ON 'CHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 117, 20 May 1933, Page 4

ON 'CHANGE.

BUSINESS IS FAIR. GOVERNMENT STOCKS STEADY. COLONIAL SUGARS HIGHER. \ Including reported sales there was a fair j turnover at the 9.30 call o£ ,the Auckland j Stock Exchange this morning. Colonial Sugars touched a new high mark with a transaction at £56 10/, after which holders asked 10/ more. Vendors o£ New Zealand Breweries dropped their reserves to £1 9/, bringing brisk business at that figure, after which the selling price advanced to £1 9/4. Recent firmness in Woolworth's preferences was confirmed in a sale of the £1 scrip at £1 14/. Devonport Steam had their best sale for some time, with a transaction at £1 0/4. Buyers for Farmers' Trading B preferences moved up to 0/6. Government stocks were steady at late rates. SALES COMPLETED. Last Sale. AT THE 3.15 P.M. CALL YESTEJSDAY— Bank of N.Z £2 5 6 .. £2 5 0 Auckland Gas .. 13 3.. 134 N. Steam (cont.) 0 2 1 .. 0 2 0 King Solomon .. 0 18.. 0 1 S Waihi 1 2 0 .. 1 2 0 Mount Lyell 119.. 119 Stock, 15/4/49, 4 100 5 0 .. 100 10 O UNLISTED. Were's 0 3 7}.. 0 3 2 AT THE 9.30 A.M. CALL TO-DAY— Devonport Ferry £1 0 4 ... £1 0 0 N.Z. Breweries (2) 19 0.. 103 Colonial Sugar .. 50 10 0 .. 50 5 0 Wool worth (pref.) 1 14 O .. 1 11 9 Stock, 4, 1940 ... 100 5 0 .. 100 5 0 100 10 0 ... 100 5 0 UNLISTED. National Tobacco .. 217 6 _ 219 0 AFTER THIi CALL, Okarito £0 11 0 .. £0 10 6 Consolidated Gold 0 9 7},. — Auckland Gas .. 13 4.. 133 N.Z. Paper Mills 169.. 166 INTEREST RATES. The return to the Investor on his outlay, based upon the latest dividends, vi orks out as follows on the latest sales. Where Government stocks are included the calculation provides for redemption at maturity. In the ease of local body issues allowance is also made for 20 per cent interest reduction: — TER CENT PER ANNUM. £ s. d. Batik of Now Zealand 4 18 10 Auckland Gas 4 It 7 Northern Steam (con.) .... 10 9 0* Waihi 9 1 10 Mount Lyell 2 0 Stock, 4 (1949,) 4 0 0 Devonport Steam 4 IS 4 New Zealand Breweries .... 4 I'. Of Colonial Sugar 4 c> 6 Woolworth's pref. ......... 5 6 0 National Tobacco 0 4 4 New Zealand Paper Mills .. 5 4 5 •Interim dividend passed. ■fßased.on interim dividend. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Friday. Bonds, 1940, 4 per cent (.Tanuary-.Tnly), £ 100 10/ ; Bonds. 1946, 4 per cent (Febru-ary-August), £100 10/; Bonds, 1949, 4 per cent (April-October), £100 10/; Wellington City, 1938, 53 per cent, £101 12/0; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £15 12/6; Bank of New Zealand, £2 5/5; Sharland anrl Co., £1; Southland Meat. £2 4/; Nokomai, 4/9 J. Unofficial. —National Tobacco, £2 17/6. CHRISTCHUKCH, this day. Sales on 'Change.—Bank of New South Wales (cum div.), £30 (3 parcels) ; New Zealand Refrigerating (10/ paid), 3/11 (2 parcels) ; Henry Jones Co-op. (enm div.), £1 17/6 (2 parcels); New Zealand Breweries, £1 9/; Mount Lyell, £1 0/9, £1 0/0 (2 parcels) ; Central Shotovcr (Od paid), lid; TTeshford, 1/3; Okarito, 10/10; Waihi Grand Junction (cum div.), 4/. Reported Sale. —Staples' Brewery, £ 1 5/. CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. Stock, 1949, 4 per cent (April-October), £100 5/; Goldsbrough, Mort, £13/11; Kaiapol Wool (17/ paid), 5/3; Beath and Co. (1/ paid), 3/6; Dunlop Rubber, 16/10 (2 parcels) ; Electrolytic Zinc, 18/1 (2 parcels) : Wailii Junction, 4/1; Mount I,yell, £1 0/11 (4 parcels); Waitahn, 0/11 J, 7/; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £15 12/6. Unofficial. —Bell Hooper, IOJd (2 parcels), lOd (4 parcels) ; Snowy River, 2/7. DUNEDIN, this day. Sales Reported.—New Zealand Drug (odd parcel). £35/; Paper MiUs (cum div.), £ 1 6/9 ~ Unlisted.—Were's Invastment Trust, 3/71. DUNEDIN, Friday. Waitahu, 6/9; Central Shot over, IOJd.

CAl.Ii AND DIVIDEND KST. DIVIDENDS. Due. Tauniri Coal Mines —5 p.c Now lSvcro£t's —Final, lid a share Now Dental and Medical —21 p.c. .... Now IN'nw Zealand Paper Mills—Final, 4 p.c May 22 Grey Valley Collieries —Final, 1930, 3 p.c. . May 24 Broken Hill Proprietary—lnterim, 1/ a share May 24 Westport Coal—lnterim, 3d a share May 29 Bank of New South Wales —Quarterly, 5/ a share May 30 National Bank of Australasia.— Final, 5 p.c. p.a. May 31 Farmers' Trading—A and B pref., 7 p.c. p.a. (less 20 p.c.) May 31 Tooth's Brewery—lnterim, 4 May — Imperial Chemicals—Final, Oiu., 3J p.c Juno 1 Wilsons Cement—Final, 1/a share June 7 Broken Hill South—l/ a share .. June 23 Bank of New Zealand—Final, ord., 5 p.c.; D Mort., 33 p.c. .. June — CALLS. Waitahu Mining—6d a share .... June 5 AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES. YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS. SYDNEY, May 19. The Sydney Stock Exchange was quieter to-day, but values held well. This morning's sales included: —Commonwealth 4 per cent bonds —1938, £103 15/; 1944, £103 2/6; 1950, £103 17/6; 1953, £104; Bank of New South. Wales, £30; Burns, Philp, 49/6; Colonial Sugar, £57 2/6; Goldsbrough, Mort, 24/3; Henry Jones, 38/; Morris, Heels trom, 17/6; Winchcombe, Carson, 25/6. Sales this afternoon included: —Bank of New South Wales, £30; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £15 17/6; National Bank (£5 paid), £6 2/3; Burns, Philp, 49/6; Huddart, Parker, 30/6; Colonial Sugar, £57 5/; Associated News, 8/6; ditto, preference, 18/10%; Goldsbrough,. Mort, 24/6; Dunlop, Perdriau, preference, 33/; David Jones, 25/4%; Greater J. D. Williams, 5/9; Morris, Hedstrom, 17/6; Electrolytic Zinc, 18/3; Mount Lyell, 21/; Broken Hill Proprietary, 33/3; South Broken Hill, 52/. Commonwealth 4 per cent bonds, 1938, £ 103 17/6; 1911, £102 11/3; 1944, £103 5/; 1947, £103 12/6; 1950 and 1953, £103 17/6; 1955, £103 15/; 1057, £102 10/; 1961, £103 5/. Melbourne sales included r—Goldsbrough, Mort. 24/1; Dnnlop, Perdriau, 17/2; ''Herald" and "Weekly Times," 56/(5; North Broken Hill, 77/.