STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22402, 24 April 1936, Page 11

STOCKS AND SHARES

j HE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE INDUSTRIAL ISSUES ACTIVE Upward movements predominated in a fairly steady volume of business in the investment market on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday. Bt.siness was pract/cally monopolised by industrial shares and those of a nuniier of leading companies registered substantial gains. There was steady inquiry around late rates for Government loans. Bank;, too, showed only slight variations. Unions were secured unaltered at £9 16s. A rise of 3d took place in Taupiri Coals on sale at 17s 3d and laupo Totara Timbers wero lifted Is 3d in business at 9s 6d. There was dealing in Northern Steams and Mosgiol Wools {it unchanged levels. Breweries generally were firm and New Zcalancls improved 3d to change hands at 52s 3d. Miscellaneous industrials were freely dealt in and only in one instance did values move unfavourably. By: Tofts, with a gain of 4s since the last business, were taken at 455, and Woolworths (X.Z.) advanced 7s 6d on sale at £5 los. Wilsons Cements were also definitely firmer and had sale Is deafer at 435. Consolidated Bricks and Farmers' Tradings advanced Id and Morris Hedstroms moved up 2d. Two parcels of Claude Neons (N.Z.) were released. 6d cheaper at 425.

Auck. Harbour Bd., 9/7/41 . . .. 102 0 0 U'tto, 9/7/44 . . 104 0 0 Auck. /Hospital Bd., l/G/49 .. VTaiuki!. 2/12/62 . . Amnl. Brick (Auck.), 1/3/44, IIAl l A . . 99 0 0 ICO 10 0 Ditto/ (Wellineton), 31/3/44, 7 1 /, -• SG 0 0 ICO 0 0 Gisborne Rheenfarmera. 31/8/41. G% . . 98 0 0 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST Dividends— Duo ■Dominion Pictures—int., pref., 3 P.c.; ord.. 21 p.c kpril oO Northern Roller Mills final pref., 5 1-5 p.c. p.a.; ord., 2 p.c. . . . . . . • . April 30 United Building (Akld.) —int., 2$ p.c April 30 Timaru Brewery—final, 31 p.c. April Be.«erve Bank—s p.c May 1 E.S. 'and A. Bank—int., 21 p.c. May 1 Aus. Iron and Steel—pref., halfyear to May 1, 1932. 33 P.c. May 1 Bank of Adelaide—int., 4 p.c... May G Martha Gold Mining Co.—final. Is a share, tax free . . May 8 ohar)and and Co.—int., ord. and pref., 2J p.c May 11 Macky. Logan. Caldwell—final, p.c. .. .. .. May 12 Mosgiel Woollen—int.,, 4 p.c. . . May 13 National Insurance—int., 4d a share .' May 15 Broken Hill Pty.—Half-yearly, Is 3d a share .. .. .. May 20 Henry Jones—int., 6d & share.. June 1

CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers iiellers £ s d £ s d 7 BANKS Commercial _ of *Aus. 1 0 1 :i o G Ditto (pref.) — il 10 0 Eng., Scot, and Aus. 6 4 6 National of 2s.Z. 3 14 G 11 15 9 New South Wales.. 33 5 0 New Zealand 2 6 0 !! G 3 D Mortg., 20s paid 1 8 0 Reserve of N.Z. 6 10 0 (i 11 9 Union of Australia.. 9 12 6 It! 0 0 INSURANCE National 0 19 0 1 New Zealand 3 0 9 II 2 0 Queensland . . . . 2 115 0 South British 4 11 0 — Standard 3 2 0 » — LOAN AND AGENCY Dominion Invest. 0 16 6 H 17 9 Farmers' Co-op. Auc. (£5 paid) 4 2 G •?■ 10 0 Ditto (£2 paid) . . 1 7 0 Ditto (£1 paid) . . 0 13 0 _ Ditto (A pref.) .. 1 2 6 Ditto (B pref.) . . 1 1 6 Go!dsbrough-Mort . . 1 11 6 12 0 Mort. Corp. (10s pd.) 0 10 0 National Mort?. (A) 2 10 0 !J 11 6 Newton .King (pref.) 0 5 0 N.Z. Guarantee II S 10 N.Z. Loan and Merc 28 0 0 31 0 0 N.A. Farmers 0 9 6 VI 3 0 Ditto (A pref.) . 0 14 6 Ditto (B pref.) . 0 11 0 i) 13 G Traders' Finance — II 12 0 Dt'o (-con.) 0 s 6 . <> 4 6 Ditto (pref.) 0 17 0 .1 0 0 United Perm. Build ins (Auck.) 1 0 0 —« Wright - Stephenson 0 17 G Ditto (pref.) — L 0 3 COAL Grey Valley .. ) 12 6 Pukemiro .. .. 1 3 0 _ Renown .. > . 0 9 9 _ Ditto (pref.) 0 'i S ) 3 0 Taupiri 0 16 9 ) 18 0 ; Ditto/(pref.) 1 1 0 Westport - Stockton 0 0 11 i) 1 3 GAS 'Auckland 1 G 0 :i g 6 Ditto (con.) 0 IS 9 Giabcrne / — 0 10 a SHIPPING Dcvonport Steam .. 1 1 0 :t 2 0 Northern Steam. 0 6 8 0 7 0 Ditto (con ) 1) 2 3 P. & O. (def. stock) 1 3 S t 5 6 TIMBER Kauri 1 4 3 Leyland-O'Brien 1 4 6 National .. .. 0 13 6 D 14 6 9 Parker-Lamb 0 1 Rotoiti ., 0 6 0 0 7 3 Taupo Totara 0 9 5 3 9 9 Taringamutu — D 14 0 WOOL AND TEXTILE Kaiapof 0 14 6 Ditto (6on.) 0 5 6 0 6 3 Ditto (pref.) .. 0 18 0 Tattersfield 1 ~5 6 Wellington 5 12 6 — BREWERIES C. L. Innes 1 2 0 1 3 8 Dominion' 1 1 0 1 3 0 New Zealand •* .. 2 11 9 2 12 3 J. Staple's 1 13 9 Tin>aru 0 14 3 — MISCELLANEOUS Anthony Hordern .. 0 19 6 „ 1 0 8 Australian Glass Aus. Iron (pref.) 4 4 1 5 0 0 4 6 1 6 0 g Berlei (N.Z.).. 2 15 0 British Tobacco 1 19 9 2 0 8 Broken Hill Pty. .. 2 19 6 0 0 0 Ditto (con.) 1 15 3 1 16 0 Bycroft, Limited 2 3 0 2 8 0 Claude Neon (N.Z.) 2 1 G 2 2 0 Colonial Sugar 41 15 0 42 0 0 Consolidated Brick . . 0 9 10 0 10 0 Dennis Lascelles 0 15 0 Dental and Medical 0 12 6 Dominion Fertiliser 1 4 G 1 .5 6 Donnghy's Rope 2 10 0 Dunlop-Perdriau 0 15 4 0 15 % Farmers' Trading .. 0 9 5 0 9 6 Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 16 3 0 17 8 G. J. Coles .. 8 10 9 8 12 3 Grey if Menzies .. 0 11 0 0 12 0 Henry Jones 1 19 9 Hill & Plummer . . 0 19 .0 1 4 0 K.D.V. Boxes (con.) 0 4 0 Mason, Struthers .. 0 14 3 McK<>ndrjck Bros. .. — 1 2 0 Ditto < (pref.) 1 1 0 1 6 0 Macky.-' Logan 1 0 0 1 2 0 Milne & Choyc© (deb. stock) 0 16 0 0 17 0 Morris. Hedstrom .. 1 5 7 — N.Z. Drug .. 3 15 6 .— N.Z. Fertiliser 1 0 0 1 0 9 N.Z. Newspapers 2 2 3 2 3 0 N Z. Refrig. (con.).. 0 9 4 0 10 0 Noithern/Roller Mill.' X 4 0 1 6 3 Palmer; Collins & Whitaker 1 4 6 — e Peters Ice (N.Z.). . — 1 8 Robinson Ice Cream — 1 4 0 Sharland (pref) — 1 1 0 Taranaki Oilfields . . 0 0 6 — Thames Theatre 0 5 6 — Union Oil 1 9 3 —* Wairakei 0 7 0 Wilsons N.Z. Cement 2 2 6 — Wool worths (N.Z.).. 5 13 0 5 17 6 Ditto (pref.) 1 14 6 1 15 6 Ditto (Sydney. 1st 1 19 Pre/.) 1 18 0 6 Ditto (2nd pref.).. — 1 6 0 N.Z. GOVT. LOANS Bonds. 15/11/38-41. 3% 102 10 0 Ditto, 15/1/37-10. 4 101 17 6 — Ditto. 15/2/43-4G, 4 102 15 0 — Ditto. 15/4/40-49, 4 102 0 0 102 15 0 _ Ditto, 15/6/52-55. 4 103 5 0 — Stock. Mar , 39-43, 3% 100 10 0 — Ditto. Nov., 38-52, 3% 102 10 0 — Ditto. Sep.. 39-43. 3% 100 10 0 — Ditto., 15/1/37-40, 4 102 0 0 103 0 0 Ditto? 15/2/43-40, 4 102 15 0 — Ditto. 15/4/40-49. 4 102 0 0 — Ditto. 15/G/52-55. 4 — 103 10 0 DEBENTURES