STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17205, 5 July 1919, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY. The tone of the sharsmarket was good again yesterday. In banks, Commercials (pref.) were wanted at £6 Bs. For Nationals £6 lis was offered, sellers £6 14s. New Zealands had demand at £14, and hilly paids at £18 7s 6d. la insurances business was reported in New Zealanda at £14 13a 6d, sellers closing at £14 16s 6d, with buyers at £14 lis. A sale in South British were reported at £8 '2a, with late sellers at £8 4s. and buyers at £8. la financial ljies Loan and Slercantiles sold at £115, at which price morS could have been placed. la gas, Aucklands sold at 275. In shipping buyers of P. and O. (deferred stock) advanced to £492. sellers £500. In miscellaneous lines Auckland Tramways changed hands at 22s 6d. with further buyers at the same figure, sellers 22s 9d. A sale was reported in Tonson Gariicks at 10s 6d. In mining lines, Waihis had sellers at 44s 9d. buyers 44s 6d. Grand Junctions eased to 13s sellers, 10a buyers. Talismans were looked for at 7s 7d, sellers Bs.

AUCKIoAjSTD stock exchange. Previous day's Closing Sales. „ T £ s. d. N.Z. Insurance— call (ill 13s 6d) _ South British3rd call (£8 2s) ..820 K.Z. Loan and Mercantile—3rd call, £115 — Auck. Gas — call, 27b .. .. — Auck. Tramways—1st call, 22s 6d — Tori son Garlick—3rd call (10a 6d) Note: Figures in parentheses denote reported saias. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyers, BANKS— £ s. d. £ s. d. Commercial (pref.) — 6 8 0 National .. .. 6 14 0 6 110 New Zealand .. — 14 0 0 Ditto (fully paid) — 18 7 6 INSURANCE— National .. ., — 3 19, 6 New Zealand .. 14 6 6 14 II* 0 South British ., 8 4 0 8 0 0 FINANCE— N.Z. and River Plato 2 8 0 2 6 0 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile .. .. — 115 '■ 0 0 Ditto (pret.) .. — 07 0 0 COAL— Hikurangi .. .. — 0 10 6 Northern (10s paid) 0 6 0 0 7 5 Taupiri .. .. — 0 18 5 Di.to (p.ef.) .. — 14 6 "Waipa .. .. 0 15 6 0 12 6 GAS— Auckland .. ..170 1 G 9 Ditto (cjn.) .. 0 19 0 0 18 0 Giaborne .. .. — 0 15 3 SHIPPING — Devonport- Ferry .. — 1 10 0 Huduart-Parker ..240 233 Northern Steam .. 0 16 0 0 15 6 Ditto (con.) .. 0 7 8 0 7 0 P. and O. (def.) . . 500 0 0 432 0 0 TIMBER— .Kauri — 1 12 9 Ditto (con.) .. — 0 IS li Leyland-O'Brien .. — 17 6 Parker-Lamb .. — 0 IS o WOOLLEN— » Kaiapoi . , . . ■ 8 5 0 Ditto (prof.) ..750 710 Mopgiel . , . . —- 5 15 o Wellington . . . . — 8 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Trams ..128 126 Ditto (prep .. — 0 18 6 Bycroft, Limited . . — 0 18 5 Farmers' Co-op Auc. — 5 7 0 Ditto (pref.) .. — 10 0 Milne and Choyce ..160 .149 Ditto (pref.) .. — 14 9 Ditto (B pref.) . . — 14 0 Ditto (deb. stock) 16 0 14 6 N.Z. Drug .. .. — 2 15 o N.Z. Refrigerating.. 3 9 $ 3 7 6 Northern Boot . . —• 0 17 6 Pljillipps and Impey — 15 0 Sharland and Co. . . — 1 10 6 Takapuna Tram . . 0 15 6 0 10 0 Tonson Garlick .. — 0 10 0 Union Oil .. .. — ] 11 6 Wiseman and Sons — 14 0 Ditto (pref.) . . — 14 0 Wilsons N.Z. Cement 0 16 10 0 16 9 MINING— Komata Reefs .. — 0 0 1! N.Z. Crown Mines ..010 — Old Hanrakis .. 0 0 6i 0 0 4? Rising Bun .. ..0 2 5 0 1 11* Syivia Beefs .. 0 8 0 0 7 7 Waihi . ..2 4 9 2 4 6 Waihi Grand June. 0 13 0 0 10 0 Waiotahi . . .. 0 0 6 — DEBENTURES AND BONDS— Auckland Gas," 5 per cent. . . . 96 0 0 — N.Z. Govt.. 1920. 45 per cent — 93 10 0 K.Z. War Loan, 1938, ii per cent. . . 96 10 0 — N.Z. War Loan, 1927, _ 5 per cent. — 97 10 0 N.Z Inscribed Stock, 19-2/', 5 per cent. . . — 97 5 0 N.Z. Inscribed Stock, 1933. 4j per cent. 96 10 0 — CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— Due, N.Z. and River PlateInterim __ div . 7 p.c July 9. Sulphide Corp. (pref.)—Interim div.. of Is per share . , , Joly 25.