STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19453, 8 October 1926, Page 9

STOCKS AND SHARES.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. BUSINESS CONTINUES QUIET. Business was again quiet on the Auckland sharemarket yesterday. In Government securities certain issues showed a firming tondency. For Inscribed Stock, both the 1927 and soldiers' issues, offers wore 5s better at £99 5s and £IOO 5? respectively. The former sold at £99 ss. It is some considerable time since the latter had inquiry at above par. In banks Now fcjouth Wales were' done at £45 ss, with ■lato inquiry at £45, holders £45 15s. Offers for Now Zealands finned during tho da*y from 61s 9d to 62s 3d, sellers holding for 62s 9d. Buyers of Australasias and Commercials of Australia ulso Advanced but no business followed. In insurance South British -wore in firmer demand at 59s 3d, an offer which disclosed sellers at 61s. Buyers of Now Zealands and Nationals were slightly easier, but holders replied with higher quotations. In miscellaneous Electrolytic Zincs changed hands at 34s 9d, and tho market closed at 34s 6d and 355. Wilsons Cement sold a.' 33s 6d, against 34s last week. More were wanted at 335, sellers 345. In mining Alburnias were done at 4s 6d and Kawaraus at 2s 6d, figures at which moro were available. Buyers closed at 2s sd. Tito contributing issuo of New Waiotahis were done at Is 7d and Is 3d at the second call, with late inquiry at Is 2d, holders quoting Is 7d. In commercial debentures New Zealand Breweries had sale at 23s 9d, with lato inquiry at 23s 6d, sellers 245. The following sales took place:—Wow Zealand Inscribed Stock, 1927, 5 poi' cent., £99 ss; Bank of New Sbuth Wales, £45 ss; Electrolytic Zinc, 34s 9d; Wilsons Cement, 33s 6d; Kawarau, 2s 6d; New Waiotahi (pon.), Is 7d, Is 3d; Alburnia, IT" 6d; L - New Zealand Brewery debentures, 23s 9d.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— Duo. Milno and Choyce—B p.c. per nnn. on pref. and ord. shares ' and debenture slock . . . . Get. 9. Waihi—ls per share . . . . Nov. 3 Calls— Caledonia Kuranui Moanatai&ri — 2d per share Oct. 25. DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. [BY TELEGRAPH. — riIESS ASSOCIATION.'] DUNEDIN. Thursday. Stock Exchange Sales.—National l Insurance, 80a; Kawarau. 2s fid (three). HANDLING PRODUCE. FACILITIES AT WANGANUI. [BY TEIiEGHAni. —OWN COIIRESI'ONDENT. ] WANGANUI, Thursday. Extensive 'alterations are now being made to the old Wanganui Meat Company's works at Castlecliff, and the work of remodelling (lie buildings into wool stores, cool stores and abattoirs is well uhder way. When the work is completed tho buildings will bo up to-dato in every way. A featuro of tho remodelling schomo is tho improved facilities for the handling of produce, especially in regard to railway sidings and approaches. Tho wool and produce stores will bo served by a railway siding permitting tho haritiling of wool under cover. Additional accommodation will bo provided for tho dairy grader.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ s. d. £ a. d. Aua. BaDk of Com. . — '1 14 0 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bank of Australasia . 