STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21141, 26 March 1932, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES.

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE. 1 BUSINESS FAIRLY ACTIVE. . Business was fairly active at the single call on the Auckland Stock Exchange on Thursday and 11 sales were completed. There was an improved demand for Government securities. Inscribed Stock, 1937, 5L per cent. (September-March), changed hands at the unaltered figure of £97. Other stock and bonds, notably 4J, per cent, issues, were sought, but holders would not reduce. In banks two sales took place. New Zealands sold at 43s 9d*, a rise of Is on the previous transaction, and Nationals of New Zealand sold at £3 7s 6d, a fall of 2s 6d on the last sale a month ago. Other banks, were also fceenly sought. Levels were steady in insurances and no sales resulted. New Zealands wore again wanted at 365, sellers 37s 6d, while South British were unchanged at 'l3s (buyers) and 50s (sellers). t No marked change was noticeable in the other sections. Colonial Sugars continued firm and sold at £36. New Zealand Paper Mills changed hands for the first time this year, the price being 18s 6d, a rise of 6d on the previous sale. In mining two parcels of Waihis sold unchanged at 16s, Waihi Grand Junctions were once more released at 3s 6d, and Mahakipawas sold at 32d. The Exchange closed on Thursday afternoon for the Easter holidays. It will reopen on Monday, April 4.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— Due. Pukeniiro Collieries —interim, 2i n.c. - . . Mar. 30 Brfctish Tobacco—quarterly. 1} p.c. Mar. 31 Beath and Co.. Ltd.—interim, pref.: 2| p.c.; ord.. 1 p.c. .. Mar. 31 Du-nlop Perdriau Rubber Co.— interim, prof., 5 p.c Mar. 31 Bank of .Australasia —final, 4 p.c. (subject to English income tax) Apl. 1 Howard Smith—quarterly, cum pref., 6 p.c. p.a. . Apl. o Kemplhorne-Prosser—final, 4 p.c. Apl. 6 Electrolytic Zinc., pref.—halfyear ended Dec. 31, 1030, 4 p.c. * Apl. 11 Broken Hill South—3Bth. Is a. share (payable in Melb.) . . Apl. 13 WHEAT IN AMERICA. CHICAGO, Mnrch 23. Wheat.—March, 51§ cents a bushel; May, 54g cents; July, 55£ cents; September, 57Jj cents. The New York quotation for cash is 64g cents.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers. £ s d £ s d BANKS. Com. of Australia . . 0 13 8 0 13 11 Ditto (pref.) — 6 b IJ Eng., Scot, and Aui — 4 5 0 National o£ N.Z. 3 5 0 3 8 0 New South Wales 24 0 0 25 0 0 New Zealand ,. . 2 3 0 2 4 0 D prcf., '20s paid . 1 5 0 1 5 9 Union of Australia . 6 13 0 6 17 0 INSURANCE. National — 0 12 6 New Zealand . . 1 16 0 1 17 6 Queensland — 2 3 0 South British 2 8 0 2 10 0 LOAN AND AGENCY. Abraham & Williams (pf;) — 3 15 0 Dominion Investment — 0 17 6 Farmers' Co-op. Auc. — 2 5 0 Ditto (A pref.) 0 12 0 1 2 Golds brough-Mort .. 1 1 3 6 Nat. Mtge. Agency . — 2 2 0 N.Z. River Plato 1 0 0 — N. Z. Guar. Corp. (ord.) 0 4 0 — 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc. — 40 0 Traders Finance Corp. (7s 6d paid) 0 2 6 — Ditto (pref.) 0 14 0 — COAL. Grey Valley 0 10 0 — Pukemiro — 1 8 ,■? 