STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20891, 5 June 1931, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES.

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE.

QUIET TRADING DONE,

Quiet trading was recorded on the Auckland Stock E.vchange yesterday. Interest was spread over a wide range. In the gilt-edge group, 1933, per cent. Inscribed Stock gained 2s 6d to sell at £9B 2s 6(1. A sale of Auckland Harbour Board debentures, 1941, 6 per cent., was reported from late on Tuesday at the current price of £lOl 10s. In the banking section a late sale of New South Wales was reported from Tuesday at £25, and a further sale was put through during the morning at that, price. New Zealands eased slightly and were available at the last call at, 495. Unions had their first Auckland sale for nearly a fortnight at the unchanged price of £7 9s. South British Insurance shares were dealt in at 51s, the current price, more being wanted at that figure. Buyers of New Zealands eased 3d to 40s 9d, Auckland Gas had two current-price sales at 235. New Zealand Breweries were sought at 34s 6d, compared with 35s on Tuesday. British Tobaccos had their first sale since the announcement of the lower dividend at 24s lid, which is a fall of 5s 4Ad. Colonial Sugars eased, buyers oltering £32 at the close, compared with £33 10s on Tuesday. Wilsons Cements were also easier, with sellers at 40s at the close unsupported by buyers. Waihis were again dealt in at 14s 7d. Waihi Junctions lost Id to sell at 2s lid.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. I Dividends— Due. .Robinson Ice Cream— final, 8 p.c. June f) Wilsons Cement —final, 7i p.c. June 10 £>'.' A. Perpetual Forests—final, 8 p.c, .Tune 10 Tattcrsfield—interim, 2 p.c. .. June II Morris-Hedstrom —final. 3 p.c. . June 13 Devonport Steam —final, 3J p.c. June 17 Bank of New Zealand final preference issue. 35 p.c., and ord., Is 4d a share and bonus of ] per cent.. . . . . . . Juno 20 Singapore Hume Pipe—final, 5 p.c., bonus of 5 p.c. . . .Time 23 Farmers' Trading—ord., 8 p.c. . June 24 Australian Glass—final, 11 p.c. pref. and 3 p.c. ord. . . June 24 Mount. Lyell—interim, (id n share June 20 British Tobacco —quarterly, 1J p.c, June 30 Burns-Philp—final. 5 p.c. . . Perpetual Trustees—final. 18 4 l-5d ii share Calls Moturon Oils—ls n share . . June 10 DAIRY PRODUCE PRICES. Merchants report receipt, of the following cablegrams from London : Norden and Company, Limited.—Butter, 112s to 114s; market weak. Cheese, white, 54s to 555; culourcd, 56s to 575; market quiet. The New Zealand Producers' Co-opera-tive Marketing Association, Limited.— The butter market is quiet; New Zealand, 112s to 114s. The cheese market, is quiet: white, 53s to 555; coloured, 56s to 575. .Joseph Nathan and Company, Limited. —Butter, ]l2s to 113s. White cheese, 53s to 54k; coloured, 56s to 575. No demand for butter or cheese. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited.—Butter, 112s to 113s. Cheese, white, Ms to 555; coloured, 65s to 565; markotg slow.