ON 'CHANGE. THE LATEST QUOTATIONS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 214, 10 September 1934, Page 4

ON 'CHANGE.

THE LATEST QUOTATIONS.

WEEK STARTS BRIGHTLY. INSURANCES ARE SELLiNG. There was less hesitation on the Auckland Stock Exchange than is usual on a Monday morning, and a good list o£ sales ■was put through at the first call. The market seemed buoyant, bidding was general and business covered a good range. No Government stocks changed hands, but this was duo to the abscncc of sellers, All issues Merc in request, and the only lot on offer was a parcel of '40's, for which the owner asked 108 10/. The insurance section retained last ■week's firmness, and after sales ot National at £1 0/3 and of Standards at £3 7/, there were still buyers left in for all lines. Farmers' .Auctioneering shares were again in request, and a parcel of the ordinary shares paid to £2 was available at £1 5/. Banks were steady, and Commercials improved a penny with a sale at 16/1, after which the market was close between 16/ and 18/1. Bank Shares Firm. The firming tendency noticeable recently in bank shares was reflected in the noon Bales. New South Wales had two more transactions at Saturday's level, and Commercials were still in demand at 16/1 after further business. Higher offers were made for Devonport Ferries, Consolidated Bricks and New Zealand Refrigerating shares. Sellers of Kauri Timbers raised their limits a penny, to 18/4, following a morning transfer. In the unlisted section both issues of Auckland Farmers' Freezing were traded at par value. COMPLETED. AT THE 10 A.M. CALL TO-DAY— Last Sale. £8d £ s d Com. Bank . 016 -1 ... 0 16 O Nat. Insurance . 103.. 104 Standard 3 7 0 ~ 3 7 0 Kanri 018 3 018 2 Kaiapoi 013 3 .. 013 3 Mataki O 2 61 .. 0 2 7 Talisman 012 6 ~ 012 0 B. j':en Hill Pty. 2 9 6 .. 2 0 6 UNLISTED. Harvey Oil 12 6.. 130 AT THE 12.15 P.M. CAI,L TO-PAY— Com. Bank 01C 1 ... 016 3 .°. £ .. N 3117 6 .. 3117 6 • Kauri ,0 18 3 .. 018 is N.Z. Breweries . 2 7 6 .. J 7 0 Waihi 112. ? v 113 0; UNWSTED. rm :. F . ree f:' 5 0 0 ~ 412 6. .10 O .., o*lo' Cj < intebest bates. , The return to the investor on his outlay, based upon the latest dividends, works put as follows od the latest sales. When Government stocks are included the calculation provides for redemption at maturity. Where payment is made in sterling exchange is added? In the case of local body issues allowance is also made •foi' 20 per cent interest reduction: — PgU CENT . PER ANNUM. - t ■■■> £ s. d. | ■ t Commercial Bank 3 2, 2. National Insurance 3 14 ; 0 Standard .'-. i -2 lo 0 •Kauri -1.) 0 Kaiapoi -Woollen* 3.17 0 Broken mil Proprietary ... 4 0 9 ' ; , . . ! ' According to the Abstract_ of Statistics, 'building and investment societies in New Zealand were holding deposits at the end of March totalling £3,238,000, and trading companies just under _ £6,000,000. The fiocieties ivere paying interest 3.29 on call' funds, 3.61 for three to 12 months, and 4.33 for two years and over. Com-, ' panies were paying 4.42 for call funds, 3.90 ' for three to 12 months, and 5,16 for two . ypars aqd oyer. \ . , . i . • • ' •• CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST.

