STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21252, 4 August 1932, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES

thE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE ' BA NK issues harden Activity w;ls wcll » lain(ninC(l on ,!lc jrftod Stock Exchange ywtnrday \ a fair range of investments found Stance at firm levels. Business in Govlament -loans was quiet, buyers showing mle inclination to advance beyond tl.eir Lent limits. Dealing took place in 1937 * per cent stock unchanged at £9B 10s. Offers for other lines were steady, with slight advance in support for 1937 5J> *. c^nt September bonds, which were 2s. 6d higher at £IOO 17s 6d. In . jj o jy debentures a transaction was recorded 'in Ellerslie Town Boards, 1960, (, per cent, at £lOl 5». All the business in banks was done at frmcr rates. New Zealands continued to j e »/j the upward .movement. Two parcels taken again at 47s 9d, and later business was done at 48s, which remained available for more. Commercials recovered lid in dealing at 14s, holders asking 14s '2d for more, a riso of 3d on the previous day's closing quotation. Unions improved 9d to change hands at £/ and holders „lso closed firmer. Firm conditions continued to operate in insurance. New Zealands, which were quoted ex div. on 'luesday, 'had sale at 39s 9d, a reduction of only 9d on the last sale, which was cum idiv. Interest in loan and agency and showed signs of improvement. Golds-firough-Morts were taken 7d higher at. 225. In shippings Northerns made current rates in a deal at 6s 6d. Inquiry for general investments was firm at recent levels, but no requirements were satisfied. Mining business against registered an increase. Golden Dawns were placed twice 2d firmer at 4s 9d, and two parcels of Waihis were done unchanged at 15s 9d. Mount Lyells, in two transactions at 17s 6d, improved 2d.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST Dividends— Due Christchnrrh fins—interim, •'.! p.c. To-day Bank Aug.—annual. prrf., • ruhlre, F.xeeiitors and Aconry <-o. (Melbourne)—final, 6 p.c. •*. P- 3 -, Aug. 11 *"-Z. Fanners' t'erl.—annual, 5 P.c. p.a Aug. 15 •Dominion InveMment, annual, A, B and (', phruep. F> p.c. . . Aug. 17 Wellingtou Woollen—final, C p.c. „ P-a. Aug. 17 oank of N.S.W.—Quarterly. 5s a 6hare Aug. :50 AMERICAN WHEAT MARKETS CHICAGO. August 2 —Spj)teiiiber. —Spj)teiiiber. 49 cmts a bushel; ■"Member, 52 3-3 cents; May, 56j| cents. The New York quotation for cash is 68 5-8 cents. TIN IN NEW YORK tfi . - NEW VOKK. August 2 .L^j o (standard), August delivery, is 2P«ed at 21.15 cents a lb., compared with cents on July 27.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers £ s d £ s d BANKS Australasia . . - . 9 5 0 9 15 0 Commercial of Aus. . 0 13 10 0 14 0 Ditto (pref.) . - — 7 7 G Epg., Scot, and Aus. 4 0 0 4 5 0 National of N.Z. . . — 3 10 0 Nat. of A'nsia ... 10 10 0 — Ditto (con ) .. — 5 G G New South Wales . . 26 0 0 O7 0 0 New Zealand _ . - 2 8 0 O S 2 D pref.. 20s paid . . 1 f> G — G Union of Australia .. 6 17 G 7 1 INSURANCE National • • 0 12 5 — New Zealand . . 1 19 5 1 10 9 Queensland .. .. — 0 2 (i 0 South British .. 