DEALINGS ON ’CHANGE

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 195, 15 May 1936, Page 14

DEALINGS ON ’CHANGE

Yesterday’s Business RETURN ON INVESTMENTS Sales recorded on Dominion stock exchanges yesterday are shown in the following list. In the second column is » , '‘ u the return based on tile last annual dividend from investment nt the quoted priceTn calculating the return on s.iares m companies which pay their dividends outside New Zealand the exchange rates b.i'C not been taken into consideration. 1 < return on 4 per cent. Government loans includes redemption. In the ease of tier cent, loans the return is for the interest alone, and covers only the period for which the loans are tax-free:—

VALUES STRENGTHEN Australian Share Markets (Received May 14, 9.20 p.m.) Sydney, May 14. The turnover on to-day’s investment market was restricted, but values generally were inclined to strengthen. Broken Hill stocks made further headway despite reverses in metal prices. Sales: Bank of New South Wales, £33 2/6; Union Bank. £10: Queensland National Bank, £5/8/-; United Insurance, £lO/15/-; Colonial Sugar, £4l/10/-; Associated News. 22/-: Howard Smith. 17/1}; Burns I’hilp, 70/-; Australian Gas, A, £7/11/-. British Tobacco, 40/6; Tooths. 53/-; Tooheys. 3(1/3; G. J. Coles. 75/-; Australian Glass, 90/-; Greater J. D. Williams. 6/9; Henry Jones, 41/-; General Industries, pref.. 24/3; Amalgamated Textiles, 9/5; Beard Watson, 17/-; W. R. Carpenter, 42/9; J. Fielding. SO/-; Gordon and Gotch, 46/-; Sargents. 24/9. Broken Hill Proprietary, 63/3; ditto, new. 37/-; South Brokens, £5/12/-; North Brokens. £B/3/-; Zinc Corporation, 85/9; Larnt, 11/-: Lady Shenton Gold, 5/1; Emperor. 11/3; Koroere. 4/-. Commonwealth bonds. 4 per cent.. 1938, £lO2/15/-: 1941, £103; 1944. £lOl 13/9; 1947, £lO2/15/-: 1950. £lO2/17/6; 1953, £lO2/18/9; 1955, £lO3/1/3; 1957. £lO3/2/6; 1959. £102: 1961. £lO2/2/6. Morning sales included: Commonwealth bonds, 4 per cent., 1938. £lO2 15/-; E.S. and A. Bank. £6/5/-; Australian Glass, 90/-: Colonial Sugar, £4l 10/-; Howard Smith, 17/-. Melbourne. May 14. Stock Exchange sales to-day included : Goldsbrough Mort, 32/-; G. J. Coles, 74/9; Herald and Weekly Times, 68/9: Hoyts, B pref.. 13/4; DunlopPerdriau, 16/5: Emperor, 18/6; Placer Development, £5/16/-; Coloma. 18/6: Emperor, 11/2. CLAUDE NEON LIGHTS (N.Z.) Interim Dividend Declared Tlie directors of Claude Neon Lights of New Zealand. Ltd., have declared an interim dividend at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum, for tile half-year ended March 31. The dividend is payable on May -!■ Share transfer books will be closed from May 14 to 21, both days inclusive. The distribution for the previous financial year ended September 30, 1935, was at the rate of 8 per cent. Base Metals Market By Telegraph—Press’ Assn.—Copyright (Received May 1-1. f).20 p.m.) London, May 13 The oflicinl London •mifl'lh ‘ q a’inii* for Wednesday. a,« reported by (lie Australian Mines and Metals Association, pare with those previously raided n< fol

Farmers’ Trading Company The final dividend on Farmers' Trad ing Company, Auckland. A and I! pre ference share.* will lie paid nt the rate of 7 per cent, per annum, less the statnttor.v reduction of 20 per cent., making 5 3-5 per cent., on May 30.

