ON 'CHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 290, 8 December 1933, Page 4

ON 'CHANGE.

BUSINESS BRIGHTENS UP.

BIG LIST OF SALES,

GOVERNMENT STOCKS SELLING.

Business on the local Stock Exchange livened up.perceptibly yesterday afternoon, and at tlie last call an unusually big list of sales was recorded. , A fresh lot was added at the first call this morning, and altogether the turnover over the last 24 hours must have been heavy. Business covered a "wide area, with. Government stocks getting a fair share of the business.

South British touched a new high level this morning with a sale at £3 17/3, but a subsequent transaction was at 3d lower.

There was a. healthy tone manifest in tho latest bidding, with most sections strong at late valuations. Commercial Banks Firm. At the noon call firmness was disclosed in Commercial Banks, which changed hands at 17/3. Farmers' Auctioneering B preference shares were offered 6d lower, at 19/0. Goldsbrongli, Morts firmed up, and had buyers at £1 12/. A parcel of Tooth's Breweries was on offer at £2 2/3. Dominion Fertilisers were in good demand, and after a sale at 18/3, a rise of nearly 4/ in a month, there were still buyers in at 17/6. SALES COMPLETED. AT THE 3.15 P.M. CAtX YE3TESDAY— Last Sale. f a. d. £ s. d. Bank of N.Z. .. 2 8 3.. 1 ? 5 Queensland Inse, 3 2 6 ». o l o Golds. Mort. ... HI 9 .. 11l f Auckland Gas . 1 o £j .. 1 g » Gillespie's Bench 0 1 101 .. O - 0 Broken. Hill ... 2 0 0 .. 2 1 0 lock y wi#l :: : io2 5o :: io2 5 o Stock, 1946, 4 (2) 101 15 O .. 101 lo 0 Stock, 4 .. 101 0 0 .. 101 lo 0 Stock, 1953. 4 .. 102 0 0 ~ 102 0 0 Wright, Stephenson perp. ■ . stock, 5 0 0 ... &> 0 "Waihi l.« » •• 1 5Xi Grand Junction 0 4 3.. 0 4 6 King Solomon 0g 1 ... 03 11 Talisman 0 5 0 .. O <J O UNOFFICIAL. lD B 100 0 0 „ OS 0 0 AT THE 10 A.M. CALL TO-DAY-— Comm. Bank .. Os ** Sl7 0 South British .. 317 3 .. o±< South British .. 317 « .. 3IT 3 Pukemiro Col. 1 - o *• ln2 0 0 Stock, 1940,-4 .. 102 0 O .. 10- O O AT THE 12.15 P.M. CALL TO-DAY— Comm. Bank .. 017 3 . . 0. IT Bank N.S.AV. .. 32 6 0 .. 3- o O Dom. Fertiliser OIS 3 .. 014 J Waihi .......... 1 611 - 1 0

INTEREST KATES.

TTip return to the investor on his outlay based upon the latest dividends, works o/t as follows on the latest sales. Where Government' Stocks are included culation provides for redemption at matur itv. In the case of local body issues allowance is also made for -0 per cent interest reduction: PER CENT PER ANNUM. • • :V-. . £ s. d. Bank of New Zealand 4 3 0 Queensland Insurance * * " Goldsbrough, Mort. ;....... i S Auckland Gas f 1 o Monnt Lyell ..... r 2 c Waihi ' jS Grand Junction < J-o Stpek, 4 (1940) ..... 3 18 0 Wright, Stephenson (perp. stock, 5 p.c.) ........... " Commercial Bank ......... «> iu " South British »ii n Pukemiro Collieries ......... 4 11 SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Sales—4 per cent stock, 1940, £102 5/; Commercial Bank, 17/2; Wellington Gas, £1 14/; • ' • •; WELLINGTON, Thursday. Bank of New Zealand, £2 8/1, £ 2 8/2 (2. parcels) ;-Union, Bank, £9 l°/> land Gas (15/ paid), 17/6; Wellington Gas, £!• 14/; Colonial Sugar, £61 10/, Gear Meat, £1 13/; Bell, Hooper, lid; Gillespie's Beach, 1/9}. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Sales.—New Zealand Refrigerating (£1 naidl 19/11 (2 parcels) ; Dominion Ferti18/3; Bell fcilgour, llld; Charleston Sluicing, 1/6. CHRISTCHURCH, Thursday. Bank of New South Wales, £32 2/6, £32 7/6; Carlton Brewery, £2 2/0; Anthony Hordern, 13/6; Aotearoa, 1/3S, 1/4 (2 parcels) ;■ Charleston Sluicing, 1/5, 1/6; Nokomai, 2/8 (4 parcels) - Maerewhenua (1/ paid), lOd; Waitahu, 5/4, 5/3. DUNEDIN, this day. Sales.—Bell Kilgour, 1/; 4 per cent stock, 1955, £102 5/.i "'

