STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22413, 8 May 1936, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE

ADVANCE in taupiri coal

Turnover was well maintained' in the investment market on the Auckland Stork Exchange yesterday. Values generally showed a slight easing although Taupiri Coal shares showed ' marked firming, following on the announcement of the payment of an ordinary dividend few holders of Government loans entered the market, but offers for most ; ssU es closed firmer. In the banking section New Zealand* again sold at the reduced rate of -I.V hut levels were raised during the day. Now South Wales (Sydney ivgi>ier) "ere secured 7s 6d cheaper at £:W. Other issues ve re steady or strcusirr. New Ze:i!:iml Insurance shares 10-t grnuiul. selling 2d lower at tit's 10J. Taupiri Coals moved up Is ;ld to 18s 3d, at which price more were available. Auckland Gas were active and transfers were made at 2(>s and 06s Id. losses of 2d and Id, respectively. The 15s paid issue changed hands 9d higher at 19s 6d. After a sale at recent advanced levels. Northern Steam dropped Id to 6s lid. Timbers had a fairly good inquiry, but both Kauri and Leylaml-O'Brien were secured at lower rates. Woollens were firmer, Kaiapois continuing to improve and gaining lid on sale at 15s 6d, while Wellington Woollens moved up 13s 6d to £6 4s 6d on the last sale about a month ago. In continuance of a decline in Consolidated Bricks, a parcel changed bands 2d lower at 9s 7d. Macky Logans failed to maintain a recent sharp rise, falling back 3d to 20s 6d. Wilsons Cement recovered, selling 6d dearer at 43s 6d. A gain of 2s was made by Woolnorths (N.Z.), in dealing at £5 18s.

