STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19857, 30 January 1928, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. QUIET SATURDAY CALL. Little' business was transacted at the one call held by the Auckland Stock Exchange on Saturday. Most issues of Government Inscribed Stock were on the market, but quotations were too wide for business. In banking National of Australasia, contributing, which brought £8 lis earlier in the week, sold at £8 12s, with further buyers at £8 lis. New South Wales were offered at £4B 2s 6d. In shipping Huddart-Parkers wero wanted at £2 10s. In miscellaneous British Tobiccos were quoted at 39s 9d. and 39s 3d. Colonial Sugars were to be had at £56, buyers £54 15s. In mining 29s was offered for Mount Lyells, but holders were not quoting. The following sale took place:—National Bank of Australasia, contributing, £8 12s.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— Due. Union Bank of Australia—lnterim. 7s fed per share . . . . Now. ; AMERICAN MOTOR TRADE. RECORD VALUE OF EXPORTS. (Received January 29, 5.5 p.m.) A. ant 1 . N.Z. WASHINGTON. Jan. 28. The value of motor-car products exported from the United States in 1927 reached the record high total of £81,200,000, which represents an increase of 20 per cent, over the figures for 1926. Australia, Argentina, Bolgium and South Africa occupied the first four positions as importers. PUKEKOHE MARKET REPORT. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. | PUKEKOHE. Saturday. The Franklin Farmers' Auctioneering Company, Ltd , Pukekohe, report that at tlie weekly' sale at their mart yesterday business showed an improvement on that for some weeks. Yfeaner pigs sold at 7s. Poultry was in heavy supply. Light hens, Is 3d to Is 7d heavier hens, 2s to 2s 6d; and ducks, Is lid to 4a 9d. Vegetables were in fair supply, and sold to a keen demand. Beans and peas realised 4d per lb.; marrows, 6s ot 9s per dozen; cucumbers, 3s to Gs per dozen; tomatoes, 2d to 3d per lb.; and potatoes. 5s 6d a sugar bag. Rhubarb sold at 3s to 4s per dozen bundles. In fruit peaches brought 4s to 6s a box; Burl>unk plums, l?d per lb.; Damson plums, 3d per ib. • red Astrakan apples, 4s to 5s a case: other apples. 6s to 7s a case; Bon Chretien pears. 9s a case; and nectarines, 6s a case CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. A. and N.Z. CHICAGO, Jan. 28. Wheat.—March, 1 dollar 30 5-8 cants per bushpl; May , 1 dollar 30 7-8 cents; July, 1 dollar cents. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [BY TELEGRAl I !!.——PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, Sunday, The following sales took place on the Stock Exchange yesterday:—Bank of Adelaide, £9 7s 9el £9 8s; Christchurch Tramway Board, 5j per cent.,- 1944, £9B 15s; Staples' Brewery, 41s. NGARUAWAHIA STOCK SALE. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, report:—At the Nguruawahia sale on Friday we had a medium entry of cattle and sheep, which met with a good demand. We quote:—Fat cows, £6 15s to £7 12s 6d; killable cows, £5 5s to £5 18s; store cows, £2 15s to £3 3s; good Shorthorn weatier steers, £2; wearier Jersey heifers, £'2 9s; bulls, £3 10s to £6; daicy cows close to profit, £7 to £8 5s- fat ewes, 16b 4d; medium lambs, 16s 2d to 10s 6d.