STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18711, 17 May 1924, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

The tone of the Auckland shareroarket yesterday was dull. There was inquiry for almost, all classes of Government securities at late rates, sellers at the find call quoting only for the 1927 and 1938 War Loans and 1927 Inscribed. Auckland Gas debentures, the 5 per cent. 1932 issue, had sale at £91. In banks, Australasias were sought .at £13 4s, sellers £13 Bs. Buyers offered £6 17s for Nationals without response. Sellers remained at £41 5s for New South Wales, buyers closing at £40 17s 6d. Unions had inquiry at £14 12s 6d, sellers £14 14s 6d. In insurance, sellers quoted 76a and 41s 6d for Nationals and Standards respectively, but ■ there were no offers. New Zealand* were steady at 29s 6d and 30s. Buyers advanced offers for South British to 40s 6d without response. • In finance, sellers quoted £13 17s 6d and "53s for Dalgety's and Goldsbrough Mort. respectively, r trat there were no buyers, j River Plate .'had steady inquiry at 20s 3d, while holders of Loan and Mercantile quoted £92 i,gainst offers of £8/. Ihe preference issue remained at £77 and i/w. In gas, Aucklands were sought at 25s 6d, sellers 25s Bd. In shipping, Devonport Ferries were at 27s 6d v buyers 26s 6d. Howard Smiths had inquiry at 365, sellers 37 Buyers of Huddarfc-Parkers &d----vanced to 42s 9d without response Offers of £280 for P. and 0. (deferred) were met by quotations of £295. In nilscellaneouj Wilsons Cement were done at 29s 6d. In mining considerable in. terest was displayed in Waihis, successive sales taking place at 31s, 31a 3d, 31s od, and 31s 6d, The market closed at 31s 4d and 31s 6d. Grand Junctions were steady at 2s 7d and 3s. The following sales took place:— Auckland Gas debentures, 1932. 5 per cent., £91 Wilsons Cement, 29s Od; Waihis, 31a, 31s 3d, 31s sd, 31s 6d.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. ® b CLOSING QUOTATIONS. J Sellers. Buyers. BANKS- £ * d * ■-.« k Australasia .. .. 13 8 0 13 4 0 National . . . . — jn 17 A h New South Wales ..41 6 0 40 17 6 h New Zealand ~.. 212 6 212 3 t. Union of ■. Australia .1414 6 14 12 6 p INSURANCE— National . . . . 816 0 tact' Now Zealand ~ 110 0 1 9 6 South British .. - „ 20 6 ° Standard .. . 2 1 6 —- •" .. FINANCE — Dalgety and Co. .. 13 17 6 — Goldsbrough Mort. . 213 0 — N.Z. and River Plate — 1 .0 3 N.Z. Loan and Mero. 92 0 0 87 0 0 Ditto (pref.) ~ 84 0 0 77 0 0 COAL— ' Hikurangi A (pref.) fully paid , 012 0 — Taupiri . . «. — 0? 0 , Ditto (pref.) ~ — 1 * 0 1 Waipa »« i, — 017 3 Weetport . * m , 1 18 6 — GAS— 1 Auckland <. • . 158 158 _ Ditto (con.) ,*O4O — * Birkenhead i, 019 0 — t SHIPPING— B Devonport Steam . . 176 166 c Howard Smith .. 117 0 116 0 £ Huddart-Parker . , — 22 9 £ Northern Steam .. — 015 8 r Ditto (con.) . . . — 0 7 8 P, and O. (def. st'k) 295 0 0 280 0 0 J l/nion Steam (pref.) — 019 6 s TIMBER— ' Bartholomew . ..110 — 8 Kauri Timber ~ — 1 9 6 f Leyland-O'Brien .« — 11? 0 National , .. «■ t — 1 _ „ 9 Park&r-Lamb . ~ 112 6 110 0 { Rotoiti • < i».