STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21160, 18 April 1932, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES.

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE.

QUIET SATURDAY CALL. Quiet but steady conditions prevailed on the Auckland Stock Exchange at the single call on Saturday morning. Only one transaction was recorded. Government loans held firm at the stronger levels, offers of £94 being again forthcoming for 1938 and 1939 4£ per cent, bonds and stock and £97 5s was still available for 1937 63 per cent, issues. The only supplies of the lines mentioned placed on offer were 1938 per cent, stock, for which £95 was asked. The bank section was easy and offers for Australasias and Nationals of New Zealand shaded. New Zealands were done unaltered at 43s 3d, after which support eased 3d on tho previous day's level to 42s 9J. In insurance New Zealands were sought at weaker levels, but buyers continued to offer 48s for South British, which were made available 3d cheaper at, 49s 3d.

There were no important movements in other sections.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— Due. Kait an gat a Coal—ls fid a share . To-day. British Tobacco—quarterly pref., <ij p.c.. p.a. (less 10 p.c. L'"edernl tax) . . . . . . • . A pi. 30. Timaru Brewery—final. 35 p.c. . . Apl. E.S. and A. Bank—interim, 3 p.c, . . .. May 2. Mosgiel Woollen—interim, 4 p.c. May 12. N.Z. Investment Mortgage—final, 4 p.c FOREIGN EXCHANGES. LITTLE CHANGE IN STERLING. British Wireless. RUGBY, April 15. I'lio following rates on foreign exchanges arc current, compared with the cabled quotations on April 14 and par:—

AUSTRALIAN WINES. BETTER v ENGLISH DEMAND. (Received April 17, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, April 16. The Board of Trade returns for March again furnished evidence of the increasing demand for Australian wines. Although tho total importations of wine from foreign countries in March only totalled 621,712 gallons, compared with 1.104,615 gallons in March, 1931, wines from tho British Empire lose from 292,968 gallons in March, 1931, to 508,041 gallons last month. Australia was chiefly responsible for the rise with an increase from 216.327 gallons to 390,137 gallons.