DIVIDENDS. * Due. Uuijijnrt-Parker—Ord., 3 p.c.; pref,, 3 p.r Sept. 13 Broken Hill P,—lnterim, 1/6 .. Sept. 15 Broken Hill S.—lnterim. 1/6 . . Sept. 15 Kins Solomon —Fifth. 3d a share Sept. 15 Bank of Australasia —Interim, 3/0 (sterling), less tax 4/6 in £ Sept 28 North Broken Hill —Final, 1/6; bonus, 1/ a share Sept. 28 New Zealand Drug—lnterim, 3J p.e . .... Sept. 22 British Tobacco—Qrtly., 1J p.c. Sept. 29 Milburn T,ime—Final. 5 p.c Sept. — Dunlop, P.^—s p.c.. pf. and ord. . Oct. — UNOFFICIAL STOCK. Buyers. Sellers. Assoc. Motors (pref.) 19/0 .. — Amlvury's (pref,) .... — .. 6/0 Auck. Freez. Co. (£5) 4/15/0 .. — Auck. Freez. Co. (£1) 19/3 .. — Brit, and Dom. Invest — .. 10/0 Berlel 1/13/0 .. — Brunner Collieries . . — , ~ 100/0/0 Brtinner Col, (shares) 1/0 .. 5/6 Claude Neon 2/12/0 .. — Dom. laundry 16/6 .. 1/0/6 Kldorado 12/6 .. 1/3/0 Entertainments (N.Z.) 4/0 .. — Franklin Bakeries .. — .. 1/5/6 Harvey Oil 1/1/6 .. 1/4/0 Kent's Bakery — .. 12/0 Loyal (ord.) — 1/1/0 I,oya} (pref.) 19/6 .. — Napier Woollen .... 10/0 .. — National Tobacco 3/3/9 .. — National Trading ... 4/0 .. 12/0 Perp. Forests (£1) .. — .. 2/0/6 N.Z. Woolpacb — .. 16/0 Nlk.iu Bacon (pref.) 1/10/0 .. <— North, Co-op. Trust 6/6 .. 7/9 Oapiaro Wool ...... 5/9 .. — Orakel Golf — .. 1/3/6 Pacific Forests — .. 5/1) Peter's Ice (N.Z.) 18/0 .. 1/0/0 Renown Col. (deb.) . 89/0/0 .. — Roberts' Stabiliser .. 1/0 .. — Silk-knit 1/6/6 .. 1/11/0 St. Cijthbert's. 1942, 4 — .. 92/0/0 South. Cross Assur. . 1/3 ~ 2/0 S.A. Flax — .. 10/0 S.W. Kstqtes 16/0 .. 1/0/0 Tiinberl'ds Wood, ,ord — .. 2/4/0 Tiujberl'ds Wood, prf 18/0 ~ 19/0 Waikato Carbon. ... 40/0/0 .. — Wipgate (ord.) — .. 13/0 Winyate (pref.) ... 1/4/9 .. Woclwortli (Syd.), ord 3/10/0 .. o/10/6 Wnolworth (Vic.), prf 1/6/0 .. — Saddle • —„ •• l/g Snowy River 0/1 9/J Maori Gully , 0/9 .. 0/11 Golden Plateau ..... — .. 0/o Tasman United 0/3 .. 0/10 NORTH AUCKLAND FARMERS.

DIVJDEND ON PREFERENCE SHARES. The annua] meeting of the North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative was held on Thursday evening, a good attendance of shareholders being presided over by the cha'rman of directors, Mr. J. W. McAulny. The report and balance-sheet as already published v.ere adopted, after several siian'.ioMcrs hud made favourable co:nn)e3:ts 0:1 the result of tlie year's operations. A dividend of • 5 per cent was declared ori preference shares. The retiring directors, Messrs. F. Holr|crl CI. 11. Masfen. R. McCarroll and J. G. llitehie, were re-eleoted, as were the auditors, Me3srs. Pinker and Boyd. At a subsequent meeting of the board of directors,. Mr. McAulay was re-elected chairman, and Mr. V. Trounson vice-chair-man.

