STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22767, 29 June 1937, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE

METALS AGAIN IMPROVE

Interest centred round industrials in the investment market on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday. Business was fairly active, and. although there were a few isolated declines, the general tone was stronger. A feature was the continued recovery in metal shares. Among the banking issues New Zealnnds were strong. Business passed 3d higher at -lis <id, while more were wanted at -lis Gd without attracting holders. There 'w as a good demand for Commercials of Australia at late rates. Insurances were active and New Zealand* eased slightly. South British sold at current levels, while Nationals were keenly sought ;it an advance. In the metal issues Broken Hill Proprietary and Electrolytic Zincs both made forward movements on a strong market. Australian Glass also moved lip, while Ouulop-Perdriaus were strong. G. J. Coles were marked down. Among the Dominion issues llsous Cement improved slightly.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS

QUOTATIONS FOR SILVER

British Wireless RUGBY, June 20 Silver was quoted to-day at 19Jd an °z. spot and 19 10-16 d forward, coinPared with 19 13-1 Gel and 19; d vestcr-

hill and plummer, ltd. The report and balance-sheet of Hill a, id Plummer, Limited, were adopted a t the annual meeting of shareholders yesterday. Mr. G. H. Plummer presided. Flie dividend recommended, 6 Per cent for the year, unchanged, was proved by flic meeting. Mr. T. U. AN ells was re-elected to tho board.

