AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 127, 1 June 1938, Page 4

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

INVESTMENT STOCKS AND SHARES. COMPARISONS OF RECENT TRANSACTIONS. TO TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1938. The following table furnishes a guide to investors. It shows the trend of the market over twelve months for a comprehensive list of securities, at the same time indicating the latest movements, namely, from a week a<ro to the date of compilation. The rate of interest obtainable to present-day purchasers is also presented, the calculation based on the latest dividends. \\ here the dividend is paid in sterling exchange is added. Since review the markets have been seriously depressed by conditions ruling in the world s chief financial centres. Australian industrials, especially metal shares, have weakened further, while Dominion issues have been fairly steady. Government shares are in keen demand, with little change in values.

MARKET PRICE. DIVIDEND. COMPANIES. prlce prlcel2 ai Buyers. Sellers. a week months When investago. ago. o due. ment a »> £ . £ at latest ° gia rates. BANKS- £ s d £sd £ s d £ s d £ g d Australasia .... £0 — 10 0 0 9 19 0 12 12 0 8 Oct.-Mar. fa 1 4 Commercial ... 10/ 0 15 8 15 31 n Hi 0 0 19 1 6J Feb.-Aug. 448 Commercial, pf. £10 950'9 90 97C986 4 Feb.-Aug. 4 5 4 National £21 2 11 9 2 12 6 2 12 0 3 4 O 4 Jan.-July 4 14 8 N.S.W. £20 31 10 0 32 0 O 31 35 O 37 0 0 0 Quart«lv 3 15 8 New Zealand .. £1 2 4 7 2 4 9 2 4 7 2 4 !i 10 Dec.-June 4 9 8 N.Z. D. Mtge. . £1 1 9 fi 1 in 3 1 10 o 1 6 9 7* Dec.-June 5 0 0 1 nl0 '> £t » 8 2 G 8 12 0 8 16 0 11 2 (i 7 July-Jan. (5 4 9 INSURANCE— National 7/ 0 17 7 O 17 3 0 0 17 8 0 17 0 105.7 May-Nov. 4 5 0 New Zealand .. £1 2 18 0 2 18 9 2 38 3 3 3 6 l\ Feb.-Aug. 3 8 8 South British . £1 263 27 9 270 - 14Vi« Apr.-Oct. 3 0 0 FINANCE— Dom. I. & B. .. £1 0 18 3 0 IS 9 0 IS fi , 0 15 3 5 August §5 S 0 \\ f? ? 1 J 1 Jj _ 4 0 0 4 2 0 0 September 7 30 0 P.A.C., B pref.. £1 1 O 9 — 110 1 2 0 5 Feb.-Aug. 4 15 3 Goldsbro. Mort . £1 19 0 1 10 fi 1 10 0 1 17 9 8 Dec.-June J5 6 8 N.Z. G. Corp. ..3/ — 0 4 9 0 4 6 0.49 9 13 / lg Mar.-Oct. (110 O Trad. Fin., cont. 7/6 042 05 0 049 049 5 December 7 18 0 COAL— Renown 12/ 099 — 0 9 9 Oil O 6"/, 9 September 8 fi 8 laupiri £1 — 0 lo G 0 15 6 0 16 0 5 Nov.-May 6 13 4 GAS— Auckland, old.£l 104 109 106 119 51 July-Feb. 5 7 0 SHIPPING— D'port Ferry .. £1 — 113 10 9 10 3 5 Dec.