STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19626, 3 May 1927, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. day of good business. For the opening day of the week, the Auckland sharemarkct yesterday was busv. In Government securities, there was demand for most classes of War Loans and Inscribed Stocks and sale was made of 1933 5£ P er cents, War Loan and Inscribed Stock, at £lOl ss. Sellets quoted the same figure for further parcels of Inscribed Stock, buyers £lOl. The banks section was very quiet. New Ze:ilands were unchanged at 60s and 59s 3d. Unions of Australia were nearer an accommodation at £ls 14s 6d and £ls 12s. In insurance South British had sale at 545, a decline of Is 6d oil the most recent previous sale made at the beginning ff April. Jn coal Hikurangi A pref, were done at 2s Id, as on Saturday, the market being steady at 3s and Is lOd. Quotations of 60s for Pukemiros failed to attract offers. In gas the finning tendency of Aucklauds was maintained, sales being made at 23s 4d and 23s sd, compared with 23s 3d last week. There was firm demand for more at 23s 4d, sellers 23s 6d. I tl miscellaneous the inquiry for Colonial Sugars at £59 .10s still failed io meet with, response. Milne and Choyce debenture stock had sale at 24s 3d, the current price. In mining, Washis were again done at 18s. The following sales took place:—War Loan, 1933, 5£ per cent.., £lOl ss; Inscribed Stock, 1933r 5£ per cent., £lOl ss; South British Insurance, 545; HiM- i rangi A preference, 2s Id; Auckland Gas, 23s 4d, 23s sd; 'Milne and Choyce debenture stock, 24s 3'd; Waihi, 18s. CLOSING QUOTATIONS. 0„lWa Rnrori

call and dividend list. Dividends— ,P ue ' Union Oil—lnterim .. L W,-villi—ls per shore .. .. Calk— v . Hattraki Mineg-6d per share . *ovr. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [BY TELEGBAFH. —PBESS ASSOCIATION". ] WELLINGTON. Monday. The following sales took place on the Stock Exchange to-day: —New Zealand Guarantee Corporation, ord.. 9s 6d, -s 5c and 9s 3d. CHBISTCHURCH, Monda?. Tiie following sales took place on the Stock Exchange to-day:—Bank of New Zealand, 59s 9d (two); Goldsbrough Mort, 50s 6d; Auckland Gas % 23s 4d; Stockton ford.). 2s: Bank of New South Wales (cam. rights'. £49 10s; New Zealand Insurance, 37s 3d; Chrisichurch Gas, 24s 4d. DUNE DIN, Monday. The following sales took place on the Stock Exchange to-day:—West port - Stock - ion, ord.. Is 6d (three). Is 3d; New Zealand Drugs, new issue, fully paid, 62s 6d. POTATOES AND ONIONS. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN COBBE&POXOKBT.] PUKEKOHE. Monday. Pukekohe potatoes are quoted to-day at £5 to £6 per ton f.o.r. Pukekohe, and onions at £3 It's to £3 15s. Supplies are still available, but inquiry is dull, Autumn-grown seed potatoes are quoted at £7 10s to £8 per ton f.o.r. Pukekohe.

