STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20254, 14 May 1929, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

THE AUCKLAND EXOHANGE.

WIDE RANGE OF SALES. Sales on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday took a wide range. Government securities and local body debentures maintained their strength without any business passing. In banks Unions of Australia had sale at the current price of £ls 93. The section was moderately active, with little change in quotations. In insurance .New Zealnnds recovered threepence, to sell at 46s 9d, with more buyers at the price, sellers 475, > In coal Taupiris again sold at 275, and in gas Aucklands wore dono Id choaper at 24s 4d. In shipping Iluddart-Parkers wore 3d firmer on both buyers' and sellers' figures. In the miscellaneous section the preference issue of Electrolytic Zincs sold 6d dearer at 37s 3d, and the preference issue of Lewis Eady, Ltd., made a sale at the current price of 18s 6d. Now Zealand Paper Mills continued their upward movement, selling 7d dearer at 19s 6d, with more wanted at 19s 3d. Wilsons Cements rose 6d, changing hands at 42s 3d. In mining Waihis were done, ox div., at 12s 7d.

YESTERDAY'S SALES. The following sales took place yesterday:—Union Bank of Australia, £ls 9s; New Zealand Insurance, 46s 9d; Taupiri Coal, 275; Auckland Gas, 24s 4d; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.), 37s 3d; Lewis Eady, Ltd. (pref.), 18s 6d; New Zealand Paper .Mills, 19s 6d; Wilsons Coment, 42s 3d ; Waihi Mining, 12s 7d.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends — Due. Mount Lycll—ls 3d per sliaro Jsno 21. SOUTHERN EXCHANGES. [I?Y TELEG RAl'ir. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, Monday. The following Stock Exchange sa'ks took ' place io-day:—4»i per cent. stock, 1938, £100; 4J>- per cent, bonds, 1941, £IOO (two parcels); Bank of New Zealand, 61s lid; Bank of Now Zealand (long term), 295; National Insurance, 16s 7£d; British Tobacco,' 48s, 48s 6d. CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. The following sales took place on the Stock Exchange to-day-:—Bank of Now South Wales (cum div.), £sl ,12s ,6d; Batik of New Zealand, 62s (two); National Insurance (cum div.), 16s 6d; Christchurch Gas, 26s 10d; New' Zealand Breweries, 64s (fchreo); Tobacco, 48s Id, 48s 3d, 48s 4d, ,48s 6d, 48s 3d (three); Mahakipawa, Is (five); Wilsons Cement, 425; New Zealand Farmers' Fertiliser (cum div.), 22s 9d; Australian Bank of Commerce, 36s Id. DUNEDIN, Monday. The following salo took place on the Stock Exchange to-day;—Wright Stephenson (ordinary)/ 265.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Buyors. Sellers. .£ s d £ s d BANKS. Alia. Bank of Com. . 1 15 9 1 1G 9 Bunk o£ Australasia —. 14 13 0 Com. Bank of AUs. . 1 10 0 .1 10 3 G Ditto (con.) — 0 14 Ditto (pref.) .. National of N.Z. . . 7 7 7 1 0 0 • 7 9 0 National of Australasia (con.) 9 15 6 9 17 6 New Zealand a I 9 3 2 3 G D pref.. 20s paid . . Union of Australia . 1 8 }> 1 9 15 S 0 15 10 0 INSURANCE. Australian Provincial 0 10 1 — 9 National .— 0 1G Now Zealand 2 (5 2 7 0 Queensland •. —. n 7 G 3 South British . 