STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20217, 30 March 1929, Page 9

STOCKS AND SHARES.

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE. EVE OF HOLIDAY BUSINESS. Thero was a holiday air on tho Auckland Stock Exchango on Thursday, when only one call was made. The Exchange will reopen on April 8, after the Easter vacation. Banking shares were firm at current lovols, but no sales were made, although New Zcalands wero available at 625, the figure at which business was done 011 tho previous day Tho insurance market was virtually unchanged, and no business passed. In coal Pukemiros wero quoted, cx div., at 665, no buyers. Taupins changed hands at 26s 9d, tho ruling rate. In gas Aucklands had inquiry at tho current level of 24s 3d, but sellers held out for twopence more. In miscellaneous Colonial Sugits, which sold in the South at £6O during the week, wero sought at £59 15s, without drawing a response. Wilsons Cements wero offered threepence easier at 40s 9d, and buyers advanced by sixpence to 40s 6(1, the level of business earliar in the week, but no sales were made. In mining there was a transaction in Lucky Shots, contributing. at 7jd, an advance of one penny on tho preceding sale a fortnight ago. The following sains took placeTaupiri Coal, 26s 9d; Lucky Shot, contributing, T^d.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends — Due. "Wliitiome-Stoven^on—is fid per BIIIII'o • • • • • • * rtlfl-r. C. h. Innrs (prcf.)—4 p.c. .. April 1 Kempthorne-Prosscr Div.. 34 p.c.; bonus 2 p.c. .. .. ApriL s Milno unci Choyco— Interim, 8 p.c. per annum April 10 National Mortgage—Div.. ] B Gd: bonus, 28 • April 11 CHICAGO WHEAT MARKET. \ustralian and N.Z. Press Association. CHICAGO, March 23. Wheat..—March, 1 rlollnr 18 3-8 cents per bushel; May, 1 dollar 213 cents; July, 1 dollar 241 cents; September, 1 dollar cents. LONDON TALLOW PRICES. Dalgoty and Company, Limited, report having received the following cablegram from their London house, dated March 27: Tallow : 920 casks of tallow were offered and 35 per. cent were sold. Prices were Gd lower- Mutton, fine, 445; mixed good, 425; inferior, 37s 6d; market good, unchanged. Tho Bank of New Zealand has received the following advice from its London office, dated March 27:—Tallow: There is a fair demand. Current quotations are: Good mutton, 43s per cwt.; good beef, 42s to 42s 6d; good mixed, 425; gut, 36s t.o 38s.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyers. i; b d JS b d BANKS. Aus. of Commerce . 1 17 6 1 1G 9 Adelaide — 10 4 0 Australasia 14 18 0 — Com. of Australia . . i a 10 1 9 8 Ditto (con.) — 0 13 6 Ditto (pref.) 7 12 0 7 8 G National of N.Z. . 7 5 0 — Nat. of AuFtralasin 19 8 0 New South Wales . . 51 5 0 51) 15 0 New Zealand 3 2 0 3 1 G D pref., 2Us paid — 1 8 G INSURANCE. National 0 1G 10 0 1G 8 New Zealand 2 7 G G 9 Queensland . . .. 3 8 0 3 7 G South British 3 6 0 3 5 G Standard — 3 4 0 LOAN AND ACENCY. Abraham and Williams (pref.) — 0 4 7 G Farm. Co-op. Auc, .. 3 10 o 1 0 Ditto (A pref.) . . — 0 17 0 Ditto (B pref.) .. — " 0 16 0 Goldsbrough. Mort, . . 