STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19676, 30 June 1927, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE BUSINESS SLACK YESTERDAY. Business was unusually slack on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday, mining being the only section to show activity. In Government securities there was general inquiry at current offers, hut few holders responded. In debentures New Zealand Breweries were, done at 23s 6d, the buyers' offer, at the second call, compared with 23s lOd at the last sale two weeks ago. In banks buyers offered £8 7s, tlie current price, for English, Scottish and Australians, sellers reducing their quotations by Is to £8 8s at the last call. New South Wales were available at £45 7s 6d, the price paid earlier in the week, buyers £45. New Zealands were steady at 59s 3d and 58s 6i!, and Unions at £ls 16s and £ls 14s. In insurance New Zealands changed hands at 39s 9d, the current rate, at tho first and third calls. In coal Renowns, which were done at 6s earlier in the week, were sought at 5s 9d, late sellers 6s 9d. In miscellaneous British Tobaccos had sale at 54s 9d, compared 55s at tho end of last week. The market' for Colonial Nilgais was steady at £sl 15s and £sl. hi mining Kawaraus again changed hands at Is 6d, at which price more were available, late buyers Is 3d. Lucky Shots, contributing issue, were slightly easier, business being done at 2s, compared with 2s 2d earlier in tho week. Waihis had sale at 19s Id, compared with 19s 3d at tho end of last week, and Waihi Grand Junctions were done at< Is sd. Tho following sales took place:—New Zealand Breweries, debentures, 23s 6d; New Zealand Insurance, 39s 9d; Britisli Tobacco, 54s 9d; Kawarau, Is 6d; Lucky Shot, con., 2s; Waihi, 19s Id; Waihi Grand Junction, Is sd.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— Duo. N.Z. and River Plate Land Mortgage—lnterim, 1 p.c July 1 Calls— ; * Mount Welcome—2d per share .. July 1 Auckland Gas Co. (con.)—2a per share .. .. {. .. July 31 LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. (Received Juno 29, 5.5 p.m.) A. and N.Z.-Sun. LONDON, June 28. The following quotations ruled to-day on the London Stock Exchange:—B;mk of Australasia, £l4 6s 3d; Bank of New South Wales. £43 10s; Union Rank of Australia, £ls 7s 6d ; National Bank of New Zealand, 143s 6(1; Bank of Now Zealand (stock), £93 10s; shares, 58s 9d; New Zealand Loan and Meiicantile (debentures), £76.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ s d £ s. d. Com. of Australia .. 1 9 9 1 9 0 Ditto (pref.) 7 2 0 — 0 13ng., Scot, and Aug. 9 8 0 8 7 Nat. of New Zealand 7 1 6 17 — 0 Nat. of Australasia 17 10 0 0 Now South Wales 45 7 6 45 0 0 New Zealand 2 19 3 2 18 6 Ditto (D pref., 5s pd.) — 0 )1 0 Ditto (D pref., 20s pd.) __ 1 15 5 0 Union of Australia .. 15 16 0 14 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand 2 0 0 l 19 fi South British 2 IS 3 2 17 6 Standard — 2 18 0 LOAN AND AGENCY — Dalgety and Co. .. Farmers' Co-op. Auc. 13 15 0 — 3 15 0 0 — 0 Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 16 0 15 6 Goldsbrough, Mort .. 2 7 t> 0 2 3 Newton King (pref.) 0 14 0 11 0 N.Z. River Plate .. 1 9 0 1 7 6 N.Z. Guar. Corp. .. 