STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22657, 19 February 1937, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES

JHE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE AUSTRALIAN METALS RISE A substantial volume of business was again transacted on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday, a feature being 3' general rise in Australian metal shares. Trading was widespread. Firmer levels ruled for long-term Government loans, inscribed stocks selling well. In banks the recovery in New Zealands was maintained and prices were once moro lifted in dealing. Commercials also moved upward, while New South Wales were strong. Insurances were about unchanged. There we? a marked weakness in timber shares and dealing in Kauris, Rotoitis and Taupo Totaras was at cheaper rates. Auckland Gas continued easier and breweries were steady, with the exception of a slight decline in Now Zealands. Broken Hill Proprietary met with a ready sale Is higher at 80s. Values for Electrolytic Zinc advanced further, closing Is higher at 57s 9d. G. J. Coles ' again fluctuated, gaining 6d to £5 Gs 6<l, but buyers at the closo were offering £5 7s 3d. A forward move was made bv Morts Dock, while other Australian issues were firmly steady. Among Dominion industrials rises were recorded by Woolworths (New Zealand) and Sanford.

BRITISH WAR LOAN (Received February 19, C 1.5 p.m.) British Wireless RUGBY, Feb. 17 C . ar loan, 3J per cent, was quoted s > compared with £lO2 2s 6d yesterday.

' CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers £ s d £ 8 d BANKS Australasia 12 17 6 13 5 0 Commercial of Aus. 0 19 4 0 19 7 Ditto (pref.) .. 9 16 9 3 6 Eng., Scot. & Aus. 6 7 0 6 10 0 National of N.Z. Nat. A'asia. (pd.) 3 13 3 2 6 15 5 0 — New South Wales 36 0 0 36 30 0 New Zealand 2 0 9 2 10 D mortg., 20s pd. — 17 0 •Union of Australia 10 13 6 — INSURANCE National 0 17 11 0 18 2 New Zealand .. 3 14 3 19 South British 4 18 0 4 19 (1 Standard 2 IS 0 2 19 0 United 11- 5 0 — LOAN AND AGENCY Dominion Invest... 0 15 3 0 16 6 Farmers' Co-op. Anc (£5 pd.) 3 12 6 4 16 Ditto (£2 paid) — 10 0 Ditto (£1 paid) — 0 13 3 Ditto (A pref.) 12 0 — Ditto (B prr.f.) 110 — Goldsbrough • Mcrt 1 17 10 1 18 3 Newton King (pf.) 0 9 0 0 10 0 N.Z. A River Plate 0 18 6 — N.Z. Loan & Merc. 43 10 0 45 0 0 N.A. Farmers 0 2 0 0 3 0 Ditto <A pref.) — 0 18 3 Ditto (B pref.) 0 11 6 0 12 6 Traders' Finance — 0 15 0 Ditto (con.) 0 4 0 0 4 9 DMo (pref.) .. — 10 0 United Per. Bide. 10 0 (Auck.) — Wright, Stephenson 0 18 6 116 COAL Grey Valley 0 7 0 — Renown (pref.) .. 0-2 8 0 3 1, Taupiri — 0 15 6 West port-Stockton 0 18 GAS 0 2 0 Auckland (pd.) .. 10 9 113 Ditto (con.) .. — 0 16 9 SHIPPING Devonport Steam.. 10 0 — Huddart-Parker .. 1 IS 0 — North. Steam, (pd.) 0 4 9 0 5 0 Ditto (con.) 0 10 0 16 P. & 0. (def. stk.) 1 17 6 — Union Steam (pf.) 15 9 — TIMBER Bartholomew — 0 19 0 Kauri 13 6 14 0 Leyland-O'Brjen .. — 12 6 National 0. 10 0 0 12 6 Rotoiti 0 5 3 0 6 8 Taupo Totara 0 0 0 0 10 0 WOOL AND TEXTILE Oamarn — 110 BREWERIES C. L. Innes 15 6 1 10 0 Dominion 1 19 0 2 10 Ditto (pref.) .. 1 19 0 2 2 0 Ditto (rights).. 0 9 9 0 10 0 New Zealand 2 18 9 2 19 6 J. Staples — 1 17 0 Toohey's 1 16 6 1 17 0 Tooth's 2 16 9 2 17 6 • MISCELLANEOUS Anthony Hordern.. — 11S Entrican (pref.).. — 10 0 Australian Glass.. 4 12 6 4 15 0 Aus. Iron (pref.).. .1 6 10 17 4 Berlei (N.Z.) — 3 8 0 British Tobacco .. 2 12 6 2 12 10 Broken Hill Pty. 4 4 9 4 5 0 Ditto (con.) .. 3 12 3 3 13 6 Burns, Philp 3 18 0 — Bycroft, Ltd. 2 0 0 — Claude Neon (N.Z.) 1 11 0 1 12 0 Colonial Sngar .. 42 17 6 43 2 6 Consol. Brick 0 10 0 0 10 7 Dental and Medical — 0 12 a Dunlop - Perdriau 0 19 1 0 19 4 Electro. Zinc 2 17 6 2 17 9 Ditto (pref.) .. 2 18 6 2 19 0 Farmers' Trading Ditto (A pref.) 13 6 13 8 12 9 13 0 Ditto (B pref.) 12 0 12 6 Ditto (C pref.) — 10 9 G. J. Coles 5 7 3 6 7 9 Grey and Menziea 0 11 3 — Henry Jones • 2 6 6 2 7 0 K.D.V. Boxes (con.) 0 4 0 0 6 0 Ditto (paid) 0 10 0 — McKendrick Bros. (or<2.) 0 18 0 — Ditto (pref.) .. 0 38 0 10 6 Macky, Logan 1 2 « 13 0 Milne and Choyce 0 16 6 — Ditto (deb. stk.) 0 16 0 0 36 6 Ditto (pref.) .. 10 6 — M.K. Millinery .. 2 5 0 2 11 0 Ditto (con.) .. — 2 0 0 Morris Hedstrom.. 19 6 1 10 3 Morts Dock 0 14 2 0 14 5 National Electrical 0 14 6 0 15 6 New. Ak. Laundry 0 19 0 — N-Z. Drug 3 15 6 — N.Z. Fertiliser .. 0 19 9 10 3 N.Z. Newspapers.. — 2 0 3 J*-Z. Paper Mills.. 17 6 19 3 N.Z. Rofrig. (pd.) — 10 0 Ditto (con.) .. _ 0 0 0 North. Roller Mill. 116 12 6 _ Ditto (pref.) . . 119 — Palmer. Collins and Whitak'T 17 6 — Peter* Ice (N.Z.).. 14 0 19 0 Robinson Ice 12 0 — Sanford .. O 4 6 0 R 0 Ditto (pref.) .. 0 15 6 0 16 0 Sharland — 0 19 6 t Ditto (pref.) . . 0 18 6 — Taranaki Oilfields 0 2 8 0 2 11 Union Oil 10 6 —— JJairakei 0 0 0 Waldas Shoes 1 U 6 N.Z. Ompnt 1 IS 0 Wnolworfhs (N.Z.) 7 4 0 7 12 « Ditto (|>ref.) 1 18 3 Ditto (8yd., 1st ~ pri "~ ■ 1 18 0 —— Ditto (2nd pf.) 16 3 — r Ditto (Vic., pf.) 16 3 2 6 6 "• R. Carpenter 2 5 3 N.Z. GOVT. LOANS Bonds— 35/2/43-46. 4 . . 101 5 0 _ 15/4/1(5.49, 4 .. 102 15 0 103 10 0 - _ 15/6/52-55. 4 . . 103 0 0 103 10 0 Kural 15/0/47. 5 101 10 0 ... Stock— Mar., 39-43, 3 1 /, 101 0 0 101 15 0 Nov 38-52. 3V, 101 12 6 101 17 0 Sep., 39-13. 3 l /j 101 0 0 r— May, 39-52. 3'A 101 12 6 A 15/2/43-40, 4 . . 101 7 6 101 10 0 15/4/40-49, 4 . . 103 0 0 104 0 0 35/8/52-55. 4 .103 0 0 103 12 6 ( J 16/1/53-57, 3V» 98 0 0 C DEBENTURES Auck. Harbonr Bd., 2k 9/7/41 .. 101 0 i) 103 0 0 Ditto, 1952 .. 103 10 0 — A Ditto, 1057 . . 101 0 0 Wgton. Har. Bd.. ,28/2/40. r.'/j . — 100 0 0 Waitemata E.P.B 3/12/0-1 — 108 0 0 Ba y Plenty P.B.. . 1/10/57 . 103 0 0 108 0 0 Aiakarua Di. Bd.. . w , 1/8/11 — 100 10 0 Wgton. IIos. Bd., c w 14/0/43 Hauraki Plains, — KM 0 0 1/4/59 «t. Eden, 1/4/12 '■— 102 0 0 — 101 10 0 Amal. Brick (Ak.). 1/0/44, 7Mi .103 0 0 104 0 0 JJUto (Wgton.), n . 81/3/11, TV, . "l8borne Sheepfann- — 104 0 0 ®rs, 31/8/.11, ioo 0 0 —