STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21937, 22 October 1934, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES

* THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE SUGARS DROP £1 ON SALE Easier tendencies developed in most sections of the investment market at the single call on the Auckland Stock Exchange on Saturday. This was accounted for by tho nominal interest of buyers, and practically all sales made wore at reduced rates. Support for Government loans was generally unchanged, there being adjustments in a downward direction in offers for tho medium-term 4 per cent stocks. A parcel of 1946 4 per cent etock changed hands at £lO9 7s 6d, a drop of '2s 6d. Levels for banks showed further recessions. New Zenlnnds wore sought 6(1 lower at 48s, and a concession by holders accompanied a sale at 4Ss 6d, a fall of "2d. After a quiet period New South Wales wero done 7s 6d lower at £ ss. Inquiry for insurances was restricted, but there were few visible supplies. No sales were recorded. In the general sections Colonial Sugars were available 5s lower at £74. Dealing took place £1 lower at this price, reflecting tho weaker trend during tho past week. Farmers' Trading remained strongly supported, and business was dono unchanged at 7s. Consolidated Brick lost Id in a transfer at 10s lid. Tho Exchange will bo closed to-day. Labour Day.

UNOFFICIAL LIST Quotations on the Auckland Stock Exchange for shares and dobentures not quoted on the official list are:— Buyers Sellers £sd £ s d Dominion Laundry .. 018 6 P» !ers Ice (N.Z.) . • 10 0 Vt'oolworths (Syd.. ord.) 3 15 9 3 10 6 •Alluvial Holdings . 0 2 6 0 2 11 BRITISH TREASURY BILLS (Received October 21, 5.5 p.m.) British Wireless RUGBY, Oct. 20 The total amount a'pplied for in this week's tenders for £35,000,000 worth of Treasury bills was £'52,340,000. Iho amount alloted in bills ut thVeo months was £32,000,000. The average rate per cent was 14s 3.27 d, compared with 14s 5.71 cl last week. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST Dividends— South British—final, Is 4d a share Oct. 2o United Building (Auck)— final, ■3J p.c. .. _ Oct. 26 Amalgamated Wireless final, 6 p.c Oct. 29 Bunk Adeloide—int., 2 p.c. .. Oct. 31 Waihi—int.. Is a share .. •• J\ov. 1 Shnrlnnd and Co.—final. 2i p.c., ord. and pref. . . • • • • f T,tttersfield~6 p,o. .. • • 16 Broken Hill Pty.—Half-yearly. Is a share ... • • • • Nov. 21 Nat. Bank A'asia —int., £5 and £lO paid, 2} p.c Nov. 28 Aust. Glass—int. pre!., 4J p.c.; ord.,'s p.c. .. •• •• Dec. 1

