STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17276, 27 September 1919, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY. The tone of the sharemaxket was again good yesterday. Investment lines ■were in strong demand, and prices "Were firm for _ most stocks. In banks, Commercials (pref.) were looked for at £6 7s, and Nationals at £6 Ba, with sellers of the latter at £6 lis. New Zeal an da were held at £15 Is 6d, and fully paids were wanted at £18 18s 6d, sellers asking £193 Id. Ia insurances there were sales of South British at £9 9s, late sellers £9 10s and buyers at £9 Bs. New Zealands were firmly held at 34s 9d and buyers offered 34s 4d. Nationals had sellers at 84s 6d and buyers at 83s. In financial lines, Loan and Mercantiles changed hands at £116, an advance of £3 on the previous day's buying price, and for preference issue £70 was paid, an advance of £5 on the best offers on Thursday. In shipping, Devonport Ferry sold at 295, with further buyers at. 28s 6d and sellers at 30s. Huddart-Parkers were a shade easier at 46s 9d, buyers 465. P. and O.'s weakened a little, sellers quoting at £598, with no buyers at last call. In miscellaneous lines business was reported in New Zealand Refrigerating (o'.c!) at 95s and 95s 3d, and new issue were wanted at 25s 3d, with sellers at 26s £d. In mining, Talismans firmed again, sales being reported at lis 8d and lis 9d, with late sellers at 12s and buyers at lis 9d. Rising Suns sold at Is 6d. Waihis had sustained inquiry at 48s, sellers 495. Grand Junctions were offered at 15s, no buyers quoting. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Previous day'B closing sale?, £ 8 d South British and 3rd calls, £9 9s _ N.Z. Loan and Mercantile— call, £116 _ N.Z. Loan and Mercantile (pref.)— 3rd call. £70 .. . . _ Devonport Ferry—3rd call, 29 i . . — N.Z. Refrigerating—2nd call (955, 953 3d) - 4 15 0 Rising Sun—lst call. Is 6d ..016 Talisman—2nd call (lis Bd. lis Sd) 0 11 3 Note: Figures in parentheses denote reported sales. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. _ Sellers. Buyers. BANES— £ s. d, £ s. ri. Commercial (pref.) . . — 6 7 0 National .. .. 611 0 6 8 0 New Zealand .. 15 1 6 — Ditto (fully paid).. 19 1 0 18 18 6 INSURANCE— National .. ..4 4 6 4 3 0 New Zealand .. 114 9 114 4 South British .. 910 0 8 8 0 FINANCE— N.Z. Loan and Merc.ll7 0 0 113 0 0 Ditto (pref.) .. 72 0 0 65 0 0 COAL— Hikurangi . . . . — 0 9 6 : Northern (10s paid) 0 8 0 0 7 6 Taupiri .. .. 0 18 0 0 17 0 Westport .. .. 1 11 0 1 10 6 1 GAS— Auckland .. ..164 160 Gisborne .. . . 0 15 0 — - SHIPPING— Devonport Steam .. 110 0 18 6 Huddart-Parker ..2 6 9 2 6 0 Northern Steam . . 0 18 0 017 3 Ditto (con.) ..0 9 0 0 8 6 P. and O. (df. Btock)s9B 0 0 •— TIMBER— Ley land-O'Brien , . — 17 9. Parker-Lamb . . — 0 18 6 WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi .. ~ — 8 8 0 Ditto (pref.) ~ — 7 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS— 1 Abraham and Williams . . . . — 5 0 0 Auckland Trams -.109 104 Ditto (pref.) .. — 0 17 9 Bycroft. Limited ..106 — Colonial Sugai (Fiji and N.Z.) . . . . — 20 12 6 ' Farmers' Co-op. Auc. — 5 8 0 1 Ditto (pref.) . . — 10 3 J Hill and Plummer . . — 16 0 1 Milne and Choyoe — 16 6 5 Ditto (pref.) . . — 16 6 > Ditto ("B" pref.) — 16 6 Ditto (deb. stock) — 16 6 ' N.Z. Paper Mills .. 110 0 — • N.Z. Refrigerating.. 4 15 3 4 14 6 • _ Ditto (asw) .. 16 9 15 5 • N. Auck. Farmers' 1 Co-op. (pref.) ..1 0 0 0 17 0 e Northern Boot . . — 0 18 6 '- Phillipps and Impey — 17 6 Sharland and Co. . . — 111 6 Takapuns Tram . . — 010 6 Union Oil .. .. 1 11 0 — Wiseman and Sons { (pref.) . . ..170 — Wilsons Cement . . 016 0 015 11 . i MINING— 9 I Golden Belt .. ..0 0 6 0 0 2 ' I Hauraki Reefs ..0 0 2 0 0 1 Kuranui .. . . — 0 0 2 , New Waitaia. . ~ 0 0 3 — * N.Z. Crown . . ..0 1 0 0 0 7- . Rising Sun .. ..018 01*. ; ° ' Talisman Consol. .. 012 0 . 411 9 ; Waihi 2 9 « 2 0 0I Waihi Grand June. 0 15 0 — j Waitotahi .. 'v.. — 002

DEBENTURES AND BONDS— I Auckland Gas. 5 per cent ' . . 96 0 0 — Auckland Harbour Board. 5t per cent. — 99 10 .0 City of Auckland, • . - 51 per cent. . . — 93 10 0 N.Z. Govt., 1920, 4i per cent. .. — 98 0 0 * N.Z. Govt., 1925, 4J . per cent — 96 0 0- • N.Z. War Loan. 1930, 4i per cent. .. 97 0 0 96 0 0 N.Z. War Loan, 1938, i\ per cent. .. — 95 7 6 ' N.Z. War Loan, 1927, 5 per cent. . . — 93 10 0 N.Z. Inscribed Stock, —- 1927. 5 per cent. . . — 98 10 C N.Z Inscribed Stock, 1938, 45 per cent... 96 0 0 95 0 0 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends Due, Kempthorne, Prosser's N.Z. - —Interim di* - 3i p.c. . Now Bank of Australia—Dividend of ' r £2 16e and bonus of 12s per share Oct. 1. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [BT TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) DUNEDIN, Friday, Sales: National Insurance, at 34s fid; New! Zealand Refrigerating (new issue), at 26s ;i Huddart-Parker (ord.), at 46a 6d, Otago Central Preserves, at 32s 9d. Reported sales a Dunedin Stock Exchange Proprietary, a.4 84s. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. , A. and N.Z. LONDON, Sept. 25. i Following were closing rates _on the ■ Stock Exchange to-day:—Broken Hill South, buyers 40s, sellers 42s 6d; Hampden, buyers i 37s 6d.