STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19806, 29 November 1927, Page 9

STOCKS AND SHARES.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. IHE WEEK OPENS QUIETLY. The Auckland Stock Exchange opened the week to quiet business yestorday, when the sales made were belcw the average number. In debentures Auckland Harbour Boards, 1936, 4 per cent., changed hands at £B7. The lust transaction was in March, when £B6 10s .was paid. In Government securities War Loans, 1938, 4Ji per cent, had sale at £96 15s at the first call. Late buyers offered £96 12s 6d, but holders withdrew. In inscribed stocks the 1927-41 issue, 5| per cent., changed hands at £9B 10s, an advance of 5s on the price paid last month. In banks holders of New South Wales reduced their early quotation of £46 10s to £45 17s 6d at the last call, but buyers were firm at £45. New Zealands hardened to sell at 60s, an advance of threepence on Saturday's transaction and of ninepenco on a sale made a week ago. Unions were sought at £l4 ss, an advance of 5s on Saturday's offer, sellers £l4 10s. In insurance 39s 9d Was offered for New Zealands, which have recently sold at 40s, but no holders wore revealed. Offers for South British were renewed at 56s 6d, late sellers 58s 6d. A sale was made at 56s 9d last week. Other sections attracted only slight business at approximately current rates. The following sales took place:—Auckland Harbour Board, 1936, 4 per cent., £B7; War Loan, 1938, '4£ per cent., £96 15s; Inscribed Stock, 1927-41, 5| per cent. £9B 10s; Bank of New Zealand, 60s; Hikurangi C'oal, 3s 8d; Auckland Gas, 23s 3d; Occidental Una United, con., Is Bd, Is 9d.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— Due. Wilsons Cement—ls per share . Now. Mount Lyell—Div. Is. bonus 3d . Dec. 19. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [BY TELEGRAPH, —PIIES3 ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHDECH. Monday The following sales took place on the Stock Exchange to-day Australian Bank of Commerce, 32s 8d; Christchurch Gas, 24s 6d: Bank of New Zealand (cum div.), 60s; New Zealand Refrigerating (£1 paid), 17s (two): New Zealand Breweries, 425. LONDON WOOL SALES. Dalgety and Company. Limited, report having received tho following cablegram from th«ir London house dated November 25:—The wool sales continue active, lately reported rates being fully maintained. NEW POTATOES AT PUKEKOHE. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. J PUKEKOHE, Monday. New potatoes were quoted to-day to 15s to 16s per cwt., t.0.r., Pukckohe, against 18s last Monday.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ s. d. £ s. d. Com. o[ Australia . 1 9 3 1 8 9 National of N.Z. . . e 19 0 i; 17 0 New South Wales . . 45 17 6 45 0 0 New Zealand 3 0 3 3 0 0 D prof,, 10s paid' — 0 16 0 D pref., 20s paid — 1 6 0 Union of Australia . 14 10 0 14 5 0 Ditto (new issue) . — 14 0 0 Ditto (55s paid) . . 6 1 0 5 18 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand 1 19 9 South .British 2 IS fi 2 16 G Standard — 3 1 0 LOAN AND AGENCY — Fa rm. Co-op. Auu. 3 5 0 — Ditto (A pref.) . . 0 IS 0 0 16 n Ditto (B pref.) .. — 0 14 0 Goldsbrough, Mort . 