\ — iio n 1 Taringamutu «■ — 113 0 > WOOLLEN— ' c Kaiapoi .« _b » 1 0 0 — { Ditto (con.) ,0 098 — , Mosgiel .. I* — 6 10 0J Wellington ~ 7 5 0 — j MISCELLANEOUS— < Abraham & Williams 4 7 0 — ■ Ditto (pref.) .. 415 0 •— j British Tobicco .. —■ 2 16 Byeroft. Ltd. . .. — 1.86 3. L. Chines (pref) 12 6 — i Colonial Sugar .. — 42 0 0 ( Dental and Medical .I*o — Dominion Pictures .. 1 0 0 0 16 0 Farmers' Co-op. Auo. 3 7 6 — 1 Ditto A (pref.) — „ 0 17 3 Ditto B (pref.) .. 017 6 — Gear Meat Co. •< - £16 Grey and Menziea .. — 0 1U u H.M. Theatre .. — 16 0 •5 Ditto (pref.) *. — 019 6 Milne and Choyco .. — ion Ditto (pref.) .. - 18 0 Ditto B (pref.) . ♦ — 1 8 0 Ditto (deb. stock) .13 0 129 National Pictures .. 018 6 — N.Z. Home Builders . — 014 0 N.Z. Milk Products . 18 0 1 5 6 N.Z. Refrigerating .. — 0 19 6 Ditto (con.) .. 09 6 08 10 N. Auck. Fanners' ... , Co-op.. A (pref.) .. — 0 13 6 Ditto B (pref.) .. — 0 8 0 Phillipps and Impey < — ion Takapuna Trams .. — on 0 Thames Theatre .. - •>' 0 Tonson Garlick ~ — ° 15 6 Union Oil • • . . — „ 190 Wilsons N.Z. Cement 19 9 — N.Z. Farmers' Fertilisef . . - • *10 0 40 0 MINING— Alburnift (con.) .. 01 3 00 8 Co. •; 25 0 i New Waiotahi (4spd.) 0 1 0 0 0 6 Ditto (eon.) . . 0 0 8 0 0 4 lis? ■" ... .. »l • in > Waihi Gnd. Junction 0 3 0 _ 0 2 7 . Zeehan Consolidated — 0 0 u I N.Z. GOVT. BONDS— ! War Loan, 1930. 4* .. — n 96 15 0 i Ditto. 1938, 4 ..97 0 0 98 12 6 J Ditto 1927 6 II 98 50 " 97 10 0 ! Soldiers' Loan, '33, 5* - 100 15 0 INSCRIBED STOCK— War Loan. 1927 5.. 98 0 0 97 10 0 Ditto. 1938. 41 .. - 96 12 6 Ditto. 1939. 41 .. — 96.12 6 Ditto, 1927-41, 51 . . — 97 10 0 Soldiers' Loan, '33,51 — 100 15 0 DEBENTURES— Auck. Gas, 1928, 6J •— 100 0 0 ' Auck. Har. Board. 4 — 81 0 0 Ditto. 64 .. • • — 95 0 0 Ditto. 51 .... - 97 10 0 ■niftn r» .t* — • 10* " 0 | City A'kland, 1940, si — 95 0 0 Ditto, 1948. 51 . . „ 97 10 0 Bor. of Devonport.. 102 10 0 — n Bycrofts,. Ltd. . . 1 1 0 10 0 ' Milne and Choyce .. 99 0 0 — l " f CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. , Dividends— , 1 Waihi, la per share .. . . Now. 1 N.Z. Loan and Interim. « .Ut°- « 6 po- T- *"■' j— 20. t Mi. Lyeli;—lnt. Div., 1. .. June 27. 1 ——— , — ® SOUTHERN" EXCHANGES. 9 [EX rELEGHAPH.PEES3 ASSOCIATION.] I WELLINGTON. Friday, i The following is the business on the Stock i. Exchange to-day;— Zealand Governi rnent War Bonds (1938). £96 15s; New Zealand Government War Bonds. (1930), £96 a 32s 6d: 5 per cent. Inscribed Stock (1927), f £98; Union Steam Ship Company (pref.), i £1 03 3d; Wilsons. Cement, £1 10s.

CHRISTCHURCH, Friday. The following ia the business on the Stock Exohange to-uay:—New Zealand Government 6i per cent. Inscribed Stock (1933), £101 2s 6d; Bank of New Zealand, 52s 6d : Ward's Brewery, 46s 3d; Union Bank of Australia, £14 183 6d, £14 13s 3d; South British Insurance, 40s 6d; Howard Smith, 86s fid; Huddart-Parker, 43b : Huddart-Par-kor (pref.), 20s Gd; Gear Meat, 435.

DUNEDIN. Friday. The following is the business on the Stock Exchange to-day:—Waihi. 31s; Union Bank, £14 13s 3d; Breweries, 235; Bank of New Zealand, 62s 6d.