STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16010, 31 August 1915, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY.

Business for the week opened very quietly on the Stock Exchange yesterday. In standard stocks, New Zealand Insurances were in demand" at £5 13s, but sellers held for £5 17s. Buyers were . prepared to give 83s for South British Insurances, but sellers did not quote. A sale of Auckland Gas (con.) was reported at 14s 7d. His Majesty's Theatre stocks were done at (19s).

Waihis were available at 36s 9d, and ] buyers quoted 35s 9d. At the first call sellers asked 22s for Waihi Grand Junctions, and buyers offered 21s 6d. Sellers' quotations dropped to 2Ls 9d at the two succeeding calls, but buyers did not advance on 21? 6d. Talismans were looked for at 17s 3d, but sellers wanted 18s. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Friday's closing sales. £ s d Auckland Gas (con.)— call (14s » 7d) . . , ,H.M. Arcade Theatre Co. (pref.)— i 3rd call (19a) .. .. .. __ I i The figures shown in parentheses indicnte reported sales as distinguished from the sales made at the calls.]

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [BT TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] Christchcrch, Monday. Stock Exchange sales reported included : Manning, £4 12s 6d ; Mutual Benefit (Canterbury), £11 55,; Talisman, 17s 6d.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. tSuyers, BANKS- £ 8 - d " £ 8 - d - New Zealand 10 2 6 — New Zealand, f.p. .. 1G 5 0 15 15 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand .. .. 5 17 0 5 13 0 Rational ..366 246 Sou tn British ._ — 4 8 0 FINANCIAL— N.Z. and River Hate — 2 0 0 COAL— Nort. Coal. 10s paid 0 8 0 0 7 0 liiiiDiri Mines, Ltd. 0 16 0 0 13 9 \\ estpcrt ... ... l 10 0 — GAS— Auckland .. ..189 179 Auckland, con. .. 0 15 0 0 14 3 <Tj?borco _ 1 14 0 Whansarci ... , 1 10 0 SHIPPING— Devonport SWrn ... 1 9 6 17 6 Northern Steam, d.u. 0 14 6 0 14 0 Northern Steam, con. 0 6 8 0 6 6 Lnion S S. Co., ord. 13 0 — TIMBER— Kauri Timber, con. 0 16 0 0 15 3 I remier Joinery Co. 0 19 0 — MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Trains, prof. . . 0 19 9 Auclt. Trams, ord. ... 1 1 6 113 ( 'T, e ,5' and JJenzies or. 0 6 6 — Hill and Plummer 110 — £■?■ Drug. £2 ... J 6 0 2 4 0 JN-Z. Portland Cement 0 10 0 0 9 6 N Pacer Mills ... 0 17 3 — Pailhpps and Impey — 13 0 Tonson Garlick Co. 0 17 6 Wisemans, ord. ..100 — Wilsons Cement, pref. — 12 0 Wilsons Cement, ord. — 116 MININGMonowai ... ... 0 0 9 New Sylvia 0 0 7 0 0 5 Occidental Consol. .. 0 0 10} 0 0 9* Waitansi Consol. ... 0 1 0 — Watchman ..006 0 0 2j Ross Goldfields .022 0 18 Hauraki Reefs, con. 0 0 8 0 0 6 Dominion, con. ... 0 0 2} Komata Reefs '...004 Rising Sun .. .. 0 0 5 V. 0 0 3i talisman Consol. .. 0 18 0 0 17 3 Waihi . • . . 1 16 9 1 15 9 Waihi Extended -.002 — Waihi Grand June. 119 116 New Waitaia 006 002 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls: Hnuraki Reefs ., ..001 Now Dividends: Siandsrd Insurance ... Now Waihi 0 10 Sep. 1