STOCK EXCHANGES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21399, 25 January 1933, Page 5

STOCK EXCHANGES

YESTERDAY'S SALES re;turn on investments Following is a list of yesterday's transactions on New Zealand Stock Exchanges. In thu 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 the new method of quotation, but tho months in which interest is due are shown. In calculating the return on shares in companies which po.y 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 the sales were made:— AUCKLAND EXCHANGE

The following salos also took place:— N.Z. Refrig. (10s paid), 4s; Consol Goldfieldis, 9s 3d; Okarito. 8s )0d (2); Nokomai, 0s lOd: Gillespie's Beach, lid. 'lnterim dividend reduced. tlnterim dividend passed. JDividend 12 months in arrears. UNOFFICIAL LIST Quotations on the Auckland Stock Exchange for shares and debentures not quoted on the official list are:—

•SYDNEY STOCK EXCHANGE YESTERDAY'S BUSINESS (Received January 24, 8.45 p.m.) SYDNEY, Jan. 24 On the Sydney Stock Exchange to-day business was on the quiet side, but the drift in the prices of Australian consols was checked. Included in this morning's sales were the following:—Commonwealth 4 per cent bonds, 1938, £lOl 17s 6d; 1941 and 1944, £102; 1947, £lO2 8s 9d; 1950, £lO2 15s; 1953, £lOl 15s. Commercial Bank of Sydney, £l6 10s; Colonial Sugar, £54 5s and £54 2s 6d; ditto, New Zealand delivery, £54 ss. Closing sales included the following:— Commonwealth 4 per cent bonds, 1938 and 1941, £102; 1944, £lO2 ss; 1947, £lO2 10s; 1950, £lO2 17s 6d; 1953, £lOl 15s; 1955, £lOl lis 3d; 1957, £lOl 15s; 1959, £lO2. Australian Gas., A shares, £7.2s 6d; National Bank, £5 16s; Colonial Sugar, £54; British Tobacco, 32s 10£ d; Bank of New Zealand, for New Zealand delivery, 43s 6d; Australian Glass, 465; Ilenry .tones, 375; Broken Hill Proprietary, 28s 3d; Broken Hill South, 46s 6d;. Winchcombe Carson, 23s 9d; Tooth's Brewciy, 35s 3d; Dunlop Perdriau, 17s 6d; Adelaide Steam, 21s 10|d.

BRITISH WAR LOAN (lteceived January 24, 5.5 p.m.) RUGBY, Jan. 23 The per cent British war loan is quoted to-day at £'9B 10s, compared with £9£! 7s 6d on January 20. P. AND O. DEFERRED STOCK LONDON", Jan. 53 P. and O. deferred stock is quoted today at 16s compared with 16s on January 20. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST Dividends , Due Union Bank—interim, 2a a share (English currency) .. To-day EI.M. Arcade—pref., 5 1-5 p.c. p.a.; ord., 6 p.c. p.a. .. Jan. 27 British Tobacco—pref.. Quart., 61 p.c. p.a . . Jan. 31 Wellington Trust Company—final, 3 p.c. . . Jan. Com. Bank of Sydney—interim, 2} p.c. .. # Jan. Trustees, Executors and Agency Co.—interim, 3 p.c. . . . . Feb. 2 Com. Bank Aus.—interim, pref., 2 p.c.,; ord., 2} p.c Feb. 3 Wellington Gas—final, 8 p.c. p.a. Feb. 7 Auckland Gas—final, 21 p.c. . . Feb. 7 IS'.Z. Insurance —interim. Is a ehare . . , . • • . Feb. 8 Broken Hill South—int., Is a share . . . . .... Feb. 10 Queensland National Bank—int., 4 p.c. p.a. Feb. 16 Cliristchurch Gas—final, 3 p.c. Feb. Calls— Equitable Building (Wellington), XI a share, making X 6 paid., payable quarterly ~ .. Mar. 1

