STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21763, 31 March 1934, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE WAIHIS AGAIN STRENGTHEN After a single rail on Thursday morning, tlic Auckland Stock Exchange closed for the Easter vacation and will reopen on Monday, April 9. Operations at the call on Thursday were restricted considerably, but there was a satis/actory turnover. The market for Government loans showed little cbaiige, although offers were reduced slightly for the -I per cent stocks. There were no sellers. A parcel of 1955 4 per cent stock was released at £lO2 15s, a rise of ss; Auckland Harbour Hoard. 394.1, ti per cent, debentures, had sale at £loo 10s, which is £1 10s higher than in July. 1933. Xo business was done in banks and insurance. There- were slight fluctuations in levels, but inquiry was not particularly keen. The easing in the market for Australian industrials was reflected in a transfer of Henry .lones at 33s lOd, a drop of /lid. Woolworths (Sydney), second preference, sold unchanged at 25s Sd, and Dunlop-Pordriaus at IPs sd, also the current rate. Kauri Timbers gained Id in a transfer at 17s Gd. No selling took place in iS'ew Zealand issues. In mining Waihis strengthened and both offers and quotations advanced slightly. A' sale unchanged at 'lis 9d was followed by a further transaction at 355. King So'omons sold at Ms lOd, a loss of -Id on the last sale, which was cum dividend. Talisman Dubbo were . done 3d dearer at 9s.

1 DEBENTURES Ak. Har. B'd.. '4l. 6 104 0 0 106 0 0 Well, 71,8., '2B/2/40, 5i Alaknrtin, 1/8/46. fi (cum couyeraion) UNOFFICIAL LIST i Quotations on the Auckland Stock Exc-hange for shares and delH-i'tiires Hot quoted on the official list are: Buyers Sellers .£sd £ s d «.Z. Perpet. Forests 2 8 G I CALL iND DIVIDEND LIST . Dividends ~ D P „ N.Z. DruK—fiiial. 4 p:c. .. . • Apl. 6 Howard Smith—-ord.. 11 p.c. for year/ prci, auarterly, 0 p.c p.a. . . Apl. 7 Ml. Morsan—quarterly, 6d a 5a shar* Apl. 10 Pkarito—sixth, 6d a share . . Awl. 12 .Northern ,Roller Milling—final. , , , A ord.. 3{ pc Apl. 12 Amalgamated Zinc—half-yearly. I• • ' 2J n,e Apl. la South .British—interim. Is 4d a ~.-•;, ■'-'•; share Apl. 20 „Raw»n<: Tin—3d (sterling) a share Apl. 26 Calls— Bailk N.Z.—£2 a share Apl. 1 Wxenm-idge Shotover—final. 3d a . , . A •hare ApL 10

CLOSING QUOTATIONS i Buvers Sellers £ s d £ s d BANKS Australasia . 13 5 0 Com. of Australia . . 0 16 :i 0 17 0 Com. of Scanty . 17 10 0 IS 2 0 F.ng.. Scot, and Aus . 5 11 0 5 15 0 Rational of N.Z. . — 4 4 0 Nat. of Australasia . _ 13 10 0 / Ditto (con.) fi S 0 ■ New South Wales . . S-i 15 0 31 0 0 New Zealand . . . 2 8 1 2 8 6 Union of Australia . — 10 5 0 INSURANCE National 0 IS 0 Now Zealand . . . 2 IS 0 — South British 3 1G 0 3 17 0 LOAN AND AGENCY Abrahan; and Williams (prc-i.) . 3 15 0 4 15 0 Dalgrty and Co. —- 10 10 0 Dom. Inv. and Bkg — 0 17 3 , Farmers' Co-op. Auc -' ' (A prrf/i . . 1 0 0 — Ditto (B prof.) . 0 18 0 0 10 9 Goldsbrough-Mort . . 1 13 0 1 13 8 N.Z. and River Plato — 13 6 N.Z. Guarantee Corr (ord.). ex div. . 