STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17274, 25 September 1919, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY.

A good ton© again prevailed on the Stock Exchange yesterday. Business was reported in New Zealand War Loans, 1938, at £95 10s, with further inquiry at £95 7s 6d, sellers £95 15s. In banks, New Ze-ilands (fully paid) were done at £19, sellers closing at £19 2s 6d, buyers £18 18s 6d. Insurances were firmer. Business was reported in New Zealands at 34s 6d. and late buyers v ere offering 34s 9d, sellers asking 355. Business was also reported in South British at £9 10s. more being 1 wanted at £9 8s 6d. with £9 10s still quoted by sellers. For Nationals buyers were offering 84s, with sellers at 86s. In shipping, Devonporfc Ferry sold at 29s and Huddart-Paikers were done at 47s and 46s 9d. P. and o.'s (deferred stock) had sellers at £610, and buyers at £595. In woollens, buyers of Kaiapois ford.) advanced offers to £8 ss, sellers £8 6s. In miscellaneous lines New Zealand Refrigerating (new issue) had sale at 26s 6d. and Wilsons Cements at 15s lid. In minin™ Talismans fluctuated, selling freely at from lis 8d to lis sd. with late sellers at lis 6d and buyers back to 10s 6d. "vVaihis were firmer, parcels changing bands at 48s 3d and 48s 6d. with further buvers at the higher rate, and sellers askin" 495. A sale was reported in Rising Suns at Is 6d.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Previous day's

closing sale?. N.Z War Loan, 1938— call (£95 10s) . . Bank of N.Z. (f.pl—lst call, £i - 2nd call (£l9) . . . . . . _ N.Z. Insurance—3rd call (34s 6dl . . 114 6 South British— ca.l! l£9 10s; . . — Devonport Ferry— call, 29s . . — Huddart-Parker— call. 47s- "cd call (475). 46s 9d . . . . . . _ N.Z- Refiterating (new)—3rd call. 26s fid - . . . . . . _ Wilsons Cement— Ist call, 15s lid — Rising Sun— call (Is 6d) . . — Talisman—lst call, lis Bd. lis 7d, lis 6d. lis 5d 0 16 Waihi—lst call, 48s 3d. 48s 6d . . 2:\ 3 Note: Figures in parentheses denote reported sales. CLOSING ODOTATIONS. Dl ™. Sellers. Bayer*. BANKS— £ a . d. £ a. d. Commercial (pref.) — 6 7 0 New Zealand . . . . 15 2 6 New Zealand (fully Paid) . . . . 19 2 6 18 18 6 INSURANCE— National . . ..460 440 .New Zealand . . 1 15 0 1 14 <i South British . . 9 10 0 9 8 6 FINANCE— Goldsbrougn Mort. ..276 260 N.Z. and River Plato 2 4 6 22 6 N.Z. Loan <fc Merc. 120 0 0 113 0 0 Ditto (pref.) . . 70 0 0 65 0 0 COAL— Hikurangi . . . . — 0 9 6 Northern (10s paid) 0 8 0 0 7 6 Taupiri . . . - 0 18 0 016 9 Westport . . .. — 1 10 0 GAS— Auckland . . ..166 160 Ditto (con.) . . 0 18 0 — Gisbome . . . . 0 15 0 SHIPPING— ' Devouport Steam ..199 189 Huddart-Parker ..270 263 Northern Steam . . 018 0 017 3 Ditto (con.), ..090 086 P. and 0. (def.) . . 610 0 0 695 0 0 TIMBERLey land-O'Brien . — 17 6 Parker-Lamb . . — 0 18 6 WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi . . ..860 856 Ditto (pref.) . . — 70 0 MISCELLANEOUSAbraham & Williams — 6 0 0 Aiu k.'and Trams ..110 104 Uitto (pref.) . . — 0 17 9 Bycroft, Limited -.106 Colonial Sugar (Fiji and N Z.) — 20 12 6 Farmers' Co-op. Auc. — 5 8 0 Ditto (pref.) . . — 10 3 Hill and Plummer . . — 16 0 Milne and Choyce . , — 16 6 Ditto (pref.) . . — 16 6 Ditto (" B " pref.) — 16 6 Ditto (deb. stock) —■ 16 6 N.Z. Drug .. .. — 216 0 N.Z. Refrigerating . . 4 18 0 — Ditto (new) ..169* 160 N. Auck. Farmers' Co-op. (pref.) ..100 0 17 0 Northern Boot . . — 0 18 6 Phillips and Impey . . — 17 6 Sharland and Co. . . — 1 11 6 Takepuna Tram . . 013 6 010 6 Tonson Garlick . . — 011 6 Union Oil . . . . 112 0 19 6 Wiseman & S<H»a (pf.) 17 0 — Wilsons Cement . . 016 0 015 11 MINING— HauraH Beef? ..002 001 Kuranui . . . . — 0 0 2 New Waitaia . . ..003 N.Z. Crown Mines ..010 007 Rising Sun . . ..018 014 Talisman Consol. . . 0 11 6 0 10 6 WUihi . . ..290 286 \Vaihi Grand June. 014 11 0 14 6 Waiotaiti . . . . — "~" 0 0° DEBENTURES AND BONDS— Auckland Harbour Board, 5J per cent. — 99 0 0 City of Auckland, • 5-i per cent. . - — 99 0 0 N.Z. Govt., 1925, 4! ° ° per cent — 86 0 0 N.Z. War Loan, 1930. *i per cent. . . 97 0 0 N.Z. War Loan. 1938. ■kt i? per- cent. . . 95 15 0 95 7 6 N.Z. War Loan, 1527, 5 per cent. . . — 93 10 0 N.Z. Inscribed Stock. », I,? 27 ,. 5 P«r cent. • • — 98 10 0 N.Z. Inscribed Stock, 1938, ii per cent. . . 96 0 0 — CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— Due. Kompthorne, Prosser's N.Z. Drug.—lnterim div., 31 p.c. Now Bank of Australasia—Dividend of £216 a and bonus of 12s per share Oct. 1. DrNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. [BT TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DTJNEDIN. Wednesday. Sa'ss: Mount Lyell, at 25s 3d (three rarcels); National Bank, at 129s 6d; P. and 0., at £600; Huddart-Pa-rker, at 47s and 46s 9d; New Zealand Refrigerating (old issue), at 955. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. A. and N.Z. LONDON, Sept. 22. Following were the closing rates for Waihi shares on the Stock Exchange to-day:— Buyers 45s 7d, sellers 46s lOd.