STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16230, 16 May 1916, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY.

The sharemarkefc opened firm yesterday and a moderate amount of business was transacted. Bank of New Zealands, old issue, had reported business at £11 4s, the market closing at £11 2s 6d and £11 ss, buyer and seller respectively. The fully-paid issue was quoted at £17 2s buyer, and £17 8s seller. New Zealand Insurances were in demand at £6 4s 6d and £6 ss, with no sellers below £6 7s. A sale of South British was reported at £5, shares being placed on the market in the morning at £5 Is. Northern Steamships, contributing issue, had reported business at 7s.

Mining shares showed little fluctuation. Waihis had firm buyers up to 36s 6d, with no sellers below 375. A parcel of Talisman Consolidateds changed hands at 13s, there being further sellers at this price and buyers at 12s 6d.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

Friday's closing sales. £ s. d. Bank of New Zealand, old issue— 2nd call (£ll 4s) 11 4 0 South British— 2nd call (£5) ... — Northern Steamship, con. issue 2nd call. 7s 0 7 0 Talisman Consolidated—2nd call. * 13s _ Four-in-Hand, con. issue2nd call (6d) _ [The figures in parentheses indicate rePorted sales as distinguished from sales made at the calls.]

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. f.Bi TELEQEArH.--PKESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Monday. Stock Exchange quotations: Success, buyers 13s 3d; Talisman, sellers, 13s 3d; Waihi, buyers, 36s 3d; Junction, buvers, 18s 3d, .sellers 18s 9d; National Bank, buyers, £5 7s 6d; Bank of New South Wales, buyers £39s ss; Bank of New Zealand (old), buyers £11 2s 6d, sellers £11 7s 6d; Bank of New Zealand (new), buyers £17 3s; Union Bank, buvers —o; Christchurch Gas, buyers £/ 10s; Napier Gas (£lO paid), buyers £15 10s; Wellington Gas (pref.), buyers 18s 9d; Uiristchurch Meat, buyers £17 ss; Gear Company (£1 paid), buyers 84s; HuddartParker, sellers 27s 6d ; New Zealand Shipping, buyers £20; Union Steam (pref.). buyers 21s; Kaiapoi Woollen, buyers £5 10s; Westport Coal, buyers 29s 9d; Waipa Colliery, sellers 18s 6d; Golden Bav Cement, buyers 21s 6d; New Zealand Drug, buyers 44s 9d. Cheistchtjhch, Monday.

Stock Exchange sale reported: New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. (6 per cent. Ist pref.), £5 3s 6d, To-day's quotations: Christchurch Meat debentures, 6 per cent., buyers £101; National Bank, buyers 104s; Bank of Now Zealand '£3 6s 8d paid), buyers £11 2s; Manning's Brewery (ex div.), buyers 89s; Dalgety and Company, buyers £6 Is 6d; Chiistchurcn Gas, sellers £7 15s; Wellington Gas, sellers £15; National Insurance, buyers 52s 6d, sellers 555; New Zealand Insurance, buyers 1255; Kaiapoi Woollen, buyers 110s; Kaiapoi Woollens (pref. rediv. onlv), buyers 105s; New Zealand Drug Company (£2 paid), buyers 455; New Zealand Far mers' Co-op. (6 per cent. Ist pret.), buyers 104s; Junction, buyers 18s 6d; Mount Lyell (cum, div.), buyers 28s 6d-

DuNEDrN, Monday. Stock Exchange quotations:—Electric, buyers 3s 3d, sellers 4s 6d; Olrig, buyers 9d : Rise and Shine, buyers 27s 7d ; Rising Sun, sellers 27s 6d: Talisman, buvere 12s 9d, sellers 13s 9d; Waihi, buyers '36s 6ri Mount Lyell, buyers 28s 6d, sellers 29s 9d; National Bank, buyers £5 4s 9d ; Bank of New Zealand, buyers £17 ss, sellers £17 6s 6d; Union Bank, buyers £54 15s; National Insurance, buyers 52s 6d, sellers 53s 6d; Standard Insurance, sellers £2; Union Steam (ord.), buyers 34s Id, sellers 34s 3d ; Union Steam (pref.), buyers 21s Id ; Westport Coal, buyers 30s 3d: Westport-Stockton, buyers 5s 2d; D.IC. (pref.), buyers £1; Dominion Rubber, buyers 31s 6d; Drug Company (£2 paid), buyers 455; Drug Company (contrib. £1), buyers 21s 9d; Paper Mills, sellers 20s 3d; Oamaru Wooli len, buyers 265; Wright, Stephenson and Co-, buyers £8.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sailers. Buyers. ».»,,™ £ 8. d. £ s. d. BANKS— New Zealand ... 11 5 0 11 2 6 New Zealand, f.p. ... 17 8 0 17 2 0 National 5 7 6 5 6 0 Union of Australia — 51 0 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand ... 6 7 0 6 4 6 Standard ... ... 2 0 0 FINANCIAL— N.Z. and River Plate — 2 0 6 COAL— Nort. Coal. 10s paid 0 5 6 ' — Taupiri Coal Mines — 0 10 9 Waipa Collieries ... 0 18 6 — GAS— Auckland ... ... 1 10 3 1 10 0 Auckland, con. ...106 10 0 Gisborne — 1 14 0 Napier, fully paid ... — 15 0 0 SHIPPING— Northern Steam, p.u. 0 15 0 0 14 6 Northern Steam, coo. 0 7 3, 069 Union S.S. Co., ord. 1 14 9 111 WOOLLEN— Wellington — 5 10 0 ■Buiiapoi. ord. ... — 5 8 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Auck . Trams, pref.... 0 18 3 0 17 6 Auck. Trams, ord. ... 1 0 6 0 19 6 Colonial Sugar, Aus. 22 0 0 21 7 6 Milne and Choyce, ord. — 13 0 N.Z. Drug, £2 ... - 12 4 6 N t"&- Portland Cement 0 9 3 — N.Z. Paper Mills ... 1 0 3 — Pnilhpps and Impey — 13 6 Saarland and Co. ... — 15 0 Iiinson Garlick C«. 0 16 0 — Union Oil — 10 6 Wilsons Cement, pref. — 13 0 Mil ING— Occidental Consol. ... 0 1 2 0 6 10 Waiotahi 0 0 4 0 0 2 Waitansi Consol. ... 0 0 6 — Four-ra-Hand, p.u.... — 0 0 9 Pour-m-Hand, con.... — 0 0 4 Hauraki Reefs, p.u. — 0 0 10 Hauraki Reefs, con. 0 10 0 0 8 Komata Reefs ... 0 0 41 — Rising Sun ... ... 0 2 4 0 2 0 Talisman Consol. ... 0 13 0 0 12 6 Waihi 1 17 0 1 16 6 Wiihi Grand June. 0 18 9 0 18 3 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends: £ s . d. Due. Waihi ... ... ._ 0 1 0 June I Mount Lyell «. ... 0 2 0 Juno 29 Calls: Waihi Extended ... 0 0 3 Juno 1 Auckland Gas Co., con. 0 4 0 June 30