STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20629, 30 July 1930, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE.

an increase in business.

Investment business gained some impetus on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday but, the general tone of tho market underwent little* change. Government investments were again in demand at firm rates, with one addition to sellers, who, in tho case of 1936 5A per cent, bonds, reduced their limits by 5s to £99 d>. Buyers offered £99 2s 6d, a rise of 2s 6d during the day. In local body debentures Auckland Harbour Boards 1941 6 per cent, were done 30s lower at £lO2.

Business in banks was dono at unc linn god levels." Australians of Commerce were" released at 22s 6d, equal io the ruling price in Christchurch and New Zealands had sale again uf 55s 9d. In insurance offers for New Zealands receded to 445, with sellers still asking 4Gs 6d. The advance in West ports was the most notable movement in coals. A sale at 33s represented an advance of Is 9d on the last business, which took place early in June. More were inquired for at 325. The preference issue of Hikurnngis had Halo Gd lower at 5s 9d. In gas a lato salo of Aucklands which took place cum div. on Monday was recordud at 25s- Yesterday the shares were quoted ox div. at that ligure. Buyers offered 24s at the early call but later withdrew from the market. In shipping New Zealand preference were done at £9 ss.

lii general investments buyers who offered 34s 3(1 for Australian Glass received a selling quotation of 35s 9d. A riso of 6il was registered in offers for British Tobaccos to 375, the shares being available at 37s 6d. Buyers of Colonial Sugars advanced their limits 10s to £36 15s without responsu from sellers. A fall of 2s 6d was registered by KenipthorneProssers, which were released at 62s 6d. In mining Wo i Ins were taken at the current price, 14s. Mount Lyells were quoted 6d easier a( 23s 9<l, buyers offering 23s 6d. Rights to tho new issuo wero availublo 3d easier at 2s. buyers lowering their price 2d to Is 9d.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends — Duo. Auckland Otis—interim, ord. and con., 8 p.c. p.a, ._. .. Now. Union LJarilt. final, half-yearly, 121 P.c. p.f* . To-day. British Tobacco—pre f„ quarterly. GJ p.c. p.a To-morrow. ' N'.Z. Insurance—final. Is a share Aug. C. Cora Bank Aim.—final, prof., 4 D.o p.n. ord. 15 p.c. p.ii. Aug. 7. Queensland National Bunk—quarterly 2 p.c., making 9 per cent for year Aug 14, Farmers Perti 1 iaor Co.—-8 p.c. Aug. 15 Dominion Investment and Bank ins—annual 7 p.c. . .. Aug 15. V'ictorin Nyansa Sugar—ln terim, 7J p.c ' . Aug- 25. Electrolytic Zinc—ord. and prof., final, 4 p.c Sept. 4, Calls — Reliance Loun Co.-pvef.. 2* <W a share Oot. 9,

