STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22670, 6 March 1937, Page 11

STOCKS AND SHARES

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE TARANAKI OILS WEAKER A sharp drop in G. J. Coles and a further easing in Taranaki Oils were • features of the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday. Business continued active and dealing covered a wide range. Government loans sold well and there Was good support for local body debentures. In the banking section New Zealnnds gold at late rates. New South Wales moved up 5s to the high level of £36 15s where holders withdrew. Commercials of Australia, preference, also were firm. Insurances were quiet. Following the announcement of a reduced dividend, buyers of G. J. Coles came in at £5 Is. A sale was put through -7s cheaper at £5 2s, with more available. Taranaki Oils again weakened, dropping back Is 3d to 3s. There was a sligiit reaction in Dunlop-Perdriaus. Electrolytic Zincs were a shade firmer. After a reduction in limits by buyers of Broken Hill Proprietary, they withdrew offers. .Most of the Australian issues ' were steady. Dominion shares again were quiet", the only price alteration being a decline in Woolworths (N.Z.).

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST Dividends— Due Waldas Shoes —int., pref., 4 p.c. To-day ''Milburn Lime—int., 3% p.c. .. Mar. 10 Electrolytic Zinc —ord and pref. int., (5 p.c. .. Mar. 18 Buddart-Parkcr—final, pref., 3 p.c.; ord., 4 p.c. .. .. Mar. 20 Howa.rd Smith—final, 2/4 P-c. .. Mar. 23 Broken Hill South —quarterly, 1b a share .. . • • ■ Mar. 24 British Tobacco —quarterly. 2 p.c. .. .. • • • • Mar. 31 Dunlop-Perdriau—int., pref., 5 &'•: P-c.; ord.. 3 p.c Mar. 31 United Building (Clich.) —final, 2Vi p.c. .. •• Apl. 1 Bank Australasia —final. 4s Od . - a share . •• Apl. 2 V Milne and Choyco—int., pref., 0 p.c. p.a.; D pref., V p.c. p.a.; ord. and deb., I p.c. p.a. . . Apl. 10 Varra Falls—int.. Is a share .. Apl. 15 f 'G. J. Coles—quarterly, Od a bhare .. .. Apl. 15 A'f r. <

CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers £ s d £ s d BANKS Com. of Aust. 0 10 5 0 19 8 Ditto (pref.) .. 0 I (5 9 0 6 E., S. and A. .. Nat/ of N.Z. 6 8 6 6 10 0 3 1 0 8 2 6 Nat. of A'asia S (con.) . • New South Wales . 30 10 10 0 0 5 0 New Zealand 2 o 6 2 2 9 Ditto, D. Mort., 9 6 9 •203 paid Union of Aust. .. 1 5 1 10 10 0 11 5 0 INSURANCE National — 0 18 0 New Zealand 3 1 3 3 1 6 South British — 4 17 6 Standard — - 18 0 LOAN AND AGENCY Dominion Invest. & 15 9 0 16 0 Bank'• Assn. 0 Farm. Co-op. Auct. 3 17 (£5 paid) .0 — ,Ditto (£2 paid) 1 7 0 ■— 6 Ditto (£1 paid) 0 32 3 0 13 Ditto (A pref.) 1 o 0 ■— 0 Ditttf (B pref.) 1 1 0 1 2 Goldsbrough-Mort . 1 17 9 1 18 v 0 Newton King (pf.) — 6 0 9 9 N.Z. & River Plato 0 IS — N.Z. Guar. Corp. . 0 5 3 46 — 0 N.Z. Loan & Merc. — 0 N.A. Farm. Co-op. —- 6 0 2 9 Ditto (B pref.) 0 11 0 12 0 Traders' Finance . — 0 15 0 Ditto (con.) 0 4 O O 4 S Ditto (pref.) .. — 1 0 0 United Perm. Bldg. 0 (Auckland) 1 0 1 2 0 Wright-• Stephenson 0 IS 6 1 1 0 COAL , Grey Valley 0 7 0 0 8 6 Pukemiro .. — 1 1 0 Renown — 0 10 6 Taupiri 0 13 9 0 14 6 Ditto (pref.) .. 1 1 6 — 3 Westport-Stockton . 0 1 11 0 0 GAS Auckland (paid) .. 1 2 0 1 2 3 Ditto (con.) — 0 16 6 SHIPPING Devonport Ferry . 1 0 6 — Northern Steamship (paid) .. 0 4 10 0 5 0 Ditto (con.) 0 1 0 0 1 5 P. & 0. (def. stk.) 3 19 0 2 0 6 Union Steam (pf.) 1 5 10 — TIMBER Kanri' 1 3 2 1 3 3 Leyland-O'Brien .. — 1 2 6 National .. 0 9 6 0 10 6 Botoiti 0 5 0 0 6 0 Taupo Totara — 0 0 6 WOOL AND TEXTILE Kaiapoi, (paid) .. 0 34 0 0 14 0 -Ditto (con.) — 0 5 S , Yarra Falls — o 3 0 BREWERIES C. L. Innes 1 5 0 1 10 0 Dominion . 1 19 0 0 0 0 Ditto (new issue) 1 4 6 1 9 0 New Zealand 2 19 6 3 0 6 J. Staples . 1 14 0 — Toohey's 1 16 6 1 17 9 Tooth's o 15 6 2 16 6 MISCELLANEOUS Anthonj Hordern . 1 1 3 Entrican and Sims (pr?f.) — 1 0 0 Aust.' Glass 4 12 6 4 13 6 Aust. Iron & Steel (pref.) 1 7 9 1 8 3 Berlei (N.Z.) — 3 7 0 British Tobacco . o 12 9 2 13 3 Broken Hill Pty. . — 4 9 0 Ditto (con.) — 4 3 3 Bycroft, Ltd. — 2 2 0 Colpnial Sugar .. 42 15 0 43 0 0 Con. Brick & Pipe 0 10 1 0 10 6 Dunlop-Perdriau .. 1 0 2 1 0 9 Elec. Zinc . 3 o 6 3 3 0 Ditto (pref.) .. 3 3 0 3 4 3 Farmers' Trading . 1 1 0 1 3 6 Ditto (A pref.) 1 o 0 1 3 3 Ditto (B pref.) 1 2 0 1 2 9 Ditto (C pref.) — 1 0 9 Gen. Industries .. — 1 2 0 G. J: Coles 5 1 0 5 0 0 Grey and Menzies 0 11 0 0 32 3 Henry Jones — 2 5 9 Hill and Plummer — 1 1 6 Hume Pipe (Aust.) — 1 1 3 K.D.V. Boxes (con.) — 0 0 0 Ditto (paid) .. 0 11 0 — McKendritk Bros. . 0 18 6 — Ditto (pref.) .. 0 18 0 1 0 0 Macky, Logan — 1 3 0 Milne & Choyce . 0 10 6 — Ditto (drb. stk.) 0 10 3 0 17 6 Dittb (pref.) .. 1 1 6 1 3 0 Morris-Hedstrom . 1 10 0 1 10 3 Morts Dock — 0 15 2 NeWAuck. Laundry 0 19 6 1 1 0 N.Z.. Farm. Fert. . 1 0 0 — N.Z. Newspaper .. 1 17 6 2 0 0 N.Z. Paper Mills . — 1 9 0 N.Z. Refrig. (con.) 0 8 '5 0 8 8 Northern Roller . . 1 2 0 1 3 0 Palmer, Collins and ' Whitaker 1 7 0 — Peters Ice (N.Z.) . 3 4 0 1 9 0 Robinson Ice 1 2 0 1 3 6 Sanfard Ditto (pref.) .. 0 5 3 0 5 9 — 0 18 3 SbarlancT (pf.) 0 18 6 — Taranaki Oil 0 2 9 0 3 6 Wairakei 0 6 6 — United Provisions . — 0 11 3 Wilsons Cement . . 3 14 (3 1 15 6 Woolworths (N.Z.) 7 3 0 7 7 0 Ditto (Sydney), • ■ 2nd pref. 1 6 fl — Ditto (Vict.), pf. 1 6 0 — N.Z. GOVT. LOANS Bonds— 15/2/43--16, 4 . . —. 101 15 0 35/4/46-49, 4 ., 102 10 0 — 15/1/53-57, 3'A . — 99 5 0 StockMar., 30-43, 3Vi 301 5 0 101 15 0 Nov:, • 38-52, 3% 101 12 0 102 0 0 35/11/39-41, 3% — 102 0 0 35/2/43-4G, 4'.. 301 0 0 101 15 0 35/4/40-40, 4 .. 102 10 0 — 15/0/52-55, 4 .. 302 15 0 103 5 0 15/1/53-57, 3% . — 90 0 0 ■Commonwealth Bonds— 35/12/38 101 0 0 — . 15/11/11 3 00 15 0 — DEBENTURES Auck. Harb. Bd., 0/7/38'' . . . 101 5 0 v Ditto, p/7/30 . . — 102 0 0 Ditto, 0/7/41 .. 101 10 0 102 0 0 Ditto, 1048 .. 102 10 0 104 30 0 Ditto, 3053 100 0 0 Ditto, 1957 107 0 0 Wellington II.B., 28/2/40, 5/a, less 20 p.c. _ 104 0 0 Mount Eden, 1/4/4-2-47 1.04 0 0 Ditto, 1/4/47-52 105 0 0 Amal. Brick (Auck.), 3/3/44, 7Y, .. — 301 0 0 Ditto (Welling.), 0 31/3/44, 7 1 /, . —. 104 0 Gis. Sheepfarmers, 31/8/41. OVi -• 08 0 0 —