DEALINGS ON ’CHANGE

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 274, 15 August 1936, Page 14

DEALINGS ON ’CHANGE

Yesterday’s Business RETURN ON INVESTMENTS Sales recorded on Dominion stock exchanges yesterday are shown in the fol lowing list. In the second column is Hun the return based on the last annual dividend from investment at the quoted prict. In calculating the return on sliaies in companies which pay their dividends outside New Zealand the exchange ra es hay nnt been taken into coiibiueration. me return on “ per cent. Government loans Includes redemption. Ln the case of 3 ner cent loans the return is for the interest alone, and covers only the period for which the loans are tax-free:-

AUSTRALIAN SHARE MARKETS

Industrials in Demand Bv Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright (Received August 14, 8.40 p.m.) . i . Sydney, August 14. On the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day business was inclined to be quiet. Recent price levels were generally ■ maintained, British Tobacco strengthened, while Coles were actively- traded. Sales: Bank of New South Wales, £33 7/G; Commercial Bank of Australia. 18/3; National Bank of Australasia, £lO paid, £l4; Union Batik. £9/10/-; Bank of New Zealand. 39/9. British . Tobacco, 41/6: Tooths. 53/9; G.iJ, Coles; 82/9; Australian Glass, 92/-; Fairymead Sugar. 33/6; R. 11. Gordon. 63/-; Peters, 46/6. Cash Orders, 29/ J ; Gibson and Howes, 32/3; Stedman, 19/9: Sargents, 2S/6: Hume Pipe. 21/-; Victoria Nyanza, 9/9. Woolworths, Ltd. buyer, £5/14/-: seller. £5/15/-; sale, £5/15/-; Woolworths (W.A.). buyer. £5/15/-: seller. £5/17/-.-. Mt. Morgan. 14/-: Broken Hill Proprietary, 75/2: South Broken Hill. £5 15/-; Loloma, 24/75. Morning sales ineluded: —Commonwealth Bonds. 4 per cent.. 1935, £lO2 2/6; 4 per cent.. 1953, £lOO/12/6; 4 per cent., 1961, £lOl/17/6; Tooth’s Brewery, 53/9; Australian Iron nnd Steel (pref.). 25/9: British Tobacco, 41/6; Broken Hill Proprietary. 75/6: G. .1. Coles. S2/3: R. T Fowler. 14/11 : Sargents, 28/44. Melbourne. August 14. On the Melbourne Stock Exchange today there was a good demand for industrials. There was strong buying, of barrier stocks on higher metal prices. Gold mining issues were unchanged. Sales: Commercial Bank of Australia... 18/4; National Bank of Australasia, £5 paid. £7: British Tobacco, 41 /3: G. J. Coles. 83/6; Drug Houses. 30/3Australian Iron nnd Steel, pref., 25/74: Aus-, tralinn Glass 92/3: Goldsbrou.gb Morl 31/9. Electrolytic Zinc, pref. 43/9; Mt. Mor gnn, 14/-; Mt. Lyell. 29/104: Broken Hill Proprietary. 75/3: North Broken Hill. £9/2/6: South Broken Tlill. £5/16/-: Zinc Corporation. 81/3: Emperor. 15/7: Loloma. 24/3 Herald and Times. 08/9; Myer. 35/6Silverton Trams,. 38/-. * Apex Investment Trust The directors of Apex Investment Trust of New Zealand. Ltd., report increased profits for the half-year ended June 30, and have declared an interim dividend for the period at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum on the paid-up capital of the company The dividend is at an unchanged rate, and will be payable to shareholders on Thursday. September 17. Melbourne Produce Markets Melbourne, August 14. Wheat, 4/8J to 4/9 a bushel. Flour, £ll/17/6 a ton. Bran. £5/15/-. Pollard, £6. Oats, 2/34 to 2/4 a bushel. Barley. English, 3/2 to 3/3. Maize. 5/-. Potatoes. £7/5/- to £7/17/- n ton. Onions, £2O a ton.