2 13 G J. 12 G Newton King (pref.) 0 10 0 0 8 G N.Z. Guarantee (ord.) 0 9 1. 0 N.Z. Loan and Mere. 130 0 0 120 0 Ditto (pref.) — 80 0 0 N.A. Farm, (ord.) . — 0 2 3 Ditto (13 pref.) . . 0 12 0 0 8 G COAL. Grey Valley 1 2 G 1 1 9 liikurangi — 0 2 0 Ditto (pref.) 0 8 3 0 7 3 Ditto (A pref.) 0 5 0 0 3 0 Ptikemiro (ex div.) . .3 G 0 — Renown (ord.) 0 18 0 — Ditto (pref.) 0 3 0 0 2 11 Taupiri 1 7 u i G 0 Ditto (pref.) — l 3 10 12 IS Wnipa . • 0 12 G 0 0 West port — 1 0 Westport Stockton . . 0 3 0 0 - c GAS. # Auckland 1 4 G 1 4 4 Ditto (con.) 0 18 4 () 18 0 Gisborne 0 13 9 0 10 6 SHIPPING. Devonport Steam ,. I 4 3 — 0 Huddart-Parker _ . . 2 5 G 0 5 Northern SteamphiD . 0 15 4 0 1-1 G Ditto (con.) 0 7 G 0. 7 0 P. and O. (def. fit!'..) 3 2 0 — Union Steam (pipf.) — 1 0 G TIMS ZR. Kauri Timber . 0 17 G 0 16 3 Leyland-O'Brien 1 14 G 0 — 0 National O 9 0 5 Parker-Lamb 0 10 0 0 13 0 WOOLLEN. Kniapoi 0 14 S 0 14 Ditto (con.) i — 0 4 3 Ditto (pref.) 0 17 0 0 15 0 BREWERIES. C. L. Innea .(pref.) . _ G 1 0 0 N.Z. Breweries 3 .1 3 0 3 MISCELLANEOUS. Anck. Amuse. Park 0 3 0. — Ditto (pref.) .. 0 11 0 — 9 Aust. Iron (pr., 20s pd) — 1 0 British Tobacco . . 2 9 0 2 8 3 G Eycroft. Limited . . — 1 12 Checker Taxi (20s pd.) 0 7 G — 0 Colonial Sugar — G9 15 Dominion Pictures — 1 1 G Ditto (pref.) Donaghy's Ropo . . — 1. 1 1' l.-i G .— f» Electro. Zinc (ord.) 1 16 G 1 i 5 3 Ditto (pref.) Farmers' Trading Co. 1 17 .3 1 0 1G (; n 8 9 8 3 Ditto (A pref.) 0 17 0 0 — Ditto (D pref.) .. 0 14 0 12 0 Genr Meat 2 4 0 0 10 0 Grey and Menzies . . — 11.M. Theatre — " 11 0 Ditto (pref.) — 0 1 1 0 0 Kcmntborno Prosper . 4 3 4 0 Lewis Eady, Ltd. (pref.) . • 0 10 3 1 — Milre and Choyce . . — fi 3 Ditto <r>ref.) . . — 1 i; r» Ditto (B pref.) — 1 G G Ditto (deb. stock) i r. 9 1 G n N.Z. Fertiliser 1 2 0 1 1 0 N.Z. Paper Mills — 0 17 3 Phillipps ar.d Impey . — 1 14 0 Robinson Ico Cream . — 0 1 0 1 1G G Sanfnrd. Ltd. . . . O Ifi 0 Ditto (pref.) 1 0 0 0 1* G Shnvland and Co. — 1 0 0 Ditto (pref.) — 1 (1 0 0 10 Taranaki Oilfields . . 0 5 3 4 10 Thames Then Ire 0 0 Ton'on Garlick . . 0 8 G — Union Oil — 0 o '1 n Victoria Nvamn Sugar 2 5 2 2 0 Whiltome-Sfevenson — o G 0 Wilsons N.Z. Cement 2 0 9 2 0 '} MINING. Albnrnia. — 3 0 n 10 Lurky Shot (-Is pd.) 0 1 0 u , Ditto (con.) (1 0 7'j 0 0 6 Mnoriland (con.) . . 0 0 G 0 R OhinRimiri 0 8 G 5 Ditto (pref.) — 0 P, 0 Wnil.i 0 13» R 0 13 7 Waihi Gnd. Junction o n If) — Mount Lyell 2 5 0 2 4 G TINFIELDS. Kuala Karnpar. Ltd. 0 15 0 0 14 6 N.Z. GOVT EONDS. War Loan. 1930, 4}• — 9? 15 0 Ditto. 1933. r».V .. — 90 0 0 Ditto. 1033. 5V . . 101 .10 0 101 0 0 Ditto, 1936, . . — 101 0 0 N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK. War Loan. 1033, fij 100 0 0 00 0 0 Ditto. 1036. 5} . . — 101 0 0 DEBENTURES. Auckland Gas. 1032. 5 — 94 103 0 0 Ditto, 1935, G} •— 0 0 Auric. IInr. Bd„ 5V — 100 0 0 Ditto, G — 103 p 0 City Auck., 1010. 5 J — ty) 0 0 IJnr. Devonport, >15 . — 02 0 0 Ditto. 6 ■— 103 (t 0 P.or. Mt. Eden, 6 . - — 103 10 0 Por. Tip mil ton, G . . — 103 0 0 N.Z. Breweries 1 G 9 1 G 3