STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19101, 20 August 1925, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

Only two calls were made on the Auckland sharemarket yesterday, the afternoon call being abandoned on account of the route march of the American sailors. The market was quiet and there were only two sales. In Government securities inquiry for Soldiers' Bonds was lower at £IOO 15s. The demand for Inscribed Stock fell off, only two issues being sought. In debentures holders of New Zealand Breweries firmed to 23s 6d, no buyers quoting. In banks buyers of Nationals of New Zealand were at £6 13s 6d. There was another sale of New Zealands at 56s 9d, closing holders asking 575, buyers 56s 6d. Unions of Anstralia, at £l4 12s 6d, were wanted at £l4 10s 6d. In insurances buyers of New Zcalands were unchanged at 54s Bd, while inquiry for South British improved, slightly to 5Ls 6d. Jn miscellaneous lines Taranaki Oils are available at the lower figure of 20s 6d, buyers being weaker at lfcte 3d. Holders of Wilsons Cements asked 33s 6d> buyers 335. In mining Waihis were steady at holders 25s 6ei, buyers 255. Kawaraus improved slightly to sell at 16s, late inquiry being at 15s 6d. The following sales took place:—lTaiik of New Zealands, 56s 9d; Kawarau, 16s. CLOSING QUOTATIONS,

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [Br TELEGRAPH.—PKESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHUBCH. Wednesday. Sales made on the stock exchange to-day were:—Union Bank of Australia. £l4 lis Rd: Ward Brewery. 60s 6d; Commercial Bank o£ Australia. 31b 9d. DUNEDIN. Wednesday. Sales made on tho Stock Exchange to-day were:—Weatport Stockton (ord.). 2s 6d: Goldsbraugh, Mort (rights), tfs 9d. prom.; Dominion Rubber. 48s; Kavrarau, lCs 3d.

Sellers. Buyers. J£ a. d. X s. d. BANKS— Commercial of A us. . . 1 11 0 National _ t> 13 6 New Zealand 2 17 0 2 16 a Union of Australia .. 14 12 (i 14 10 6 INSURANCE— National .. 3 14 6 Now Zealand (..• — 1 U 9 South British. .. — 2 11 6 Standard .. .. — 2 5 6 FINANCE— Goldabrougli, Mort 0 8 G N.Z. and River Plu-te 1 1 3 N.Z. Loan and Mer. (pref.) — 77 0 0 COAL— Hikurangi (pref.) ., 0 10 0 Pukomiro Taupiri . . 2 I 0 0 17 0 o :w n Ditto (pref.) 1 4 0 1 3 0 Waipa 1 3 6 Westport .. .. 1 13 0 — GAS— Auckland .. .. 1 3 c 1 3 0 Ditto (con.) .. 0 S 9 Birkenhead 0 18 0 Gisborno u. 0 13 0 — SHIPPING— Devonport Steam .. 1 5 9 1 5 0 Howard Smith 1 15 :s Huddart-Parker 2 C. o 2 5 9 Northern Steamahip . — O IS 9 Ditto (con.) 0 7 9 O 7 5 Union Steam (pref.) _ 0 10 9 TIMBEK— Bartholomew I 2 3 1 1 3 Kauri Timber 3 13 G Leyland-O'Brieu 2 16 0 National .. i.. 1 2 G 1 1 9 Rotoiti ..j !.. 1 3 0 WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi ,, 0 12 0 0 10 6 Mosgiel .. ., « 2 0 Wellington 6 13 0 — Ditto (pref.) .. « 13 0 — MISCELLANEOUS— Bums. Philp 1 16 0 Bycroft, Ltd .. Colonial Sugar (Aub.) 1 6 G 53 0 0 52 10 0 Dental and Medical . 0 17 c Dominion Pictures . 1 0 0 0 18 0 Electrolytic Zinc (def. ord.) 1 10 9 Farmers' Co-op. Auc. B (pref.) 0 IS 0 0 16 6 Grey and Menzios . — 0 9 G Hill and Plummet . — 1 0 0 H.M. Theatre (pref.) 1 0 6 0 19 6 Koinptliorne ProB3er'a (eon.) 1 4 0 1 3 0 Lewis R. Eady (7 p.e. ti pref.) . .. 1 3 0 Milne and Choice — 1. 4 0 Ditto (pref.) — 1 4 0 Ditto (B pref.) — 1 4 0 Ditto (deb. stock) — 1 3 0 Newton King, Ltd. . 0 12 9 __ Ditto (cum. pref). 0 IS li N.Z. Breweries — 1 18 0 N.Z. Fertiliser .. 4 12 0 N.Z. Refrig. — 0 17 9 Ditto (con.) 0 9 4 0 9 0 N. Auck. Farmers B (pref.) — 0 6 0 Northern Boot — 1 0 0 Phillippa and Impey . —. 1 10 0 Sanford, Ltd. 0 19 0 0 17 9 Sharland and Co. .. __ 1 1 6 S. R. Maxwell 0 12 G Takapuna Tram i. 0 14 0 Taranaki Oil . t 1 0 G 0 18 3 Tha,rnca Theatre — 0 14 0 Tor.son Garlick 0 14 0 Union Oil — 1 19 0 Wiseman and Sons (pref.) Wilsons Cement 1 0 1 13 0 G 1 13 0 MINING— Moanataiari . . . . 0 2 1 O 1 6 Kawarau .. ,. 0 15 f> Komata Reofs 0 0 3 Kuranui 0 1 7 0 ~0 7 Majestic Muir's Gold Reefs . 0 0 10 0 13 0 New Waiotahi (con.) 0 0 6 0 0 4 Nonpareil 0 1 0 Ditto (con.) 0 0 4 . Ohinemuri — 0 2 9 Waihi Waihi Grand June. 1 5 6 1 5 0 0 1 3 0 0 11 Zeehan Consolidated 0 4 0 Mount Lyell — 1 2 0 N.Z. GOVERNMENT BONDSWar Loan. 1930, 4i .. 97 0 0 Ditto, 1938. 4i ~ 96 17 6 Ditto, 1939, 4i .. — 96 15 0 Ditto, 1927, 5 .. 98 15' 0 98 5 0 Soldiers' Loan, '33, 5i — 300 15 0 N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCKWar Loan. 1927-41. 5i !)6 10 0 Soldiers' Loan, '33, 54 — 101 0 0 DEBENTURESAnck. Gas, 1928. 6$ 101 0 0 Auck. Power Bd. .. Auck. Hosp. Board . — % 0 0 — 96 0 0 N.Z. Breweries 1 3 6 —