2 14 — Standard . . . • 2 1 0 — LOAN AND AGENCY Abraham-Williams (pf.) — ! 7 G Dominion Investment — Fanners' Co-op. Auc. 1 12 0" 19 0 G — Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 8 6 — Goldabrongh-Mort . . 11 6 1 0 3 N.Z. and River Plate 1 0 0 — N.Z. Loan and Merc. 3G 0 0 45 0 0 Trad. Fin. (7s6dpd.) 0 2 10 — COAL Grey Valley .. .. 0 8 0 0 13 6 Pokemiro . . .. 15 0 1 10 0 Renown (ord.) .. — 0 7 G Ditto (pref.) . . — 0 0 3 Ditto (pref.. new) — 0 0 0 Taupiri .. .. 0 M 6 0 17 0 Ditto (pref.) . . 0 17 G — West port .. . . — 0 12 10 GAS Auckland .. 10 0 I 1 3 Ditto (con.) . . 0 If 3 — SHIPPING Deronport, Steam. . . — 1 0 0 Huddart-Parker . . 13 6 1 5 0 Northern Steam. .. 0 6 4 0 G 6 Ditto (eon.) .. 0 1 9 — P. & O. (def. stk.) .. 0 1G 0 1 0 0 TJcion' Steam (pref.) 0 19 6 — TIMBER Bartholomew . ..07 0 — Kauri .. .. 0 8 0 — Nations! .. . . 0 3 0 — Woollen Kaiapoi .. .. 0 5 0 — BREWERIES N.Z. Breweries .. 14 10 1 5 0 Tooth's .. . . 1 C 2 1 6 6 MISCELLANEOUS Adair Bros — 0 17 0 A. J. Entrican (pf.) — 0 17 0 British Tobacco . . 18 0 1 8 G Burns, Pfcflp • • 1 IS 0 0 0 0 Bycroft, Limited .. 16 0 — Colonial Sugar .. 41 17 Donaghy'g Piopu *. 19 Farmers' Trading .. 0 3 G 42 5 0 G — 9 0 4 9 Ditto (B pref.) .. 'DC 0 0 10 0 Gear Meat . . .. 1 12 0 — Grey & Menzie3 . . — 0 6 G Henry Jones . . . . — 1 9 0 Kempthorte-Prosser . 5: 13 0 2 15 0 Milne & Choyce (deb. ?tock) .. . . — 0 17 0 Moturoa Oil .. . . 0 2 9 0 3 G N.Z. Fertiliser . , {>13 0 — N.Z ; Refrigerating . . — 0 12 0 Ditto (con.) .. v 4 3 0 4 7 Sanford . . .. C, 3 4 Ditto (pref.) . . — 0 17 G Taranaki Oilfields . . 0 1 0 0 1 G Union Oil .. .. 11 9 Victoria-Nyanza Sugar — 0 18 0 Wilsons N.Z. Cement 1 8 3 1 9 G woolworths (N.Z.) (pf.) 1 5 0 — MINING Alexander (13s Gd pd.) — 0 17 0 Blackwater . . . . 0 12 G 0 13 ;j Conaolidated Gold. .. 0 1 0 0 5 G Cornish Point ., 0 0 21 0 0 0 Golden Dawn . , 0 1 7 0 5 0 Golden Point . „ 0 0 5 0 0 G1 Golden Sands 0 1 G Kawsrau .. .. — 0 0 G King Solomon ,« 0 1 r, 0 1 10 Aomala Reefs . . 0 1 3 2>.Z. Crown Mines .. 0 0 1 Okarito . . .. o 0 0 0 0 1G 4 . . . . o 15 0 0 .Waihi Grand June. o '2 8 0 3 0 Broken Hill Prop. . . 0 15 r. 0 Hi I) Bulolo 11 Mount Lyell . . . . 0 17 r, 0 17 8 N.Z. GOVT. BONDS iWar Loan, 15'11/38, <15 05 10 0 DiHo, 20/4/39, 4! . . r>r. 10 0 or. in 0 Ditto, 15/1/33, 51 ..BO 0 100 0 0 Ditto, 1/-2/3G. 5i . . OS 10 0 Ditto, 15 '2/37, 5J . . 100 15 0 101 5 (1 Ditto, 1/9/37, . . 100 IT 101 5 0 N.Z. INSCRIBED STOCK .War Loan, 15/11/3?, 4'- 95 10 0 91; - 0 Ditto, 20/4/39, 4* .' 05 10 0 Ditto, 15/1/33, 5J . . 90 0 Ditto, 1/2/3(1. 51 . . 9S 12 0 10(1 00 0 0 0 10 II Ditto, 15/2,37, 5J . . 100 15 0 0 101 5 0 Ditto, 1/0/37, 5J . . ]oo 15 101 0 0 DEBENTURES £Hv? ar - Dd., 10)1. i; 99 0 0 A.h.P.B., 1/1/45. 53 . Oil 0 0 Orton (Raglan), 1 /i;/r-:?. r, 101 0 0 Ak. Hos. Bd.. 1052. 51 00 II Devonport, 15)0:5, 0 " 98 10 mil ton. lor, 41 n 0 ST 0 0 0 Ml. Kden. 1901. 5J . . _ Mt. Roskil!, 19*0, 5] ijewmarket. 1014. 5'. . Oh 0 Gtahuhn. 15/« 1; . w:t 10 Tamnki W., lo.V). 51 . OH 0 O'.l 0 OS 0 0 0 0 0 102 0 0 -rv Gas. mi2 0 101 0 (i 1035. l',J . . 9-1 0 0 0 {5;.- Breweries . . 1 0 * nsht-Stsphen.cun. 5 — 0! 0 0