STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20880, 23 May 1931, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE. QUIET TRADING. A quiet tone was recorded on tlie Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday and the total volume of business was below normal for n Friday. A sale of tax-free bonds was reported from late the previous afternoon, at the current price. The first sale of the 1927-41, 5£ per cent, issue of Inscribed Stock since the last week in March was put through at £97, a rise of £2 10s over the period. The banking group was quiet, with sellers predominating. A parcel of Now Zealand D preference shares was dealt with at 26s 6d, the current price. The market for insurance shares showed practically no movement. A sale of South British was reported from late the previous afternoon at 525, which is 6d above the market of the day before. Ixmn and agency and coal shares were again practically neglected. A sale of Auckland Gas contributing shares was made at the current rate of 17s. Buyers of P. and 0. deferred stock moved up 4s 6d to 24s 6d during the day, sellers holding steady at 275. Sellers of New Zealand Breweries dropped Is to 35s 6d. Tho market for British Tobaccos weakened during the day, buyers offering 28s at the close, compared with 28s 9d the previous day. Sellers of Colonial Sugars at £35 10s were unsupported. Quotations for Wilsons Cements showed practically no change following the publication of tho balance-sheet. In mining three sales of Waihis were recorded at 14s Bd, which is Id below the market of tho previous day. Waihi Junctions touched the highest levels in recent years, a salo taking place at 2s 7d. CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— ue - Australian Glass—final, 4{ p.c. pref.. and 3 p.c. ore. .. May 25 Wright-Stephenson—final, 2! p.c. pref. and 24 p.c. ord. .. May 2fi NZ Paper Mills—final,- 4 p.c. May 2C> Bank of N.S.W.—quarterly. 9a a share .. •• , • •• Ma * 28 Trustees Executors—final, 21 p.c. and bonus of 3j p.c. .. .. May 2J Westport Coal interim, Cd a share •• ■■ , •• •• y Farmers' Trading-final, 8J P.O. on A and B pref. •• May 30 Henry Jones Co-op.—interim, 6d n ahfirp . . • • . • J llllG Wilsons Cement—final, 7J p.c. June 10 N Z Perpetual Forests—final. 8 c . .. • • June iu Tattersfield —interim, 2 p.c. .. Juno 11 Morris-Hedstrom—final. 3 p.o. . Juno 13 Dank of New Zealand—final, preference issue, 32 p.c., and ord.. Is 4d a share and bonus of 1 per cent. .. •• • '] ane Farmers' Trading—ord., 8 p.c. June -t Mount Lyell—interim. 6d a share June 2!) Nat. Bank of 'Asia—final. 4 p.c. Donaghy's Kopo—final. Is 3d ft share ■ • , Burna-Philp—final. 5 p.e. .. Tooth and Co.—interim. 4 p.«.

