STOCK EXCHANGES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21247, 29 July 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 tho second column is given the return, based on the last annual dividend, from investment at tho quoted price. In tho case of Government and other redeemable securities 110 return is given, in view of the now method of quotation, but tho months in which interest is duo aro shown. In calculating tho return 011 shares in companies which pay their dividends outsido Now Zealand exchange rates, being liable to fluctuation, havo not been taken into consideration. ♦ Tho first column gives the figures at which tho sales wero mado:— AUCKLAND EXCHANGE Return on Kalo Price Investment X u d i: s d Stork. 1037, 5} (Sept.-March) . . 101 5 0 Bank N.Z. .. '2 6 9 6 2 6 Ditto . . .. 2 6 10 6 2 4 N.Z. Insurance • • 2 0 3 419 6 Colonial Sugar . . 41 17 0 5 19 5 Farmers' Fertiliser . 013 0 713 10 N.Z. Refrig (lOs pd.) 0 4 5 11 6 5 Taranaki Oilfields ..Oil WELLINGTON EXCHANGE Mount Lyoll 0 17 OJ + Ditto . . . , 017 li t CHRISTCHURCH EXCHANGE Bonds. 193(5, 51 (Feb.-Aug.) (2) . . 101 2 6 Com. Bank Aus. .. 013 9 312 9 Bank N.Z 2 6 (i 0 3 3 Ditto .. 2 6 9 6 2 6 Bank N.S.W. .. 26 12 6 N.Z. Insurance . . 2 0 0 5 0 0 Dalgoty and Co. (3) 7 5 0 4 16 7 Goldsbrough-Mort . 1 1 9 2 6 0 West port-Stockton (pref.) . . .. 0 0 9 Ditto (2) . . .. 0 0 7 Auckland Gas ..110 Colonial Sugar . . 41 12 6 6 0 1 Ditto . . . . 41 15 0 5 19 9 N.Z. ltefrig. (£lpd.) (2) 0 12 0 S 6 8 N.Z. Refrig. (10s pd.) 0 4 6 11 2 3 The following sales also took place:— Bank of New Zealand, 46s 8d (2); Golden Dawn, 4s (3d; Golden Point, CJd (4) ; Waitaliu, lid disc. DUNEDIN EXCHANGE. Bonds, 1933. 41 (May-Nov.) .. 96 0 0 Union Bank . . 618 0 218 0 Dalgety and Co. .. 7 5 0 416 7 Colonial Sugar . . 41 15 0 • 5 19 9 The following sales also took place:— Okarito, Pa lOd; Gillespies Beach, id disc. (2). •Interim dividend reduced. •f-Interim dividend passed. AUSTRALIAN STOCK EXCHANGES YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS (Received July 28, 8.45 p.m.) SYDNEY, July 28 Business on the Sydney Exchange today was again quiet. Bonds were fairly steady, but banks were neglected and weaker. There was little movement in industrial shares, but a firm undertone. This morning's sales were:—Commonwealth 4 per cent Bonds, 1938, £9B 2s 6d: 1941, £97 17s 6d; 1944, £97 15s; 1957, £96 10s; 1959, £96 15s j 1961, £97 3s 9d. Toohey's Brewery, 19s 7ad; Tooth's Brewery, 29s 4Jd; Australian Gas, A shares, £6 8s; Winchcombe Carson, 20s lO^d. Sales this afternoon were:—Bank of New South Wales, £29 ss; Commercial Bank of Sydney, £ls 17s 6d; Bank of Australasia, £11; Colonial Sugar, £46 18s; Burns-Philp, 44 s 6d; Australian Gas A shares, £6 Bs, ditto B shares £6 8s 6d; Tooth's Brewerv, 29s 3d; Toohey's Brewery, 19s 9d; British Tobacco, pref., 24s 6d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 16s lOid. Commonwealth 4 per cent. Bonds, 1938, £9B; 1941, £97 16s 3d; 1944, £9B; 1950. £9B; 1955, £96 10s, 1957, £96 12s 6d; '1961, £96 17s 6d. Melbourne sales were:—Dunlop Perdriau, 12s 9d; Herald and Weekly Times, 50s; National Bank (£5 paid), £5 17s; Taranaki Oil, Is 2d. _ , GOLD AND SILVER QUOTATIONS IN LONDON (Received July 28, 8.5 p.m.) LONDON. July 27 Gold is quoted to-dny at £5 16s 4d an ounce, compared with £5 15s lOd yesterday. Silver is quoted at 17 l-16d an ounco spot and forward, compared with 17 l-8d and 17 3-16 d yesterday. Tho quotation for silver at per standard ounco is 17 l-16d iy?d at per fino ounce 18 7-16 d, compared with 17 l-8d and 18 l-8d yesterday. AMERICAN WHEAT MARKETS ADVANCES IN WINNIPEG (Iteccived July 28, 5.5 p.m.) CHICAGO, July 27 Wheat.—July, 50 cents a bushel; September, 51£ cents; December, 54>J cents. Tho New York quotation for cash is 60 cents. A message from Winnipeg says the grain market there surged upward again to-day as thr> result of heavy export reports, short covering in July futures and unfavourably crop news. Wheat futures finished to cents above yesterday's closing rates. A despatch from Toronto says the Premier of Saskatchewan, Mr. J. I. Andcison, predicts a wheat crop of 200,000,000 bushels. He declares that the province is 011 the way back to prosperity. FOREIGN EXCHANGES STERLING SLIGHTLY EASIER (Received July 28, 5.5 p.m.) British Wireless RUGBY, July 27 Tho following rates on foreign exchanges aro current, compared with tho caUcd quotations on July 26 and par:— July 27 July 26 Par Montreal, dol. .> x 4.045 4.07 New York, dol. . 3.531 Paris, fr. .. 90 5-16 90 7-16 124.21 Brussels, helga .. 25.50 25.05 Geneva, fr. .. 18.175 ]8,9«5 Amsterdam, fl. .. 8.79 882 12.10 Milan, lire .. 69 7-16 09} "2.40 Berlin r 111. .. 14i 14.90 -0.43 Stockholm, kr. .. 19 15-32 19 15-32 18.159 Copenhagen, kr. . 18 0-16 O-Hj J?'.}™ Oslo, kr. .. 19 31-32 19.95 18.109 Prague' kf' " - il9 75 M.2°5 Helsingfon,; mark - 235 129.23 Madrid, pes. .. 411 442 ?'?n Lisbon. escu. .. 110 110 HO Athens, dr. . ~ 550 500 370.00 Bucharest, lei. .. 59j w,) r cfiorl Rio do Janeiro, mil. 5 1-32 5 1-3- I Buenos Aires, do . + J. 47 610 d Montevideo, dol. 30+ 30t •1 1 Bombay, rupee . 18 1-16 18 1-lG 1 8 «_ Shanghai, .tael .. 20 7-3- 20.25 _ Hongkong, dol. . 15.50 -.l'',?,* 94 fißd Yokohama, yen . 'jV 75 11, i" n 07'fi 31 Belgrade, din .. 222.50 222.50 276.31 tNominnl, CUSTOMS EXCHANGE RATES Rates of exchange ruling at the announced date of departure of the vessels named are shown in the following table. They aro subject to confirmation by tho Customs Department when the exact timo of departure is learned on the arrival of tho vessels in New Zealand, finally declared rates being marked* < Canadian Conqueror, Canada, dollars 4.14 Brisbane Maru, Japan, yen . . - - Golden Coast. America, dollars • • Golden Coast, Canada, dollars . .. 4.-0 Aorangi. Canada., dollars .. .. «.105 Ardenvolir, America dollar» .. •. 3.541