STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18388, 2 May 1923, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

' There was a fair amount of; activity on j the : Auckland; sharemarket ; yesterday. , In ' Government securities V War Loans, . 1939, had sale at £97 7s 6d,; buyers closing at. £97, with no sellers. The 1938 issue -was wanted /■ at '-£97 ; : ss, with ? sellers asking £97 15s. The 1927.; loan was 'asked for at £97 f 10s, with ho sellers in the market. Soldiers', Loan (bonds) changed hands at £101 ss, - more being required at the same figure, but sellers were firm at £102.'; Buyers were offering ; £101 : for the inscribed stock in the same issue, sellers £102.v New Zealand Inscribed Stock, 1938, sold at £97 ; 7a f 6d, ;■■ buyers V closing at .-. £97 ss, sellers i £97: 10s. : ; In debenture stocks Auckland Harbour Board 6 per cent, were again inquired for at ; £105, with no sellers. ; ; In banks New Zealands sold ' at 60s and 60s 3d,: late buyers offering 60s, with sellers quoting .■>• 60s ':. 3d. v Sellers quoted Australasias at £13 12s 6d, buyers- £13 •. 7s 6d. Union -of ;,' Australia were wanted ■at £14 7s, sellers £14 9s. In insurances Nationals : were - done at 80s, sellers closing at 81s, buyers 79s 6d. v New Zealands had sale at 29s : 3d, with a further demand at 295, and sellers quoting 29s 9d. Sales of South British were made at 37s 9d, sellers asking 38s, buyers 375. : In v coal Taupiris ' changed hands 'I at 225. ■' In ' miscellaneous s stocks * Abraham and Williams (pref.) , had sale at 90s, buyers closing at 85s, with no .sellers offering. Kempthorne, Prosser's New Zealand Drug sold" at 635, and Newton King; : Ltd. (ord.) at ■; 12s 6d. • Business in mining was very quiet, the only { sales being, of New ; Waio* talus :at Is 3d. There; was a'i further " de-" mand :at that ; price,- sellers closing at Is sd. v Waihig were wanted at 26s 6d, with sellers asking: 27s 3d. viGrand Junctions had, demand ;: at; 7s Id, "sellers' 7s 6d. Moanataiari3 were inquired for at 2s Idj; sellers quoting 3s. • , ' ' -:', J'; The following safes took place: —New Zealand : War Loan, 1939, '•=; £97 7s . 6d: Soldiers', 'Loan" (bonds), £101 ss: Inscribed Stock, 1938, £97 7s 6d; Bank of New Zealand, 60s, * 60s 3d ;•;'■ National I Insurance, ; 80s New Zealand Insurance, 29s 3d; South British ; Insurance, ' 37s ? 9d* Taupiri Coal, 225; Abraham :and*Williams (pref.),: 90s New Zealand - Drug, 63sNewton King, 12s %■ 6d;: New Waiotahi, Is 3d. • . - ;■ ~■ •;

AUCKLAND v fiTOOK EXCHANGE.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. •• Dividends— „ .'-'-"»,, Due. Union Oil, Soap, and Candle— . •■ ■ Interim .. .. : .. ..'.■»'■'■ Now. • —116 th, Is per share .. ;■■ June 1. ' • WAIHI SHAKES. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed,; 6.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 30. ; Waihi shares axe Quoted at ; 25a , buyers, 26s sellers. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. far -'/' TELECBAPH.— ■>-.■: ASSOCIATION.} ;"■ CHRISTCHURCH, Tuesday. Sales reported on the Christchuroh stock exchange to-day were:—Government 4}, 1938. £97 12s 6d; Goldsbrough Mort, £2 "s: Bank of New South Wales, £38 10s. Sales recorded were:—Bank of New South Wales, £.38 10s: Bank of New Zealand, £3 os6d; Union Bank, £14 9s; Canterbury frozen meat,..£ls 16s. ; ■..>" ;< -r : :/■ DTJNEDIN, Tuesday. '• Sales recorded on the Dnnedin Stock Exchange to-day were:—Bank of New Zea' land, 60s 6d; Huddart-Parker (ord.). 43», 43s 6d, and 43s Bd. . Sales reported were: National Bank, £6.14s (3d; Wilsons Cement, 25s 3d: Weeport Coal. 39s 6d; New Zealand Refrigerating Co., 13s 4d. , r '

