STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20989, 28 September 1931, Page 3

STOCKS AND SHARES.

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE. FIRMER CONDITIONS CONTINUE. Stronger conditions continued in the investment market on the Auckland Stock Exchange at tho single call on Saturday morning, when fair trading was recorded at improved rates. Support weakened a shade for Government loans, which were nob productive of any business. Inquiry was firm throughout the bank section and sellers operated less freely. Australasias were again vainly sought at £7 18s, an advance of 3s. Commercials of Australia also moved favourably. Nationals of New Zealand, after being taken late on Friday at the firmer price of £3 10s 6d, remained in demand at the same level without any requirements being satisfied. New Zealands moved up 3d to change hands afc 42s 6d. Goldsbrough-Morts reacted slightly, offers being marked down Is to 19s, while holders conceded 6d in lowering their price to 21s 6d. Supplies of Auckland Gas ordinary remained firmly held at 23s 3d and the contributing issue improved 3d in a transaction at 17s. Other sections were quieter, buyers withdrawing support from a number of issues which were fairly freely inquired for on Friday. Offers for British Tobaccos moved back Is to 21s. Colonial Sugars were steady. In mining a new level was attained by Waihis, which were turned over 2d better afc 16s Id. In Grand Junctions a late Friday transaction was recorded afc 4s, a rise of a penny. Offers for Mount Lyells held firm at 16s 6d and sellers came forward afc 17s 3d. Tho Stock Exchange will be closed today, Dominion Day.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends — Due. British Tobacco (Australia) quarterly, 11 pc. . . . . Sept. 30 Pukcmiro Collieries, final, 10 p.c., making 15 p.c. for year Sept. 30 Thames Theatre—B p.c. p.a. .. Oct. 1 Beath, Limited—final, ord., 3 p.c., pref., 2i p.c. . . . : Oct,. 1 • Bank of Australasia—interim, 6a a fthare (subject to Encash income tax and exchange) . Oct. I Howard Smith— quarterly, pref., 6 p.c. p.a. ... - ; • • Oct. 6 Amalgamated Zinc —interim, 5 P.c. P.a, . v •• ,•• Oct. 8 Amalgamated "Wireless—final, " p.c. p.a. . . • • • - Oct. 9 Milne and Choyce—final. B pref., 34 p.c.; pref., ord., deb. stk., 2i Oct. 10 Hawang Tin—3d a share . . . Oct. 16 Waihi Gold Mining—interim, la a share Nov. 4 Timnru Brewery, con.—2s 6d a share ° ct - 5 DUNLOP RUBBER COMPANY. ORDINARY DIVIDEND PASSED. LONDON, Sept. 25. Owing to (lie continued trade depression and the present crisis, the Dunlop Rubber Company is not paying an interim dividend on the ordinary shares, and will consider the preference dividends when tho accounts for the year are complete. THE PRICE OF GOLD. LONDON, Sept. 25. Gold is quoted to-day at 114s 9d per oz.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers. X e d £ e d BANKS. Ana. of Commerce .. 