STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20075, 12 October 1928, Page 11

STOCKS AND SHARES.

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE. FAIR AVERAGE ACTIVITY. Matters wero moderately active 011 tho Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday, and there wet 110 very marked variations in prices. There was a wide demand for Gov ernnien; and local body debentures, and in some instances quotations were close, but for the most part sellers were lacking. Auckland Harbour Board debentures, 1936, 4 po cent, changed hands at £9O, which was the prico given at the latest previous 6ale in August. In bank, Nationals of New Zealand were offered at £7 ss, buyers £7 2s 6d. Business was done in New Zealands at tho current rate of 61s 3d. In loan and agencies buyers were again offering £ll6 for Loan and Mercantiles, sellers £l2O. In coals Renowns, ordinary, which brought 13s Id last week, advanced to sell at 13s 6d, and there was further demand al that figure. In brewery shares New Zealands were offered at 53s 6d at the late call, but buyers wcro not quoting. In miscellaneous three sales of Hayward's Pictures wore eflected at tho current rate of 20s 9d. Milno and Choyce debenture stock changed hands at 24s 9d, an advance 01 3d on tho last previous sale two months ago. Wilsons Cement were again sold at 39s 3d. In mining buyers of Waihis advanced to 14s, sellers 14s 3d. Tho following sales took place:—Auckland Harbour Board, 1936, 4 per cent., £9O; Bank of New Zealand, 61s 3d; Re nown Collieries, ordinary, 13s 6d; Hayward's Pictures, 20s 9d, three sales; Milne and Choyc" debenture stock, 24s 9d; Wilsons Portland Cement, 39s 3d.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— Duo. Milno and Choyce (ord.. pref. and debentures)—B p.o. per an. Now. Wailu ("! M. Co.—ls per share . . Nov. 1. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [llY TEUCGKAI'H. PitESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Thursday. Tho following sales were made on tho Block Exchange to-day;— Bank of Now Zealand, 61s 3d; Union Bank, £ls 6s; Wright, Stephenson (ord.), 235. CHRISTCHURCH. Thursday. The following sales wero made on the Stock Exchange to-day:—New Zealand Government 5i per cont. inscribed stock ,(1933), £lOl 5s j Bank of Now South Walos, £sl ss; Union Bank of Australia, £ls 7h 6d; National Insurance, 16s 3d; Carlton Brewery, 47s 3d; Ward's Brewery, 435; Mahakipawa, Is 7d (five).

