STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21159, 16 April 1932, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES.

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE. FEWER SALES RECORDED. Fairly firm conditions were maintained on 1110 Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday and fewer sales were completed. In the business done gains predominated, only two losses being registered. Ihe market for Government loans continued to g;iin strength without, any material satisfaction of requirements. Tlio only dealing recorded was in 1933 5| per cent. February-August stock, # which advanced 15s t<> £97 ss. Offers for 1936 5i per cent, bonds and stock were lifted 5s to £97 ss. Other levels were steady. The few movements which took place in banks were mainly favourable. Twopence rnorc was paid for Commercials of Australia, which were taken at 13s lid. Holders asked 2d more than the previous day for further supplies at 14s 2d. A rise of 3d took pinco in New Zealands in a sale, at 43s 3d. New South Wales wore 5s firmer. Variations in other sections were of little account. A transaction in WestportStockton coals went through at 6d, a reduction of a penny. Taranaki Oils moved up a similar amount to 9d. There was an easing in Wilsons Cements which foil away 2d, to change hands at 25s lOd. Offers were lowered 9d on the previous day's level to 255, while holders raised their demands 6d to 26s 6d. The mining section firm. A hardening of 4d took place in Waihis, which were dealt in at 16s 9d, which was forthcoming for more. Holders asked 17s. Limits were raised 4d for Mount Lyells, holders of which continued to ask 19s.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— I>„ 0 N.Z. Gunr. Corp.—interim, pref.. 7 p.c. p.a.; onl., 8s pd.. 2d a siiiiro; fully paid. 5d a share To-dn v. Kailnngafa Coal—ls (m 1 a shnro . Apl. lb. British Tobacco—qunrterly pref., G5 p.c. p.a. (lc.'Ka 10 p.c. L'odoral tax) Apl. 30. Timaru Brewery—linnl. M 3 p.c. Apl. E.S. and A. Bunk—interim, 3 , p.c. Mnv 2. Mosgiel "Woollen—interim. <t p.c. May 12, N.Z. Investment Mortgage—final. 4 p.c. . . P. AND O. DEFERRED STOCK. LONDON. April 11. P. and 0. deferred stock sold to-day on the London Stock Exchange at, 17s Bid. TIN IN NEW YORK. NEW YORE, April M. Tin (standard) futures, April, mo quoted at, .17.80 cents a lb., compared with 18.20 cents on April 9.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers £ S. d. £ s. cl. BANKS. Austrnlnsia 8 19 0 0 fi 11 10 5 . Com. of Australia . . 0 13 10 ft 0 Ditto (pref.) fi 2 fi Kiir.. Scot, and Aus. 3 13 fi ' Nsi tion.il of N.Z. • ■ 3 8 0 5 0 0 fl 9 Nat Australasia (con.) i 4 12 0 New South Wales . 21 5 (1 2.-1 10 New Zealand ; • 2 3 0 3 D pref., 20s paid 1 5 0 fi 17 Union of Australia • • fi 10 0 0 INSURANCE. National 1 15 2 8 9 0 ft 12 16 9 0 •I New Zealand South British - • t n 6 0 Standard — - LOAN AND AGENCY. Al rah am and Williams 15 0 ft 0 (pref.) Dominion Investment ft 17 1 niters' Co-op. Alio. — *- Ditto (A pref.) . . O 12 O 3 Ooldsbroufrh-Mort . . 