STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19721, 22 August 1927, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. FAIR BUSINESS ON SATURDAY. Only fair business was transacted on the Auckland Stock Exchange at thG single call on Saturday. There was very little interest in Government securities, but buyers offered £9B 10s, an advance of 5s for Inscribed Stock, 1929, 5 per cent., holders £99. In banks New South Wales changed hands at the current price of £44 15s. New Zealands were slightly easier, a sale being made at 58s 3d, a decline of threepence on the price current since the beginning of the month. Unions were sought at £l4 19s, sellers £ls 2s 6d. In insurance buyers renewed current offers for New Zealand and South British, but holders were silent. In coal Hikurangis appreciated threepence, a sale being made at 3s 3d. In miscellaneous Milne and (Jhoyce, debenture stock, had sale at 23s 6d, the current price. Wilsons Cements were sought at 345, but sellers did not respond. In mining New Waiotahis, contributing, were done at 9d, the price current at the previous sale, and Occidentals, contributing, had sale at 7d. Waihis were sought at 19s 3d, but sellers asked 19s 6d, the figure at which the last sale was made. The following sales took place:—Bank of New South Wales, £44 15s; Bank of Now Zealand, 58s 3d; Hikurangi Coal, 3s 3d; Milne and Clioyce, debenture stock. 23s 6d; New Waiotahi, contributing, 9d; Occidental, contributing, 7d.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls— * Duo. Mt Welcome—3d per share . . Now Dividends — N.Z. Refrigerating—2os paid, 6d per share: 10s paid, 3d per ehare . . • • • • • • Now

9 SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [BY telegraph.—press association.] WELLINGTON. Saturday. The following sale was made on the Stock Exchange to-day Westport Stockton (ord.), 2s. CHRISTCHURCH. Saturday. The following sales were made on the Stock Exchange to-day National Bank of New Zealand, £6 15s; Bank of New Zealand, 58s sd; Bank of New South Wales (cum div.), £44 17s 6d; Comrner cial Bank of Australia, 27s lOd; (two parcels) ; New Zealand Government, 4£ per cent., Inscribed Stock, 1938. £96 7s 6d; Goklsbrough, Mort, 455; New Zea land Government 5j per cent. Bonds, 1933. £lOl ss; South British Insurance. 58s; British Tobacco, 55s 6d. PUKEKOHE MARKET REPORT. [BY TELEGRAPH.—-OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] PUKEKOHE. Saturday. The Franklin farmers Auctioneering Company, Lid.. Pukekohe. report that at the weekly Bale at their mart there was a large attendance In piss, which were entered in good numbers, weaners brought lCs to 225; slips. 265, and stores, 3i>s.. Poultry was in good supply, and prices ruled higher than at previous solos, light liens realising 2s lid to 3s 3d; heavy hens, 3s Gd to 4s 8d ■ roosters, 43 8d to 6s fid; ducks, 4s 6d to 5b Vegetables wore in good supply and met. with a ready sale. Cauliflowers brought 4b to 98 a dozen; cabbages. Is to Is Cd a dozen; carrots, 2s a suaar bag; swedes. Is 3d a sugar bag onions Is and 2s a eufrat bag; local potatoes. 4s a sugar bag; kumaras (is a sugar bag; and pumpkins, 3s to 5s per cwt. Heavy entries were received in cabbage and onion plants, which proved hard to quit, a largo number remaining unsold. For fruit trees, for planting out. prices ruled low, Apples were in good supply, and sold at from Cs 9d to Us fid a bushel ease, according to kind and Duality. A quantity of furniture and smidrie3 waa disposed of at satisfactory prices.