-June 4 lfi fi H P- °rd £1 2 5 0 2 6 0 2 5'! 1 18 fi 11 Sep.-Mar. 4 lfi 9 iS. Steam, p.u. .11/ — 04 10 040 043 3 May 7 6 8 TIMBER— Kauri 25/ 10 9 113 110 133 6 June-Dec. 7 2 30 National £1 070 086 07G 0 116 5 Nov.-May 13 6 8 BREWERIES— Dominion £1 — 1 17 0 1 17 3 2 4 9 10 Dec.-July 5 7 6 MISCEL'OUS— Australian Glass £1 — 4 12 0 4 12 fi 4 10 0 35 Nov.-June 3 5 3 British Tobacco £1 209 27 9 28 0 296 10 Quarterly 4 4 3 Kroken Hill Pr. £1 2 19 3 3 0 fi 3 3 0 410 32} Nov.-Mav 4 3 r, Byeroft £1 2 0 0 2 1 r. 2 1 is 2 O O 8 Nov.-May 3 3 9 O C. Sugar ex div. £20 46 30 0 47 5 0 48 30 n 47 0 0 7i Nov.-May 3 3 10 Ton. Brick £1 — O 9 0 0 S 30 0 8 4 2i Nov.-June 5 33 3 Dunlop P. Rub. £1 100 109 119 1 2 0 7 Apr.-Oct. fi 36 6 Klec. Zinc £1 1 36 <> 1 IS 11 1 19 <> 2 36 fi a35 Mar.-Sep. 8 2 2 FTC £1 10 9 111! 3 0 9 12 9 7 June 6 13 4 G. J. Coles £1 4 0 9 4 2 0 4 3 0 r> 30 O 183 Jan.-Julv 4 12 6 Gear Meat 10/ — 0 17 0 0 36 6 0 16 o 7J June-Dec. 4 31 0 Grey & Menzies 30/ 0 12 0 0 13 fi O 13 0 O 32 3 7J Augtftt 5 15 0 Henry Jones .. £1 — 2 8 6 2 7 6 2 6 3 30" June-Dec. 4 4 3 Maeky. I.ogan £1 130 140 1 3 6 133 6 Nov.-Slay 5 2 <• McKenzies £1 — ,3 9 0 3 7 6 _ ]8 June " 5 6 S M. & C. deb. stk. £1 0 14 0 0 15 6 O 34 9 0 36 3 5 October 6 37 2 M.K. Mnfg 5/ 0 9 0 O 10 fi O 10 O _ js Julv-Feb. 9 0 0 N.Z. Drug £2 — 3 8 6 3 7 6 3 14 O 8 Sep.-Apr. 4 14 10 N.Z. F. Fert. £1 — 0 39 6 O 39 O 1 o 9 6 August 6 6 4 N.Z. Newspapers 16/S 1 15 9 3 37 3 1 17 O 1 16 0 1/4 Oct.-Mav 3 13 0 N. Roller Mills £1 0 19 0 1 0 9 1 0 6 1 0 0 4 Sep.-Mar. 4 " O Peters' I.C. ... £1 1 5 0 1 9 6 1 7 6 1 9 O 10 June 7 5 5 Radio. 1936 10/ — O 39 O O 3S fi _ :-,ij Feb.-Aug. 16 13 4 Wilsons Cement 10/ 0 36 9 O 17 O 0 36 6 _ 7* Nov.-June 4 8 8 \Y worths, N.Z.. 5/ — 1 1 0 1 1 o — 361 July-Jan. 3 38 o W'wocths. Syd.. 0/ 1 0 6 1 0 11 1 1 11 — 15 — 3 12 0 MINING— Martha 5/ 0 11 7 0 11 31 O 12 0 0 15 0 2/ Mav-Nov. 21 0 6 Waihi Gr. Jn. . 2/ 0 2 9 0 3 1 0 2 10 0 3 0 4d May 13 IS 0 Mt. Lyell £1 129 133 140 2 5 0 §5 June 4 7 0 Gov Loans, etc— Stock, 46-49 . . . £100 102 10 O _ 103 7 0 K>3 15 O 4 Apr. Oct. 3 11 3 Stock. 52-55 ... £100 104 10 0 104 15 0 104 15 0'104 15 0 4 June-Dec. 3 14 9 Stock, 53-57 ... £100 98 10 0 99 0 0 98 10 0 99 5 0 3} Jan.-July 3 14 3 Return on Government stock is based upon redemption at earliest maturity date. tSubject to English income tax. JFree of income tax. 'Subject to N.Z. income tax. dividend rate, (a) Does tiot include bonus.