STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21875, 10 August 1934, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE / OPERATIONS RESTRICTED Operations' on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday wcro somewhat restricted and a smaller volume of trading; was recorded. There was a steady demand for general investment issues. Oilers for/ Government loans again moved upward, the rises ranging from 5s to 10s. /All the 3} per cent issues were sought at £'loß. However, holders were silent and no selling took place. I Levels for banks were practically unchanged. Interest was centred chiefly in New Zealands and Reserve Bank. Selling in New Zealands opened 3d higher, at -16s 6d and closed at that price, after a middle transaction at 46s 9d. Reserve Banks sold twice at the current rate, £6 6s 3d. Inquiry was unchanged to firmer for all insurances, except South British, which had slightly easier support. Australian Provincials changed hands Id cheaper at 10s Id and Standards at 66s 3d, a rise of Is. Leading industrials had firm support, but the range of dealing con- / tracked. Holders of Auckland Gas were a shide easier after business unchanged at i.'os, and buyers advanced their limits A rise in offers for Union Steaiji Ships, preference, accompanied a transaction unchanged at 275, while a concession by sellers was responsible for trading in Wilsons Cements at the current rate, 30s. Colonial Sugars gained. 5s on sale at £64 15s.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST Dividends— Addison V Flat-—int.. 8 p.c. To-day Farm. Fertiliser—annual, 5 p.c. Atiu. 22 Bunk N.S.W.—Quarterly. 5s a ahare . . Aug. 20 frill 'spie's Beach —ld a share . . Aug. 31 Solder Smith—final. -3} p.c. . . Sept. 1 Jilec. Zinc —ord., annual. 4 p.c.;. pref.j 8 p.c. p.a. . . . • Sept. 7 Broken Hill South—int., Is 6d a share .. .. •• • • • Sept. 15

CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers £ 3 d £ & d BANKS Bank of Adelaide .. 5 0 0 Australasia11 11 0 Com. of Aus. (ex <liv.) 0 15 6 0 15 10 Ditto (pref., ex div.) 9 12 0 Com. of Sydney .. — 16 17 6 Eng., Scot, and Aus. 4 19 0 5 3 6 Nat. of A'asia 12 4 0 Ditto (con.) 5 IS 6 6 2 0 New South Wales 30 0 0 30 7 6 New Zealand . . 2 6 3 2 6 6 D pref., 20s paid — 1 14 0 Reserve Bank of N.Z. 6 6 3 6 6 6 Union of Australia . . 9 10 0 9 16 0 INSURANCE Aus. Provincial 0 10 0 National ' .. 0 19 7 1 0 0 New Zealand .. 3 1 9 3 2 6 Queensland .. 3 9 6 3 1.1 0 South British 4 3 3 4 3 9 Standard 3 5 9 — LOAN iVND AGENCY Abraham-Williams (pf.) — 4 15 0 Dalgety 9 5 0 Dominion Investment — 0 13 0 Farmers' Co-op. Auc. (£5 paid) 3 14 0 3 17 0 Ditto (A pref.) .. 1 0 9 — Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 19 9 1 0 9 Goldsbrough-Mort . . 1 S 5 1 9 3 Nat. Mortgage (B) — 1 11 6 N.Z. and River Plate — 0 19 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corp. 0 4 4 — N.Z. Loan and Merc. 53 10 0 55 10 0 Ditto (pref.) 75 0 0 — N.A. Farmers' Co-op. 0 1 0 — Ditto (A pref.) 0 11 0 — Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 5 0 0 6 0 Traders' Finance — 0 9 0 Ditto (coh.) 0 2 6 0 3 3 Ditto (pref.) 0 17 9 — United Perm. BldiJ. (Auckland) 0 19 0 — Wright-Stephenson — 0 18 6 Ditto (prety) 0 19 0 — COAL Pukemiro — 1 5 6 Renown 0 2 9 0 4 6 Ditto (pref ) 0 1 0 — Ditto (pief., new) 0 1 0 — Tatipiri 0 13 0 0 14 0 Ditto (pref.) 1 3 3 — .. 