STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17139, 19 April 1919, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

BUSINESS ON , THURSDAY.

The tone of the Sharemarket was good on Thursday. In banks, "Nationals were wanted at £6 6s, sellers £6 lis. For New Zealands £13 15s was offered, sellers firm at £14. In insurances Nationals at 80s were looked for at 76s 6d. New Zealands had sellers at £12 Ids, buyers £12 lis. South British were asked for at £7 10s, sellers £7 15s. In financial lines Loan and Mercantile} had demand at £103, sellers £110. In gaß Aucklande were wanted at 26s 6d, and contributing issue at 18s 6d,'with sellers of the former at 27b. In shipping P. and 0. (deferred) were sought at £393, sellers £398. Miscellaneous lines had good inquiry. In mining Komatn Reefs sold at 2d, and Waiotahis at 6d. Waihis had sellers at 435, buyers 425. Talismans at 8s 4d had buyers at Bs. The Stock Exchange will now be closed until Monday, April 28.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Wednesday's ' closing sales. _ £ 8. d. Komata Reefs—lst call, 2d ... — Waiotahi— and 3rd calls. 6d ... — Note; Figures in parentheses denoto reported sales. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers- Buyers BANKS- ' £ a. d. £ s. d. National 6 11 0 6 5 0 Now South Wales... 40 0 o — Now Zealand ... M 0 0 13 15 0 New Zealand, f.p. ... 18 12 0 — Union of Australia... 57 0 0 — INSURANCE— National 1 0 0 3 16 6 New Zealand ... 12 19 0 12 11 0 South British ... 7 15 0 7 10 0 Standard — 3 7 3 FINANCE— NZ. and Rive- Plat* 2 7 6 — N.Z. Loan & Merc. 110 0 0 103 0 0 COALHikurand — 0 8 C Northern, 10a paid — 0 7 9 Tannin 0 19 '6 0 19 3 Westport-Stookton ... 0 8 0 — GASAuokland 17 0 16 6 Auckland (con.) .-. — 018 6 Bmnbead & N'cote 10 0 — Gisborne 0 16 0 0 11 0 SHIPPING-Huddart-Parkor ... 2 0 3 119 0 Northern Steam ... — 016 6 Nor thorn Steam, con. 0 8 0 0 7 6 P. A?, O. (d.s.) ... 398 0 0 393 0 0 Union Steam (Pref.) — 110 TIMBER— Kauri (Con.) ... ... — 016 0 Tarineamutu — 0 19 0 Woollen- ' Kaiaooi — 7 8 6 Mo-wiel — 5 3 6 Wellington — 711 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Trams ... 1 2 0 110 Auck. Trams, pref. 018 9 017 9 Farmers' Co-op. Auo., pf — 10 0 Hill and Plummet... — 14 0 H.M. Theatre ... 1 0 0 H.M. Theatre, pref. 10 0 — Milne & Choyce . • — 1i J Milne & Choyce (pref 1 — 14 0 Milne & Choyce (Bp.) — 14 0 Milne & Choyoe (d.s.) 15 6 14 0 N.A Farmers' Co-op. 019 3 . — N-A. Farmers' Co-op., pf — 10 0 Northern Boot .-. — O 17 0 Phillies & Impey ... — 15 0 Ton&on Garlick ... 010 O 0 8 6 Union Oil 1 15 0 110 0 Wilsons Cement ... 0 16 3 0 14 9 Farmers' Freezing, £5 — 5 2 6 Farmers' Freezing, £1 — 10 0 DEBENTURES AND BONDSN.Z. War Loan, 1920, 4} per cent. ... — 08 0 0 N.Z. War Loan, 1921, .41 per cent. ... — 97 10 0 II Z. War Loan, 1930. 4} per cent. ... 97 10 O 96 15 0 N.Z War Loan, 1938, ! 45 per cent. ... 96 15 0 98 5 0 N.Z In«cribcd Stock. 1938, 4i por cent. — 96 5 0 MINING-* Komata Reefs ... 00 3 0 0 1 N.Z. Crown Mines ... 0 1 0 0 0 6 Old Hauraki 0 0 4 0 0 2 Rising Sun 0 19 0 16 Talintnan Consol. ... 0 8 4 0 8 0 Waihi ... ... 2 3 0 22 0 Waihi Grand June. 0 13 3 0 12 8 Waiotahi 0 0 8 0 0 8} Mount Lyell — 12 6 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— _ Due. Milne and Choyce. Div. of 8 p.c. and Interest on Debentures . Now. Northern Interim dividend —6d per share May 1. South British Half-yearly dividend, 2s 6d per share ... Now SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [BY TEIEGE —PBESS ASSOCIATION. 1 CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday. Sales reported: New Zealand Refrigerating, at £2 173 6d (throe parcels).