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers. £ 8. d. £ S. a. BANKS. Aus. of Commerce .. — Commercial of Aub. . on 0 M G 1 0 14 5 10 4 7 5 2 10 7 5 2 a 0 Ditto (pref.) •• — 6 Eng., Scot, and Aus. 1', National of N.Z. (i National of Aus. G Ditto (con.) .. — New South Wajes •• 24 12 New Zen lanJ •• - J? D pref., '20s paid . 1 <> Union of Australia .. 7 h 6 6 0 25 0 2 9 0 0 7 13 0 INSURANCE. New Zealand .. ~ '' South British •• - 11 9 0 2 1 2 11 2 S 9 6 Standard LOAN AND AGENCY. Abraham & Williams — 3 17 0 19 6 0 Dominion Investment Farmers' Co-op. Auc. 0 16 0 11 0 19 0 9 0 (B pref.) .. • • Finance Corp. (10s pd.) — 6 6 0 Goldsbrough-Mort .. — Newton Kins (pref.) — 0 N.Z. & River Plate 1 0 0 19 Relianco Loan (pref.) u COAL. Grey Valley .. 0 18 1 17 0 13 0 3 1 l 0 6 Pukemiro •• •• "~ o Renown (ord.) 0 9 Ditto (pref.) ••• — Taupiri .. Ditto (pref.) ••• Waipa .. ..Ob Westport-Stockton .. — 0 G 0 2 0 GAS. Auckland .. •• 12 Ditto (con.) •• 0 16 9 8 1 3 0 17 1 0 SHIPPING. Devonport Steam. .. 0 19 9 1 1 6 Union Steam (pref.) 0 19 7 TIMBER. Bartholomew .. — Kauri •• •• C J 7 0 6 0 19 0 9 0 0 Leyland-O'Brien .. 10 (1 7 0 11 g National •• •• ~ 0 Parker-Lamb . • WOOLLEN. Kainnoi .- •• 07 Wellington .. .. — 6 0 S 4 17 5 0 c 6 Ditto (pref.) 0 BREWERIES. N.Z. Breweries .. 1 14 6 MISCELLANEOUS. 1 16 0 Aus. Iron (pref.) ..0 8 6 — 0 9 0 0 0 10 British Tobacco .. 1 3 6 1 5 Burns-Philp •• ~~ 0 1 16 Bycroft. Limited .. IS Colonial Sugar .. 32 0 1 10 0 34 0 Dominion Pictures — S 1 1 0 6 Farmers' Trading .. 0 6 Ditto (A pref.) .. 0 w 1 0 0 15 6 Ditto (B pref.) ..0 8 0 1 9 Gear Meat .. .. 6 0 Hnvwurd's Pictures .. — 0 7 Hill & Pluimner . . — 0 0 17 0 H.M. Theatre (pref.) 0 1 o — Milne &, Choyce . • 0 19 0 — 0 (•) Ditto (deb. stk.) . — n 19 Morris-Hedstfom n 0 IS 0 5 0 9 0 13 0 3 1 2 0 19 0 1 0 14 Moturoa. Oil (5s pd.) 0 3 0 National Pictures .. 0 5 0 0 3 9 0 N.Z. Fertiliser .. " N.Z. Refrig. (con.), .. 0 3 4 Robinson Ice Cream Sanford (pref.) .. 10 6 0 0 Taranaki Oilfields .. 0 0 Thames Theatre .. 0 10 6 Union Oil .■ •• 13 6 1 7 6 Wilsons N.Z. Cement —- 2 0 1 5 0 6 Woolworth's (pref.) . 1 0 MINING. Moanatainri . -• — 0 1 0 0 3 Ditto (3b 2d paid) — 4 Ditto (Is 6d paid) — 0 0 8 Consolidated Gold. .. 0 0 5 0 0 .. •• — 10 • 7 Kin? Solomon .. 0 1 0 2 4 Waihi • •• 0 I t 6 0 14 8 0 Waihi Grand June. 0 2 10 0 3 Mount Lyell • • 0 16 9 0 17 6 TINFIELDS. Kampong Lanjut .. — 1 1 fi Kuala Kampar — 0 0 3 N.Z. GOVT. BONDS. War Loan. 1938, 41 .. 97 15 0 — Ditto, 1939, 41 .. 98 0 n — Ditto, 1933, 51, tax. 97 15 0 —■ Ditto, 1933, 51, tax. 99 0 0 — Ditto, 1936, 51, tax. 99 0 0 — N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK. War Loan, 19,18. 4! .. — 95 5 0 Ditto. 1927-41, 5i taxable .. .. 96 0 0 — Ditto, 19315, fii. tax. 97 15 n — Ditto, 1934, 51, tax. 97 10 "0 — DEBENTURES. Ak. Har. Fid., '10, 51 97 0 0 — Ditto. 1941, 6 .. 100 0 0 ion o 0 Ak. E.P.B., 1945, 5} 100 0 0 Franklin Fj.P'.B.. '65, 5J — 95 10 0 Ak. Ifos. Bd.. 1935, 51 97 0 0 — Hamilton, 1917, 41 .. 83 0 0 — Ditto, 1959, 51 0 97 0 0 Mi. Eden. 1963, 5J .. 98 10 — Mt. Roskill. 1903, 5J 97 10 0 — Taknpiiun. 1044, 5j . — 98 0 0 Tamaki \V., 19G1. 5} 98 10 0 — A lick. Gns 1932, 5 .. 97 0 0 — Ditto, 1935. GJ --100 0 II — N.Z. Breweries 11 0 — 0 Williamson's Films. 71 — 95 0