DUNEDIN, Thursday. Bell Kilgour, 1/ (2 parcels). CALX. AND DIVIDEND LIST. DIVIDENDS. Due. New Zealand Breweries —Interim, 31 p.c. •••••••,• Now Traders' Finance —Pref., final, 2.8 p.c Now Bank of New Zealand —Interira, D pref., cil p.c.: ord.. 1/ a share . Dec. 9 National Tobacco—Ord., 15 p.c. p.a. r pref., 8 p.c. p.a Dec. 14 Devonpoit Ferry—lnterim, 21 p.c. Dec. 14 Bulolo—lnterim, 60 cents (Canadian, less 5 p.c. non-resident tax) ' Dec. 15 Placer . Development—lnterim, 1 dollar 20 cents ... Dec. 15 Broken Hill South —1/ a share .. Dec. 15 Blackwater —Interim dividend, 1/ a share Dec. 15 Consolidated Gold —6d a share .. Dec. 15 Kauri Timber—2 p.c. p.a Dec. 15 Talisman Dubbo —Interim, 5 p.c. Dec. 16 Mount Lyell—Final, 6d per share Dec. 18 Paddy's Point —5 p.c. Dec. 18 Mount Morgan—interim, 2/ a share Dec. 27 British Tobacco—Quarterly 1J p.c. Dec. 30 Morris, Hedstrom-—lnterim, 2 p.c. Dec. 31 National Bank of New Zealand— Interim, 2 p.c., British currency, free of tax Jan. 6 AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES. YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS. • — SYDNEY, December 7. On the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day business was brisk, and an all-round improvement ■ was noted in the afternoon. This morning's sales included-:—Com-monwealth 4 per cent bonds, 1938, £105; 1944. £104 15/; 1953, £105 17/6; 1955, £106; 1957, £104 16/3; 1961, £105 10/; Bank of New South Wales, £32; Associated News, 20/4%; ditto, preference, 20/3; Broken Hill Proprietary, 40/9; Fairymead Sugar, 31/6.

Sales this afternoon included: —Commonwealth 394 per cent bonds, 1012, £104; 4 per cents, 1938, £105 5/; 1941, £103 17/6: 1944, £104' 12/6; 1947, £104 15/; 1950, £105 15/; 1953, £106; 1955, £106 2/6; 1957, £104 17/6; 1959, £105 5/; 1961, £105 12/6; Bank of New South, Wales, £32; Tooth's Brewery, '42/6; Colonial Sugar, £62 7/6 and £62 10/; Broken Hill Proprietary, 40/9; Wilcox, Moiflin, 11/2; Dunlop, Perdriau, 35/; British Tobacco, 37/6; Goldsbrough, Mort, 32/7%; New Cuinea Gold,' 6/6; Bulolo Deposits, 2/2. Melbourne sales included:—Commonwealth 4 per cent bonds, 1941, £103 15/; 1944, £104 15/; 1955, £105 12/6 and £105 Jif/; 1953,' £ 105 15/.