STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18499, 8 September 1923, Page 7

STOCKS AN D SHARES.

J;' The l tone of the ; Auckland sharemarket I yesterday was unaltered. T In New Zeai land Government . securities Inscribed Stock, 1929, changed^hands at £98.: Other loan r issues were in sustained demand iat [ recent rates, but there were .; no sellers with the exception of ; . Soldiers' Loan i inscribed ■•■ stock, offered .at £102 -ss, -■- and: wanted at £102. :. In banks Australasias were looked for at £13 6s ; 6d, no sellers responding. Nationals of New Zealand, at £6; 14s, were, asked for at £6 13s. New Zealands' had' buyers (cum rights) ',;! at 58s 9d and (ex rights) at 49s 6d, with seijlers of % the latter shares';- at > s\Ja ' 6d '■; liigiits were quoted at 29s 3d sellers; 29s buyers. Unions ;'•' had; inquiry at £14 6s 6d, but there were no sellers. In insurances Nationals • had sellers at' 79s .and', no buyers. " New Zealands were held at 29s 3d,0 buyers 23s 7d. ft South British had selleVs at 41s 6d, buyers 395, 3d. Standards were looked for at '36s 6d, no holders quoting. In gas Auoklands soldat 26s sd, several parcels changing hands, with late buyers at 26s 4d and sellers at 26s 6d./,.-. In timbers Kauris sold at 28s. In miscellaneous lines there were no transactions. In mining' Waihis, after selling at 265, were still held at .'that price, buyers 25s fed. 'K<\ Grand Junctions, at 6s Bd, had buyers at 6s 4d. 'The following sales took place :— New Zealand Inscribed Stock, 1929.■ v _^; Auckland Gas, > 26s sd; Kauri Timber, 28s; Waihi. 265. .M-'v:--■ .V 'P-r^'r'

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

CALL* AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends—' -"■'-■".-■.■"*•: Due.' Kempthorne, Prosser — Interim dividend, 4 p.c, half-year ended „ . July 81 • ... ... ... ... Sept. 25.

SOUTHERN; EXCHANGES. CflY TEIXQV.A*B.'~ -PRESS /; ASSOCIATION.! . .' '"CHMSTCHimCH. Friday. Sales reported on the Christohttroh Stock Exchange to-day were: Bank of New Zealand (rights) .295; Goldsboroueh, Mort. 46s 9d; Crown Brewery, 565. • „ . _-'~rv ; r'::: ; -;;;:;/:: > ;;;;-v\-::;"DXJNEpiN;-' : Friday. ; ;- Sales recorded on the Dnnediln Stock Exchange to-day were Bank of New Zealand (rights), 20s; New Zealand Insurance, 28a 9d; New Zealand, Refrigerating; (£1 paid), 245: ditto (con.). Us 8d; Waihi. 25a lOd. A sale reported was Bank of New.Zealand (rights), 295.