0 3 4 0 3 6 Ditto (pref.) 0 4 9 0 5 2 GAS Auckland ... A 4 11 1 5 1 Ditto (con.) 0 18 3 0 18 9 Birkenhead (7 p.c., pf.) 0 15 0 — Humes '/ . . 0 5 0 0 10 0 Wellingtor / .. 1 19 6 2 1 0 SHIPPING Devonport Steam 1 1 9 — Howard Smith — 0 14 9 Huddart-Parker 1 12 '6 1 14 0 Northern Steam 0-..6 0 0 6 6 Ditto (con.) 0 *1 1 0 1 6 P. and O. (def. stk. 0 18 6 1 1 6 Union Steam (pref. 1 6 9 — TIMBER Bartholomew 0 12 6 0 17 6 Kauri — 0 17 9 Lcyland-O'Brien — 0 1 3 0 National .. •• 0 8 — 0 Parker-Lamb — 9 0 4 Tanpo Totara •• 0 5 0 7 6 Ditto (pref.) WOO 0 11 0 LLEN Kaiapoi 0 11 0 0 4 0 Ditto (con.) 0 3 0 BREWERIES N.Z. Breweries 2 4 0 2 5 0 Toohey's 1 6 0 — MISCELLANEOUS Australian Glass 2 7 3 2 8 3 Aus. Iron (pref.) .. 1 1 4 1 2 0 British Tobacco 1 16 6 1 17 3 Bycroft, Ltd. 2 8 0 2 11 0 Colonial Sugar 64 7 6 65 5 0 Consolidated Brick . . 0 7 9 — Dominion Fertiliser 0 18 3 — Dominion Picture:} . . 0 14 0 1 0 6 "Elec. Zinc : . 1 5 3 1 G 3 Farmers' Trading .. 0 6 0 0 6 3 Ditto (B pref.) 0 13 6 0 14 3 Gear Meat / — 1 5 0 Grey and Menziea 0 4 6 0 7 0 Ditto (pref.) 0 6 0 — H.M. Theatre (pref.) — 1 1 0 Milne . and Choyce 0 19 6 — Ditto (pref.) 1 2 0 — Ditto (deb. stock) 0 18 6 •rMoturoa Oil 0 1 6 0 3 6 National Electric 0 6 6 — N.Z. Drug 3 16 6 — N.Z. Fertiliser — 1 0 6 N.Z. Newspapers 1 10 6 1 11 3 N.Z. Paper Mills . . 1 11 3 — N.Z. Refrig. (con.) 0 8 0 0 8 6 Northern Roller Mill. — 1 16 0 Sanford — 0 2 6 Ditto (pref.) — 0 10 0 Sharland .. .. 1 5 3 — Ditto (pref.) 1 5 3 — • Sun News. .. .. 0 3 9 0 4 3 Taranaki/Oilfields .. 0 1 6 0 2 0 Wairakei — 0 4 6 Whittonie-Stevenson 0 12 0 0 15 6 Wilsons Cement 1 9 10 1 10 1 WoolwortliF (N.Z.) .. 7 0 0 — Ditto (pref.) 1 19 9 — Ditto (10, pief.) 1 18 6 — N.Z. GOVT. LOANS Bonds; 15/11/41, 3% 103 0 0 — Ditto! 15/1/40, 4 .. 106 15 0 — Ditto, 15/2/46, 4, .. 107 5 0 — Ditto, 15/4/49, 4, .. 107 15 0 — Ditto, 15/6/55, i\ . . 108 5 0 — Rural, 15/9/47, 5 . . 103 0 0 — Stock, 15/3/38-43, 3% 108 0 0 — Ditto, 15/5/38-52,. 3'A 108 0 0 ■— Ditto. 15*3/39-43., 3% 108 0 0 — Ditto, 15/5/39-52. 3Vi 108 0 0 — Ditto, 15/11/41, 3 3 A 103 10 0 — Ditto. 15/1/40, 41 .. 107 0 0 — Ditto, 15/2/46, 4 . . 107 10 0 — Ditto, 15/4M9. 4 .. 107 15 0 ■— Ditto, 15/6'55. 4 108 5 0 — DEBENTURES f AV. Har. Brl.. 10/7/36, 4 — 103 0 0 Ditto. 10/7/39, 5V« — 105 0 0 Ditto. 10/7'40, 5Va — 105 15 0 Ditto. 1917, 5V, .. — 107 0 0 Wbangarei Har. Bd., 7/7/41, 5% — 102 0 0 Hikurnrigi T.B., 101 0 9.0/1/37. ' 4V, — 0 Takapuna. 19/4/44, 5Vi 101 0 0 — Amnl: Brick (Auck.), 105 0 1/3/44, ~Ya 100 0 0 0 Ditto (Wellington), 0 103 0 0 31/3/44, 7% 100 0 >nck. O.is. 1/7/42. 6 104 10 0 — Bc'i-vlh-Macdonald, '1/6/37, c;V 2 _ 73 10 0 Gi c hornf. Sheepf armerfl. 98 0 0 31/8/41 6% Glnxo. 1/SW3. 6M1 •• <jl 0 0 — E'kurpngi Coal. 55 0 0 31/3/48. 7 . . 45 0 0 Williamson Picture, 92 0 0 5/6/33-49./ — Wri'rht-Stephcnaoil, 93 0 P.S.. 5 0