STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21804, 19 May 1934, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES

the , 7 auckland exchange - . IMPROVEMENT IN LOANS Operations! 011 the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday were marked by continued improvement in the demand for Government loans. For the 4 per cents, buyers raised their limits bv from 10s to los, 13ut sellers generally were silent, and 110 business took place. Two parcels of Auckland Harbour / Hoard debentures changed hands at high levels, in one case a rise of £5 5s being established over last year's sale price. There was ;i slightly better inquiry for banks. New Zealands were placed at ols fid, and English, Scottish and Australian at £5 Bs, both unchanged rates. Nationals of Australasia, £5 paid, gained 4s in a transfer at £6 lis. Insurance shares bad strong support. South British being active 011 sale at 80s, a rise of Gd Firmer movements in levejs accompanied sales of Dominion Fertilisers lid higher at 18s, and of Wilsons Cements 3d dearer- at 28s 3d. Devonport Ferry lost Is in a transaction at 235, and Bycrofts were placed at 475, h reduction of only Gd on cum dividend business. More active conditions ruled in th.j mining market. Waihi Junctions moved upward; and, after early business Id dearer at 4s lOd, supplies were vainlv sought at 4s lid. Ma ha ki pa was also appreciated on sale, but King Solomons were easier. CLOSING QUOTATIONS / Buyers Seller* £sd £ s d

BANKS AfiBtrala.sia . . 12 0 0 Com. of Australia . " 0 16 9 0 17 0 Ditto (pref.) 9 10 0 10 0 0 Com. of Sydney — IS 2 0 Eng., Scot, and Axis 5 7 6 5 9 6 National of N.Z. — 4 4 0 Nat. of I Australasia 13 5 0 13 10 0 Ditto (con.) 6 8 0 0 12 6 New South Wales . — 32 10 0 New Zealand . . 2 JI c 2 12 0 D Pref., 20s paid . 1 14 3 1 15 3 Union of Australia — 10 2 6 / / INSURANCE Aus. Provincial 0 10 3 0 10 S National 0 19 8 1 0 0 New Zealand . . 3 2 3 3 3 0 Queensland . . • 3 9 0 3 11 0 South British . 3 19 6 4 0 6 Standard 3 2 0 — L LOAN AND AGENCY Abraham & Williams (pref.) 4 5 0 — Dominion Investment 0 15 6 0 16 9 Farmers Co-op. Auc. (£5 i»id' 3 0 G 3 7 6 Ditto (A pref.) 10 9 Ditto (B pref.) . 1 0 0 113 Goldsbrough-Mort 1 11 9 1 12 6' N.Z. Guarantee Corp 0 4' 1 0 4 4 N.Z. Loan and Merc 53 0 0 58 0 0 Ditto/ (pref.) N.A. Farmers' Co-op 75 0 0 — 0 2 6 Ditto (B pref.) 0 2 G 0 5 6 Traders' Finance Corp. — 0 10 0 Ditto (cow.. 7s 6d pd.) 0 2 6 0 3 0 Wright-Stephenson (pf.) 10 0 — COAL Grey Valley .. 0 8 0 0 10 9 Kaitangata 10 9 — Pukemiro 1 4 6 15 9 Renown 0 2 0 — Ditto/ (pref.) Ditto' (pref., new) 0 13 0 2 2' 0 10 — Taupiri — 0 16 0 Ditto/ (pref.) 13 0 — Westport 0 15 9 — Westport-Stockton 0 2 0 — GAS Auckland . 1 5 r, Ditto (con.) . 0 18 3 0 19 0 Gisborne .066 — jf SHIPPING Deronport Steam 12 0 '13 6 Huddart-Parker 1 12 0 Ditto (pref.) 1 5 G Northern Steam 0 6 0 0 6 6 • Ditto (con.) 0 19 P. and 0. (de{. stk.) 10 0 _ "Union Steam (pref.) 15 0 — '' TIMBER Kauri 0 1G G 0 17 ~0 National 0 4 6 0 7 6 WOOLLEN Kaiapoi Ditto' (con.) 0 2 10 0 10 5 0 3 2 Ditto (pref.! — 0 18 3 BREWERIES Dominion . 0 G ft . New Zealand .. . 2 19 2 2 4 .T. Staples .. i Tooth's . . .. . r" — 18 6 . 