Investment Stocks and Shares

Evening Star, Issue 23354, 25 August 1939, Page 6

Investment Stocks and Shares

Price Comparisons and Yield

TO THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1939,

The following table furnishes a guide to investors. It shows the trend of the market over 13 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.

COMPANIES. MARKET PRICES. DIVIDEND. Return ApproxiPrice Price 12 Rate p.c. of When upon investPrice To-day. Juaau Week. Mouths Ago. Annual Div. Due. ment at latest rates. N.Z. GOVT. STK. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 6. d. Eeb.-Aug. £ s. d. 98 7 6 98 5 0 100 2 6 4 4 4 2 Inscribed. 1949 Inscribed. 1952 Inscribed, 1955 ... ... 99 97 97 5 0 0 0 0 0 99 15 97 0 97 0 0 0 0 102 0 101 15 0 0 4 4 4 Apr.-Oct. May-Nov. June-Dee. 4 4 4 4 7 5 1 2 9 BANKSN.S.W.. £20 30 0 0 30 12 6 31 0 0 6 Jan.-July 4 0 0e 0 16 0 0 16 9 0 16 8 7 1-12 Eeb.-Aug. 4 8 6 4 15 0 4 18 0 5 4 0 7 May-Nov. 4 8 5e TSTnfc nf N Z. f ... 2 7 3 2 7 0 2 12 3 5 Jan.-July 5 5 lOe New Zealand, £1 ... D. Mortgage, £1 Union £5 1 19 9 1 19 6 2 3 0 10 Dec.-June 5 0 8 1 7 7 17 3 6 1 8 7 0 6 0 1 9 2 11 6 0 7£ 7 Dec.-June July-Jau. 5 10 1 4 8 10 INSURANCE— 0 16 9 0 16 10 0 17 5 10 5-7 May-Nov. 4 9 6 2 12 0 2 12 0 2 17 6 10 1-6 Feb.-Aug. 3 16 11 2 2 3 2 3 3 2 6 6 14 Apr.-Oct. 2 17 9 Standard, £1 ... ... 2 15 6 2 15 6 2 16 0 124 Mch.-Sept 4 10 1 MEAT— ' 0 12 0 0 12 1 0 14 4 5 5-6 June-Dee. 4 17 3 N.Z. Refrig., £1 ... 0 16 3 0 16 6 0 18 6 54 Feb. 6 15 5 N.Z. Refrig., 10s "... 0 8 0 0 8 3 0 8 4 bi Feb. 6 17 6 Southland £1 1 7 6 1 7 6 1 10 0 Vi Sept.-Mch 5 9 1 LOAN AND AGCY. 6 10 0‘ 6 10 0 8 1 6 6 May-Nov. 4 12 3e 1 7 0 1 7 6 1 8 6 7 Dec.-June 5 3 8 N.Z. Guarantee, 3s ... 0 4 2 0 4 2 0 4 5 9 13-18 Mch.-Oct. 7 0 0 COAL— ' Kaitangata, 16s 1 8 0 1 8 0 1 8 0 15 5-8 April 8 18 7 Westport, 10s 1 1 3 1 0 10 . 1 4 9 10 May-Nov. 4 14 1 West.-Stock. (pf.). 10s 0 8 0 0 •8 0 0 7 0 6 March. 7 10 0 WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi (ord.). 17s ... 0 11 9' 0 11 9 0 10 6 4 Sept. 5 15 9 Mosgiel, £4 9 4 0 9 4 0 9 15 0 10 May-Nov 4 6 0 BREWERIES— 1 13 6 1 15 0 1 14 9 12 Deo.-July 7 3 3 1 3 0 1 3, 0 1 b 0 64 Nov.-May 5 13 0 1 16 6 1 17 6 2 J» 6 Dec.-June 4 13 2 Tooths. £1 ... 2 15 0 2 16 6 d lb 0 11-4 May-Nov. 4 3 7 MISCEL— A.C.I., £1 ... 1 16 0 1 19 6 — 6.86 Sepl.-Apr 3 16 2 2 10 n 2 11 3 2 9 6 10 Quarterly 4 0 0 B.H.P., £1 3 5 6 3 8 9 6 0 10 124 Nov.-May 3 16 4 Bkn. Hill Stb.. 5s ... 1 8 0 1 8 6 1 id 5 40 Quarterly 7 2 10 Col. Sugar, £20 49 0 0 49 5 0 48 10 0 74 Mav-Nov. 3 1 1 D.I.C., 10s 0 14 6 0 14 6 0 15 0 6 Oct. 4 2 8 1 4 0 1 4 3 1 5 0 6 June 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 8 1 2 3 7 Apr.-Oct. 7 0 0 El. Zinc (ord.), €1 ... 2 14 0 2 15 3 2 4 6 15 Mch.-Sept 5 11 1 El. Zinc, (pref.), £1 2 17 0 2 18 4 2 8 0 15 Mch.-Sept 5 5 3 G. J. Coles. £1 3 17 6 4 0 0 4 2 6 183 Jan.-July 4 16 9 2 3 0 2 3 0 3 5 0 14 Nov.-June 6 10 3 Milburn Lime, £1 ... 1 16 0 1 16 3 1 16 0 as Mch.-Sept 4 17 2 Mount Lyell, £1 ... 1 7 0 1 8 6 1 9 0 74 June-Dee. 5 9 1 Nth Bkn. Hill, 5s ... 2 6 0 2 9 9 2 3 0 40 Quarterly 4 6 11 N.Z. Drug, £2 3 9 6 3 9 0 3 10 0 8 Sept.-Apr. 4 12 1 N.Z N'wsp’rs, 16s 8d 1 12 6 i 12 9 1 14 0 8 Oct.-May 4 2 1 N.Z. Paper Mills, £1 1 6 0 i 6 0 1 2 9 7 Nov.-May 5 7 8 ■ O.D.T..’ £1 1 19 6 i 19 0 2 5 0 83 Aug.-Feb. 4 8 6 Wilsons Cement, 10s 0 17 4 0 17 4 0 18 0 74 Nov.-J uno 4 6 6 0 18 0 0 18 0 1 0 0 16 July-Jan. 4 8 11 Woolworlbs (Syd.), 5s 1 4 9 1 6 6 1 1 11 174 Oct.-Apr. 3 11 7 e, Eng lish currency.