0 13 6 — Australasia 7 IS 0 — Corn, of Australia .. 0 12 10 0 13 2 Ditto (pref.) fi 10 0 — Com. of Sydney — 13 5 0 National of N.Z. 3 10 fi — 0 National of Australasia 9 2 6 9 15 New South Wales .. 2-1 15 0 25 15 0 New Zealand . . Union of Australia . 2 2 3 — 6 9 0 — INSURANCE. Aus. Provincial 0 3 0 0 4 9 National — 0 12 3 New Zealand .. . . J 17 ?, 1 18 3 South British . 2 10 0 — LOAN AND AGENCY. Abraham and Williams 4 0 (pref.) . •• •• Dominion Investment Farmers' Co-op. Auo. — 0 0 16 0 0 19 0 — 2 10 0 Ditto (B pref.) . . 0 11 0 0 13 0 Finance Corp. (pref.) — 0 19 0 Goldsbrough-Mort .. 0 19 0 1 1 6 National Mortg. — 2 2 0 N.Z. Guar. j(ord.) < —< 0 5 3 N.Z. Loan and Merc. — 46 0 0 N.A. Fnrmera' Co-op. O 2 (ord.) — 9 Ditto (B pref.) . . — 0 s 0 COAL. Grey Valley .. — 0 18 0 Pukemiro 1 7 « 1 9 0 0 0 0 Kcnown (ord.) .. — 0 11 Ditto (pref.) .. — 0 3 1 0 Taupiri —• Ditto (pref.) 1 1 0 • GAS. Auckland 1 8 0 1 3 3 Ditto (con.) 0 16 10 0 17 2 SHIPPING. Devonport Steam .. 0 14 0 0 19 0 Huddart-Parker . • 0 17 6 0 18 0 Ditto (pref.) , •. — Northern Steamship . — 0 8 0 Ditto (con.) — 0 4 3 Union Steam (pref.) . — 1 0 3 TIMBER. Kauri 0 7 6 0 8 3 Leyland-O'Brien •— 1 2 0 National — 0 7 6 WOOLLEN. Wellington — I 5 0 Ditto (pref.) — 4 10 0 MISCELLANEOUS. Adair Bros 1 0 0 British Tobacco 1 1 0 — 0 0 Bycroft, Limited . < Colonial Sugar 32 0 0 1 7 35 0 Dominion Pictures . — 1 0 0 Farmers' Trading Co. — 0 5 8 Ditto (A pref.) 0 14 0 — 1 Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 9 6 •— Gear Meat 1 3 0 — 0 Hill and Plummer . . — 0 15 H.M. Theatre (pref.) 0 18 0 — Lewis Eady, Ltd. (pf.) — 0 18 0 Milne and Choyce 0 18 9 (deb. etonk) . • < — Morris-Hedstrom .. — 0 17 6 Moturoa Oil .. • • — 0 4 3 National Pictures . . 0 3 6 0 7 6 N.Z. Fertiliser 0 9 9 — N.Z. Refrigerating . . 0 9 3 n 3 10 Ditto (con.) 0 3 5 Robin6on Ice Cream —■ ii i/ 0 10 0 19 0 15 Sanford — 0 0 Ditto (pref.) — Sharland and Co. .. — 0 0 Taranaki Oilfields . . 0 0 4 0 1 0 10 1 6 Thames Theatre Co. 0 8 0 6 0 A Union Oil. Soap — Whittome-Steveneon . — 0 1 2 u Wilsons N.Z. Cement 1 15 0 Woolworth (N.Z.) (pf.) 1 3 6 1 5 MINING. Blackwater .. 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 9 Aloanataiari — Ditto (Is fid paid) . — 0 0 Consol. Goldfields . . 0 0 5 0 0 9 Golden Dawn 0 4 9 — Kawarau . . •. 0 0 3 0 0 7 rj King Solomon . 0 2 3 10 0 2 I Komata Reefs . 0 0 0 16 3 Waihi ■ . • • • • 0 15 10 Waihi Grand June. 0 3 11 0 4 2 Mount Lyell 0 16 G 0 17 3 TINFIELDS. Kuala Kampar 0 4 3 0 6 0 Rawang 0 4 3 0 6 3 N.Z. GOVT. . BONDS. War Loan, 1938, 4J . . 93 0 0 94 15 0 Ditto, '33, 51, taxable 93 0 0 — Ditlo. '33, 51. taxable 96 0 0 — 0 Ditto, '36, 51, taxable 91 10 0 95 10 Ditto, '37. 5J, taxable 94 10 0 95 5 0 N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK. War Loan. '37, 5L tax. 91 10 0 92 0 0 Ditto, ':i3. 5J, taxable 95 0 0 — Ditto, '33, 54, taxable 96 0 0 97 5 0 0 Ditto. '3fi, 51. taxable 94 0 0 . 95 0 Ditto, '37, 5{, taxable 91 15 0 95 0 0