STOCK EXCHANGES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20981, 18 September 1931, Page 5

STOCK EXCHANGES.

YESTERDAY'S SALES. 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 annual dividend, from investment at tho quoted price. In the caso of Government and other redeemable securities the return includes redemption. . In calculating the returns on shares in companies which pay their dividends outside New Zealand exchange rates, being liable to fluctuations, have not been taken into consideration. Tho first column gives the figures at which the sales were made:—

AUCKLAND EXCHANGE. Eel urn on Sale Price. Investment. £ s d £ a d Bonds, 1937, 51 . . 95 0 0 6 10 7 Ins. Stk., 1939. 41 . . 95 0 0 5 5 6 Ditto. 1937. 51 . 92 0 0 6 15 10 Ditto. 1936, 51 .. 95 0 0 6 14 1 Ditto. 1937. 51 (2) . 95 0 0 6 10 7 Bank of N.Z (2) . . 2 16 6 18 2 Pukemiro Collieries . 18 0 10 14 3 N.Z. Drug . . ..2 8 6 * Milne and Choyco deb. stock . . 0 IS 3 6 11 6 The following sale also took place:—Kins Solomon, 2s 9d. WELLINGTON EXCHANGE. Ins. Stk., 1937, 5} .. 91 17 6 6 11' 2 Ditto. 1939, 41 . . 95 0 0 5 5 6 Bonds, 1938, 4i . . 95 7 6 5 6 2 Ditto, 1939, 41 . . 95 7 6 5 4 4 E.S. und A. Bank ..380 * Waihi .. .. 0 15 10 12 12 8 CHRISTCHURCH EXCHANGE. Ins. Stk., 1937, 5} (3) 91 17 6 Ditto . . . . 95 2 6 Bunk of N.Z. (3) . . 2 19 Ditto . . .. 2 18 Com. Bank of Aus. . 0 13 3 N.Z. Refrig. (10a pd.) 0 3 9 West port Coal . . 13 0 6 112 6 10 1 6 17 4 6 17 7 8 9 10 * The following sales also took place:—King Solomon. 2s 7d (8), 2s 7id; Golden Point (Is paid), Is Id (3). DUNEDIN EXCHANGE Bonds. 1937, 51 .. 95 0 0 British Tobacco . . 10 0 •Interim dividend reduced. 6 10 7 •