2 4 3 2 5 3 Timaru . 0 7 0 MISCELLANEOUS Australian Glass • 2 9 6 British Tobacco 1 16 !) 1 17 6 Colonial Sugar 64 0 0 64 15 0 Dominion Fertiliser 0 17 » 0 18 3 Dominion Pictures . 0 14 6 Ditto (pref.) 0 17 6 Dunlop-Perdriiiu 0 18 4 0 18 9 Electrolytic Zinc 16 0 17 0 Ditto (pref.) Farmers' Trading Co — 1 14 3 0 4 3 0 4 5 Ditto (B pref.) 0 11 0 0 12 0 -JTuller-Hayward Pict'res — 0 3 9 Gear Meat — 18 6 Grey and Menziea . 0 3 0 0 5 0 Hill and Plummer . 0 12 9 H.M. Arcade Theatre 13 0 Ditto (pref.) 116 Milne and Choyce » 0 19 0 Ditto (pref.) Ditto (deb. stock) 1 1 0 — 0 18 3 0 19 3 Morris Hedstrom ' 0 17 3 Moturoa Oil .. 0 2 0 0 4 0 N.Z. Drug 3 16 6 N.Z. Far. Fertiliser 0 18 3 0 19 0 N.Z. Newspapers 19 3 1 10 0 N.Z. Paper Mills 1 10 0 N.Z. Refrigerating 0 17 6 0 18 6 ■Ditto (con.) __ 0 8 7 North. Roller Milling I 11 0 — Ditto (pref.) 1 3 0 — Robinson, Ico Cream 0 17 3 Sanford ... 0 13 0 2 6 Ditto' (pref.) Taranaki Oilfields . . 0 10 0 0 2 0 '0 2 1 Thames Theatre 0 2 6 0 6 0 Union Oil, Soap 17 0 18 3 Wairakei 0 3 0 0 6 0 Wilsons N.Z. Cemen 1,8 <f 1 8 6 Woolworths (N.Z.) . 5 16 0 Ditto '/(pref.) Ditto I'jSyd.. 2nd r>f.) 1 19 0 1 7 3 Ditto (10 p.c. pref.) 1 17 6 — MINING Alexander (13a 6d pd.) 0 1-10 Bell-Hooper .. . , 0 0 Gi 0 0 8| Beli-Kilgour 0 0 54 Big River ., .. 0 0 10 Blackwater 1 12 0 1 13 6 Brian Boru 0 2 0 Consolidated Goldficlds Gillespie's Beach 0 16 9 0 18 3 0 1 9 0 2 0 Glenroy (9d paid) . . 0 0 6 0 0 10 Golconda (9d Paid) . 0 0 2 0 0 7 IroldeiV Davrn . 0 2' 0 Golden Point . 0 0 4 0 0 4i Golden Sands 0 3 0 Goldfields Dredginz . 0 0 7 0 0 8 King Solomon . 0 4 0 0 4 3 Komatii Reefs . Alaerewhenvia . 0 5 10 0 6 4 0 0 101 Mahakipawa . . . 0 0 11 0 1 0 Mataki Gold. Dredg. . 0 2 0 0 2 2 M.H. Conces. (fid pd.s 0 0 4 0 0 6 Moonlight-Nelson's Ck. 0 0 7 £•<5. Crown Mines . 0 2 10 Nokomai . 0 3 4 Okarito .. 0 8 G Skippers 0 0 ! 0 6 I 0 Talisman Dubbo 0 15 0 0 15 9 Waihi/ 1 J 4 0 1 14 9 Waihi Grand June. 0 4 U 0 5 0 Waitahu 0 4 9 Wethejfstone's . __ 0 2 3 Kuala' Kampar , , 0 16 -i 0 17 1 Mount Lyell . . . w 1 3 0 Mount Morgan . . . -12 3 Rawsng . 0 9 0 0 9-3 NZ. GO VI LOANS Bonds/ 15/11/41. 32 . 100 10 0 gitto. 15/1/40 4 . . 103 15 0 Ditto. 15/2/40 4 Ditto, 15/4/49i 4 Ditto. 15/6/55, 4 . . Rural, 15/9/47. 5 Intermediate Credit- . 103 15 0 105 15 0 100 10 0 107 15 0 101 15 0 99 5 0 Stock. 15/3/.1S-43 3J 104 0 0 Ditt.o, 15/5/38-52 3} 103 10 0 Ditto. 15/3/39-43 31 104 0 0 Ditto. 15/5/39-5» 31 103 10 0 Ditto, 15/11/41. 3} Ditto. 15/1/40. 4 Ditto, 5/2/4(5. 1 Ditto, 15/4/49, 4 . . 100 15 0 101 10 0 105 15 0 100 0 0 105 15 0 105 15 0 Dittb. 15'6'53 4 107 15 0 — // DEBENTURES Auck. Bar. Bd., '41. fi 108 0 0 , Ditto, 1901, 51 Jlakertia, 1/8/40 0 — _ 108 10 0 102 10 0 •ilV .■Albert, 1/1/59. 6 100 0 0 -Jit./Eden, 1/4/00, .»} . ioi tr o , a J;/ Brick (Auck.). 1/3/44 7.' 83 0 0 Ditto (Wellington), 31/3/44. 75 91 0 0 Auck Gas. 1/7/42 0 105 0 0 ,,Ditto. 1/5/35. o\ . . Entrican. 30,'if/41. 05 102 0 0 9«i 0 0 Gisborne Sheep.. 31/8/4.1, Gi . . 88 0 0 Gin so', 1/8/45, 0} 90 0 0 Ifikurangi Coal, 31/3/4S. 7 50 0 0 (.65 0 0 Willmstn. Picture. 5/6/33-49, 7j Wright-Stephenson, 93 0 0 ,P-S., 5 Gisborne Gas, 89 0 0 94 0 0 1/2/41. 7 .. .. 85 0 0 __