sellers at £2 2/3, with best buyers stopping at U2 1/9. Nationals of Australasia at £10 had their first local sale this year. Insurances were firm. Standards were again wanted at £1 18/, and buyers for New Zealands moved up to £1 17/. A parcel of Australian Glass shares was offered at £1 IG/3, and Colonial Sugars at £41 10/. Union Oils were available at £1 3/, bringing a buyer at 17/6. New Zealand Paper Mills were asked for at 18/3. The Noon Call. Business was quite brisk after the first rail, and at midday a good list of fresh sales was recorded. Recent values, generally speaking, were well maintained, an exception being found in Bank of New Zealands, which sold 3d lower at £2 2/, Waihis also eased further, and after a sale at 14/3 there were still offers to sell at that figure. Bank of Australasias were offered '2/6 lower at £9 7/6. SALES COMPLETED. AT THE 3.15 P.M. CALL YESTERDAY — Last Sale. Union Bank £6 16 6 .. £6 16 ( Alexander Mines OIS 0 _ 018 C Govt. Loan, 1933, 51 p.c 08 10 0 .. 98 10 ( AT THE 10 A.M. CALL TO-DAY — Nat. Bank Aurt. 10 0 0 .. — National Ins. .. 011 3 .. 011 ( Farmers' Fertiliser 012 O .. 012 C Govt. Loan, 1937, 51 p.c, Ins 09 35 0 .. 99 10 C AT THE 12.15 P.M. CALL TO-DAY— Bank N.S. Wales 25 10 0 .. 25 5 _f Bank New Zealand 2 2 0.. 2 2 8 Union Bank 616 6 .. 616 t N.Z. and River Plate 1 1 9 .. — , Colonial Sugar.. 40 15 0 .. 40 10 C Waihi •• 014 3 .. 014 4 Govt. Loan, 1937, 6J p.c., Ins., Sep. 99 15 0 .. 99 15 ( INTEREST KATES. . The return to tlic investor on his outlay, based upon the latest dividends, works out as follows for the latest sales:— PEE CENT PER ANNUM. £ s. d. Union Bank ■••••«•• f 2 21 National Bank of Aus. .. 6 0 OT National Insurance 0 13 4 Bank of New South Wales.. 4 0 Of Bank of New Zealand t> lb H New Zealand and River Plate 8 5 b Colonial Sugar 6 z A Waihi 14 ° 8 fßased on interim dividend. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. WELLINGTON, yesterday. Sales on 'Change.—Bon dr. 1937, 52 (September-March), £99 15/ : Commcrcia Bank of Australia, 13/9. 13/7; Nationa Bank of Australasia (£5 P»id), , %°> Bank of New Zealand, £2 2/3. £2 2/ (-) Union Bank, £6 18/; Goldsbrough, Mort £1 1/7; British Tohaeco. £1 8/6. £1 1/7; British Tobacco, £1 8/6; Kawarau, 4d (2). CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Sales on 'Change.—New Zealand Brew cries (cum div.), £1 4/8 (2 parcels) Mount Lyell, 16/6. Reported Sale. —Union Bank of Austra Ha (late sale, 14th), £0 16/. CHRISTCHURCH, Yesterday. Auckland Gas, £1 0/8; New Zealanc Refrigerating (10/ paid), 4/; Mouni Lyell, 16/4, 16/6. DUNEDIN, this day. Sale Reported.—National Bank of Nev Zealand, £3. DUNEDIN, Yesterday, New Zealand Paper Mills, 18/6 Kawarau, 3d (2). CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST DIVIDENDS.

Due. Robinson Ice Cream—Annual, 8 p.c Now Alexander Mines —1/ a sliare ... June 16 Devonport Ferry, final, 1§ p.c. .. June 17 Gear Meat —Interim, 6d a share June 17 Bank o£ 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, 0 p.c. p.a.; ordinary, 7J p.c. p.a. June 22 Morris, Hedstrom, pref., final, 3 p.c., ordinary, final, 2 p.c. ... June 24 British Tobacco, quarterly, 1J p.c. June 30 North Broken Hill—l/O a share June 30 New Zealand and River Plate— Interim, 3i p.c. .. July 1 New Zealand Breweries—Final, S p.c. p.a July — National Mortgage, interim, 5 p.e. P-a- :....... — P. AND O. STOCK. (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, June 14. P. and O. deferred stock is quoted at 12/0%. AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGES. SYDNEY, June 14. On the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day business returned to normal with _ a slightly weaker tendency. The reaction in the case of banks was rather marked. Sales reported were: Commercial Bank of Sydney, £16; Commercial Bank of Australia, 14/11; Bank of New South Wales, £28 7/0; National Bank (£5 paid), £5 10/; Burns, Philp, 43/6; Tooth's Brewery, 28/6; Toohey's Brewery, 18/6; Australian Glass, 39/1%; British Tobacco, 30/7%; Dalgety, £7 10/; Goldsbrough, Mort, 23/6; Millaquin Sugar, 25/6; Henry Jones, 30/; Dunlop Perdriau, 12/2; Electrolytic Zinc, pref., 21/6; Broken Hill Proprietary, 16/; South Broken Hill, 40/. Commonwealth 4 per cent Bonds sold as follows:—1938, £95 5/; 1941, £92 2/6; 1944, £91; 1947, £91 2/6; 1950, £90 17/6; 1955, £91 10/. Melbourne sales were: Commercial Bank of Australia, pref., £7 2/; Goldsbrough, Mort, 24/; Australian Glass, 39/; Electrolytic Zinc, 11/9.