1 Taupiri 0 13 0 0 17 6 ' Ditto (pref.) — 1. 2 Westport-Stockton 0 0 5 0 0 9 Ditto (pref.) 0 0 6 0 1 3 GAS. Auckland 1 1 6 1 I 9 Ditto (con.) . 0 15 0 0 16 0 Birkenhead — 0 8 3 SHIFPING. Devonport Steam . . 0 15 0 0 18 0 Howard Smith . — 0 8 0 Huddart-Pnrker 1 0 9 — 0 Northern Steam . . 0 4 0 0 7 P. and 0. (def. atk.t 1 1 6 1 4 0 Union Steam (pref) 0 19 6 — TIMBER. Bartholomew — 0 12 0 Kauri . . .. 0 7 0 0 9 6 Leyland-O'Brien — V 0 0 National — 0 6 9 WOOLLEN. Kaiapoi * 0 5 0 0 7 0 BREV/ERIES. New Zealand . - 1 3 0 1 3 6 Staples and Co. .. 1 1 6 1 3 6 Tooth's 1 2 0 — 0 Monteith — 0 11 MISCELLANEOUS. Adair Bros _ 0 17 0 A. J. Entrican (pref.) — 0 17 0 Australian Glaus • • 1 9 0 1 10 6 British Tobacco 1 5 3 1 6 6 Burns-Philp 1 13 (i — 0 Bycroft. Limited 1 5 l> 1 S Colonial Sugar . . 35 10 O 36 10 0 Donaghy's l'opo 1. 7 li — 0 Electro. Zinc (prc.f.i 1 0 0 1 1 Farmers' Trading Co. n 4 10 0 5 7 Ditto (B pref.) . . 0 10 0 0 11 0 Grey and Menzies . ■ — n 7 0 JJ.M. Arcade Theatre — 1 11. 6 Kempthonic-Prosser . 2 4 6 — 0 Milne & Choyco (pf.) — 0 19 Ditto (B pref.) — 0 19 0 Ditto (deb. stock) . — 0 IS 0 Moturoa Oil 0 1 0 3 0 N.Z. Farmers' Fert. 0 11 0 0 14 0 N.Z. Paper Mill3 . . 0 18 0 — N.Z. Rcfrig. (con.) . 0 3 8 0 4 2 Robinson Ice Cream n is 9 0 18 0 Sanford 0 2 6 — Ditto (pref.) — 0 19 0 Taranaki Oil . f 0 0 5 0 0 9 Union Oil — 1 3 0 Wairakei 0 1 0 0 3 0 Wilsons Cement 1 6 0 1 7 0 Woolworth (N.Z.), (pf.) 1 3 6 — 0 Ditto, rights . . 0 3 1 0 4 MINING. Blackwater 0 6 0 0 7 0 Con. Goldfields 0 2 0 — Cornish Point . 0 0 I — Golden Dawn . 0 7 0 0 7 6 Golden Terrace Ex. . — 0 5 0 Golden Point 0 0 5 0 0 10 Kawarau . . . 0 0 6 King Solomon . n i 0 — Komatft Reefs . . 0 0 9 — 10 N.Z. Crown Mines . — 0 0 Okarito — n 9 6 Waihi 0 16 0 0 16 3 Waihi Grand Juno. . 0 3 4 0 3 9 Mount Lyell 0 18 9 1 0 0 TINF1ELDS. Kuala Kampar . 0 4 3 0 o 3 N.Z. GOVT. BONDS. War Loan. 1938, 4} . . 92 0 0 — Ditto, 1930. 41 92 0 0 — 0 Ditto. 1933, 51, tax. — 98 5 Ditto, 1936, 5*. tax. — 97 0 0 Ditto, 1937, 51, tax. 97 0 February 96 10 0 0 Ditto, 1937, 5}. tax. 97 0 0 Soptemher . 96 10 0 N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK. War Loan, 1938. 41 . . 92 0 0 — Ditto. 1939. 4£ 92 0 0 — 0 Ditto, '27-41. 51, tax. — 93 0 Ditto, 1933, 51. tax. — 97 15 0 Ditto, 1936, 54. lax. — 97 0 0 Ditto. 1937, f>i, tax. February — 97 2 6 Ditto. 1037, 5}, tnx. 97 2 September . 96 10 0 6 DEBENTURES. Akld. Har. Bd.. '37, 51 — 97 0 0 Ditto, 1941. 6 — 102 0 0 City of Akld, '40, 61 — 97 0 0 Ditto. 1936, 5 — 97 0 0 Chch. Drain. B., '65, 51 — 100 0 0 Akld Firo Bd., '39. 6 — 102 0 0 Gisborne F.B., '35, 6 — 102 0 0 j Hamilton, 1943, 52 . . — 10D 10 0 ; Kaponga T.B.. '31. (j — 100 0 0 Mt.. Eden, 1952, 6£ . 99 0 0 103 10 0 Ditto, 1960, 5} — 101 0 Q Mt. Roskill, I960. 5? — 99 10 0 Manunui T.B., '56, 6 — 103 10 0 Papatoetoe, 1960. 6 . . — 101 10 0 Auckland Gas. '35, 61 — 102 10 0 N.Z. Breweries ». 1 0 6 1 2 6