STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20081, 19 October 1928, Page 11

STOCKS AND SHARES.

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE. ACTIVITY WELL MAINTAINED. Activity was well maintained on the Auckland Stock Exchango yesterday, and substantial business was recorded. Local body loans continue to interest buyers much more than they do sellers, iind veiy few were offering. Inscribed Stock. 192741, 5£ per cent., again sold at £99, and another sale of Canterbury farmers Cooperative, 1940, per cent., was made at Wednesday's price of £94 ss. In banks Commercial of Australia sold at 30s, as compared with 30s lid earlier in the week. For Bank of Now South Wales £sl 2s 6d was offered and £sl 5s asked, but no business was effected. Few insurance sharos were offering. In loan and agencies business was done in Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering at 655. In coals Renown Collieries were in demand at 15s, but holders asked 17s. In shipping Huddart-l'arkers were quoted at 48s and 47s 9d. Following tho action of the London Stock Exchange, P. and 0. deferred stock was quoted in £l, instead of £IOO units, tho figures being 52s 6d and 50s 6d. Northern Steamships changed hands at tho most recent rate of 14s 4d, a price at which, more were available. In miscellaneous Hayward's Pictures sold at 21s, tho figure that was reached last week. For Wilsons Cement 39s 2d was offered without response. In mining Waihis sold at 14s, a decline of 2d since Tuesday. The following sales took plaeo:—New Zealand Inscribed Stock, 1927-41, per cent., £99; Canterbury Farmers' Co-oper-ative, 1940,' 6j per cent., £94 ss; Commercial Bank of Australia, 30s; Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering, 655; Northern Steamship, 14s 4d; Hayward's Pictures, 21s; Wailii, 14s. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

* . CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— ' Due. Wuihi C.M. Co.—lb per olmro .. Nov. 1 CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. Australian and N.Z. I-rcss Association. CHICAGO. Oct. 17. Wheat. —December, 1 dollar 15J cents per bushel; March, 1 dollar 20i cents; May, 1 dollar 23J cents.

Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ s d i : s d Aus. of Commerce . 1 13 9 — Bank of Australasia . 14 IS 0 — 11 Com. of Australia . . 1 10 2 1 9 Ditto (prof.) . . — 7 5 0 Eng., Scot, and Axis. 8 17 6 — 0 National of N.Z. 7 5 0 7 2 Nat. of Aus. (con.) . 9 14 0 9 11 6 New South Wales . 51 5 0 51 o 6 Now Zealand 3 1 9 3 1 1 3 D pref.. 20s paid . 1 8 3 - 7 6 Queensland National . —- . 9 0 0 Union of Australia 15 7 6 15 0 0 INSURANCE— Australian Provincial 0 7 6 — 3 National .. 0 16 5 0 16 New Zealand — o 5 3 Queensland — ft 5 0 South British — 3 2 9 United — 11 8 0 LOAN AND AGENCY— Abraham and Williams 4 0 (pref.) — 5 Daluety and Co. Farmers' Co-op. Auc. — 15 2 6 3 10 0 3 0 0 Ditto (A pref.) — 0 10 0 Ditto (B pref.) .. — 0 15 0 Ooldsbrouiili, Mort, . 2 11 0 2 to 9 Nat. Mortg. — 4 1 0 N.Z. and River Plato — 1 12 0 N.Z. Guar Corp. (ord.) 0 9 0 0 8 0 6 N.Z. Loan and Merc, — 116 0 Ditto (pref.) — • 82 0 0 N.A. Farm. Co-op. 0 0 (ord.) . . — 2 COAL— Hikuraugi . . . . 0 G 0 0 5 6 Dilto (pref.) — 0 10 :i 0 Ditto (A pref.) — 0 9 Pukemiro 3 10 r, 3 8 0 Itenown (ord.) 0 17 0 0 15 0 Ditto (pref.) — 0 2 6 6 Taupiri 1 7 3 1 6 Ditto (pref.) — 1 3 0 .Waipa .. •• 0 14 0 — West port 1 10 9 0 — 4 Westport Stockton . . 0 3 9 3 Dilto (pref.)' — 0 1 0 GAS— Auckland .. i. X 3 o 1 3 17 0 Ditto (con.) .. 0 17 3 0 0 Chriatchurch .. 1 6 0 — SHIPPING— Devonport Steam .. 1 5 0 — Howard Smith .. 1 5 3 — 9 Huddart-Parker 2 8 ,0 2 7 Ditto (pref.) —' 1 0 9 Northern Steam 0 14 4 0 14 2 Ditto (con.) . . 0 7 0 0 6 8 P. and 0. (def. stk.) 2 12 6 o 10 fi Union Steam (pref.) . — 1 0 6 TIMBER— Bartholomew 1 1 0 — Kauri Timber 1 0 0 — Leyland-O'Brieu .. — 1 14 3 National .. .. 0 10 6 — Parker-Lamb .. 0 19 0 — WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi — 0 13 0 Mosfjiel — 7 3 12 0 Wellington — r> 6 Ditto (pref.) — 6 15 0 BREWEK1ES— C. L. Innes (pref.) 1 n f> 0 IS G J. Staples and Co. . . 1 19 3 1 18 3 MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amuse. Park . — 0 3 6 Australian Glass 2 6 6 2 5 i; British Tobacco 2 1 3 2 3 9 Burns, Philp 2 5 0 — Bycroft, Limited 1 15 0 1 12 0 Checker Taxi ('20s pd.) 0 12 0 0 6 0 Dental and Medical 0 11 0 — Dominion Pictures . — 1 o 0 Ditto (pref.) — 1. o 0 Donughy's Rope — 1 12 0 Electro Zinc (ord.) 1 12 9 1 12 0 Ditto (pref.) Farmers'J Trading .. 1 14 3 1 13 fi — 0 7 6 Ditto (B pref.) .. — 0 9 0 Fullers' Pictures — 1 1 0 Gear Meat . . .. -r2 2 3 Grey and Menzies .. — 0 9 0 Hayward's Pictures 1 1 3 1 1 0 Henry .Tones Co-op. 1 19 3 — Hill and Plummer .. — 1 o 0 II.51. Arcade . — 2 2 6 Ditto (pref.) — 1 1 0 Kempt horne-Prosser — 3 9 c Milne and Choyco . — 1 4 6 Ditto (pref.) — 1 4 6 Ditto (B pref.) — 1 4 6 Ditto (deb. stk.) . . — 1 4 3 Morris Hedstrom (pref.) — 0 IS 0 National Pictures — 0 12 6 N.Z. Fertiliser — 0 17 0 Robinson Ico Cream 1 3 0 — Sanford, Ltd. . 0 19 0 0 17 3 Sharland and Co. (pref.) — 1 0 3 Taranaki Oil .. 0 7 6 0 6 0 Thames Theatre 0 16 0 0 10 0 Tonson Garlick 0 12 6 0 11 3 Union Oil — 2 2 6 Whittome, Stevenson 2 7 0 — Wilsons N.Z. Cement — 1 19 2 MINING— Albumin 0 '0 r> — Moanataiari (paid) 0 1 ('» — Ditto (con.) 0 0 0 — Golden Age (paid) . . — 0 0 2 Lucky Shot (4s pd.) . — 0 0 6 Maoriland Con. (con.) 0 0 9 0 0 2 Ohinemuri 0 7 0 0 6 9 Wuihi 0 11 2 0 13 10 Waihi Gnd. June. . 0 0 It. 0 0 9 Mount Lycll 1. 16 0 1 14 9 N.Z. GOVT. BONDS- - Wa r Loan, 1930. 4i . 100 0 0 99 0 0 Ditto. 19.13 41 — 9S 17 6 Ditto, 1939, 41 .. — 98 17 6 Ditto, 3941, . 4i . . — OS 15 0 Ditto, 1933, 5i . . 101 10 .0 101 0 0 Ditto. 1936, 5} — 101 0 0 N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK— War Loan. 1038, 41 . — 98 17 6 Ditto. 1939, 4J — 98 17 6 Ditto, 1927-41, 5} .. — 98 17 6 Ditto, 1933, r>; — 98 17 6 Ditto, 1933, 55 101 10 0 101 o 6 Ditto. 1936. 55 101 10 0 101 0 0 DI5BENTURESAuck. Gas, 1935, 65 — 102 10 0 Auck. Harb. Bd., 1 . . — 89 0 0 Ditto, 5} — 96 0 0 Ditto. 55 . . — 100 0 0 Dilto. 6 —. 103 0 0 City Auck., 1910, 5i — 96 0 0 Ditto, 1913, f>i . . — 100 0 0 Auck. Elec. Pr. Bd. — 99 10 0 Auck. Firo Bd., 6 .. 104 10 0 101 10 0 Hor. Devonport, 6 . , — 101 0 0 Bor. Mt. Eden. 5J . . — 100 0 0 Ditto, 6 .— 102 0 0 Bor. Hamilton. 6 . . — 102 0 0 Bnller Cnty. Cncl., '40 93 10 0 — N.Z. Breweries 1 .1 G 1 4 o Glaxo — 90 0 0 W riKht-Stophenson (2nd lien) 87 0 0 7S 0 0