AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE REPORT.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11824, 29 November 1901, Page 4 (Supplement)

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE REPORT.

GOLDFIELDS.

-Thursday. November 28, 1901.

*Ex Div. t Cum Div. N.L.—No Liability. J Information applied fomot yet to hand from Secretary. § Also Bonus of 5% on purchases to Shaieholde r p Carry 6 per cent, preference dividend.

The tone of the market for most classes of investment stock is firm, and in many cases prices show an advance upon last Summary's quotations. The Leyland aid O'Brien Timber Company had a satisfactory year and paid the usual dividend of 10 ].er cent., and also gave the fortunate shareholders a bonus of 2£ per cent., besides carrying a further £3000 to the reserve fund, which now stands at £13,000. Banks : These have been in. demand. New Zealands show a considerable advance upon late quotations and sold at £2 ss, £2 8s 9d and £2 10s. Nationals have also been in request, buyers offering £3 16s. Insurances: A good business in these. New Zealands are much firmer, with pales at £3 9s, £3 9s 6d and £3 10s, closing with sellers at £3 lis and buyers at £3 9s. South British sold at £3 18s 6d, £3 19s and £3 18s 6d, and close with sellers at £4. Nationals sold at 19s 3d cum div. of 9d per share (just paid), and are now offered at 19s ex div. New Zealand Accidents show a further rise and sold at £2 15s and £2 19s, closing with buyers at £2 17s 6d ; sellers ask £3 Is. Shipping: A fair business in these. Devonport Ferrys have been in demand and

sold at £1 18s and £1 19s, closing with buyers at £1 18s 6d. Northern Steam, paid up, sold at 18s 9d cum div., and are bow wanted at 18s ex div. Northern Steam contributing sold at 8s 3d cum div., and close with sellers at 8s 3d ex div. and buyjra at Bs. New Zealand Shipping sold at £7 and £7 Is. Coals: Hikurangis sold at 8s 3d, and buyers now offer 8s 2d. Taupiri Mines sold at 17s and close with buyers at aid sellers at 17s 6d. Westports are wanted at £3 13s 6d. Timber: Leyland and O'Briens are offered at £1 4s, ex div. Kauri Timber, paid up, sold at 9s, and there are buyers at 8s 6d. Kauri Timber contributing sold at Is 9d and 2s, and close with buyers at Is 9d and sellers at 2s. Miscellaneous New Zealand Drugs arc offered at £2 lis. Sharlands are firm with buyers at £1 is 9d and sellers at £1 2s Gd. Buyers of Avondale Brick and Pottery offer £1 4s. D.S.C.'s sold at 9s and Milne and Choyce preference shares at £1 2s 6d and Gas: Auckland, fully paids, sold at £13 12s 6d and £13 15s, closing with buyers at

£13 12s 6d and sellers at £13 17s 6d. Auckland contributing are offered at £12 10s.

£1 2s. Tonson Garlicks are offered at 15s and there are buyers at 14s. New Zealand and River Plate Land Mortgage are firm. Old issue sold at £1 0s 6d and more are wamted at £1; new issue sold at £1 - Is 6d and there are buyers at £1 Is 6d.

Mining: The market for mining stock has been dull. Waihis sold at £6 9« and £6 10s cum div. announced, but there are still sellers at £6 10s; buyers offer £6 7s 6d. Waihi Grand Junctions sold at £115s. Waihi Extendeds sold at 2s 3d, 2s 2d, 2s 3d and 2« 4d, and 2s 6d, 2s 7d, 2s 8d and 2s 9d, call of 2d paid. Waihi Consolidateds sold at Is 4d. Waitokauris sold at 2s 3d. Komata Reefs sold at lOd, 9d and Bd. Talisman Consolidateds are wanted at £1 4s. Crowns are offered at 12s 3d, and there are buyers at lis Bd. Tairua Broken Hills have been weak and dropped to 2s 2d; buyers new offer 2s 2d. Chclmsfords sold at 9d, 3d, 9d and lOd. Welcome Jack, contributing, sold at 2£<l and 3d. Monowais sold at 2s 6d. Broken Hills sold at 3d. Victorias sold at 4d and 3d. Kuranuis sold at 2d and 2^d.