BANKS— Buyers. Sellers. Bank of A'sia 11/10/0 .. 11/16/0 Commercial .. 1(5/1 .. 16/2 Commercial (pref.) . 0/12/6 .. 0/16/6 Com. of Sydney 17/10/0 .. — English and Scottish 5/2/6 .. 5/0/0 National N.Z S/l.'!/0 .. 3/13/0 National A'sia J-J/5/0 .. — Nat. A'sia (font.) ... 0/4/0 .. 0/0/0 New South Wales .. 31/10/0 .. 32/2/(l New Zealand 2/7/6 .. 2/7/0 N.Z. D Mort (£1 paid) 1/13/10 .. 1/14'0 Reserve Bank N.Z. . 6/9/0 .. 0/10/0 IFISURANCE--Australian Provincial 10/2 .. 10/3 National 1/0/2 .. 1/0/-) New Zealand :j/4/.*! ;;/j'(i Queensland 3/10/0 .. — South British 4/4/0 .. 4/6/3 Standard 3/3/0 .. — FINANCIAL— Abraham Williams, pf 4/7/6 .. — Bom. Investment .. ltV/0 .. 17/0 Farmers'Auc. (£5 pd) 3/14/0 .. 4/0/0 Farmers' Auc. (£2 pd) 30/0 .. 1/3/0 Farmeis' Auc. (A pf) 1/1/(5 .. — farmers' Auc,- (B pf) 1/0/5 .. — Goldsbrough, Mort. . 1/0/9 .. 1/11/3 National Mort. (B) . — .. 1/12/6 River I'late ....• — .. 19/0 N.Z. Guarantee Corp. (ord.) 4/6 .. 4/0 Loan and Mercantile — .. SG/0/0 lx)an and Merc, (prf) 75/0/0 .. — N. Auck. Farm (B pf) 5/0 .. 12/0 Trad. Finance (eont.) 2/0 .. 3/2 Trad. Finance iprefi 17/9 .. — United Build. (Auck.) 19/0 .. 1/2/0 Wright, Stephenson (pref.) 19/6 .. — COAL— I'ukemiro 1/0/0 .. 1/4/0 Ilenown (pref.) 1/0 .. — Renown (pref.), new 1/0 .. — Taupiri 14/0 .. 15/6 Taupiri (pref.) l/3'o .. 1/3/0 "Westport 3/3 .. — "Westport-Stockton .. 4/9 .. 5/2 GAS— Auckland 1/6/5 .. 1/6/0 Auckland (cont.) 10/0 .. 1/1/0 Birkenhead, Northcote, 7 p.c. pref. . 15/0 .. J/2/0 Thames — 10/0 SHIPPING— Devonport Steam. .. 1/2/10 .. — North. Steam 6/3 .. 6/6 North. Steam, (cont.) 1/3 .. — Union Steam, (pref.) 1/6/3 .. — TIMBER— Bartholomew - 13/6 .. — Kauri Timber IS/0 .. 18/4 I-.0.8 1/2/3 .. 1/3/0 National 32/0 .. 34/0 Parker, Lamb — .. 3-'0 Taupo, Totara 6/10 .. 7/2

WOOLLEN— Kalapol — .. 13/0 Kalapoi (cont.) 3/9 .. 4/8 Wellington (pref.) .. 13/10/0 .. — BREWERIES— Dom. Breweries .... 8/0 .. —

