STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17348, 20 December 1919, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY. A good tone prevailed on the Stock' Exchange yesterday, prior to the members separating for the Christmas and -lew Year vacation. There was 6ome demand for banks. Commercials (pref.) were still wanted at £7. Nationals at £6 15s had buyers at £6 lis. New Zealands were looked for at £14 10s, and fully paids at £18 19s. There were sellere of Unions at £13 2s 6d. In insurances, New Zealands were reported to have sold at 32s 3d, more being asked for at 325, with sellers at 335. Nationals had.buyers at 735, and South British had sellers at £8 15s. \ In gas, business was reported in Aucklands at 26s 9d. In shipping, Devonport 07 er 1i ere reported to nave sold at, £(s 9d. In woollens, Kaiapois were in dem2'nd _ a t £9 6s, and preference issue at ~/ 17s 6d, and there were sellers at £9 10s and £8 2s 6d respectively. In miscellaneous lines, business was reported in yew Zealand Refrigerating at 445, and in Union Oils at 29s 6d - Wilsons Cement sold at 15. In mining, Talismans were easier, selling at 9s 5d and 9s 4d, with late sellers at 9s 8d and buyers at 9s. .17 Junctions sold at 13s, sellers closing ft, los 3d, and buyers at 12s lOd. Waihis had_ sellers at 48s 3d, buyers 47s CH at Id 683 -was reported in New Waitaias at od. At the close of the day's business the chairman, Mr. G. C. Creagh, wished the members seasonable greetingp, which were heartily reciprocated. The Stock Exchange then closed for the holidays, and will reopen for business on January 7. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Previous day's closing sales. N.Z. Insurance— call (32s 3d) £ — **' Auckland Gas—3rd call (26a 9d) .. — Devonport Ferry— call (27s 9d) 17 9 N.Z. Refrigerating—3rd call (44 5 ) ' — Union Oil— call (29s 6d) ..196 Wilsons Cement—2nd call, 15s .. — New Waitaia— call (3d) .. _ Talisman— call, 9s sd. 9s 4d — Waihi Grand Junction—3rd call, 133 .' 0 12 9 sorted 6 : eale? areS in parentheses denote reported sales. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— - £ a. d. £ a. A. Commercial (pref.) — 7 0 0 National .. .. 615 0 611 0 New Zealand .. — 14 10 0 New Zealand (f.p.) — 18 9 0 Union of Australia 18 2 6 INSURANCE— National „.« _ ,3 18 0 New Zealand ». 1 13 0 1 12 0 South British ... 815 0 FINANCE— • ' N.Z. Loan and Mer. 118 0 0 Ditto (pref.) .. — 65 0 8 COAL— Hikurangi .. .. 015 0 014 0 Northern (10s paid) 0 7 9 — T SSBP , .V ••0 18 0 017 6 Ditto (pref.) .. — 12 6 Waipa ... ... 0 16 0 — GAS— Auckland .« ..173 166 Ditto (con.) .. 0 18 6 0 17 & Gisborne .. . ... Q. 15 0 Thames ... „. — 010 0 SHIPPING— Devon. Steam Ferry 18 3 17 9 Huddart-Parker ..283 Northern Steam. ... — 017 0 TIMBER— Parker-Lamb .. — 019 6 Bartholomew ..149 WuoLj-KM— Kaiapoi .. >. 910 0 96 0 itaiapoi (pref.) ..826 7 17 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Abraham and Wil. 6 0 0 510 0 Auck. Trams .. 019 6 018 3 Ditto (pref.) .. 018 6 017 6 Far. Co-op. Auc. (p.) — 10 3 Milne and Choyce (p.) 18 0 16 9 Ditto (deben. stock) 18 0 '1-69 N.Z. Paper ~ .. *1& 0 110 9 N.Z. Refrigerating — 2 3 9 N.Z. Refrig. (con.) 14 3 13 9N.A. Farmers' (p4 — 10 0 Northern Boot . . — 019 6 Parenga Gumfields 15 0 017 6 Phillips and Impey — 17 6 Sharland and Co. .. — 116 0 Tak. Tram .. — 0 12 6 Tonson Garlick .. — 012 0 Union Soap .. .. 110 0 £ Wiseman and Sons — 16 0 Ditto (pref.) ■ .. — 16 0 Wilsons Cement ~ 015 3 015 0 Mining— Golden Belt ~006 002 Hauraka Reefs ..020 001} Hauraki Mines ..090 — Hauxaki Mines (con.) 0 2 0 — New Waitaia ..003} 002? N.Z. Crown Mines 0 11 0 0 6 Rising Sun ..020 015 Talisman Consol. ..098 090 Waihi .283 276 Waihi Grand June. 013 3 012 10 Waiotahi .. ..006 004 DEBENTURES AND BONDSAuckland Gas. 5 per cent. .. .. 96 0 0 — N.Z. War Loan, 1930, ii per cent. .. 97 0 0 96 2 8 N.Z. Inscribed Stock, 1927. 5 per cent. .. — 97 10 0 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST, 1t,..,, " ' Due, Dividends Bank of New Zealand—lnterim Div. for half-year .. .. Now. \ ' LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. I By Telegraph— Association—■ Copyright* 1 (Reed. 10.50 p.m. LONBiDN, Dec. 16 (delayed), i The following are the latest quotations % for the shares named: — Mines.-5-Brokea Hill, buyers. 50s 7d, i sellers 51s 10d; North Broken Hill, buyers , 555, sellers £6s 3d; Mount Elliott, buyers 70s. sellers 70s; Waihi. buyers 47s 6d, sellers 50s. Banks.Bank of Australasia, £125 (ex , right); Bank of New South Waes, £31 (ex , dividends); Bank of Victoria. £4 lis 3d; , Union Bank of Australia, £12 Es; National , Bank of New Zealand, £6 73 6d; Bank of , New Zealand, £80- 15s. ■ Finance.—New Zealand Loan end ' Mercantile. £115.