STOCK EXCHANGES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21560, 3 August 1933, 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 columi\ is given the return, based on the last annual dividend, from investment at the quoted price. In calculating the return on shares in companies which pay their dividends outsido New Zealand the exchange rates havo not been taken into consideration. Tho return on 4 per cont Government loana includes redemption. In tho caso of 3J per cent loans tho return is for interest alone, and covers only the period for which the loans aro tax-free. No return is given on local body sectuities and debentures in the meantime.

The following sale also took place:— Kawnrau, Cd. 'lnterim dividend reduced. -tlnterim dividend passed. in arrears. UNOFFICIAL LIST Quotations on the Auckland Stock Exchange for shares and debentures not quoted cn the official list are:—

AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES zy BANK SHARES FIRMER (Received August 2. 7.:)5 p.m.) ' SYDNEY, Aus. 2 On the Sydney Stock Exchange today there was more activity at firmer prices in the banking group. Bunk of Australasias moved up sharply. Colonial Sugars also went ahead. The position otherwise was unchanged. v This morning's sales included: —Commonwealth 4 per cent bonds, 1938, £lO2 13s 9d; -1941, £lO3 Is 3d; 1944, £lO3 los; 1947, £lO4 7s 6d; 1950, £lO5 6s 3d. Bank of Australasia, £l2; National Bank (£p paid), £6 7s; Bank of New South Wales, £32 ss; Australian Gas, £7 7s; Associated News, 8s 7d; ditto, preference, 19s lid; Broken Hill Proprietary, 37s 6d; Colonial Sugar, £59 2s 6d. Sales this afternoon included: — Bank of Australasia, £l2; Bank of Adelaide, £6; Commercial Bank of Svdriey, £l7 8s; National Bank (£5 paid), £6 7s; ditto (£lO Queensland National Bank, £5 10s; Colonial Sugar, £59 2s 6d; British Tobacco, 355; ditto, preference, 2Gs 7£d; Anthony Hordern, 10s 7d; ditto, preference, 19s 3d; David Jones, 27s •3d; Farmers', 12s lOd; Dunlop-Per-driau, 18s lid; Goodlet and Smith, 15s 9d; Henry Jones, 395; Morris Hedstrom, 18s 9d; G. J. Coles, 41s 6d; Meggitt's, 20s; Standard Cement, 15s 10id; Electrolytic Zinc, 22s 3d; ditto, preference, 32s Gd; Wilcox-Mofflin, 8s 4d; United Provisions, 8s 7d; Tooth's Brewery, 39s 3d; Bulolo Gold, 84s 6d; Bulolo Deposits,. 3s; Mount Morgan, 38s; Broken Hill Proprietary, 37s 3d. Melbourne sales included:—Metropolitan Gns, £l2 12s; Carlton Brewery, 395; Dunlop-Perdriau, 18s; Herald and Weekly Times, 44s 6d; Brokon Hill South," 5Gs Gd; North's, 84s Gd. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE' BANK SHARES AND DEBENTURES (Received August 2. 5.5 p.m). LONDON, AUK. 1 On the London Stock Exchange quotations of bank shares and other corporation debentures and stocks compare with previous quotations as follows:

GOLD AND SILVER QUOTATIONS IN LONDON (Received August 2. 7.35 p.m.) LONDON, Aufc. 1 Fine gold is quoted to-day at £<3 4s an ounce, same as yesterday. Silver is quoted at ]i gd an ounce snot and 18d forward, compared with 17 15-16 d and 18 1-ltid yesterday. The quotation for silver at per hne ounce is 19 5-16 d, compared with 19gd yesterday.

