STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19720, 20 August 1927, Page 9

STOCKS AND SHARES.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. THE WEEK'S TRANSACTIONS. Average business was transacted on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday. In Government securities War Loans, 1930, per cent., changed hands at £97 10s, a reduction ,of 5s on the price paid earlier in the week. War Bonds, 1927, 5 per cent., which have, not had sale since March, were done at £9B 15s, compared with £9B 17s 6d at the earlier date. In banks Commercials of Australia had sale at 27s 6d, the current price, and the market closed firm at 27s 9d and 27s 3d. New. South Wales were available at £45, late buyers £44 10s. Unions of Australia were done at the current figure of £ls, the market closing at £ls Is and £l4 18s 6d. Holders of New Zealand Insurance did not quote in response to offers of 40s. In loan and agency Goldsbrough, Morts had the second sale of the week at 45s 3d. In miscellaneous Colonial Sugars were done at £52 2s 6d, compared with £sl 5s at the previous sale early in July. Farmers' Fertilisers sold at 755, a drop of 5s on the last sale six weeks ago. In mining Waihis appreciated by 3d, selling at 19s 6d at the first call, and more were available at that figure, buyers 19s 4d. Following is a summary of transactions since Friday of last week. In the second column is given the return, based on the last dividend, from investment at.the quoted price. In tho case of Government and other redeemable securities the return "includes redemption. The first column, gives tho figure at which the latest sale was made during tho week

The following sales took place yesterday :—New Zealand War Loan, 1930, 4£ per cent.,' £97 10s; New Zealand War Loan, 1927, 5 per cent., £9B 15s; Commercial Bank of Australia, 27s 6d; Union Bank *of Australia, £ls; Goldsbrough,. Mort, 45s 3d; Colonial Sugar, £52 2s 6d; New Zealand Farmers' Fertiliser, 755; Waihi, "i9s 6d. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls £>no- - Welcome—3d per shar© . . Aug. 22 Dividends— N.Z Refrigerating—2os paid, 6d per share; 10s paid, 8d per share .. .* ». •• Aug. 22

Latest Sale. Return. BANKS— £ B. d. £ s. ct. Corn, of Aus. 1 7 G g 9 1 National of Aus. 17 2 0 5 16 11 National of N.Z. G 15 0 5 3 8 Union of Aus. 15 0 0 5 0 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand 9. 0 0 4 7 e LOAN AND AGENCY— Dalgety and Co. (ordinary) 13 17 6 G 2 G Goldsbrough. Mort . 2 5 3 6 12 7 Ditto (lights) 0 S 11 — COAL— Hikurangi .. 0 3 0 — Ditto (pref.) t.-. 0 7 0 — Pukemiro .i.-. s 2 6 8 0 0 GAS— Auckland sr= sv 1 2 8 7 1 2 TIMBER— Kauri »f. 1 5 3 5 18 10 BREWERIES— Now Zealand 2 2 3 4 14 S MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amuse. Park. 0 12 7 — 10 10 British Tobacco Colonial Sugar 2 52 12 2 3 6 4 4 11 15 Gear Meat Co. 1 1G 3 5 10 4 Lewis R. Eadv, 7 p.c. 3 IS (B pref.) 1 0 6 3 N.Z Farmers' Fort. 3 15 0 10 0 0 Wilsons Cement 1 1-1 3 5 17 3 N.Z. GOVT. LOANS — War Loan. 1030. 4i .. 97 10 0 5 8 6 DEBENTURES— 10 Mt. Albert Br.. 1959. G 103 0 0 5 15

Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ s. d. £ B. d. Com. of Australia 1 7 9 1 7 3 Ditto (pref.)^ 7 0 0 6 11 National of N.Z. . . 6 15 C 6 0 0 0 0 Now South Wales . . 45 0 0 44 10 2 18 0 16 1 6 New Zealand 2 18 3 Ditto (D pref. 10s pd.) — Ditto (D pref. 20s pd.) Union of Australia . 15 1 0 14 18 6 INSURANCE— 8 16 6 0 National — New Zealand — 2 0 2 17 South British — 6 LOAN AND AGENCY _ Farm. Co-op. Auc — 2 13 0 Goldsbroutih Mort . . 2 5 6 2 5 0 Newton King (pref.) 0 14 0 — N.Z. and River Plate 1 8 0 1 6 0 N.Z. Guarantee (ord.) — 0 9 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc. — 92 0 () Ditto (pref.) — 80 0 0 COAL— 0 9 Hikurangi 0 3 R 0 3 Ditto (pref.) 0 7 6 0 6 Ditto (A pref.) — 0 5 3 0 3 0 Pukerniro — 0 Taupiri . . ♦ •- 1 5 1 "3 0 14 Ditto (pref.) Waipa . • 1 4 0 6 11 We:-! port .. .. 1 13 6 GAS— Auckland • • . * 1 2 9 12 6 0 16 10 Ditto (eon.) • • 0 17 0 Birkeuhead 0 17 0 SHIPPING— Devonport Steam .. 1 4 8 9 — Huddart-Parker 2 7 0 14 Northern Steam 0 14 S 2 6 Ditto (con.) — 0 6 Union Steam (pref.) 1 0 3 — TIMBER— 3 Kauri Timber 1 6 0 1 5 Leyland-O'Brien — 1 14 9 National 0 15 0 0 12 0 BREWERIES— C. L. Innes (pref.) 1 0 0 — 0 N.Z. Breweries 2 2 6 & 1 MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amuse. Park 0 14 0 0 13 3 A. J. Entrican 0 19 0 1 10 0 0 0 Bycroft, Ltd. . ■ — Checker Ta.xicab Co. . — ft 19 Colonial Sugar (Ana.) 52 7 6 51 15 Dental and Medical 0 16 0 1 ~0 1 0 0 0 Dominion Pictures . — Ditto (pref.) — 9 Electro. Zinc (pref.) 1 12 "— 6 Grey and Menzies . 0 12 6 0 9 Hamilton Theatres ft 18 9 1 1 9 Hill and Plutnmer . . 1 2 6 H.M. Arcade (pref.) — 9 1 0 0 Kemptliorne Prosser . 3 4 — 0 0 0 Milne and Choyce > — 1 4 1 4 1 4 Ditto (pref.) — Ditto (B pref.) . - 0 Ditto (deb. stock) 1 4 — N.Z. Fertiliser 4 0 ft N.Z. Paper Mills . . 0 17 0 0 (5 1 14 1 1 N.Z. Refrig. (con.) — 6 Phillipps and Impey — 0 ft Robinson Ice Cream . — San ford. Ltd. 1 1 6 1 ft 1 0 0 7 0 6 9 0 Ditto (pref.) 1. 1 fi Taranakj Oil Fields . 0 9 0 ft Thames Theatre . 1 0 0 15 Tonson Garlick Union Oil Whittome. Stevenson 0 12 2 5 ft O 2 ft ft 0 0 Wilsons N.Z. Cement 1 15 0 11 MINING— Alburnia Moanataiari (paid) . . 0 3 0 3 8 0 0 3 ft 2 0 ft 5 0 10 Ditto (eon.) 0 1 4 Empire Reefs (eon.) . ft ft 8 5 0 — Golden Ape (con.) . . K aw.".ran ft ft ft 1 0 0 7 Komata Reefs 0 0 3 — Kuranui . • 0 0 6 — Lucky Shot (2s pd.) Ditto (con.) 0 '2 0 1 10 0 1 0 1 5 <1 Maoriland (con.) 0 1 5 Majestic , N. Waiotahi (4s pd.) 0 0 6 0 1 10 Ditto (con.) •• 0 0 9J 0 0 0 0 0 19 9 Occidental Una (con.) Ohinemuri Wnihi • • . • • Waihi Gnd. Junction 0 0 0 4 0 19 9 9 fi 6 4 0 1 6 3 0 1 3 Mount Lyell 1 8 N.Z. GOVT. LOANS0 0 0 War Loan. 1930. 41 . . — 97 10 Ditto. 1938. 4i — 96 5 Ditto. 1939. 4J — 96 0 N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCKWar Loan. 1929. 5 . . 99 10 0 98 5 0 Ditto, 1933. 4J . . 96 15 0 9S 0 0 Ditto. 1927-41. 51 . . — DEBENTURES— 90 0 0 Anckland Gas, 1932, 5 95 0 0 Ditto, 1928. 6i l'Ol 0 0 99 0 0 Auck. Har. Board, 4 — 0 85 0 0 Ditto. 51c 100 0 — 0 0 Ditto, 53 Ditto. (3 ■ • 101 10 0 100 0 102 0 Bor of Gisborne. 51 96 0 0 . — 0 Bor. of Devonport, 6 N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. . 1 ~3 9 100 ft 1 3 88 10 7 0 Glaxo