STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22421, 18 May 1936, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES

JHE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE broken hills firm The investment market continues to jgffcct an improved position for indus- <• trial shares and a firm demand was maintained at the single call on the Auckland Stock Exchange on Saturday. Buyers renewed the previous day's offers for Government loans, but supplies were scarce and no business was doneInquiry for overseas banks was easier, offers for five issues being lowered. Bank of New Zealands changed ' bands -'3d loner at 4os 3d, at which jnore wen wanted Insurances- nu i with an irregular demand. New Zealands were available 3d lower at 60- Ski, and a parcel was secured at 60s. a drop of Gd. Among the industrials, Broken Hill Proprietaries were again in strong request. Offers were lifted by Is to 645, but holders retired. Following a sale

at 16s 3d, the current rate, Dunlop- ' Perdriaus were later unobtainable at that price. Hume Pipe iost Id in a transfer 'at 17s 2d. Breweries were fairly steady and New Zealands and Dominions sold at late rates. Wellington Woollens also were unchanged in dealing. Woolworths (New Zealand), eased slightly on the levels.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST Dividends— IJ ue Dental and Medical—.s p.c. . . To-dav Broken Hill Pty.—Half-yearly, If 3d -d share . May 20 Paper Mills—final, 4 p.c. . . May 20 northern Investna<?nt Trust—final, °rd., ?, p.c.; pref., 4 p.c. anrl . <1 PC. p. 3, May 20 Claude T\*eon Lights—int., 8 p.c. D.a . . May 21 Dominion Fertiliser—final, 4J p.c. May 20 Batik N.S W.—quarterly. 5a a „ sh«re . . . - May 27 |l-Z- final, 3 p.c. . . May 27 ptstport Cualr-int., fid a share May 28 rm ®r is Tradine—final. pref.. 5 3-5 p.c. . . May 30 Tnoth n Rrnveries— int.. 5 p.c. .. May ii. B«nk Abasia—flnnl. 2? p.c. May v?ry -Tones—in! . ftd a ghnr*. ■ .Time 1 Pernrtual Forests—final, 4 v w' , ' c * .. June 8 b'; Br»Tv»rips —final. 4 p.c. . Tune 10 ■Broken Hill South. 2s Pd a share .Tune 13 Jarn»rq Woollen—int.. 21 p.c. .. -Tune 15 kC-v C>d a share .. June 22 BT ® er '' Tradinir—final. ord., 5 Mining; House Concessions—final, y?J 2d t share • May 28

CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers £ e d £ s d , BANKS Australasia — 12 0 0 Com. of Australia .. 0 19 0 0 19 9 Ditto (pref.) ' 9 5 0 9 10 0 Eng.. - lC0t - a ? d Aub - 6 2 0 6 4 0 Rational of N.Z. 3 12 0 3 14 6 New South "Wales .. 32 15 0 33 5 0 Ditto (Syd. Ree.) 32 10 0 33 5 0 New Zealand 2 5 3 2 5 fc Ditto, D Mort., 20s pd. — 1 10 9 Union of Australia 9 14 0 9 18 6 INSURANCE National ■ ■ / — 0 19 0 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 0 9 Queensland 2 13 0 — 0 South British — i 10 LOAN AND AGENCY Abraham-Williams (pf.) — 4 5 0 Dalget? — 9 2 6 Dominion Investments 1 16 0 2 0 0 'Dominion In. and Bk. 0 16 9 0 17 9 Farmers' Co-op. Auc. (£5 paid) 4 5 0 4 13 0 Ditto (£2 paid) .. 1 8 0 — Ditto (£1 paid) .. 0 13 0 — Ditto (A pref.) 1 2 6 — Ditto (B pref.) .. 1 1 6 1 2 6 Goldsbrough-Mort 1 11 3 1 12 3 Mort. Corp. (10s pd.) 0 10 3 0 10 6 Nat. Mort. Agency (A) — 2 11 6 Newton-King - . 0 6 3 — N.Z. and River Plate — 0 17 0 N.Z. Guar. Corp. .. 0 5 0 — N.Z. Loan and Merc. 29 10 0 34 0 0 N.A Farmers' Co-op. (B pref.) Traders' Finance Corp. 0 10 6 — — 6 0 11 6 Ditto (con.) 0 3 0 4 0 Ditto (pref.) 0 16 9 0 19 6 0 United Per. Bldg. (Ak. } 0 19 0 1 3 COAL Pukemiro 1 2 9 — Renown .. • • O 10 4 0 10 9 Ditto (pref.) r . — 0 3 0 Taupiri. .. •• — 0 17 6 Ditto (pref.) .. 1 1 0 — Westpcrt . .. 1 2 0 1 3 3 0 Westport-Stockton .. 0 1 2 0 1 GAS Auckland 1 5 11 1 6 2 Ditto (con.) 0 19 0 — Gisborae — 0 10 6 'SHIPPING Devonport Steam 1 1 3 — Huddart-Parker — 1 17 6 Northern Steam. 0 6 6 0 7 1 Ditto (con.) 0 1 6 0 1 8 P and 0. (def. ,etk.) 1 3 0 1 5 0 TIMBER Kauri . — 1 4 0 Leyland-O' Brien 1 2 6 — National 0 14 3 0 16 0 Parker-Lamb — 0 2 0 Taupo l'otara Timber 0 9 9 0 14 Taringamutu . — 0 WOOL AND TEXTILE Kaiapoi. 0 11 10 0 15 u Ditto (con.) 0 5 10 — Oamana .. .. 1 1 6 1 2 6 Tatterslield .. > 1 5 r. — Wellington (pref.) — 6 6 0 BREWERIES C. L. Innes 1 3 0 1 o 0 Dominion .. 1 2 6 1 3 6 New Zealand 2 12 10 2 13 6 •j. Staples 1 13 6 — Tooth's 2 12 6 — MISCELLANEOUS Anthony Hordern 0 19 0 — Associated News (pf.) — 1 3 9 Australian Iron (pf.) — 1 5 0 Berlei (N.Z.) .. 2* 38 0 3 3 0 British Tobacco .. 2 0 3 2 1 0 Broken Hill Pty. . . 3 4 0 — Ditto (con.) , .. 1 17 0 — Burns-Phil p .. ' .. 3 9 0 — Bycroft, Limited 2 6 0 2 10 0 ' Claude Nebn (N.Z.) 2 0 0 2 2 6 Colonial Sugar 41 0 0 41 15 0 Consolidated Brick .. 0 9 10 0 10 0 David <1 ones 2 2 3 — Dental and Medical — 0 12 6 Dominion Fertiliser . 1 5 3 1 6 3 Donaghy's Rope , 2 11 0 — Dunlop-Perdriau 0 16 3 0 16 6 Drug Houses of A. 1 9 3 — Farmerji' Trading Co. 0 9 6 — Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 16 6 0 17 0 Gear Meat P. and F — 1 1 0 G. J. Cole? a lfi 6 3 18 6 Grey and Menzies .. 0 11 0 0 13 0 Hume Pipe 0 17 0 — Henry Jones Co-op. .. 2 0 0 — Bill and Plummer .. 0 19 0 1 2 0 K.D.V. Boscs (con.) — 0 4 6 Lewis Eady (pref.) .. — 0 19 0 McKendrick Bros. . - — 1 2 0 Macky-Losan .. , — 1 -o P Milne and Choyce 'debenture stoc!i\ 0 16 0 0 16 3 Dock and Engi. 0 9 4 0 10 0 New AkW. Laundry — 1 1 0 New Zealand Drug 3 17 0 — N.Z. Farmers' Fert. 1 0 6 1 1 3 •N.Z. Newspapers 2 2 9 — N.Z. Refrig . . 0 9 3 0 9 8 Northern Roller Mill. — 1 5 6 Ditto (pref.) 1 2 0 — Palmer, Collins and Whitaker . 1 4 0 — Peters IceCream (N.Z.) — 1 8 0 Robinson Ice Cream 1 1 3 1 3 6 6anford . .. . . 0 2 10 0 3 0 Ditto (pref.) 0 11 0 — 8harlan«i (pref.) .. — 1 1 0 Taranaki Oil . . .. 0 0 9 — ■Thames Theatre 0 5 6 — Union Oil, Soap .. 1 9 0 — Wairaktii 0 5 0 0 7 0 Whittonie-Stevenson 0 15 0 — Wilsons Cement 2 4 6 2 5 3 Woolworths (N.Z.) . . 7 0 0 7 7 6 Ditto 'Syd., 2nd pf.) — 1 5 3 yf,- R. Carpenter 1 IS — N.Z. GOVT. LOANS Bonds, 15/11/3S-41, 3V* 100 5 0 _ Ditto, 15/1/37-40. 4 102 5 0 — Ditto. 15/2/43-46, 4 103 10 0 — Ditto, lS/4'46-,49, 4 103 10 0 — Ditto, 15/6/52-55. 4 105 15 0 — btock, Mar. 39-13. 3V a 102 0 0 — Ditto. Nov. 3S-52, S'A 101 10 0 — Ditto, Rep. 30-43; 3% 102 0 0 — Ditto, May 39-52. 3% 101 10 0 ■ — Ditto, 15/11/33-41. 3 3 A 100 5 0 — Ditto, 15/1/37-40. i 102 r> 0 103 10 0 Ditto, 15/2/43-46. 4 103 15 0 — Dit'o, 15'4/40-40. 4 103 10 0 — Ditto, 15/6/52-5*. 4 105 15 0 —