ON 'CHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 96, 26 April 1933, Page 4

ON 'CHANGE.

FLUCTUATIONS IN SHARES, A STEADY MARKET. GOVERNMENT BONDS FIRM. Business on the Auckland Stock Ex change maintains a firm tone, and at this morning's call there was steady bidding with little variation from Monday's rates Government 4 per cents were asked for a' £99, both for bonds and stocks, with £1 kss bid for the 3Vz per cent. Banks were steaery, and an inquirj came in for Bank of Australasia (eon.) ai £5 15/. Insurances continued firm, and then were buyers for South British at £3 3/6 with holders asking £3 5/. Buyers lor Union Steam preferenci shares advanced their offers to £1 1/3, anc for Woolworth preferences to £1 11/6. Australian general securities were firm with good offers for Colonial Sugar, Henrj Jones and Mount Lyells. Waihis were steady at Monday's lowei level, and after a sale at £12/ there wer< still buyers at £1 1/0. Northern Roller Mills shares wen wanted at £1 4/ for the ordinary and 19/( for the preference. ■ New Zealand Breweries Advance. At the noon call recent firmness in Nev Zealand Breweries shares was confirmee with a sale reported at £1 9/. Buyers foi 3'/2 per cent Inscribed stocks advaneec their offers 5/, to £98 5/. For 4 per cent; in the 1940 issue £99 10/ was offered, anc £99 5/ for the other dates. Sellers wen willing to take £99 15/ right through Christchurch Gas shares were asked for a' £1 5/6. Waihis improved, with a sale ai £1 2/3. SALES COMPLETED. Last Sale AT THE 3.15 P.M. CALL ON MONDAY— Wilsons Cement £1 12 0 .. £1 12 C Crown Mines .... 010.. — AT THE 10 A.M. CALL TO-DAY— Commercial Bank £0 14 6 .. £0 14 ( Bank of N.5.W... 29 O 0 .. 29 O ( Wilsons Cement.. 1 12 0 .. 1 12 < Waihi 12 0.. 135 Golconda 0 0 7*.. 003 AT THE 12.18 P.M. CALL TO-DAY— Bank of N.Z. .. £2 5 1 .. £2 5 J N.Z. Breweries .. 19 0.. 1 7 J WaiM 12 0.. 1 2 ( 1 2 3 .. 1 2 (. City of Auck., 1/8/36, 5i 99 0 0 .. — INTEREST RATES. The return to the investor on his out lay, based ~ upon' the latest dividends works out as follows on the latest, sales Where Government stocks are included the calculation provides for redemption ai maturity. In the case of local body issues allowance is also made for 20 per cenl interest reduction:— PER CENT PER ANNUM. £ s. d. Commercial Bank .: 3 9 0 Bank of New South Wales.. 312 a Wilsons Cement 6 o 0 Waihi 9 ° O Bant of New Zealand 5 110* • New Zealand Breweries .... 4 16 b? City of Auckland, .1/8/36.. 410 0 •Based on interim dividend. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. (By Telegraph..—Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Sales on 'Change.—Goveriioicnt •51 per cent bonds, September, 1937, £100 15/ Union Bank of Australia. £ 7 10/ ; New Zealand Refrigerating (10/ paid). 3/9 ; Big River, 1/2 (2 parcels) ; Freshford, 1/5.(2 parcels) ; Gillespie's Beach, 1/5; Golden Point, lid; Waihi: {cum div.), £1 2/6 (2 parcels) ; Waihi Grand Junction, 3/8; Waitahu, 4/10. ' CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. E., S. and A. Bank, £4 6/ (2 parcels); Goldsbrough, Mort, £1 3/ (2 parcels); New Zealand Refrigerating (10/ paid), 3/9; Dunlop Rubber, 16/11; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.), £19/; Mount Lyell, £1 1/. £1 1/3 (2 parcels) ; Big River, 1/2.12 ; Nokomai, 5/3 (2 parcels) ; Waitahu/ 5/,. 5/2. DUNEDIN, Monday. Nokomai, 5/. CAIL AND DIVIDEND UST. DIVIDENDS. Due. United Building (Auckland)— Interim, 21 p.c. ... •••• Now Eifciro. Zinc pref.—Arrears, halfvear ended December 31, 1931, . 4 pc . ~: April 29 British Tobacco pre/.—Quarterly, 61 p.c. p.a. .. .......... April 29 E. S. and A. Bank —Interim, 21 p.c ..; May 1 Bank of Adelaide—Final, 4 p.c, p.a. •...;...'. ••■■ • May 3 Waihi Mining—Final. 1/ a share May 5 Union Oil—lnterim, 6d a share .. May 5 Mosgiel Woollen—lnterim, 4 p.c. May — New Zealand Investment Mortgage—Final. . 2 p.c May — National Bank. of Australasia — Final, 5 p.c. p.a. .—■ < May — Dalgety—lnterim, 5 p.c May 17 imperial Chemicals —Final, ord.. 31 p.c June 1 CALLS. Waitahu Mining—6d a share ... April 26 Equitable Buildiflg (Wellington) tt— £ 1 a share .— June 30 LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. . . LONDON, April 25. On the London Stock Exchange quotations of bank shares and other corporation debentures : and stocks compare with . previous . .quotations as follows:— • . _ April 11. April 20. Banks— £ s. d. £ s. d. New South Wales 24 0 0 '24 0 0 National of N.Z.. 3 2; 6 '3 0 7J Australasia .... 8 8 9 8 3 9 Union 6 0 0 5 15 0 N.Z. 4 p.c. guaranteed stock ..100 0 0 99 0 0* N.Z. shares 2.5 0 22 6 ... . . N.Z. Loan and Mercantile*, .4 n.c 72 0 0 71 10 0 N.Z. Loan and . Mercantile ord. stock 27 10 0 25 0 0 *Ex dividend or interest.