STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19889, 7 March 1928, Page 9

STOCKS AND SHARES.

Auckland; stock exchange AVERAGE. DAY'S BUSINESS. Average business was transacted ■ on tho Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday, and investors turned their attention to a wide variety of stocks. Government Inscribed Stock, 1938,. 4£ per cent., which sold at £97 10s, showed an advance of 5s on tho price last month, and of 10s to 12s 6d on the price in January. For War Loans, 1938,' per cent., buyers advanced to £97 7s 6d, and buyers of Inscribed Stock 1939, 4g per cent., advanced to £97 10s. Inscribed Stock, 1930, 5} per cent., Were available at £99.

In banks Australasias were wanted at £ls Is, but there were none offering. New Zealands changed hands at 59s 3d at the morning call, an advance of 3d on last week's rate. Business was done in Unions of Australia at £l4 14s, .and buyers continued to offer that figure. In insurance holders of New Zealands eased to 41s, but buyers were firm at 40s 6d. In coals tho contributing issue of Renown Collieries sold at the most recent rate of 13s. In shipping P. and 0., deferred stock, was offered at £242, buyers £235.

In breweries a sale was made in New Zealand Breweries at 425, but the stock was not afterwards quoted. This was the price last paid for them at the beginning of December. In miscellaneous holders of Amusement Parks declined to lis without attracting buyers. In mining Moanataiaris, paid, had a sale at is lOd, a drop of 2d since the last sale a fortnight ago. Mount Lyells, which wero last dealt in at the end of January at 295, sold at 30s.

£ The following sales took place. —Inscribed Stock, 1938, per cent., £97 10s; Bank of New Zealand, 59s 3d; Union Bank of Australia, £l4 14s; Renown Collieries, contributing, 13s; New Zealand Breweries, 425; Moanataiari, paid, Is lOd; Mount Lycll, 30s.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Culls— Due, Tiki Talisman—6/ per share .. Mat. 15 DividendsStandard Ins.—ls 3d per share Now. Bank of Australasia—7s per share . . . . ... . • Mar. 30

LONDON DAIRY MARKET. STEADY AT HIGHER PRICES. Tho London dairy market is quietly steady at the advance recently recorded, according to advico received yesterday by A. S. Paterson and Company, Limited. Quotations are:—Butter, 174s to 176s per cwt; cheese, 95s to 98s.

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. • [BY lELEGRAPH.—PREBS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Tuesday. The following sale was made on the Stock Exchange to-day:—Bank of Now Zealand, £2 19s. DUNEDIN, Tuesday. The following sales were made on the Stock Exchange to-day -.—Electrolytic Zinc (def. ord.), 30s 6d; Australian Bank of Commerce, 345.

i. . Sellers, Buy' ers BANKS— . £ s. a. £ s. d. Bunk of Australasia 15 1 0 Coin.- of Australia " 1 8 0 1 7 6 Eng., Soot., and Aus. 8 2 6 National of N.Z. . . 7 0 0 6 17 6 National Ana. (con.) 9 0 0 ■— New Zealand . . 2 19 6 2 19 0 D pre!., 20b pd. — 1 6 0 Union oi' Australia . 11 15 0 11 11 0 INSURANCE— National . . , . 0 15 8 New Zealand , .. 2 1 0 2 0 6 South British — o 17 9 LOAN AND AGENCY— Farmers' Co-op. Auo. 3 7 6 —

