STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17251, 29 August 1919, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES.

— "•* —»»..1..•".in.'- ...'.• , BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY. Investment" shares were in strong demand again yesterday on the sharemarket. In banks., laauiry set i n for Commercial fpref.) at £5 ss, sellers asking £i> lis. . Nationals were quoted at £6 10s sellers, £8 8s buyers. .New- Zealandsat £16 were wanted at £M 13s. and for fully paids £18 158 was offered, sellers £19-Is 6d. In insurances. New Zeolands had buyers at SOs 6d and Nationals at 81s 6d no sellers quoting. South British, at £8 17s, were wanted at £8 12s 6d. In financial lines. Loan and Mercantiles sold-, at £112 10s, with late buyers at £110 and sellers at £115. In miscellaneous lines, New Zealand Refrigerating changed hands at 90s. and Wilsons Cements at 16s 3d. and business was reported in Union Oils at 31s 6d. In mining lines, Waihis continued firm, business being done at 48s 6d after a reported sale at 48s. sellers closing at 495. -with buyers loft at 48s 6d. Grand Junctions were also firm at 13s 6d Belters. 13s buyers. Rising guns sold at Is 6d. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [bt telegeaph.— association.] * DUNEDIN. Thursday. ftt% J fe2J t » L, ? U l** 53 2d ' Pa P« Mills at 28s 6d, New Zealand Insurance at 31s. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. A and N.Z. LONDON. Aug. 27. Following were closing rates on the Stock Exchange **«*■»:-£«*« Hill, buyer? 46s 6d, sellers 47s 6d; Hampden, buyers 18s Id sellers 19s 4d. '

Previous day's closing sales. „ _ T £ a. d. ■N.Z. Loan " nd Mercantile—3rd call. £112 10a . . .. .. ., _ N.Z. Refrigerating—3rd call. 90s — Union Oil— call (31s Gd) .. — Wilsons Cement—1st call, 16s 3d.. 0 16 3 Rising Sun3rd call, is 6d ..017 Waihi— 2nd call (48s). 48s 6d ..280 ft 1-10 * in parentheses denote to. ported galea. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. BANKS- \ Sellers. < Buyers. Commercial (pref.) 6 11 0 6 5 0 National .... .. 6 10 0 6 8.-0 New Zealand ... 15 0 0 14 13 0 insura^ 7 paiA) x 6 1815 ° National .. .. __ air New Zealand .. . — 1 10 6 South British .. 8 17 0 8 la 6 FINANCE— Goldsbrough Mort. — 2 5 6 Nat. Mortg, Agency — 5 10 0 N.Z. and River Plate 2 7 0 — -&J' OJ "5 a ?4 Merc. 115 oo no o o Ditto (pref.) . . _ 65 0 0 COAL— Hikurangi . 0 12 V 0 9 o 6 Northern (10s paid) 0 7 9 0 7 0 Taupm . . . . o 18 0 — Waipa 0-16 0 — GAS— Auckland .. ..166 163 Ditto (con.) .. 0 18 0 0 17 3 Giaborne . . .. 0 IS 3 — SHIPPINGDevonport Steam ..196 — Jauddart-Parker ..-296 290 Northern Steam — 0 16 9 Ditto (con.) .080 079 P. and O. (def. stock) 540 0 0 536 0 0 Union Steam Jpref.) 116 — TIMBER— Kauri (con.) .. .. 0 16 0 — Parker-Lamb .. — 0 18 6 WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi (pref J .. — 7 2 0 MISCELLANEOUS— *¥$£*. Trama • • 1 i° 118 Ditto (pref.) _ n 17 x Bycroft, Ltd. ..106 — 3 Farmers' Co-op. 4 UC . — 6 8 0 Ditto (pref.) — 10 1 j,^ttorB'; .t 10 0 _ 8 H.M. Theatre (pref.) lot) — Milne and Choyce.. — 16-6 Ditto (pref.) .. _ 16 6 Ditto ("B" pref.) — 16 6 Ditto (deb. stock - i « 3 5} £™«. •;. •• 3 18 9 2 15 9 N.6. Refrigerating .. 4 10 0 4 9 6 $>.A : warmers' Co-op. 0 18 0 — Northern Boot . . — 0 18 3 garepca Gumflelds.. 0 15 0 — Phillips and Impey.. — 15 0 Sharlaad and Co, . . — 1 11 0 S. R. Maxwell & Co. 1 14 0 — Takapuna, Trams . . 0 13 6 0 10 0 Tonson Garhck •. / 0 12 6 0 11 0 Union Oil .. .. ' 1 13 0 ' 1 10 0 Wiseman (pref.) ..170 — • Wilsons Cement . . 0 16 8 0 16 2 MINING— Hanraki Beefs ..002 001 Kuranui .. .. 0 0 1 Old Haoraki .. 0 » 44 0 0 31 Rising Sun .. . 0 16 o l * Talisman Consol. ..073 069 &#? -•_ -290 286 » Grand June. 013 6 0 13 0 Waiotahi ., ..004 — •Sine Corporation ..136 — DEBENTURES AND BONDS--Auckland- Gas. 5 per '', H?U, i920. 4| 96 ° ° _«. N.Z. Govt.. 1920. 41 N.r#Loan. iSSb; - M 15 ° K.t War Wn. 1938! ~ 86 ° ° *i Egr < 5? nt - .. 96 10 0 95 15 0 N.Z. War Loan. 1927, w ; «»1. per c £ rt - .. __ 98 = 0 N.Z. Inscribed Stock. 5 ° ■*-,¥}%it 6 P. cent - . . — 98 0 O N.Z. Inscribed Stock. ° ° 1938, 4J per cent. — 95 10 0 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends Due / a iMi., °, M - °°- - Dividend (iOStb). la per share .. . . Sept. 1,