STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18552, 9 November 1923, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

The tone of the Auckland eharernarket was unaltered yesterday. In New Zealand Government securities the 1927 War Loan changed hands at £98, more being sought at £97 10s, with late sellers asking £98 ss. Soldiers' Loan bonds had demand at £100, and inscribed stock in the same loan was wanted at £100 15s, with sellers of the latter at £101 se. In debentures NewZealand Breweries sold at £102, w»th further demand at that figure, sellers £103In banks New Zealands (new issue) were don© at 49s 9d, late buyers 49s 6d, sellers 60s. The old issue were on offer at 51s 9d, buyers 51s. Australasias were looked for at £13, sellers £13 ,6s. For Nationals of New Zealand buyers offered £6 15s, but there were no sellers. Unions had sale at £14 17s 6d, at which price more could have been placed, sellers asking £14 19s. In insurances New Zealands were wanted at 295, sellers 29s 9d. South British at 40s 6d had buyers at 38s 9d. In gas Aucklands changed hands at 25s 3d and 25s 6d, and the new issue sold at 3s 4d. Miscellaneous lines had fair demand at late rates but there were no transactions. In mining Waihis were done at 26s 2d, late buyers 26a, sellers still quoting at 26s 2d. Grand Junctions sold at ss, more being asked for at 4s 9d, sellers 5s Id. Moanataiaiis at 2s 6d were looked for at Is 7d. Four in Hands (con.) had inquiry at 9d, sellers Is. The,following sales took place:— Zealand War Loan, 1527, £98 ; New Zealand Breweries debentures £102; Bank of Now Zealand (new issue) 49s 9d ; Union Bank of Australia, £14 17s 6d; Auckland Gas, 25s 3d, 25s 6d; ditto (new issue) 3s 4d; Waihi, 26s 2d Waihi Grand Junction, ss, AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls— '••■,-■"' Due. Caledonia, Kuranui. Moanataiari.— Call (18th), 2d per ehare .. Nov. 17. Dividends— Northern Steam* — div; half-year .uded Sept. 30, 1923, lit rate of 7 P.O. p.a. ~ Nov. 16. Wilsons Portland * Cement.lnt. div., 9d per share, half-year ended Sept. 30, 1923 Nov. 28. IK '■''. NELSON BROTHERS, LTD. Australian and N.Z. Cable. Association. (Reed. 4.35.) ' LONDON, Nov, 7. The divisible profits of Nelson Brothers, Ltd., are £93,381. The sum of £44,042 was carried forward, " : SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [BY. TELEGRAPH.PRESS " ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Thursday. A sale of New Zealand Inscribed Stock (1926) at £101 was reported on the Stock Exchange to-day. DUNEDIN, Thursday. Salfes of Wilsons Cement at 28s 9d and of New Zealand Breweries shares at 25b 3d wore- made on the Stock Exchange To-day. The reported sales w'jre : 4J_ per cent. Inscribed Stock (1939), .£97; Waihi. 26s 3d.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ a d £ s d Australasia . . . . 13 6 0 13 0 0 National _ 6 15 0 New South Wales ... 41 0 0 — N. Zealand (old issue) 2 11 9 2 11 0 Ditto (new issuo) .. 2 10 0 2 9 6 Union of Australia . 14 19 0 14 17 6 INSURANCE— National . . .. 3 18 0 — New Zealand . . 19 9 19 0 South British > ... 2 0 0 1 18 9 FINANCE— National Mort. ..440 — N.Z. and Hirer Pltii 116 — N.Z. Lean and Merc. 80 0 0 — COALHikurcngi 0 15 0 0 12 6 Taupiri 1 0 S — Ditto (pref.) ' ... — 14 0 GAS— Auckland . . ..159 153 Ditto paid) ... 0 3 4 0 3 1 SHIPpfNO— TV'-onpoTt Steam ... — 15 6 Huddart-Parker ...223' — Northern Steam ... — 0 15 0 Ditto (con.) ... 0 7 6 — P. and O. (def. st'k) 315 0 0 300 0 0 Union Steam (pref.) .110 10 4 TIMBER— Bartholomew ... -... — 0 17 0* Kauri Timber ... 1 8 C 17 9 Leyland-O'Brien ... — 1 19 0 Parker-Lamb 1 12 6 1 10 0 National . . ..110 0 19 6 WOOLLEN— Kaiapci .. .. — 113 Ditto (con.) ... — 0 10 0 Wellington — 9 2 6 Ditto (pref.) ... —• 9 2 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Abraham & Williams — 3 16 0 Burns. Philp .... 1 12 6 1 12 3 Bycroft, Ltd — 12 3 Colonial Sugar (Aus.) 50 10 0 — Donaghy's Rope . . — 1 13 6 Dominion Pictures .. 0 15 0 0 13 0 farmers' Co-op. Auc. A (pref.) . ... 0 18 6 — Ditto B (pref.) . . 0 17 6 0 16 0 Gear, Meat — , 2 0 0 Grey and Menzies .. — O 10 O H.M. Theatre ... — 2 10 0 Ditto (pref.) ... 10 0 0 18 9 Merediths (Samoa) .070 — Milne and Choyci .. — 13 6 Ditto (pref.) ... — 13 6 Ditto B (pref.) . . — 13 6 Ditto (deb. stock) .13 9 — National Pictures ... 1 0 0 — Newton Kins (pref.) . 0 18 6 — N.Z. Breweries ... 1 6 6 — N.Z. Express . . 0 17 6 — N.Z. Home Builders . — 0 14 3 N.Z. Milk Products . — 15 6 N.Z. Paper Mills ... 1 4 0 — N.Z. Refrie. (con.) 0 12 0 — N. Auck. Farmers A (pref.) . . — 0 9 0 Ditto B (pref.) . . 0 11 0 ' 0 7 6 Northern Boot ... — 12 0 Phillipps and Impey — 17 6 Sharland and Co. .. — 116 Takapuna Tram . . — 0 19 0 Thame* Theatre ... — 0 16 0 Union Oil ... — 1 17 6 Wilsons N.Z. Cement 19 0 18 6 MINING— Moanataiari 0 2 6 0 17 Bu!!er (5s paid) ... 2 15 0 — Four in Hand (con.) .010 009 New Waiotahi Us pd.) 0 13 — Firing Sun. (con.) ..010 — Waihi 16 2 16 0 Waihi Gnd. Junction 0 5 1 0 4 9 Blackwater — 0 5 0 i Consolidated Geld. ... 0 1 6 — N.Z. GOVT. BONDS— War Loan. 1930. 41 .... 97 0 0 — Ditto, 1938. 41 ... 97 2 6 — Ditto, 1927, 5 . . 98 5 0 97 10 0 Soldiers' Loan, '33, 51 — 100 0 0 INSCRIBED STOCKWar Loan, 1938. 41 . 97 0 0 — Ditto, 1930, 51 ... 102 0 0 — Soldiers' Loan. '33. 51 101 5 0 100 15 0 DEBENTURES— Anck. Gas. 1932, 5... 94 0 0 — Ditto. 1928, 61 . . 106 0 0 101 0 0 Auck. Har. Bd.. 4 . 88 0 0 — Ditto. 1939, 51 ... 99 0 0 — City of Auck., 1 32, 4 90 0 0 83 0 0 Bor. of Devonport ... 104 10 0 — Booth. Macdonald . 100 0 0 — "Rvcroft, Ltd. ... 100 0 0 — N.Z. Breweries ... 103 0 0 102 0 0 Milno and Choyce . 101 0 0 98 0 0