STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17270, 20 September 1919, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY, J The aharemarfeet was active again yesterday. In banks Commercials (pref.) -«. ■ were in demand at £6 7s, no sellers quoting. Nationals had sellers at £6 10s 6d. New Zealands were more firmly held a£ £15 3s 6d, and folly paids at £19 2s 6d. In insurances business was reported is New Zealands at 34s 3d, at which price more were wanted, sellers 34s 6d. Sooth British were firm, with buyers at £9 9s and ******* at £9 10s. In financial lines Uoldsborough Mortgage were looked for at 465, sellers 47s &d., Eiver Plates at 45s were wanted at 42s 6d. For Loan SSft^^S 1 ' 1 " £11S was offered, sellers « J>ec J^refer f I»ce1 »ce issue were still sought 7 .v 6 1', n0 i eUers Voting. Coals showed Jf« 7 firmer tendency. Hiknrangis had buyers at 9s 6d, sellers 12s. Northerns (10s paid) were inquired lor at 7s 6d TftT* \ F °/, l au P ijis bu ? ers offered 16s 6d sellers 17s 6d. In shipping Devonport Ferry sold at 295, with further ouyers at that price. Huddart Parkers at 48s, were , ted ,;t 475. P. and o's {deferred stock) had demand at £590, no sellers quoting at last call. In woollen* buyers of Kaiapois advanced offers to £8 <& od, without response from sellers In miscellaneous lines New Zealand Refrigerating firmed, buyers offering 955. with sellers at £5. New issue sold at 255, and late buyers were offering 24s 6d. sellers asking 25s 6d. Wilson! Cement, were h!?*j£ 1 68 - I ". minin g there was renewed interest m Talismans, which sold freehat from 10s 6d to lis 6d : sellers closing at 12s, buyers at lis 4d. Business was resellers at 4fes 6d, buyeis 47s 9d. Grand Junctions were a shade easier at 14s lOd, buyers 14b Bd. ' The Stock Exchange will be closed on Monday for the observance of Dominion AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Previous day's closing sales. N.Z. Insurance— call f34s 3d) &— d Devonport Ferry—3rd call, 29s .. _ N.Z. Refrigerating— Ist call. 25s .'. _ Wilsons Cement— call. 16s . . 016 0 Talisman—lst call. 10s 6d; 3rd call (10s Bd, 10s 9d. 113), lis Id Us 3d, lis 6d .. .. • 010 A Waihi— call (48a) .. .[ __ „ Figures in parentheses denote ra. sorted sales. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. BANKS- / 0l i" d S ; f"^; Australasia . . . . , 139 0 0 Commercial (pref.) — 8 7 0 National .. .. SlO 6 — ... New South Wales .. 39 0 0 _ New Zealand .. 15 3 6 — Ditto (fully paid) 19 2 6 — INSURANCE— New Zealand .. 14 6 1 19 3 South British .. 910 0 9 3 0 FINANCE— Goldsborongh Mori. 2 7 % 2 3 0 N.Z. and River Plate 2 5 0 2 i 6 N.Z. Loan & Merc. 120 0 0 115 0 0 COAL^ <> ' (Pref ' ) " - 65 0 0 Hikurangi .. .. 012 0 o*6 Norths™ (10s paid) 0 8 0 0 7 6 Tsnpin .. .. 017 6 Cl 6 6 GAS— Auckland . . .16 6 160 Ditto (con.) . . 0 17 9 0 17 0 Gisoorne . . .. 015 0 SHIPPINGDevonport Steam ..195 190 Hnddart-Parker ..280 270" Northern Steam .. — ' 017 3 Ditto (con) .. 0 8 10 0 8 8 P. - and O. <de '-> .. — 590 0 0 Union Steam (pref.) 116 TIMBER— * Leyland-O'Brisn .. — 17 9 Parker-Lamb . . — 0 18 6 WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi .... _ 82 6 Ditto (pref.) . . — 7 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Abraham & Williams — 800 Auckland Trams ..109 104 _ Ditto (PBef.l . . — «18 0 Bycroft, Limited ..106 — Col.- Sugar (Aus.) .. — 25 10 a Col. Sugar (Fiji, N.Z.) — 20 12 6 Farmers' Co-op. Auc. — 5 8 0 Ditto (pre£.) . . — 10 8 Ditto (" B" pref.) 10 6 — Hill and Plummet. . — 16 0 Milne sad Choyoe . . — 16 6 Ditto (pref.) . . — 16 6 Ditto CB" pref.) — , 1 6 ff~ Ditto (deb. stock) — ' 16 6 N.Z. Drug .. .. — 2 16 0 N.Z. Refrigerating.. 6 0 0 415 0 Ditto (new) ..158 146 N. Auck. Farmers' Co-op. (pref.) ..100 0 17 0 Northern Boot .. — 0 18 6 ■» Phillips and Im-pey . . — 1' 7 6 Sharland and Co. .. — 1 11 6 Takapuca Tram . . — . .0 10 6 Tonscn Gariiek . . — ■ 011 6 Union Oil .. .. 111 S - ' ~190 Wiseman & Sana {pi.) 17 0 •.. — Wilsons Cement .. 016 T Cl 6 OV , MINING— Golden Belt .. — - 0 0 2 Hauraki Reefs .. 0 0 2. . 001' Knranui .. .. — -0-02}' New Wftitai* ..002 *- « 0 1 N.Z. Crown .. .. 0 1"0 "'" 0 0 5 Rising Sun ~ ..0 1-5 0-13 Talisman Consol. .. 012 0 ', 011 4 Waihi .. ..286 279 Waihi Grand June. .0 14 TO 0 14 8. Waiotahi .. ~005 002DEBENTURES AND BONDS— Auckland Gas, 5 per cent. .... . . 96 0 0 — Auckland Harbour Board, 5£ per cent. — 99 0 0 N.Z. War Loan, 1925, 4i per centv — ■ 96 0 0 N.Z. War Loan. 1930, 4* per cent. ". .97 0.0 96 0 0 N.Z. War Loan, 1938, . per cent. ... 95 15 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 5 0 N.Z. Inscribed Stock, 1938, i\ per cent. 96 0 0 — CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— Dee. Kempthorna, Prosser's N.Z. Drug.lnterim div., 3i p.c. Sept. 20. Bank of Australasia—Dividend of £2 16e and bonus of 12s per share Oct. 1.

' : SOUTHEEN EXCHANGES. [BY TEtSGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION. DUNEDIN. Friday. To-day's sales on the Stock Exchange were: "Waihi, £2 8a 3d: Mount Lyell. £1 &a 9d: P. and O. (def.). £591, .-£590: N-.-» Zealand Refrigerating, £4 14s; Huddart-Parker. £2 7s; New Zealand Refrigerating (new issue), £1 6s; Bank of New. South Wales, £39; Westport Stockton (pref.), 10s 6d. Sales: Huddart-Parker, at 47s 6d; Central Otago • Preserves, at 335. Reported sales:. P. and 0., at £693. s ' CHRISTCHTTRCH. Friday. Sale on Exchange: New Zealand Refrigerating, £4 13s 6d (two parcels). P. AND O. SHAKES AT £612. - A. and N.Z. LONDON. S.jpt. IS. P. and O. shares are now selling St'£6l2.