ON 'CHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 39, 15 February 1934, Page 4

ON 'CHANGE.

BUSINESS IS BRISK. TURNOVER KEEPS UP. Business on the local Stock Exchange is keeping up well, and the market generally has a healthy tone. At this morning's call New Zealand Insurances were quoted ex dividend, with buyers at £2 17/3. Buyers for Pukcmiro Collieries raised their offers to £1 1/6, with holders firm on £1 2/6. Colonial Sugars continued to ease slightly, and a sale was made 2/6 lower, at £62 17/6, after which buyers dropped back to £62 15/. The mining section was active. Waihis recovered 2d, with a sale at £ 1 10/6, and King Solomons were in demand at 4/5. There was again a good demand for Government stocks at current rates. The Noon Call. Business is keeping up, in sympathy with this morning, and a fair number of sales were finalised. A parcel of breweries changed hands at £1 19/11, with buyers at £1 19/9 and holders £2 0/3. New Zealand Refrigerating, contributing, sold at 8/5%, which is a considerable drop from 9/2, the last sale. Quotations now are, buyers 8/4, sellers 8/9. There was fair inquiry in the mining section. SALES COMPLETED. AT THE 3.16 P.m. CALL YESTERDAY—

INTEREST RATES. 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 calculati'on- provides for redemption at maturity. In the case of local body issues allowance is also made for 20 per cent interest reduction: — PER CENT PER ANNUM. £ s. d. 8.. S. and A. Bank 2 11 4 Union Bank 2 10 0 National Insurance 4 0 4 New Zealand Breweries .... 3 10 2 Mount Lyell 2 0 10 Stock. 4 (1940) 3 14 0 Ditto, 4 (1955) ..... 3 17 0 Gisborne Sheepfarmers' debs., 6J (1941) I 2 6 Claude Neon 3 7 0 Auckland Gas ............ 4 10 6 Colonial Sugar 3 19 6 Dunlop, Perdriau .. 319 0 New Zealand Drug 3 18 6 New Zealand ' Refrigerating 5 6 3 Waihi 3 5 6 Grand Junction 6 15 6 SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, tliis day. Sales.—Timaru Breweries (con.), 6/1; Central Shotover, 1/; Waltahu, 3/6; British Tobacco (Australian), £1 17/2. WELLINGTON, Wednesday. ,

Bonds, 15/1/40, 4 per cent, £101 17/6; 3 5/4/49, 4 per cent, £102 2/6; Stock. 15/2/-16, 4 per cent £103 2/6; 15/6/55, 4 per cent, £101 15/; Union Bant, £10: Bank of New Zealand, £2 9/6; Queensland Insurance, £3 6/6; Gear Meat, £1 6/9; New Zealand Refrigerating (£1 paid), 18/3; New Zealand Breweries, £1 19/11; Colonial Sugar, £62 17/6; Whitcoinbe, Tombs, £3 10/; Woolwortlis (N.Z.) (pref.), £1 17/3; Big River, 10Jd ; Central Shotover, 1/; Brian Boru, £1 4/6; Okarito, 9/4. CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. Stock. 15/1/40. 4 ner cent. £10? 15/; Christchurch Drainage, 31/3/43, 51 per cent, £104 10/; 31/3/65, 5i per cent, £ 106 10/; Commercial Bank of Australia, 17/6: (pref.). £9 3/; E., S. and A. Bank, £ 5 17/: National Bank of New Zealand, £44/; Union Bank, £10. £10 1/6: National Insurance, 18/8; New Zealand Insurance (ex div.), £2 18/6; Goldsbrough, Mort, £1 12/9 (2 parcels). £1 3 3/1 (2 parcels) ; Canterbury Meat (pref.), £ 5 8/; New Zealand Refrigerating (£ 1 paid), 18/9 (3 parcels), 18/10 (3 parcels) ; l'lo/ paid), 8/3, 8/4; Christchurch Gas, £1 9/6 (4 parcels) ; New Zealand Breweries, £ 1 19/10 (4 parcels) ; Beath aud Co.. £1 9/9 (2 parcels), £1 10/; Dunlop. Perdriau, £1 0/4; Mount Lyeli, £1 4/7 (3 parcels), £1 4/10, £1 4/11 ; Big River, lOd: Central Shotover (9d paid), 1/ (2 parcels); Charleston (cum rights), 1/9; Gillespie's Beach, 2/1; King Solccnon, 4/5; Maerewhenua, lljd; Waitahu, 5/6, 5/SJ; Upper Shotover (9d paid), 1/5. DUNEDIN, Wednesday. Union Bank, £10;. £10 1/; Commercial Bank of Australia. 17/5; Waihi. £1 10/6; King Solomon. 4/6, 4/4J, 4/5; Gillespie's Beach, 2/OJ, 2/1; Waitahu, 5/6; Central Shotover, 1/; Nevis Diesel, 1/1 (2 parcels). CALL AMD DIVIDEND LIST. DIVIDENDS. Due. New Zealand Insurance—lnterim, 1/ a share Now Queensland National Bank—2 p.c. Now Bank of New South Wales— Quarterly, 5/ a share Feb. 28 Kuala Kampar—3d a share .... Mar. ] National Mortgage—Final. 2J p.c. Mar. 1 Standard Insurance — Interim, 1/3 a share Mar. 5 Huddart. Parker—Final, pref., 3 p.c.; ord., 2i p.c Mar. 10 Electrolytic Ziuc.—Pref., 8 p.c. p.a. for year ended Dec. 31. . Mar. 14 Broken Hill South—l/ 6 a share Mar. 16 CALLS. Hell. Hooper—Final. 3d a share . Feb. 16

