STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19601, 1 April 1927, Page 9

STOCKS AND SHARES.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. BUSINESS CONTINUES QUIET. Business continued quiet on the Auckland sharemarket yesterday. In Government securities Soldiers' Inscribed had sale at £lOl. The market closed at £IOO 15s and £lOl 5s for both these aud Soldiers' Bonds. In debentures Auckland Harbours, the 6 pup cents, maturing in 1941, were done at £lO3, equal to the last previous sale. In banks there was no notable movement. Buyers of New South Wales firmed slightly to £49 ss, but sellers were unchanged at £49 12s 6d. In insurance Standards sold at 565, the price in December last being 57s 6d. New Zealands changed hands at 36s Bd, against 36s 6d last week. More ware wanted at the latter price, sellers 375. South British buyers and sellers closed easier at 55s and 55s 6d. In miscellaneous Milne and Choyce debenture stock sold better at 255, a price at which more were available, buyers offering 24s 9cl and later 24a 6d, In mining Lucky Shots were done at 3s and the contributing issue at 2s 6d and 2s 7d. Kawaraus again changed hands at 3s 2d. Waihi buyers were a trifle firmer at 16:s 6d, but sellers held for 17s 6d. The following sales took place: Soldiers' Inscribed Stock, 1933, per cent., £101; Auckland Harbour Board, 1941, 6 per cent., £103; New Zealand Insurance, 36s 9d; Standard Insurance, ; Milne and Choyce debenture stock, 255; Kawarau, 3s 2d; Lucky Shot, 3s, contributing issue 2s 6d, 2s 7d; Nonpareil, 4d.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

Ditto (deb. atock) ,15 0 3, 4 6 Robinson Ico Crciam 14 0 10 0 Anthony Hordern (ord.) .. ..160 149 N.Z. Fertiliser . . Northern Boot 0 17 6 Phillipps and Impey 1 13 6 Sattford, Ltd Takapuna Tram .. 026 010 Taranaki Oil . . . 032 0 011 0 Thames Theatre . * 1 0 0 010 6 Tonaon Garlick > . 031 0 Union Oil .. .. 2 3 0 2 1 0 Wiseman and Sons (ord.) . . ~0 8 6 Wilsons N.Z. Cement 136 0 135 0 MINING— Alburnia .■. .. 0 3 8 0 3 6 Ballarat (con.) .. 0 0 6 Moanataiari (paid) » 0 4 7 Ditto (con.) . . 0 5 0 0 4 7 Golden Age (paid) .0 1 0 0 0 6 Ditto (con.) .. 0 0 5J 0 0 3 Kawarau .. .. 0 3 2 0 3 1 Kuranui . . 0 0 G • Lucky Shot (2s pd.) 0 8 0 0 2 9 Ditto (con.) .. 0 2 8 0 2 6 Majestic . . ..011 New W&iotahi (4s pd.) . 0 10 Ditto (con.) . . 011 0 0 10$ Nonpareil . . . . 0 0 H 0 0 3 Occidental-Una (con.) 0 0 9 ■ 0 0 6 Ohinemuri . . «. 0 5 0 Rising Sun . . ..010 Waihi .. , . . • 017 6 016 6 Waihi Grid. Junction 0 16 0 13 Mount Lyeil . . 19 0 18 3 N.Z. GOVT LOANS— War Loan. 1930. U ~ 9? 10 0 Ditto, 1936, ii ft; 0 0 Ditto, 1939, 4i ~ Ditto, 1927. 5 . . 99 10 0 98 10 0 Ditto. 1933, 51 . . 101 5 0 300 35 0 Ditto, 1936, . . N.Z. INS. STOCK— War Loan. 1927, 5.. 99 30 0 98 10 0 Ditto, 1929. 5 .. Ditto, 1933, .. 101 5 0 100 15 0 Ditto, 193G, 5 V .. DEBENTURES— Auckland Gas, 1932, 5 Ditto, 1928, 6* . . Auclc. Harbour Bd., 4 City pf Auck.. '33, 45 94 0 0 92 0 0 Bor. of Mt, Eden, 64 • 105 0 0 N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. 14 2 13 9 Milne and Choyce ~ —9B 0 0 Glaxo ' — 87 10 0 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— Dua, Bank of Australasia—7a 6d per share .. Now Bartholomew Land and Timber— Interim, 4 p.c Now [vemptborne, Prosser —31 p.c. and bonus, 2 p.c April (Ji Milne and Choyce—lnterim, 8 p.c. per annum ■ . April 11 HnJis— Caledonia Kuranui Moanataiari—--2d per share April 18 SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [BY TELEGBAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Thursday. The following sales were made on the Stock Exchange to-day:—New Zealand Refrigerating (20s paid), 13s 6d; Wellington Woollen (pref.), £6 7s 6d. CHRISTCHURCH, .Thursday. The following sales were made on the Stock Exchange to-day:—E.S, and A. Bank, £8 12s 6d, £8 13s. Bank of Now Zealand, 60s; Banjf of New Zealand (rnorfc. shares), lts|9d; National Bank of Now Zealaud, £7* 3s; Royal Bank (£1 paid), 46s 6d (two parcels); National Mortgage, 665; Kaiapoi Woollens (7s paid), 3a 3d; Kawarau, 3s 2d; Mercantile Finance Corporation (5s paid), 4s 4d (two parcels). MELBOURNE HIDES SALES. (Received March 3.1, 10.35 p.m.) A. and N.Z. MELBOURNE, March 31. At the Melbourne hides sales to-day competition was very strong, notably for lights and kips, which were 1-8 penny dearer. Other grades wore exceedingly firm.

