STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18889, 11 December 1924, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

There was again good demand for investment stocks on the Auckland sharemarket yesterday though the volume of business transacted was not great. In Government securities War Loan. 1930, appreciated ss, buyers offering £97 ss. The 1938 and 1939 War Loan issues were also sought at £97 ss, holders not quoting. Soldiers' Bonds and Inscribed Stock were quoted at £101 ss. In banks New Zealands again had sale at 61s 6d, more being available at that figure, late buyers offering 61 3d. Australasias had buyers at £13 8s 6d, sellers £13 12s 6d; New South Wales buyers £40 ss, sellers £41 ss. There was inquiry for Nationals of New Zealand at £6 14s and for Unions of Australia at £14 2s 6d. In insurance New Zealands were again sought at 30s 6d and South British at 445, without response. Standards changed hands at 41s 9d, late buyer offering 41s 3d, sellers

42s 6d. In gas Aucklands again had buyers at 245, sellers quoting 24s 6d. Gisbornes wanted at 13s, were quoted at 16s. In shipping Huddart-Parkers were sold at 445, further buyers offering 43s 9d, sellers 445. Northern Steamships again had buyers at 16s, sellers 16s 9d. Buyers of P. and 0. deferred increased their offers by £1 to £307, sellers £3.'.6. In timber there was a sale of Kauris at 30s 3d. late sellers quoting that figure, yuyers 29s 9d. Nationals changed hands at 245, with further inquiry at 23s lOd, sellers 245. In miscellaneous stocks there was a sale of * aimers' Auctioneering A (pref.) at 18s, with further inquiry at 17s. In mining buyers of Waihis reduced their offers by 3d to 25s 6d, sellers 2654 d. Waihi Grand Junctions again had buyers at Is Bd_. sellers 4s 3d. Moanataiaris appreciated Id, bu r y? rs ofermg Is lOd, sellers 2s 4d. Ihe following sales took place .—Bank of New Zealana, 61s 6d; Standard InsurThXt S'' K udd ,f t : Parker, 445; Kauri limber, 30s 3d; National TiAiber, 245: prX e ence^B°s PeratiVe Aucti —ing A

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls— Due. Now Waiotahi G.M. Co.—Call, Id share . . ,• ■ ••. •. Now. Caledonia Kuranui Moanataiari Con. G-.M. Co.. Ltd. — Call (22nd), 2d per share .. Deo. 15, Dividends— , _ ~ Mt. Lyell Mining and Railway Co., Ltd.—Div. of la for year ending Sept. 13 .. . . Dec, 15. Devonport Steam Ferry Co., Ltd. —Int. div., 75 p.c. p.a., for half-year ended October 31, 1924 Dec. 15.

WAIHI SHARES IN LONDON. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Reed. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. Dec. 9. On th» London Stock Exchange to-day Waihi shares were emoted at 2Ga lOd sellers, 25s 9d buyerß. * """""~~~ SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [BY TELEGRAM. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH. Wednesday. The following is the business on the Stock Exchange to-day:—Huddart-Parker, 43s 9d, 445; New Zealand Refrigerating (con.), 11a 11 ' DUNEDIN, Wednesday. ' The following is the business on the Stock Exchange to-day :—.Dominion Rubber. 228 3d, 22s 4d; Milburn Lime and Cement, 85s; Kawarau Gold Mining Company, 203,

