STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15519, 29 January 1914, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES.

YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS.

Little business was done on the Stock Ex • change yesterday, but the quotations of several of the mining lines hardened slightly. In investment stocks Bank of New Zealands were available at £12 Is. New Zealand Insurances were inquired for at £5 15s, but sellers wanted £5 16s 6d. A sale of Northern Coals (10s paid) was reported at 10s 6d. Sellers of Auckland Trams asked 22s (pref.) and 21s 9d (ord.). Waihi mining shares brought 53s 6d and 545, and more could be had for 54s 9d. Talismans were done at 435. Waihi Grand Junctions continued to hold firm at 26s 6d, with further sellers at 26s 9d. Ross Goldfields brought 6s Bd.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Previous day's closing sales

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [BT TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Wednesday. The following sales were reported at the afternoon call on' the Stock Exohango:— Talisman Consolidated, 42s 9d; Waihi Grand Junction, 26s fid. Ddotedik, Wednesday. The following sales" were made on the Stock Exchange to-day:— £2 13s 6d, £2 13s 9d, £2 lis. The following sale was reported: Union Steam, . 19s 9d. LONDON SHAKEMAKKET. •' - * By Telegraph—Press Association Copyright. (Received January 28, 6 p.m.) '■ London, January 27. The stock markets are buoyant; The following were the quotations to-day for Government end oolonial stock:— Console, £74 12s 6d. New South Wales scrip. £3 2b 6d premium; and Victorian scrip, £2 2s 6d premium. Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co., Ltd., 4 per cent, debentures. £91. ' " . City of Sydney 4 per cent, debentures, £98 Dalgety and Co., ordinary £6 2s 6d, preferred £6 12s 6d. Goldsbrough. Mort, and Co.. £94 10s.

£ a. d. Northern Coal. Ltd. (10s paid)—3rd call (10a 6d) — Waihi—1st call, 53b 6d, 54s; 2nd • cull (,54a) 2 13 0 Talisman Consolidated— call, 43s — Waihi Grand Junction call, 26s 6d; 3rd call, 26s 6d 16 3 Boss Goldfiolds—3rd call, 6s 8d ... 0 6. 9 Waitangi Consolidated—1st call, 9d, Did — [The figures shown in parentheses indicat3 reported sales as distinguished from the sales rnado at the calls.]

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyers. _ £ a. d. £ b. d banks— New Zealand 12 1 0 — National 6 7 6 — INSUKaNCE— New Zealand 5 16 6 5 15 0 South British ... — 4 2 0 Standard 1 13 3 1 12 6 COALNort. Coal. 10s paid 0 10 9 0 10 0 Taupiri Mines, Ltd. 119 116 ■ Weotport 1 10 9 — GAS— Auckland 19 3 — Auckland, con. ... — 0 11 3 SHIPPINGDevonport Steam ... 1 13 0 — Northern Steamship, „P.u. ••• 0 11 9 0 14 3 Union S.S. Co., Ltd., Prof ; ... 1 0 0 0 19 9 Union S.S. Co., Ltd., ord 16 3 14 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Tramways, Pref. ... • 12 0 10 6 Auckland Tramways, ord ... 119 116 New Zealand Portlaud Cement Co. 0 11 6 0 10 6 Beimers, Roberts, and ' Roche, con. ... 0 10 0 — MINING— Euranui 0 0 8 0 0 6 Kuranui-Caledoni&n 0 0 2 — Monowai 0 0 6 0 0 2 New Sylvia 0 0 10 0 0 8 Occidental Consol. ... 0 0 8} 0 0 61 Saxon 0 0 10} 0 0 9 Victoria ... ... 0 0 4 0 0 1 Waiotahi 0 11 0 0 7 Waitangi Consol. ... 0 0 10 0 0 9 Watchman 0 2 10 0 2 8 Consol. Goldfields ... 1 0 0 0 17 6 Boss -Goldfields ... 0 6 11 0 6 10 Hauraki Beefs, p.u. 0 0 5 0 0 31 Eomata Reefs. ... 0 0 4 0 0 31 Rising Sun ' 0 0 8 — Talisman Consol. ... 2 3 3 2 2 6 Waihi ... ... ... 2 14 9 2 14 0 Waihi Reefs Consol 0 19 — Waihi Extended ... 0 0 7 0 0 4 Waihi Grand Jane. 16 9 16 6 New Waitaia ... ... 0 0 9 0 0 6 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls: Euianui, January 26 ... 0 0 1 Feb. IT