ON 'CHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 181, 1 August 1936, Page 4

ON 'CHANGE.

A QUIET CLOSE.

SOUTH BRITISH LOWER. The week finished \ip quietly on the Auckland Stock Exchange, and only four .sales were recorded at the call. Kecent easing iu the insurance section was confirmed with a sale oil South British (xl lower, at £4 10/9, with a subsequent market between £4 0/3 and £4 1/'!). Fanners' Auctioneering preference shares were quoted ex dividend, with buyers for the A's at £12/ and for the B's at £1 1/Auckland Gas shares were also quoted ex dividend, with values adjusted accordingly. The banking section was quiet, but Xew Zealand looked a shade firmer, with quotations from £2 0/0 to £2 0/9. In the brewery section buyers for Dominions dropped back to £ 1 6/, but holders failed to respond. Sanford preferences came closer to business, buyers moving up to IS/3, with sellers at 19/6. New Zealand Drugs were easier between £3.14/6 and £3 16/6. Sellers of Woolworths dropped their limits to £5 0/, buyers still at £5. In Government stocks a parcel of '40 s was available at £101 10/. SALES COMPLETED, AT THE 3.15 P.IY!. CALL YESTERDAY — Last Sale. £sd £ s d Bank of N.Z. .. 2 0 3.. 2 010 Ooldsbiough 111 10J .. 111 O Consul. B;' . O 9 S .. O '•> 0 G. .r. Coles .... 310 O .. 316 0 Golden Dawn .. 0 3 0.. 0 3 0 Jit. Morgan 014 <5 .. 0 14 S | Mt. Morgan ... 014 5 .. 014 0 UNLISTED. Woolworth (Syd) •> 10 0 .. ■> 10 0 Selfrldges (Aus.) 14 0.. 1 o 0 AT THE 9.30 A.M. CALL TO-DAY — South British . 410 9 .. 11 -' IJycroft 2 0 0.. 2 O O Zinc (prf) 2 .! 4i .. _ « J 1 „uu. Trading . 019 0 .. 019 o AFTER THE CALL. N.Z. Newspapers 2 0 0.. 2 0 6 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. DIVIDENDS. Due. British Tobacco —Qriy., pf., 6J p.p. p.a Auckland Gas—lnt., 23 p.c Now Wellington Gas—lnt Now Dom. Invest. —Final, 4 p.c Aug. 6 N.Z. Insurance —Final, 1/ Aug. 4 Staples'—lnt., 3 p.c Aug. o Com. Bk. —Final, ord 3 1-3 p.c., pref. 2 p.c Aug. 6 Farmers' Fertiliser—sJ p.c Aug. lo Christcliurch Gas —Int Aug. — Bk. of N.S. Wales—Qrly., 5/ . . Aug. 2b fiiec. Zinc—Final, ord. anC pf., 6 p.o Sept. 10 Morts Dock —3 p.c Sept. — INTEREST RATES.

The return to the investor on his outlay, based upon the latest dividends, works out as follows on the latest sales. When Government stocks are included, the calculation provides, for redemption at maturity. When payment is made in sterling, exchange is added. In the case of local body issues allowance is also made for 20 per cent interest reduction: — PEK CENT PER ANNUM. £ s. d. Bank of New Zealand 4 19 4 Goldsbrough, Mort 4 7 11 Consolidated Brick . 4 2 9 G. J. Coles 3 5 10 Byerofts 4 0 O C. J. GREEN'S MONTHLY REPORT. Mr. C. J. Green, Limited, stock and sharebroker, Bank of New Zealand Chambers, Swanson Street, Auckland, reports the following sales for the month ending July 31, 1936:— Debentures. —Auckland City Council, 4% per cent, due January 1, 1954, £104; Auckland Harbour Board, 4%, per cent, due-July 9, 1949, £103 15/; Auckland Hospital Board, 4% per cent, due June 1, 1944, £101 10/; Mortgage Corporation, 3% per cent, due September 1, 1960, £97 10/; New Zealand Mortgage Dairy Farm Co., 3% per cent, £100; Public Mutual Insurance, 8 per cent, £102 10/; Rural Advances, 4 per cent, £102. Miscellaneous Shares. — Afforestation, Limited, £31 15/; Allen Taylor and Co., 8/5, 8/6, 8/7, 8/8, 8/9, 8/10, 8/9, 8/8; Associated Motorists (pref., odd lot), 26/9; Broken Hill Proprietary, 73/6, 74/; Commercial Bank, 18/5; Consolidated Brick, 9/6, 9/4, 9/G; Dominion Breweries (pref.), 28/, (ord., cum div.) 25/9, 26/, 25/9, 25/10, 26/, (ex div.) 25/6, 26/4%, 25/9, 26/, 25/10%, 26/, 26/3, 26/6, 26/9, 27/, 27/3, 27/1%, 27/3, 27/6/27/4, 27/6, 27/4%; Farmers' Trading (ordinary), 19/6, 19/7, (B pref.) 20/9; General Industries, 19/10%, 19/10; G. J. Coles, 84/6, 85/, 86/3, 86/9, 82/9, 83/, 82/6, 80/9, 80/G; Harvie Oil Turbine, 14/6, 15/; Hume Pipe, 20/10; Kauri Timber, 23/11; Loyal Tobacco (ordinary), 14/6; M.K. Millinery (rights), 16/, (fullypaid) 49/, 51/6, (ex div.) 49/, (10/ paid) 37/, 39/6; Mort's Dock, 10/3, 10/4, 10/5, 10/6, 10/9, 10/10, 11/9, 11/10, 11/11, 12/, 11/10, 11/9, 11/6, 11/9, 11/7, 11/10, 12/3, 12/4, 12/5, 12/8, 13/, 13/1, 12/9, 13/, 13/3, 12/11, 13/, 13/1, 12/11, 13/, 11/6, 11/3, 11/1; National Insurance, 18/10, 19/10%; New Zealand Perpetual Forests, 59/, 58/9, 58/6; New Zealand Newspapers, 40/9, 40/6; New Zealand Insurance, 65/6, 65/; New Zealand Woolpack Textiles, 4/3, 4/9; Renown Collieries (pref.), 3/; R. G. Kain (ordinary), 20/, (pref.) 20/; Robinson's Ice Cream, 21/6; Selfridge s (Australia), (old issne) 27/6. 25/6, 25/10, (new issue) 27/, 25/8; Silknit (New Zealand), 37/6; Standard-Waygood, 7/, 8/, 8/3, 8/9. 8/10; Smith's Newspapers (pref.), 14/ 15/9, 16/6; Wilsons Cement, 40/6; Woolwortlis (New Zealand), (ord., ex div.) £5 17/6, £5 17/3; Woolwortlis (Sydney), (ord.) £5 19/6, £5 19/, £o 18/9, (first preference) 39/6, 39/, (second preference) 26/6; Yarra Falls, 39/. Mining. — Blackwater Mines, 33/6; Emperor Mines, 16/; Golden Crown, 5/9; King Solomon. 2/. 1/6%, 1/4, 1/3, 1/, 1/3, (two months delivery) 1/3%; Loloma Mines, 23/6; Mount Lyell. 27/9, 27/6, 27/3, 27/: Mount Morgan, 14/6, 14-/3, 14/8, 14/6, 14/5; Placer Development, £5 6/10%, £5 5/6. £5 5/3, £5 6/6, £5 1/9, £5; Skippers. 4d. 3%d: Tavna Developments, 2/2; Waikoromiko, 7%d, Bd.