STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17125, 2 April 1919, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY.

Leading investment stocks -were again in good demand yesterday on the sharemarket. National Banks had Boilers at £6 lis. New Zealands were in demand nt £13 13s, sellers asking £14. Fully paid issue were looked for at £18 7s, with no sellers offering. Sales of Hew Zealand Insurances at £12 15s were reported, other sellers holding for £12 17s, with buyers offering £12 13s. South British were in demand at £7 10s 6d, sellers £7 14s. In finance lines Loan and Mercantiles were inquired (or at £104, with no sellers offering. Sales were reported in the preference issue at £69. In shipping HuddartParkers had reported sales at 395, further buyers offering 38s 6d, sellers 39s 6d. Brisk business was transacted in Auckland Tiamways, parcels being sold at tho moraine call at 21s 6d, 21s 9d, and 225, At the noon call sales wore made at 22s and 21s 9d, while further business was transacted in the afternoon at similar figures. The closing quotations were buyers 21a 9d> sellers 225. Buyers offered 18s for the preference i«ue, sellers 20s. For Colonial Sugar (Australian) there were buyers at £24. In mining lines a sale was made in Talismans at 8s 3d. Waihis at 42s 9d were wanted at 42s 3d. Grand Junctions tad buyers at 12s Id, sellers 12s 6d. Rising Suns at Is 7d Were looked for at Is 3d. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Previous day's closing prices £ s. d. Now Zealand Insurance—2nd call (..3 16s) - Loan and Mercantile (prof.)—3rd call (£69). - Huddart-Parter—3rd call (39»1 ... 119 0 Auckland Tramways— Ist call, 21s 6d, 21a 9cf, 22s i 2nd call, 225, 21a 9d: 3rd call, 21s Bd. 225, 31s 9d. 22a 10 3 Talisman—2nd call, 6s 8d 0 8 3 (Notes Figures in parenthesis denote reported sales). CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyers.

» CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. i Dividend*— _ Da* 1 Kemnthome, Pressor and Co.— Half-yearly dividend, 41 p.o. Now. » Bank of Auitraltia a—Di7. (£2 16b) f and Bonus U2s Now. Milne and Choyce, Div. of 8 p.c. i and Interest on DoboDturc." . April 10 s . —— 1 * SOUTHERN STOCK EXCHANGE. [DT TELEGRAPH,— PRESS ASSOCIATION.} DUNEDIN, Tuesday. Bales: Huddart-Parker at 38s; Westpprt Coal at 31b 6d. Sales reported: Dominion Rubber at 27s 3d.

BANKS- £ 6. d. & a. d. I' National 611 0 - ' Now Zealand ... WOO 1313 0 ! New .Zealand. J.p. ... - 18 7 0 , IN6URANCENational * C 0 New Zealand ... 32 IV 0 12 13 0 South British ... 7 14 0 1 10 6 Standard - 2 7 0 FJNANCEGoldsbroueh Mort. — 2 0 0 National Mort. & A. - 4 10 0 N.Z. ii River Plato ... 3 7 6 2 4 6 N.Z. Loan & Mer. - 104 0 0 N.Z. Loan & Mer., p. - 66 0 0 COALHikurangi 0 8 0 0 8 6 Northern. 10» paid... 0 8 0 0 7 6 Taupiri 0 19 9 0 19 0 Taupiri. pi*f. ... — 14 6 Waipa 0 17 0 - Westport Ill 0 111 0 GASAucJdand 1' 7 0 16 10 Auckland, con. ... — 0 IB 6 SHIPPINGDcvonport Steam - — 18 0 Huddart-Parker ... 1 19 6 1 18 6 Northern Steam ... 0 16 3 0 lo 9 Nortnom Steam, con. 0 7 6 0 7 1 Union Steam, prof. 1-16 110 TIMBERKauri, con 0 16 6 0 15 9 Ley'and-O'Brien ... - 17 9 Parker-Lamb ... - 0 19 0 WOOLLENKaiapoi '7 7 0 - W«lhwrton - 7 9 0 MISCELLANEOUSAuckland Trams ... 1 2 0 119 Auek. Trams, pvef. 10 0 0 18 0 Col. Sugar (Aust.) .. 24 0 0 Farm. Co-op. Auot. — 5 11 6 Farm Co-op., prcf. — 10 3 Hill & Ptoramer ... - 18 6 H.il Theutre. prcf. 10 3 - Milne & Cltoycc ... . - 13 0 Milne & Choyoe, pwf. — 13 0 Milne&Choyce.Bp. - 13 0 Milne & cWco, d.o. 16 6 13 0 NZ. Paper Mill* ... 1 3 0 13 0 N.Z. Refrigerating 2 16 0 2 14 9 N.A. Faraoi-a'Coop. 10 0 -- N.A. Fanners' Co-op., pf - 1 0 0 Northern Boot ... - 0 17,0 Phitlippa & Impey J , 5 0 Shsrland and Co. .. - 1 10 0 Tonson Garlick >. - n 0 7 0 Union Oil 115 0 1 10 0 Wilsons Cement ... 0 15 0 0118 DEBENTURES AND BONDSN Z War Loan, 1938. 4J per cent. ... 97 0 0 — N.Z. Inscribed Stick, ' 1938, 41 per cent. 97 0 0 — • MIN1NGKoraata Roefa ... 0 0 3 0 0 1 i Old Hauraki ... 0 0 1 0 0 2 i Rising Sun ...... 0 1 7 0 13 i Taiisman Consol. ... 0 8 6 0 8 0 I Wnihi 2 2 9 2 2 3 ' Waihi Grand June. 0 12 6 « 0 12 1 ' Waiotahi ... ... 0 0 3 0 0 6 1 • Broken Hill South - 2 10