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. .t; ii. d. BANKS. Aufl. Bank Com. . . 1 2 0 j n 0 Bank of Australasia 12 0 t) Com. Bank Australia 1 J 0 l 1 ■I Ditto (ceil., 10» pet.) i) 10 ti Ditto (prof.) G 10 0 r. 17 0 Eng., Soot, and Ann. 5 1G 0 r, o 0 National of N.Z. r. 10 0 National of Australasia, (coil.) G IS (1 7 0 0 Now South Wale3 . . 30 5 (1 37 0 0 New Zealand <2 ID c. 2 16 (1 D prof., QOs paid . . 1 G :s 1. S 0 INSURANCE. National 0 l;l in i) M 0 Now Zealand . . •z i o i; South British . . . —- 2 19 G LOAN AND AGENCY. Dominion Investment 0 19 ('. 1 0 <; Farmers' Co-op. Auc. (A prof.) 0 17 (', Ditto (B pref.) . . (1 1G 0 . -- Newton King 0 2 <• — Ditto (pref.) . . 0 12 0 N.Z. and River Plato — 1 10 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc. $5 0 0 03 0 0 Rulianco Loon Corp. I. 2 0 COAL. Grey Valley i 5 0 Hikurangi — o 2 0 Ditto tpref.) 0 II 4 G Ditto (A pref.l (I 4 0 Pukemiro Collieries . — ;; 0 Renown (ord.) 0 It ;t o 15 0 Ditto (pref.» . . II j (p ;t •-! Ditto (pref. new, . . o e 7 Toupiri t c> II — Ditto (pref. > . . i 2 ii — West port 1 12 11 — GAS. Auciiar.d (ei uiv.i i r, 0 Ditto (con.. ex div.'i 0 17 :i 0 Gisborne 0 14 Thames . — O 8 0 SHIPPING. Deronport Steam 1 4 c Hnddart-Parker . . .1 18 0 Ditto (prcf.i 0 19 10 1 0 3 Northern Steamship (1 It i', 0 14 9 Ditto (con.) . . ■ 0 i> i — 0 P. and O. (def. 6f.it.J 2 0 2 0 Union Steam (pref.) . i O 9 7 N.Z. Ship, (prof.) . . !) 2 <' G TIMBER. Bartholomew 1 t ii — National 0 8 ;l — 0 Parker-Lamb . 0 11 ii 0 If. BREWERIES. C. L. Innes and Co. t 1 ii ' — Ditto (pref.) 1 ). 0 — 0 N.Z. Breweries — 2 10 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Glass . . 1 11 1 15 9 Booth-Mac. (pref.) . . n 5 0 British Tobacco 1 17 ii 1 17 G Bycroft, Limited — 1 15 0 Colonial Sugar 3G 15 (i — Dunlop Perdriun Co. 0 M 3 Electro. Zinc (ord.) . 1 (I ii — Ditto (pref.) t :i 1 4 G Farmers' Tradiuc ( o. 0 7 10 (1 S 0 Ditto (B pref.) . . t> It i'I 0 13 Ii Fuller's Pictures . . O 13 G G Hnyward's Pictures . i) 13 II.M. Theatre . . — 2 2 0 Ditto (pref.) 1 0 0 ■— 0 Kempthorne-l'rosser :t i <i 3 3 Milne and Choyce 0 (deb. stock) . . t 4 0 I 5 National Pictures . . — 0 1:! 0 N.Z. Fertiliser . . 1 0 0 1 1 0 Robinson Ice Cream — 1 6 0 12 G Sanford . G Ditto (pref.) il 19 0 Taranaki Oilfields . . U 2 :{ 0 3 0 Thames Thontre Co. . 0 11 Ii u 15 0 , Union Oil, Sonp -- 1 1G 0 Wnirakei .... 0 8 1 19 G 0 Whittome-Stevenaon — i Wilsons N.Z. Cement '? 1 0 MINING. Moanataiari . . 0 0 7 ft 1 0 (1 3 (', 0 Kawarau — Lucky Shot Ms pd.) — 1) 1 Ohineniuri Gold . . — (1 1 3 Waihi o n 10 0 14 0 0 9 0 Waihi Grand June. . 0 1 9 II 2 Mount Lyell t 0 1 G i ;t 0 2 Ditto (rights) !! TINFIELDS. Kampong Lanjut 0 18 0 — N.Z. GOVT. BONDS. War Loan. 1930, 4) . . 99 5 0 — 0 Ditto, 193S, 4j . . 99 10 II 100 0 Ditto. 19,'!!), .1; 90 10 n — Ditto. 1941. ■}/ 99 10 u — Ditto, tn;n. 99 0 0 — 0 Ditto, 1030. 55 . . 99 2 G 09 5 N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK. War Loan. 1938, 4 J . . 99 10 0 Ditto, 1939, 41 99 10 0 — 0 Ditto. 1933, 5} 99 0 0 99 in Ditto, IMG, 5} 99 0 0 — DEBENTURES. Auck. liar. Bd.. '11, G 101 0 0 103 0 0 Ditto 1959. 5J — 95 10 0 City Auck. 1910 6} 95 0 0 97 0 0 Ditto, 1949, 55 . . 91 0 0 95 10 0 Ak. El. Pow. Bd., '50, 5 i 95 10. 0 Bor. Mt. Albert. 'GO. 5J — 100 0 0 Auck. Gns. 1932, 5 91 0 0 — Ditto, 1935, GJ 101 0 0 — Gisborno Sheep. *0 0 0 -- Glaxo 90 0 0 — N.Z. Breweries • 1 1. 0 — Williamson's Films — 101 0 0