STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19939, 7 May 1928, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE GOOD BUSINESS TRANSACTED. Good business was done on the Auckland sharemarket at the single call on Saturday morning. Government securities were inactive, although there was average inquiry. In debentures New Zealand Breweries sold at 23s 9d, the current price. In the banking section offers in several cases showed a hardening tendency and English, Scottish and Australians were done at £8 6s. In insurance there was little notable change. In miscellaneous Colonial Sugars had sale at £57 ex div. More were wanted at £56 10s, but no holders quoted. The contributing issue of New Zealand Refrigerating changed hands at 8s Id, against 8s earlier in the week. Sanford prei's. were done at 20s 3d, with more available at 21s. Wellington Woollens had sale at £6 5s and the market closed at £6 2s 6d and £6 7s 6d. The mining section was again very quiet. Hie following sales took place:—English, Scottish and Australian Bank, £3 6s; New Zealand Breweries, debentures, 23s 9d; Colonial Sugar (ox div.), £57; New Zealand Refrigerating (con.), 8s Id; Sanford, Ltd. (pref.), 20s 3d: Wellington Woollens, £6 ss.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends — P ll °i-7 Waihi —Is per. share .. .. May 17. Mt. Lyell—ls per share .. .. June 18. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. fnV TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHUBCH, Sunday. The following sales were made on the Stock Exchange yesterday:—Christchuivh Gas, 23s 11.(1; Tooth's Brewery, 43s 3d; British Tobacco, 40s 6d; New Zealand Refrigerating (10s paid), 8s Id. CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Australian and N.Z. Press Association. (Received May 6, 5.5 p.m.) CHICAGO, May 5. Wheat. —May, 1 dollar 60J cents per bushel; July, 1 dollar 60£ cents; September, 1 dollar cents. TARANAKI OILFIELDS. Taranaki Oilfields, Limited, report as follows for the week ended April 28:— Gisborne No. 1 well: To 2665 ft., in shale; diameter casing to 2644 ft. Gisborne No. 2 well: Drilled open holo to 250 ft. in sandstone, then sandy shale to 315 ft. LONDON TALLOW SALES. Dalgety and Company, Limited, has received the following cablegram from its London house, dated' Way 4:—Tallow : Owing to scarcity of supplies there will be no public sales next week.

SeTIere. Buyers BANKS— £ 8 d X s d Ails. Bank of Com. . 1 14 3 1 13 G Bonk of Australasia . 14 5 0 Ditto (rights) . , 3 0 0 * 2 18 6 Ditto (fractions) . . 0 8 0 0 7 6 Com. of Australia . . 1 8 9 1 8 6 Ditto (pref.) C IS 6 Eng., Scot, and A,us. 8 6 0 8 5 (i National of N.Z. . . 7 5 0 7 3 0 New South Wales . . 48 5 0 47 12 G New Zealand . . 3 0 3 o 19 9 D pre?., 35s paid . . 1 I 3 1) pref., 20s paid . . 1 7 0 1 6 C> Union of Australia . 14 17 0 14 14 0 INSURANCE— National 0 15 6 New Zealand . . . . 