BANKS— " Sellers. £ B d Buyers. £ 8 cl Bank of' Australasia . It 13 G Commercial of Aas. . 1 11 3 1 10 6 Eng., Scot., A us. .. 8 13 6 S 11 0 National of N.Z. . . 7 -1 0 7 1 0 New South Wales ,, 49 12 (5 49 5 0 New Zealand . . 3 0 0 2 19 9 Ditto (5s paid) . . 0 12 3 Union of Australia . — 15 ~7 0 INSURANCE— National .. ,. 3 H 0 New Zealand .. 1 17 0 ITG 6 South British . 2 15 G 2 15 0 LOAN AND XGENCY Abraham & Williams (pref.) 4 10 0 Da'.gety and Co. .. Farmers' Co-op. Auo. 15 12 G _ 3 18 0 Ditto A (pref.) 0 18 6 Ditto B (pref.) Goldsbrougli, Mort . 0 17 2 10 3 0 — Newton King (pref.) 0 16 0 N.Z. and River Plate 1 7 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corp. 0 10 6 N.Z. Loan and Merc. 95 0 0 93 0 0 Ditto (pref.) 85 0 0 6.1 0 0 COAL— lie tiio ring ton 0 6 0 0 4 6 Hikrrangi A (pref.) . 0 1 0 Pukennro . , .. — 2 17 0 Taupiri . 1 2 0 Ditto (pref.) > , 1 3 0 Westpoit << t» I 1G 0 X 14 9 GAS— Auckland . * 1 3 o 1 3 0 Ditto (con.) 0 14 10 0 14 6 Birkenhead . < 0 IS 0 —» Gisborne ,. ., 0 11 0 — SHIPPING— Devonport Steam ». i i 3 Huddart-Parker 2 o 0 Ditto (pref.) Northern Steaui 1 0 0 0 13 3 0 12 3 Ditto (con.) 0 6 G P. and 0. (def. stk.) 250 0 0 Union Steam (pref.) — 0 19 9 TIMBER— Bartholomew .. 1 2 6 Kauri Timber .. i r> 3 1 G 0 Leyland-O'Brien ,. 2 0 3 National 0 14 G Parker-Lamb 1 3 0 __ Taupo Totara Timber J. 0 0 — WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi .. ►. 0 10 fi Wellington .. .. 6 9 0 — BREWERIES— C. L. inne3 (pref.) , 1 0 0 — MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amuse. Park . 0 14 9 Ditto (pref.) Burns Pbilp 1 0 6 2 4 0 2 1 6 Colonial Susrar (Aus.) 59 O 0 Dominion Pictures .. I 4 0 I 0 0 Ditto (prev.) . . Electro. Zino (ori.) » 1 0 0 1 16 0 — Ditto (pref.) 1 16 8 Grey and Menzies . . 0 12 G H.M. Theatra (pref.) — 1 0 0 MilDe and Choyce ,. 1 4 9 Ditto (pref.) Ditto ("B" pref.) .. —. 1 4 9 — 1 4 9