STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19940, 8 May 1928, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE BANKING SECTION ACTIVE. Banking was tile most active section' on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday, when current rates were mainly sustained. There was fair inquiry for Government securities, in some instances at a slightly improved level, but holders did not respond freely and no business was done.

In bunks (lie rights of Australasias were done at 59s 6d, compared with 60s last week. Commercials of Australia had sale at the ruling rato of 28s Bd. New Zealands also found buyers at the current) price of 60s, and the D prof., 20s paid,, issue changed hands at 275, an advance of threepence on the most recent previous sale. Unions advanced sixpence to sell at £l4 16s 6d, more being available at that figure. In insurance New Zealands were done at 41s 6d, the recently current rate. In loan and agency the A preference issue of the Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company changed hands at 16s, the price paid at the preceding sale over two months ago. Goldsbrough, Mort, which have advanced steadily recently, were done at 50s 3d, against 50s last week.

In. gas Aucklands again improved, selling at 23s 3d, compared with 23s at the end of last week. In miscellaneous £56 15s was offered for Colonial Sugars, which changed hands at £57 on Saturday, but no holders were revealed. In mining Waihis fell to sell at 12s 3d. The shares sold at up to 12s 9d last week. The following sales took place.—Bank of Australasia, rights, 59s 6d; Commercial Bank of Australia, 28s 8d; Bank of New Zealand, 60s; Bank of New Zealand, D pref., 20s paid, 275; Union Bank, £l4 16s 6d; New Zealand Insurance, 41s 6d; Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering, A pref., 16s; Goldsbrough, Mort, 50s 3d; Hikurangi Coal, 4s; Auckland Gas, 25s 3d; Waihi, 12s 3d.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends — Due. Waihi—ls per Bhare .. . . May 17. Mt. Lyell—ls per share .. .. June 18. STOCK EXCHANGE REPORT. GOOD BUSINESS IN APRIL. The amount of business, -transacted on (ho Auckland Stock Exchange during April exceeded all expectations, states the monthly circullr of (bo Exchange. Although the Easter vacation intervened, it is probable April will constitute a record month for the year to dat®.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ s d £ s d Aust. of Commerce . 1 14 3 1 13 6 Australasia 14 5 0 14 0 0 Ditto (rights) — 2 19 0 Comm. of Australia 1 8 9 1 8 8 Ditto (pref.) — G 19 0 ■ Cotnm of Sydney i. 26 14 6 — Eng., Scot, and Aus. 8 0 fi 8 5 6 National of N.Z. 7 5 0 7 3 0 Nat. of Australasia .. — 18 0 0 Ditto (con.) — 9 1 0 New South Wales . 48 0 0 47 12 0 New Zealand . . 3 0 0 o 19 9 D Pref. (15s pd.) . — T 1 3 D Pref. (203 pd.) . 1 7 3 i fi 3 Union of Australia . 11 1G C 14 15 G INSURANCE— National . . 0 10 0 .— New Zealand 2 1 G 2 1 0 South British — 2 18 9 LOAN AND AGENCY— Farmers' C'o-op. Auc. (A pref.) .— 0 13 fi Ditto (B pref.) . . — ft 11 3 Goldsbroucrh. Mort . . 0 10 3 2 9 9 Newton King (pntf.) 0 12 6 1 — N.Z. and River j.late — 9 0 N.Z. Guar Corp. (ord.) — 0 8 I N.Z. Loan and Merc. 112 0 0 104 0 0 Ditto 'pref.) . . — 82 0 0 N.A. Farm (B pref.) — 0 6 0 COAL— Hikiirnrii . • * . 