STOCK EXCHANGES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21163, 21 April 1932, 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 the quoted price. In the case of Government' and other redeemable securities no return is given, in view of tho new method of quotation, but the months in which interest is duo are shown. Jn calculating the returns on shares in companies which pay their dividends oulsido New Zealand exchange rates, being liable to fluctuation, have not been taken in consideration. Tho first column gives the figures at which tho sales were made:— AUCKLAND EXCHANGE. Return on Sale Price. Investment. _ X 8 d £ 8 <1 Bonds, 1037. Si (Scpt.Aus.) . . ' . . OS 10 0 Stock, 1938, 4J (May. Nov.) . . . . !)1 J2 0 _ Com. Bank Aus. ..0140 t Bunk of N.Z. (2) ..230 6 13 4 N.Z . Breweries 1 2 U * Waihi 0' 1(5 7 12 12 Mount Lyeli . . . . 018 6 5 8 1 •Ditto 0 18 5 5 S 7 Tho following sale also took place:—Okarilo, 98 f>d. WELLINGTON EXCHANGE. K.S. and A. Bank . . 4 2 f> 5 l(> 3 Staples 1 3 0 -1 C 11 CHRISTCHURCH EXCHANGE. Stork, I<J3B, 4i (MayNo v.) !J 4 12 0 ' Coin. Bunk Aim. (5) . OHO t K.S. ;ui<3 A. Bank . 4 1 ("> 517 10 Ditto 4 2 II 5 10 3 British Tobacco 1 R 1; ♦ Waihi 0 16 9 II IS '9 The following sales also took place: Colden Dawn, 5n lOJtl; Golden Point, did; Okarito, 93 Cxi. 'lnterim dividend reduced. Unterim dividend passed. AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGES.

SYDNEY QUOTATIONS DOWN. (Received April '2O, 0.5.") p.m.) SYDNKY, April 20. On the Sydney Stock Kxcliangc to-day llirro was all-round weakness which was especially noticeable in (short-dated bonds. Sales were recorded of Commonwealths 4 per cent, bonds as follows:—1938, £95 6s 3d: 1941, £O4 2s 6d; 1944, £9l 12s 6d; 1950. £9O 17s 6d; 1955, £9l j 1957, £9l ss; 1961, £9O 12s 6d. Otlier sales were:—Colonial Sugar, £43 12s 6d; Bank of New South Wales, £2B 10s; National Bank (£5 paid), £5 ss; Australian Provincial Assurance, 4s 3d; Dalgety's, £8 8s; Millaquin Sugar, 255; Toohey's Brewery, 16s Tooth's Brewery, 25s 9d ; British Tobacco, 30s 3d; Gordon and Gotch, 275; Australian Gas, A shares, £5 14s; Australian Glass, 35s 3d; North Broken Hill, . 61s 6d. Melbourne sales were:—National Bank £5 paid), £5 8s; Australian Glass, 35s 6d ; Broken. Hill Proprietary, 15s 6d; Mt. Lyell, 20s 6d. '

AUSTRALIAN STOCKS. DEPRESSION IN LONDON. LONDON, April 19. On the London Slock Exchange to-day Australian Government stocks were further depressed. ■ Dealings in Commonwealth 5 per cents., 1945-75, ranged from £BO to £B6, compared with £B6 10s yesterday, and 6 per cents., 1931-41, from £B6 to £96, compared with £95 12s 6d. Victorian 5 per cents., 1932-42, were dealt in from £7O to £BO, compared with £B2 5s on April 14; New South Wales 4 per cents., 1933, at, £75 to £77, compared with £B2 10s; per cents., 193050, at'£so'ss, compared with £59 10s; per cents., 1922-32, at £BB 10s to £9l 10s, compared with £93 17s 6d; 6i per cents., 1930-40. at £75, compared with £B6 7s 6d, and 6 per cents., 193040, at £7O, compared with £B2 on April 14. GOLD AND SILVER. QUOTATIONS IN LONDON. LONDON, April 19. Gold is quoted to-day at £5 9s 3d an 07... compared with £5 9s 9d yesterday. Silver is quoted at 16 9-16 d an oz. spot, compared with 16 7-16 d yesterday. The forward quotation yesterday was 153 d. The quotation for silver at per standard 07. is 16 9-16 d, and at per fine oz. 17 7-Bd, compared with 162 d and 18d yesterday. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. LITTLE CHANGE IN STERLING. British 'Wireless. RUGBY, April 19. The following rates on foreign exchanges are current, compared with the cabled quotations on April 18 and par:—•