3 3 G 3 4 LOAN AND AGENCY. Abraham & Williams (pref.) 4. 7 G — 0 Farmers' Co-op. Auc. 2 19 0 3 9 Goldsbrouch, Mort . ■— 2 13 G Newton King (pref.) 0 8 9 ■— N.Z. Loan and Merc. 125 0 0 12!) 0 0 Ditto (pref.) 80 0 0 — N.A. Far. Co-op. (ord.) 0 2 G 0 — Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 10 0 12 G COAL. Grey Valley ... -• 1 3 0 1 4 a Pukemiro Collieries . — a i G Benown (ord.) , .. o ~i 11 0 17 3 Ditto (pref.) 0 3 2 Taupiri i r. 0 1 7 G Ditto (pref.) .. i rj 3 0 Waipa o n » 0 12 Wcstport Stockton . 0 3 0 0 3 2 GAS. Auckland . , 1 4 3 1 4 5 Ditto (con.) 0 is 3 0 18 G Gisborne 0 10 9 0 13 0 SHIPPING. Devonport Steam — 3 1 4 0 Huddart-Parker . . 2 5 2 5 9 Northern Steamship . 0 14 7 0 15 0 Ditto (con.) — 0 7 2 P. & 0. (def. sik.) 2 17 G 3 1 0 Union Steam (pref.) . 1 0 9 — TIMBER. Bartholomew . ., 0 18 0 __ 0 Kauri Timber .. 0 19 0 1 0 Leyland-O'Brien ,. — 1 14 6' 0 National . 0 5 0 0-9 Parker-Lamb .. — 0 17 9 WOOLLEN. Kaiapoi . " . . — 0 14 3 Ditto (con.) 0 4 0 — BREWERIES. J. Staples and Coy. 2 5 9 — MISCELLANEOUS. Adair Bros. . . 0 18 0 — 0 Auck. Amuse. Park — 0 3 Ditto (pref.) — 0 12 0 Australian Glass .. — 2 11 6 British Tobacco 2 8 0 2 8 G Bycroft, Limited 1 14 0 — Dominion Pictures .. 1 0 G — Ditto (pref.) Donaghy's Rope (ex 1 0 G — 1 12 div.) . . i . • 9 . — G Electro. Zinc (ord.) . 1 IS G 1 1G Ditto (pref.). Farmers' Trading Co. 1 17 0 1 17 G 0 8 G 0 8 8 Ditto (A pref.) .. — 0 17 3 0 Ditto (B pref.) — 0 It Gear Meat 0 10 !) • 2 3 G Grey and Menzies . . .— H.M. Theatre (pref.) 1 1 0 T Kempthome-PrOsser '3 14 9 — Lewis Eu.dy, Ltd. > , 0 19 3 (pref.) — 9 Milne and Choyce .. . 1 5 — Ditto (pref.) 1 5 9 — Ditto (B pref.) 1 5 9 — Ditto (deb. stock) . 1 G 0 — 0 N.Z. Fertiliser 1 1 9 1 3 N.Z. Paper Mills 0 1!) 3 9 1 0 0 Robinson Ice Cream . 1 2 0 Sanford, Ltd. . 0 17 G 0 19 Ditto (pref.) 1 0 3 — Kharland & Co. (pref.) 1 0 0 0 5 Taranalti Oilfields 0 5 3 9 Thames Theatre Co. . 0 10 0 — G Tonson G-arlick — G 0 8 Union Oil. Soap . . 2 1 2 4' 0 0 Victoria Nvanza Sugar —- G 2 5 Whittome-Stevenson 2 4 2 10 0 Wilsons N.Z. Cement 2 1 9 2 3 0 MINING. Alburnia. 0 1 2 0 1 10 Monnataiari (paid) 0 0 0 1 6 Ditto (con.) . . 2 0 0 4 Lucky Shot (4s paid) 0 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 6 Ditto (con.) 0 0 1 ; G Maoriland (con.) . . — 3 2 Occidental (2s paid) . o a — 9 Waihi 0 12 7 0 12 Waihi Giand June. . . 0 0 8 ' 0 • 0 1UJ Mount Lyell 2 3 3 2 4 3 N.Z. GOVT. BONDS. War Loan. 1938, 41 . . 99 12 G 100 0 0 Ditto. : 1939, 'H .. 90 12 G 100 0 0 Ditto. JO-ll, 4* 99 10 0 — Ditto, 1933, 51 .. 99 0 0 100 0 0 Ditto, 1933, Si .. 101 2 ■ G — N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK. War Loan, 1938, 41 . . 99 15 0 99 17 G Ditto, 1939, 41 ... 99 12 G 100 0 0 Ditto, 1933, 51 .. 99 0 0 —• Ditto, 1933, 5 J .. 101 0 0 — Ditto, 1936. 55 . . 101 0 0 — DEBENTURES. Auck. Gas 1932, 5 . 95 0 0 — Ditto. 1935. 61 . . 103 0 0 ' — 0 Auck. liar. Bd., 1935, 5 — 98 10 ' Ditto, 51 . . 100 0 0 — 0 Ditto, G 103 0 0 < 105 0 City of Auclc., 1940, 5i 99 0 0 . — Ditto. 1943. 51 . . 100 0 0 —■ 0 Auck. Hon. Bd., 52 . 100 0 0 103 0 Boro. Mt. Eden, 0 . 103 0 0 — N.Z. Breweries. Ltd. 1 G ■ G — 0 ' Gisborne Sheepfarmers — 93 0