1 1 9 n 1 N.Z. and Hiver Plato 1 1 0 3 N.Z. Guar. Corp. (or.) 10 Tinders' Finance (7s fid paid) 0 2 6 Ditto (pref.) 0 14 0 COAL. Grey Valley .. 0 10 0 ft 17 fi fi fi Pukemiro fl 18 Tnupiri fi Ditto (pref.) — I 0 0 ft 8 West port Westport-Stockton .. 0 0 5 1 ft Ditto (pref.) 0 0 fi GAS. Auckland ■ . • ■. 1 0 fi 1 0 1 15 0 3 Ditto (con.) 0 14 3 SHIPPING. Devonport Steam 0 16 0 3 Huddart-Parker 1 1 0 1 0 Ditto (pref.) 0 lfi 0 Northern Steam 0 4 ft 1 2 0 P. and O. (def. stock) 0 19 6 Union Steam (pref.) 0 19 6 TIMBER. Bartholomew Kauri 0 7 0 7 0 6 0 0 13 9 0 0 6 ft 9 Leyland-O'Brien — 1 0 National — fi WOOLLEN. Kaiapoi n 5 0 0 6 9 breweries. N.Z. Breweries 1 2 0 1 3 9 •T. Staples and Co. . Tooth's 1 2 6 — 1 3 0 — MISCELLANEOUS. Adair Bros. . . — ft 17 ft A. J. Enti'ican (prof.) fi ft 17 0 Australian Gla«s I. 10 — Burr.s-Philp 1 13 0 ~ By croft, Lt d. 1 i) (1 1 7 fi Colonial Sura r 36 0 0 — Donaghy's Pope . . 1 8 fi ft — 10 Paimers' Tradinc . . 0 5 3 10 Ditto (B pref.) . . — 0 G Grey , and Pennies . — ft 0 Hay ward's Pictures . — 0 7 o H.M. Theatre — 0 1 10 0 Kempt home-1 'rossor 2 1 — Milno snd Choyce 19 0 ( U pref.) — ft Ditto (del'cn. stock) — (1 17 0 Motuioa Oil . . 0 1 6 0 3 4 i> N.Z. Hefric. • 0 4 0 (I 6 Kobinson Ice (renin 0 16 0 CI 18 ft Sail ford (pref.) . . _ 0 19 0 Taranaki Oilfields . . 0 o 8 0 1 0 Union Oil — I 3 ft Wairakei — (1 4 fi Wilsons Cement . . i r. 0 1 6 6 Woolworths (N.Z.) (pf.) 1 4 0 — MINING. Blackwater . . . . 0 6 fl 0 7 0 Consolidated Gold fields . 0 2 o 0 o 7 Cornish Point . . 0 0 1 — Golden Dawn . . 0 5 4 ft fi 0 Golden Terrace Ext. — 0 5 0 Ivawarau — (1 ft 6 King Solomon (1 1 0 0 1 5 Komata Reefs . . 0 0 0 — a N.Z. Crown Mines . 0 0 1 (1 0 10 Okurito 0 9 ft 0 9 9 Waihi . . 0 lfi 9 0 17 0 Waihi Grand June. 0 3 6 ft a 0 Mount Lyell . . 0 18 i ft 19 ft N.Z. GOVT. BONDS. War Loan. 1938. <1! . 9-1 0 0 — Ditto, 1039. 1} 0 0 — Ditto. 1933. 5), ta~. — 98 0 ft Ditto. 1933. 5i, fax. — 99 ft 0 Ditto. 193'!, 54, tax. 97 5 0 — Ditto, 1937, 55, tax., Februa ry . . 97 a 0 — Ditto. 1937. 5i, tax., September . . 97 5 0 — N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK. War Loan. 1938. 4* . 94 5 0 95 0 (1 Ditto, 1939, 4} 91 0 (1 — Ditto, 1937. 51. lax. 96 in (1 Ditto, 1933. 5i, tax. 97 JO ft 99 0 0 Ditto, 193fi, hi, tax. 97 6 0 — Ditto, 1937, 5!, lax., February . . '.17 5 ft — Ditto. 1937. 5!, lax.. September . . 97 5 ft — DEBENTURES. Ak. Hnr. Bd., 1041, 6 100 0 ft A.E.P. Bd.. '45. 55 95 0 ft — Ak. Fire Bd., 1939. 6 — 102 0 0 Ak. Hos. Bd-, '151, 0} 95 0 0 — Hamilton. 1943, 5} . — 10ft 10 0 Ditto, 1948, 4j . . — 85 0 ft Hauraki Plains, '01, 6 — 10ft ft (1 Kaponpa Town Bd., 1031. 6 100 0 (1 Mt, Albert, 1963, 63 . — 101 0 0 Ditto, 1963. fij . . • 99 0 0 Ml.. Eden. 196ft. 5! . — 101 0 ft Ml. Roskill, J0I10, fi' . — 90 0 0 Manunui Town Bd., 1056. fi 103 10 0 Oiahuhu, 19(51, fi . . 00 0 0 Audi. Gas, 1935, 01 . , ... 102 1ft ft N.Z. Breweries . . 1 0 0 1 2 (i