STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19888, 6 March 1928, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE _ QUIET MONDAY MARKET. Sales were confined to a comparatively few stocks when business was resumed on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday. Government securities attracted considerable attention, and two parcels of War, Loan, 1938, 4£ per cent., changed hands at £97 15s. When they were last dealt in at tho middle of January the price was £97. Inscribed Stock, 1936, 5& per cent., which sold a month' ago at £lOl 2s 6d, showed a slight decline and changed hands at £lOl. . In banks buyers of Australasias advanced to £ls 2s, but there were none offering. In insurance business was done in South British at 58s 3d, Saturday's price, and Nationals sold at 15s 6d. In shipping Devonport Ferries sold at the current rate of 24s 9d. In breweries quotations for New Zealand Breweries were wide, but Staples and Co. sold at 37s 6d. The last sale a fortnight ago was at 37s 3d. The miscellaneous and mining sections showed few features of specialinterest. ■> • The> following sales took place.— Government War Loan, 1938, 4£ per cent., £97 15s (two sales); Inscribed Stock, 1936, per cent., £101; National Insurance, 15s 6d; South British Insurance, 58s 3d; Devonport Ferry, 24s 9d; Staples aud Co., 37s 6d. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Cal,S - u J™',* Tiki Talisman—Bd per share Mar. 15 Dividends — Standard Ins.—le 3d per share Now. Bank of Australasia—7s per share .. .: '•• • Mar - POTATOES AND ONIONS. PRICES AT PUKEKOHE. [BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] PUKEKOHE, Monday. The respective prices of Pukekohe pota,toes and onions have remained stationary since last Monday,, potatoes still being quoted at £3. to £8 10s per ton, f.o.r. Pukekohe,. and onions at £ll 10s to £l2 10s. Business appears to be fairly steady, but small in volume.

SYDNEY WOOL SALES. COMPETITION STILL BRISK. (Received March 6, 12.15 a.m.) A. and N.Z. SYDNEY. March S. At the Sydney wool sales to-day competition was brisk and general, and the market- for Merinos .was very firm m recent levels. Comebacks and crossbreds continued to show a hardening tendency. Greasy Merino sold* to 32d. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Monday. The following sales were made on the Stock Exchange to-day:—Westport Stockton Goals (ord. ) t lis 3d; Commercial Bank Of Australia (new issue), 12s 6d } National Insurance, 15s 8d; Union Steam (pref.), £1 Os 3d.. CHRISTCHURCH. Monday. ' The following sales were, made on 'the Stock Exchange to-day:—Bank of New Zealand, 59s 2d (three parcels); New Zealand Insurance, 40s 9a; Commercial Bank of Australia, 27s lOd; E. S. and A. Bank, £8 2a; D.LQ* (10a paid), 20a 3d.