CLOSING QUOTATIONS BANKS Australasia .. ., Commercial of Aus. Ditto (pr_pf.)_ National of N.Z. . . Nat. of A'nsia (con.) New South Wale3 .. New Zealand D mqrtgr., 20s paid Reserve Bank Union of Aus. Buyers £ » d 0 16 0 9 ID 0 3 9 0 6 2 6 32 0 0 2 S 0 6 10 6 9 5 0 Sellers £ s d 11 15 0 0 16 2 8 12 0 r> fl o 32 12 6 2 8 6 1 14 9 ' INSURANCE Aus. Provincial •. National .. .. New Zealand ., Queensland South British 1 1 3 12 4 12 4 6 6 0 11 3 9 4 14 6 9 0 LOAN AND AGENCY Dominion Investment 0 16 Farmers' Co-op. Auc, (£5 paid I . . ., — Ditto (£2 pd.) .. — Ditto (£1 pel.) .. — Ditto (B pri'f.) .. — Gold«brough-Mort 1 10 Nat. Mort. Asency (A, £2 paid) .. — N.Z. & River Plato — Js'.Z. Guar. Corp. .. 0 5 N.Z. Loan and Merc. 35 0 Ditto (pref.) .. 80 0 N.A. Farmers' Co-op. 0 1 Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 6 Traders' Finance .. 0 5 Ditto (con.) .. 0 2 Ditto ipref.) .. 0 38 United Perm. BIdg. (Auck.) .. .. 0 19 Wright-Stephenson (pf.) 0 19 11 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 6 0 17 3 38 3 10 0 12 1 1 1 11 3 1 0 19 0 5 49 0 0 3 0 8 0 10 1 2 4 6 0 0 3 9 0 0 6 0 0 6 0 0 COAL Grev Valley . . . . Kaitanjatu. .. .. •Pukemiro .. Renown .. .. Ditto (pref.) .. Taupiri .. .. Ditto (pref.) .. Westport-Stockton .. Ditto (pref.) 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 13 1 3 0 3 0 4 0 6 o 0 0 0 10 0 12 1 2 1 2 0 2 0 14 1 4 0 3 0 5 0 f. 0 6 6 6 4 3 GAS Auckland .. .. Ditto (con.) .. Birkenhead .. .. Ditto (7, pref.) .. Whangarei 3 6 0 19 7 0 1 0 0 16 1 1 0 17 0 0 0 0 SHIPPING Devonport' Steam .. Hviddart-Parker Ditto (pref.) - .. Northern Steam. Ditto (con.) P. and O. (def. stk.) 1 3 1 15 0 ~6 0 1 1 1 0 6 4 4 0 1 5 1 ~9 0 6 : 0 2 1 3 6 6 10 3 6 TIMBER Bartholomew ., Kauri Timber . , Leyland-O'Brien National .. .. Parker-Lamb ., Rotoiti .. i. Taupo-Totara .. 0 14 0 19 0 14 0 2~ 0 5 0 0 3 9 6 0 19 1 3 0 14 0 3 0 4 0 6 8 0 9 6 6 2 WOOLLEN Kaiapoi .. .. Ditto (con.) Wellington .. .. Ditto (pref.) 0 13 0 4 5 8 5 10 3 0 0 .0 0 13 0 4 9 6 BREWERIES Dominion Breweries N.Z. Breweries .. J. Staples .. . • Tooth's r .. .» Tui 0 10 2 13 9 0 2 30 1 11 2 11 3 6 0 MISCELLANEOUS Australian Glass .. British Tobacco .. Burns-Philp .. .. Bycroft, Ltd. Claude Neon (Syd.) Colonial Sugar Consolidated Brick .. Donaghy's Rope Dunlop-Perdriau .. Electrolytio Zino . . Ditto (pref.) .. Farmers' Trading .. Ditto (B pref.) .. Gear Meat Grey and Menzies .. Manawatu Knit. Milne and Choyoe (pf.) Ditto (dob. etk.) .. Moturoa Oil .. •• N.Z. Drug .._ •• National Electrio .< N.Z. Fertiliser «. N.Z. Newspapers .. N.Z. Paper Mills .. N.Z. Refrigerating ., Ditto (con.) Northern Roller Mill. Phillippa and Impey Robinson Ico Cream Sanford .. •• Ditto (pref.) Sun News .. •. Thames Theatre .. Wairakei Woolworths (N.Z,) . • Ditto (pref.) Ditto (Syd., 1st pf.) Ditto (Syd., 2nd pf.) Ditto (Vict., pref.) 2 1 0 2 17 6 2 16 0 10 10 10 0 17 9 1 15 9 0 6 10 0 14 0 0 4 6 18 0 12 0 0 19 0 0 10 3 18 0 0 7 3 0 18 0 1 12 3 1 13 0 0 19 0 0 9 3 1 10 0 2 2 0 0 19 9 0 2 10 0 11 0 0 3 6 0 2 0 0 5 0 . 7 10 0 2 ~0 0 17 0 17 3 2 13 2 2 2 14 74 ~0 0 11 2 16 1 0 0 7 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 19 0 ~9 1 15 1 "l 0 3 0 ~4 2 *3 1 *8 G 6 0 0 0 0 8 0 9 0 6 0 0 6 0 9 6 1 0 6 N.Z. GOVT. LOANS Bonds. 15/11/41, ay 4 105 0 Ditto, 16/1/40, 4 .. 305 0 Ditto, 15/2/46, 4 ,.109 0 Ditto, 15/4/49, 4 .. 109 0 Ditto, 15/6/55, 4 .. 113 0 Rural, 15/9/47, 5 ..101 10 Stock, 15/3/38-43, 8% 108 15 Ditto, 15/5/39-52, 3 1 /, 310 0 Ditto, 15/3/39-43, 3% 108 15 Ditto, 15/5/39-52, 3'/ a 110 0 Ditto, 15/11/41, 3y 4 105 0 Ditto, 15/1/40, 4 .. 105 0 Ditto, 15/2/46, 4 .. 109 0 Ditto, 15/4/49, 4 .. 109 0 Ditto, 15/6/55, 4 . • 1)3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 105 10 113 10 106 0 109 10 113 10 0 0 0 0 0