Buyers. Sellers. £■ a. d. £ a. d. BANKS. Aus. of Commerce .. _ 0 15 G Australasia — 9 1 G Commercial of Aus. . 0 14 1 0 14 3 Ditto (prof.) — 5 11 t; Eng., Scot, and Aus. — 4 12 r> National of N.Z. — 5 2 G Now South Wales .. 25 10 0 25 15 0 New Zealand 2 10 0 2 11 0 D prof., 20s paid .. 1 6 0 1 (> 9 Union of Australia .. 7 9 0 7 1G 0 INSURANCE. National 0 12 10 0 13 2 New Zealand 2 1 6 2 2 3 Queensland — 1 18 G South British . 2 11 G 2 12 fi Standard — 2 10 0 LOAN AND AGENCY. Abraham & Williams 3 17 G Dominion Investment — 0 19 0 Farmers' Co-op. Auc. — 3 0 0 Ditto (A prof.) — 0 17 G Ditto (B pref.) .. — 0 1G 0 Financo Corp. N.Z. 0 11 (10s paid) . — G Goldsbrough-Mort 1 0 G Newton King (pref.) — 0 9 0 N.Z. nnd River Plate 1 0 G — 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc. — G3 0 N.A. Farm. (B pref.) 0 5 9 — COAL. Grey Valley .. — 0 18 0 Pukemiro Collieries . — 1 17 G Renown (pref.) — 0 3 0 Taupiri .. mi 1 0 0 1 1 6 Ditto (pref.) 1 .1 0 — Waipa 0 G G — West port-Stockton — 0 2 0 GAS. Auckland 1 3 0 1 8 3 Ditto (con.) 0 1G 9 0 17 3 SHIPPING. Devonport Steam. .. 0 19 0 1 1 6 Huddart-Parker 1 0 0 — Ditto (pref.) ..i 0 1G 9 — Northern Steam, u. — 0 11 G Ditto (con.) — 0 5 9 P. & 0. (def. stk.) . 1 4 G 1 7 0 Union Steam (pref.) 0 19 0 — TIMBER. Bartholomew — 0 19 0 Kauri 0 8 0 0 9 0 National — 0 9 0 Parker-Lamb — 0 11 0 WOOLLEN. Kaiapoi - 0 7 3 0 8 9 Mosgiel — G 10 0 Wellington — 5 0 0 Ditto (pref.) — 5 2 G BREWERIES. N.Z. Breweries 1 11 G 1 15 G J. Staples — 1 15 0 Tooth's 0 17 9 1 0 6 Timaru 0 11 G — Ditto (con., 5s pd.) 0 G 0 — MISCELLANEOUS. Aus. Glass _ 1 6 0 Aus. Iron (pref.) 0 8 0 — British Tobacco 1 8 0 1 9 G Burns-Philp .. 1 10 0 1 1(5 9 Bycroft, Ltd 1 i G 1 10 0 Colonial Sugar — 35 10 0 Dominion Pictures .. — 1 1 0 Farmers' Trading 0 G 7 0 7 0 Ditto (A pref.) 0 13 0 — Ditto (B pref.) 0 9 0 — 0 Fuller's Pictures — 0 7 Gear Meat — 1 10 0 TInyward's Pictures . — 0 7 0 TT.M. Theatre (pref.) 0 18 0 — Kempthorne-Prosser — 2 13 G Milne & Clioyte 0 19 0 — Ditto (deb. stock) . — 0 19 0 18 G Morris-Hedstrom — 3 Moturoa Oil 0 3 0 0 4 3 0 National Pictures — 9 0 10 N.Z. Fertiliser 0 12 0 13 G N.Z. Paper Mills 0 17 9 0 19 0 N.Z. Refrig. (con.) .. 0 2 10 — 0 Robinson Ice Cream 1 0 0 1 3 Sanford (pref.) — 0 18 G Taranaki Oilfields 0 0 6 0 1 3 0 Thames Theatre — 0 15 Union Oil 1 3 G 1 7 () Wairakei — 0 G 0 Wilsons N.Z. Cement 1 19 G 2 0 3 | MINING. Moanataiari _ 0 1 3 Ditto (lis 2d paid) — 0 0 9 Ditto (Is Cd paid) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 8 Kawarau — 9 7 King Solomon 0 1 0 2 2 Waihi 0 14 G 0 14 8 Waihi Grand June. 0 2 <•> 0 2 8 Mount Lycll 0 1G 9 0 17 G tinfields. Kuala Kampar 0 5 3 0 G G N.Z. GOVT. BONDS. War Loan. 19:!S. 4J .. 98 0 0 — Ditto. 1939, '1! 98 0 0 — Ditto, mil. 45 08 0 0 — Ditto. 10;).'). 51, tax. 97 15 0 — Ditto. 51, tax. 99 n 0 — Ditto, 1931), 55, tax. 99 0 0 — N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK. War Loan, 103S. 4} .. 98 0 0 98 15 0 Ditto, 1939, U 93 0 0 98 15 0 Ditto. 1927-41, 61-. 97 10 0 taxable or, 10 0 Ditto, 1933, 51, tax. 97 15 0 — 0 Ditto. 1933, 55, tax. 99 0 0 99 10 Ditto, 193G, 51, tax. 99 0 0 99 10 (1 Ditto, 1932, 51, tax. 98 0 0 — debentures Ak. Far. Bd., '40. 5J 97 0 0 — Ditto, 1911, G 101 0 0 — Franklin K.P. Bd., 95 10 0 10G5, 51 — 0 Ak. Hos. Bd , '35, 55 97 0 — Hamilton, 1947, 41 .. 83 0 0 — 0 Ditto, 1959, 51 97 10 0 97 0 Mt. Eden, 19G3, 53 .. — 0 Takapuna. 1944, 55 .. — 0 98 0 Atick. Gas, 1932, 5 .. 97 0 Ditto, 1935. 6} 100 0 0 — N.Z. Breweries Williumson's Films, 71 1 1 0 — 0 — 95 0