STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17339, 10 December 1919, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY. ... s I A. fair amount of business was done on the Stock Exchange yesterday. la investment lines banks were neglected, and the , only quotation at the last call was a seller of New Zealands (fully paid) at £19 Is. In insurances New Zealands had sellers at 32fii buyers 31s. South British.had inquiry at £8 lis, but there were no sellers under £8 17s. For Nationals 73s was offered, no sellers quoting. In gas, Aucklands again sold at 26e 9d, at which price more were on offer, buyers 26e 6d. For contributing issue 17s 6d was offered. In shipping, Huddart-Parkers were looked tor at 48s, sellers 495. In timbers, business was reported in Kauris (con.) at 17s od. In miscellaneous lines there was a reported transaction in Milne and Choyce (B pref.) at 27a 3d. In mining, Waihis were again a little easier, selling at 49s 6d and 49s 3d, with late sellers at 49s 6d, and buyers at 48s 6d. Crowns sold at 9d, with further buyers at same price, sellers closing at Is. Grand Junctions had sellers at 13s 6d, buyers 13e. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Previous day's closing sales. Auckland Gas—3rd call, 26s 9d .- 1 6 d <j *»«ri Timber (con -- call (17s Milne and _ Choyce (B. pref.)-3rd ~ call (2/s 3d) • N.Z. Crown Mines—lst call. 9d " — * i^~l?, t call, 49a 6d; 2nd call 13 » 3d 2 9 9 N *°^ : iffures in Parentheses denote rePorted sales. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. ' Seller*. Buyers, BANKS- £ «. d. £ 8 . 4 INew Zealand (f.p.) 19 1 0 —. INSURANCE.— National .. .. _ 3 13 o New Zealand .. 112 0 111 0 South British .. 6 17 0 811 0 FINANCEN.Z. and River Plate 2 G 0 2 3 0 >.Z ; Loan and Mor. 120 0 0 — " Ditto (pref.) .. _ 65 0 0 COAL— Hifcurangi . . OIS 0 014 0 Northern (10s paid) 0 7 9 _ nKY 1 , «V •• ~ 017 0 Ditto (pref.) .. — 12 6 Waipa .. .. 016 0 — GAS— Auckland ..169 i 6 6 .Ditto (con.) . . — 0 17 6 Gisborno . . . . 0 15 0 — Thames .. .. — 0 10 0 SHIPPING-.-Devonport Ferry ..183 _ Huddart-Parker .290 280 Union Steam (pref.) 116 nMBEr;Kauri Timber (con.) — 017 0 Jrarker-liamb » .. — 0 18 9 WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi .. .. 9 10 0 — haiapoi (pref.) -..850 — lIISC ELLA N EOUS— Abraham and Wil. — 5 5 6 Auckland Trams ..100 — Ditto (pref.) .. 018 6 . 017 9 Bycroft, Ltd. -.119 106 Col. Sue. (F. and N.Z.) — 20 5 0 Farmers' Co-op. Auo. — 5 8 6 . Ditto (pref.) .. — 10 3 Milne and Choyce 18 0 — Ditto (pref.) ..180 — Ditto (deben. stock) 18 0 — N.Z. Paper Mills .. — 1 10 6 N.Z. Refrigerating 2 4 0 — Ditto (con.) ..143 — N.A. Par Co.. (pref.) — 10 0 Northern Boot ... — 019 6 Parenga Gurnfields 10 0 — Phillins and Tmpey — 17 6 Sharland and Co. .. — 1 15 6 Ditto (rights) .. — 0 7 6 Tak. Tram and Fer. — 012 6 Tonson Garlick .. — " 011 6 Union Soap .. — 17 6 Wiseman and Sons — 16 0 Ditto (pref.) / .. — 16 0 "Wilsons Cement .. 015 6 015 0 tfININOGolden Belt ..006 002 Hauraki Reefs ..002 0 0 11 Hauraki Mines ..090 — Ditto (con.) ..022 — New Waitaia .. 0 0 4} 0 0 31 N.Z. Crown .. ..010 009 Rising Sun ..017 013 Talisman Consol. .. 010 6 0 9 8 Waihi ..296 286* Waihi G. June. .. 013 6 013 0 Waiotahi .. ..007 004 DEBENTURES AND BONDSAuckland Gas. 5 per cent. .. . . 96 0 0 — N.Z. War Loan, 1930. 4} per cent. .. — 96 0 0 N.Z. War Loan. 1938. 4J per cent. .. 95 10 0 —. N.Z. Inscribed Stock, 1988. 44 per cent. — 95 0 0 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Due. Dividends Devonport Ferry—Div. of 7} p.c. per annum for half-year .. Now SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. , [bt TELEGRAPH. —raEss ASSOCIATION.! DUNEDIN. Tuesday. Sales: Mount Lyell. at 27s 2d and 27s 6d; Dominion Rubber, at 425; New Zealand Refrigerating (cont.), at 245. Reported sales: P. and 0., deferred, at £625: Paper Mills, at 36s 6d,