STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22350, 22 February 1936, Page 9

STOCKS AND SHARES

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE ELECTROLYTIC ZINCS RISE A quieter tone was evident in tho investment market on the Auckland Stock Kxchange yesterday and several issues, including Australians, which had been very firm lately, were a shade easier. There were several noteworthy exceptions, however, including Dalgetys, Electrolytic Zincs and New Zealand Newspapers. Holders of banks wore firm, but buyers tended to reduce their limits. Australasias were an exception, otters being lifted 2s 6d to £l2 Ss (3d. There was a strong inquiry for New South Wales and thro(» parcels changed hands at £'M 17s djd, an increase of 2s 6d. New Zealands were released ljd lower at * 47s 9d, while Commercials were again weaker. insurances generally were easier. Dalgetys continued to move upward, supplies being unsuccessfully sought at £9 "s 6d, an advance of 5s 6d. Offers for Electrolytic Zincs jumped Is 3d to 38s 3d, while New Zealand Newspapers were wanted Is better at 35s 9d. There was active dealing in Wilsons Cements at 42s and 42s 3d, a gain of Is 3d. Selling for the first time since December, National Timbers were Sd cheaper at 13s lOtl. The advance in Broken Hills was checked and business was done 3d lower at 60s 6d.

; f milburn lime company H SAME INTERIM DIVIDEND %< [BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION] DUNEDIN. Friday An interim dividend of I ,p r cenf .• «B.s been declared hv the Milburn Lime -<■ and Cement Company, Limited, for the six months ended January 31. "■ Similar dividends, together with final payments of 5 per cent, making Bj£ per cent per annum, have been paid for tho past two years.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers £ a d £ s d BANKS Australasia 12 8 0 Commercial of Aus. 0 19 8 0 19 11 Ditto (pref.) 9 9 0 9 13 0 Eng.. Soot, and Aus. 6 3 0 6 6 0 National of N.Z. . . 3 IS 3 4 0 0 National of A'asia... 14 17 G Ditto (con.) — 7 12 6 New South Wales. . 34 12 6 34 17 G New Zealand 2 7 6 2 7 10 D Mortg., *20s paid — 1 10 0 Reserve of N.Z. . . 5 15 0 6 0 0 Union of Australia.. 9 19 0 10 0 0 INSURANCE National 0 19 0 0 19 9 New Zealand 3 3 0 3 3 3 Queensland 2 16 0 South British . . 4 12 0 4 15 0 LOAN AND AGENCY Abraham & Williams (pref.) 4 0 0 Dalgety 9 7 6 Dominion Invest. 0 16 9 Fanners' Co-op. Auc. (£5 paid) 3 17 0 Ditto (£2 paid) .. 1 G 3 Ditto (£ 1 paid) .. 0 12 0 0 14 0 Ditto .(A pref.) . . 1 1 9 Ditto (B pref.) .. 1 0 9 Goldsbrough-Mort 1 12 9 1 13 0 ■Mortgage Corp. 0 4 7 0 i 9 Newton King (pref.) 0 8 0 N.Z. and River Plate 0 J 6 0 % N.Z. Guarantee 0 5 7 0 6 1 N.Z. Loan and Merc. _ 35 0 0 N.A. Farmers' 0 2 3 0 3 0 Ditto ' (B pref.) .. 0 11 0 0 13 0 Traders' Finance — 0 12 0 Ditto (con.) 0 3 9 0 4 G Ditto (pref.) — 1 0 G COAL ! Grev Valley 0 9 0 0 14 0 Kaitangata .. ' 1 2 0 Pukemiro 1 1 0 1 4 0 Renown 0 9 6 0 10 0 Ditto (pref.) 0 2 8 0 3 0 Tanpiri' 0 17 0 0 18 0 Ditto (pref.) 1 1 0 — Westport — 1 4 0 Westport - Stockton — 0 1 6 Ditto (pref.) — 0 2 9 GAS AnckKqd 1 5 9 1 5 11 Ditto (con.) 0 18 0 0 19 0 a ; Thamep 0 6 0 — SHIPPING V Devonport Steam ,. 