Investment Stocks and Shares

Evening Star, Issue 23324, 21 July 1939, Page 12

Investment Stocks and Shares

Price Comparisons and Yield TO THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1939.

The following table furnishes a guide to investors. It shows the trend of the market over 12 months for a comprehensive list of securities, and the rate of interest obtainable to present-day purchasers, the calculation being based on the latest dividend. Brokers* commission is not allowed for, except in the case of Government loans, where redemption and accrued interest are also considered.

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COMPANIES. MARKET PRICES. DIVIDEND. Approximate Fries To-day. Price . Last Week Price 12 Months Ago. Rate p.c. of Annua) Div. When Due. Return upon investment at latest rates. N.Z. GOVT. STK.Inscribed. 1946 ... ... £ s. 98 17 d. 6 £ s. 98 17 d. 6 £ a. 102 5 d. 0 4 Feb.-Aug, £ 8. 4 7 d. 7 97 12 6 97 10 0 102 10 0 4 Apr.-Oct. 4 6 2 Inscribed, 1952 ... IM 96 0 0 96 0 0 — 4 May-Noy. 4 8 9 Inscribed 1955 ... ... 96 0 0 ,95 15 0 102 5 0 4 June-Deo. 4 7 1 BANKSN.S.W., £20 ... 30 10 0 30 7 6 51 12 6 6 Jan.-July 3 18 8 . 0 16 10 0 16 8' 0 16 5 7 T-I2 Feb.-Aug. 4 4 2 5 0 0 5 0 0 5 ,4 0 7 May-Nov. 4 4 o Nat. of N.Z.. £2$ •Tt 2 5 0 2 5 0 2 14 6 s -Tan.-J uly 5 11 1 1 19 3 1 18 6 2 5 0 10 Dee.-Juue 5 111 D. Mortgage, £1 1 6 6 1 6 6 1 9 0 u Dec.-June 5 13 3 Union. £5 •• ... 8 0 0 7 19 U 8 12 6 7 July-Jan. 4 , 7 6 INSURANCE National, 7s ... 0 16 9 0 16 9 0 17 6 1U fa-7 May-Nov. 4 Q 6 New Zealand, £1 South British, 10s Standard. £1 •.. E 2 12 2 3 2 14 6 0 3 2 11 2 2 2 13 0 0 9 2 16 2 6 2 16 6 3 0 10 14 1-6 12$. Feb.-Aug. Apr.-Oct. Mch.-Sept. 3 16 3 5 4 12 0 10 2 MEAT(dear, 10s 0 11 0 0 10 9 0 14 6 5 5-6 J une-Dec. 5 6 0 N.Z. Refrig., £1 N.Z. Refng.. 10s *** 0 16 0 0 lb 9 0 18 6 Feb. 6 17 6 ••I 0 8 3 0 7 9 0 8 b Si 7$ ieb 6 13 4 Southland. £1 ... ... 1 7 6 1 7 6 1 10 0 Sept.-Mch. 5 9 1 LOAN AND AGCV. Dalgety, £5 6 7 0 6 10 0 8 2 6 6 May-Noy. 4 14 5 Golds. Mort, £1 ... 1 8 9 1 8 3 1 8 9 7 Dec.-June a 1? R N.Z. Guarantee, 3s ... 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 5 9 13-18 Mcb.-Oct. 7 5 10 COALKaitangata, 16s ... <•• 1 8 0 1 8 0 1 8 0 lb 5-8 April 8 18 7 Westport, 10s ... ibs 1 0 6 1 0 6 1 4 9 10 May-Nov. 4 17 6 West.-Stock (pf.l. 0 7 10 0 8 0 0 6 10 6 M arch 7 13 2 WOOLLEN Kaiapoi (ord.). 17s 0 12 0 O 11 9 0 10 6 4 Sept. 5 33 4 Mosgiel, £4 ... 9 4 0 9 4 0: 9 15 0 10 May-Nov. 4 6 0 BREWERIES— Dominion. £1 ... 1 12 9 1 13 0 1 15 5 12 Dcc.-J ulv 7 6 6 Dunedin, £1 ... 1 2 6 1 2 8 1 6 0 61 Nov.-May 5 15 7 New Zealand, £1 1 17 3 1 17 6 2 3 6 81 Dec.-June 4 11 3 Tooths. £1 ... 2 16 6 2 17 0 2 14 6 11$ May-Nov. 4 1 5 M1SCEL— A.C.J., £1 British Tobacco. £1 1 18 6 1 18 3 — 6.86 Sept.-Apl 3 11 3 ... ? 12 0 2 11 6 2 7 6 10 Quarterly 3 16 11 B.H.P.. £1 3 9 9 3 9 3 3 1 9 12$ Nov.-Mav ' 3 11 8 Bkn. Hill Sth.. 5s Col. Sugar. £20 .. ... 1 8 9 1 8 0 1 13 0 40 Quarterly 6 19 1 ... 50 10 0 48 15 0 46 15 0 7$ May-Nov 2 19 5 D.I.C., 10s ••• 0 14 6 0 14 6 0 14 6 6 Oct. 4 2 8 Dorn. Fertiliser, £1 -tr 1 4 6 1 4 0 1 5 0 6 June 5 0 0 Dun Rubber. £1 us 1 1 9 1 1 6 1 2 3 7 Apr.-Oct 6 8 9 El Zinc (ord.) £1 2 13 9 2 12 9 2 3 9 15 Mch.-Sept. 5 11 7 El. Zinc (pref.). £1 2 17 0 2 17 3 2 8 0 15 Mch -Sept. Jan.-July 5 5 3 G. J. Coles. £1 -. 4 0 6 3 18 9 4 1 0 18J 4 15 2 M'Kenzies, £1 ... 2 2 6 2 3 6 3 5 0 14 Nov.-June 6 11 9 Milburn Lima, £1 1 16 0 1 16 0 1 15 0 83 Mch.-Sept. 4 17 3 Mount Lyell, £1 tr1 8 6 1 7 6 1 8 6 7$ Jnne-Dec. 5 5 3 Nth. Bkri. Hill. 5s ua 2 9 0 2 8 6 2 8 6 40 Quarterly 4 1 7 N.Z. Drug, £2 ... ... 3 9 0 3 8 0 3 10 0 8 Sept.-Apr. 4 12 9 N.Z. N’wsp’rs, 16s 8d 1 12 9 1 12 6 1 15 0 8 Oot.-Mav 4 1 0 N.Z. Paper Mills, ' O.D.T..' £1 ... £1 1 5 0 1 5 0 1 2 0 7 Nov.-May 5 12 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 6 9 S} Aug.-Feb. 4 7 6 Wilsons Cement, 0s 0 17 0 0 16 9 0 16 9 7$ Nov.-June 4 8 2 Woolworlhs (N.Z.), 5s 0 17 6 0 17 0 1 1 1 16 .1 ulv-.Ian. 4 n 5 Woolworths (Syd.j, 1 4 I 1 4 0 1 2 0 171 Oct.-Apr. 3 12 8