STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20959, 24 August 1931, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES.

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE.

QUIET SATURDAY MORNING. A small volumo of business was put through at the single call on the Auckland Stock Exchange on Saturday morning. More supplies of Government loans were available, but offers weakened slightly for some lines. There was 110 inquiry for local body debentures.

Banks remained dull, but an improvement was registered by Commercials of Australia, which were taken 3d firmer at 13s 6d. More were sought at 13s 4d and holders advanced their quotations to 13s lOd. Inquiry for New Zealands firmed 3d to 46s 6d and supplies were quoted at 475. ' Offers for Unions were 7s 6d easier at £6. In insurance a fall of 3d was recorded in a deal in South British, which changed hands at 50s 6d. Easy conditions prevailed in other sections of tho market, inquiry being restricted to a few prominent lines. In . mining firm levels were maintained for Waihis, which after being done late on Friday at the unaltered price of 15s Bd, were dono again on Saturday jit that price. " ' /

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— Duo. Bank of N.S.W.—quarterly, 83 a share . . . . . . . Aug. 27 Huddart-Parker—interim, pref., 3 p.c.; ord., 2} p.c Sept. 17 Standard Insurance—final, la 3d a share . . . . . . . Sept. ■ ' . DAIRY PRODUCE PRICES. LATEST LONDON ADVICES. Dairy produce merchants havo received the following cablegrams from their London houses, dated August 21:— A. 11. Turnbull and Company, Limited (from W. Weddel and Company, Limited). —Butter: Danish, 130s to 1345; New Zealand, unsalted, 112s to 116s; New Zealand, salted, 114s to 116s. , The market, is quiet. Cheese: New Zealand, white, 62s to 635; New Zealand, coloured, 64s to 655; Canadian, white, 62s to 635; Canadian, coloured, 63s to 645. The market is steady. New Zealand Producers' Co-operative Marketing Association, Limited. —Butter: New Zealand, 114s to 116s; Danish, 130s. The market is firm. Cheese: White, 62s to 635; coloured, 64s to 655. The market is steady. W. W. Bowker.—Butter : New Zealand, finest, 115s to 116s; firsts, 114s; un- ' salted, 114s to 116s; Danish, 134s to 1365; Australian, Ills to 112s. The market is steady. Cheese New Zealand, white, 62s to 635; coloured, 64s to 655. The market is firm. LONDON PIG MARKET. DEMAND FOR PORKERS. The following telegram has been received by Waione Model Pifigeries, Limited, from Mr. Eliot R. Davis, wljo is now in London"lmpress on farmers the increasing unsatisfied demand for porkers, 801b. to 1001b., preferably 801b., which are worth Id per lb more. Indications are that prices are rising. Quality is everything. Leave baconers to Denmark."

