STOCK EXCHANGES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21164, 22 April 1932, Page 5

STOCK EXCHANGES.

YESTERDAY'S SALES. RETURN ON INVESTMENTS. Following is a list of yesterday's transactions on Now Zealand Stock Exchanges. In the second column is given the return, based on the hist annual dividend, from investment at the quoted price. In the case of Government and other redeemable securities no return is given, in view of the new method of quotation, but the months in which interest is duo pre shown. In calculating the returns on shares in companies which pay their dividends outside New Zealand exchange rates, being liable to fluctuation, have not, been taken into consideration. Tho first column gives the figures at which tho sales were made:— AUCKLAND EXCHANGE.

AUSTRALIAN SECURITIES. DRASTIC MARKING DOWN. LATEST LONDON QUOTATIONS. LONDON, April 20. The Australian Government stocks again were drastically marked down on the London Stock Exchange to-day. Quotations, compared with previous rates,

AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGES, I3OXDS WEAKER AGAIN. (Received April 21, 10.5 p.m.) SYDNEY, April 21. On (lie Sydney Stock Exchange to-day business was inactive and there was a further decline in Commonwealth bonds. Banks and industrial shares were without appreciable change. Sales of 4 per cent, bonds were:—l93B. £95 7s 6d ; 1941, £94 3s 9d; 1944, £9l 8s 9d; 1947, £9l ss; 1953, £9l: 1955, £9l 2s 6d; 1959, £9O 2s 6d ; 1961, £9O 12s 6d. Oilier sales were:—Bank of Xew South Wales, £2B 10s; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £ls 10s: Colonial Sugar. £43 ss; Burns-Philp, 40s; Australian Glass, 35s 6d; Tooth's Brewery, 25s 9d; Touhey's Brewery, 16s Dunlnp Perdriau, lis; Winrlu ombe ('arson. 13s Dill Proprietary, 15s 7^d; South Broken llill, 425; North Broken Hill, 61s Zinc Corporation, 26s 6d. Melbourne sales were:—Metropolitan Gas, £lO ss; Carlton Brewery, 30s 7Ad; British Tobacco, 30s 6d; Dunlop Perdriau, lis Id; South Broken Hill, 41s 9d; Broken Hill North, 61s 9d.

GOLD AND SILVER. QUOTATIONS IN LONDON. (Received April 21, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON', April 20. Gold is quoted to-day at £5 10s an oz.. compared with £5 9s 3d yesterday. Silver is quoted afc 16|d nn oz. spot, and 16 13-16 d forward, compared with 16 9-16 d and 16 7-lbfl yesterday. The quotation for silver at per standard ounce is 16jjd and at. p<T fine ounce 18 l-16d, compared with 16 9-16 d and 17 7-8 d yesterday.

FOREIGN EXCHANGES. SLIGHT STERLING DEPRECIATION. (Keri-ivprl April 21. 5.5 p.m.) British Wireless. RUGBY, April CO. The following rnles on foreign exchanges ;irn cinroiit, compared with tho cabled

NEW ZEALAND APPLES. LONDON, April 20. 'Uio New Zealand apples by Iho Otira and Coptic sold as follows:—Cox's, 12s bd to lbs; Dunn's, 10s to 12s. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends— ' l>uo. South British—interim. Is 4d a share Apl. 28. British Tobacco—quarterly pref,, p.c. p.a. (less 10 p.c. Federal tux) .. Apl. 30. E.S. and A. Bank—interim, 3 P-e May 2. N.Z. Investment Mortgage—finnl. 4 p.c May 2. Biink rif Adelaide- finnl, 2 p.c. . . May 2. Wnihi—final. Is n share; tux free May 6. Mosf;iel Woollen—interim, 4 p.c. May 12. N.Z. Paper Mills— final, 4 p.c. (making 7 p.c. p.a.l .. .. May 18. Nnt. Bunk A'eia—final, ord. and con., 3 p.c. .. May