Buyers Sellers £ s d £ s d BANKS Australasia 12 12 0 0 18 6 Commercial of Aus. 0 18 3 Ditto (prrf.) 9 0 0 Ene., Scot, Aus, 0 5 0 3 4 3 National of X.Z. National of A'a.-ia (con.) . . 7 2 0 7 3 6 Kcw South "Wales 35 7 6 35 15 0 Krw Zealand 2 4 (j Ditto (D Mortjt.,' -Os paid) 1 6 0 Union of Australia 10 12 0 10 IS 0 INSURANCE ' .National 0 17 0 0 17 S 3 0 (l 4 16 0 New Zealand 3 5 (i South British •1 i .-> 0 Standard 2 17 0 2 10 0 LOAN AND AGENCY Abraham - "Williams (pref.) 4 r> 0 4 15 0 Dominion Invest... 0 15 3 0 16 0 Farm. Co-op. Auc.« (Co paid) •I 4 0 4 10 O Ditto (i.1 paid) 0 13 111 0 14 0 Ditto (A pref.) 1 2 0 Ditto (B pref.) 110 1 2 0 Goldsbrousrh - Mort 1 i.-> 0 117 (1 N.Z. vt River Plate (l 10 6 N.Z. Guar. Corp. — 0 5 6 X.Z. Loan <t Merc. •13 0 0 47 0 0 Nth. Auck. Farml Co-op. — 0 3 3 Traders' Finance.. 0 13 0 Ditto (con.) 0 4 3 0 4 8 United Perm. Build- ' in? (Auck.) . 10 0 110 COAL Grey Valley — 0 13 0 ' Kaitansrata 113 _ ftenown 0 10 <i 0 12 0 Ditto (pref.) 0 2 8 0 3 O Taupiri 0 15 3 0 15 !l Westport - Stockton — 0 2 8 Ditto (pref.) GAS 0 1 S Auckland (pd.) . . 113 1 1 0 Ditto (con.) 0 15 0 0 16 0 SHIPPING Devonport Steam.'; 1 O 10 0 10 3 Howard Smith 1 1 3 — Huddart-l'arker .. 1 17 0 —. Ditto (pref.) 17 0 — Northern Steamship (paid) 0 3 0 0 4 0 Ditto (con.) — 0 1 3 P. & 0. (dcf. stk.) 110 6 2 0 0 TIMBER Leyland-O'Brien .. 0 10 6 National .. ., 0 10 0 v Oil 0 Taupo Totara — 0 0 1 WOOL AND TEXTILE Kaiapoi < pd.) 0 13 3 0 13 0 Ditto (con.) 0 4 3 0 5 6 Oainaru — 0 10 0 BREWERIES C. L. Innes (ord-K — 1 12 0 Ditto (pref.) .. — 17 0 Dominion 2 3 0 2 4 0 Ditto (pref.) 2 3 0 2 5 0 Ken- Zealand 2 8 0 — Ditto (rights) .. 1 2 0 — J. Staples Toohey's 2 10 0 2 11 0 — 1 13 6 Tooth's — 2 15 6 Tui — 2 18 6 MISCELLANEOUS A. J. Entrican & Sims (pref.) — 1 0 0 Australian Glass 4 11 (1 4 12 0 Eerlei (X.Z.) ..' — 3 7 0 British Tobacco . . 2 0 0 2 10 6 Broken Hill Pty. 4 10 4 16 Ditto (con.) 3 It 0 3 17 0 Bycroft. Limited 2 10 — Claude Neon (X.Z.) — Ill 0 Ditto (rights) .. -- 0 5 0 Colonial Suerar . > 46 15 0 47 0 0 Consolid. Brick & Pipe 0 7 3 - 0 8 0 Dental & Medical Supply 0 10 6 0 13 0 Dunlop - Perdriau 1 2 4 1 3 0 Electrolytic Zinc .. 2 10 8 2 17 O Ditto (pref.) Farmers' Trading . 2 17 o 2 18 3 10 0 112 Ditto- (A pref.) 1 2 0 —■ G. J. Coles 5 2 0 5 2 6 Grey and Menzies 0 12 0 — Hill and Plummer (ex div.) — 1 2 0 Hume Pipe (Anst.) — 0 10 6 K.D.V. Boxes (pd.) 0 11 0 0 15 0 (con.) 0 3 0 0 6 0 Macky Logan 12 0 1 3 0 Milne and Choycs (ord.) o in o — Ditto (deb. stk.) 0 10 9 0 IS 0 Ditto (B pref.. 7 p.c.) 13 6 14 3 M.K. Millinery . , -— 2 11 0 Morris Hedstrom .. — 1 10 9 i Morts Doc< 0 111 6 Oil (l New Auck. Laundry — 110! N.Z. Drue . j — 3 14 n > N.Z. Fertiliser . . 10 0 1 1 3 1 N.Z. Newspapers . . 115 0 117 0 North. Roller Mill. 110 — Ditto (pref.) — 13 0 Palmer. Collins A Whitaker 17 6 — Peters Ice (N.Z.) — 10 6 Kadio (103(1) 13 6 15 0! fianford 0 5 6 0 (> 3 Ditto 'pref.) 0 15 0 0 18 0 Rharland — 0 10 6 Taranaki Oil 0 4 1 0 4 2 Union Oil. Soap' A Candle i r, o — "Wilsons X.Z. Cement 10 3 1 0 6 TVnnlu'orths (N.Z.) — 6 2 6 Ditlo (richls) .. 1 5 0 5 0 0 Ditto (Sydney, 1st pref.) 2 0 0 — Ditto (Syd. 2nd 1 0 0 pf.) . . 1 7 6 Victoria Xyanza.. 0 17 3 0 18 0 N.Z. GOVT. LOANS Bonds— 15/7/39-11, a . . 07 10 0 — 15/1/53-5T, nvj BO 10 0 — j'Vi i /ok. 11. nv, i oo o o — 15/2/13.10, 4 . : ]o: 3 10 0 — I-''!Mo-to. 4 .. 1" 3 1(1 O — 1.V0/52-55. 4 . . 1(1.'! 5 0 — 6 took — i-v7'r:n-ii, 3 . , „■ 7 10 0 — ■ •>/17 oo to o — I.VI l/:ss.|'| ;;1' KM) 5 0 — 15/2/13.40, 1 . . 10: } 10 0 101 5 0 l-">/t/|(i-l!». 4 . . — lot 0 0 l">/0/52-55. .< ,. u»r? o o 103 7 o Mar., 39-43, |H2 (i 0 — Nov., 3S-.V2, x> 102 7 « — •Sep., 3943, mt. > r> o — May, 39-52, :v/ 2 1 ()'_ ! 7 6 r DEBENTURES Auck. Hnrb. Bd„ . 9/7/."18 . . .107 0 0 — .Ditto,. 0/7/I t . KM 0 0 106 10 0 City of Auckland^. 1/1 '14 (I [(>) . . ion ; io o — ; ill. Eden. 1/4/12-47 — 101 10 0 Arual. Hrick (Auck.), . 1 I'H t 1 . 7' ; .. 00 10 0 Ditto CWellins:.), 'il /:?/1 J. 7 1 . j. . — 00 0 0 Oish'ne Sheepfarmerj 31/8/il, (;'• a . i(if) 0 o —