AUCKLAND EXCHANGE Return on . Sale Price Investment Bank Now Zealand . . s !) d 4 £ s 1 11 d v 2 Ditto 5 9 3 4 11 4 N.Z. Insurance (2) . o 12 G 3 10 2 Farmers' Co-op. Auc. (B pref.) 0 15 0 8 0 0 2 Colonial Sugar . . 5S 0 0 4 (> Electro. Zinc (prof.) 1 11 r> 9 Kempthorne-Prosser . :s 0 4 10 10 Wilsons Cement . . 13 C> 5 19 9 3 5 (', Blackwater 7 ;• Consolidated Cold. . 12 I'l 10 0 0 Wailu 3 9 8 8 5 Ditto 1 0 8 G S following sale a so took place . Kawarau, CJd. . WELLINGTON EXCHANGE Com. Bank Sydney . , 17 5 0 3 12 G N.Z. Insurance (2) . . o 12 0 3 1G 2 Kaitangata Coal 1 1 0 G 19 G Kempt.horne-Prosser . 3 G 0 4 10 10 The following sales a lso took place • Big River, Is 5d : Bell-Kilgour. Is 3d: Kins Solomon, 2s. CHRISTCHURCH EXCHANGE Bonds. 1955, <1 (JuneDec.) (3) 100 15 0 3 % 19 7 Com. Bank Aus. . . 0 10 5 3 0 U Com. Bank Sydney . . 17 3 G 3 12 9 E„ S. and A. Brink . 5 4 ('. x 2 17 5 Bank N.S.W 32 o G 3 5 4 Ditto 32 5 0 3 5 1 Bank N.Z. (2) 2 9 4 4 11 2 Ditto o 9 f> 4 10 10 Union Bank (ex div.) 0 5 0 2 14 1 Goldsbroueh-Mort 1 G r> 1 17 9 Beath and Co. .(Is paid) (2) 0 f, G 1 9. 1 Electro. Zinc . 1 2 G Clear Meat 1 12 fi + f«realer Crystal Palace 0 17 G G 17 1 Kempt horne-ProBser . 3 r» G 4 10 3 X.Z. Newspapers 1 (5 0 3 1G 11 N.Z. Refrig. (con.) (2) 0 G 9 Blackwater 1 a 2 8 17 G The following sales a lso took l>lacf . Mahakipawn, ' 2Jd (r> : Nokomai, 3s lid. DUNEDIN EXCHANGE Dunedin City, '11, 55 100 15 0 Bank N.S.W. 32 10 0 3 4 7 West port Coal . 0 13 1 Milburn Limo . 1 12 0 4 13 9 N.Z. Paper Mills 1 7 0 5 3 8 Southland Meat 2 11 G 4 1:1 2

Buyers Sellers £ s d £ e d Amal. Brick and Pipe Co. (deb.), 7i . . Auck. Farmers' Freez. — * 90 0^ 0 (•-'(is paid) .. .i 0 15 G 0 18 0 Auck Trot. Club, 3t/3/34, 8 . . 85 0 0 Claude Neon Lisrhts . 1 G 6 Dominion Laundry.. 0 14 0 1 2 0 Investment Executive Trust (pref.) ' . . 1 o 0 — John Fuller. 1919, CI G5 & 0 — Loyal (pref.) — 0 10 G Majestic (Auckland), 16/12/43. 71 .,. — 75 0 0 Napier Brewery 0 1G 0 — Napier Woollen Co.. — 0 17 6 Xr.tjonal Tobacco Co. 3 0 0 — N.Z. Marble (deb.), 71 — 98 0 0 Roberts' Stabiliser .. 0 <; 0 — South. Cross Assuf. Co. 0 1 G — South. Cross Invest it 5 Rural Develop. Soc. — 0 3 G Sun Newspapers . . — 0 G 0 Williams' Rotary En. 0 0 G \ — r. We res (5s paid) 0 3 9 0 4 "Wilton Collieries 0 1 r, 0 0 G Ao-te-aroa (Is paid) . 0 1 7 — 31 Bell-Hooper (Gd paid) 0 0 Si0 0 Lotis Trail — 0 1 9 Ditto (nref.) — n 2 3 G Snowy River . — n 3 Skippers (3d paid) •• — 0 0 4

July 18 Aug. 1 £ s d X 8 d Australasia New South Wales . . Union .. •• •• National of Im.Z.-.. n 13 25 7 7 13 3 G U (l 9 101 9 18 1 25 10 7 19 3 7 9 0 4! c* N.Z. 4 p.c. guaranteed stock N.Z. Shares 100 10 2 9 0 0 100 0 2 .9 0 G Debenture!* — N.Z. Loan nntl Mereautile. 4 p.c. _ - • 73 10 0 70 0 0 N.Z. Loan nntl Mcicantile. ord stock . 27 10 'Ex dividend. 0 27 10 0