(Live Stock Market reports will be found on Page 100

WELLINGTON. Yield p.c on inSale price. vesfinent s. d. £ s d. Inset. Stock, 31 p.c., 1939-43 (2) 103 7 0 3 8 8 N.Z. Insurance *3 3 Q 4 0 Wellington Gas *1 18 6 4 3 1 N.Z. Refrfg.. 10/- pd. *0 9 o 13 3 Wgtn. Woollen, ord. 0 9 6 4 12 S N.Z. Breweries 12 0 — 17 8 Australian Glass (7) . 4 11 9 3 a 6 4 Broken Hill Pty. ... ♦3 15 0 3 8 Ditto (2) 3 15 0 3 [5 8 Ditto 3 14 10i 3 (j 9 Ditto (fi) 3 14 9 3 6 10 Claude Neon (Sydney) 11 4} a 1G 9 Dental and Medical . 0 11 0 a 9 1 1 0 0 a 0 0 Silverton' Trani 1 18 0 a a 3 0 1 11 11 — — Mount Morgan 0 13 — Waihi Investment ... 0 9 11 — ♦Late sale Thursday. AUCKLAND. £ s d. £ s d. Inset. Stock, 4 p.c., 15/6/55 105 12 0 3 12 8 Auck. City. 4J p.c., 105 1/1/44-40 0 0 — 9 Comm. Bank of Aust. 0 IS 0 3 4 Bank of N.Z. (3) .... 1 19 9 ,) 0 7 Ditto, D Mort 1 IS 9 3 17 N.Z. Insurance (3) . 3 — 6 3 4 0 Sdiith British Ins 4 9 .0 19 11 Traders' Finance 0 13 6 3 4 9 Renown Collieries 0 13 9 1 10 4 0 la 10 6 6 3 Devonport Ferry Huddart. Parker, pref. 1 1 9 4 11 11 1 8 1 4 a Kauri Timber 1 4 8 i) 1 4 Dominion Breweries (2) 1 9 0 4 8 1 N.Z. Breweries o 12 0 •» 17 8 Australian Glass .... 4 12 0 3 a w Ditto 4 11 9 3 11 4 Ditto 4 11 6 3 3 r. G Broken Hill Ptj’ 3 14 9 0 10 Ditto 3 14 Q 7 1 Dunlop-Perdriau 0 18 1 Electro. Zinc, pref. ... •j 3 6 4 11 11 Farmers’ Trading .... t5 18 11 8 Ditto, B pref 1 1 0 3 12 11 1 1 4 13 6 G. -T. Coles 4 1 0 3 1 8 Ditto 4 1 44 3 1 5 Mataki 0 1 3 ■ , . Unofficial list:— Selfridge’s (A/asia.) 1 10 — CHRISTCHURCH 8. d. f* 6 d. Comm. Bank of Aust. . 0 18 0 3 4 9 Ditto 0 18 1 3 4 6 Nat. Bank A/asia, <£5 paid G 19 0 3 15 6 Bank of N.Z. (2) .... 1 19 9 0 7 Kalapoi Woollen, 17/■JL 9 paid (4) ......... 0 15 G 3 Ditto, 7/- pd. (2) . Timaru Brewery, in 0 6 8 3 3 0 llqu.. ex distr 0 3 — British Tobacco 0 6 2 19 3 o 0 o 19 4 Broken Hill Pty 3 14 3 7 2 Ditto 3 14 0 3 7 i G ,T. Coles .* 4 1 6 3 1 4 Ditto 4 1 9 0 3 3 1 Ditto (3) 4 0 11 Hume Pipe (Aust.) 1 6 7 3 17 8 Morts Dock 0 10 9 O 11 IVilcox Mofflin 0 12 8 — Mount Lyell :.. 1 9 1 1 14 4 Ditto (3) > 1 9 0 1 14 Ditto. (2) 1 9 1 1. 14 4 0 0 31,1 , 0 0 74 34 - - Skippers 0 0 ■ Sales reported:— ” Goldsbroiigli Mort. ... 1 11 4 9 1 N.Z. Refrig., 10/- pd. . 0 9 9 a 12 9 Dominion Breweries . 1 9 (, 4 8 1 Consolid. Brick 0 0 10 4 1 4 Ditto 0 9 9 4 o 0 Woolworths, Ltd., 2nd. pref . 1 6 ■3 a 6 8 Nokomai ♦0 . 1’11 -■ — Sulphide Corporation 0 14 9 -— 0 14 104 •Late sale Thursday. DUNEDIN. r s. d. £ 6 d. Inscr. Stock, 4 p.c., 1043-46 105 7 I; 11 o Ditto, 4 p.c., 11)40-49 IVa J (j 3 J0 Ditto. 4 P;C., 1952-55 lth> ,) 0 .t 13 Bank of N.Z., odd parcel 1 19 G .» 1 3 National Insurance ... 0 18 3 4 Broken Hill Pty. .... • 3 14 9 3 G HI Ditto 3 14 8 3 0 11 Regent Theatre ..... 1 0 6 16 6 Mount Lyell ........ 1 9 0 1 14