Buyers. Sellers £ a d £ 6 d BANKS. A nslralasia 8 17 6 Com. of Australia . • 0 11) 10 0 14 2 Ditto (pref.) G 2 ft — National of N.Z. 3 7 0 — N"at. A'fiia (con.) . . 4 12 0 — New South Wales . . 24 5 0 *25 5 0 Ne w Zealand . . 0 0 9 2 3 9 1) pref., 20s pairl . . 1 5 0 — Union of Australia . 6 10 0 G 18 0 INSURANCE. X at ional 0 12 4 New Zealand . . 1 15 3 1 '16 G South British . 2 8 0 2 9 3 Standard — 0 0 0 LOAN AND AGENCY. Abraham and Williams (pref.) — 3 15 0 Dominion Investment — 0 17 0 Farmers' Co-op. Auo. — 2 1 0 Ditto (A pref.) 0 12 0 — (loldsbrouprli-Mort 1 1 G 1 2 3 N.Z. and River Plato 1 1 0 — Traders' Finance Corp. (pref.) 0 H 0 — COAL. f! rey Valley . . 0 10 0 0 17 6 I'ukemiro Collieries . — 1 8 G Taupiri — 0 18 G West port Stockton . . 0 0 5 0 0 S Ditto (pref.) . . 0 0 0 — GAS. Auckland 1 0 G 1 1 ' 3 Ditto (con.) . . 0 11 3 0 15 3 Birkenhead Xorthcote — 0 8 3 SHIPPING. Devonport Steam . . 0 n; 0 — 0 lluddart-Parkcr 1 1 0 1 3 Ditto (pref.) _ .. n k> n — Northern Steamship . 0 4 0 — P. and O. (def. stK.) n 10 0 1 1 0 Union Steam (pref. I . 0 19 G — TIMBER. Bartholomew . . . — n 13 0 Kauri 0 7 G 0 9 G Leyland-O'Brien — l 0 0 National — 0 G 9 WOOLLEN. Kaiapoi 0 5 0 0 G 9 BREWERIES. N.Z. Breweries 1 2 G 1 3 9 J. Staples and Co. . x 0 0 — Tooth'3 1 2 G — MISCELLANEOUS. A. .T. Fritrican (pref.) 0 17 0 Australian Glass \ 10 r, — British Tobacco 1 6 0 — Bycroft. Limited . . 1 ft 0 1 7 C Colonial Sutrar 36 0 0 — Donafrhy's I'opo . . 1 8 0 — Farmers' Tradins Co. 0 5 3 — 9 Ditto (B pref.) — 0 10 Grey and Menzies .. — 0 G G II.M. Arcade Theatro — 1 10 0 Kempthorne-Prosser . 2 1 0 — Mi'nc and C'hoyco (R pref.) — 0 19 0 Ditto (deb. stock) . — 0 17 0 Moturoa. (bl 0 1 6 0 3 0 N.Z. Kef rip. (con.) . 0 4 0 0 4 G Kobinson Ice Cream 0 1ft 0 0 18 0 Sau ford 0 2 6 — Ditto (pref.1 — 0 19 0 Taranaki Oilfields . . — 0 1 0 I'n'011 Oil. Soap . . -— 1 3 0 Wilsons N.Z. Cement 1 5 0 1 G c Woolwortn (N.Z.) (pi.) 1 1 0 — MINING. Blackwater 0 6 0 0 7 0 ('onsolida ted Goldfields 0 2 0 0 2 7 ('ornish 1 'oint . . . 0 0 1 — C! olden Dawn . U 5 3 0 G 3 (".olden Terrace Kxtd. — 0 5 0 Golden Point . . . — 0 0 9 K :Avara u — 0 0 G King Solomon . 0 I 1 0 1 9 N.Z. Crown Mines . 0 0 1 0 0 10 Okarito 0 9 3 0 9 8 Waihi 0 1G 9 0 17 0 Waihi Grand June. 0 3 C» 0 3 9 Mount Lyell 0 18 3 0 19 3 N.Z. GOVT . BONDS. War Loan. 191!?. 41 . . 91 0 0 — Ditto, 10'iO 4 J .. 91 0 0 94 0 Ditto, 1041, 4} . . — 0 Ditto. 10:):?. 51. tax. — 99 0 0 Dittto, ID.Ki, 5i. tax. 97 5 0 — Ditto. 1937 51. tax. 0 (February) 97 5 — Ditto. 1937. 51. tax. (September* . . 97 5 0 — N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK. War Loan. 1938 45 . . 91 0 0 95 0 0 J>itto. 1939 41 04 0 0 — 0 Ditto 1937, 51, tax. — 9G 10 Ditto, 1033. 51. tax. — 99 0 0 Dittto, 193ft. 51, tax. 97 5 0 — Ditto. ID.iT, 5s, tax 0 (February) . . 97 5 — Ditto, 1937, 51, lax (September) 97 5 0 —

April 15 April 14. Par. Mon Iron 1, dol. •1.1!) 4.195 4.800 New York, dol. . 3.77 3.77} 4. BOO Paris, fr. . . 95.50 95 11-16 121.21 Brussels, belga 20.90 2'.'. 90 35.00 Geneva, fr. 17 13-32 193 25.22 Amsterdam, fl. 9.305 9.315 12.10 Milan, liro 733 732 92.40 Berlin, r. in. 15} 15 J 20.43 Stockholm, kr. 19.95 19.75 1*159 Copenhagen, kr. 1ft 5-10 IK 5-16 18.159 Oslo, kr. . . 19 1-16 19 9-10 18.159 Vienna, soli. 3V 32 31.585 Pracue, kr. 127 127.50 104.25 TTolrunafors, mark 215 215 129.23 Madrid, pes. 49.05 49.50 25.221 Lisbon, oncu. 109.75 109.75 110 A Hi ens, dr. 300 300 375.00 Bucharest, lei. 630 032.50 813.0 Rio de Janeiro, mil '11 ■1.25 5.R99d Buenos Aires, dol 3(1 5-10 30 5-16 47.019d Montevideo, dol. «9 29 5 Id Bombay, rupee . 18 1-16 18 1-10 ISd Shanghai, tael . 'JO .19 13-10 ITonRkonjr, dol. . MI 14 11-10 Yokohama, yen . 21 3-16 211 24.5«d Balavia, fl. 9.31 9.37 12.10