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. olwr£ , . Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— '£ 8." d. ' £ s. d. Australasia »•„ ... 13 12 6 13 7 6 Commercial , - ... — ; 1 18 ; 6 ■ '.-Ditto (pref.) m. 7 0 0 • — National - •■'■■■ ... 6 14 0 New South Wales .. — 38 2 6 New Zealand ... ; 8 08 ■■■•>. 8 0 0 P. . and O. Banking — 13 7 6 Union of Australia ... 14 9 0 / 14 7 0 INSURANCE— ;.'v' . National ' .< M 4 -1 0 - 3 19 6 New Zealand ... 19 9 19 0 South British ..... 1 18 0 117,0 Standard ... M . 1 19 0 1 15 • 6 FINANCE— _ \, GoldfiHrough, : Mort.: . — • 2 6 0 N.Z. & $ River Plate 12 6 ' 110 N.Z. Loan and Merc. 86. 0 0 — Ditto (pref.) ... ... • — 75 0 0 COAL— ' ; t ' Hikurangi , ; .•» . — - * 0 13 9 Taupiri; ■ ... • v ...12 6 , 11 9 Ditto (pref.) ' ... — ' ' • 18 0 Waipa • • ... ... . 0 17 0 . — -y Westport ... ... 2 0 0 ' ' •" — Westport-Stockton ... ;. — •' 0 4 ' 9 GAS— • Auokland ... — 15 3 Ditto (con.) ... — 15 6 Birkenhead ,s* ... 0 17 0 — Gisborne - ... ... — 0 14 0 SHIPPING— Devonport Steam .... .— . 1 6 0 • Huddart-Parker . . ... 2 4 0 2 3 0 Northern Steam ... — 0 14 0 Ditto, (con.) : ... — 0 6 9 P. & O. (def.v stock) 850 0 0 825 0 0 Union -Steam (pref.)- — 0 19 9 TIMBER— ■ ' , , Kauri Timber . ... „ . — \ 1 6' 9 Leyland-O'Brien ... — *» 1. 15 0 Parker-Lamb ... ... 1.5 9 > — , woollen—:' Kaiapoi ... ... 13 6. .1-2 9 ' Ditto (10s paid) ... — 0 10 9 Mosgiel ... ... '• — ' • 7 0 0 • Wellington ... ... — 8 18 0 Ditto (pref.) ;; ... '— v. " 8 18 ; 0 MISCELLANEOUS— ' Abraham & Williams 4 7 6 ' •— • : Ditto (pref.) ... ' — 4 5 0 A. ■ J. Entrican ... 1 2 • 6 • 0 19 0 Burns, Philp & Co... 1 16 0 1 14 9 Colonial Sugar- (A.) . : • — 44 0 0 Dental and Medical — . 12 6 Farmers' Co-op. Auc- *■ tioneering ... —■/' • 2 0 0 t Ditto A (pref.) • ... — : 0 16 0 Ditto B (pref.) .... 0 V 9 — Hill and Plummer ... — 110 Kempthortie Prosser — ■ • - 3 10 Milne and Choyce \ . .; , • (pref.) . ... * — 13 0 Ditto ("B" pref.) . — 13 0 Ditto (deb. - stock) 1 3 0,12 6 Newton Kintr • (pref.); : — 0 17 8 N.Z. ..Express \f- .. 0 17 .0 — N.Z. Home Builders 0 14 9 — ', N.Z. Milk Products... 16 6 •. — • N.Z. Refrig. (con.) . 0 18 10 0 13 i North Auck. Fanners .0 6 6 ' — Ditto A (pref.) ... — " 0 7 0 Ditto B (pref.) ... — 0 7 0 Northern Boot - ... — • 12 Or. Phillipps and' Impey — . ; v 15 6 ; Takapuna. Trams ... 1 0 6 . 0 19 .9. Thames Theatre . ... 0 18 0 .. 0 15 * 9 Tonson Garliok ... .. — 0 14 6 Wiseman and Sons . — 19 0 Wilsons (N.Z.) Cement 15 9 15 6 Canterbury Meat ... — 15 12 6 MINING— . Moanataiari • m. 0 8 0' ' 021 Komata Reefs ... 0 0 3 t — New Waiotahi ... 0 1 6 - 0 18 Rising Sun (con.) .... — 0 0 10 Waihi • ... ; ... \1 7 3 . • 16 6 Waihi Grand June.. . 0 7 . 6. . 0 7 1 N.Z. GOVT. BONDS— War Loan. 1038, 41 - . 97 15 0 97 6 0 Ditto. 1939, 41 ... — 97 0 0 Ditto, 1927, 5 ... — 97 10 0 Soldiers' Loan, '33, 51 102 0 0 101 5 0 N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK— War Loan, 1927. 5 . .. 97 12 6 — Ditto, 1938, 4* .. 97 10 0 97 5 0 Ditto, 1939, 41 ... — 97 0 0 Soldiers' Loan, '33, 51 102 0 0 101 0 0 DEBENTURES— Auckland Gas, 1928, 61 — • 102 0 0 Auck. Har. Board, 6 — 105 0 0 City Auck.. '40 51 ... — 97 0 0 Gisborne Farms ... — 100 0 0 Ditto. 1929. 4 _ 91 0 0 90 0 0 Gisborne Farmers ... - — 100 .0 0 Macky Logan ... — 101 0 0 Farmers Union ... — 93 0 0