VALUES ON STOCK EXCHANGE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21295, 23 September 1932, Page 5

VALUES ON STOCK EXCHANGE

AUCKLAND RATES YESTERDAY FORMER LEVELS COMPARED,

•Interim dividend reduced. tlnterim dividend passed. JDividend 12 months in arrears. "Subject to New Zealand Income Tax. Owing to the quotation of Government loans and other redeemable securities cum accrued interest, 110 return is being given in the meantime.

THE LONDON MARKETS QUOTATIONS FOR METALS SHARP UPWARD TURN (Received September 22, B.S p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 21 Following aro to-day's quotations on the London metal market, compared with those of September 20:— » Sept. 21. Sept. 20. Per ton Per ton £ad £ s d Copper, 6tfin.. spot . . 34 15 7i 32 18 9 Copper, etan., 3 mos. . 34 14 4J 32 18 S> "Copper, electrolytic . . 38 0 0 37 5 0 to to 38 10 0 37 15 0 Copper, elec., wire bars 38 10 0 37 15 0 Lead, soft, epofc . . 12 18 9 12 13 9 Lead, soft, forward . . 33 1 3 12 17 6 Spelter, spot .. 15 7 6 15 5 0 Spelter, forward .. 15 11 3 15 7 6 Tin, etan., spot . . 151 17 6 149 12 6 Tin., ston.. 3 mos. . . 153 17 6 151 7 6 'American 6 cents a lb., same as on September 19. GOLD AND SILVER QUOTATIONS IN LONDON (Received September 22, 8.5 p.m.) LONDON, Sept. 21 Gold is quoted to-day at £5 18s lOd an oz., compared with £5 18s 8d yesterday. Silver is quoted at 17 11-16 d an oz., spot, and 17 13-16 d forward, compared with 17fd and 17 11-16 d yesterday. ' The quotation for silver at per standard oz. is 17 11-16 d, and at per fine oz. 19 l-16d, compared with 17gd and 19d yesterday. •FOREIGN EXCHANGES STERLING SLIGHTLY DOWN British Wireless RUGBY, Sept. 21 The fallowing rates on foreign exchanges are current, compared with the cabled quotations on September 20 and par:— Sept. 21 Sept. 20 Par Montreal, dol. .. 3.865 3.85 i 4.866 New York, dol. . 3.46} 3.47 i 4.866 Paris, fr. .. 88 9-32 88 19-32 V 24.01 Brussels, belga .. 24 29-32 25.05 35.00 Geneva, fr. .. 17.945 18 25.22 Amsterdam, fl. .. 8.615 8.645 1'2.10 Milan, lire .. 672 67 11-16 92.46 Berlin, r.m. .. It 17-32 14.575 20.43 Stockholm, kr. .. 10.50 10.50 18.150 Copenhagen, kr. . 10 9-32 19 9-32 18.159 Oslo, kr. .. 192 192 18.159 Vienna, sell. .. '29.501 291501 34.585 Prague, kr. .. 117 117.25 164.25 Helsingfors. mark 232.50 232.50 129.23 Madrid, pes. .. 42 9-16 42 7-16 25.221 Lisbon, escu. .. 110 110 110 Athens, dr. .. 562.50 562-50 375.00 Bucharest, lei. .. 580 587.50 813.6^ Rio deJaneiro.mil. 5 .*>-16+ 5 3-16 Buenos Aires, dol. I t 47.61Jd Montevideo, dol. 301 301 .ild Bombay, rupee . .18 5-32 18 11-64 18d Shanghai, tad .. 211 ■2l 1-16 Hongkong, dol. . 16 16 01 Toj Yokohama, yen . 16* 16» 2-1. oßd Batavia, S. .. R.TO. - 12-lp Belgrade, din .. 22.> __i.t>o <.i6..>1 1 Nominal. 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 the Customs Department when the exact time of departure is learned on the arrival of the vessels in New Zealand, finally declared rates being marked* : Canadian Challenger, Canada., dollars 4.04 City of Delhi, America, dollars .. 3.4<k Sydney Maru, Japan, yen .. . • 15.75 d Waikawa. America, dollars . . .. 3.48k Golden Harvest, America, dollars .. 3.46 J. Australind. America, dollars . . 3.47 Aorangi, Canada, dollars .. .. 3.55 GERMAN BANK RATE REDUCTION TO 4 PER CENT BERLIN, Sept. 21 The discount rate of thn Roichsbank has been reduced from 5£ per cent to 4 per cent. The rate of 5£ per cent was established on April 8, when the December rate of 7 per cent was superseded. TALLOW MARKET FAIR DEMAND IN LONDON The Bank of New Zealand has received the following advice from its London office, dated September 21:—Tallow: There is a fair demand. Current quotations are: Good mutton, 24s to 24s 6d a cwfc. } good beef, 23s to 23s 6d; good mixed, 23? 3d; gut, 18s to 205..