2 8 3 — National Mortgage . . 3 14 6 3 10 0 N.Z. and River Plate — 1 7 0 N.Z. Guarantee 0 9 0 0 8 3 N.Z. Loan and More. _ 94 0 0 Ditto (prof.) . . — 80 0 0 COAL— Hikurangi 0' 3 10 0 3 6 Ditto (pref.) 0 7 6 0 C 10 Ditto (A pref.) . . — 0 6 0 Pukemiro — 3 0 0 Renown (con.) — 0 8 3 Tanpiri — 1 6 3 Ditto (pref.) — 1 3 0 Waipa 0 16 0 0 15 9 Weatport — 1 10 0 GASAuckland 1 3 6 1 3 1 Ditto (con ) . . 0 17 0 0 16 7 Birkenhead 0 16 0 0 12 0 Thames 0 13 0 — SHIPPING— Devonport Steam 1 5 0 1 4 0 Iluddart-Pnrker 2 9 0 2 8 0 Northern Steam . . 0 15 0 0 14, 7 Ditto (con.) . , 0 7 1 0 t? 9 P. and 0. (def. stk.) 270 0 0 — TIMBER— Kauri Timber I 4 0 — National 0 12 6 — Tuuna Totarst . .. 0 16 0 — "Ditto U.ref.> , 0 17 0 — WOOLLENKaiapoi 0 8 9 0 8 0 Wellington — 6 \l Ditto (pref.) — 6 4 0 BREWERIES— C. L. Innes (pref.) 1 0 0 .— N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. ■ — 2 0 0 J. Staples and Co. 1 18 9 — MISCELLANEOUS— Attck Amuse. Park 0 IS 9 0 16 2 A. J. Entrican (pr.) 1 0 0 — British Tobacco . . 2 14 0 2 12 6 Bycroft. Limited — 1 9 6 Checker Taxicab Co. — 0 19 0 Ditto (con.) 0 10 0 — Colonial Sugar (Auu.) — 54 0 0 Dominion Pictures . — 1 0 0 Ditto (pref.) Electro. Zinc (ord ) — 1 0 0 I 11 6 1 10 0 Ditto (pref.) . . 1 12 6 — Gear Meat , . . — 1 18 6 Grey and Menzies . 0 13 0 — Hamilton Theatres . . 0 15 0 — Haywards 0 19 6 0 18 0 IT.M, Arcade (pref.) — 0 0 Milne and Choyco . ■ — 4 3 Ditto (pref.) — 4 0 Ditto (B pref.) — 4 0 Ditto (deb. stk.) 1 3 fi 3 3 Mue.hison Oil (20s pd.) 0 10 0 — N.Z. Paper Mills . . 0 17 0 — N.Z. Refrigerating . .— 0 16 6 Ditto (con.) 0 8 r; 0 8 2 Northern Boot .. 0 18 0 — Robinson Ice Cream . I 3 0 — Sanford, Ltd. 1 0 6 1 0 0 Ditto (pref.) — Taranaki Oil Fields . 0 11 2 0 11 0 Thames Theatre 1 0 0 — Tonson Garlick 0 u 0 o —' Union Oil . . 1 — 0 6 Wairakei, Ltd . . 0 10 fi 0 8 0 Whittome. Stevenson 2 6 0 2 3 15 6 Wilsons N.Z. Cement 1 16, 6 1 3 MINING— Albnrnia 0 2 0 0 1 9 Moanataiari (pd.) .. 0 2 8 0 2 0 Ditto (con.) 0 1 2 0 1 .1 Golden Age (pd.) .. — 21 0 0 21 Ditto (con.) 0 0 0 — .Kaworau 0 ~0 0 6 Komata Reofs 3 —. Kuranui • • • • 0 0 6 0 — 2 Lucky Shot (2s pd). 0 I 5 1 Maoriland (con.) . . 0 1 3 — Majestic 0 0 4 0 0 New Waiotahi ( Is pd.) — 0 (1 8 51 Ditto (con.) 0 0 8 0 0 Ociden. Una (2s pd.) 0 2 0 0 1 9 Ditto (con.) 0 1 10 0 1 7 Ohinemuri . ■ 0 6 5 8 0 6 1 3 5 Waihi 1 1 1 Waihi C'lid. Junction 0 1 2 0 0 9 Mount Lyell — 1 8 0 N.Z. GOVT. LOANS- _ Wnr Loan, 1930, 41 — 97 15 0 6 Ditto, 1938, 41 — 0 96 12 Ditto, 1939, 41 97 0 96 10 0 Ditto, 11141. 41 . . 97 0 0 9fi 0 0 Ditto. 1936. 51 . . — 100 15 0 N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCKWar Loan, 1929. 5 . — 98 10 0 Ditto. 1938. 4$. . . — 91". 10 0 Ditto, 1939. 4-1 . . — 0 SRi 10 0 Ditto, 1933, 51 • ■ 101 10 — Ditto. 1936, 51 . • 101 10 0 debentures— Auck. Gas, 1928. 61 101 0 0 99 0 0 Auck. Har. Bd., 1 89 0 0 85 0 0 Ditto. 5} — OS 10 0 Ditto, <5 — 102 0 0 City Auck., 1910, 51 Ditto. 1943, 51 , •• — 95 0 0 — 98 10 0 Ak. Elec. Pow. Bd. __ 98 V 0 Ak. Hospital Bd.. 5J — 0 98 0 0 Bor. Devonport, 41 . Ditto, (> 92 0 100 0 0 Hamilton Theatres . 105 0 0 — N.Z. Breweries. Ltd. . l fi 9 90 — 0 Glaxo — 0