0 9 0 0 8 7 N.Z. Loan and Merc. — 90 0 0 N. Auck. Farmers' Co-op. (B pref.) 0 8 6 — COAL— Renown (con.) 0 6 9 0 5 9 llikurangi (pref.) .. — 0 4 0 Ditto (A pref.) .. — 0 3 6 Pukemiro — 2 18 0 Taupiri .. 1 1 0 1 1 2 9 Ditto (pref.) — 3 3 0 Wuipa .. .. — 0 14 GAS— Auckland 1 3 7 1 3 6 Ditto (con.) 0 17 3 0 17 0 Birkenhead 0 17 0 — Wellington — 1 7 0 SHIPPING — • Devonport Steam .. 1 5 6 1 4 3 Huddart-Parker 2 7 9 2 7 0 Ditto (pref.) — 1 0 0 0 Northern Steam 0 14 6 13 9 Ditto (con.) 0 6 9 0 6 4 Union Steam (pref.) 1 0 4 0 19 10 TIMBER— , Bartholomew .. ft 1 0 6 — Kauri Timber 1 I 0 — Levland-O'Brien — 1 13 6 National 0 :,3 6 0 10 0 Parker-Lamb 1 2 6 — WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi 0 11 0 0 9 9 Wellington (pref.) .. — 6 6 0 BREWERIES--C'. L. Innes and Co. (pref.) .1 0 0 — N.Z. Breweries 2 11 9 — 0 J. Staples and Co. 1 19 6 1 18 MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amuse. Park 0 12 0 0 9 0 Ditto (pref.) 0 18 0 — A. J. Entrican 0 19 0 — British Tobacco 2 15 0 2 14 3 Bycroft, Ltd. — 1 9 i; Checker Taxicab — * 0 18 0 Ditto fcon.) 0 7 G 0 5 9 Colonial Sugar (Aus.) 51 IS 0 51 0 0 Dental and Medical . 0 16 0 — 0 Dominion Pictures .. — 1 0 Dominion Rubber .. 2 7 0 11 6 Dunlop Rubber — ' J Electro. Zinc (pref.) 1 13 6 1 12 6 Gear Meat — 1 15 0 Hill and Plummer .. — 1 1 3 H.M. Theatre (pref.) — 1 0 0 Kempthorne. Prosser 3 4 G — 6 Milne and Choyce .. — 1 4 Ditto (pref.) — 1 4 6 Ditto (B pref.) .. — 1 4 6 Ditto (deb. stk.) .. 1 4 3 1 3 6 Murchison Oil (20s pd.) 1 1 0 — N.Z. Farmers' Fert. 4 3 0 3 15 0 Phillipps and Impey — 1 14 0 Robinson Tee Cream — 1 1 0 Sanford, Ltd. — 1 1 6 Ditto (pref.) — T 1 3 Tar.in.iki Oil 0 9 0 0 8 0 Thames Theatre 1 0 0 0 15 0 Tonson G-erlick 0 13 0 0 9 6 Union Oil 2 I 6 1 19 6 Whittome, Stevenson 2 6 0 2 o 6 Wisernnn and Sons (ord.) 0 8 F. — 3 Wilsons Cement l 14 0 1 13 MINING— Alburnia .. " 0 4 1 0 4 0 Moanataiari (con.) .. 0 3 0 0 2 9 Ditto (new issue) 0 2 0 — Empire Reefs (con.) 0 0 8 0 Golden Age (pd.) .. — n 7 Ditto (con.) 0 0 5 0 0 3 Kawarau 0 1 6 0 1 3 Komata Reefs 0 0 3 — Kuranu' 0 0 6 — Lucky Shot (2s pd.) 0 2 6 0 2 1 Ditto (con.) 0 2 2 0 2 0 Msoriland (eon.) 0 1 8 — Ml. Welcome (pd.) 0 2 0 — New Waiotnhi (4s pd.) — 0 1 0 Ditto (eon.) 0 1 0 0 0 81 Nonpareil (con.) 0 0 6 — Occidental-Una (con.) 0 0 8} 0 0 "i Ohinemuri 0 5 0 0 4 0 Waihi 0 19 3 0 19 0 Waihi Gnd. June. 0 I 7 0 1 4 Mount Lyell — 1 8 3 N.Z. GOVT. LOANS— War Loan, 1930, 4i — 97 10 0 Ditto. 1938, 4} .. — 96 15 0 Ditto, 1939, 4! .. 96 17 6 96 15 0 Ditto, 1941, 4i .. — 96 0 0 Ditto. 193:), 5} .. — 101 0 0 Ditto. 19:10, 5i .. — 101 0 0 N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCKWar Loan, 1929, 5 — 98 5 0 Ditto, 1938, 4\ .. — 96 15 0 Ditto. 1939, 4 J .. 97 o 6 96 15 0 Ditto. 1933, 55 .. 101 10 0 — DEBENTURES— Auck. Gas, 1928, 6$ 99 0 0 Auck. Har. Brd., -1 — 85 0 0 Ditto, 5} .. 96 15 0 —. Ditto. 6 — 102 10 0 Auck. F.lec. Pr. Brd. -— 98 0 0 Auck. Hos. Brd., 5J — 9S 0 0 Auck. Fire Brd., 6 104 0 0 HIO 0 0 Bor. of Devonport, 6 — 100 0 0 Bor. of Mt. Eden, 65 — 105 0 0 Ditto, 6 .104 0 0 102 0 0 N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. 1 3 10 1 3 4 N.Z. Milk Products 110 0 0 105 0 0 Glaxo — So 10 0