2 1 6 2 1 0 South British . . . — 2 18 G LOAN AND AGENCY— Farmers' Co-op, Auc (A pref.) , . _ 0 15 0 Ditto (B pref.) 0 14 0 Goldabroutfh, Mort. . . o 10 3 2 9 9 Newton King (pref ) 0 12 6 0 10 i'. N.Z. and River Plato 1 9 O N.Z. Guarantee Corp. 0 H 'J N.Z. Loan and Merc. — 101 0 0 COAL— Hikuranpri 0 4 o 0 3 9 Ditto (prof.) 0 7 G Ditto (A prof.) . . ,— 0 6 i Pukemiro Collieries . n r t G Renown (ord.) 0 16 0 Taupiri 1 7 6 1 C, 6 Ditto (pref.) 1 3 0 Waipa 0 14 9 West port Stockton . . .0 o 11 0 2 8 GAS— Auckland 1 3 9 1 3 0 Ditto (con.) 0 17 3 0 10 7 Thames 0 10 0 SHIPPING— Devon port Steam . . 1 5 0 Huddart-Parker — 0 7 3 Northern Steam — 0 15 0 Ditto (con.) . . 0 S f, 0 7 <; P. and O. (def. stk.* 2G0 0 0 24 8 0 0 ■Union Steam (pref.) — 1 0 0 TIMBER— Kauri Timber 1 1 6 Leyland-O'Brien 1 !,"> 0 — National 0 12 0 — Parker-Lamb ., 0 19 0 — WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi 0 10 0 0 8 9 Ditto (con.) — {) o 0 Wellington . , 6 7 c 0 2 G Ditto (pref.) .. — C 5 0 BREWERIES— C. L. Iiines (pref.) . J. Staples and Co. . . "'•i" 0 0 Jir1 17 i> — MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amuse. Park . 0 9 0 ' A. J. Entrican (pref.) 0 19 0 — British Tobacco 2 0 <5 o 0 3 Bycroft, Limited — 1 10 3 Checker Taxicab Co. 0 17 0 — Ditto (con.) . . 0 7 0 — Colonial Sugar (Aus.) (ex div.) — cr, 10 0 Dominion Pictures . . — 1 0 6 Donaghy's Rope .— 1 11 0 Dunlop Rubber Co. . 1 3 f. — Electro. Zinc (ord.) . 1 11 9 1 10 G Ditto (pref.) — 0 1 12 0 Grey and Menzies . . 0 12 — Hayward's Pictures . 1 0 0 0 19 G Henry Jones Co-op. — 1. 17 6 Hill and Plummer . . — l 2 G H.M. Arcade (pref.) — l 0 0 Holden's Mptors — l in 0 Kempthonne, Prosser — 3 8 0 Milno and Choyce . . — I 7 0 ■•■Ditto (pref.)* - .. — 1 4 0 Ditto (B pref.) — 1 4 0 Ditto (dob. stk.) . . — T 3 3 N.Z. Fertiliser 5 0 0 4 14 0 N.Z. Paper Mills .. 0 1G 0 0 It G N.Z. Refrigerating . . — 0 17 0 Ditto (con.) . . — 0 8 0 .Northern Boot 0 IS 0 — Sanford, Ltd. 1 0 3 — Ditto (pref.) 1 1 0 — Sharland and Co. 1 0 9 — Taranaki Oilfields 0 8 fi 0 7 3 Ton son Oarlick 0 12 'J — Union Oil, Soap — n 0 C> Wairakei. Ltd. . . — 0 7 0 Whittome. Stevenson 2 7 P, 2 5 0 Wisemans (pref.) 0 14 0 — Ditto (ord.) 0 7 0 — Wilsons N.2j. Cement 1 ID 9 1 18 G MINING— Alburnia 0 1 3 — Mownataiari (paid) . . 0 2 0 0 1 0 Ditto (con.) 0 1 0 0 1 — 3 Empire Reefs (con.) — 0 Golden Age (paid) . 0 0 1 0 0 1 Kawarau — 0 0 4 Lucky Shot (2s paid) 0 1 3 0 0 G New Waiotahi (4s pd.) 0 0 0 6 Ditto (con.) _ . . 0 — Occidental (2s paid) 0 1 9 — Ditto (con.) 0 1 2 0 — 11 Ohinemuri Gold 0 7 1 6 Waihi 0 12 9 0 .12 1 Waihi Gnd. Junction 0 1 f» 0 1 2 Mount Lyell . . 1 13 0 1 12 0 N.Z. GOVT. BONDSWar Loan. 1930. 4i . . — 97 15 0 Ditto, 1938, 4i — 97 10 0 Ditto, 19,'f9, 4 V — 97 10 0 0 Ditto, 1941, 4 5- — 97 5 Ditto, 1933, .5* 100 35 0 100 0 0 Ditto, 1936, 5* — 100 0 0 N.Z. INS. STOCK— 0 0 0 War Loan, 1938. 4i . < — 97 10 10 0 Ditto, 1939. 4* — 97 100 Ditto, 1936. 5} •- — DEBENTURES0 Auck. Gas. 1932, 5 . . — 91 10 l<tt 10 Ditto. 1935. Gi — 0 0 Auck. Har Board. 6 105 10 lu.i 10 0 o 0 0 0 0 0 0 City of Auck.. '40. Si — 95 Roro' of Devonnort, G — 100 Boro' of Mt. Eden, 52 Ditto, 6 Boro' of Hamilton, 6 102 0 0 300 101 100 0 0 0 Hamilton Theatres 7 101 0 0 — Ditto. 8 .. •• 101 10 0 —' fi 0 N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. Glaxo 1 a 1L 1 90 :? 0