MEMBERS OF THE AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. J. M. LENNOX G. F. BRIMBLECOMBE V. J. LaRNER W. HO. JOHNSTON K. prater JOHN MOWBRAY J'/ A. LEW W. **"*» ]>. B. McDonald Charles Alexander K. Anderson w. wowbray Aitkkn Carrick H. 8. Ruddock B- E. ISAACS Francis Hull d. McLeod w. a Knight t>„^.,„/r-i,„-Jambs Reid Duncan E. Clerk F. H. Masken G. A. Bottle (Chairman). R. O. Macky J. T. Armitaoe Wm. Clarke J ' ~~ ! i „ . „ , I IntVst! "*t I s ? "- Capital. Reserve Dividend Market; Pnce v < al «e Paid ud on LP 6 '* ■§ * £* Fund and Paid or COMPANIES. Price L, Las l of | pwShwe. Invest- 1 Gent. \M «1 Total Subscribed Paid-up Undivided Payable in J r | Month. Shares 6 menfc wg Capital. Capital Capital. Profits. Auckland. ~~~~ I Per I", I In, BANKS- £ s. d. £ s. d. £ £ 8 . d. Cent. £ ■!»•■ ™°! £ £ £ £ Australasia 82 0 0 82 0 0 40 40 0 0 4{ 10 40 40 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 939,040 Apr. & Oct. National 3 17 0 3 15 0 150/- "10 0 04 10 1001 109 750,000 750.000 250,000 118,300 July & J a „, New South Wales ... 48 15 0 46 15 0 20 20 0 0 *i 10 150 100 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,950,000 1,250,000 Apr. & Oct. ,, „ ,, new ... ... ... ... 374 ... ... ••• •■• _ , . New Zealand, stock 2,000,000 ... ... ... Feb. & Aug. „ ordinary 2 10 0 2 3 0 ... 500,000 ... 419,519 23,474 Union of Australia ... 41 15 0 41 15 0 75 25 0 0 4.i 7 60 60 4,500,000 4,500,000 1,500,000 847,000 Jan. & July INSURANCE— •National ... ... 0 18 6 0 19 0 10 0 10 0 6| 124 200 196 2,000,000 1,960,750 98,037 141,159 May & Nov. New Zealand 3 10 0 3 8 0 10 2 0 0 74 124 100 100 1,000,000 1,000,000 200,000 281,485 Jan. & July. N. Z. Accident ... 2 19 0 2 13 0 1 0 10 0 1 if 10 100 20 100,000 20,000 10,000 41,068 Feb. & Aug. South British 3 19 0 3 17 6 19 10 0 5% 22* 100 64-6 1,900,000 1,227,932 64,623 246,077 Apr. & Oct. Standard 0 16 6 0 16 6 10 0 15 0 84 10 100 100 1,000,000 1,000,000 75,000 40,699 Mar. & Sep. F Nat. Mort. & Agency 1 17 6 1 17 6 10 2 0 0 8 74 100 100 1,000,000 1,000,000 200,000 2,647 Feb. & Aug. N.Z. L'n& Mercantile ... ... 10 1 10 0 320 320 ... 3,900,000 ,. Preference • ... ... 70/- 3 10 0 200 200 N.Z. & River Plate ... 1 0 6 0 19 6 5 10 0 5| 6 200 177 I, ,.>-> , 15 nor, 4 o« o-q-j« 14 o q 1R Tan *. -r.,lv „ „ new issue 1 2 0 1 2 0 20/- 10 0 5£ 6 122 122 J*' 1 **'* 18 JJJ,4SS -" 9 ' /4S 143,916 Jan. & July GAS— Auckland, old... ...13 15 0 13 15 0 5 5 0 0 5£ 15 50 17.3 250,000 155,405 141,662 40,694 Feb. & J uly new ... 12 10 0 12 10 0 5 4 10 0 of 15 ... 137 „ . " , , / 9 15 0 9 15 0 5 5 0 0 5i 10 32 16 \ 160,000 160,000 120,000 10,319 Chnstchnrch ... j 4 15 0 4 15 0 ... 