Keturn on Hale Price. Investment. £ a d X s d Bonds, 1033, 5! (Jan.J uly) 98 0 0 — Bonds, 1036, 51 (Feb.Aug.) 98 10 0 — Sllc., 1037, 51 (Feb.Aiig.) 95 0 0 — St!;.. 1933, 51 (Jan.J uly) 08 0 0 — St It., 1937, 5J (Sept.March) 98 10 0 — Mt. Koskill; ]Oi'.O, 51 08 10 0 — Bank of N.S.W. . . 2-1 12 6 * Bank of N.Z. . . 2 3 3 6 12 7 Wrisht-Stephen son (pi'ef.) 0 11 101 7 7 11 Ai'ckland Gas (2) . . 1 0 6 6 1(5 7 "Wilsons Cement 1 5 9 9 11 2 Waihi 0 1G 7 12 1 2 WELLINGTON EXCHANGE. Bonds, 1938, 1} (MayXov.) 91 12 6 — Bonds. 1939, 4 J (April Oct.), ox int. . . 92 5 0 —- Bonds, 1037, 51 (Sept.March ) 98 7 6 —- Stk., 1037, 5} (Feb.Aus.) 98 2 R — Bank of N.Z. 2 3 3 6 12 7 National Insurance . 0 11 9 6 7 8 CHRISTCHURCH EXCHANGE. Lvl'ton liar. Bd., '33, 51 (2) 99 0 0 Nut. Insuranco 0 11 9 6 7 8 Goldsbroiigh-Moit . . 1 1 10 ,» + Ditto 1 2 0 t West port Coal 0 18 0 9 14 5 The following sales also took place : N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. 1010 61. £10 10s; flolden Dawn, 5s lid (8) : Golden Point. did, 4d; Malmkipiuvn, 3d ('2); Okarilo, 9s (id. "Interim dividend reduced. {interim dividend passed.

are: — Previous «, April. CO. jRate3. Commonwealth 5, ]9 45-75 78-83 £ 80-86* Commonwealth, 6, 1031-41 e.fi-90 86-P6* Victorian, 5!, 1930-40 70-7(1 87 H Victorian, 5, 1032-42 701-70 70-80* N.S.W., 3. 1935 64-65 701 + N.S.W., 3), 1930-50 47-50 501* S. Australia, 31. 1939 61 731 + S. Auslra., 3. 1916 or after 451 501 + Tasmania, G}, 1930-40 . . 99 961 + W. Australia, 31, 1929-35. 75 J 621 + W. Australia, 6, 1930-40 . BO 93J + •Quotations April 19. tQuotations April 11.

quotations ou A[> ll J9 ami par:— April 20. April 10. Pur. Monlroiil, flol. 4.1!) 4.215 4.866 Now York, dol. . 3.71',] 3.785 4.866 Pnris, fr. . . 05.50 05 15-16 124.21 Knispelw, helRii . 26.00 27 35.00 (iruevii, fr. 10.40 10.45 25.22 Amsterdnm, 11. . o.3o 9.34 12.10 Milan, lire 73.25 73.50 92.46 Berlin, v.in. J 5.85 15 1,5-16 20.13 Stockholm, kr. . 20 J 20.75 18.150 (■opcnhrison, kr IS. 25 18 1516 18.150 Oslo, kr. . . 205 20! 18.150 Vipiui:i, sell. 32 32 34.585 I'rairue. kr. 12-V.V. 127.75 164.25 Hf'lsinKforn, murk •21 s 215 120.23 Madrid. pea. 48 1 Hi 48.75 05 221 Lisbon, cscu. 110.23 100.75 Tin" Athena, dr. 300 300 375.00 Buchnrpst, lei, . 630 (132.50 613.6 Hin de Jnrieiro, mil 4.25 4.25 5.809d Buenos Aires, <|nl 36.25 36 3-16 47.6l9d Montevideo, Hoi. '20 '20 Bid Bombay. rupee . 18 1-16 18 1-16 18d Shnnchni, triel . 10 29-32 19 20*32 Hongkong, dol. . l u 14 13-16 Vokohnmii., yen 21 i 21 1-16 2 l.Sfid Batavia, 11. 9.31 0.37 12.10