STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20262, 23 May 1929, Page 9

STOCKS AND SHARES.

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE. MARKET REMAINS FIRM, Sales on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday indicated the continued strength of the sharemarket. Offers for local body debentures and Government securities were strongly sustained, with few responses from holders. Wellington City debentures, 1932, s>jj per cent., were done at par. There was a hardening tone in Inscribed Stocks. Now Zealand Breweries debentures sold 7d dearer at 275. In banks Commercials of Australia improved a shade with a sale at 30s 2d, with more wanted at 30s Id,, sellers 30s 3d. New South Wales changed hands three times at £52, the current price. More were available at the figure, buyers 5s Ir>wer. New Zealands scld twice 3d dearer at 62s 3d, with closing inquiry at that level, sellers 62s 6d. In insurance New Zealands were again done at 475, at which sellers offered more. In coal there was an accommodation movement in Renowns, buyers advancing from 15s 6d to 16s 9d, and sellers declining 3d to 17s 3d. In gas Aucklands again had salo at 24s 3d. In the miscellaneous section Colonhl Sugars were done 2s 6d dearer at £SB 12s 6d. The preference issue of Electrolytic Zincs was unchanged with a sale at 37s 3d and Wilsons Cements wore 3d easier, changing hands at 425. In mining Mount Lyells had sale twice at 44s 3d, the current price. YESTERDAY'S SALES. The following sales took place yesterday :—Wellington City debentures, 1932, 5£ per cent., £100; New Zealand Breweries debentures, 275; Commercial Bank of Australia, 30s 2d; Bank of New South Wales, £52, £52, £52; Bank of New Zealand, 62s 3d, 62s 3d; New Zealand Insurance, 475; Auckland Gas, 24s 3d; Colonial Sugar, £SB 12s 6d; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.), 37s 3d; Wilsons Cement, 425; Mount Lyell, 44s 3d, 44s 3d. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

