STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15684, 11 August 1914, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY.

A much brighter tone prevailed on the sharemarket yesterday than has been tho case Einco tho outbreak of the war. A transaction in New Zealand Insurances was reported at £5 ss, and in South British Insurances at 755. Auckland Gas were dono at 6d.» In mining lines, Waihis commenced at 29s 6d, and sales took plaoe during tlio day at 9d, 30s, 30s 6d, and 30s 3d. Talismans changed hands at 27s 3d and 27s 6d. Waihi Grand Junctions wore firmov, and wero dono at' 21s 6d, 21s 3d, and 21s.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Saturday a closing salts, £ I. d. New Zealand Insurance—3rd call (£5 sa) — South British Insurance—3rd call (755) ...• ... - Auckland Gas— call (24s 6d), 21s 6d - Wailii—lst call, 29s fid, rf)s 30s; nd call, 308 6d, 30s' 3d, 30s; Old call (29s 6d). 30s. 29s 9d, 30s 19 0 Talisman Consolidated—3rd call (27s 3d), 27s 3d. 27s Gd 16 9 Waihi Grand Junction—lst call, -la Cd; 2nd call, 21s Gd, 21s 3d; 3rd call, 21s ... 1 0 6 Now Sylvia—2nd call, 9d — [The figures shown in parentheses indicate reported sales as distinguished from the sales made at the calls.] CLOSING QUOTATIONS. v Sellers. Buyers. _ £ i. d. 4' I, d. BANESNew Zealand (fully paid) - HBO National — 4 10 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand 5 7 6 5 0 0 National 2 13 0 2 6 0 South British ... 4 0 0 3 10 0 COALHikurangi — 0 9 0 Nort. Coal. 10s paid 0 9 3 — Taupiri Mines, Ltd. 1 0 6 0 19 6 Wcstport 1 10 0 — GAS- » Auckland 15 0 14 0 Auckland, con. ... 014 0 — SHIPPING— Dovonport Steam ... 112 0' — Union S.S. Co., Ltd., pref 110 — Onion S.S. Co., Ltd., i.rd. ... ... 13 0 - TIMBER— Kauri Timber, con. 019 6 ' — Premier Joinery Co. 1 0 0 — MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Turkish ( Bath 2 5 0 — Auckland Tramways, pref., ... 110 0 10 3 Auckland Tramways, ord ... 13 6 — Now Zealand Portland Cement Co. ... 0 9 0 — Tnnson Garlick Co.. Ltd 0 17 0 — Wiseman and Sons, Ltd., oi'd 0 18 0 — Wilsons Portland Cement Co.. ord. 16 6 — Taranaki (N.Z.) Oil Wells 0 6 0 - MINING— Kuranni 0 0 6 — Kuranui-Caledonian 0 0 4 — May Queen 0 0 3 — New Sylvia 0 0 8 0 0 7 Occidental Consol, ... 0 0 4 — Saxon 0 0 4 0 0 1 Victoria 0 0 3 — Wp-iotahi 0 11 — Waitangi Consol. ... 0 1 1 — Ross Goldfields ... 0 ' 1 1 0 011 Hauraki Reefs, p.u. — 0 0 2 Crown 0 13 — Konnita Reefs ... 0 0 31 — Talisman Consol. ... 1 7 9 17 3 Waihi 1 10 3 1 f3 0 -.'Wailii Reefs Consol. 0 19 — Waihi Extended ... 0 0 6 — Waihi Grand June. 110 1-0 9 Wailii-Paeroa G. Co. 0 18 0 — New Waitaia 0 0 5 0 0 3 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls: Mountain King, July 28 ... 0 0 1 Aug 14 Moanataiari, Juno 30 ... 00 1' Aug. 21 Victoria, August 6 0 0 1 Aug. 2-1 Mountain King, July 28 ... 0 0 1 Sep. V . Dividends: N.Z. Insurance ... .. 0 3 0 Aug. 13 Reimers, Roberts, and Rochn.' 6 d.c. Aug. 21 Wai'fli 0 10 Sep. 1

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES.

[BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Monday. On tho Stock Exchange to-day, the following sales were reported at the morning call Talisman Consolidated, 26s 6d (two parcels); afternoon call, Talisman Consolidated, 27s 9d (two parcels); Waihi, 29s 9d, 30s 4|d. The Black Watermines London office advises that the payment of the seventh dividend lias been postponed.