CUSTOMS EXCHANGE RATES. Ratcs ol exchange ruling at tho announced date of departure, of tho vessels named arc shown in 1.110 following table. They are subject to confirmation by tho Customs Department when the exact time of departure is learned on tho arrival of tlio vessels in New Zealand, finally declared rates being marked* : Aoransi, U.S.A., dolliirn . . .. *3.05 Aorangi, Honolulu, dollars .. ..'*3.80 Aoramti, Canada, dollars . . . . *4.15 (•olden Cross. U.S.A., dollars . . 1!.791 Brisbane Mani, Jupun, yen .. . . 21U1 Benholm, U.S.A.. dollars . , s .. 3.775 Canadian Challenger, Canada, dollurq -i. L'J DAIRY PRQDUCE PRICES. Tho Now Zealand Producers' Cooperative .Marketing Association, Limited, has received the following cablegram from it s London house, dated April 19:— Butter: New Zealand, 105s to 106s; Danish, 116s. Tho market is quiet. Cheese: New Zealand, white, 61s; coloured, 625. Tho market is quiet. CALL AND. DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— l>uo. South British—interim, Is 4d a ehare . . Apl. 28. British Tobacco —quarterly prof., CiJ p.c. p.ti. (lesa 10 p.o. Federal tax) Apl. 30. Tiniaru Brewery—final, 3j p.c. . . Apl. E.S. and A. Bank—interim, 3 _ p.c May 2. Woollen—interim, 1 p.c. May 12. N.Z. I'iiper Mills final, .-1 p.c. (malum; 7 p.c. p.m.) .. .. May 19. Nhl. Bank A'ma-final, ord. and con.. 3 p.c May N.X. Investment Mortgage—final, 4 p.c. ,-i . . «. .. May

April 19. April 18. Par. Moplrenl. doi. 4.215 4.21 4.800 Now York, dol. . 3.785 3.78? 4.800 Paris, fr. . . 95 15-10 05 15-10 121.21 Brussels, bel;;a 27 27 1-16 35.00 Clrneva, fr. 10.15 10.50 25.22 Amsterdam. fl. . 9.31 0.:155 12.10 Milim, lire 7:5.50 7:1} 02.10 Berlin, r.m. l.i ir.-ir, 15.81 20.43 Slock iioliii, kr. . '20.75 20} 18.150 Copenhagen. kr. IS 15-10 is. 25 18.150 Oslo, kr. . . 20 i 20 3-10 18.150 Vienna., sell. 32 .'12 31.585 I'ranue, kr. 1'27.75 127.75 101.25 Helsinsjfors, mark 215 215 120.23 Madrid, pea. •IS.75 •IHJ 25.221 Lisbon, cacti. IOS.75 101.75 110*"" Athens, dr. 3<>o :i(K) 375.00 ]?uchnrpst, lei. . 032.50 034.25 : 813.0 Tfio <le Janeiro, mil 1.25 5.800d Buenos Aires, do] :u; 3-ic 30} 47.019d Montevideo, dol. . •2!) 2!) 51 cl Bombay, rupee . is 1-10 18 1-32 18(1 Shanghai, (nel . Hongltons, dol. . 10 29-32 10 15-10 14 I3-1G 15 1-10 Yokohama, yen . 21 1-10 21 1-10 24.58(1 Batavia, fl. 9.37 9.37 12.10