THE MARKET BASKET VALUES ABOUT THE SAME WHOLE HAMS DEARER " The retail prices for foodstuffs this week are practically unchanged. New potatoes are slightly dearer, while cauliflowers are down to 2d each in some cases. Hothouse cucumbers have como to hand and are selling at 8d to lOd each. The stocks of beans are now exhausted and Brussels sprouts are very scarce. Fish and meat, prices are unchanged. Plentiful supplies of whitebait are expected from the Waikato to-day. Beyond a rise of Id a lb. in the price of whole hams, the remaining prices are unaltered. Eggs, both hen and duck, are still Is a dozen. Prices are:— FRUIT Apples, Delicious and Sturmer. 4d a, lb; Winesap, dessert, 4d: Grannie Smith, sd: Munroes, 4d; pears, Nelis and Winter Cole, 4d; tomatoes, Queensland, lOd to Is; Cook Island, 7d to lOd; tree tomatoes, 5d to 7d; grapes, Californian, Malaga, white. Is ?>d; red. Is 6d; Empress, Is 9d; plums, Californian, Is 3d; oranges, Island, five to eight for Is; Australian navel, six to eight; mandarins, 12 to 30; lemons, local, 12 to 24; bananas, 3d a lb; passion fruit. Is to Is 6d a dozen; grape fruit, local, 4d to Is; Californian. 5d to 6d each; pineapples, Queensland, Is to Is 6d. VEGETABLES Potatoes, Southern, Blb for Is; new, 4d to 7d a lb; kumaras, Island, 2d; onions, Canadian, sd; Japanese, §d; 6wedes, Id; pumpkin, Id; cucumbers, outdoor, 4d to 6d each; hothouse, 8d to lOd; celery, 3d to 8d a head; rhubarb, Sd to 8d a bunch; cabbage, 2d to 5d each; cauliflower. 2d to sd; lettuce, 2d to 4d; peas, Australian. 9d to lOd a lb; Brussels sprouts, *3d to'6d; carrot, parsnip, turnip, radish, beetroot, leeks and spring onions, Id a bunch; spinach, lid to 2d. MEAT Beef.—Rump steak, 10d a lb; undercut. Is Id; all beef steaks, skirt steak, sd; sirloin, 7d; sirloin (rolled), lOd; prime ribs. sd; prime ribs (boned and rolled), 7d; wing ribs (three chine bones), 6d; topside (41b and over), thick flank, bolars, 4id: double top rib, sd; chuck rib, 3d; rolled back rib. 6d; corned round, 6}d; corned brisket (boned), 4id; brisket and flat rib. 3d; thin flank, 2d; gravy beef or shin jneat, 3d; minced beef, 4d; tripe, 6d; dripping, sd; suet, 4d; sausage, sd; sausage meat, 4d; whole shins or legs. Id; half-shins or legs (thick end), 2d; half-shins or legs (knuckle end), Id; ox kidneys. Is; ox tongues. 7d; ox tails, 6d; whole loins, 6d; whole rump, Bd. Mutton.—Whole leg. fid a lb; leg, shank end (6lb and under), 7d; hindquarter, s£d; forequarler, 4d; necks. 