STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15551, 7 March 1914, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES.

YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS.

A fair amount of business was done on the sharemarket yesterday. In standard stocks. New Zealand insurances were reported as being sold at £5 15s. Taupiri Coals were done at 91s 6d. Northern Steams brought 14s 5d and 14s 6d. A Rile of Taka puna Tram and Ferry stocks was reported at Bs.

Waihi mining shares changed hands at' 48s 6d. 48s 3d, and finally at 48s. Talismans were available at 43s 3d, but buyers did not offer more than 42s 3d. Waihi Grand Junctions were done at 25s 9d. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Previous day closing sales v * *. d 'e* Zealand Insurance3rd call '£5 ISs) Taupiri Coal Mines, Ltd.2nd call, 21s Cd ; __ Northern Steamship, paid up—lst call, 14s 5(1 ; 3rd dill, lis 6d ... — Taiapuna Train and Ferry Co.—3rd call 18a) _ M — Ist tall, 4Ss 6rl ; 2nd call, IBs 3d; 3rd call, 48s 2 8 3 Waihi Grand Junction-2nd call „ 6s 9c > 15 9 Koss Goldfielda— call, 3s Gd ... 0 3 6 Watchman2nd call, as lOd; 3rd ex' '. as 0 3 0 Susoii—'2nd call, 9Jd; 3rd call, 94d 00 3 tThe figures shown in parentheses indicate reporied sales as disiinguiHhed from the bales made at the calls.' CLOSING quoxatic:;s. Sellers. Buyers BANKS- £8 d ' £* d New Zealand 12 0 0 — National 5 8 0 6 7 0 IN" St: It.-v ateNew Zealand 5 15 6 6 15 0 ooiiih British ... 4 8 0 — FINANCIAL— New Zealand and L:\er Plato ... 2 4 0 22 6 COALNort. Coal, 10s paid 010 4 — laupiM Alines, Ltd. 116 113 West port 1 11 0 — GASAurlr] • 18 0 17 9 Auckland, con. ... 0 14 6 0 11 3 I almei'sion .North ... — 9 10 0 1 names ... ... 12 0 SHIPPING-.. Lcvonport Steam ... — 111 3 •tonhern Steamship, .. P-H 0 14 6 — ori ttern Steamship, IT c '- n - ••• „ 0 7 0 0 6 8 Union S.S. Co., Ltd., orc ' 14 6 14 3 TIMBER — liiuri, paid up ... — 118 0 Al Ist EI.LAN EUUS— Auckland Tramways. . Pr , et ' ,_■ • * '..-110 10 6 Aiu -.land Tramw»ys. v ™ 13 6 129 J till and Plummer, .> l d. . ---, 14 0 — Aew Zealand Portland Cement Co. 0 8 3 0 7 9 New Zealand Paper T M"ls _ 0 16 6 ion sou Garlick Co., Ltd 0 17 0 — \\ iseman and Sons, Ltd , ord. ... 0 18 0 — Wiu-.ins Portland Comcnl Co., prof. 111 0 19 0 MINING— Kuranui 0 0 5 0 0 21 Monowai 0 0 6 0 0 2 New Sylvia 0 0 10 0 0 81 Occidental Consol. ... 0 0 8 0 0 5 Saxon 0 0 10 0 0 3» \ ictoria 0 0 3 0 0 l" W aiotahi 0 1 3 0 0 9i Waiiangi Consol. ... 0 0 10 0 0 9 Watchman ... ... 03 2 02 10 Consol Goldfields ... 1 0 0 — Progress Mines ... — 013 3 Ross Goldfiolds ... 0 3 7 0 3 3 Golden Belt. p.u. ... — 0 0 6 Komata Reefs ... 0 0 4 0 0 3t Talisman Consol. ... 2 3 3 22 3 Waihi 2 8 0 2 7 6 Waihi Reefs Consol. 0 19 0 14 Waihi Extended ... 0 0 6 0 0 3 Wa.ihi Grand Jane. 15 9 15 6 Waihi-Poerna ... 1 2 0 New Waitaia ... 0 1 2 0 0 7 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls: Saxon. February 17 0 0 11 Mar 9 Hanraki Reefs, March 6 ... 0 0 3 Mar '3 Auckland Gas. Feb 23 ... 0 3 0 Mar. ol Di-'dends. Milne and Choyce, 8 p.c. per annum Mar. 23 Bank of Austramma. 17 po. per ann. Mar. 27

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [by TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Friday. Sales were reported on the Stock Exchange to-day as follows : —Auckland Gas at £1 7s 9d ; New Zealand Insurance, £5 15s 6d; Union Steam, ord. £1 4s 6d, ditto pref. 2ls; Talisman, £2 3s. LONDON SHAREMARKET. By Telegraph—Press Association Copyright. London, March 5. The following were the quotations for colonial mining stock on the London Stock Exchange to-day: — Waihis : Buyers, 48s 9d ; sellers, 51s 3d. Grand Junction: Buvers, 255: sellers 265.