STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20257, 17 May 1929, Page 9

STOCKS AND SHARES.

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE.

ACTIVITY IN BANK SHARES. There was pronounced activity in bank shares on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday. Government securities and local body debentures were again keenly inquired for, with few quotations by sellers. Auckland Hospital Board debentures, 1947, 5J per cent., sold at £lO2 10s, compared with £lOl at the last local sale in February, 1928. In banks tho preference issue of Commercials of Australia sold again at £7 8s 6d. New Zealands improved another 3d to change hands at 62s 3d. Unions of Australia had sale at £ls lis twico and then were done at £ls lis 6d, compared with £ls 9s at tho last transaction. In insurance New Zealands had sale at the current price of 46s 9d, with further inquiry at that figure, sellers 47s 3d. In shipping Huddart-Parkcrs were done 3d dearer at 45s 6d. In the miscellaneous section Taranaki Oils were done at ss, 5d below the level of the last sale. More were offered at the price, buyers 4s 9d. In mining Mahakipawas had sale_ at Is, gd cheaper than the last transaction. YESTERDAY'S SALES. Tho following sales took place yesterday:—Auckland Hospital Board debentures, 1947, 5J per cent,, £lO2 10s; Commercial Bank of Australia (pref.), £7 8s 6d; Bunk of New Zealand, 62s 3d; Union Bank of Australia, £ls lis, £ls lis, £ls Us 6d; New Zealand Insurance, 46s 9d; Huddart-Parker, 45s 6d: Taranaki Oilfields, ss; Mahakipawa, Is. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. D Mount 3S j7ycll— la 3d per share . Juno 21 EXPORT OF PRODUCE. A fair demand is now being experienced in Australia for root crops and similar vegetables. An Auckland firm of produce auctioneers, Messrs. E. A. Perkins and Son, report having despatched over 1000 sacks of carrots and swedes to Sydney this week. Pumpkins also meet with a fair demand. MELBOURNE HIDES SALES. Australian and N.Z. Press Association, j (Received May 16, 10.5 p.m.) J MELBOURNE. May 16. At the Melbourne hides sales to-day there was better competition. Lights were one-eighth to one farthing higher. Others were unchanged. j