•'•.' CLOSING QUOTATIONS. , Sellers. Buyers. BANKS- ••••■■- £ a d ■ £ 8 d ' Bank of • Australasia . i'•:.-■ ■':, — - 13 6 -6 National ,. .. 6 14 0 6 13 0, New Zealand (cum •■ ■. rights) . . . _ 2 18 9 Ditto (ex rights) •. 2 10 6 2 9 6 _Ditto (rights) ..193 19 union of Australia -«■ 14 6 6 INSURANCE— ; ■-/■"-.■' National v. . . 3 19 0 — Ije-w Zealand .... 19 3 18 7 South British ... 2 1 C 119 3 Standard ■.;..'•. .. . _' 1 16 6 FINANCE— '..".■ N.Z. and River Plato 12 3 110 N.Z. Loan and Merc. 80 0 0 70 0 0 Ditto (pref.) ... — 77 0 0 COAL— Hikurangi > .... 015 "0 ■ ■ ■ ■ — • Taupiri . .. ...' — .0 19 3 — Ditto (pref.) ... 1 3 G — Waipa . . .. ; .-. 0 17 3 0 16 3 I Westport .. \ , — 2 16 i GAS— •'; ..,,;:.; \ yi< % y'\£\ '■'■ ./•■:. ■;.-] Auckland . .. IS 6 16 4 I Birkenhead (pref.) ..140 — SHIPPING- . | Devonport Steam .. 15 9 15 0 1 Huddart-Parker .. 2 3 6 2 2 9 ! Northern Steam ... — ■ 0 15 3 P. and 0. ; (def. stock) 830 0 0 — • > Union Steam (pref.) — .'.■■' 10 0 TIMBER— * i Bartholomew ..100 . ■••■'■ ; — ■ ' Kauri 'J imber . . ..186 17 9 Leyland-O'Brien ... — - 1 17 0 Parker-Lamb ... 1 13 6 .18 WOOLLEN— . ' Kaiapoi .... 130 100 Ditto (con.) . .„:'.,' 0 11 3 0.10 ; 0 Wellington .. ..-_.-. -.,; 8 17 : 6' Ditto (pref.) ...—., ;< :■'.■■;' 8,17.6 ' MISCELLANEOUS— ** . ,' '" Abraham & Williams 4 3 0 ; — Ditto (pref.) ..4 18 0 — i British Tobacco : ..- 2 3 6 2 2 9 Burns, Philp .., ; ',.:.. 1 13 0 ' 1 11 8 Colonial Sugar (Aus.) BO 10 0 49 5 0 Dental Supply ... — 10 0 Donaghy Rope ... — 1 13 0 farmers' Co-»p. Auo. A , (pref.) - .. — 0 17 0 . Ditto B (prof.); V. 0 17 9 '-■■-: :...-,. _ Grey and Menzies ; —:'.■■:: 0 10 0 H.M. Theatre- ;..;. — 2 10 0' Kempthorne, Prosser. .• — 8 4 0 Merediths (Samoa) ... 0 9 0 •_ ' > Milne and Choyce ... — 1 4 .0 Ditto (pref.) , ... — 14 0 Ditto B-(pref.) .... — , 14 0 Ditto (deb. stock), .. — 14 0 National Pictures :. 10 6 10* 0 N.Z. Breweries ... — 12 6 N.Z. Express .v.. 0 16 6 ,.*. — •• N.Z. Home Builders • — : 0 14 6 ' N.Z. Milk Products .166 14 ' 9 NZ.Pnr.pr Mills ..160 ' . — N.Z. Refrig. (con.) -.•«■— . 0 10 10 N. Auckland .Farmers'.': .:•■■;. ■ " : Co-op. A (pref.) ... — . ; 0 10 6 r Northern * Boot • ■■■■. -".. ■-' ■:'— - ■ ■'• .■■'•' .'.HI 20 Parenga Kauri Oils .. 0 3 6 .'■■— ';-,.. Phillipps and Impey .:-■ r- 17 6 Sharlaud ' and ' Co. ... '— -12 0 S. R. Maxwell', .. I .4' 0 . — . Taknpuna T. and F. 1 0 6 0 19 6 Thames _ Theatre - .. 110 . 0 19 0 Union Oil ......— 1 14 6 Wilsons N.Z. Cement v 17 6 17 3 MINING— Mbanataiari . . ..026 ;. 016 Four in Hand (con.) .010 — ' Muir's Gold Roofs,.., 110 0 15 0 New Waiotahx .. 0 0 11 .00 7J Waihi •-.-. : .. .. 160 16 6 Waihi Grand Junct. 0 68 ; 0 6 4 N.Z. GOVT. BONDS— War Loan, 1930, 4} . — - 96 10 0 . Ditto. 1938, 44 , .. — , 98 17 6 ' Ditto, 1939, 4$,: ..'.;, — '; 36 17 6 Ditto, 1927. 5 .. — 4 93 5 0 Soldiers' I*j*n, '33, 54 — ; , 1C2 O O N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK- " War Loan, 1927, 5 .., — 98 5 0 Ditto," 1938. 44 .. ■ — - :. f 96 17 : 6 , Ditto, 1939, 44 .- ; : -- : 96 15 0 Ditto, 1927-41, 51 .. ; - ■ ' 88 0'0 Soldiers' Loan. '33, 51 102 5 0 .102 0 O DEBENTURESAuok. Har. Board, El — 97 5-0 Ditto, 54 .. .. - . — 100 0 0 City of Allele., 1940, Ei — 97 5 0 Ditto. 1936, 5i . . — 97 5 0 Ditto. 1943.- 61 v. .v — : 101 0 0 Bor.'of Mt. Eden ... — 104 0 0 Milne and. Choyce .. 102 0 0 —