1 12 14 Com. of Australia 6 1 Ditto (pref.) — 0 G 45 New South Wales .. 45 15 New Zealand 3 2 9 3 3 INSURANCE— 0 0 National 4 0 6 3 19 Now Zealand . 1 19 3 0 1 2 18 19 18 South British . . . 3 1 3 0 Standard — - LOAN AND AGENCY- - 0 0 Dalgoty and Co. — 1G Farmers' Co-op. Auc. 0 (A prof.) — 17 1G 6 Ditto (B pref.) — 0 G Goldsbrouch. Mort . . — v 2 9 6 National Mortgage 3 15 0 1 3 0 3_ N.Z. and River /Plato — N.Z. Guarantee Corp. — 0 10 COAL— $ G Pukemiro \ 1 3 0 2 1G Taupiri 1 14 1G 3 0 0 — 0 Westport , . . — 1 GAS0 Auckland 1 3 9 1 3 Ditto (con.) 0 12 9 0 J2 A Birkenhead 0 18 0 — Gisborne 0 12 0 0 — 0 Thames . . 0 10 G G SHIPPING — Devon port Steam . . 1 6 3 1 5 0 Northern Steam 0 15 4 — Ditto (con.) 0 7 3 — TIMBER— Bartholomew 1 3 fi 1 0 G Kauri Timber 1 10 3 1 8 6 Leyland-O'Brieu • . 2 3 B — National 0 17 0 — Rotoiti . . , . 0 17 0 — WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi . * 0 11 3 0 10 3 Ditto (con.) 0 3 0 0 J 0 Wellington G 12 0 •— Ditto (pref.) — G 7 G BREWERIES— C. L. Innes — >0 0 16 0 Ditto (pref.) 1 2 — 0 N.Z. Breweries. Ltd. 2 14 0 2 13 J. Staples and Co. . — 1 17 0 MISCELLANEOUSA. J. Entricaa 0 19 r, — British Tobacco 2 12 0 — 0 Bycroft, Ltd. 1 10 G 1 9 Dominion JPictures . . — 1 0 0 Ditto (pref.) — 0 19 6 Electro. Zinc (ord.) , 1 15 0 1 14 6 Ditto (pref.) 1 10 6 1 15 9 Gear Moat 1 17 6 0 — Groy and Menzieg . . — 11 3 Henry Jones Co-op. .. — 0 8 6 H.M Arcade (pref.) — 0 19 6 Kempthorne, Prosser Lewis R. Eady r.ud Son — 3 9 0 1/ 0 0 (7 p.c. B pref.) . . — Milno and Choyco . . — 1' 5 3 3 Ditto (pref.) — 1 5 Ditto (B pref.) — 0 1 5. 3 3 Ditto (deb. stock) . . 1 6 1 5 N.Z. Fertiliser 4 14 0 4 11 0 N.Z. Milk Products . — 2 0 0 N.Z. Paper Mills . . 0 19 6 0 18 6 N.Z. Refrig. (con.) — 0 0 G 2 Northern Boot . . 0 18 —- Phillipps and Impcy . — 1 1 13 0 Sanford, Ltd. . 1 3 G 3 0 Ditto (pref.) 1 3 0 0 — 3 Taranaki Oil 0 6 G 5 Tonson Garlick 0 11 0 — Union Oil — 2 C 0 Wairakei, Ltd. . . — 0 5 G Wilsons N.Z. Cement 1 14 0 1 13 0 MINING— /' Albumia 0 4 6 0 4 5 Moanataiari (pd.) — 0 1 8 Ditto (con.V 0 2 0 0 1 8 Golden Age (paid) . —1 0 0 0 Ditto (con.) 0 0 G — Kawarau 0 2 0 0 0 5 Komata Reefs . . 0 0 3 — Kuranui 0 0 10 — Lucky Shot (2s paid) 0 I 9 — Ditto (con.) 0 1 3 — Majestic _ . . 0 1 0 — New Waiolalii (4s pd.) 0 2 6 — Ditto (con.) 0 1 7 0 1 2 New Zeehan 0 1 S 0 1 (i Nonpareil (IsGdpd.) 0 0 9 0 0 4 Ditto (con.) 0 0 G 0 0 3 Ohinemuri 0 G 8 0 fi 3 Bising Sun Waihi 0 2 6 — 0 19 G 0 19 0 Waihi Grandx.Jnnc. . 0 2 5 0 0 2 Mount Lyell . . 1 8 3 1 7 G N.Z. GOVT. LOANSWar Loan, 1930. 45 . . _ 97 0 0 Ditto, 1938, 4i 97 0 0 90 10 0 Ditto. 1927 5 99 15 0 99 5 0 Soldiers' .Loan, '33, 5i — 100 0 0 Ditto. 1930. 'Si . . — 100 0 0 N.Z. INS. STOCK— War Loan, 1927. 5 . 99 10 0 99 5 0 Ditto. 33-29, 5 — 98 5 0 Ditto. 1938. if . . 90 15 0 — Ditto, 1927-41. Si . . — 97 0 0 Soldiers' Loan, '33, 5J — TOO 6 0 Ditto, 1936. 51 — 100 0 0 DEBENTURES— Auckland Gas, 1932, S — 92 0 0 Ditto. 1928, G1 — 101 0 0 Auclc. Har. Board. 4 . — 81 10 0 Ditto, 51 — 95 10 0 Ditto, G — 102 0 0 City of A lick., 1940. 5i Auc. Hospital Board — 95 10 (1 . — 97 0 0 Bor. Mt.. Eden, .. — 105 10 0 N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. . 1 4 0 1 (i Ditto (stock) :— 1 3 G Milno and Choyco . — 90 0 0 Glaxo — 85 0 0