STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17294, 18 October 1919, Page 9

STOCKS AND SHARES.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY. A fair amount of business was transacted yesterday on the sharemarket, investment stocks being in demand. In banks Commercials (pref.) were wanted at £6 13s 6d, no sellers quoting. New Zealands were offered at £15 without response, while offers of £61 for Unions > failed to attract sellers. In insurances [ New Zealands were quoted, buyers 32s 6d, sellers 335. South British, sellers i £9 9s, and Standards, sellers 6Us 6d. In i coals a sale of Westports at 32s 3d was : reported, other buyers offering 31s 9d. ' In shipping a sale of Devonport Steam Ferrys was reported at 28s, the closing quotations being buyers 27s 6d, sellers 1 '<±8s 3d. There was a demand for Hud-dart-Parkers at 46s 6d, sellers 4 is. ', P. and 0. (deferred stock) was wanted, • buyers offering £640, sellers £655. In woollens a sale of Kaiapois was reported at £9 2s 6d, further buyers offering £9 without response. In miscellaneous lines a sale of New Zealand Drugs at 55s 6d was reported. In mining a parcel of New Waitaias was sold at 2£d. Business was done in Talismans at 12s 4d at the morning call, but the stock firmed again to I2s 6d in the afternoon, the closing quotations being buyers 12s sd, sellers 12s 8d ; Waihis were inquired for at 48» 6d, sellers 495. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Previous day's closing sales. £. a. d. Westport Coal—3rd call (32s 3d) . . — Devonport Steam Ferry call (28s) 18 6 Kaiapoi Woollen—3rd call (£9 2s 6d) — I New Zealand Drug2nd call ; (55s 6d) — I New Waitaia-lst call 2}d . . 0 0 2} I Talisman Ist call 12s 4d, 2nd call (12s sd), lasted. 3rd call (12s 6d) 0 12 4 Note: Figures in parentheses denote reI ported sales. I CLOSING QUOTATIONS Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ s. d. £ s. H. Commercial tpref.i . . — 6 13 6 National . ..690 — New Zealand , . 15 0 0 Ditto (fully paid) 19 3 6 Union of Australia -- 61 0 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand ..1130 1126 South British .990 Standard .. ..306 — FINANCE--N.Z. and R. Plate 2 5 0 22 6 N.Z. Ixian and Merc. — 115 O 0 Ditto (pref ) . . — 65 0 0 COAL— Northern (10s paid) 0 8 0 0 7 9 Taupiri .. . . 0 18 0 0 17 6 Westport . . . . — 1119 GASAuckland .. ..163 16 0 Ditto (con.) . . 0 17 6 0 17 1 Giaborne . . . . O 15 0 SHIPPING - Devonport Steam ~383 176 Huddart-Parker ..270 266 Northern Steam 0 17 4 0 16 9 Ditto icon.) ..086 084 P. and O. ids.) 655 0 0 640 0 0 TIMBER— Kauri icon.) . . . . — 0 15 8 Parker-Lamb .. — 0 18 6 WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi .. ~ — 9 0 0 Wellington . . . . — Blb ) MISCELLANEOUSAbraham & Williams — 5 0 0 Ditto (pref.) . . — 4 17 6 Auckland Trams .10 6 — Ditto tpref.i ..100 0 17 6 Bycroft. Limited ..106 — Colonial Sugay (Aus.) — 25 0 0 Farmers' Co-op. Auc. — 5 8 0 Ditto (pref.) ..109 106 Hill and Piummer . . — 16 0 H.M. Arcade (pref.) 10 0 — Milne and Choyce ..176 166 Ditto (deb. stock) 17 6 16 6 N.Z. Drug . . . . — 215 0 N.Z. Refrigerating.. 2 5 0 22 6 (Ditto icon.) ..149 143 N. Auck. Farmers' Co-op. (pref.) . . — 10 0 Northern Boot . . — 0 19 0 Pareuga Gumfields. . — 0 14 0 Phillips and lmpey — 17 6 Saarland and Co. . . — 1116 S. R. Ma-swell & Co. — 1 11 . 0 Taka-mna Tram . . — 0 10 6 Tonson Garlick .. — Oil 6 Union Oil . . .. — 19 6 Wiseman and Sons 16 6 — Ditto (r-ref.) ..170 Wilsons Cement .. 015 8 015 4 MINING— Golden Belt . . ..006 004 Hauraki Reefs . . 0 0 2 0 0 1 Kurauui . . . . — 0 0 7! Nov.- Waitaia . . 0 0 Si 0 0 2 N.Z. Crown . . ..011 009 Rising Sun . . .-.016 014 Talisman Consol. . . 0 12 8 0 12 5 Waihi 290 2 86 Wa:hi Grand June. 0 14 3 0 13 10 Waiotahi . . . . — 0 0 3 DEBENTURES AND BONDS Auckland Gas, 5 per cent. . . . . 96 0 0 — Auck. H.arb'r Board, 5, v per cent. . . — 100 0 0 N.Z. War Loan, 1930. 4! per cent. . . 96 15 0 — N.Z. War Loan. 1938. 4* per cent. . . 95 10 0 95 7 6 N.Z. Inscribed Slock, 1938, 4i per cent. 95 10 0 — SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [BY TELEGRAPH. —I'RESfS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Friday. Sales: Huddart-Parker at 46s 3d. Wellington Woollen rights) 60s premium. Reported sales: Talisman at 12s 3d. DUNEDIN. Friday. Sales- Westport. Coal at 32s 3d. Waihi at £2 8s 6d.