STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19717, 17 August 1927, Page 9

STOCKS AND SHARES.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE

DAY OF ACTIVE BUSINESS.

There was a marked increase, of activity on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday, and considerable business was recorded, particularly in banks and coal shares. A sale of War Loans, 1930, 4J, per cent., was effected at £97 15s, which was the price of the last sale made a month ago. There was further inquiry at £97 10s, sellers withdrawing. In New Zealand Breweries debentures sellers came down to 23s 9d, and buyers advanced to 23s 7d, without effecting business. In banks Commercial of Australia sold at 28s, a decline of 3d on the price earlier in the week. Business was done in Nationals of New Zealand at the recentlyprevailing rate of £6 15s. Unions of Australia were done at £ls, showing no change in recent values. In loan and agencies buyers of Loan and Mercantiles advanced to £92 without eliciting response. In coals there .were signs of advance in several lines. Hikurangis changed hands at 3s, arid the preference issue at 7s, as compared with 6s 6d last week. Pukemiros sold at 62s 6d, as compared with 61s at the beginning of this month, and 59s last month. Taupiris, preference, were still offered at 245, buyers 23s 6d. In gas sellers of Aucklands came down to 22s 6d at the last call, but buyers would not go beyond 22s 4d. In miscellaneous a further sharp advance was apparent in Auckland Amusement Parks, which sold at the last call at 12s 7d. The sale price last Saturday was lis 6d. The closing quotations were, sellers 13s 6d, buyers 12s 4d. Business took place in British Tobaccos at 52s 3d, 3d less than the price at the beginning of the month Colonial Sugars were offered at £52 10s, without result

In miuing buyers of Alburnias advanced to 3s 4d, sellers firm at 3s Bd. Kawaraus at Is had no buyers. New Waiotahis, Contributing, which were disposed ol at 7d and 8d on Monday, sold at 9d, with further demand at that figure. Business was done in Occidental Una Uniteds at Bd, and in Waihis at 19s 3d. The last sale of Waihis last week was at 19s 6d. The following sales took place:—War Loan, 1930, 4£ per cent., £97 15s; Commercial Bank of Australia, 28s. National Bank of New Zealand, £6 15s: Union of Australia, £ls; Hikurangi, 3s; Hikurangt (preference), 7s; Pukemiro Collieries, 62s 6d; Auckland Amusement Park, 12s 7d; British Tobacco, 52s 3d; New Waiotahi (contributing), 9d; Occidental Una United (contributing), 8d; Waihi, 19s 3d.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls— 4 D,,e - Mt. Welcome—3d per share . . Aug. 22 Dividends — N.Z. Refrigerating—2ob paid, fid per share; 10s paid, 3d per , share ■ • • ■ - Aug. 22 CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. A. and N.Z. CHICAGO, Aug. 15. Wheat.—September, 1 dollar 42 5-8 cents per bushel; December, 1 dollar 47 1-8 cents; March, 1 dollar 50 cents.

Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ B d £ s d Batik Australasia 14 16 0 6 Com. of Australia .. 1 a 3 0 1 Ditto (pref.) 7 0 — National of N.Z. - 6 16 0 R 1 \ 6 Nat. of Australasia, — 16 17 6 New South Wales . . 45 5 0 — 6 Xpw Zealand . . 2 18 6 2 17 Ditto (D pref., 103 paid) . . 0 17 0 0 16 0 Ditto (D pref.. 0 20s paid) 1 6 9 1 6 Union of Australia . ' 15 1 0 14 18 6 INSURANCE — National — 3 16 0 New Zealand . • — ] 10 6 3 South British 2 IS 0 r 17 LOAN AND AGENCY0 Farmers' Co-op. Auc. 3 5 0 2 13 Ditto (A pref.) . . 0 18 0 0 16 0 Ditto (B pref.) . 0 IS 4 0 0 0 14 6 0 Goldsbrough, Mori . • — 4 Ditto (rights) — 8 7 Newton King, Ltd. 0 14 0 (pref.) — N Z. and River Plate 1 8 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 N.Z. Guar. Corp. . . — 0 0 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc. — 02 Ditto (pref.) — 80 0 N. Auck. Farm. Co-op. (B pref.) — 0 5 0 COAL— Hikuranpi 0 3 9 0 0 2 6 6 Ditto (pref.) 0 7 6 6 Ditto (A pref.) 0 6 3 0 5 1 5 6 0 9 Pukemiro Renown (con.) . . 0 6 9 3 0 Taupiri . . • • Ditto (pref.) Waipa . . •» 1 1 5 4 0 0 1 0 14 6 11 GAS4 9 Auckland . . * • 1 2 6 1 2 Ditto (con.) 0 17 3 0 0 16 Birkenhead 0 17 SHIPPING— Devonport Steam . . 1 4 9 — Hnddart-Farker •2 fi 0 — 9 Ditto (pref.) . . 1 1 3 1 0 Northern Steam . . 0 14 6 10 0 13 9 Ditto (eon.) 0 6 0 6 6 Union Steam (pref.) 1 0 1 — TIMBER— Kauri Timber 1 5 3 1 4 6 Leyland-O'Brien . . — 1 14 6 National • • • 0 14 6 0 12 0 Parker-Lamb • . 1 2 6 — BREWERIES— C. L. Innes and Co. 0 (pref.) . • 1 0 2 — N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. 3 3 6 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Auok. Amuso. Park ■ 0 13 6 0 12 4 A. ,1. Entrican and Co. 0 19 0 — British Tobacco — 2 12 0 Bycroft. Limited — 1 10 0 Checker Taxicab — 0 19 0 Colonial Susar (Aus.) 62 10 0 •— Dental and Medical 0 16 0 — 0 Dominion Pictures . — 1 0 Ditto (nref.) Electro. Zinc (pref.) — 6 1 0 0 1 12 — Gear Meat — 1 15 6 Grey and Menzies . 0 12 6 0 0 6 Hamilton Theatres 0 18 9 — Hill and Plummer 1 2 6 1 1 9 II.M Arcade (pref.) — 1 0 0 Kempthorne. Prosser Milne and Choyce 3 5 0 1 4 0 Ditto (pref.) — 1 4 0 Ditto (B pref.) 1 — 0 1 4 0 Ditto (deb. stk.) . . 4 — N Z. Fertiliser 4 0 0 — N.Z. Paper Mills . . 0 17 0 0 — 6 N.Z. Refrig (con.) . — 6 Phillipps and Impey — 1 1 14 0 0 Robinson Ice Cream . — 0 1 Snnford, Ltd. . 1 2 1 — Ditto (pref.) 1 1 6 0 8 6 0 Taranaki Oil . 0 9 3 0 0 Thames Theatre 1 0 0 15 0 Tonson Garlick 0 12 6 — 0 0 Union Oil — 0 2 0 Whittome. Stevenson 2 5 2 2 Wilsons N.Z. Cement 1 14 9 1 14 3 MINING— Alburnia . - • • 0 3 8 0 3 4Monnataiari (5s pd.) 0 o 10 0 2 0 Ditto (new issue) . 0 1 6 — Empire Reefs (con.) 0 0 8 — Kawarau 0 1 0 Komata Reefs 0 0 3 0 — Lucky Shot (2s pd.) . 0 — 8 1 4 . Ditto (con.) 1 0 1 4 Mnoriland Con. (con.) 0 1 5 *— Maiestic •• •• 0 0 6 — 10 New Waiotahi (4s pd.) 0 — 0 0 Ditto (con.) 0 11 0 0 9 Occidental-Una (con.) 0 . 0 7i 0 0 6 Waihi 0 19 6 0 19 3 Wnihi Gnd. June. 0 1 5 0 1 4 Mount Lyell 1 s 3 — N.Z. GOVT BONDS- - War Loan. 1930. 44 . . — 07 10 0 Ditto, 1933, 55 — 100 15 0 Ditto, 1936, 53 — 100 16 0 N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK- - Wt>r Loan, 1929, 5 99 5 0 08 5 0 Ditto, 1938. 44 96 15 0 05 15 0 Ditto. 1927-41. 5i . . 101 — 0 98 5 0 Ditto. 1933 51 0 — DEBENTUEESAuek. Gas. 1932. 5 . . 95 0 0 00 0 0 Ditto, 1923 6J , . . 101 0 0 09 0 0 Auck. Har. Bd., 4 . . 100 — 0 85 0 0 Ditto, fii. 1910 0 100 0 0 Ditto, 5j • • • • 101 10 0 Ditto. 6 — 102 0 0 Bor. Devonport, 6 103 — 0 100 0 0 Bor. Mt. Albert, 6 10 — N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. 1 3 9 1 3 10 7 Glaxo — 88 0