STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17269, 19 September 1919, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY.

There was continued activity on the sharemarket yesterday. In banks, buyers of-Australasias advanced offers £1 to £129, no sellers qnoting. For Union of Australia £59 15s was offered, but there were no sellers. Sellers of New Zealands still asked £15, and of fully paid issue £19. In insurances New Zealands were firm at 34s 6d, buyers 34s 3d. South British were also firmly held- at £9 10a, with buyers offering £9 Bs, In financial lines River Plates sold at 43s 6dj with late sellers at 45a, and buyers at 435. Coaja were in better demand. Hiknrangis were wanted at 9s, with sellers at lis. Northerns (10s paid) had buyers at 7s sd, sellers'--Bs. Taupiris were sought at 16s, sellers IBs. In shipping, P. and O.'a (deferred) were decidedly firmer, business being reported at £590, with further buyers at £585, and no sellers quoting. Northerns wer© firm at 17s 9d sellers, 17s 2d buyers, and contributing issue were wanted at 8s 7d, with sellers asking' 9s. In woollens, Kaiapois (ord.) were looked for at £8, and (pref.) at) £7. In miscellaneous lines Colonial Sugars (Aust.) had sustained demand at £25 10s, and there were sellers at £27. For Piii and New Zealand issue £20 10s was offered, without attn-hing sailers. Buyers of New Zealand Refrigerating raised offers from 91s to 92s 6d. no sellers quoting. A sale was reported in S. R. Maxwell's at 325, and Wilsons Cements changed hands at 16s. New Zealand War Loans. 1930, sold at £96 ss, and 1938 at £95 10s. In mining Talismans were a shade firmer, business being done at 10s 3d and 10s 4d , sellers closing at 10s 6d. buvers at 10s 3d. Waihis were hold at 47s 9d, buvers 47s 3d. Grand Junctions sold at 14s 9d.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— Due. Ketnpthorne. Prosser's N.Z. Drug.—lnterim div., 3$ p.c. Sept. 20. Bank of Australasia—Dividend of £216 a and bonus of 12s per share Oct, 1. \ f , SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [by TELEGRAPH.rKESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN. Thursday. Sales: Mount Lyall at 253 9d (four parcels). New Zealand Refrigerating at 935. New Zealand Drug at 66r 6d. P and 0. at £590 and £591, Westoort Coal at 29s 9d. Reported sales: Goldsbrough Mort- at 475, South British at 190s. Wilsons Cement at 16s Id. Milburn Lime at 34* 9d. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 12.30 a.m.) • LONDON, Sept. 17The following are the l&teet quotations for the shares .—British Broken Hills, buyers 38s 9d, sellers 41* 3d; Boulders, buyers 10s 6d, sellers lis; Hampton Properties, 17s 6d; P. and O. £608; Dilgety's, 1 ordinary, £11 ss.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Previous day's closing sales. New Zealand War Loan, 1930—3rd "* call. £96 5s . . . . . . _ New Zealand War Loan. 1938—3rd call. £95 10a _ New Zealand and River Plate—3rd call. 43s 6d P. and O. (deferred stock)—3rd call (£590) _ S. R. Maxwell and Co.—'2nd call (32s) _ Wilsons Cement—2nd call (IBs), 16s 0 16 0 Talisman— call, 10s 3d; 2nd call (10s 4d), 10s 4d .. . . 0 10 2 Waihi Grand Junction—1st call. 149 9d 0 14 9 Note.Figures in parentheses denote Reported sales. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. «. Sellers. Buyer*. BANKS— £ a. d. £ a. «■?. Australasia . . . . — 129 0 0 Commercial (pref.) 6 10 6 — New Zealand .. 15 0 0 — Ditto (fully paid) 19 0 0 — Union of Australia — 59 15 0 INSURANCE— i New Zealand .. 1 14 6 1 14 3 i South British .. 9 10 0 9 8 0 : FINANCE— I Gol<isbro<igli Mort. 2 7 6 — N.Z. and River Plate 2 5 0 2 3 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc. 120 0 0 — Ditto (pref.) . . — 65 0 0 COAL— Hikurangi .. . . 0 12 0 0 9 0 Northern (10s paid) 0 8 0 0 7 5 - Taupiri . . . . 0 IS 0 0 16 0 GAS— Auckland .16 6 16 0 Ditto (con.) . . 0 17 9 0 17 0 Gisborno . . . . 0 15 0 — SHIPPING— Devonport Steam ..193 — Huddart-Parker ..2 8 0 — Northern Steam . . 0 17 9 0 17 2 Ditto (con.) ..0 9 0 0 8 7 P. and O. (def.) . . — 585 0 0 TIMBER— Leylaad-O'Brien . . — 17 6 Parker-Lamb .. — 0 18 6 WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi ' . . .. — 8 0 0 Ditto (pref.) . . — 7 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Abraham & William — 4 19 0 Auckland Trams ..1 0 9 103 Ditto (pref.; . . — 0 18 0 j Bycroft, Limited ..106 — Col. Sugar (Aus.) . . 27 0 0 25 10 0 Col. Sugar (Fiji. N.Z.) — 20 10 0 Farmers' Co-op. Aue. — 5 8 0; Ditto (pref.) . . — 10 3 Ditto (" B " pref.) 10 6 — Hill and Phirnmer . . — 16 0 Milne and Choyce . . — 16 6 Ditto (pref.) . . — 16 6 Ditto <" B " pref.) — 16 6 Ditto (deb. stock) — 16 6 N.Z. Drug ... . . — 2 15 9 . N.Z. Refrigerating .. —' 4 12 6 N. Auck. Farmers' Co-op. (pref.) ..1 0 3 0 17 0 Northern Boot . . — 0 18 ' 6 Parenga Gunifields . . 0 17 6 — Phillips end Impey . . — 17 6 Sharland and Co. .. — 1 11 0 Takapuna Tram . . — 0 10 6 Tonson Garliok — 0 11 6 Union Oil . . . . 1 12 0 1 10 0. Wiseman & Sons (pf.) 17 0 — Wilsons Cement . . 0 16 3 0 15 11 MINING— Hauraki Beefs ..0 0 2 0 0 1 Kuranui .. .. — 0 0 2 New Waitaia .. .. — 0 0 1 N.Z. Crown .. ..0 1 0 0 0 5 Rising Sun . . ..013 012 Talisman Consol. . . 0 10 6 0 10 3 Waihi 279 273 Waihi Grand June. 0 15 0 0 14, 6 Waiotahi . . ..0 0 5 0 0 2 { DEBENTURES AND BONDS— Auckland Gas. 5 per I cent. .. •. .. 96 0 0 — i Auckland Harbour Board, 51 per cent. — 98 0 0 N.Z. War Loan. 1930, 4i per cent. . . 97 0 0 96 0 0 N.Z. War Loan. 1938, 41 per cent. . . 96 0 0 95 7 6 N.Z. War Loan. 1927. 5 per cent. .. 99 0 0 98 10 0 N.Z. Inscribed Stock. 1927, 5 per cent. — 98 10 0 N.Z. Inscribed Stock, 1938, 44 per cent. 96 0 0 —