Ditto (A pref.) .. 0 17 6 Goldsbrough, Mort. . 2 10 0 2 8 9 Newton King (pref.) 0 12 3 0 10 G N.Z. and River Plate — 1 9 O 2s.Z. Loan and Merc. — 97 0 0 COAL— Hikurimgi 0 4 2 0 3 9 Ditto (pref.) — 0 7 G Ditto (A pref.) . . 0 G 9 0 6 3 Pukemiro ■ • .. 3 6 0 3 3 3 Renown (con.) s. 0 11 6 0 12 6 Tanpiri . 1 6 6 1 5 9 Ditto (pref.,) .. r— 1 3 0 Waipa . 0 17 6 — Westport Stock, (pr.) 0 3 6 1 — GAS— Auckland . . • * . 1 2 f» 1 o 3 Ditto (conO .. 0 1G 9 0 1G 0 Birkenhead ... •« 0 16 0 — ■SHIPPING— ' i* i+; Devonpo.rt Steam ». 1 5 6 1 ■I 6 Howard' Smith ., t & 3 1 8 6 Huddart-Pnrkfcr. .. 2 9 9 — Northern Steam 0 15 3 0 — 0 Ditto (con.) y . . 0 7 3 7 P. and 0. (d. stJc.) 242 0 0 235 0 0 Union Steam (pref.) 1 0 6 1 0 0 TIMBERKauri Timber . -11 8 1 0 0 National. >• 0 12 , 6 — Parker-Lamb .« 0 19 0 — WOOLLEN— Wellington .. k 6 5 0 i— BREWERIES— C. L. Innes (pref.) 1 0 0 — J. Staples and Co. 1 17 9 1 17 3 MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amus. Park 0 11 0 — A. J. Entrican (prel.) I 0 19 0 — Australian Glass •. . '-intish Tobacco 2 4 3 — 2 0 3 1 19 G Burns. Philp and Co. 2 3 0 2 1 0 Bycroit, Limited . . Checker Taxicab Co. — 1 10 0 — 0 19 0 Ditto (con.) 0 10 0 — 0 Dominion Pictures , — 1 0 Ditto (pref.) — 1 0 0 Electro. Zinc (pref.) _ 0 1 11 3 .Pullers' PictureB .. 1 0 19 — Gear Meat ; .. 1 18 3 — Grey aud Mtaiiea .. Holden'a .Motors oi a 0 ' — I li. 3 — Hay ward's Pictures . 1 0 0 0 18 fi Henry Jones Co-op. . 1 17 0 1 1« .6 Hill and Plummer . — 1 2 6 H.M. Arcado (pref.) -r~ 6 1 0 0 Lewis Eudy (pref.) Milne and Ohoyce <, 1 0 •— .— 1 '4 0 Ditto (prof.) .. Ditto (B pref.) .. _ 1 4 0 — 1 4 0 Ditto (deb. stock) —' 0 1 3 3 0 N.Z. Fertiliser , . 4 10 4 2 Northern Boot 0 18 0 — 6 Robinson Ice Cream — • 1 2 Sanford, Ltd. . • 1 0 0 — Dittb (pref.) 1 1 0 1 0 3 Taranaki Fields . 0 10 3 0 9 7 Tonson Garlick — 0 11 0 Union Oil . . j ■— 2 O 0 Whittome, Stevenson a 7-, <5 2 5 6 Wilsons N.Z. Cement 1 18 0 1 17 6 MINING— irriift . * . • 0 1 6 — Moanataiari (paid) . 0 2 2 0 1 7 Ditto (con.) .. 0 1 4 0 — Golden Age (pd.) ». 0 0 4 0 1 Kawarau . . , • 0 1 0 0 0 G Lucky Shot (2s paid) .— 6 0 0 9 Maoriland (con.) . . 0 0 — Mount Welcome (con.) 0 0 6 — 91 N. Waiotahi (4s pd.) — 0 0 Ditto , (con.) 0 0 8 0 0 ,0 Occid. Una (2a pd.) 0 1 9 0 1 0 Ditto (con,) .. 0 1 4 0 — Ohineniuri .. .. 0 6 11 6 9 Ditto (pref.) .. 0 9 6 0 0 — Waihi . • . . . Woihi Gnd. Junction O 10 0 1 3 3 9 9 o Hi Mount Lyell 1 10 6 1 9 9 N.Z. GOVT. LOANS— War Loan. . 1938. 4 k . 98 0 0 97 7 fi Ditto, 1M9, 4J — 97 7 6 Ditto,: 1941. 44- .. — 97 0 0 Ditto, 1933, 64 . . 101 0 0 — N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK— War Loan, 1938. 44 . 97 15 0 97 5 0 Ditto, 1939, 44 . . —- 0 97 10 0 Ditto, 3933, 54 . . 100 15 .— Ditto. 193(5, 54 — 0 100 10 0 Ditto. 1930, 51 .. 99 0 — DEBENTURESAk. Har. Board. 54 99 0 0 103 10 0 Ditto. 6 — City Auck., 1940, 51 — 90 0 0 Bor. of Devonport, 6 105 0 101 0 0 Bor. of Mt. Eden, G 0 .102 0 0 Bor. of Hamilton, 6 .105 0 0 101 0 0 Hamilton Theatres . . 105 0 0 90 ' — Glaxo — 0 0