STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17275, 26 September 1919, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY.

There was increased activity on the Stock Exchange yesterday, both investment and mining stocks being in strong ; demand, several transactions resulting. ! New Zealand War Loans, 1938, sold at ! £95 10s. In banks, New Zealands, fully fully paid, again sold at £19, with late sellers at £19 2s 6d. In insurances New Zealands were firmer, selling at 34s 9d, with closing sellers at 355, and buyers at 348 6d. South British were still wanted at £9 8s 6d, sellers £9 10s. Business was reported in Nationals at 85s. with further sellers at the price, buyers 83s 6d. Standards were wanted at 595. In financial lines a sale was reported -in River Plates at 43s 6d. In shipping, Huddart Parkers sold at 46s 6d, and later business was reported at 46s 9d, with late sellers asking 47s 3d. P. and O.'s had sellers at £600, and buyers were offering £590. In miscellaneous lines business was reported in New Zealand Refrigerating (old) at 955. Union Oils changed hands at 30s 6d, and Wilsons Cements at 16s. In mining, Talismans were a shade easier, selling at lis 3d, with firmer buyers thereafter at lis 4d. and sellers at lis 6d. Grand Junctions were done at 14s 6d. and Rising Suns at Is 6d. Waihis were held at 495, buyers 48s. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Previous day's ciosing Bales. £ s. d. N.Z. War Loan—2nd call, £95 10s: 3rd call (£95 10s) 95 10 0 Bank of N.Z. (fully paid)— call. £19 19 0 0 National Insurance2nd call (85s) — N.Z. Insurance—2nd Sk call (34s 9d)3rd call. 34 9d 114 6 N.Z. and River Plate—3rd call (43a 6d) — - Huddart-Parker—2nd call, 46a 6d: 3rd call (46s 9d) 2 6 9 N.Z. Refrigerating (old)—2nd call (955) _ Union Oillst call. 30s 6d . . . . — Wilsons Cement— call. 16s . . 0 15 11 Rising Sun—3rd call. Is 6d . . ..016 Talisman— and 3rd calls, lis 3d 0 11 5 Waihi Grand Junction—3rd call. Us 6d _ Note: Figures in parentheses denote reported sales. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. _ '* _ Sellers. Buyers. Banks— £ s. d. £ s. <?. Commercial (pref.) . . — 6 7 0 National . . . . 6 10 0 6 8 0 New Zealand . . 15 1 6 14 14 0 Ditto (fully paid). . 19 2 6 — INSURANCE— National . . ..450 436 New Zealand . . 1 15 0 1 14 6 South British . . 910 0 9 6 6 Standard . . .. ~ — 219 0 FINANCE— N.Z. and River Plate 2 4 0 2 10 N.Z. Loan and Merc.l2o 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 Taupin . . . . 0 17 9 0 17 0 Westport . . . . 1 11 0 1 10 3 GAS— Auckland . . ..166 160 Ditto (con.) . . 0 18 0 0 17 0 Gisborne . . . . 015 0 — SHIPPING— Huddart-Parker ..273 — Northern Steam . . 018 0 017 3 Ditto (con.) .090 086 P. and O. (df. stockj6oo 0 0 590 0 0 TIMBER— Leyland-O'Brien ... — 17 9 Parker-Lamb . . ' — 018 6. WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi . . . . — 8 5 0 Ditto (pref.) . . — 7 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Abraham and Williams . . . . — 5 0 0 Auckland Trams -.109 104 Ditto (pref.) . . — 0 17 9 Bycroft. Limited ..106 — Colonial Sugar (Fiji and N.Z.) . . . . — 20 12 6 Formers' Co-op. Auc. — 5 8 0 Ditto (pref.) . . — 10 3 Hid and Plummer . . — 16 0 Milne and Choyce — 1 6 & Ditto (pref.) . . — 16 6 Ditto ("B" pref.) — 16 6 Ditto (deb. stock) — 16 6 N.Z. Refrigerating. . 4 15 3 4 14 6 __ Ditto (now) ..169 160 N. Auck. Farmers' Co-op. (pref.) ..100 0 17 0 Northern Boot ... — 0 18 6 Phillipps and Impey — 17 6 Saarland and Co. . . — 1 11 6 Takapuna Tram . . — 010 6 Tonson Garlick . . — 0 11 6 Union Oil 1 10 6 19 0 Wiseman and Sons (pref.) . . -.170 — Wilsons Cement . . 016 0 015 11 MINING— Golden Belt . . ..006 — Hauraki Reefs -.002 001 Kuranui . . . . — 0 0 2 New Waitaia. . ..003 — N.Z. Crown . . ..010 007 Rising Sun . . ..016 015 Talisman Consol. . . 0 11 6 0 11 4 Waihi 2 9 0 2 8 0 Waihi Grand June. 0 15 0 0 14 0 Waiotahi . , ..005 003 DEBENTURES AND BONDS— Auckland Gas, 5 per cent 96 0 0 — Auckland Harbour Board. 51 per (lent. — 99 10 0 City of Auckland. 5i per cent. . . — 99 10 0 N.Z. Govt.. 1525, 4§ per cent. . . . . — 96 0 0 N.Z. War Loan. 1930. , 4* per cent. . . 97 0 0 95 15 0 N.Z. War Loan. 1938. 4* p»r cent. . . 96 0 0 95 10 0 N.Z. War Loan, 1927. 5 per cent. — 98 10 0 N.Z. Inscribed Stock. 1927. 5 per cent. . . — 98 10 0 N.Z. Inscribed Stock. 1938, 4} per cent. . . 96 0 0 — CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— Due. KflTTipthone, Pressor's N.Z. Drug.lnterim div., 34 pc. Now Bank of Au«tralasia—Dividend of £216 a and bonus of 12s per share Oct. 1. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [BY. TELEGRAPH. PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN. Thursday. Sales: New Zealand Insurance at 34s 6d. Union Steam (pref.) at 21s 3d, Talisman at Us 3d. P. and O. at £596. Reported sales: Union Bank at £60 10«. Talisman at Us 4d. Westport Stockton at 7s 3d. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. A. and N.Z. LONDON. Sept. 23. Following were closing rates on the Stock Exchange to-day:—Bank of Australasia, buyers £138. ex dividends: Union Bank, buyers £14 2s 6d- New Zealand Loan, £117.