STOCKS AND SHAKES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVIII, Issue 17957, 6 December 1921, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHAKES.

There was little movement on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday. A sale of New Zealand W»r Loan, 1938, at £85 7s 6d wag recorded,.and one of New Zealand Inscribed Stock, 1929, at £91, was reported, while other Government stocks were quiet. In banks Nationals were sjjiight at £5 12s 6d, holders demanding £5 15s. New Zealands were offered at 495, buyers advancing to 48s 6d. Sellers of Union of Australia' (45a paid) quoted 92s 6d, buyers 90s. In insurances New Zealands changed hands at 28s 6d, the market closing with sellers at that figure, and buyers 28s 3d. South British were steady at 355, buyers advancing to 34s 3d. In finance New Zealand Loan and Mercantile dropped from £81 to £80, buyers remaining at £77. There were no transactions in coals. In shipping HuddartParkers were quoted at 44s 6d, Northern Steams at 13s 9d, and Union Steams (pref.) at«l9a, without buyers. For North, em Steams (contrib.) 5s lOd was offered, but there were no sellers. In /timber Kauris were wanted at 25s 6d, with no sellers. In mining Waihis declined from 21s to 20& 3d. buyers closing up from 19s to 19s 6d. There was inquiry for Waihi Grand Junctions at 8s 2a, sellers asking 8s 6d. The following tales took place New Zealand Insurance, 28s 6d; Parenga Kauri Oils, 10s 6d; Mount Lyell, 14s j New Zealand War Loan, 1938, £85 7s6d; Now Zealand Inscribed Stock, 1929, £91. |

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyers. £sd £ a d BANKSNational 6 15 0 6 12 6 New Zealand 2 9 0 2 8 6 Union of Australia... 12 0 0 11 12 6 Ditto (459 paid) ... 4 12 6 4 10 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand 1 8- G 18 8 South British 1 15 0 1 14 3 FINANCE— N.Z. and River Plate — 0 17 6 N.Z. Loan and Merc. 80 0 0 77 0 0 COALHikurangi 0 11 0 — Northern (10s paid) 0 0 8 0 0 4 Taupiri 0 17 6 — Westport-Stockton 0 7 3 0 6 0 GASAuckland 113 10 6 Ditto (con.) ... 1 0 6 — SHIPPING— Huddart-Parker ... 2 4 6 — Northern Steam ... 013 9 — Ditto (con.) ... — 0 510 Union Steam (prof.) 0 19 0 — TIMBER— Bartholomew ... 1 0 0 — Kauri Timber ... — 15 6 Leyland-O'Brien ... — 19 6 Parker-Lamb ... 1 6 0 12 6 WOOLLENKaiapoi (10a paid) ... 014 6 / 012 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Trama ... 014 9 014 6 v Ditto (pref.) ... — 016 1 Byoroft, Ltd, ... 1 0 0 — CI Sugar (Fijj-N.Z.) 10 0 0 — Farmers' Co-op. Auc. 4 5 0 — Ditto ("A" pref.) — 010 9 Hill and Plummer... 1 1 0 - H.M. Theatre ... - 15 0 Ditto (pref.) — 2 }S 2 Kempthorne Prosser — 212 6 Merediths (Samoa)... 0 16 0 — Milne and Choyce .. — }J 5 Ditto (deb. stock) 110 10 3 N.Z. Paper Mills ... 1 2 3 — N.Z. Refrigerating ... — 17 6 Parenga Kauri Oils 0 10 6 0 10 0 Ditto (con.) ... — 95 5 Sharland and Co. ... — 1 0 0 Takapuna Trams .. 012 0 0 0 0 Thames Theatre ... — 012 0 Tonson Garlick ... 016 9 — "Union Oil ... ... 1 6 0 — Wiseman and Sons... 0 16 6 — Wilsons N.Z. Cement 0 15 \9 — MINING— Hauraki Reefs ... 00 2 00 1 Komata Reefs .... — 0 0 1 Ohincmuri (10s paid) 0 4 0 — Rising Sun (ord.) ... 0 0 9 — Waihi 1 0 3 0 19 6 Waihi Grand Juno. 0 8 6 0 8 2 DEBENTURES AND BONDSN.Z War, 1938, 4J ... 85 5 0 85 0 0 Ditto. 1939, 41 ... 85 10 0 85 0 0 Soldiers'Ln. 1933. 51' - 92 2 G N.Z. Ins. Stk. 1927, 5 - 91 0 0 Ditto. 1938. 4} ... - M 5 0 Ditto. 1939. 4* ... 85 10 0 85 0 0 Soldiers' Ln. 1933, 51 - 92 0 0 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— Due. Waihi—Dividend (113 th), Is per ihare Now. CallsCaledonia Kuranui Moanataiari Consolidated—sth call, Id ... Now, Auck. Gas (oon,)—JOth call, 2a por share, and 2s proportionate part of premium Deo. 14.