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyers. BANKS- £ s d £ £ 1 d Com. of Australia 1 7 9 1 7 3 Ditto (pref.) .. 7 0 0 National of N.Z. . . 6 lf» 0 New South Wales . . 45 0 0 41 12 0 New Zealand . . 2 18 3 2 18 0 Ditto (D prof.. 10s paid) —. 0 16 0 Ditto (D pref.. 20a paid) — 1 6 0 Union of Australia . 15 2 G 14 19 0 INSURANCE— National 3 16 6 New Zealand . . 2 0 0 South British — 2 17 6 LOAN AND AGENCY— Farmers' Co-op. Auc. 2 13 0 Ditto (A pref.) 0 IS 0 0 10 0 Ditto (B pref.) . . 0 15 i — Newton King, Ltd. (pref.) . . . . 0 14 0 — N.Z. and River Plate — 1 G 0 N.Z. Guar. Corp. . . 0 9 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc. — 92 0 0 Ditto (pref.) — 80 0 0 COALHtKurangi . . . . 0 3 6 0 3 0 Ditto (pref.) .. — 0 6 9 Ditto (A pref.) . . 0 e a 0 5 G Pukemiro — 3 0 0 Renown (con.) .. 0 6 6 — Tnupiri . . .. 1 5 0 Ditto (pref.) .. 1 4 0 1 3 6 Waipa — 0 14 11 GASAuckland .. ., 1 2 8 1 2 4 Ditto (con.) .. o 17 0 0 16 9 Birkenhead . .. 0 17 0 — SHIPPING— Devonport Steam .. 1 4 0 — Huddart-Parkor . . 2 7 9 — Northern- Steam . . 0 14 3 0 14 0 Ditto (con.) — 0 6 6 Union Steam (pref.) 1 0 3 — TIMBER— Kauri Timber . . 1 -G 0 1 5 fi Leyland-O'Brien — 1 15 0 National .. .. — 0 12 0 Taupo Totara .. 0 18 0 — WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi . . .. 0 10 6 — BREWERIES— C. L. Irmos and Co. (pref. ) ... 1 0 0 — Ltd. 2 2 G 2 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amuse Park . 0 14 3 0 13 0 A. J. Entrican . . C 19 0 . — Bycroft, Limited — 1 10 0 Checker Taxicab — 0 19 0 Dental and Medical . 0 16 0 — 0 Dominion Pictures . — 1 0 Ditto (pref.) . . — 1 0 0 (Trey and Menzies 0 12 6 0 9 6 Hamilton Theatres 0 18 9 — 9 Hill and Plummer . 1 2 6 1 1 H.M. Arcade (pref,,) — 1 0 0 Milne and Cnoyce . . — 1 4 0 Ditto (pref ) — 1 4 0 Ditto (B pref.) — 1 4 0 Ditto (deb. stk.) . — 1 3 0 N.Z. Fertiliser . . 4 0 0 — N Z Paper Mills . 0 17 0 — 6 N.Z. Refrig (con.) . 0 7 0 0 6 Phillipps and Ifnpey, — 1 14 0 Robinson Ire Cream — 1 1 0 Snnford, Ltd. . . 1 1 6 1 0 0 Ditto (pref.) . . 1 1 6 1 0 6 Taranaki Oil — 0 7 9 0 Thames Theatre . . 1 0 0 0 15 Tonson Oarlick . . 0 12 6 0 0 Union Oil . • — 2 Whittome. Stevenson 2 5 0 2 2 0 Wilsons N.Z. Cement — 1 14 0 MINING— Alburn ia _ .... 0 3 8 0 3 4 Moanataiari (paid) . 0 0 — 10 Ditto (con.) . . 0 l fi 0 0 Empire Reefs (con.) 0 0 8 — Golden . Age (con.) . 0 0 5 — Kawarau . . - • 0 1 0 0 0 6 Komata Reefs . . 0 0 3 — Kuranui . . . • 0 0 6 0 — Lucky Shot (2s pd.) 0 2 2 1 6 Ditto (con.) . . 0 2 0 0 1 4 Mnoriland Con. (con.) 0 1 5 — Majestic _ ... ■ ■ 0 0 6 0 — New Waiotahi (4s pd.) — 9i 0 10 Ditto (con.) 0 0 0 0 84 Occidental Una (con.) 0 0 81 — Ohinemuri . . 0 4 9 0 — Waihi . . . • 0 19 6 19 S Waihi Grid. June. . . 8 0 1 3 Mount Lyell .. 1 3 — N.Z. GOVT. BONDS— War Loan. 1938, 4} . — 96 5 0 Ditto, 1939, 4i — 96 0 0 N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK— War Loan, 1929, 5 . 99 0 0 98 10 0 Ditto. 1927-41, 51 . . — 9S 0 0 Ditto, 1933. 54 . . 101 0 0 — Ditto. 1936. 5i . 101 5 0 _ DEBENTURES — A nek. Gas, 1932. 5 . 94 0 0 90 0 0 Ditto, 1928, 6i . . 101 0 0 99 0 0 Auck Har. Bd., 4 . . — 85 100 0 0 Ditto. 55 . . 101 10 0 0 0 Ditto, 6 — 102 0 0 Bor. Devonport, 6 . N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. 1 — 100 0 0 3 9 1 3 6 Glaxo — 8S 10 0