Buyers. Sellers. £ S. d. £ a. d. BANKS. Aus. of Commerce: .. 1 1G 0 3 36 3 Australasia .. .. 14 31 0 14 14 0 Corn, of Aus. .. 1 10 0 1 10 2 Ditto (con.) — 0 14 5 Ditto (pref.) .. 7 7 (i 7 9 0 Eng., Scol. & Aus. 8 10 0 8 13 0 National of N.Z. .. 7 2 0 7 3 0 Nat. of Aub. (con.) — 9 17 6 New South Wales .. 51 10 0 52 0 0 New Zealand .. 3 2 0 3 2 G D pref., '20s pd. .. 18 9 1 9 G Union of Aus. .. 35 31 6 35 12 0 INSURANCE. Aus. Provincial .. 0 10 3 0 10 9 National .. •• 0 10 0 0 16 4 New Zealand ., 2 6 9 2 7 3 Queensland .. .. — C 3 7 0 South British .. .. 3 3 — LOAN AND AGENCY. Abraham and Williams (pref.) .. '1 7 G — Farmers' Co-op. Auc. 2 19 0 — Goldsbrough. Mort . 2 12 3 2 12 9 National Mort. .. • 4 5 0 — Newton Kins (pref.) 0 9 0 129 0 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc. 126 0 0 Ditto (pref.) .. 80 0 N.A. Farmers' Co-op. 0 — G (ord.) .. •• 0 2 — Ditto (B pref.) 0 10 0 •0 12 G COAL. Grey Valley .. .. 13 llikurangi (pref.) .. — 0 1 I 3 0 7 G Ditto (A pref.) — 0 0 5 0 Renown (ord.) . 0 16 0 37 6 Ditto (pref.) r.v 0 2 11 — Tatipiri .. t.v 1 5 9 — Ditto (pref.) v.' 1 3 3 — 6 Waipa .. 0 31 3 0 0 33. Westport Stockton 0 3 0 3 2 Ditto (pref.) .. — 0 4 8 GAS. Auckland r.. 14 1 . 1 4 4 Ditto (con.) .. 0 38 3 0 38 6 Gisborne .. .. 0 10 9 0 13 0 SHIPPING. Devonport- Steam ., — 1 4 0 Howard Smith ' — 8 1 5 3 0 Huddart-Parkor 2 5 2 G Northern Steam. .0 14 0 0 11 10 Ditto Icon.) — f> O 7 •A P. and O. (def. stk.) 2 17 3 1 0 Union Steam (pref.) 1 0 9 — TIMBER. Bartholomew 0 18 0 1 1 3 0 Kauri Timber .. 10 3 1 1 Leyland-O'Brien •. ■ —• 0 1 34 0 0 9 National .. . 0 5 0 9 Parker-Lamb ■. — 0 17 WOOLLEN. Kaiapoi .. .. 0 13 10 0 0 34 3 Ditto (con.) .. 0 4 " Ditto (pref.) .. 0 15 G — BREWERIES. C. L. Innes (pref.) 1 0 0 — N.Z. Breweries .. 3 3 G — J. Staples and Co. .. 2 6 C ' — MISCELLANEOUS. Adair Bros. .. .. 0 18 0 — 0 0 Auck. Amuse. Park — 0 3 0 32 Ditto (pref.) .. — 0 Aus. i Glass .. ..i 2 9 2 11 3 Booth, Macdonald 0 1 (ord.) •• 0 0 9 9 Ditto (pref.) 0 3 0 2 11 0 British Tobacco ,... 2 9 G Bycroft (ex div.) . 1 10 0 — Dominion Pictures 1 0 G — Ditto (pref.) i..i 1 0 Donaghy's Rope i. a 1 12 6 — 9 — Dunlop Rubber .. 1 < G 1 8 3 Elec. Zinc (ord.) .. 1 15 G 1 16 3 Ditto (pref.) .. 1 16 9 1 17 G Farmers' Trading Co. 0 8 7 0 17 3 3 Ditto (A pref.) .. — Gear Meat ... .. — 2 3 Grey and Menztes .. 0 10 9 1 0 1 1G Hayward's Pictures . 6 0 Henry Jones ~ H.M. Theatre (pref.) 1 1 0 Kempthorne-Prosser . 3 li G 0 19 Lewis Eady, Ltd (pr) 3 Milne and Choyce .. 16 0 — Ditto (pref.) ... 1 Jj 0 ■— Ditto (B pref.) .. 1 G 0 — Ditto (deb. stk.) .. 1 <> 0 — G N.Z. Fertiliser .. 1 2 1 1 2 N.Z. Paper Mills .. 0 19 G — Robinson Ice Cream . 1 2 9 — Sanford, Ltd. •• 0 18 3 0 38 9 Ditto (pref.) 1 0 G Sharland (pref.) 10 0 — 0 Tnranaki OiJ r. j 0 4 9 0 5 Thames Theatre *. .■ 0 10 0 6 Ton son Oarlick — G 0 8 2 3 Union Oil .. • 2 1 0 0 0 Victoria Sugar .. —- G 2 5 2 30 Whittome-Stevenson ..24 Wilsons N.Z. Cement 2 1 0 2 2 6 MINING. Alburnia. _ .. • • 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 10 6 * Moanataiari (pd.) .. — Ditto (con.) •• 0 0 2 6 G Lucky Shot (4s pd.) 0 0 8 Ditto (con.) ..0 0 2 Maoriland (con.) ' .. — Occidental (2s pd.) .. 0 0 Olanemuri .. . • 0 / Waihi .. . • 0 1Wailii Grand June. 0 0 3 9 7 8 0 8 0 13 0 0 2 4 1 0 10 3 Mount Lyell • • 2 3 9 N.Z. GOVT. BONDS. War Loan. 1938, 41 .. 99 h> 0 — 0 Ditto, 1939, 41 .. 99 la 0 100 5 Ditto, 1941, 44 .. 99 10 0 — Ditto, 1933. 51 .. 99 5 0 Ditto, 3933, 51 .. 301 0 0 Ditto. . 1936, 51 . • 101 0 0 — N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK. War Loan, 1938. 41 .. 99 15 0 — Ditto, 1939, 41. ..99 15 0 Ditto, 3933, 51 .. 99 5 0 — Ditto, 3933. 51 .. 301 0 0 — Ditto, 193G, 51 ..101 0 0 DEBENTURES. Auck. Gas, 1932. 5 .. 95 0 0 — Ditto. 1935. 01 .. 103 0 0 9S 30 0 Auck. Hr. Bd., 1935, 5 — 0 Ditto, 51 .. . • 100 0 — City Auck., 1910. 51 99 o 0 Ditto. 1943. 51 .. 100 0 0 — Auck. Hon. Bd., '47, 53 100 0 0 — Mt. Albert, 1963, 51 100 0 0 102 0 0 Bor. Mt. Eden. 6 .. 103 0 0 107 0 1 7 9S 0 0 Waitemata, C.C., 'G2, 6 103 0 0 N Z. Breweries .. 1 b 10 OS 0 Gis. Sheepfannera .. —