STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22412, 7 May 1936, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES

JHE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE FIRMER TREND IN LOANS i The firmer trend in levels for Government loans continued in the investment piarket on the Auckland Stock Exchange !yesterday. The 1939-43, 3} per cent ttocks were done at £lO2 ss. In one ijssue this' represented a gain of 27s 6d 'tiince March and in the other a loss of Js 6d only on cum interest dealing in February." The 4 per cent stocks had * improved, inquiry, but supplies were 'scarce. 1 Buyers returned to the market for jbanks, but the general tendency was easier. New Zealands continued to (decline, closing busing at 45s registering a drop of 6d. Buying limits for New 'Zealand Insurance dropped back after dealing-at the current rate. In continuance of the upward movement oilers lor Bycrofts advanced by £)d to Jti.s, but sellers were silent and jio business was done. There wore slight fluctuations in leveis for breweries, while .timbers had -a limited inquiry. A parcel 'of National Timbers, the accounts of 'which are duo shortly, changed hands I'd higher at. 14s 9d. Consolidated Bricks and Traders' Finance (7s 6d paid) were secured a't lower rates. Australian industrials were fairly active, the outstanding feature being a sale at 68s lid jn Burns, Philp, which were strongly sought. This price is 6s Sd above the sale" level in December. Dunlop Perdriaus added 5d in a transfer at 16s 2d, while Broken Hills were a shade cheaper.

BRITISH EXCHEQUER Revenue shows decline (Received May 6, 6.5 p.m.) British Wireless RUGBY, May 5 . The ltftest weekly Exchequer returns show that the total ordinary ev enue, excluding self-balancing items, ~~ *50,807,314, compared with In 6 at the corresponding date st year. Surtax alone among tho *revenue headings shows a .all increase, compared with the same tU «e last year. , ®o total ordinary expenditure, ex£W acq r,n f self-balancing items, is Bf'+i' compared with £52,773,290 iue corresponding date in 1935,

CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers £ s d £ s d BANKS 'Australasi^ 11 17 G 12 1 0 Commercial of Aust. 0 19 6 0 19 11 Ditto (pref.) 9 0 0 9 10 0 Ens., Scot, nnd Aus. 6 1 6 — Rational of N.Z. . . 3 12 6 3 15 6 Nat. of A'asia_ (con.) 7 5 0 7 11 0 JCew South AVales .. — 33 7 6 Ditto (Sydney res.) 33 0 0 S3 7 6 yew Zealand 2 4 6 2 5 3 D Mort., 20s paid 1 9 0 1 10 6 Union of Australia . . — 9 IS 0 INSURANCE National — 0 19 6 New Zealand .. .. 3 0 6 3 1 3 Queensland 2 15 6 — South British 4 S 0 4 11 6 Standard - 3 4 0 LOAN AND AGENCY Abraham & Williams (pref,) — 4 4 G Dalgety — 9 8 6 Dominion Investment — 0 17 9 Qfarmers' Co-op. Auct. (£5 paid) 4 4 0 — _ Ditto (£2 paid) .. 1 7 6 — Ditto (£1 paid) .. 0 13 0 — Ditto (A pref.) .. 1 2 6 — Ditto (B pref.) .. 1 1 6 — Goldsb.rough-Mort .. 1 11 0 1 11 9 Mortg. Corp. (10s pd.) 0 10 3 0 11 0 Nat. Mort. Ag. (A) — 2 12 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corp. — 0 5 6 N.Z. Loan and Merc. 23 0 0 84 0 0 Nth. Auck. Farmers' Co-op., (B pref.) 0 10 6 — I'raders' Fin. Corp. — 0 12 0 Ditto (con.) 0 3 3 0 4 0 Ditto (pref.) 0 16 6 1 0 0 JJnited Perm. Building (Auck.) 0 19 6 — JVTright - Stephenson 0 17 0 — Ditto (pref.) — 1 0 6 COAL Grey V*lley .. " .. — 9 0 12 0 Kenown .. • • 0 9 — Ditto (pref.) - .. 0 2 9 0 3 0 ffaupiri .. .. 0 17 6 0 IS 6 Ditto (pref.) 1 1 0 — [Westport , 1 1 9 1 3 0 CAS Auckland .. .. 1 5 10 1 6 2 Ditto (con.) .. 0 19 0 1 0 0 Christchurch .. 1 11 6 — fcrisborne — 0 10 6 SHIPPING Devonport Steam .. 1 1 0 — Huddart-Parker — 1 17 6 Northern Steam. .. 0 7 0 0 7 0 : Ditto (con.) 0 1 5 0 1 10 P. and 0. (def. stock) 1 3 6 1 5 6 •Union Steam (pref.) 1 6 3 — TIMBER Eaari .. •• 1 2 S a 3 0 Leyiand-O'Brien . • — 1 3 3 National .. •• 0 14 9 0 15 3 Parker-Lamb —- 0 2 0 Eotoiti ' — 0 7 3 laupo Totara 0 9 9 0 10 6 ffanngamutu — 0 14 0 WOOL AND TEXTILE £aiappi .. «• 0 14 10 0 15 9 Ditti (con.) 0 5 3 0 6 3 Oamaru , . • .. 1 0 6 1 2 6 Tatterafield .. • • .1 5 6 — Wellington .. — 6 3 6 BREWERIES C. L. Inn'es 1 2 0 1 5 0 Dominion .. • • 1 2 0 1 3 0 New Zealand .. • • 2 12 0 — J. Staples' .. •• JTooth's 1 13 0 1 15 2 — 2 12 6 MISCELLANEOUS Anthony Horden .. 0 19 0 0 19 S Australian Gla.s 4 7 6 4 10 0 Associated News 1 1 6 1 2 3 Australian Iron (pf.) — 1 5 6 0 Berlei (N.Z.) — 3 3 British Tobacco 1 19 0 — 0 Broken Hill Pty. .. 3 0 3 3 1 Ditto (con.) 1 15 6 1 16 0 Bums-Philp . . 3 8 6 — Bycroft, Limited 2 6 0 — Claude Neon (N.Z.) — . 2 2 6 Colonial Sugar — ?. 41 17 6 Consolidated Brick .. 0 9 0 9 11 Dental and Medical 0 12 6 Supply i— DT.C. (pref.) — 1 4 9 Dominion Fertiliser.. 1 5 9 1 6 0 Donaghy.'s Kope 2 11 6 — Duniop-Perdriau 0 16 1 0 16 3 Electrolytic Zino 1 17 0 1 18 0 Ditto (prefJ 1 19 6 2 0 3 Farmers' Trading Co. 0 9 5 0 9 6 Ditto (B pref.; .. 0 16 6 0 17 0 Gear Meat .. . . — 1 1 0 G. J. Coles .. 3 12 0 3 13 9 Grey and Menzies .. 0 11 0 0 12 6 Henry Jones . . . - 2 0 0 2 0 9 Eill and Flummer .. — 1 3 0 K.D.V. Boxes (con.) — 0 4 6 JlcKendrick Bros. . . — 1 2 0 llacky Logan . - 1 0 0 1 1 0 tliine and Choyce (debenture stock) 0 15 9 0 17 0 Morns Hedstrom 1 5 6 1 6 0 New Auck. Laundry — 1 1 0 ft-Z. Dru^ 3 16 6 — K Z. Fertiliser 1 0 5 1 0 9 Jj.Z. Newspapers 2 2 6 2 7 6 Northern Roller Mill. 1 4 6 1 6 0 Ditto (prefJ 1 1 6 — Palmer, Collins and Whitaker 1 4 C — Peters let (N.Z.) .. — 1 8 0 Kobni6on Ice Cream 0 19 6 1 3 6 Banford ... 0 2 11 0 3 2 Ditto (pref.) 0 11 0 — garland (pref.) 1 1 0 Taranaki Oil Fields 0 0 9 — lhames Theatre 0 5 G — Truth (N.Z.) pref. . . 1 3 0 "[airakei 0 7 0 N.Z. Cement 2 2 6 2 3 6 .Woohvorths (N.Z.) .. 5 17 0 6 0 0 Ditto (pref.) 1 14 6 — Ditto (Syd., 2nd pf.) — 1 6 0 N.Z. GOVT. LOANS Boncle. 15/11/38-41. 3 3 A 101 15 0 _ UHto. 15/1/37-40. 4 102 0 0 — Ditto, 15/2/43-46, 4 103 0 0 — Ditto. 15/4/40-49, 4 103 0 0 — „ Ditto. 15/0/52-55. 4 101 0 0 — Mar.. 39-43. 3Y, 101 10 0 ■Lhtto, Nov., 3S-52, 3Va 102 12 6 —, Ditto, Sep.. 39-43, 3V a 101 10 0 — Ditto, May, 39-52. 3'/ a 102 12 6 — 15/14/33-41, V/. 101 15 0 — Ditto. 15/1/37-40. 4 102 0 0 102 10 0 ('"to. 15/2/43-46. 4 103 5 0 — iy 'o< 15/4/46-49, 4 103 0 0 — Ul tto, 15/6/52-55. 4 104 5 0 105 0 0 > DEBENTURES •ft. Albeit, 1/7/60 .. 103 10 0 106 10 0 A aa!. Brick (Auck.), l'3 / 44. 1% Ditto (A\ pllington). 100 0 0 — t 31/3/44. 7-/, ' . . w's nr.e Sherpfarmers, 93 0 0 99 10 0 81/8/41, 6'/ 3 99 0 0 102 0 0