YESTERDAY'S SALES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20649, 22 August 1930, Page 7

YESTERDAY'S SALES.

Return on Sole Price. Investment. £ a d £ B (1 War Bonds, 1938, it . 100 0 0 4 10 0 Govt. Bonds, 'SJ3, 5i 99 5 0 515 8 Com. Bank Aim. (lute sale Wed.) . 10 3 7 8 2 Ditto, pref. . . 6 7 0 6 5 6 N.Z. Guar. Corp. .. 0 7 9 812 1 Ditto . . . . 0 7 8 813 11 Taupiri Coal (late salo Wednesday.) . 1 7 0 7 8 2 Auckland Gas . . 14 0 (i 13 4 Iluddnrt Parker, pref. 10 0 (i 0 0 Northern iSteiira . . 014 f> 8 0 0 Kauri Timber . . 013 0 515 5 N.Z. Breweries . 2 110 517 8 Ditto 2 10 10 5 18 1 Hill and Plummet* , 110 712 4 Robinson's Ice Cream 13 0 810 2 Wilsons Cement . . 2 0 0 6 5 0 Wuihi (2) . . . . 014 4 13 19 1 CHRISTCHURCH EXCHANGE. Bank of N.S.W. .. 30 5 0 5 10 4 N.Z. Insurance . . 22 0 411 3 N.Z. Refrig, 20s paid (2) . . ..0103 Toohey's Brewery . 017 10 819 6 N.Z. Breweries . . 211 3 517 1 Timaru Brewery, 5s pd. 0 6 0 7 13 9 N.Z. Guar. Corpn. . 0 7 9 812 1 Taupiri Coal . . 1 010 7 9 1 The following salo also took plnco:—New Zealand Farmers' Co-op., o}, 1939 stock, £7B WELLINGTON EXCHANGE. Ins. Stk., 1933. . . 99 10 0 5 13 9 Ditto. 1932, 51 . . 98 15 0 fi 1 5 War Bonds, 1933, 5* 99 10 0 513 9 Com. Bank Aus. . . 1 0 3 7 8 2 N.Z. Guar. Corpn. . 0 710 810 0 Wellington Meat ..0 6 4 Southland Meat . . 117 0 6 9 6

BUSINESS ON EXCHANGES. RETURN ON INVESTMENTS. Following is a list of yesterday's transactions on New Zealand Stock Exchanges. In the second column is given the return, based on the last dividend, from investment at tho quoted price. In tho ease of Government and other redeemable securities the return includes redemption. The first column gives the figure at which tho sales were made: — AUCKLAND EXCHANGE.

