STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19292, 3 April 1926, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. J THE WEEK'S TRANSACTIONS. -y c There was a further slight falling off t of business 011 the Auckland share market 1 on Thursday, indicative of the advent of a the Easter holidays. In banks Nationals 1:1 of New Zealand changed hands at £6 15s, ° an increase of 3d on last week's sale jfigure. Wore were sought at £6 14s, r holders not quoting. In insurance Now t Zcalands sold at 39s 2d, a drop of 7d * 011 the previous sales this week. A trail- c saction was recorded in South British at \ 57s 3d and more were offered at 58s, E with buyers Is less. In gas Aucklauds were again done at 22s 4d, holders'clos- { ing at 22s 6d, buyers 2d less. In ship- 1 ping there was a sale of Huddart-Parkers I at 44s 9d. In miscellaneous Taranaki ' Oils changed hands at 9s 6d, an increase of 3d and 6d 011 the previous day's sale figures. Wilsons Cement sold at 36s 6d. 111 mining New Waiotahis changed hands at 6jd, and there was a transaction in 2 Waihis at 23s 9d. ] The Stock Exchange will remain closed t until Monday, April 12. t Following is a summary of transactions t since Friday of last week. In the second ( column is given the return, based on the < last dividend, from investment at the j quoted price. In the case of Government j and other terminable securities, the re- j - turn includes redemption. The first . column gives tho figure at which the ] latest sale was made during the weekj 1

The following sales took place: — National Bank of New- Zealand, Ltd., £6 15s; New Zealand Insurance, 39s .2d; South British Insurance, 57s 3d; .Auckland Gas, 22s 4d: Huddart-Parker, 44s 9d; Taranaki Oil, 9s 6d; Wilsons Cement, 36s 6d; New Waiotahi, 6jd; Waihi, 23s 9d. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

I CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. > Mt. Welcome G.M. Co., Ltd.— Call (11th) Id April '23. . Dividends— Due. b Bartholomew Timber—lop.c. per annum . . . • • • . ■ Now. Kempthorne, Prosser—Halfyearly, Div. 31 p.c. and bonus 2 p.c. • • • • • April 6. Milne and Choyco—lnt. 8 p.o. per annum .. .. .. April 10. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [BY TELEGRAPH.— X'KESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHTJRCH, Friday. Sales on tho Stock Exchange yesterday wore:—New Zealand Insurance, 395: Hud* dnrt-Parkcr, -14s 6d: New Zealand Refrigerating (con.), Bs, 8s 2d: Manning Brewery, 42s 3d ;New Zealand Breweries 595; Burns Philp, 39a; Bank of New Zealand, 603 Gd; Mason Struthors (14s paid) lis 4d. DUNEDIN, Friday. Sales on tho Stock Exchango yostorday wore:—National Bank of New Zealand, J3ss; 55 Dominion Rubber, 56s 6d; SU Bathans, A !, issue, 6s prom. .

Latest Sale. Return. ii s. d. £ 6. d. BANKS— 5 13 New South Wales .. 44 o c, 4 New Zealand 3 0 3 4 8 6 National of N.Z. <) 15 0 5 :» 11 8 Nat. of Aus. (con.) . 8 19 0 5 8 INSURANCE— 3 10 10 New Zeal and 1 19 9 4 South British . 2 17 3 3 12 FINANCE— N.Z. Guar. Corpn. . 0 9 6 — CAS— Auckland 1 2 3 7 3 10 Ditto (con.) 0 8 1 7 18 4 SHIPPING— 11 Northern Steam' 0 15 4 7 4 TIMBER— 16 Leyland-O'Brien 0 3 0 5 3 MISCELLANEOUS— Wilsons Cement 1 16 0 1 12 7 Taranaki • Oil 0 9 0 — 10 IJ.Z. Breweries 2 19 0 3 7 Bycroft, Ltd. ] 8 6 5 12 3 Milno and Choyc« (deb. stock) I 5 G G 5 6 N.Z. GOVT. BONDS - War Loan, 1938 96 10 0 /1 17 10 Ditto, 1927 . 98 0 0 6 2 0 DEBENTURESN.Z. Breweries 1 (i 0 7 13 10 Auckland, July, 192® or, 0 0 f> 4 1 Ditto, 1929 . 90 0 0 5 19 11 Ditto, Nov., 1928 . 95 10 0 G 8