CLOSING QUOTATIONS Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ s. d. i : B, , d. Aus. of Commerce .. 1 It 0 1 13 0 Australasia .. 15 0 0 — 10 Com. of Australia .. 1 30 o 1 9 Ditto (prof.) 7 7 G — 0 Ens?., Scot, and_ Aus. — S 15 National of N.Z. .. 7 5 0 7 •j G Now South Will08 ;. 5L 10 0 51 0 0 New Zealand 3 1 3 1 0 D prof., 2(te pd. -. 1 8 0 1 7 G Queensland National — 9 2 0 Union of Australia. .. — 15 5 0 INSURANCE— Now Zealand o 5 G 0 4 9 Queensland — 3 5 0 South British — 3 2 3 LOAN AND AGENCY— Dalgety and Co. — 13 0 0 Farmers' Co-op. Auc. 0 30 0 (A prof) — Ditto (B pref.) .. — 0 15 0 Goldsbrough, Mort .. 2 11 G o 10 G National Agency — 4 4 0 Newton King (pref.) 0 8 0 0 G 11 9 N.Z. River Plate .. - 1 3 0 N.Z. Guar. Corp (ord.) _ 0 9 N.Z. Loan and Merc. 120 0 0 310 0 0 Ditto (pref.) — 82 0 0 N. Auck. Farmers' (ord.) — 0 - 0 COAL— liikurangi .. r.v 0 G 0 0 5 G Ditto (prof.) 0 11 0 0 10 0 Ditto (A pref.) us 3 11 0 0 S S) Pukoniiro 0 8 33 0 Renown ford.) v.0 13 9 G Ditto (pref.) 0 3 0 0 0 3 Taupiri .. r.'j 1 V G 3 1 0 Ditto (pref.) r.v M 0 3 0 Waipa 0 — Westport -.v 1 10 «) 0 — G Westport Stockton v.0 3 10 3 Ditto (prof.J '.-.i — 0 4 0 GAS— • Auckland ..- r.v 1 3 17 o 3 17 0 Ditto (con.) 0 3 0 0 SHIPPING— Dcvonport Steam ; 1 5 3 — 3 lluddurt-Parker '2 8 0 2 7 Northern Steamship 0 14 0 0 — Ditto (con.) 0 7 0 r> 7 P. . and 0. (def. at!;.) 250 0 0 213 0 0 Union Steam (pret.) — 1 0 G TIMBER— Bartholomew .. . 1 1 0 18 0 Kauri Timber r.v 1 0 0 0 Ley land-O'Brien r.v — 0 1 14 0 National .. ks 0 11 —' WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi . .i r-. — n 12 9 Ditto (con.) w.i — 0 3 9 MoHgiol . • » • — 7 3 12 0 Wellington •. v.n — G 0 Ditto (pref.) r.-« — 0 15 0 BREWERIES— N.Z. Breweries o 13 G — MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amuse. Park — 0 3 G British Tobacco 2 4 0 2 3 11 0 Bycroft, Ltd. "I 15 0 1 G2 G Colonial Sugar (Aus.) G3 0 0 0 0 Dominion Pictures .. — 1 2 0 Ditto (pref.) Electro. Zinc (ord.) — 9 1 o 0 1 12 1 12 G Ditto (pref.) Farmers' Tradinc Co. 1 M G 0 — 3 0 8 G 7 Ditto (B pref.) .. — 0 9 0 Fullers' Pictures -— 1 0 G Gear Meat .. — 2 o 0 Grey and Menzies .. — 0 9 G Ilnyward's Pictures v 1 0 10 1 0 !) Bill and Plummor .. — 1 2 0 II.M. Theatre — 2 2 G Ditto (pref.) — 3 3 1 9 0 Kempt horne-ProKBer — G Lewis Eady, Ltd. (pref.) 0 19 9 — 3 Milne and Choyce .. — 1 4 Ditto (prof.) — 3 4 3 Ditto (13 pref.) .. — 1 4 3 Ditto (deb. stk.) .. —■ 1 4 12 3 National Pictures .. — 0 0 0 N.Z. Farmers' Felt. — 0 17 N.Z. Refris,'. (con.) 0 9 0 0 8 u Northern Boot 0 18 0 —■ ■Robinson Ice Cream 1 3 0 0 — ■ Sauford, Ltd. 0 19 0 17 G Sharland Co. (pref.) — 3 0 il Taranaki Oil 0 8 s 0 7 0 Tonson Gftrlick 0 12 G — G Union Oil — 2 2 Whittom'o, Sievenson o 8 0 2 5 0 Wilsons Cement I 10 6 1 19 0 MINING— Allmrnin. 0 1 0 — Moanataiari • (pd.) 0 1 G — Ditto (con.) 0 0 G — Golden Afro (pd.) .. — 0 0 2 Lucky Shot ,(4b pd.) — 9 0 0 G Maoriland (con.) 0 0 — Ohinemuri 0 7 2 0 c 9 Wailii 0 11 3 0 14 0 Waihi Grand Juno. 0 0 loi 0 0 9 N.Z. GOVT. BONDS- - War Loan. 1930. 4| .. 100 0 0 99 0 0 Ditto, ions, 4} ■— 98 17 G Ditto. 1039, 41 — 98 17 G Ditto. 1911. 11 — 98 10 0 Ditlo, 1933, 55 J 01 10 0 101 o G Ditto, 1930, 5J» .. — 101 o 6 N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK— War Loan, 193S, 41 .. — 98 17 G Ditto, 1939, 1} — 98 17 0 Ditto. 1927-11. 5i .. 99 0 n 98 0 0 Ditto. 1933, 51 .. 99 10 0 98 0 0 Ditto. 1033, 51 101 10 0 101 2 G Ditto, 1930, f>{ — 101 o 6 Ditto, 1930, 0 105 0 0 103 0 0 DEBENTURES— Auck. Gas, 1932, 15 .. — 93 0 0 Auck. Ilnr. Bid.. '1 91 0 0 89 0 0 Ditto, o! —• 90 0 0 Ditto, 5} — 100 0 0 Ditto. G — 103 0 0 City, of Auck., ''10, 5} — 90 0 0 Ditto, 19-13, 51 — 100 0 0 Auck. Elec. Pr Bid. — 99 0 0 Auck. Firo Bid., 0 Tfamilton Firo lird.. G 101 10 0 102 0 0 103 10 0 101 (1 0 Makarua Drain. Brd_. 103 10 0 100 0 0 Bor. of Devonport. 0 — 101 0 0 Bor. of Mt. Edon, 53 — 100 10 n Ditto. G Bor. of Hamilton. 0 — 102 10 0 — 302 0 0 Bullcr Cty. Conn., M0. • -> 93 10 0 91 0 0 N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. 1 4 0 1 4 3 Glaxo — 90 0 0