STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17802, 8 June 1921, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES.

Buyers ofx Government stocks were in increased evidence on the Auckland sharemarket yesterday, ail "War Loans and Inscribed Stocks having demand., Sellers, how. ever, showed little inclination to part, the only transaction being in 1958 loan at £62 rV e kSI Nationa *» were looked fox at £5 6s. with no sellers after the first calL flew Zealands were still wanted at 46s sellers 46s 3d. la insurances. Nationals were, sought at 555. sellers 555. New ZeaZi rZ*** hdd at ***• bn * er * Serins 26s !r»wM W *t business in South British at 30s 6d, with late sellers at 31s. buyers 305., In financial lines, buyers of Loan and Mercantile offered £81. without attracting sellers Auckland Gas (paid up) and Northern Steams (paid up) were done at recent rates, and one or tvro miscellaneous lines changed hands. In mining Talismans sold at 6s Id, and Grand Junctions at 10s 3d. Waihis had buyers at 295, sellers 50s. The following sales took place:— New Zealand War Loan, 1938. £82 10s; South British 30a 6d; Auckland Gas (paid up). 23 s 6dNorthern Steamship (paid up). 14a; Gear Meat. 31s sd; Wilsons Cement, 15s 6d: Talisman, 6s Id; Waihi Grand Junction. 10s sd. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. CLOSING QUOTATIONS Sellers. Buyers.BANKS- * * d ' 3 d National _ 5 6 0 New Zealand 2 6 3 2 6 0 Union of Australia... 12 1 0 " INSURANCE— National 2 15 0 2 13 0 New Zealand ... ..170 1 6 4 South British ... 1 11 o 110 C FINANCE— National Mortgage... — 3 5 0 N.Z. and River time 0 18 0 0 16 5 N .Z. Loan and Merc. — SI 0 0 COAL— » Hikurangi ....... 010 0 0 6 6 Northern HOs paid) u 1 9 0 13 Taupin 0 IS 0 0 16 S a • - 0 IS 0 Westport 17 0 GAS— Auckland 13 3 Ditto (con.) ... 0 10 0 0 IS 6 SHIPPING— Devonport Ferry ... 1 2 6 116 Huddart-Parker ... 2 19 213 Northern Steam ... 014 1 014 O Ditto (con.) ... 0 7 0 -063 Union Steam (pref.) 10 0 — TIMBER— Bartholomew... ... 1 3 0 ' Kauri Timber ... — 13 6 Ley land-O'Brien ... — 16 0 WOOLLEN— Eaiapoi . — 116 MISCELLANEOUS— Abraham & Williams 5 0 0 — Auckland Trams. .... — OU 5 Ditto (pref.) ... 016 0 — Col. Sugar (Aust.)... 24 5 0 25 10 0 carfliers' Co-op. Auc. v SIK .— 10 0 0 18 0 Merediths (Samoa)... 0 18 6 Milne and Choyce... — o 19 6 Ditto (pref.) ... — 019 6 Ditto C'B" pref.) — 0 19 6 Ditto (deb. stock) — 019 9 V, ewto 2. K i n S (pref.) O 19 0 — N.Z. Drug 2 14 9 N.Z. Home Builders 0 7 9 0' 7 0 Gear MeaJ — 1 10 0 N.Z. Refrigerating... — 18 3 Ditto (con.) ... 0 16 9 — N.A. Farmers' 0 14 0 — Ditto ("A" pref.) 0 18 6 — Northern Boot ... 1 5 0 — Nor. Kauri Gumfields (paid) 0 S 0 — Ditto"" (con.) ... 0 4 0 — Parenga Kauri Oils 011 0 0 6 0 Ditto (con.) ... o 5 0 — Takapuna Trams ... 0 13 6 Thames Theatre ... 017 6 014 0 Tonson Garlick ... 0 17 6 — Wiseman and Sons... 0 17 0 Wilsons N.Z. Cement ' 0 15 8 0 15 4 MINING— , / HauraH Reefs ... 0 0 3 0 0 1 Hauraki Mines ...0 5 6 Ditto (con.) ... 0 210 — Rising Sun (oTd.) ... — 0 010 i St. Hippo \.„ ... 00 4 — Talisman Confol; .„ 0 6 2 0 6 1 Waihi 1 10 O 1 9 O Waihi Grand June... 010 6 010 5 Waiotahi ...• ... 0 0 8 0 0 5 Antonio's, Ltd. ... 0 11 6 -— Mount Lyell — 0 12 9 DEBENTURES AND BONDS— N.Z. War. 1950, AU. — 86 5 0 N.Z. War. 1938, 41... 83 0 0 82 10 O „N,Z. War. 1939. 4*... — sa 5 0 "Iti War. 1941, <i„. — 80 0 0 N.Z. War. 1927. 5 ... — 90 0 0 Sold. Loan. 1933, Si.. — 91 10 C N.Z. Ins. Stk, 1927.5.. — 90 0 0 N.Z. Ins. Stk, 1929,5.. — S3 0 0 N.Z.,lns, Stk, 1938,4 i — I 82 5 0 N.Z. Ins. Sik. 1939.44 '— 82 5 0 Sold. Loan, 1933. 5}.. 91 15 0 91 0 0 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. CaDa— Da*. Mount Welcome.—First call, 3d per share . . .. ~ .. June 9 Dividends— Parker-Lamb Timber—Div. of 5 per " cent ... .. . . ~„ ig-a Now 2J.Z. .Loan and Mercantile—lnterim--- . diva, # . (pref. stock, 24 per cent.. less income tste; ordinary stock. "■-' 2 per cent, free of tax) .. ... - June 24 WAIHI SHARES IN LONDON. Australian, and N.Z. Cable Association. ffleci 11.6 p.m.) LONDON, June g. The latest quotations on the London Stock Exchange for V/aihi shares art<Buyers. 2Ss 3d. sellers 81s 3d..