Sellers. Buyers. 1 £ a. d. £ B. d. BANKSAub. Bank Commerce 1 13 0 1 12 0 Australasia 14 3 0 13 19 0 Com. of Australia . . 1 10 9 1 10 3 National of N.Z. . • — 6 14 0 Nat. of Australasia (con.) 9 0 0 — Now South Wales . . — 44 0 0 New Zealand . . . 3 0 9 3 0 3 Union of Australia . 15 2 6 14 IB 6 INSURANCE— National 3 19 9 3 18 6 New Zealand . . . 1 19 3 1 1R 9 Soutli British . ■ 2 18 0 2 17 0 Standard — 2 10 ■0 FINANCE— N.Z. and River Plate — 1 2 3 N.Z. Loan and Mere. 95 0 0 94 0 0 Ditto (pref.) S3 0 0 78 0 0 COAL— Hikurangi (A pref.) . 0 5 0 0 2 6 Pukemiro 2 7 G 2 5 0 Taupiri 0 17 0 0 10 6 Westport 1 IS e 1 15 0 GASAuckland 1 2 r, 1 2 4 Ditto (con.) 0 8 3 0 8 1 Thames 0 11 0 — SHIPPINGDevonport Steam . . _ 1 7 0 Huddart-Parkec 2 5 n 2 1 G Northern Steam . - o ir, 0 0 15 3 Ditto (con.) 0 7 4 — P. and 0. (def. stk.) — 225 0 0 Union Steam (pref.) — 0 19 9 TIMBER— Bartholomew (ex. div.) i r> fi — Kauri Timber — 1 13 G Leyland O'Brien — 2 2 G National i t n — Rotoiti 1 0 r, — WOOLLEN— Mosgiel _ 5 17 6 Wellington — ti 0 0 Ditto (pref.) . > - 6 0 0 BREWERIESC. L. Innea . (pref.) . 1 0 0 N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. 2 19 6 — Staples and Co.. 2 0 9 1 19 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Colonial Sugar (Aus.) 53 10 0 Dental and Medical . 0 18 0 — Dominion Pictures . 1 0 3 0 19 3 i Donaghy's Rope . . 1 14 6 — Electro. Zinc (ord.) — 1 15 0 Ditto (pref.) . . Farmers' Co-otL Auc. — 1 lfi 3 — 3 10 0 1 Ditto (A pref.) — 0 18 0 , Ditto (B pref.) . . Grey and Menzies . 0 1G 0 II 12 6 , Hill and Plumtner . 1 2 C, 1 0 0 E.M. Arcado Thentr» (prof.) l Milne and Choyce , 0 19 9 1 5 0 Ditto (pref.) . . 1 5 0 Ditto (B pref.) 1 5 0 Ditto (deb. stock) . 1 5 6 1 National Pictures . . 0 16 0 n 13 0 S N.Z. Fertiliser . . i 17 (3 4 14 G ,, N.Z. Milk Products — 1 11. 0 N.A. Fanners' Co-op. y (B pref.) 0 0 fi — Northern Boot 0 10 0 — 0 t Phillipps and Irape.v . — 1 11 ) Sanford, Ltd. — 0 0 19 ti Ditto (pref.) • • 1 1 0 12 1 0 0 R Takapuna Tram . . T'aranaki Oil . 0 — 0 10 0 0 9 •' Union Oil '2 r> ~~ Wairakei, Lid. • • 0 6 6 0 4 G Wiseman and Sons . 0 9 0 — Wilsons N.Z. Cement 1 1R 6 116 4 MINING— 0 1 0 1 o r, 0 0 0 1 (1 fl 0 3 0 Alburnia .Moanataiari Kawarau • • Koniata Reefs 0 1 0 5 3 10 Kuranui Muir's Gold Reefs ■ 0 6 G — 5 New Waiotnhi (con.) 0 0 75 0 0 Nonpareil (Is f>d pd.) — 0 0 G} Ditto (con.) — 0 0 31 Waihi 1 4 r. 1 3 G N.Z. GOVT. BONDS— " War Loan. 1930. 4} . — 9G 10 0 Ditto. 1933. J5 •— 9G 5 0 Ditto, 3939, 44 — 9G 5 0 Ditto, 1927, a .. ■ - 97 10 0 Soldiers' Bonds. 33, 51 — 99 10 0 N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCKWar Loan, 1927, 5 . . — 97 10 0 Ditto. 1929, 5 — 97 0 0 Ditto. 1939, 41 . . 9G 15 i 9G 0 n Soldiers' Loan. '33. 99 10 0 DEBENTURESAuck. Har. Board, 1 Auck. Elec. Power Bd. — 84 10 0 — 95 0 0 Auclc. Hospital Board — 97 0 0 N.Z. Breweries. Ltd. 1 6 o 1 G i)