STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16186, 24 March 1916, Page 3

STOCKS AND SHARES.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY. The sharemarket was ' quiet yesterday. In standard stocks Bank of Now Zealands were looked for at £10 10s, sellers £10 14s. Fully paid issue were quoted at £16 15s without buyers. National Banks sold at £5 Is 6d, sellers closing at £5 2s, buyers at £5 Is. Now Zealand Insurances had sellers at £6 3s 6d and South British were offered at £5 2s,iio buyers of either quoting. A sale was reported in Auckland Gas at (28s 9d). In mining lines Waihis changed hands at 35a. more being wanted at 34s 9d, seller's asking 35s 3d. Talismans sold at 12s, with late sellers at 12s 6d, and no further declared buyers. Grand Junctions tvero still looked for at 18s 9d, sellers 19s 6d. There was a reported sale in New Sylvias at (sid). AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. , Previous day's closing sales. . £ s. d. National Bank— call. £5 Is 6d — Auckland Gas—3rd call (28s 9d) ... — Now Sylvia—3rd call (s{d) — Talisman—3rd call, 12s ... — Waihi—lst and 2nd calls, 35s ... — [Tho figures in parentheses indicate reported sales as distinguished from talcs made at tho calls.] CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends: Dank of Australasia 17 p.c. per aim. Mar. 31

Sellers. Buyers- £ a, d. £ b. d. BANKSNow Zealand ... 10 14 0 10 10 0 New Zealand, l.p. ... 16 15 0 — National 5 2 0 5 1 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand ... 6 3 6 — South British ... 5 2 0 — Standard — 1 15 3 FINANCIAL— N.Z. and River Plate — 2 0 3 COALKori. Coal. 10a paid 0 5 6 0 4 6 Taupiri Coal Mines 0 13 6 0 12 3 Wsipa Collieries ... 0 19 0 0 18 0 G.\a— Auckland 18 9 18 6 Auckland, con. ... — 0 16 3 SHIPPING— 1 " Northern Steam, p.u. 0 14 6 0 14 3 Noriliom Steaia. coil O 6 7 0 6 4 Union S.S. Co., prel. — i o 9 Union S 3. Co., ord. — 19 3 MISCELLANEOUSAuck. Trams, pref. ... 0 18 0 dl' 6 Auck. Trams, ord.... 116 10 9 Grey and Moniioa, „ Ltd., pref. ... — 0 6 0 Grey and Monzies, . „ Ltd., ord. ... — 0 5 0 Milne and Choyce, Ltd.. B *)r«(. ... — 14 3 N.Z. Portland Ccmont 0 10 0 0 9 3 N.Z. Portland Cement, pref 1 0 6 0 17 6 N Z. Paper Mills ... — " 1J 9 Phillipps and Impey — 1 3 ° •Sharlund and Co..., — 14 6 Takapuna Trams ... 0 14 0 — „ Union Oil — 10 6 Wilsons Cement, pref. — 1 ? 6 Wilsons Cement, ord. 12 6 116 MINING— Monowai ... ... 0 0 1 — Now Sylvia 0 0 6 0 0 41 Occidental Consol. ... 0 1 5 0 0 11 Waiotahi 0 0 '1 0 0 2 Waitangi Consol. ... 0 0 3 — Watchman 0 0 6 — Ross Goldficlds ... 0 0 6 0 0 2 Hatiraki Reefs, p.u. 0 1 3 0 0 10 Haurnki Reefs, con. 0 1 0 0 0 0 Four-in-Hand ... — 0 0 8 Komata Reefs ... 0 0 5 — Rising Sun 0 2 3 0 1 9 Talisman Consol. ... 0 12 6 — Waihi 115 3 114 9 Waihi Grand June- 0 19 6 0 18 9 New Waitaia ... 0 0 2 —