Sellers Buyers. BANKS- •£ a d £ a d Australasia . ,. 13 12 (! iq o a Commercial . . 1 n q , ,? £ Ditto (new issue)': 111 G J 1" 9 Ditto (pref.) .. l_ £ 4» •;» National . . ? ,? " National of Australasia _ 15 o 2 New South Wales ..4150 . 40 5 0 New Zealand .. 3 16 313 Uruon of Australia .. — 14 2 6 INSURANCE— National .. n n n o«a New Zealand . ° ? ,2 ° south British .: _ £ ] 5 t Standard . . ..226 213 FINANCE— Dalgety and Co. .. — „ 17 n IS.Z. and River'Plate — n 19 3 Iv.Z. Loan and Merc. 100 0 0 — Ditto (pref.) '"•. 70 n n Wright. Stephenson ? (pref.) .. * .. 0 13 0 — COALHikurangi, A (pref.) 0 10 6 _ Ditto (pref.) .. _ = j 3 0 W^'P a 10 0 0 19 0 Pukemiro .. ..300 — GAS— 1 Auckland ., ..146 140 Ditto (con.) .. — 0 5 6 Birkenhead , ..0190 — Oisborne ./. ,. 0 16 0 ' 0 13 0 SHIPPING— Devonport Steam ...160 Huddart.-Pa.rker .. 2 4 0 2 3 9 Northern. Steam .. 0 16 9 0 10 0 Ditto (con.) .. 0 8 6 0 7 9 F. and O. (def. stk.) 316 0 0 307 0 0 TIMBER— ? au , ri •V&i ."•■• .. 1 10 3 19 9 Leyland-0 Bneu .. 2 11 0 2 8 0 National . ..140 1 3 10 Parker-Lamb .. 1,10 0 16 6 WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi (con.) .. — 0 6 0 Mosgiel .. .. 6 16 0 Wellington . . .. 6 16 0 Ditto (pref.) .. — 6 8 * MISCELLANEOUS— Abraham & Williams (pref.) . . . . 4 12 0 — Burns, Philp ... _ 1 14 3 Bycroft, Ltd. . . — 13 6 Dental and Medical .10 0 — Dominion Pictures ..110 — Donaghy's Rope .. 1 13 0 — "~ Electrolytic Zinc (def. ord.) . . . . — 15 0 Farmers' Co-op. Auc. 3 7 0 3 2 0 Ditto A (pref.) . . — 0 17 0 Ditto B (pref.) .. 0 17 6 — Gear Meat .. ., — 2 10 0 Grey and Menziea 0 19 0 — H.M. Theatre .. — 17 6 Ditto (pref.) ..113 — Kempthorne, Prosser (rights) . . .. — 0 5 3'' Milne and Choyce .. — 13 6 Ditto (pref.) .. — 13 6 Ditto B (pref.) . . — 13 6 Ditto (deb. stock) .12 9 — Newton King (cum. pref.) . . . . 0 18 6 — N.Z. Breweries. Ltd. 18 6 17 6 Farmers' Fertiliser . . 4 7 6 4 4 0 N.Z. Home Builders . 0 15 0 — N.Z. Milk Products .19 0 — N.Z. Paper Mills ..110 — N.Z. Kefrig. (con.) . 0 12 0 0 11 8 Northern Boot . ..109 100 Phillipps and Impey . — 1 10 0 Sanford, Ltd. .. 0 17 8 — Ditto (pref.) ..110 — Sharland and Co. ..116 — S. R. Maxwell .. 0 10 0 0 8 0 Takapuna Trams 0 19 0 — Thames Theatre ., 0 19 6 — Tonson Garlick «. 0 13 9 — Union Oil . .. 1 15 0 113 0 Wilson N.Z. Cement 19 3 18 6 B.A.W.E.A. .. — x 0 10 10 MINING— - — j Moanataiari . . 0 2 4 0 1 10 I Majestic . . ..029 New Waiotahi (4s pd.) 0 13 0 0 6 Ditto (con.) % .. 0 0 8 0 0 6 Rising Sun .. '..009 — Waihi 166 156 Waihi Gnd. Junction 0 2 3 0 18 Zeehan . . ..070 046 Kawaru . . ..110 — N.Z. GOVT. BONDSWar Loan. 1930, 41 .. — 97 5 0 Ditto, 193S, 41 — 97 5 0 Ditto, 1939. 41 — 97 5 0 Ditto, 1927, 5 . . — 97 10 0 Soldiers' Loan, '33, 51 101 5 0 N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK— War Loan. 1927, 5 .. — 97 10 0 Ditto, 1938, 41 . . 97 15 0 97 10 0 Ditto, 1939, 41 — 97 5 0 Ditto, 1927-41, 5\ .. — 08 5 0 Soldiers' Loan, '33, 51 101 5 0 — DEBENTURES— Auck. Gas, 1928, 61 . . 105 0 0 — Auck. Har. Bd., '37, 5} 96 10 0 — Ditto, 5i .. . . 96 0 0 — Ditto, 6 . . . . 103 0 0 101 0 0 City of Auck., '36, 51 96 10 0 — Bor. of N. Plymouth 96 15 0 — 1 Bor. of Devonport .. — 99 0 0 i Bycroft, Ltd. .. 100 0 0 ' N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. .12 0 116 I Milne and Choyce .. 98 0 0 —