Sellers. B iuyi 2rs. BANKS- £ s. d. £ s. d. Bank of Australasia 14 12 0 Com. of Australia 1 11 0 — Nat. of New Zealand 7 5 0 — New Zealand 3. 0 0 2 19 9 Union of Australia 15 14 6 15 12 0 INSURANCE— ! National 3 15 0 3 13 6 New Zealand K -L. 1 17 0 South British i. .1 2 14 3 2 13 9 Standard — 2 1G 0 LOAN AND AGENCY—Abraham and Williams (pref.) 4 0 0 — Dalgety and Co. .. Farmers' Co-op. Auc. 16 0 0 3 35 0 — Ditto (A pref.) .. 0 18 0 0 17 6 Ditto (B pref.) .. .0 :.6 9 . — Newton King (pref.) 0 15 0 — N.Z. Guar. Corp. .. 0 9 9 — N.Z. Loan and Merc. 81 0 (pref.) 85 0 0 0 N. Auck, Farmers' Co-op. (B pref.) . 0 9 6 — COAL— Hetherington (con.) 0 5 3 0 4: 3 "Hikurangi (pref.) .. 0 5 0 0 2 9 10 Ditto (A pref.) ... 0 3 0 0 1 Pukerniro .. >.. 3 0 0 — ' 0 Taupiri — 1 2 Ditto (pref.) — 1 2 6 Waipa ..1 r.j — 0 13 3 GAS— Auckland —a r.-.-1 3 6 1 3 4 Ditto (con.) r. .• 0 15 .0 0 14 6 Gishorne 1.. 0 11 0 — SHIPPING— Huddart-Parker rev 2 8 0 2 7 6 Ditto (pref.) — 1 0 0 Nbrthem Steam 0 14 3 0 13 6 Ditto (con.) 0 6 10 0 6 5 P. and 0. (def. stk.) — 260 0 0 Union Steam (pref.) — 1 0 0 TIMBER— Bartholomew .-.1 r. •• 1 1 9 0 39 9 Kauri Timber r.v 1 5 9 * 1 5 0 . National j r. •• 0 14 6 — Parker-Lamb ... *.«• 1 3 0 — WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi .. rra 0 10 0 — BREWERIES— C. L. Innea and Co. (pref.) 1 0 0 — N,Z. Breweries, Ltd. 2 12 0 — MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amuse. Park 0 14 G 0 9 0 Ditto (pref.) 0 19 0 — British . Tobacco .. 2 13 G — Bycroft, Ltd. 1 11 G 1 9 6 Checker Taxicab Co. 0 19 G 0 18 0 Colonial Sugar (Aus.) — 59 10 0 Dental and Medical 0 17 6 0 — Dominion Pictures .. — 19 0 Donaghy's Rope — 0 1 14 G Dominion Rubber ... 2 8 12 — Grey and Menzies 0 G — H.M. Theatre (pref.) — 1 0 0 Kempthorne Proseer 3 3 G — Milne and Choyce — 1 i 3 Ditto (pref.) — 1 4 3 3 Ditto (B pref.) .. — 1 4 Ditto (deb. stkj .. 1 4 G 1 4 0 N.Z. Farmers' Feit. 4 4 0 3 ia G N.Z. Paper Mills \. 0 19 0 — N.Z. Refrig. (con.) 0 7 3 '— Northern Boot 0 18 0 13 1 Phillipps and Impey — l 6 Sanford, Ltd. 1 2 G 1, 6 6 Ditto (pref.) 1 2 G l 1 Thames Theatre 1 0 0 0 15 G Tonson Garlick 0 16 3 2 — Union Oil 2 3 0 0 0 Wiseman and Sons 6 G (ord.) Wilsons Cement 0 1 8 15 1 14 9 MINING — 0 0 Alburnia .. r. .• 0 3 4 3 Ballarat (con.) 0 0 6 0 0 0 " 0 11 Moanataiari (pd.) .. 0 — 4 Ditto (con.) 4 4 3 0 Empire Reefs (con.) 0 — 51 6 Golden Age (con.) .. 0 0 Kawarau 0 3 3 3 2 Komata Reefs 0 0 3 ' Kuranui 0 0 8 0 Lucky Shot (2s pd.) 0 3 0 2 5 Ditto (con.) 0 2 G 0 3 Maoriland (con.) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Majestic 0 0 9 Waiotahi (4s pd.) 0 1 6 1 0 0 10 Ditto (con.) 0 1 0 Occidental-Una (con.) 0 0 9 0 6 Ohinemuri 0 5 3 0 17 Q Waihi 0 18 (5 A Waihi Gnd. June. .. 0 1 7 u J. 0 Mount Lyell 1 8 6 N.Z. GOVT. BONDS- — War Loan. 1930, 4i — 97 96 96 % 101 101 12 10 10 0 0 6 0 0 0 6 0 Ditto, 3938. 4i .. — Ditto, 1939, 4i .. — Ditto, 1311, 4* .. — Ditto, 1933. 5i .. — I Ditto. 1936, 5} — N.Z. INSCRIBED STC'CK- - 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 Q War Loan. 1938, 41 .. Ditto, 1939. 45 .. — 96 % Ditto. 1933. M .. 101 5 0 101 101 Diito, 1936, 5i .. — DEBENTURES— 9'2 99 85 0 0 0 0 0 Auck. Gas, 1932. 5 .. — 0 0 0 0 0 Ditto. 1928. 61 .. — Auck. Bar. Bra., 4 — 0 0 Ditto, 1939 5i . . Ditto. G . - 97 1 105 0 0 96 103 Thames Har. Brd.. 6 102 0 0 96 100 105 0 0 0 City of Auck.. 40. 5i Bor. of Devon nort, G Bor. of Mt. Eden. G| - 0 0 0 N.Z. Breweries .. 1 4 4 1 96 87 4 0 10 0 0 Milne and Choyce — Glaxo