0 4 0 ,— N.Z. Loan and Merc — 60 0 0 N.A. Farm. Co-op. (ord.) 0 2 6 Ditto (B pref.) . 0 3 0 0 5 6 Traders' Finance -— 0 10 6 Ditto (7s Gd paid) 0 2 4 — Ditto (pref.) 0 16 G — Wright-Stephenson . 0 18 6 — COAL Grey Valley . . 0 10 6 Pukemiro .12 0 — Renown (ord ) . 0 I 6 0 5 0 Ditto (pref.) . 0 0 'J — Ditto (pref., new) . 0 0 9 — Taupiri . 0 14 6 — Westport — 0 15 0 Westport-Stockton . . 0 I 6 — Ditto (pre*.) . 0 3 3 0 4 0 GAS Auckland 1 4 a 15 0 / Ditto (con.) 0 17 9 0 18 0 - n ':• - SHIPPING Devonport Steam . 1 0 6 116 Huddart-Parker (pf.) 1 5 0 — Northern Stenm. — 0 6 10 / Ditto (con.) _ 0 2 10 P. and O. (def. stk. — 14 0 Union Steam (pref.' 1 5 3 — TIMBER .Kauri Timber 0 17 3 0 17 6 Leyland-O'Brien . 1 1 6 — National 0 6 6 0 8 6 Parker-Lamb — 0 5 0 Taupo-Totara 0 2 10 — / WOOLLEN Kaiapoi (pref.) 0 17 0 — Mosgiel 9 15 0 — BREWERIES / Dominion Breweries 0. 6 9 — N.Z. Breweries — 2 0 6 MISCELLANEOUS Adair Bros. . . — 0 15 6 British Tobacco (ex div.) — 1 18 0 Bycroft. Ltd. 2 2 0 — Colonial Sugar — 65 0 0 Consolidated Briok . 0 7 0 — Dominion Picture! . 0 11 0 — - Ditto (pref.) 0 16 6 — Dunlop-Perdriau 0 19 4 0 19 8 iKlectro. Zinc (ord.) 1 6 9 17 3 Farmers' Trading Co 0 4 5 0 5 0 , . Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 11 3 — * 1 Gear Meat .. # .. " — 17 9 Grey and Menzies . . — 0 7 0 Hill and Plummer . . 0 12 0 — H.M. Theatre . — 14 0 / " Ditto (pref.). — 12 0 Milne and Chbyce . . 0 18 0 — Ditto (B pref.) .. 1 1 0 — Ditto f'deb. stock) . 0 17 0 — Morris Hedstrom . . 0 16 6 — Mot uroa Oil . . .. 0 1 0 0 3 0 N.Z. Fertiliser 0 16 6 0 17 6 N.Z. Newspapers .. 1 8 0 lvlO o N.Z. Paper Mills . . 1 10 0 — N.Z. Refrigerating ., 0 17 3 0 18 0 Ditto (con.) — 0 8 3 Northern Roller (pf.> 1 8 0 — Robinson Ice Cream . .— 0 17 6 0 0 9 0 3 6 Ditto (pref.) — 0 10 0 Shsrland and Co. . . — 15 0 Thames Theatre 0 2 0 0 5 0 Wilsons Cement 1 5 G — Woolworths (N.Z.) . 5 7 6 — Ditto (pref.) 1 17 0 1 19 0 Ditto (Syd./2nd pf.) 1 5 0 — MINING Boll-Hooper . . 0 0 9 0 0 11 Bell-Kilgour 0 0 7 0 0 8i Big River 0 0 8 0 0 11 Crjllespie'a Beach 0 2 0 0 2 3 Golden Dawn 0 1 0 — Golden Poin f . .. — 0 0 3J Golden Sands — 0 3 0 King Solomon 0 3 10 0 4 0 .Komafa Reefs 0 5 3 o i; 0 /Maerewhenua .0 0 10i 0 0 in Mahakipawa 0 0 2 0 0 31 Mataki Gold Dredg. 0 I r. 0 I 10 Nevis Diesel _ . . 0 0 8 0 1 0 N.Z. Crown (ex div.) 0 2 5 — Nokomai — n •! 4 1 14 9 1 15 0 Waihi Grand June. . 0 4 7 0 4 11 Wait.ihu t 1. . — 0 4 9 Brian Born 1 19 0 — ' Skippers 0 I 0 — Ditto (Orl paid) . . 0 0 10 0 0 11 Kuala Kampar — 0 1G 0 Mount, Lyell . . 1 4 0 14 6 liawang ' . .- .. 0 8 8 0 8 11 Mount Morgan 1 0 0 1 1 6 N.Z. GOVT. LOANS Bands. 15/1/40. 4 .. ]P2 S 0 — Ditto. 15/2/46. 4 . . 102 0 0 .— Ditto, 15/4/40, 4 . . 103 10 0 — Ditto. 15/6/55. 4 . . 102 15 0 — Jltirr.l, 15/9/47',' 5 . . 07 10 0 — Stork, 15/3/38-43. 3J . 101 5 0 — Ditto, i.vs'38-52 31 102 5 0 — Ditto, 15/3/39-43. 31 Wl 5 0 — Ditto. 15/5/39-52, 3{r 102 5 0 — D:ttn, IS/1/40, 4 . . 102 5 0 —■ I ' Ditto. 15/2/46, 4 . . ' Ditto. 15/4/49, 4 . 102 0 11' — 103 0 0 —• Ditto. 15/6/55. 4 . . 102 10 0 —