STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17784, 18 May 1921, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES.

♦ Was no a^cratl on in the tone of Ule sharemarket yesterday, -prices of investment stocks remaining firm. Soldiers' Loan (bonds) changed hand? at £90 ss. with fnro<.e^vufH^Crs at same fisi'Te, sellers closing ~ 's' National Banks were wanted at rV a R 6d - Bi "> k °f New South Wains at £30, ™Jr . ZealMd at 4 6a 6d. There p/n D ° f the la 6t ""araed at 4fis 9d. r Union Banks of Australia £]1 17s Cd was offered, sellers asking £I'>. J n insurances, New Zealand* had buyers at 125 a 9d. sellers Uia Hd. South British at 30s were looked tor at 2T)s 3d. Sales were recorded in Auckland Gas. and farmers Co-operative Auctioneering. Iu mining lines Waihi Grand Junctions aga.c sold at slightly advanced rates The following sales took place:—Soldier.' Loan (bonds). £90 ss; Auckland Gas 23s bd.: Huddaxt-Parker. 39a 9d; Farmers'' Cooperative Auctioneering, £\, AVajhi Grand Junction, 9s 9d.

6 y SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. y [BT TELECJBAPK. —PRESS ASSOCIATIOK.] DUIVEDIN, Tuesday, j Sales on Exchange:—Bank of New Zeax land. -16s 6d (five); Wright Stephenson (ord.), 28s (two); New Zealand Refrigeratd ing (p.u.), 27s 6d; Soldiers' Settlement (inecribed), £90 15s.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE, CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Seller*. Beyers, BANKS— ' i' a d National ... ... — 5 4 6 New South Wales ... -- 30 0 0 New Zealand 2 r> 9 > s 6 Union of Australia... 12 0 0 11 17 6 INSURANCE— National (ex div.1... '2 15 1 New Zealand ... ... 1 »; r. 15 3 South British 1 10 0 19 3 FINANCE— N.Z. and River Piste 0 13 0 0 16 5 I COALi— { Uikuransi 0 10 0 I Northern 110s pa'm 0 16 0 1:; ! Taupiri .... — old tj Walpa ... ... ... 0 15 0 — Westpurt .. — 15 9 GAS— Auckland I ?, a 1 3 3 Ditto icon,j ... u 19 l 0 1J 0 Gisborne 0 11 0 — SHIPPING— Devonport Ferry ... 1 2 G 11 3 Huddart-Parker ... 1 19 9 1 19 ti Northern Steam ... 0 15 1. — P. and O. idel. stk.) 350 0 0 310 0 0 TIMBER— Bartholomew 13 0 — Kauri Timber ... 116 13 6 Leyland-O'Brien ... — 15 6 WOOLLEN— Mosgiel .. ... 5 3 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Trams ... 0 13 0 0 12 6 Ditto (pref.) ... 0 16 0 0 15 0 Colonial bugar (Aus.) — 22 10 0 Farmers' Co-op. Am;. ("A" pref.) ... 1 0 0 0 17 9 Ditto ("B" pref.).. 10 0 — Milne and Ckoyce... 1 0 3 0 19 3 Ditto (pref.) ... — 0 19 3 Ditto ("B" pref.) — 0 19 3 Ditto (deb. stk. J... 1 0 3 0 19 0 N.Z. Drug ... ... 2 16 O 2 13 S N.Z. Home Builders 0 8 6 0 7 0 N.Z. Paper Mills ... 1 6 9 — N.Z. Refrigerating ... 1 8 3 17 6 Ditto (con.) ... 0 16 9 0 16 0 Northern Boot ... 1 5 0 — Parenga Kauri Oils.. 0 13 0 — Ditto (con.) ... 0 5 0 — Takapuna. Trams ... 0 13 6 — Thames Theatre ... 0 17 0 0 14 0 Tonson Garlick ... 0 17 fi — Wilsons N.Z. Cement 0 15 0 0 14 3 MINING— ) Hauraki Reefs ..0 0 3 0 0 1 Hauraki Mines ... 0 5 3 — Ditto (con.) ... 0 2 10 — Rising Sun lord.) ... — 0 0 9 St. Hippo 0 0 6 — Talisman Con.sol. ... O 5 10 0 5 7 W aihi 1 11 6 1 10 9 Wajhi Grand June... 0 9 9 0 3 6 Waiotahi 0 0 7 0 0 4 Antonios. Ltd. ... 0 12 0 — Mount Lyell 0 14 3 — DEBENTURES AND BONDS— N.Z. War, 1930. 4'.... 87 0 0 86 10 0 N.Z. War. 1938. 41... — 82 10 0 N.Z. War. 1939, 41... — 82 10 0 N.Z. War. 1927, 5 ... -- 89 0 O Sold. Loan (bonds).. 90 10 0 90 5 0 N.Z. Ins. s-tk.. 1927. 5 89 0 0 N.Z. Ins. Stk, 1929. 5.. — 87 0 O N.Z. Ins. Stk. 1938, 4 j — 82 10 0 N.Z. Ins. Stk, 1939,4i — 82 5 O Sold. Loan (i.s.) ... 91 0 0 90 5 0 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls— Duft. i Nonpareil G.M. Co.—Call (1st), 2d I per share .. .. .. .. May 19 t Dividends— 3 National Insurance — Half-yearly , dividend. Is 3d per share . . Now Waihi—Dividend (112th). 6d per share Juns 1 ? N.Z. Loan and Mercantile—Interim ! divs. (pref. stock. per cent.. less income tax: ordinary stock, ® 2 per cent., free of tax) . . . . June 24