2 10 0 5$ 16/ ... ... ... .!. Gisborne 1 15 0 1 15 0 1 10 0 6i 10 11 11 15,000 11,000 11,000 518 Feb. & Aug. Lyttelton 6 0 0 6 0 0 5 5 0 0 64 8 2 2 10.000 ... ... 533 Napier 19 0 0 19 0 0 10 10 0 0 5£ 10 5 14 50,800 40,000 22.000 11,280 March New Plymouth ... 6 18 6 6 18 6 5 4 0 0 10 2 2 10.000 10,000 8,000 929 Palmerston North ... 3 17 0 3 17 0 5 3 10 0 54 6 6 6 30,000 30,000 21,000 513 Thames 1 11 0 111 0 50/- 118 0 7§ 6 10 99 25,000 24,955 18,965 2,964 Mar. & Sep. ,„ ... , f IS 0 0 18 0 0 10 10 0 0 1 Wellington ... j 9 0 0 9 0 0 10 5 0 0 / 55 10 20 15 200,000 150,000 100,000 11,389 TIMBERKauri Timber, paid up 0 9 0 0 9 0 33/- 1 13 0 11 3 150 150 ] 990,000 990,000 5S5.000 100,273 October . „ ,. contrib'g 0 2 0 0 19 33/- 0 15 0 224 3 450 450 / ... *Leyland-0'Brien Coy. 1 13 6 1 14 6 1 10 0 74 124 40 32 40,000 32,000 32,000 14,741 Apr. & Nov. Mitchelson Company 0 17 6 0 17 6 20/- 1 0 0 11 10 75,000 75,000 75,000 SHIPPING— Devonporfc Ferry ... 1 19 0 1 17 0 I 10 0 54 10 50 25 50,000 25,000 25,000 1,553 June & Dec. N Z. Shipping ... 7 0 0 6 10 0 8 8 0 0 5| 5 100 593 880,622 475,048 475,048 8,186 October •Northern Steam «A'... 0 18 3 0 18 3 14/6 0 14 6 5-i 7 ... 33 108,750 10S.750 69,641 1,436 May * „ „ 'B'... 0 8 0 0 8 3 14/6 0 7 0 6 7 ... 104 ... ... ... ... May Union Steam 1112 6 11 12 6 10 10 0 0 6 7 100 596 1,000,000 596,920 596,920 156,126 May & Nov. Hikurangi 0 8 3 0 8 3 10/- 0 7 6 93 10 30 30 15,000 15,000 11,250 S39 Aug. & Feb. Taupiri Coal Mines ... 0 17 0 0 17 0 20/- 10 0 8g 74 85 72 85,000 72,000 72,000 1,133 Westnort 3 15 0 3 15 0 90/- 3 0 0 6± 8 80 693 360,000 311,787 207,858 18,395 Feb. & Aug. MISCELLANEOUSAvon. B. & P. Co. Ltd. 14 0 13 6 1 10 0 63 S 20 13 20,000 13,000 13,000 870 ♦Colonial Sugar, old ... 38 10 0 39 10 0 20 20 0 0 51-5 10 85*185-1 1,702,000 1,702,000 1,701,370 420,750 Apr. & Oct. new ... 20 10 0 0 2-49 N.Z. Drug, old ... 2 11 0 2 11 0 2 2 0 0 53 7 100 961 200,000 192,272 153,475 14,606 Mar. & Sep. Northern Boot ... 0 9 0 0 9 0 1 0 16 0! 8J 5 15 126 15.000 12.622 10,032 2,076 September Sharland&Co. ... 1 1 9 1 0 6 1 10 0] 54 6 75 48 6 75,000 48,676 4S.676 1,718 Tonson Coy. 0 15 0 0 16 0 1 10 0 10» 8 40 35 40,000 35,000 35.000 Onion Oil ... ... 10 6 10 6 1 0 14 0 6» 94 50 36 8 50,000 36,850 25,795 3,000 May & Nov. D.S.C 0 9 0 0 9 0 10/- 0 8 0 85 §10 120 97 60,000 48,500 38,800 5,602 March Riverhead Paper Mills 13 0 13 0 20/- 10 0 4.4. 5 ... ... 15,000 13,031 13.0S1 Milne & Choy'ce, ord'y 110 110 20/- 10 0 18 13 \ „- of)f) ofl (m of) ftm „ p „ „ pref. 12 0 12 6 20,/- 1 0 0! 7 7 f *"' uw - U,WU " U|0JU -