Return on Sale Price Investment Bonds, 1938, 41 (May- £• 8 d £ s d Nov.) 95 10 0 Com. Bk. Aub. (pref.) 7 19 0 5 0 8 E.S. and A. Bank . 4 12 0 3 5 3 Bank N.Z 2 3 6 * Union Bank .. •» . 7 17 6 Q 10 9 N.Z. Insurance •» •. 2 4 9 4 9 7 Ditto .. k s 2 5 0 4 8 10 Kauri Timber 0 12 6 Australian Glass .. 2 5 0 3 6 8 Colonial Sugar (2) Dons.ghy's Rope (3) . 52 5 0 4 15 8 1 10 6 6 11 2 Gear Meat . .. 1 10 0 1 13 4 N.Z. Paper Mills . s 1 1 3 G 11 9 Wilsons Cement •. -■ 1 7 6 7 5 5 Ditto -j .. us 1 8 0 7 2 10 "Waihi Junction 0 3 6 9 10 6 The following sales also took place riN.Z. Refrig. (103 paid), 4s; Nokomai, 5a 9d. UNLISTED STOCKS Auck. Farmers' Freezing (20s paid) 0 10 9 ll 3 8 WELLINGTON EXCHANGE E.S. and A. Bank . * 4 12 0 3 5 3 Bank N.Z. 2 3 G * Kaitangata Coal 0 17 0 8 1G 6 Wellington Gas y s . 1 9 6 5 8 6 Gear Meat (2) . 1 10 0 1 13 4 Wilsons Cement 1 7 8 7 4 7 CHRISTCHURCH EXCHANGE Stk., 1938, 41 (MayNcv.) 95 15 0 — Ditto, 1937, 5i (FebAug.) (2) . . 101 5 0 — Ditto, 1937, 51 (Sep.Mar.). (2) .. 101 5 0 — Com. Bank Aus. (5) . 0 15 5 3 4 10 Com. Bank Aup. (pf.) 8 0 0 5 0 0 Ditto . . . .. 7 19 0 5 0 8 Nat. Bank N.Z. .. 3 7 G * Bank N.Z. .. 2 3 6 • Ditto 2 3 0 • Goldsbrough-Mort (5) 1 4 3 + Ditto . . . b • 1 4 4 + N.Z. Breweries v« 1 7 G • British Tobacco ' 1 12 3 3 14 5 Ditto (2) .. . s 1 12 2 3 14 7 Colonial Sugar * 52 5 0 4 15 8 Elec. Zinc (pref.) . . 1 7 8 : Waihi 1 1 6 9 6 1 Mt. Lyell 1. 1 4 2 7 6 The following sales also took place :— N.Z. Refrig. (10s paid), 4s; ; Nokomai, 53 9d (4); Okarito, 8s lid. DUNEDIN EXCHANGE Bank N.Z. . 2 3 G • Kauri Timber 0 12 10 — Elec, Zinc (pref.) • 1 7 8 .. t N.Z. Paper Mills .. 1 1 3 6 11 9 Ditto . . ' 1 1 71 G 9 6

Buyers Sellers £ 6 d £ B d Ack.. Farm' Freezing , Co. (20s) 0 10 3 — Ack. Trotting Club (deb.), 1934, 8 86 0 0 90 0 0 Ack. Trust Co. (j£5 pd.) — 3 IS. 0 British and Foreign Concessions (10s) . 0 12 0 — Brunner Collieries, 30(3/38, 8 • • — 87 0' 0 Ditto (shares) — 0 12 6 Dominion Brewery . . 0 5 0 0 6 0* John Fuller, 1949, 61 j — 80 0 0 Loyal Tobacco * .. — 0 15 0 Majestic Theatre, 16/12/43, 7i . — 95 0 0 Matnaku Forests (20s paid) .» _ 0 12 6' Matakana Radiata Shares (£20 pd.) . — 10 0 0 N.A.T. Motors — 0 5 0* Napier Brewery 0 16 0 ■— Napier "Woollen Co. . — 1 0 0 National Tobacco Co. 2 16 0 — N.Z. Newspapers *. 0 19 6 1 1 0 Paparoa Coal . . 0 S 0 — Redwood Forests, deb., £35 . . — 25 0 0 Roberts' stabiliser .» — 1 0 0 Southern Cross Assurance Co. * 0 0 6 0 2 6 South. "Union and General Insce. — 0 6 0 Sun. Newspapers . j 0 2 6 0 4 3 Taviranga Tob. and Citrus (20s paid) . . .— 0 10 0 Williams' Rotary Engine 0 1 0 — "Werefl, 5s paid 0 3 0 — Wilton Collieries 0 1 0 0 6 0 "VVoolworths (N.Z.) 2 5 0 — W Ii. Cooke and Sons — 0 6 0 "Odd lots.