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ a. d. £ 3. d. Australasia 14 12 6 ■ Com. of Australia . . 1 9 6 Eng., Scot., A us. — 7 12 6 National of N.Z. 6 17 G National Aus. (con.) — 8 11 0 New South Wales . 48 2 6 — New Zealand . . 2 19 3 2 19 0 I) pref., 15s paid — 1 1 0 D pref., 00s paid — 1 6 0 INSURANCE— National 0 15 6 — Now Zealand — o 0 9 South British 2 17 9 2 16 9 Standard — 3 2 0 LOAN AND AGENCY— Farmers' Co-op. Auc, q 5 0 —. Ditto (B pref.) 0 15 0 Newton Kins (pref.) 1 0 12 6 0 !0 0 N.Z. and River Plata — 1 7 6 N.Z. Loan and Merc. — 92 0 0 COAL— Ilikvtrangi .. 0 4 2 0 3 8 Ditto (pref.) 0 8 3 0 7 6 Ditto (A pref.) .. <3 6 9 0 6 3 Pukemiro . . .. 8 3 0 Renown (con.) . 0 16 6 0 14 0 Taupiri .. . * — 1 5 0 Ditto (pref.) . . . — 1 3 0 . Waipa •. — 0 16 6 GASAuckland .« 1 3 6 1 3 0 Ditto (con.) . . — 0 16 10 SHIPPING— Devonport Steam . * 1 4 0 1 3 9 Huddart-Pnrker ... — o 10 0 Northern Steam. 0 14 11 0 14 6 Ditto (con.) 0 7 3 — Union Steam (pref.) . 1 0 6 — TIMBER— Kauri Timber .. 1 2 6 National . . .. 0 12 6 — Parker-Lamb 0 19 0 — Taupo Totara 0 16 0 — Ditto (pref.) . 0 1G 0 — WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi . . . s 0 8 3 Ditto (pref.) . 0 14 r> — Wellington 6 3 6 — Ditto (pref.) — 6 2 6 BREWERIES— C. L. Innes (pref.) 1 0 0 — .1. Staples and Co. . 2 1 6 — HSCELLANEOUS— Uick. Amus. Park 0 14 6 A. J. Entrican (prof.) 0 19 0 — British Tobacco 1 19 9 1 19 3 .dycroft, Limited — 1 10 0 Checker Taxicab Co. _ 0 19 0 Colonial Sugar (Aus.) 5G 0 0 54 15 0 Dental and Medical . 0 16 0 — Dominion Pictures . . —. 1 0 0 Ditto (pref.) — 1 0 0 Grey and Menzies . . 0 12 0 — Ha.vward's Pictures . 1 0 0 0 18 3 Hili and Plummer — 1 2 6 H.M. Theatre (pref.) — 1 0 0 Milne and Choyce . . •— 1 4 3 Ditto (pref.) — 1 4 3 Ditto (B pref.) .. — 1 4 3 Ditto (deb. stock) . — . 1 3 3 N\Z. Fertiliser , . 4 2. 6 4 0 0 N.Z. Refrig. <Con.) . 0 8 10 0 8 6 Robinson Ice Cream . r i — ' 1 2 0 Taranaki Oil. Fields . . 0 10 6 — Thames Theatre 0 18 6 0 16 0 Tonson Garlick 1 . 0 11 3 — Union Oil o 0 0 Victoria Nyanza Sugar 2 15 3 2 14 0 Wairakei, Ltd. 0 10 6 — Wiseman Rons (ord.) 0 7 6 — Wilsons N.Z. Cement 1 18 3 1 17 6 MiningAlburnia .. 0 2 0 0 1 3 Moanataiari (paid) , 0 2 4 — Ditto (con.) . . 0 1 4 0 0 11 Golden Age (paid) — 0 0 2i Kawarau 0 I 0 0 0 6 Koruata Reefs 0 0 3 — Kuranui — 0 0 0 Lucky Shot ('2s paid) 0 1 8 0 1 4 Maoriland (con.) 0 1 0 — Aft. Welcome (con.) 0 1 0 — New Waiotahi (4s pdj — 0 0 9 Ditto (con.) . . 0 0 10 0 0 7 Occid. Una (2s pd.) 0 1 9 0 1 0 Ditto (con.) — 0 0 10 Ohinemuri : . 0 7 3 — Ditto (pref,) 0 9 6 0 — 0 Waihi . . , . 0 11 6 11 Mount Lyell . . — 1 9 0 V Z. GOVT. BONDS — War Loan. 1930. 4i . — 97 15 0 Ditto, 1939. 41 — 96 15 0 Ditto. 1936, 5V . . — 101 0 0 N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK— War Loan, 1938, 45 . 97 5 0 96 17 6 Ditto, 193:), 4.V 97 5 0 96 17 6 Ditto, 193!.!, 5J101 10 0 100 15 0 Ditto. 193S, 5} . . 101 10 0 100 15 0 Anck. Har. Board, 4 — 85 0 0 , Ditto, 6 104 10 0 103 0 0 City Auck., 1940, 5i 100 0 0 — 0 Bor. Devonport, 6 . — 100 0 Hamilton Theatres . . 105 0 0 1 — N.Z. Breweries — '2 0 6 Ctlajro — 90 0