i Buyers. Sellers. £ 8 d £ s i d BANKS. Axis, of Commerce .. 136 0 1 16 6 Bunk of Australasia . 14 12 G — Com. of Australia . . 1 10 1 1 10 3 Ditto (con.) .. — 0 14 6 Dftto (pref.) .. 7 7 0 7 9 0 Ens., Scot, and Aub. . 8 9 G 8 14 0 National of N.Z. . . 7 0 0 7 3 G Nat. of Australasia . — 19 18 0 Ditto (con.> . . — 9 18 0 New South Wales .. El 15 0 E2 0 0 New Zealand .. 3 2 3 3 2 G D pret'., 20s paid . . 18 6 1. 9 G Queensland National . — 10 2 0 Union of Australia . 15 12 G 15 16 0 INSURANCE. Australian Provincial 0 10 3 0 11 0 National • . . . 0 16 1 0 1G 3 New Zealand .. 2 6 9 2 7 0 Queensland .. . . — 3 7 0 South British . . 3 4 0 — LOAN AND AGENCY, Abraham and Williams (pref.) . . . . 4 8 0 — Dulgefy and Co. . . 15 5 0 — ■Farmers' Co-op. Atic. 3 0 fi — Go'.dsbrourrh. Mort . 2 12 (i 2 12 3 National M'ortR. .. 4 5 0 — Newton King (pref.) 0 9 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc. 125 0 0 129 0 0 Ditto (pref.) . . SO 0 (i — N.A. Far' Co-op. (ord.) 0 2 n — Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 10 0 0 13 0 COAL. Grey Valley . . . 12 6 _ Hikurangi (pref.) .02 G 0 7 0 Ditto (A pref.) .. — 0 5 0 Pukemiro . . .. 2 10 0 3 3 0 Renown (ord.) . . 0 1G 9 0 17 3 Ditto (pref.) .< 0 2 11 0 3 3 Taupiri .. .. 15 9 — Ditto (pref.) .. 13 3 — Waipa . . . . 0 11 3 — Westport Stockton . . 0 3 0 0 3 o CAS. Auckland .. .. 14 2 1. 4 3 Ditto (con.) . . 0 IS 0 0 18 6 Gisborue . . . . 0 10 G 0 13 0 SHIPPING. Devonport Steam .. — 1 4 0 Howard Smith . . — 1 5 3 Hnddart-Parker .. 2 5 6 2 G 0 Ditto (pref.) .. 10 3 — Northern Steam . . 0 13 9 — Ditto (con.) . . — 0 7 0 Union Steam (pref.) 1 0 9 — TIMBER. Bartholomew . .. 0 18 C 1 1 G Kauri Timber . . 10 0 1 0 G Leyland-O'Brien . . — 1 14 ('. National .. . , 0 5 0 0 9 0 Parker-Lamb .. — 0 17 9 WOOLLEN. Ivaiapoi . . .. 0 13 11 0 14 3 Ditto (con.) .. 0 4 3 Ditto (pref.) . . 0 15 0 — BREWERIES. N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. 3 4 3 3 5 0 J. Staples and Co. . — 2 8 6 MISCELLANEOUS. Adair Bros 0 18 G 1 Auck. AmuBo. Park . — 0 3 0 Ditto (pref.) . . — 0 12 0 Australian Glass . . — 2 11 0 Aus. Iron and Steel (pref., 20s paid) . . 11 0 Bootli-Macdonald (ord.) 0 1 0 0 1 6 Ditto (pref.) .. 0 3 0 — British Tobacco .. 2 9 6 2 10 G Burns, Pliilp .. 2 3 9 Bycroft, Limited .. 1. 10 0 — Colonial Susar .. 58 7 G 59 0 0 Dominion .Pictures . 1 0 15 Ditto (pref.) .. 1 0 (5 _ Dunlop Rubber . . 17 (i 1 8 0 Electro. Zinc (ord.) 1 15 9 1 1G 3 Ditto (pref.) . . 1 16 ft Farmers' Trading .. 0 8 7 Gear Meat 2 3 0 Grey and Menzies . 0 10 9 Hamilton Theatres . . — 1 0 0 Hayward'e Pictures .. — 1 0 G Henry Tones Co-op. . — 1 1G 0 H.M. Theatre (pref.) 1 1 0 1 2 (5 Kempthorne-Prosser 3 14 9 3 17 0 Lewis Eady, Ltd. .. 11 0 Ditto (pref.) .. — 0 19 6 Milno and Choyco . 1 6 0 Ditto (pref.) . . 1 G 0 Ditto (B pref.) . . 1 G 0 Ditto (dob. etk.) . . 16 0 1 6 G Morris Hedstrom (pref.) 0 18 3 1 0 0 N.Z. Fertiliser . . 11 9 1 2 6 N.Z. Paper Mills . . 0 19 9 1 0 G Robinson Ice Cream 1 2 9 Sanford, Ltd. . ., 0 17 0 0 18 9 Ditto (pi'ef.) . . 10 6 Sliarland (pref.) .. 1 0 6 _ Taranaki Oilfields . . 0 4 5 0 5 0 Thames Theatre . . 0 10 0 Tonsoh Garlick .. — 0 8 G Union Oil . . .. 2 1 0 2 3 0 Whittome. Stevenson 2 4 6 2 10 0 Wilsons N.Z. Cement 2 1 9 2 2 3 MINING. Albumin. . . . . 0 2 0 0 2 3 Moanataiari (con.) . 0 0 2 — Lucky Shot (4s pd.) 0 1 3 0 2 7 Ditto (con.) . . 0 0 7 0 1 3 Maoriland Con. (con.) — * 0 0 2 Occidental Una (2s pd.) 0 0 5 — Ditto (con.) - .. 0 0 2 -— Ohinemuri .. .. — 0 8 3 Waihi . . . . 0 12 9 0 12 11 Waihi Gnd June. .. 0 0 8 • 0 0 11 Mount Lyell . , . 2 4 0 2 4 G N.Z. GOVT. BONDS. War Loan, 1038, 4i , 99 15 0 100 5 0 Ditto,- 1939, 4J . . 99 15 0 — Ditto', 1941, 4i . , 99 10 0 — Ditto, 1933, 5J . . 99 5 0 — Ditto, 1933 51 101 0 0 — Ditto,' 193G, 5* . . 101 0 0 — N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK War Loan, 1939, 4} . . — 100 2 G Ditto, 1933, 51 . . 99 5 0 — Ditto, 1933, 5i . . 101 2 6 — Ditto, 1936 54 . 101 5 0 — DEBENTURES. Auck. Gas, 1932. 5 95 0 0 Ditto, 1935, 6§ . . 103 0 0 — Auck. Harb. Bd., 5 . — 98 0 0 Ditto, 51 . . . . — 99 15 0 Ditto, 55 • • • • 100 0 0 — Ditto, 0 . . . . 103 0 0 — City Auck., 1940, 51 , 99 0 0 — Ditto, 1943, 5} . . 101 0 0 — Hosp. Bd., '81, ' 6J — 102 0 0 Bor. Bt. Eden, 6 . . 103 0 0 — N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. 1 G 9 — o! Gisborno Sheep. .. 91 0 0 97 0