Price ° ? " § S 5-3 Capital. I , . Trios ° 8 S; "'B Capital. COMPANIES. $&* 11 II 11 ToUt I Sntacrtt COMPANIES. *«*•* & «| |g 11 To . , I WW oiomo. « 3 K j; | Capital. | Capital. g» | JS'Sl" 0 - Capital. 1 Capital. _ _ | in In THAMES. £ s. d. £ s. d. (Hi!Mi £ £ !| UPPER THAMES. £ s. d. £ a. d. ipgff* ioo<£ £ £ Broken Hill ... Ltd. 0 0 3 0 0 4 3/- 100 90 15,000 13,500 Union Waihi ... Ltd. ... | ... 20/- 200 141 200,000 I4l,2o0 Eclipse 1/- 150 1-50 7,500 7,500 !| Waihi Ltd. 6 10 0 6 10 0 20/- 500 495 500,000 495,000 Ironcap... ... 2/- 93 93 9,384 9,3841 Waihi Beach ... N.L I 1/- 140 127 7,000 0,375 Kipowai 0 0 5 1/- 100 100 5,000 5,000 WaihiConsoli'td N.L. 0 140 1 7 5/- 150 100 37,500 25,000 Kuranui ...N.L 51- 60 60 15,000 15,000 Waihi Consols N.L. 0 0 2 0 0 2 2/- 175 98 3 17,50 9,820 JKuranni Caledonian 0 0 9009 ... ... i Waihi Extended Ltd. 0 2902 320/- 150 100 150,000 100,000 May Queen H'ki Ltd. 0 0 6 0 0 6 10/- 79 79 39,500 39,500! Waihi Grand Junct'n 115 0 I 15 0 20/- 200 150 200. (X)') 150,000 Mahara Royal N.L. ... ! Waihi South ... Ltd. 0 0 10 0 0 10 3/- 150 120 22,500 18,000 May Queen Ext. N.L. ... "' 3/- 100 100 15.000 15,000 Waitekauri ... Ltd. 0 8 00 9 6 20/- 230 200 230,000 200,000 Moanataiari ...Ltd. ... " 20/- 200 150 200.000 150,000 !| Waiteka'ri Cross Ltd ... ... 20/- 100 100 100,000 100,000 Monowai ... Ltd. 0 2 6n 2 8 20/- j 150 60 150,000 60,000 : i Waitekauri King N.L. .- ... 2/- 150 117 15,000 11,745 New Alburnia 10/-! 00 50 25.000 25,000 Woodstock ... Ltd. 0 5 0 0 5 0 20/- 150 150 150,000 150.000 New Whan ...N.L. ... '... 3/- 100 100 15,000 15,000 Young N.ZealandN.L. ... ... 3/- 75 65 11,250 9,7o0 Occidental ... N.L 1/6 ! 100 100 7,500 7,5001 PuruConsolidt'dLTD. ... 6/-! 80 62 24,000 18,600 COROMANDEL. JTararu Creek , ... I Bunker's Hill ... Ltd 5/- 60 60 15,000 15,000 ThamesLtd ... " 20/- j 300 275 300.000 275,000 Cor.Pr'hld.Frop. N.L. ... ... 2/6 150 150 18,750 18,750 Victoria...' ...N.L 0 0 3 0 0 4 4/- j 120 117 30,000 23,580 JHauraki .." ... 2/6 ... 320 ... ... Waiotahi ... Ltd. 1 6 0 1 6 0 60/- 6 6 18.000 18,000 j Hauraki No. 2 N-L 3/- 100 80 15,000 12.000 Wei. Jack, paid up . 1/- 10 7 5,000 4,875 Hauraki A. Mine* Ld ... ... 4/- 500 500 100,000 100,000 „ cont. ... 0 0 3 0 0 6 1/- 90 90 Hauraki freeholds ... 0 0 7 0 0 7 1-/ 200 200 10,000 10,000 Hauraki S. ... Ltd 20/- 90 75 90,000 75,000 GREAT BARRIER 1 jKapan K » ... Ltd. ... ... Barrier Reefs, Pd.un 20/- 100 100 100,000 100,000 j New Pourin-il'nd ML 0 14014 5/- 90 82 22,500 20,500 ! Proves*CstlRk. N.L. ... ... 3/- 65 65 9,750 9,750 UPPER THAMES. I Royal Oak of Hauraki ... ... ... ••■ Alpha N.L. ... ... 3/- 50 50 7.500 5,250 1 Tokatea Consols 20/- 100 66 100,000 66,000 Chelmsford 0 0 10 0 1 0 2/- 80 80 8,000 8,000 \ +EthelReef ... 5/- 480 ... 120,000 j Wharekiraupcnga. ,„ nnnn Imperial ...N.L 2/- 110 100 10,500 10,000 Wh'ngam'ta Gold Cor. ... 20/- 200 160 200,000 160,000 Komata Reefs ...009010 ... ... ... ! Kauri Freehold G. Est 20/- 250 250 250,000 250,000 AUSTRALIAN & Maratato ... 1/- 100 80 5,000 4,000! TASMANIAN. N.Z. Crown 0 12 0 0 12 0 20/- 200 200 200.000 200,000 Mt. Lyell M. & R 300 275 900.000 825,000 Talisman Consolid'td 15 0 15 0 20/- 300 264 300.000 264,0001 North Alt. Lyell ... '20/- 500 ... 500,000 Ohinemuri Syndicate ... 0 0 9 20/- 60 42 60,000 42,000 1 Tasman Lyell Queen of Waihi N.L 5/- 100 SO 25 000 20,000 Mt. David Rising Sun ... N.L. 0 0 60 0 6 3/- 80 60 12,000 9,0001 Lyell Tharsis ... ... ... Tairua Broken Hill ... 0 2 60 3 6 2/- 125 125 12,500 12,500 Sailors' Creek Dred'g. ... 0 5 3 10/- 48 48 24,000 24,000