Sellers. Buyers. BANKS- £ s. d. £ 8. d. 'Bank of Australasia . — 15 2 0 : Com. of Australia .. . 1 8 0 1 7 6 National of N.Z. 7 0 0 ■— New South Wales . . 47 7 6 — New Zealand . . . . ' 2 19 6 2 19 3 D . pref., 20s paid i 7 0 , 1 6 0 Union of Australia . 14 16 0 14 13 6 INSURANCE— National 0 15 9 0 15 4 New Zealand 2 1 3 2 0 (> South British . 2 18 9 2 17 9 Standard 1 (ex div.) , — 3 2 ® LOAN AND AGENCY— Farmers' Co-op. Auc. 3 7 6 — Nat. Mort. (ex div.) 3 13 0 0 10 3 Newtom King (pref.) N.Z. and River Plate 0 12 6 — 1 9 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc. — 97 0 0 COAL— Hikfrrangi 0 4 2 0 3 9 Ditto (pref.) — 0 7 6 i Ditto, (A pref.) 0 6 9 0 6 3 Pukemiro .. 3 6 0 i 3 3 •1 Renown (con.) . Taupiri . . .. 0 15 0 0 13 0 1 6 6 1 5 9 Ditto (pref.) — • 1 3 0 Waipa . . .. .. 0 17 6 0 17 0 GAS— Auckland .. ». 1 2 5 1 2 3 Ditto (con.) ,, 0 16 6 0 16 0 Birkenhead . 0 16 0 — SHIPPING— Devonport Steam .. 1 5 3 1 4 6 Howard Smith — 3 1 8 6 Northern Steam , .. 0 15 — Ditto (con.) 0 7 3 0 7 0 Union Steam (pref.) 1 0 3 1 0 0 TIMBER— Bartholomew _ . .. 1 1 0 — Leyland-O'Brien . . 0 12 1 14 6 National 6 Parker-Lamb 0 19 0 — Taupo Totara Timber 0 15 0 — BREWERIES — C. L. Innes (pref.) 1 0 0 — 3 N;Z., Breweries, Ltd. J. Staples 2 3 6 2 1 1 17 6 1 17 0 MISCELLANEOUS— A. J. Entrican (pref.) 0 19 0 — Australian Glass 2 4 0 — British Tobacco .. 2 0 3 *1 19 3 Burls, Philp and Co. Bycroft, Ltd._ . .. 2 3 0 2 1 1 10 0 0 Checker Taxicab Co. . i o J y - o Dental and. Medical 0 16 0 t 0 : w i o Dominion Pictures-.. . Ditto (pref.) Fullers' Pictures 0 0 0 0 19- ~~■ Gent Meat 1 18 " 3 Grey and Menzies . Hayward's Pictures 0 12 0 0 18 1 0 0 6 Henry Jones Co-op. 1 17 6 1 16 6 Hill arid Plummer . . — 1 2 6 H.M. Arcade (prof.) . — 6 1 0 0 Lewis Eady (pref.) Milne and Choyce .. 1 0 — — 1 4 0 0 0 Ditto (pref.) — 1 4 Ditto (B'pref.) .. —- 1 4 Ditto (deb. stock) . 4 ~9 1 3 3 0 N.Z. Fertiliser 6 4 2 Northern Boot ■. . 0 18 0 Robinison Ice Cream . — 0 1 2 6 Sbnford, Ltd. . 1 0 1 0 0 9 0 11 2 0 2 5 1 17 Ditto (pref.) 1 1 0 3 6 0 0 6 Taranaki Oilfields .. 0 10 6 Tonson Garlick — Union Oil, Soap .. — Whittome. Stevenson Q 7 6 Wilsons N.Z. Cement 1 18 0 6 MINING— Albumin-. . • • • • Moanataiari (paid) . 0 1 0 2 6 2 0 "I 8 Ditto (con.) ... Golden. Ago (paid) Kawarau .. 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 4 0 0- 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 Lucky Shot (2s paid) — 9 Maoriland (con.) 0 0 6 Mt. Welcome (con.) 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 New Waiotahi (-Is pd.) Ditto (con.) ... Occidental (2s paid) 0 1 0 0 0 1 9 9-5 6 0 Ditto (con.) U X 1 0 6 11 0 6 S Ohinemuri Ditto (pref.) Waihi .. •• •• Waihi Gnd. Junction o y 0 10 0 1 b 3 3 0 9 10 0 0 11 N.Z. GOVT. LOANS- — 97 5 97 5 0 Q War Loan, 1938, 4i . • 98 0 0 Ditto, 1939, 44 101 o 0 Ditto, 1933, 5i Ditto, 1936, 51 ( . . 100 10 0 N.Z. INS. STOCK— 97 5 97 . 5 0 0 War Loam,, 1938,. 41 97 15 0 Ditto, 1939, .■ —- Ditto, 1933, 5i Ditto. 1936. 51 100 15 101 5 0 0 100 12 6 DEBENTURES— 103 10 0 0 0 Aur.k. Har. Board, 6 — r.ii.v of Auck.. 1940. 5i — 96 0 101 0 102 0 100 0 101 0 ■Rnrn' of Devonport, 6 — 0 Boro'. of Mt. Eden. 6 106 0 Ngaruawahia I n Bd. 104 0 Boro' of Hamilton, 6 105 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hamilton Theatres , . Glaxo .. .. -• 105 O 0 90 0 0