WELLINGTON. Sale Yield p.c on investprice merit. £ s. <1. A s <1. Inscr. Stock, 3J p.c., •103 103 1938-52 Ditto 10 15 0 0 8 8 Bank of N.S.W. ..... 33 0 0 3 0 Omnaru Woollen .... 1 1 9 — British Tobacco — 0 0 3 0 0 Colonial Sugar .... *41 — 6 3 0 '. > General Industries .. 0 19 1 li 11 0 G. J. Coles *3 14 6 3 7 1 Woolworth s. N.Z. (2) *b — 0 — «j 10 Unofficial list: Woolworths Ltd., ord. s' . (2) 8 0 — Ditto 8 8 6 — Ditto Shillings Ltd.. 5/- pd. 8 0 10 0 11 ♦Late sale M ednesday. AUCKL. ANU £ s. d. £ s. d. N.Z. Farmers* Co-op., 4) p.c.. 1940 91 10 (, 4 18 4 Ditto. 1941 in 15 0 4 18 1 Comm. Bank Austr. .. 0 19 1 1 - 19 10 (> 3 9 8 >> Bank of N.Z 0 4 8 10 Ditto - G 4 7 10 N.Z. Insurance Farmers’ Auct.. B pref. Renown Coal 3 0 9 , > 10 1 0 10 0 4 10 10 Auckland Gas 1 6 1 4 4 4 Northern Steam, eontr. 0 1 g 10 10 0 Kauri Timber 1 10 ■ I 4 10 Levland O’Brien (2) . - 1 0 4 16 11 N.Z. Breweries - 1 J 1 ■ 6 Broken Hill Pty., new issue. 10/- paid .. 1 16 ri —— Dunlop-Perdriau .... (1 19 G •— Farmers’ Trading (3i 0 0 f» 4 4 G. J. Coles Ditto •» 14 0 7 • > • > < Woolworths .(N.Z.) .. ♦ > G . r s Ditto G 4 i > — 4 ii Ditto (> •> 0 — 4 9 Waihi Investments (2) 0 11 —— Unofficial List — Auck. Trotting Club, 6} p.c., 1/4/39-44.. 101 .0 0 — Woolworths. Ltd., ord. 7 0 — Ditto 8 10 0 — CHRISTCHURCH £ s. d. p s. d. Goldsbrough. Mort .. 1 11 .1 n 16 4 Mortgage Corporation 0 10 ♦» 4 9 N.Z. Breweries (4) .. 13 16 «i British Tobacco, odd lot 1 19 .> 0 i Ditto 1 19 9 0 4 Broken Hill Pty .> 1 p. 4 1 7 G. J. Coles Ditto 3 14 14 6 3 3 r 1 Ditto (2) 3 14 3 7 0 Hume Pipe (Aust.) (3| 0 17 1 4 13 N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op., 4} p.c.. 1940 Mount Lyell (2) 91 15 0 4 18 1 1 4 1 4 Ditto 1 4 3 1 2 Mount Morgan 0 lo J — N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op., 4} p.c., 1941 Ditto, 1940 91 10 0 4 IS 4 91 15 0 4 18 1 • Unofficial List — Woolworths, Ltd., ord. (3) 8 5 0 — Ditto .... 8 'T 0 — Shillings, Ltd., 5/- pd. (2) 0 I 10 — DUNEDIN. £ S d. £ s. d. Wnnlworths. Ltd., ord. 8 6 9 — Ditto 8 'i 0 —

low May Per 12. ton May 13. Per ton Copper— 11 * i Standard, spot . .. oil 15 / o 311 11 101 Ditto, forward . .. 37 1 nti .".fl Ifl 10.1 Electrolytic .. 11 0 () 40 15 0 to 41 5 (1 11 0 0 Wire bars .... .. 41 5 0 11 0 0 Lead— Spot .. 15 5 0 15 2 G Forward ...... .. 15 fl 3 10 3 9 Spelter— Spot .......... .. Hli, 11 1 IJ Forward .. It 17 h 14 11 3 TinSpot .. 204 2 (J 204 0 II Forward .. 11)7 12 G 107 18 9 Silver— Standard, per oz. . 20 3-8d. 20 7-1 fld Fine . 22 d. 22 l-10d.