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Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 101, 2 May 1938, Page 4

ON 'CHANGE.

QUIET, BUT STEADY. N.Z. INSURANCES LOWER. A moderate list of sales was recorded at the first call of the Auckland Htoek Exchange, this morning, and fresh bidding was steady, with little nltcrntinn in values compared with week-end quotations. In the banking buyers for Commercials raised their offers Id, to Jli 3. Zealanda showed no reaction to the dividend announcement, being again quoted between £2 3/6 and £2 4/. In insurances, New Zealand* eased further, selling (id down, at £2 18/6. Auckland Gas opened the week with buyers still in at 19/7, sellers holding firm at par. . Australian metal shares were easier, but Glass nnd Sugars maintained a firm front, the former with buyers at £4 11/6 and no sellers', and tho latter with a market between £4S and £48 10/. Iron and Steel preferences were quoted ex dividend, t'roin £1 7/ to £1 8/. Mucky, Logans were quoted ex dividend, and bnyprs adjusted their offers, to £13. sellers 1 (i higher. Taramiki Oils were n-.-ier. being on sale at 7/6, buyers stopping ai ~>. Government stock* had a keen inquiry, nnd the '53-'37's sold unchanged at £9S 10/. Amalgamated Brick debentures were firmer, buyers advancing to £9'2 10.', both for Auckland and Wellington issues. Colonial Sugars Higher. The only notable feature of a quiet noon call was a sale of Colonial Sugar, showing a, rise of £15/ since last they sold on the Exchange. Auckland Gas were a fraction firmer, with buyers at 10/8, but the contributing shares were quoted lower, between 13 9 and 14/4. Government stocks were active at steady rates, 4 per cents maturing in 1943-46 closing firm. SALES COMPMSTED. AT THE 10 A.M. CALL TO-DAY— Last 8a! e. £ea £ s d National Rank . 214 -A .. ;14 4 Westport, stockton (pri\f.) ~. 0 5 0.. 050 nritl.sh Tobacco 2 S :! .. 2 8 <> Morta Dock .... <> 11 o .. 011 - Woolw.ortli (Syd) 1 J :: .. 1 i> :'. N.Z. Insurance; . 2 18 t> ... 2 lit O (loldeu Crown . (14 0.. <► 810 Stock, OS 10 0 .. t>B 10 0 AT THE 12.15 P.M. CALL TO-DAY— Bank of N.Z. .. 2 3 0.. 230 Colonial Sugar . 4S 7 6 4J 2 (i Stock. 15/2/43-40 4 p.c 102 0 0 ..102 0 O Stock, Nor., 3852, 3i p.c. ..103 7 6 ..103 7 6 C. J. GREEN'S MONTHLY REPORT. Mr. C. J. Green, stdck and sharebroker, reports the following sales to April 30: — Miscellaneous shares: Bank of. New Zealand, 43/3; Broken Hill Proprietary, 39/6, oS/3, 59/, 60/3, new issue 34/4, 45/; Dominion Breweries, 36/, 37/3, 37/5, 37/1, 37/-, 37/4, '37/j; Electrolytic Zinc, ord., 39/0, 41/, 41/5, 41/3, 42/, 41/11; pref., 43/3, 43/, 44/, 44/10%, 45/, 45/3, 45/6: Farmers' Trading, ord., 20/2%; A pref., 22/6; G. J. Coles, 78/6, 78/4. 78/6, 70/, 78/0, 77/6. 79/6, 79/, 79/6, 70/4%; Xew . Garden Court, pref., 22/6; Xew .Zealand Perpetual Foreafs, 42/11, 42/6}- Northern Roller Mills, pref.. ■ 21/3; Radio (1930). 18/11; Selfridges (Xew Zealand), 14/ (paid 10/); South Briti.'h Insurance, 44/4; Taranaki Oilfields, 7/n. 7/11, 7/8; Traders' Finance (cont.h' 4/8: Whakatpne Paper, ord.. 5/6, r-,:0, 5/6; Wool worth*.- Holdings (South Africa), 15/4; V/00l worths (Xew Zealand), ord., 21/6: "fpohvorthji (SycWfey), ord., m/Q, 22/, '■22/sJ'2fy; ta*fpref., v 40/3. 41/; 2nd pref., 28/. Mining: Broken Bill South. 30/1, 30/9, 30/4; Cotomandel (Sold, J /2;-Martha, , l3/1%, 15/, .15/3, 15/4: Mount Lyell, 27/4, 27/8,- -.27/3, 27/6, ~28/1, 28/, 27/1; Mount erd.i 0/0%; pref., 4/ paid 5/2; Rawaflg Tin, 8/3%.