4id; loin, 6d; neck and breast, 8d; leg and loin chops, 7d; neck chops, Sd; flairs, 2d; cntlets. trimmed. lOcl; side. 3id; kidneys, tongues, 2d each; sheep's head (dressed), 6d; sheep's fry, 6d; sheep's brains, 3d. Veal.—Fillets, 7d a lb; loin, sd; shoulder, 4d; cutlets and veal steaks, 8d; chops, 6d; forequarter, 3d; rolled veal, 6d. > Pork.—Leg, loin, 7d a lb; foreloin, with blade. Sd; pork chops, 8d; corned hand,. sd; corned belly, 8d; ijork sausages, 7d. Those are cash prices* at the shops, booking and delivery being a penny a pound extra. FISH Schnapper, whole, 4Jd a lb; trimmed, sd; smoked, 8d; skinned fillets, 8d; terakihi. wholf-, sd; smoked, 7d; kippered fillets, lid; trevalli, whole, 2d; smoked, 6d; John Dory, whole, 8d; fillets, lid; mullet, whole, 6d; smoked, Bd; flounder, 6d; dabs, 7d; lemon fish fillets, 4d; silver strip, smoked, Gd: hapuku steaks, 8d; wings, smoked, Gd; moki steaks, sd; smoked steaks, 7d; cod, smoked, Is; gurnard, whole, 3d; barracouta, whole, sd; smoked, 6d; frostfish, whole, 4d; hake, whole, fid; kippers, Scotch, Is; crayfish, fid a lb; 3lb to slb, Gd; over slb, 2s each; mussels, fresh. Is 6d a dozen; pickled, la 6d a bottle; rabbits, Gd each; hares. Is fid each; mutton birds. Is; cod, fillets, Scotch, Is fid a lb; findon haddock. Is 3d; oysters. Is 3d, Is Gd and 2s a bottle; whitebait, 2s 9d a lb or 5d a glass. BACON AND HAMS Bacon.—Shoulder rashers, 9d a lb; best rib rashers. Is; by pieces, shoulder cuts, 6id to lOd. Ham.—Whole, Is a lb; in rashers. Is. 4d; cooked, pressed. Is 7d; rolled, la 10d; shoulders, Is 3d. BUTTER AND CHEESE Butter.—Factory, first grade, Is 3d n, lb; second grade, Is 2d; bulk, farmers' butter, lid. < Cheese.—Ordinary, lOd and Is; more matured, Is 3d. EGGS Eggs.—Ducks, Is a dozen; liens. Is. RUATANGATA LIME CO. [from our own correspondent] WHANGAREI, Thursday The annual report of the Ruatangata Cooperative Lime Company, Limited, which will bo presented at the annual meeting of shareholders on October 17, d.scloses a favourable increase in sales, notwithstanding the low prices ruling for pastoral products. A small profit is disclosed on the year's working. The report states that many shareholders had successfully replaced basic slag top-dressing by taking advantage of the lower ruling rates for superphosphates, and adopted a mixture of three of lime to two of superphosphate, which had proved cheaper. Pastures had responded well, >