Last Sale. £ s d £ 8 (1 E.S.A. Bank ... 5 17 0 .. 5 17 0 Union Bank ... 10 0 0 .. 10 0 0 N.Z. Breweries . 1 10 11 .. 2 0 0 Consol. Brick .. 0 6 9 .. 0 6 9 Farm. Trading . 0 4 1 .. 0 4 0 Waitahn 0 5 6 .. — Mt Lyell 14 6.. 153 Stock, 1940, 4 ,. 301 10 0 .. 101 10 0 Stock, 1955, 4 ... 102 0 0 .. 101 15 0 Gisborne Sheepfarmers, 1941, 6} (deb.) ..... 92 0 0 .. 93 0 0 N.Z. Breweries . 1 19 11 ,. 2 0 0 Nat. Insurance . 0 18 8 ., 0 IS 9 UNLISTED. Claude Neon ... 2 7 9 .. 2 S 6 AT THE 10 A.NI. CALL TO-DAY —- Auckland Gas . 14 4.. 144 Kaiapoi Woollen 0 10 0 .. 0 7 9 Colonial Sugar . 62 17 6 .. 63 0 0 Dunlop Perdriau (2) f 1 0 3 .. 1 2 0 Farm. Trading . 0 4 2 .. 0 4 1 N.Z. Drug 3 1C 6 .. 3 10 6 N.Z. Refrig. ... 0 IS 10 .. 0 19 10 Waihi 1 10 6 .. 1 10 4 Grand Junction 0 4 11 .. 0 4 11 Mt. Lyell 147 .. 146 Stock, 1952, 31 . 101 15 0 .. 101 5 0 Stock, 1946, 4 (ex „ Int.) 101 5 0 .. 103 0 0 UNLISTED. Investm't Exec. „„„ ~ ~ Trust (B deb.) 102 0 0 .. 102 0 0 AT THE 12.15 P.m. CALL TO-DAY— Golds. Mort. .. 113 3 .. 114 6 AucK. Gas (cont) 0 li> 0 .. 0 It 9 N.2. Breweries . 1 10 11 .. 1 19 11 Elect. Zinc (ord.) 17 0.. 1 b Ss Farm. Trading . 0 4 c... 0 4 _ N.Z. Refrig. (con) 0 S 54 .. 0 9 i Wool worth (N.Z.) (pref.) 11' • 1 * Talisman ...... 0 £ 3 .. £ « a Golconda 0 0 2 •• 008