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Selleio. X B. d. X s. d. BANKS". Aus. of Commerce . — 0 13 3 Com. of Australia .. 0 13 4 0 13 10 Ditto (pref.) .. 5 10 0 3 16 0 National of N.Z. .. ~~ New South Wales .. 24 15 0 . — New Zealand . . . . 2 6 G 2 7 0 D pref., 20s "paid . 1 6 6 — 0 Union of Australia . 6 0 0 G 10 INSURANCE. Australian Provincial 0 3 6 0 5 0 National • • •• — 0 13 0 New Zealand .. . . 117 6 1 IS 6 South British . . 2 10 3 2 10 6 Standard 2 5 0 LOAN AND AGENCY. Abraham and Williams 4 0 0 (pref.) . . . . — 0 Dominion Investment 0 17 Farmers' Co-op. Auc. — 0 3 0 Ditto (B pref.) . . — 0 13 G N.Z. and River Plato 1 1 0 —- 0 N.Z. Loan and Mere. — 47 0 Reliance Loan (pref.) — 0 14 0 COAL. Grey Valley .. .. — 0 18 0 Pukemiro . . .. — 1 17 0 Renown (ord.) . . — 0 11 n Taupiri — 1 0 6 c Westport .. . . — 1 '1 GAS. Auckland .. • • 13 t 1 3 3 Ditto (con.) . . 0 16 9 0 17 G SHIPPING. Devonport Steam . . — 1 0 0 Iluddart-Parker .. — 1 2 0 Ditto (pref.) . . — 0 18 0 Northern Steam. . . — 0 8 6 P. and 0. (def. slk.) — 1 5 0 TIMBER. Bartholomew .. . . 0 14 0 0 19 0 Kauri . . . . • • — 0 8 9 0 0 Leyland-O'Brien . — 1 2 National . . . • — 0 8 BREWERIES. N.Z. Breweries . . 19 6 1 10 3 Tooth's . . . - 0 16 9 — MISCELLANEOUS. British Tobacco .. — 1 4 0 Bycroft, Ltd. .. — 1 8 G Colonial Sugar .. — 31 10 0 Dominion Pictures . . — 1 0 6 0 Farmers' Trading . . 0 5 6 0 6 Ditto (B pref.) . . 0 9 6 0 12 0 Gear Meat .. .. 15 C — Hill and Plummer . . — 0 16 0 H.M. Theatre (pref.) 0 18 0 — 0 Kempthorne-Prosser . — 2 13 Lewis Eady, Ltd, (pf.) — 0 17 6 Morris-Hedfitrom . . — 0 18 G 9 Moturoa Oil . . . . 0 4 6 0 5 National Pictures . . 0 3 0 0 7 0 N.Z. Fertiliser . . 0 10 0 — 8 N.Z. Refrip. (con.) . 0 3 3 0 3 Robinson Ice Cream — 1 0 0 Snnford . . . ■ — 0 10 0 Ditto (pref.) .. — 0 19 0 Taranaki Oil . . . . — 0 1 0 0 Union Oil . . . . y — 1 6 Whittome-Stovenson . — 1 2 6 Wilsons Cement . . 1 16 3 1 17 3 Woolworth's (N.Z.) (pref.) . . . . 13 9 — MINING. Moanataiari . . . — 0 1 3 Ditto (Is 6d paid) 0 0 9 Cornish Point .,. 0 0 5 0 6 0 Golden Dawn .. — Ivawarau . . . . — 0 0 7 King Solomon ... 0 2 3 0 2 6 Komata Reefs .. 0 0 10 0 1 3 Mahakipawa .. — 0 0 9 Waihi .. .. 0 15 7 0 15 8 Waihi Grand June. . 0 3 7 0 3 10 Okarito 0 9 9 — TINFIELDS. Kuala Kampar . . 0 4 0 0 6 6 Rawang . . ..04 0 0 4 10 N.Z. GOVT. BONDS. War Loan, 1933, 4i . . 93 0 0 99 0 0 Ditto, 1939, A\ .. 93 5 0 9i) 0 0 Ditto, 1941, 4* . . 98 0 0 — Ditto, 1933, 5}, tar. 99 0 0 100 5 0 Ditto, 1930, 51, tax. 99 10 0 — Ditto, 1937, 51, tax. 99 10 0 — I N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK. War Loan, 1939, 4£ . . 9S 0 0 • Ditto, 1937, 54, tax. 97 0 0 — Ditto, '27-41, 5J, tax. 97 0 0 — Ditto, 1933, 5}, tax. — 99 10 0 Ditto, 1933. 5 J, tax. 99 0 0 100 0 0 Ditto, 1936, 5i, tax. 99 10 0 — Ditto, 1932, 5}, tax. 99 0 0 — Ditto, 1937, 6i, tax. 99 15 0 100 10 0 DEBENTURES. Auck. Gas, 1932, 5 . . 97 0 0 . Ditto, 1935, GJ . . 101 0 0 Booth-Macdonald . . 00 0 0 — Gisborne Sheepfarmers — 80 0 0 N.Z. Breweries . . 11 3 .— Williamson's Films . — 95 0 0