DUNEDIN EXCHANGE. The following Bales took placeOkarito, Ve (2), 7s Id (3). NEW BANKING COMPANY. SHARES BEING MARKETED. [nY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DUNEDIN, Thursday. The Dunedin attorney for tho Australian and New Zealand Banking Corporation states that share selling is proceed ing in the Dominion, and that a sales campaign in Australia will be begun this month. Negotiations have begun in tho four New Zealand centres for the purchase of property and a site has been secured in Wellington. yOCALION GRAMAPHONE CO. L.ARGE PROFITS EARNED. According to cable advico received from London tho net profit of the Vocation Gramaphone Company, Ltd., for the year ended March 31 amounted to £44.576. The capital of the company is £250.000. The directors in their report state fhat in view of the present state of the record industry and the company's programme in developing lilm records they do not feel justified in recommending the declaration of a dividend. For the two preceding years 40 per cent, was paid. After providing for income tax there will be £66.963 to ho carried forward. During the last half-year and to date the company lias -successfully regained its entire market as compared with 1928-29, the company's most successful year. STOCK SALES. VALUES AT PUKEKOHE. [BY TELEGRAPH,. —OWN CORRESPONDENT.] PUKEKOHE, Thursday. Dairy cattle were in keen demand and prices were firmer, at the stock sale at Pukftkohe to-day, conducted by tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Best dairy cows and heifers realised from £l4 to £l6 10s; other good eorts, £ll 10s to £l3 10s. and backward. £9 to £ll ss. Yearling Jersey heifers made from £6 to £7 ss, and other Rood yearling heifers, £4 10s to £5 ss. There was an average yarding of beef. Good fat cows made £8 10s to £lO 10s; lighter cows, £7 to £8 as; best store cows, £5 10s to £6 sa; other good store cows, £4 10s to £5 ss; boner cows, £2 10s to £3 10s. Pigs wore penned in improved numbers and prices generally showed an increase. Ba'coners realised £3 to £3 lis; porkers, £2 5s to £2 lGa; large stores, £2 to £2 4s; good slips, £1 10s to £1 18s; weaners,. 17s to £1 Ss. PRICES AT KAUROA. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, reports:—At the Kauroa stock sule a cood yarding of cattle was penned. Beef and store cattle sold at late rates. A heavy yarding of dairy cows and heifers met with keen competition and all sold mi oily at slightly improved prices. Quotations-Fat cows, to £lO ss; light, £G 10b to £7 3s; forward conditioned cows. £4 lis fo £5 10s; light fat steers, £9 12s Gd; I.S-montlis to 2-yen steers, £5 18s to £U 12s; best store cows, £3 15s to £5 14s; other cows, £2 If a to £3 10s; cows with calves, £'l 7s Gd to SPss; Shorthorn cows close to profit, £ll to £l4; backward, £8 5s to £9 15s; Jersey cross cowb, close to profit, £ll 5s to £l3; later culvers, £7 I,os to £10; Jersey and Jersey-cross heifers, close to profit, £lO 10s to £l3 ss; backward, £7 5s to £9 las. MATAMATA VALUES. At the Farmers' Auctioneering Company's stock sale at Matamata on Wednesday tliero was a heavy yarding of beef and store cattle, late rates being maintained on beef and good competitiiii on store cattle A line of 40 4-year-old bullocks met with keen competition and changed hands at satisfactory prices. There was an average yarding of dairy cattle, choice quality enws and heifers meeting with brisk bidding. A full yarding of pigs came forward and competition was keen, all classes selling well at late rates. Prices were:—Beef; Prime fat cows and heifers. £l2 17s Gd to £l3 ss; heavy cows and heifers. £9 5s to £lO 10s; medium cows and heifers, £7 10s to £8 17s fid; light cows and heifers, £0 2s 6d to £7 sr; forward-conditioned cows, £o 3s to £6; fresh store cows, £4 fis to £5; stores. £3 to £4 Is; aged bullocks, £lO 10s to £l3 sa; 4-year Shorthorn bullocks, £9 10s to £lO 10s; 4-year Holstein heifers, £8 17s to £lO ss: 4-year Shorthorn-cross heifers, £G las to £8 12s; 2-year emoty heifers, £4 4s to £5 3s Dairy cattle: Choice Jersey and Jerseycross heifers, £lO 10s to £l4: others, £7 to £9 10s; Jersey cows, £8 5s to £lO. Pigs: Heavy porkers and light baconers. £2 10a to £3 Gs; good stores, £2 2s Gd to £2 7s; slips, 32s to 3Ss; weapon). 19s to 30s. Sheep: Fresh store owes, 13s 9d. PROPERTY SALES. C F Bennett. Ltd.. will offer at auction at their rooms, corner Queen and Shortland Streets, at 10 noon to-day. a, bungalow and sect ion at 110, Campbell Road, Ono Tree Samuel Vatlo and Sons, Ltd., will ofTor at auction at their rooms. 83, Queen Street, at 2 p.m. to-day. house and 3J acres, Henderson Valley Road: farm of 254 acres. Clevedon. house of six rooms. Bath Street. Parnell; also houses in Chester Avenue. Westpioro Estate; Collingwood Street, Ponsoilby; Greenfield Road. Ellerslie; llarbutt Aveiiue, Mount Albert; Rosella Road extension, Mangern Crossing: Kiwi Road, Point Chevalier; Fitzroy Street. Papatoetoe; Forbes Street, Onehnu'ga; Oban Road, Grcv Lynn; St. Andrew's Rond. Epsom; and Rossmay Terrace, Kingslnnd. T. Mandeno Jackson will offer i\t. auction at their rooms, 9, Commerce Street, at 11 o'clock to-rlny, n four-roomed bungalow. Fornleigh Avenue, off Pah Road, Mount Roskill; a. farm of 253 acres at Tauhei, about 11 miles from Morrinsville, with house, fa mi buildings and slock, including 05 cows (mostly Holstcin).