STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17843, 26 July 1921, Page 3

STOCKS AND SHARES.

Investment stocks showed a rather firmer tendency on the Auckland sharemarket yesterday. Government loans and inscribed stock had sustained demand at prices which were in some instances better than in the previous week. Banks were not in great demand, though New Zeaiands had buyers at 48s 6d, with sellers asking 49s 3d. Insurances hardened a shade. Nationals were looked for at 58s, sellers 61s. New Zeaiands sold freely at from 26s 9d to 27s 6d, sellers closing at | 7s ..r£' buyers at 27s 6d- For South British buyers offered up to 04s, sellers holding for 555. In shipping, Huddart Parkers (ord.) sold at 46s 3d, with farther seders at, same price, buyers 45s 9d S (deieiTed st «ck-! *-ere wanted at £045 no sellers quoting. In miscellaneous lines, Colonial Surar (\ust ) changed hands at £27 ss. In mininc lalismans were done at 6s 2d, with moa« on offer at that figure, buyers 6s Id \Yaihs had sellers at 30s 6d, bavers 29s od. Grand Junctions at 10s had bnver* at 9s 6d. The fallowing sales took place:—New Zealand Insurance, 26s °d 27s 27s 3d 27s 6d ; Huddart Parker [ord ), floi 3d \ Colonial Sugar (Aust.). £27 5s- Taxman, 6s 2d. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE:

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Seller*. Buyer? BASKS- £ ' d ~ * d National 5 17 0 — New Zealand.. .293 986 Union of Australia... 13 0 0 — INSURANCE— National 3 10 9 13 0 Now Zealand ... ..179 176 South British 1 IS 0 J H c FINANCE— N.Z. and River Plata 0 16 S 0 15 6 J..Z. Loan and Merc 62 0 0 "* 80 0 0 COAL— Eikuranei (ei div.) — C S 0 Northern (10a paid) 0 19 0 1 S £ a '<F'-" 0 17 0 _ Wi "P» 0 16 6 OHO GASAuckland 13 3 lis Ditto (con.) ... 0 18 3 0 17 9 SHIPPING— Dcvonport Ferry ... — 10 6 ■ttuaaart-Parker ... 2 6 3 2 & 9 Northern Steam ... 0 14 0 ~ — .Ditto (con.) ... 0 6 4 _ P. & O. (def. stock) — 345 0 0 TIMBER— Bartholomew 110 — Kauri Timber ... — 13 -^ Leyland-O'Brion ... — 1 S 6 WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi (10s paid)... — 0 12 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Trams ... — 0 13 1 Ditto (pref..) ... 0 IS 0 0 16 0 Auckland Shingle ... 0 10 0 Col. Sugar (Aus.)... 27 10 0 — tanners' Co-op. Auc. — 4 0 0 Ditto ("A" prof.) 0 18 6 — —Ditto ("B" pref.) — 0 IS 6 HM. Arcade Theatro — 14 6 Ditto (pref.) ... 0 19 0 — Milne ard Choyce... — 10 0 Ditto (pref.) ... — 10 0 Ditto <"B" pref.).. - 10 0 Ditto (deb. stock) — 10 6 National Pictures ... 0 18 0 0 16 3 Aewton King (pref.) 0 19 0 — N.Z % Paper MilLj ... 1 1 o — Ditto (rights) ... 0 0 6 — ft.i.. Refrigerating ... — 19 6 v- (con -> „ - — 0 16 3 Jn.A. Farmers' Co-op. * ("B" pref.) ... 0 17 0 — JNorthern Boot 15 0 Parenga Kauri Oils 0 11 O — Ditto (con.) ... 0 6 6 Takapuna, Trams ... 0 13 6. — Thames- Theatre ... (0 17 6 0 1* 6 Tonson Garbck ... 0 17 6 — Wiseman and Sons... 0 16 G WilsonB N.Z. Cement 0 14 6 MINING— Hauxaki Reefs ... 0 0 3 0 0 1 Hauraki Mi-ies ... 0 S 6 Ditto (con.) ... 0 2 0 — Rising Sun (ord.) „. 0 1 2 — Talisman Consol. ... 0 6 2 0 6 1 Waihi 1 10 6 10 3 Waihi Grand June... 0 10 0 0 9 6 Waiotalii 0 0 -S 0 0 5 Mount Lyell — 0 15 0 DEBENTURES AND BONDS— N.Z. War. 1930. 44... — 86 15 0 N.Z. War, 1938. i\... 83 35 0 83 0 0 N.Z. War. 1939, 4}... 83 15 O — N.Z War. 1927. 5 ... 92 0 0 90 0 0 Sold. Loan 3933, 5J.. 92 0 0 91 10 0 N.Z. Ins. Stk, 1927.5. Si 0 0 90 0 0 Ins. Stk. 1938. 44 83 15 0 — Sold. Loan. 1933, 54 — 91 15 0 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividend!— Ova, Auckland Gas—Interim div. (lid on paid-up shares and proportionate amount on eon. chares) July 23 Aur-kl&nd Elec. Tramways (pref.)— Half-yearly div, 6 p.e. per annum . . . , . . .. J u Jy 31 N.Z- Refrigerating Co.—Dividend, full; paid shares, Is; lOs paid; 6d Auc. t