STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20819, 11 March 1931, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE. MARKET HOLDS FIRM. All the better-class financial and industrial shares continue to meet with a steady demand on the Auckland Stock Exchange. A healthy volume of business spread over a wide range ivas recorded yesterday. There was a sliglitly better demand for gilt-edge stocks, but no sales took place.

Buyers predominated in the banking group right through the day. Commercials strengthened with offers up to 15s 6d, compared with 15s 2d the previous day. A sale of Nationals of New Zealand was reported from the previous day at a gain of 4s 6d on the market at the time of tho previous Auckland sale a fortnight ago. Nationals of Australasia, 'contributing, changed hands at the previous clay's Southern price. New Zealands moved up lJ>d on Monday's market to sell at 48s 9d. Two sales were put through in the insurance group. New Zealands saw their first sale since February 20 at a gain of 2s on tho market at that time. South British wero dealt in at the previous day's slightly easier price of 52s 3d. Buyers of Goldshrougli-Morts moved up Is 3d on Monday's closing market without drawing sellers below 235. Westport Coals were dealt in at the current price. Auckland Gas moved up 5d on the last sale five days before to change hands at 23s 3d after the last call. Monday's slight weakness in the market for New Zealand Breweries was not recovered, and a sale was recorded at 375, compared with 38s and 37s 4d the previous day. Tho miscellaneous group was again quiet. .Robinson's Ico Cream wero slightly firmer. A salo of Grey and Menzics preference shares was reported from the previous afternoon at 3d under par, making tho first salo of this scrip for many months. Mining was quietly active on current levels.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS,

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends — * Duo. Pukemiro Collieries—interim, 5 p.c. Early. Tooheys, Limited—interim, 4 p.c. To-day. Huddart - Parker—final, 3 p.c., pre[., -1 p.c. ord Mar. 14 Amalgamated Wireless (AustraInsia) —interim, tip.c. p.a. Mar. -o Dank of Australasia—filial, (is a share Miir - 27 Dunlop Perdriau interim, prcf., 5 p.c Mar. 31 British Tobacco—quarterly, p C _ Mar. 31 Whiltoiuo-Stevenson —interim, 3 p_ c , Mar. 31 G. L. limes—interim, pref., 4 p.c. Apl. 1 Millie and Choyce—interim, 31 p.c. on all issues . . . . Apl. 10 Keinplhornc-Prosser—final div. of 3J p.c. and bonus of 2 p.c. Rentll— -half-yearly, 2] p.c. pref., 5 p.c. urd.