0 4 2 0 3 10 DittV> (pref.) — 0 7 9 Ditto (A prof. .. — 0 0 6 G Pukeniiro 3 5 — Renown 0 15 0 — 9 'J'aupiri J 7 0 1 fi Ditto (pref.) . . — 9 1 3 0 Waipa . . »k 0 14 —• Westport 1 10 0 — Westport-Stockton . . 0 2 11 0 2 8 GASAi'.ckland .. .« 1 3 0 1 3 3 r>itto (con.) , . 0 17 0 0 16 9 Birkenhead 0 IB ft — Thames .. . > 0 10 0 — SHIPPING— Devon port Steam .. 1 5 0 — Howard Smith .. 1 7 0 — 3 TTuddart-Parker .. — 2 7 Northern Steam. — 0 15 G Ditto (con.) 0 8 3 — 0 Union Steam (pref.) . — 1 0 TIMBER— . Kauri . . .« 1 ■ 2 6 1 1 9 Leyland-O'Brien •. 1 15 0 — Parker-Lamb . u 0 19 0 — V.'OOLI EN— Kaiai.oi . . t < 0 10 0 0 8 9 Mosgiel . . , . — fi 15 0 Wellington . .. 6 7 0 6 2 G BREWERIES— C. L. Innes (pref.) . 1 0 0 — N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. 2 (•) 9 — J. Staples and Co. . . 1 17 0 — MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amuse. Park . 0 9 0 — Ausfralian Glass — 2 2 6 British Tobacco 0 0 9 o 0 3 Burns, Philp and Co. o 3 3 2 2 ft Bycroit, Ltd. . . — 1 10 3 Checker T&xicab Co. 0 17 0 — Ditto (con.) 0 7 0 — 0 Colonial Sugar (Aus.) — 50 15 Dental and Medical . 0 10 0 — Dominion Pictures .. — 1 0 6 Donaghy's Ropo . • — 1 14 0 Electro. Zinc (ord.) , 1 11 9 1 10 6 Ditto (pref.) — 1 11 6 Grey and Menzies .. 0 12 0 — Hnyward's Pictures . 1 0 0 0 19 6 Henry Jones Co-op. . — 1 17 0 Bill and Plummer . . —• 1 2 6 H.M. Theatre (pref.) — 1 0 0 Holdcn's Motors — 1 10 0 Kempthorne Prosser . 1 — 3 8 0 Lewis E)idy (pref.) . . Milne and Cnoyce .. 0 0 — 0 — 1 4 Ditto (pref.) .. — 1 4 0 Ditto (B pref.) . . — 1 4 0 Ditto (deb. stock) — 1 3 14 G N.Z. Fertiliser Co. .. — 4 0 N.Z. Paper Mills .. — 0 ft 14 :! ft N.Z. Refrigerating . . 0 18 0 17 Ditto (con.) 0 <s 0 0 8 0 Northern Boot . . 0 18 0 — San ford, Ltd. .. 1 ft 3 — Ditto (pref.) .> 1 1 0 0 0 0 Sharlnnd and Co. . . 1 9 1 0 Taranaki Oilfields . . 0 8 0 7 3 Ton son Garlick . . 0 12 9 0 Union Oil — o 0 Whittorne, Stevenson. 0 7 0 O 5 6 Wiseman ford.) 0 7 0 — Ditto (nref.) 0 15 r, 18 Wilsons N.Z. Cement, 1 19 0 l G MINING— Alburnia 0 1 3 — Moanataiari (paid) . .. 0 o ft 0 1 0 Ditto (con.) ft H ft — Golden Age (paid) . . ft ft 1 0 0 1 0 Kawarati ft ft 10 ft ft Luckv Shot (2s pd.) 0 1 3 ft 0 fi N Wa iota hi ('Is pd.) — 0 0 G Ditto (con.) . • n 0 (>'. — Occidental (2s pd.) 0 1 9 — Ditto (con.) ft 1 2 — 11 Ohinemuri 0 7 1 0 fi Waihi . . . ft 12 3 0 12 0 Waihi Gnd, Junction ft 1 fi 0 1 2 Mount Lyell l 13 0 1 12 3 N.Z. GOVT. LOANS- - War Loan. 1930, 41 . — 97 15 0 Ditto, 1938. 'IS .. — 97 12 G Ditto, 19,19, -H .. — 97 12 G Ditto, 1941, U - . 98 ft 0 97 5 ft Ditto, 1933, -5J . . — 100 0 0 Ditto. 1930. 55 . . - — ion 0 0 N.Z. 1NSC. STOCK— War Loan. 1938. 4J 98 0 0 Ditto, 1933, Hi . . 100 12 0 100 2 6 Ditto. 1930 , 51 . . — 100 5 0 DEBENTURESAnck. Gas. 1932, 5 . . — 92 0 0 Ditto. 1935. Gl — 101 10 0 A tick. Har. Bil.. fi . 105 10 0 103 10 0 Auck. Elec.-P. Bd. — 98 0 0 Bor. Devonport, G — mo 0 0 Bor. Mt. Eden, 5* . 102 0 0 100 ft 0 Ditto, fi — * lot 0 0 Bor. Hamilton, fi . . — 100 0 0 Hamilton Theatres, 7 101 0 0 — Ditto. 8 ... 101 10 0 — N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. 1 4 0 1 3 6 G laxo — 90 0 0