ON 'CHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 13, 16 January 1934, Page 4

ON 'CHANGE.

! FLUCTUATIONS IN SHARES. BUSINESS IS BRISK. GOVERNMENT STOCKS IN DEMAND. Business on the Auckland Stock Exeha'nge continues brisk, and e <a big list of sales covering a wide range of securities has been finalised ovtr the hist 21 houre. Values generally arc firm at late rates. A special feature at the mom cut is a strong demand for Government issues, and fair business has been done in tine class. Auckland Gas shares seemed a shade easier at this morning's call, being available at the last sale price, namely £1 4/. In t*ie mining section Okaritos again attracted attention, and buyers moved up to 9/3, with holders asking 9/6. Banks Firm At Noon. Bank shares were firm at the noon call, and there were later buyers of New Zealand* at only 2d below the market price, -while more were available. Business generally was somewhat quieter, showing a reluctance of buyers to follow the strong upward trend of the past few days. The morning's quotations, except in a few instances, were unchanged. SALES COMPLETED. AT THE 3.15 P.m. CALL YESTERDAY— Last Sale. £ s rtf s (1 Ci.mm. Bank •• <> 18 « .. <> IS 0 A. and P. Assce. Oil 2v.. 011 1 N.Z. Insiirnni-o . 2IT ti .. -l< 4 IlHlsety and Co. 10 11 0 .. 10 13 0 K-«-roft 2 l'n .. I '; ■\"Wsons Cement 1 i l> .. l i j> King Solomon .. 0 •" li .. <> : ; 6 Kins Solomon . 0:: 7 .. o •'• j> \\ -lihi 1 !) 8 .. 1 ' " stock, inbb "i - ioi 5 o ... 100 13 o »&/.-.« o ::3g <»' A To4tTi(Auck) 00 0.0 .. 00 0 0 AT THE 10 A.M. CALL TO-DAY — A. and 1 , . Assce. 011 1 .. Oil 2 \ and P. Assce. Oil 8 .. Oil 1 i,:,]"etv 10 u o .. 10 H 0 Golds. Mort ... Jlβ n .. IIT 0 Guarantee Corp. Os .... Os 4 British Totiacco IIT -3 .. llf v &S°W:::: i Vβ :■: 1 § 8 BO 0 ..102 12 0 Bonds, 1035, 4 I 101 2 6 .. 101 0 0 UNLISTED. lß i\£ 90 0 0 .. 99 0 0 , AT THE 12.15 P.M. CALL TO-DAY — B S. A. Bank ....5 12,0 .. 511 0 Bank of N.Z. . »; 10 0 .. 2.10 0 Dunlop Perdnau 1 -! O .. a J. io :gg&ss;-4-::iog o S :: ioTo o INTEREST HATES. The return to the investor on his outlay, based upon the latest dividends, works out as follows on the latest sales. Where Government stocks are included the calculation provides for redemption at maturity In the case of local body issues allowance is also made for 20 per cent interest reduction:— PER CENT PEK ANNUM. £ s. d. Commercial Bank a 14 0 A. and I*. Assurance l - J; New .Zealand Insurance o J u Dalgety and Company - 7 « Bycroft ••••••■ ••• $ J, 1 2 WUsons Cemcn ......... 0 Goldsbrough, Mort 1 J - Guarantee Corp g « J^ British Tobacco a * ;> Dunlop n n in Gear Meat -J'"*. ° Investment Executive Trust /■a deb ) 7 2 10 E., S. and A. Bank 2 13 3 Bank of New Zealand .... 4 0 0 Dunlop •• • dl 4 J *Free of income tax. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. .. I (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day. Sales.—National Bank, 83/; Bank of New South Wales, £34.12/0. £34 15/ Bank of New Zealand, uO/: M?w Zealand Guarantee Corp., 8/4; Colonial Sugar, 4.04 5/; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.), 34/9. WELLINGTON, Monday. Sales on 'Change.—Stock, 15/5/39-52, 3? £ 101 10/ • Commercial Bank of Australia, 18/3: National Bank of New Zealand £4 2/; Bank of New South Wales, £34 12/6; Bank of New Zealand, £2 10/ ; Union Bank, £10 1/6, -fi 10 8/6; -Wellington Woollen, £5 12/6 ; New Zealand Breweries (2), £2 0/6; Colonial Sugar £64 8/9; New Zealand Refrigerating (fcl paid), £1; ditto (10/ paid), 9/8. CHRISTCHURCH, this day. Sales. —New Zealand Government, 4 per cent Inscribed, 1940, £100 15/; Bank of New Zealand, 49/9 (7) ; New Zealand Refrigerating (£1 paid, cum diy.), 19/11 (3) • New Zealand Refrigerating (10/ paid), 9/7 (2) ; New Zealand Breweries, 40/6; Mount Lyell, 24/3. . ( CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. Sales on 'Change.—Commercial Bank of Sydney, £17 7/6; English, Scottish and Australian Bank, £5 12/; Bank of New South Wales, £34 5/; Bank of New Zealand, £2 9/11; Goldsbrough, Mort, £1 16/5; Timaru Brewery (10/ paid), 9/10; I Electrolytic Zinc (pref.), £1 14/o £1 14/6; New Zealand Refrigerating jhftl paid), 19/9; King Solomon, 3/6 (5), 3/01, 3/7; Nokomai, 2/4 (2); Okarito, 9/4, 9/u. Nnofficial: Smith Wylie, 12/3. DUNEDIN, this day. Sales on 'Change.—Gillespie's Beach, Reported Sales. —Bank of New South Wales, £34 10/; Bank of New Zealand, £ 2 10/; English, Scottish and Australian Bank £5 13/ C; National Bank of New Zealand, £43/; Waihi, £1 10/. Sales After Call.—King Solomon, 3/7. DUNEDIN, Monday. Sales on 'Change.—National Bank of New Zealand, £ 4 3/; New Zealand Refrigerating (£1 paid), 19/9 J. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. DIVIDENDS. \ Due. Wiluna Gold Corporation, Ltd— First interim, 2/, sterling, a share of 20/ each ...' J\ow N.Z. and River Plate —Final, 2 p.c, sterling (less English tax at 5/ in £1) Now oft Kuala Lumpur Tld—6d a share . Jan. 20 A. P. Assurance—rear, 1J p.c. .. Jan. 30 Union Bank—lnterim, 2/ a share, sterling (tax free) Jan. — New Zealand Refrigerating — 4 p.c. and bonus 1 p.c Jan. — Commercial Bank —Interim, pref., 2 p.c.; ord.. 2J p.c Feb. 2 British Tobacco —Interim, pref., quarterly, 6J p.c. p.a. (less special property tax) Jan. 81