Call— Moanataiari Mining—2d ft share on tho 3a paid jesuo ■ > ■« Mar. 19

Buyers. Sellers. A' s. d. £ 8. d. BANKS. Aua. of Commerco .. 0 15 f> Australasia 9 5 0 — Commercial of Aus. . 0 15 g 0 15 7 Ditto (pref.) 5 15 0 — Eng., Scot and Aua. 5 0 0 — National of N.Z. 4 19 0 5 G 0 Nat. of Aus. (con.) . 5 0 0 £ 7 6 New South Wales .. 2G 15 0 New Zealand 2 8 (( 0 8 9 D pref. (20s paid) . 1 5 0 l G G Union of Australia 8 2 0 9 0 0 INSURANCE. National 0 12 r> 0 13 G New Zealand 2 n 6 0 0 9 South British 2 12 3 0 13 0 Standard .. 0 0 6 2 G 0 LOAN AND AGENCY. Abraham & Williams 4 0 0 Dominion Investment — 0 19 6 Farmers' Co-op. Auc. (B pref.) — 0 Ifi 0 Goldsbrough-Mort 1 1 3 1 3 0 Newton King (pref.) — 0 11 0 N.A. Farm, (ord.) — ■ 0 2 9 Ditto (B pref.) 0 5 0 — Reliance Loan — 0 18 0 Ditto (pref.) — 0 19 6 COAL. Grey Valley — 0 19 0 Pukemiro .. i.. 1 12 6 — Renown (pref.) r.. — 0 0 9 Taupiri .1 Ditto (pref.) 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 — Waipa :.ra — 0 8 0 GAS. Auckland 1 2 10 1 3 6 Ditto (con.) 0 1G 3 Thames r.v — 0 7 G SHIPPING. Dovonport Steam. ., 1 0 6 1 2 9 Northern Steam. 0 10 0 0 13 0 Ditto (con.) — 0 G 3 Union Steam (pref.) 0 19 9 — TIMBER. Bartholomew 0 19 0 Kauri 0 7 6 — WOOLLEN. Kaiapoi 0 9 0 Ditto (pref.) — 0 14 0 Wellington — 5 5 0 BREWERIES. C. L. Innes 1 n 0 Ditto (pref.) 1 0 0 — N.Z. Breweries 1 10 6 1 17 G MISCELLANEOUS. Auck. Amuse. Park 0 1 6 Australian Glass 1 5 0 1 8 0 Booth-Macdonalel (pf.) — 0 0 10 British Tobacco 1 9 8 1 9 10 Burns. Philp — 1 14 0 Bycroft, Limited 1 5 0 1 G G Colonial Sugar 30 0 0 32 0 0 Consolidated Brick — 0 10 fi Dominion Pictures v — 1 0 6 Donughy's Ropo — 1 13 0 Elec. Zinc (pref.) 0 16 0 0 13 0 Farmers' Trading Co. — 0 G G Ditto (A pref.) 0 12 0 0 15 G Fuller's Pictures — 0 7 0 Grey and Menzies — 0 10 0 Ditto (pref.) Hayward'a Pictures .• 0 9 0 — — n 7 0 Hill and Plummer .. -- 1 1 0 Kempthorne-Prosser 2 13 0 — Lewis Eady, Ltd. .. — 1 0 0 Milne & Choyco (deb. 1 1 stock) — 0 Moturoa Oil .. — 0 4 0 N.Z. Fertiliser ■— 0 IB 0 N.Z. Refrig. (con.) .. 0 2 g 0 •2 7 Robinson Ice Cream. 1 1 0 i 1 9 Sanford — 0 10 0 Ditto (pref.) — 0 17 1; Tnranaki Oilfields — 0 2 3 Tonson Gnrlick — 0 5 0 Union Oil — 1 10 0 Wilsons N.Z. C'cment \ 18 9 — MINING. Moanataiari 0 1 0 0 1 G Ditto (.'Is 2d paid) — 0 1 0 Ditto (Is Gd paid) 0 0 4 0 1 0 Cornish Point ..1 0 0 1 0 0 4 King Solomon r.. 0 1 r, 0 0 0 Komata Beefs 1.. 0 0 9 0 1 3 Mahakipawa v.0 0 r> — 9 Wnihi 0 15 4 0 15 Waihi Grand June. 0 2 4 0 2 G Mount Lyell .. 1 0 6 1 0 9 TINFIELDS. Kampong Lnnjut 0 19 a 1 2 0 Kuala Kampar • 0 5 o 0 G 3 Rawang 0 4 3 — N.Z. GOVT . BONDS. War Loan, 1938, 41 . 93 5 0 — Ditto. 1939. 4} 93 5 0 — Ditto, 1911, 4 1 ,.. 93 5 0 — Ditto, 1933, 51 99 0 0 99 10 0 Ditto, 193(5, 5} 98 10 0 — Ditto, '37, 5 1-8 . 94 5 0 — N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK. War Loan, 1938. 41 . 93 7 G — Ditto. 1939, 45 93 7 r> — Ditto. '37. 5 1-8, tax 94 5 0 — Ditto, 1933, 54, tax. 9<i 10 0 99 10 0 Ditto. 19311. 5), tax. 98 0 0 98 15 0 Ditto, 1931, 51, tax. 97 10 0 93 10 0 DEBENTURES. Ak. Ilnr. Bd., 1911, G 100 0 0 _ Citv Ak., 1910. 5i .. 9G 2 6 — Ditto 19C.0, 51 . .. Christchnrch Drainage — 97 0 0 9(> 0 0 Bd.. 1938-73, 5J .. — Ditto, 19G5, 51 91 0 0 9G 0 0 Ak. ITos. Bd.. 1935. 51 — 98 0 0 Bor. Hamilton, 1918, 1} — 91 0 0 Ditto, 1959, 5 V — 94 0 0 Bor. Ml. Eden. 'Gl, 51 — 91 0 0 Papntoetoe, 1955. 5} — 97 0 0 Takapiuia, 1945. 0 — 0 101 0 0 Auck. Gas. 1932, 5 .. 94 0 — Ditto. 1935. fVi 100 0 0 — N.Z. Breweries 1 1 0 —