✓ PORTUGUESE BANK RATE LISBON. May. 6 The Bank'of Portugal has reduced bank rate from 5 to 4£ per cent.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers £ s d £ s d BANKS Australasia 11 IS 0 12 0 0 Commercial of Aus. 0 19 6 1 0 0 Ditto (pref.) 9 2 0 9 10 0 Eng.. Scot, and Aus. 6 2 6 G 5 0 Rational of N.Z. — 3 15 0 >*at. of A'asia. (con.) 7 5 0 7 11 0 New South 'Wales.. — 33 33 10 0 ' Ditto (Syd. Re?.) — 7 6 New Zealand 2 4 10 2 5 10 3 D Mortg., 20s paid 'Union of Australia.. 1 S 6 1 0 — 9 16 0 INSURANCE National — 0 19 6 New Zealand,. S 0 9 3 1 3 Queensland 2 15 0 — South British 4 S 0 4 11 6 Standard — 3 4 0 LOAN AND AGENCY Abraham,& Williams (pref.) — 4 4 0 Dalgety .'. — 9 S 6 Dominion Invest. . . 0 16 6 0 17 9 Farmers' Co op. Auc. (£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 • — Goldsbrough-Mort .. 1 11 0 1 11 9 Mort. Corp. ' (10s rd.) 0 10 5! 0 10 9 National Mortg. (A) — o 12 0 N.Z. Guarantee — 0 5 fi N.Z. Loan and Merc. 23 0 0 34 0 0 Traders' Finance — 0 12 0 Ditto (con.) O 3 4 0 4 0 Ditto (pref.) 0 17 6 1 0 0 United Perm/ Buildins (Auck.) 0 19 6 — Wright - Stephenson 0 17 0 1 — Ditto (pref.) - 0 6 COAL Grey Vailey . . 0 9 0 13 0 Renown 9 — Ditto (pref.) 0 2 9 0 3 0 Tiupiri 0 18 0 0 18 3 Ditto (pref.) I 1 0 — ' 'Westport 1 2 3 1 1 9 "Wes'.port - Stockton 0 0 11 — i CAS AncMand 1 5 11 1 G 1 Ditto (con.) 0 19 6 0 19 10 Christchurcb 1 12 3 - Gisborne — 0 10 6 SHIPPING Devonport Steam t 1 0 — Howard Smith 0 16 0 IS 0 Huddart-Parker, — 1 17 6 Northern Steam. 0 c ii II 7 , 0 Ditto (con.) , 0 1 5 0 1 9 P. & 0. (def. stock) i a r. 1 5 3 Union Steam (pref.) 1 6 3 — TIMBER Kauri 1 2 ii 1 3 3 Leyland-O'Brien — J 3 3 National 0 14 3 0 15 6 Parker-Lamb — 0 2 0 Eotoiti • 0 7 3 Taupo Totara 0 9 10 0 10 6 Tarineamutu — 0 14 0 • WOOL AND TEXTILE Kaiapoi 0 14 6 — Ditto (con.) 0 5 9 0 6 4 Oaraaru .. 1 0 e 1 2 6 Tattersfield .. .. 1 5 5 — Wellington — 6 3 6 Yarra Falls — 2 1 0 , BREWERIES C. L. Innes . . 1 2 0 1 5 0 Dominion 1 1 9 1 3 0 New Zealand 2 12 3 2 12 9 Tooth's J. a ii 11 2 12 3 MISCELLANEOUS Anthony Hordern . 0 19 0 — Australian Glass 4 8 9 4 9 6 BerleitNZ.) 3 3 0 British Tobacco 1 19 3 2 0 0 Broken Hill I'ty. . -. 3 0 9 8 I 0 Ditto (con.) 1 15 8 1 16 0 Bycroft, Ltd. . . 2 6 0 — Claude Neon ' (N.Z.) — 2 2 6 Colonial Sugar (ex diO 40 15 0 41 5 0 Consolidated Brick. . 0 9 6 0 9 10 Dental and Medical. . — 0 12 6 Dominion Fertiliser. . 1 5 6 1 6 0 Donaghy's Rope 2 11 6 — Dunlop Perdriau 0 IB 0 0 16 3 Ditto (pref.) 1 11 0 — Electro. Zinc . . 1 17 0 — Ditto (pref.). Farmers' Trading ... . 1 19 6 1 0 0 0 9 5 0 9 6 Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 IB 6 0 17 0 Gear Meat. 1 1 0 G. J. Coles ' 3 13 0 3 14 6 Grey & Menziea 0 11 0 0 12 6 Hume Pipe . . 0 16 6 — Henry Jones 2 0 6 Hill fc Piummer — 1 3 0 K-D.V. Boxes (con.) 0 4 6 McKeuclrick Bros. . . 1 9 0 Ditto (pref.) 1 1 0 — M*cky. Logan 1 0 0 1 1 0 Milne and Choyce (deb. 0 stock) 0 15 9 0 17 Morris. Fedstrom 1 5 6 1 6 0 Auck. Laundry 1 1 0 N.Z. Drug . 2 Ifi tj — |".Z. Fertiliser 1 0 4 1 n 9 £ Z. Ne<v=r>aperR 2 'i r. 1 6 0 North. Rollpr Milling 1 4 3 1 5 9 Ditto (pref ) 1 1 fi — Palmer. C nil ins and _ Whitaker . . Peters Ice fX.Z.t.. 1 4 B — 1 X n Jobintnn Ice Cream osnfnrd . . 0 19 6 1 3 fi O 1 11 n 3 3 Ditto (pref.) . . Bharland (nref ) . . 0 11 n n 1 1R J 0 0 Taranaki Oilfields . . 0 0 9 — Tt8mes Theatre 0 5 6 Truth f\ Z ). 'pref.. . 1 3 0 Wairakei n 7 0 N.Z. Cement 1 3 0 2 3 9 Wr>M worths 'N.Z.).. 5 17 n 6 0 0 Ditto (pref.) . . 1 14 R — Ditto (Sydney, 2nd 0 Pref.) — 1 6 N.Z. GOVT. LOANS Bonds, 15/11/38-41. 3 3 A 101 17 6 — D'.Ho, 13,1 :57-10. 4 102 0 0 — Ditto. 15/2/43-41',. 4 103 5 0 — Ditto. 15/4/411-19. 4 103 5 0 — _ Ditto. 15'0/52-55. 4 1(14 5 0 — Stock. Mar., :;:i 43. 3" a in! 15 i> — Ditto. Nov.. 30-52. 3* 7 102 15 0 — Ditto. S'. p., ;:i)-43, 3V 3 101 J 5 t) — Ditto, May. 33-52. 3V, 102 15 0 — Ditto, 16/11/38-41, 3*4 101 17 6 — Ditto, 15/1/37-10. 1 102 0 i) 102 10 0 Ditto. 15/2/43-46. 4 103 5 0 — Ditto. 15<4/46-49, 4 103 5 0 — Ditto, 15/6/52 55. 4 101 5 0 — DEBENTURES Auck. Har. Board. 9/7/55 Hamilton, 1/7/54 106 0 0 109 0 0 10ii 0 0 Mt. Albert, 1/7/60 . . 101 0 0 — «t. fioskill, '30/9'Go 104 0 0 106 0 0 Amal. Brick (Auck.), 1/3/44, 7Vj 100 0 0 — "" Ditto (Wellington). 31/3/44, 7 1 /, 93 0 0 99 10 0 vrlsborne Sheenfarmers, 10 31/8.41. GV, 99 0 0 101 0