STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17100, 4 March 1919, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY.

Most investment stocks had good inquiry yesterday on tho sharemarkefc, though banks were neglected. In insurances New Zea'.ands were looked for at £12 5s 6d, sellers at last call quoting £12 10s. For South British £7 8s 6d was offered, for Nationals 725, and for Standards 475, no sell-jrs quoting. In financial lines Loan and Mercantiles were in demand aft £104, sellers at the noon call quotinc at £115. In coals Hikrrrangis were wanted at 8s 3d, sellers 9s. Northerns (10s paid) had buyers at 7s 6d, sellers 8s 2d. Taupiiis were offered at 19s Bd, buyers 19s, and preference issue at 25s were asked for at 23s 6d. For Westports 31s was offered, sellers 325. In shipping Hnddirt-Parkers had sellors at 425, buyers 41s. P. and 0. (deferred stock) were quoted at £395. with buyers offering £388. In mining Waihis (ex div.) had buyers at 43s 3d, sellers 445. Grand Junctions were held a shade firmer at 13a 6d, buyers 13s. [Talismans were slightly easier, parcels being offered at Ids, buyers 9s 6d. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Cills Due. Ennnni.-W per shire .. March 18 Dividends— Waihi— dividend of Is pet share • • • I " JW Talisman Consolidated— of la par share .- ... ~ "Men 8

SOTJTH2EN EXCHANGES.

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WELLINGTON, Monday. Sale: New Zealand Paper Mill*, at £1 28 9d CHRISTCHtraCH, Mondag Sales Reported: Bank ci Australasia (cum div.). at £IS2 ss. Uoldaboroush Mori. Co.. at £2 6s. D TJNEDIN, Monday. DUNEDIN, Monday. Quotations: Electric buyer*, las Bising bun, Boilers, 8s; Consolidated Goodwills, buyers 3s 6d. sellers 4s 9d: Protrees, buyers, 4s; Talisman. Belters. 10s 8d; .WaAi, ex. div.. sellers, «a: Grand Junction, sellers, 13s 4d; Mount Lyell, buyers. 23s 6d. sellers, 24s 3d; National Bank, buyers, 122 a 6d, sellers, 131s; Bank oi New Zealand, new, buyers, 3655; Union Bank, rights, sellers, £6; National Insurance, buyers, 71s, sellers, 745; Standard Insurance, buyers, 46s 6d; P. and 0., buyers, £391 10s, sellers, £393 10s- Onion Steam, bujers, 21s: HuddartParker, buyers.'4os, Boilers, 41s; Westpoit Coal, sellers, 31s 9d; D.IC pref.. buyers, 203 9d; Kaiapoi Woollen, mums, MB»| Mosgiel Woollen, buyers, 100s, sellers, 105s; Oamaru Woollen, buyers, 325; Sugar of Milk, sellers, 35s 3d: McLeod'a Soap, buyers, £14: Milburn Lime, buyers, 34a 9d; Wlsons Cement* sellers, 15s 2d: Paper Mills, buyers. 22s 6d. sellers. 23a; Daily Times, buyers, 655; Papuan Products, Boilers, 2b 3d.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Seller* Bujeia BANKS- £ i. d. M •. d National 6 13 6 — Now Zealand, f.p. ... 18 10 0 — rKSURANCBNational - 3 12 0 New Zealand ... 12 10 0 12 5 6 South British ... - 7 8 6 Standard — 0 7 0 FINANCEN Z. and River Plato — 3 0 0 N.7.. Loan and Mer. — 104 0 0 N.Z. Loan & Mor.. pf. — 65 0 0 COaLHikuranei ... ... 0 9 0 0 8 3 Northorn. 10s paid 0 8 2 0 7 6 TBUDiri ... .- 019 8 0 19 0 TauDiri. prei. ... 1 5 0 13 6 Waipa .- ... 0 13 0 - WestwrJ 1 13 0 1110 GASAuckland ... »- 1 ' § - Giaborne 0" » *~ SHIPHNG-Huddart-Parker ... 2 9 0 2 10 j tfor.horn Steam ... 0 16 6 - | Nor hem Steam, con. 0 7 * 0 7 0 P & O.. d.s. ... 393 0 0 383 0 0 Union S.8.. pre!. ... - 110 riMBERKauri Timber, con. 0 16 9 0 15 9 Loyland-O'Brieu ... - 17 6 Parker-Lamb - - ° 19 0 WOOLLENKaiaooi .-. ... '" ' ~~ MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Trams ... 0 19 3 - Anck. Trams, ™f. 0 17 « « " } Colonial Sugar (Aub. - -» « M Col Sugar OF. & N X) 21 ID 0 - Farm. Co-op. Auct_ — ? w " Farm. Co-op., preL — * " „ Bill and Hummer-. - * J " H.M Theatre, prof. 10 0 Milne & Choyce ... - * ° J Milne & Choyce, pre! — l a V Milne & Choyce, _ 13 0 IB 0 13 0 N.Z. Paper Miila - , J „ ., - N.Z. Hefrigeratas - 2 15 0 3 IS 6 K A. Farmers' Co-op. 10'' N.A. Farmers' Co-op., _ \ d 0 Northern Boot' .'-'.' - 0 17 ° 0 Phillips Midta&ey - * « J BharUnd and Co. ... - J}} J Takarmna Tram. ... - , » » » Tonson Garlic* ... 0 9 6 SS, ft .Vw ! i SiiSrtu*,-}?.* J-s MINING— N.Z Crown Mines.- 0 10 - ?&fcon M L::: i 1 • K-fraJW i oil 3 BSiP- =1.1. »m DEBENTURES AND BONE3N.Z. War Loan, 1930. /|l per cent. - — 96 15 u V'JL Wa? Loan, 1938. 4) per cent. ... - 86 15 0 N.Z. TO.. 1927, __ 5 car cent. ... — s,u " N.Z. Inscribed Stock, 1938. ll per cent. 97 0 0 -