STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Issue 17266, 16 September 1919, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY. • \

Investment stocks were in strong demand again t yesterday on the sharemarket. In banks, Australasias wereetill wanted at £128, no ' sellers quoting. Buyers of Commercials (pref.) advanced offers 4s to £6 7s, but there were no sellers. For New Zealands buyers eased slightly to £14 iSs, seller* firm at £15. Insurances continued to command sustained inguiry. Business was reported in New Zealands at 34s 6d, sellers closing at 348 9d, buyers 34s 3d. There was a further rise in South British, in which transactions were reported at the high' price of £9 6s 6d, late sellers asking £9 10s, with buyers left at £9 6s 6d. In financial lines 2-iver Plates cold at 43s Sd, sellers closing at 465, buyers at 435. For Loan and Mercantiies £110 was offered, sellers £120. Preference'issue were still looked for at £65. In shipping, Huddart Parkers were firm at 495, with buyers at 48s 6d. Buyers of P. and 0. (deferred stock) increased offers by £3 to £568, sellers asking £580. In woollens, K&iapois were in sustained demand at £8, and fref. issue at £7, no sellers quoting, Miscellaneous lines were well sought, but the only transactions were in Wilsons Cements, which changed hands at 16s 3d and 16s Id. In mining, Waihi Grand Junctions were done at 14s 9d, with further buyers at that price, sellers 15s. Waihis were firmer at 48s sellers, 47s 9d Buyers. Talismans were easier at 10s 6d sellers, and 10s buyers.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

* Friday's closing sales. £ s. dN.Z. Insurance—2nd call (34s 6d). . 1 14 6 South British—2nd and 3rd calls (£9 6s 6d) 9 5 0 N.Z. and River Plate—2nd call, 43s 6d — Wilson's Cement—lst call, 16s 3d: 2nd call, 163 Id 0 16 . 3 Waihi Grand Junction—lst call, 14« 9d . . . , 0 14 9 Note.—Figures in parentheses denote reported sales. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. _ Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ s. d, £ s. d. Australasia .. .. — 128 0 0 Commercial tpref.) — 6 7 0 . National .. .. 6 11 0 6 8 0New Zealand . . 15 0 0 14 15 0 Ditto (fully paid) 19 0 0 - IN'SUBANCE— National . ..'..460 430 New Ze»lan'd ✓.. 1U 9 1 14 3 South British . . 9 10 0 9 6 6 FINANCE— Goldsbrough Mort. — 2 5 6 N.Z, and Kiver Plate 2 6 0 2 3 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc.l2o 0 0 110 0 0 Ditto (pref.) ' . . — 65 0 0 COAL—

