STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15610, 15 May 1914, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY. (.'<•,•''''' • " '':." ;. .'. ■■<•] "." ■ ' \ '■■" ' i —~ Tub sharemarket was fairly busy yesterday. In standard stocks, New Zealand Insurances were done at £6 3s. South British Insurances were in demand at 90s, but no sellers wero offering. Sellers of Bank of New Zealands (fully paid) asked £17 3s 6d, and buyers offered £16 17s 6d. A sale of Northern Coals (10s paid) took! place at 9s 6d. Auckland Gas changed hands at 30s 3d and 30s. Dovonport Steams were placed at 345.

Waihi mining shares changed hands at 42s 3d, 42b, and 42s 6d. Sellers closed at 42s 9d. Waihi Grand Junctions eased a little. They commenced at 265, and were afterwards done at 25s 6d, 255, and 25s 3d. Talismans found buyers at 36s and 35s 9d. I • ) AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. ! Previous day's closing sales. £ i. H. New Zealand Insurance— call ' (X' 6 3s). £6 3s 6 2 6 Northern Coal Co., Ltd. (10s paid) 3rd call. 9s 6d — Auckland Gas—lst call, 30s 3d; 3rd . call, 30s • — Devonport Steam Ferry— call, 34 a - Waihi— call, 42s 3d, 425, 42s 3d; 2nd call, 42s 6d; 3rd call, 42a 6d 22 0 Talisman Consolidated—lst call, 365; 2nd call, 365: 3rd call, ,35s 9d 1 16 0 Waihi Grand Junction—lst call, 265; 2nd call, 25s 6d; 3rd call, 255. 25s 3d ... 16 3 Ross Goldfields—lst call, 4s 3d, 4s , 4d; 3rd call, 4s Id, 4s 2d ... 0 4 3 ' Wailangi Consolidated— call. Is Id — 1 Saxon— call, 6d 00 6 [Tho figures shown in theses indicate reported sales as distinguished from the sales i made at tlio calls.] CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyers. v a A t « rf

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. ] [BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION*.] J Wki.t.ingtov, Thursday. Stock Exchango sales: Gisborno Gas,£2 2s; Talisman, £1 16s, £1 15s 9d; Waihi, £2 2s. i CimisTcmmcn, Thursday. j Stork Exchango sales: Westport Coal, j 30s; Union Steam Shin (pref.), 21s: Wei- , s lington Gas, £16 7s; Ross Goldfields, 4s , 3d; National Insurance of New Zealand, , £2 13s 6d. 1 Dunedik, Thursday. ] The following sales were made on the J Stock Exchange to-day:—Waihi, £2 2s 1 6d; Waihi Grand Junction, £1 6s. The J following sales were reported National i Insurance, £2 13s 6d; Westport Coal, £1 ' 10s: Now Zealand Taper Mills, 16s. 1

£ 3. d. £ 8. a. BANKSNew Zealand — 11 0 0 1 New Zealand (fully paid) ... 17 3 B 16 17 6 National 5 15 0 — INSURANCE— New Zealand 6 4 0 6 2 6 National ... ... 2 11 0 2 13 0 South British ... — 4 10 0 Standard — 1 13 0 FINANCIAL— New Zealand and River Plate — 2 2 6 COALHikurangi — 0 6 3 Nort. Coal, 10s paid 0 9 6 — Taupiri Mines, Ltd. 110 10 6 GASAuckland 1 10 0 19 9 SHIPPING— Devonport Steam ... 1 14 0 1 13 0 Northern Steamship, up 015 3 — Northern Steamship, eon 0 7 3- — Union S.S. Co., Ltd., , pref. ... — 10 9 Union S.S. Co., Ltd., ord — 16 6 TIMBER— Leyland-O'Brien Timbor Co., Ltd. ... 1 4 0 — Mountain Rimu Timber Co.. Ltd. ... 1 8 6 - WOOLLENWellington — 4 6 0 MISCELLANEOUSAuckland Tramways, , pref, •. ... 1 1 6 110 Auckland Tramways, ord .;. ... ... 1 3 6 13 3 Grey and Menzies, Ltd., ord. ... ... 0 8 6 0 5 0 Hill and Plummer, v Ltd ... 14 0 - Northern Boot ... — 0 16 6 N.Z. Paper Mills ... 0 16 6 . U 15 6 Shurland and Co., Ltd., pref — 10 6 Sharland and Co., Ltd., ord ... ... — 10 6 Takapuna Tram and Ferry Co 0 10 0 0 8 3 Union Oil — 13 6 Wiseman and Sons, ord 0 17 0 0 16 6 Wilsons Portland Cement Co., ord. — 14 6 Taranaki (N.Z.) Oil Wells 0 7 6 - MINING— Kuranui, ... ... 0 0 5 0 0 3' Monowai 0 0 6 — New Sylvia .0 0 8 0 0 7 Occidental Consol. ... 0 0 6 0 0 21 Saxon 0 0 6! 0 0 5 Victoria 0 0 4 0 0 1 Waiotalii 0 12 — Waitangi Consol. ... — 0 10 Watchman 0 3 0 — Rosa Goldfields ... 0 4 3 0 4 2, Hauraki Reefs, p.u. — 0 0 2J Mount Wolcome, con. 0 0 3 — Golden Belt, paid ••• — 0 0 8' Komata Reefs ... 0 0 4 0 0 3, Rising Sun 0 0 3 0 0 1, Talisman Consol. ... 1 16 0 1 15 6 ' Waihi ...• '2 2 9 2 2 6 ' Waihi Reefs Consol. 0 2 0 — i Waihi Extended ». v 0 0 6 — Waihi Grand June. 1 5 6 1 5 0' CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Diridends: Waihi 0 10 June 2 Talisman Consolidated ... 0 19 June 6 Mount Lyell 0 10 Juno 15 | Calls: „ ( Victoria, May 1 0 0 1 May 20 ' Saxon (con.). May 5 0 0 li May 27 1 Monowai (con.), May 4—003 Juno I <