1 1 0 1 2 9 fr Huddart-Parker (pf.) 1 8 6 — Northern Steam. 0 7 1 0 8 0 r? Ditto (con.) 0 1 10 0 2 3 F: P. & 0.'-(def. stock) 1 6 9 Union Steam (pref.) 1 G 0 — i TIMBER Bartholomew 0 18 0 1 0 0 Kauri 1 4 8 1 5 0 Leyland-O'Brien 1 3 0 1 4 0 National 0 13 6 0 14 3 Parker-Lamb — 0 3 0 Rotoiti 0 6 0 — Taupo Totara 0 9 G 0 10 0 Dntto,(pf., 16s pd.) 0 14 6 0 16 0 WOOL AND TEXTILE Kaiapoi 0 14 0 _ Ditto (con.) 0 5 3 0 6 0 Ditto (pref.) 0 17 0 0 19 0 Mosgiel 10 0 0 — Oamaru — 1 2 6 BREWERIES C. L. Innes I 0 0 Dominion Breweries 0 19 9 — N.Z. Breweries — 2 12 6 J. Staples 1 15 0 — _ Tui —• 2 3 9 « MISCELLANEOUS Entrican-Sims (pref.) _ 0 17 6 Anthony Hordern .. — 1 1 G Australian Glass 4 7 0 4 7 9 British Tobacco 2 2 3 2 2 9 Broken Hill Pty. .. 3 0 0 3 0 G Ditto (con.) 1 9 6 1 10 G Bycroft. Ltd. 2 9 0 Claude Neon (N.Z.) — 2 3 0 Colonial Sugar 42 15 0 43 0 0 Consolidated Brick. . 0 10 8 0 10 11 Dental and Medical — 0 13 3 .Donaghy's Rope 2 10 0 — Dunlop-Perdriau 0 14 9 0 15 3 Electro. Zinc .. I 18 i 2 0 0 Ditto (pref.) 2 0 G — • ' Farmers' Trading .. 0 8 4 0 8 6 Ditto (A pref.) 0 18 6 0 19 6 - ■■■ Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 15 6 0 16 0 Gear Meat — 1 1 3 -■. G. -J. Coles . • 3 12 G 3 13 6 General Industries .. 1 0 6 1 1 6 Grey & Menzies .. 0 11 0 0 13 0 Henry Jones i — 2 1 3 Hill & Plummer .. 0 18 0 1 2 0 K.D.V. Boies . .. — 1 1 0 Ditto (con.) — 0 9 0 McKendrick lord.) .. — 1 2 0 Ditto (pref.) .. 1 1 0 — Macky, Logan 0 19 0 1 0 0 Mason. Struthers 0 13 6 — 0 Lewis Eady (pref.).. 0 13 0 1 0 > Mihie & Choyce (deb. 0 16 stock) • 0 15 9 3 ' ' New Auck. Laundry 1 0 6 1 3 0 N.Z. Driig 3 19 6 — N.Z. Fertiliser 1 0 2 1 0 9 N.Z. Newspapers 1, 15 9 1 18 0 N.Z. Refrigerating .. -— 1 1 9 • .North. Roller Milling — 1 9 0 Ditto (pref.) 1 1 6 1 3 0 Peters Ice (N.Z.).. 1 7 0 1 9 0 Prestige (pref.) 1 1 0 1 4 0 Robinson Ice Cream 1 2 0 1 4 G Sanford '' 0 2 6 0 3 0 Taranaki Oilfields .. 0 0 5 — Thames Theatre 0 5 0 — 0 Union Oil — 1 11 Wairakei 0 6 6 0 7 0 Whittome - Stevenson 0 14 0 — 6 Wilsons N.Z. Cement 2 1 9 2 2 Woolworths (N.Z.) 1 19 0 (pref) — Ditto (Sydney, 2nd 3 pref.) — T 6 United Provision — 0 15 0 N.Z. GOVT. LOANS Bonds. 15/1/37-40. 4 102 0 0 — Ditto. 15/2'43-40. 1 102 5 0 102 10 0 Ditto. 15/4/40-49. 4 102 0 0 103 15 0 Ditto. 15/0/52-55. 4 102 0 0 104 5 0 Stock, Mar, 39-43. 3% 102 10 0 — Ditto. Nov., 38-52, 3Va 102 15 0 — Ditto. Sep:, 39-43. 3 1 /, 102 10 0 — Ditto. May. 39-52. 3V, 102 IS 0 103 15 0 Ditto. 15/1/37-10. 4 101 15 0 — Ditto, 15/2/43-40, 4 102 0 0 — Ditto. 15/4/40-4* 4 102 10 0 103 15 0 Ditto. 15/6/52-55. 4 102 10 0 101 0 0 DEBENTURES City of Auckland. 1/1/44-47 103 0 0 — Henderson Town Bd., 1 / 5' 41 . . — 102 15 0 Ml! Eden, 1/4/49-54 103 0 0 — New Lynn. 1/9/40 . . 103 0 0 Takapuna. l/7'4f» 103 10 0 Amnl. Prick (Auck.), 1/3/44. 7V' 103 10 0 101 0 0 •" Ditto I Wrllington). 31/3/44. 7". 102 0 0 — Entrirnn. .10'9/41, 01 — 103 0 0 Oio'.n'ne Sliernfarnters, 31/8/41. <*- w , 101 10 0 — Baniiltnn Theatres, 1/1M0. 0 — 100 0 0