ON 'CHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIII, Issue 263, 5 November 1932, Page 4

ON 'CHANGE.

FLUCTUATIONS IN SHARES. BANK OF NEW ZEALAND FIRMER. WAIHI SHAKES STEADY. Bidding at the Auckland Stock Exchange call this morning was quiet, with few marked changes in quotations. In the banking section Commercials were easier, and sold 2d cheaper, at 14/7. New Zealands responded to the dividend announcement, and changed hands at 1/ higher, at £2 7/, with buyers still in at that figure. Wailii shares were steady, with buyers at 17/11, and holders asking 18/1. In Government stocks 4%'s were firm, and £97 5/ was offered for the 1938 issue. Five and a half's were barely steady. A fresh sale was made at £100 5/, but subsequently Inscribed stock was on offer at that figure, with buyers stopping at £99 15/SALES COMPLETED. Last Sale. AT THE 3.1' 15 P.M. CALL YESTERDAY — E.S. and A. Bank £4 10 0 .. £4 14 0 Auckland Gas <2) 116.. 116 Wellington Gas (pref.) ......... OIS 2 •• 010 9 N.Z. Refrig. (cont.) 0 3 0 .. 0 3 0 Waihi Grand June. 0 3 6.. 0 36 AT THE 9.30 A.M. CALL TO-DAY— Commercial Bank „, _ of Australia ... 014 5 .. 014 i Bank New Zealand 2 7 0.. 260 Govt. Bonds, 1937, 5} p.c., Feb. .. 100 a 0 ..100 a 0 AFTER THE CALL. Waihi OIS 0 .. 018 0 INTEREST RATES. The return to the investor on his outlay, based upon the latest dividends, works out as follows for the latest sales. Where Government or municipal stocks are included the calculation provides for redemption at muturity, and for payment of Government 10 per cent stamp tax: — PER CENT PER ANNUM. £ s. d. E., S. and A. Bank 4 0 0» Aupfeland Gas "11 J Wellington Gas (pref.) .... 5 10 1 Waihi Junction 9 10 J> Commercial Bank 3 9 6 Bank of New Zealand 5 6 4* Govt. Bonds, 51 (1937) ~.. a 2 G Waihi 11 2 3 •Based on interim dividend. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Friday. Stock, 1937. 5J per cent (SeptemberMarch), £100 5/; Commercial Bank of Australia, 14/5; Bank of New Zealand, £2 6/ ; Union Bank, £7 12/: New Zealand Guarantee Corporation, 5/1; Welltfngton Gas (pref.), 18/3; Wilsons Cement, £112/6 (2 parcels) ; Waihi Junction, 3/5. CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. Commercial Bank of Australia, 14/5 (3 parcels) : National Bank of Australasia (con.), £59/; National Bank of New Zealand £3 17/6; Bank of New Zealand, £2 6/I,' £2 6/; New Zealand Insurance, £2 /II * Dalgety and Co., £ 8 2/6; Electro. Zlne Voref ), £15/; Mount Lyell, £1 0/3 (2 parcels) ; Moturoa Oil, 4/3; Okarito, 8/. DUNEDIN, Friday. Stock. 1938, 44 per cent (May-Novem-ber), £97 15/; Bank of New Zealand, £2 6/. CALL and BlVll>Ein> list. ~ DIVIDENDS. Doe _ Sharland and CO.--6 p.c. for Tpar ord. and pref • • f! 0 ™ Waihi—lnterim, 1/ a share .. Now Colonial Sugar—HaL-yearly, -0/ and bonus 5/ a share ........ Now Bank of Adelaide—lnterim, 4 p.c. 9 prrfl 71 p.c. p.a.. ord. 21 p.c. p.a. .. Not. iu New Zealand Paper Mills—lnterim. 3 p-c. Nov. 10 Bycrofts—lid a share .... •••• • «° v - x - Australian Glass—lnterim, pref. . 41 p.c.,- ord. 3 p.c. ........... not. Burns. Philp—lnterim, 10 p.c. 1& Broken Hill' Prop.—Haif-year, 1/ a share * or ' " Wilsons Cement—lnterim, 1/ per 2g National Bank of Australasia— Interim, 21 p.c. .... ■■ -■•• • • • Bruce Woollens—Pref., 7 p.c. .. •J' 0 "- , Imperial Chemicals—OWL. 21 p.c. Dec. Henry Jones—Final, 1/3 per j ..'.'1.'.'..'..' Nov. S Mosgiel v OT 1« National Insurance ..• ••*•* wov# 18 BUSINESS IN THE SOUTH. (By Telegraph.—Special to "Star.") CHRISTCHTIRCH, this day. The "Christchurch Times" reports as follow:— Excluding mining shares the turnover recorded this week was about the same as in the previous period, but last week a trading day was lost by. the holiday. Fair increases in banks, insurance and breweries were cancelled by marked declines in loan and agencies and miscellaneous. Prices m the banking section have receded during the week. Daily totals afford_the following comparison:—This week, 27,216; last "week, 20,710. An analysis of business is as follows, the figures for the previous period.being in parentheses:—Banks, 2168 (1775); insurance, 1300 (750); loatu and agency, 225 (715); breweries, 510 (100);. meat, 1000 (1450); coal, 400 (350); mrning, 20,863 (17,450); miscellaneous, 200 (1120). j