N.Z. Breweries 2/7/3 .. 2/7/0 MISCELLANEOUS Australian Glass ... 2/12/0 .. 2/13/0 British Tobacco 1/17/6 .. 1/17/0 By croft 2/11/6 .. — Colonial Sugar — .. 66/15/0 Consolidated Brick .. 10/0 .. 11/0 Dom. Pictures 14/0 .. l/O'O Dunlop, l'erdriau ... l/O/O .. I/O/."} Elect. Zinc (ord.) .. 1/6/0 .. 1/7/0 Elect. Zinc (pref.) . 1/15/0 .. — Farmers' Trading .. 6/1 .. 6/3 Farm. Trad. (A pref) 17/0 .. 18/0 Farm. Trad. (B pref) — .. 14/3 Gear Meat 1/6/0 .. 1/S/O Grey and Menzies .. 3/6 .. 7/0 Hill and Plunmier .. 13/0 .. 16/0 H.M. Arcade (pref.) . 10/0 .. 1/1/0 N.Z. Drug 3/16/6 .. — Lewis Eady (pref.) . S/0 .. — Milne, Clioycc (pref.) l/l/O .. — Milne and Clioyce i (deb. stock) 10/0 .. — Moturoa Oil 1/6 .. — Farmers' Fertiliser . 10/6 .. 1/0/9 N.Z. Newspapers ... 1/12/0 .. 1/13,0 N.Z. Paper Mills ... 1/11/6 .. — N.Z. Refrlgoratirig 10/1 .. 19/4 N.Z. Refrig. (cont.) . 8/10 .. 0/2 N. Roller Mills 1/10/0 .. 1/15/0: N. Roller Mills (prf) 1/4/6 .. — Robinson Ice 18/6 .. — j Sanford — .. 2/6 Sanford (pref.) — .. 10/0 Sharland 1/5/0 .. — Sharland (pref.) .... 1/6/0 .. — "Sun" News 3/10 .. 4/3 Taranaki Oil — .. 2/0 Wairakel 4/0 .. — Whittoine. Stevenson 12/0 .. 15/0 Wilsons Cement 1/10/0 .. 1/10/0 Woolworth (N.Z.) .. 7/5/0 .. — Woolworth (N.Z.), prf 2/1/0 .. — Woolworth (Syd), Ist pref 1/18/0 .. — Woolworth (Syd), 2nd i (Dref.) 1/6/3 .. 1/7/0 MINING— Alexander 15/0 .. 10/6 Bell, Hooper — .. 0/0 Brian Boru 1/3 .. 1/6 Bell, Kllgour — .. 0/4 } Big River 0/8 .. 1/1 Blackwater .1/12/0 ~ _ Central Sbotover ... — .. I/O Consolidated Gold .. 16/0 .. 18/0 Gillespie's Beach ... 1/10 .. 2/0 Glenroy 1/1 •• J/3 Golconda 0/0 .. 0/8 Golconda Holdings . l/6i .. 1/8 Goldfields Dredg. — 0/11 .. 1/1 Golden Dawn ....... — .. 2/3 King Solomon 4/0 ~ 4/.J Komata Reefs 6/3 .. 7/0 Maerewhenua • — •• 0/0 Moonlight 0/3 .. 0/7 Mabakipawa 0/10 .. 0/11} Mahakipawa, 1029 pf 1/1 — — Maliakipawa, 1930 pf 1/0 .. — Mataki 2/5 .. 2/0} M.H. Concessions ... 0/2 ~ 0/6 N.Z. Crown 2/9 .. — Nokomal 3/9 .. — Okarlto 8/1 .. — Skippers 0/7 .. 0/8 Talisman 12/3 .. 12/g Wailii 1/12/6 .. 1/13/0 Grand Junction .... 4/2 .. 4/4 Broken Hill 2/0/0 .. 2/10/0 Kuala Kampar — •. 17/0 Mt. Morgan 1/9/0 .. — Jit. Lyell 1/0/2 ... 1/0/o Rawang 8/11 9/3 GOVERNMENT BONDS— 1041, 3i pc 104/0/0 .. — 15/1/40, 4 p.c 107/15/0 .. — 15/2/46, 4 p.c. 107/10/0 — 15/4/40, 4 p.c. ~..,.109/10/0 .« r— 35/6/55, 4 p.c 110/15/0 .. — Rural, 15/9/47, 5 p.c. 103/10/0 .. — INSCRIBED STOCK— 15/3/38-43. 34 p.c. ..108/15/0 .. —. 15/5/38-52, 3} p.c, ..lOS/Ip/O — 15/3/30-43, 3} p.c. ..308/15/0 .. — 15/5/39J52, 3} p.c. ..108/15/0 .. — 1941, 39 104/0/0 ~ — 15/1/40, 4 p.c 107/15/0 .. tf~ 15/2/46 4 p.c 107/10/0 ~ 108/0/0 15/4/40, 4 p.c 100/10/0 .. — 15/6/55. 4 p.c 110/15/0 .. —. DEBENTURES— Auck. 1T.8., 1947, 5} 105/0/0 ..107/10/0 Anck. 11.8., 1940. 5} 104/10/0 ..105/10/0 Citv of Auck., 1053, 51 103/0/0 .. — Dargaville, 1953, 51 — Waitemata, 1050, 5} 103/0/0 .. 106/0/0 Amaigni. Rrlcfe. 7 J (Auckland) 101/0/0 — Amaigni. Brick. 71 • (Wellington) 102/IQ/0 .. — Auck. Gas, 1042, 0 . 105/0/0 ~ Auck, Gas, 1035, 6} 102/10/0 .. —

B « C 9/0/0 .. - g 08/0/0 .. 102/0/0 Glaxo,' 1045, «J 01/0/0 - H lo4o tO G'!. heat . r r e . 6 .' — •• 100/0/0 s3/o/o - Williamson's Pictures no/n/o 1949. 74 — "• u - /u/u Wright. Stephenson, _ BSatlv:: *w° :: 5 » /0/0 eggs" and EGG "PULP. Eggs and egg pulp in storage had a TQO;i clearing out in July. At the .51c. of that mouth the stock position was as follows, tlie corresponding figures for t.ie previous month being shown in parentheses: North Island, eggs in shell, 360 dozen (1260 dozen); South Island. 2127 dozen (5062 dozen); egg pulp, North Island, 06171b (39,4621b); South Island, i OS 15lb (22.6851b).