COMPANIES Amount Paid-up Per Share Buyers Approx. Appro*. Market Market Price Price a week a year Sellers ago ago La3t annual Dividend Dividend Payabte Return Oil Investment at Approx. Market Price BANKS— Australasia... £ 5 £ B 9 11 d 0 9 Oct.-Mar. £ s d * Com. of Aus.... E.S. arid A. . .. Nat, of N.Z 10s 3 21 0 14 4 12 3 19 9 6 0 5 8 7 Feb.-Aug. May-Nov. Jan. -July 3 6 8 * 4 7 6 N.S.W New Zealand . . Union 20 1 5 27 10 2 7 7 12 0 3 6 8 14 1-3 4 Quarterly Dee.-June Jan.-July 6 14 2 12 6 INSURANCE— National New Zealand .. South British . 7b 1 1 0 14 2 2 2 17 5 9 3 0 14 10 0 14 7 0 12 9 2 3 6 2 3 7 1 17 6 2 18 6 2 18 0 2 10 0 10 5-7 10 2a 8d May-Nov. Feb.-Aug. Apl.-Oct. 5 2 3 4 13 0 4 12 1 LOAN AND AGENCY— **Dom I. and B. Golds.-Mort... 1 1 1 5 0 0 19 0 0 19 0 0 19 0 156 141 0 18 6 B 21 August Dec.-June 5 5 3 1 19 7 COAL— Pukemiro..... 1 160 180 189 7$ Mar.-Sept. 5 0 0 Renown .1 1 069 070 0 11 0 Taupiri 0 15 9 0 16 0 1 0 0 5 Nov. -May 6 16 11 Do. (pref.) . . Westport ..... 1 10s — 12 0 116 110 0 13 0 0 13 0 8 81 Oct.-April May-Nov. 7 5 5 6 14 7 GAS— Auckland 1 120 116 13 2 July-Feb. m Do. (con.) ... 15s 0 15 0 Bfl July-Feb. * SHIPPING— Dovonp't Ferry Huddart-Parker 1 1 1 7 6 100 100 0 16 6 — 1 7 0 0 19 3 D Dec.-June Sept.-Mar. 5 0 0 3 12 8 TIMBER— Bartholomew . . Knuri L.O.'B. . . . i\ ationa 1 1 2;">s 1 1 0 9 0 12 o in 0 3 0 0 6 0 — 0 9 0 0 19 0 — 0 11 0 0 7 J1 i ] o i o r, iin 0 7 0 0 5 0 0 7 C. H Oct.-April June-Dec. April-Nov. May t BREWERIES— N.Z. Breweries. Tooth's 1 1 1 9 1 8 0 1 10 0 18 3 19 5 — 18 6 0 15 3 8 8 Jnn.-July May-Nov. 5 • 8 5 511 4 MISCEL'OUS— Aus. Glass . . . British Tobacco Bycroft„ Colonial Sugar . Eire. Zinc (pf.) . 1 1 1 20 1 1 17 1 9 1 30 47 IS 1 5 9 6 0 0 1 18 6 1 19 3 1 2 0 1 10 3 1 9 9 1 2 9 — 1 10 0 1 6 9 50 O 0 45 15 O 32 15 0 1 7 6 1 6 0 0 13 9 7 4 6 la lOd 121 8 Dec.-June Quarterly Nov.-May May-Nov. Mar.-Sep.t. 3 19 0 4 0 4 6 2 3 5 2 3 I Farmers' Fert. . Farm. Trading . Milne & Choyce (deb.) Robinson's Ico . Union Oil .... Wilsons Cement 1 83 1 1 IBS 1 0 16 0 3 0 13 0 17 1 3 1 12 0 0 0 6 6 9 0 16 9 0 14 3 0 9 9 n >i n a a t 5 August J uno Apl.-Oct. June A pi.-Nov. Nov.-June 6 12 U'-fcv U o ii v J O 0 16 0 0 17 0 0 18 9 100 0 18 5 0 17 6 156 143 1 60 1 13 3 1 13 6 1 16 0 8 8 Js 9d 10 4 2 9 8 10 10 7 2 8 6 13 MINING— "Waihi Waihi G. June.. Mount Lyell. .. 6n 2s 1 0 16 0 3 1 0 11 0 9 0 17 0 0 16 10 0 16 1 0 3 6 0 3 3 0 3 10 116 106 0 16 9 40 4d 5 May-Nov. May June-Deo. 11 16 5 10 10 6 t GOVT. LOANS"War Bonds, '38. Ditto. 1937 . . . Ins. Stk., '38 . . . Ditto, 1337 . . 100 100 100 100 98 15 94 JO 98 15 0 0 0 — 94 10 0 95 10 0 — 99 0 0 95 0 0 95 5 0 94 17 6 95 0 0 99 10 0 98 15 0 95 0 0 44 51 4i oi May-Nov. Feb.-Aug. May-Nov. Feb.-Aug. _ DEBENTURESAk. Gas, 1935 . . Ak. Hr. Bd.. '41 100 100 99 0 102 0 0 0 — 99 0 0 100 0 0 — 102 0 0 103 0 0 '61 6 May-Nov. Jan.-July -