Hikurangi .. .. 012 0 0 9 6 Northern (10s paid) 0 8 0 9 7 0 Taupiri ... .. 018 0 — Waipa 016 0 — GAS— Auckland . . ..166 160 Ditto- (con.) . . 0 17 9 0 17 0 Gisborne .. .. 015 0 — SHIPPING— Devontfort Steam ~,19 3 — Hwidart- Parker •**?. 2 9 0 2 8 6 Northern Sieam .. — 017 6 - Ditto (coo.) ..090 086 P. and: O. (def.) . .580 0 0 568 0 0 TIMBER— Kauri (ccn.) . , . . 0 15 6 0 15 0 Leylahd-O'Urien . . — 17 6 Porker-Lamb .. — 0 18 6 WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi . . .. — 8 0 0 Ditto (pref.) . . — 7 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Trams ..110 100 Ditto (pref.) ... — 018 0 By croft, limited ..106 018 0 Farmers'" Co-op. Auc. — 5 8 0 Ditto (pref.). . . — 10 3 Ditto I" ii" pref.) 10 6 — ; Hill and Pluiumer . . — 16 0 H.M, Arcade (pref.) 10 0 — Milne and Ghoyoe . . — 16 6 Ditto (pref.) . . — 16 6 Ditto (' B" pref.) — 16 6 Ditto (deb. stock) — 16 6 N.Z. Drug . . . . — 215 9 N.Z. Refrigerating . . _ 4 10 0 N. Auck. Farmers' Co-op. (prtf.) ..103 0 17 0 Northern Boos . . — ; 0 19 0 Parenga Gurafields .. 017 6 — Phillips nd Impry . . — 17 6 Sharlsna and Co. .. — 1 11 0 S. R. Maxwell .. — 1 10 6 Takapuna Tram . . 013 6 0 10 0 Toneon Gariick . . — 0 11 6 Union Oil .. . . 1 12 0 110 6 Wiseman & Sons (pf.) 17 0 — WilsonS Cement . . o|6 1 016 0 MINING— Hauralri Reefs ..003 001, Kuranui . . . . — 0 0 2 N.Z. Crown . . . . — 0 0 5 Old Hauraki -..004 003 Rising Sun ..... 0 1 3 012 Talisman Copsor. .. 010 6 010 0 , Waihi .... ..280 27 Waihi Grand June. 015 0 0 14 9 Waiotahi j.. ..005 001 DEBENTURES' AND. BONDS— Auckland Gas, 5 per cent ' .. 96 0 0 — N.Z. Govt.. 1920. Ik wr cent — 98 15 0 N.Z. Govt.. 1925. 4i per cent — 96 0 0 N.Z. War Loan, 19E0. ii per cent. . . 97 0 0 96 0 0 N.Z. War Loan. 1938, ii per cent. . . 96 0 0 95 10 0 N.Z. War Loan. 1927, 5 per sent. .. — 98. 7 6 N.Z. Inscribed Stock, 1927, ,5 per cent. .. — 98 7 6 N.Z. Inscribed Stock, 1338, AS per cent. .. 96 5 0 —

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST.

Dividends Doe. Standard Insurance.— of . Is 3d per share Now. Keropihorne, Prosaer's ■ N.Z. Drug.—'lnterim div.. 3$ p.c. Sept. 20. Bank of Australasia— of £2 16e and bonus of 123 per share Oct. 1. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. s [BY TELEGRAI'H.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, Monday. Sales: Papuan Products at 2s 3d (three sales), Waihi at 48s, National Insurance, at 84a 6d, Wilsons Cement at 16s 3d. Quotations: Rise and Shine, buyers Bb, sellers As 93; Talisman, buyers 10a Id, sellers li»; Waihi, buyers, 48s, sellers 48s 3d; Mount Lyell buyers 25s 10s, sellers 26s 3d; Bank of New Zealand (new), sellers £19; Bank of New Zealand (old), buyers £29 7s, sellers £30 Is; Union Bank, buyers £60 ss; National Insurance, buyers 445, sellers 455; New Zealand Insurance, buyers 345; South British Insurance, buyers 185s; Standard Insurance, buyers 58s; Union Steam (pref.). buyers 21s 2d: P. and 0., buyers ' £585, sellers £574 Hud-dart-Parker, buyers 48s 94, sellers 49s 3d; Westport Goal, buyers 295, sellers 29s 63; D.1.C.. buyers 2s 4d (prern.); Dalgety, sellers 247s 6d; Dominion Rubber, (ex div.), buyers 37s 6d; New Zealand rigeraiiag, buyers 89s 6d, sellers 90s 6d; Canterbury Meat, buyers 2655; South Otago Freezing, buyers 104s; McLeod's Soap, buyers 2935; Mosgiel Woollen, buyers 117s: Oaraaru Woollen, buyers 51s j Bruce' Woollen, buyers 425; New Zealand Drug, buyers 56s 3d; Wilsons Cement, buyers 10s 2d. sellers 10s 3d; Pope? Mills, buyers 295, sellers 80s 6d; Daily Times (ex rights), buyerß 45b i Whitcornbe and Tombs, buyers 128s; McGavins, buyers 255; Otago Central Preserves, buyers 295; Papuaii Products, buyers 2s 3d; Government War Loan, buyers £96, sellera £96 ss.