STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22864, 20 October 1937, Page 11

STOCKS AND SHARES

PTHE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE WEAKNESS DEVELOPS AT CLOSE A further relapse in values for metal fcliares marked operations on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday. Fallowing a slight improvement last week, metals opened weaker, while later in the day there was a flurry of dealing ns sellers lowered their limits. Broken Hid Proprietary, dropped Is on sale, while weakness was evident in Electrolytic Zincs'. Other sections of the market were irregular. In banks Commercials of Australia moved up strongly, but receded just as rapidly, finishing at late rates. In spite of a higher dividend. [Nationals of Australasia, £.3 paid, were marked down. New Zcalands continued active on a stronger market. Insurances uere steady. The classified issues were quiet. British Tobaccos dropped sharply at the close. After a slight improvement, G. «f. Coles closed weaker. Dominion issues were quiet, but remained comparatively steady. / *

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST Piv idends Due McKendrick Bros. —T'/ 2 P-c. P-n. To-day ■Arso—No. 11, Id a share .. To-day Guarantee Corp.—final, '_' d a share Oct. 20 South British final. Is od a share . . . . • . Oct. 128 British Tobacco —pref, quarterly, •i'a p.e. p.a. . . . . • • Oct. 30 Drug Houses (Aust.) —final, 3'A p.c. ~ i Oct. 30 Macky, Logan—int., 5 p.c. p.a. Nov. 1 Bank of Adelaide —int., 'J'/ 2 p.c. ?*ov. 3 Dominion Pictures—final, ord., 'J l /i p.c.; pref., 3 p.c. • . ?*ov. TO Riirns, Philp—int., Is a share Nov. 15 Broken Hill Pty.—half-yearly, Is a share .. •• Nov. 17 Nat Bank A'asia —int., 0 p.c. p.a. Nov. -1 Bank of New' Zealand—int., ord., Is a share; D mortgage, ;r; p.c Dec. 11 Calls— ' Golden Crown—third, 3d a share, making Pd paid .. Oct. 30 farmers' Trad.—allotment March 17. 2nd. 2s a share .. .. Oct. 30

CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers A S d £ s d BANKS 6 5 0 0 10 0 Australasia /'. . — 11 1(1 0 3 Com. of Australia 0 17 1 o 17 Ditto (pref.) .. 9 S 0 0 12 U Com. of Sydney . 'Jo 0 0 Eng., Scot, and Aust. S 0 12 G G Rational of X.Z. . 18 3 0 19 Nat- of A'asia (con.) . , New South wales G IS (i 17 4 n 32 l."> 0 33 15 0 10 New Zealand 2 3 1) ;; Union of Australia 9 !) 0 9 12 0 'INSURANCE National O IT <1 0 18 1 G New Zealand 3 3 H 3 4 Queensland 2 9 0 South British •1 13 9 4 14 3 Standard 2 It) 0 LOAN AND AGENCY Abraham • Williams (pref.) . 4 12 G Doni. Invest, and Banking Assn. 0 17 9 _ Farmers' Co-op. Auct (lo paid), .. 4 4 0 4 10 0 Ditto (•£"_> paid) 1 13 0 Ditto (i'L paid) — 0 1(5 0 Ditto (A pref.) 1 2 9 Ditto (B pref.) 1 2 0 1 •j £> Goldsbrough Mort 1 12 G 1 14 0 N.Z. Guar. Corp. 0 0 Traders' Fin. Corp. (con.) . 0 4 4 0 4 9 Ditto (pref.) 0 10 G United Perm. Bldg. (Auckland) . 0 19 6 1 1 6 COAL Pukemiro . , .. 0 17 9 Renown 0 f) 3 0 10 G Ditto (pref.) .. 0 2 3 0 0 8 Taupiri 0 10 O 0 10 9 " Westport - Stockton 0 6 Auckland (paid) . GAS 1 1 9 1 2 3 Ditto (con.) 0 14 10 "Wbangaxei . 0 10 0 SHIPPING Devonport Steam . 0 If) 6 1 0 0 Huddart Parker 2 1 6 I«*orth. Steamship (paid) . 0 3 (( 0 4 1 Ditto (con.) . . 0 0 ■■ 0 1 0 P. and 0. (def. stock) . 1 10 G — TIMBER Bartholomew 0 19 6 Kauri Timber 1 2 0 Leyland - O'Brien 0 19 G ' National .. 0 10 0 Rotoiti 0 4 8 Taupo Totara 0 CI _ Ditto (pref.) .. _ 1 1 0 Taringamutu — 0 16 0 WOOL AND TEXTILE "Tvaiapoi (paid) -• .. 0 12 S 0 13 0 Mossrie! 1U 0 O 10 15 0 Oayiaru — 0 19 3 Felt, and Textiles . 2 1 0 — BREWERIES .Dominion • 2 0 0 0 0 9 Ditto (pref.) .. 2 0 0 0 1 0 New Zealand 2 7 9 Tni — 0 1G 6 MISCELLANEOUS £ooth, Macdonald (pref.) . 0 2 0 0 3 0 Australian Glass . 4 11 0 4 12 0 ,' Berlei (N.Z.) — 3 0 British Tobacco .. 2 7 3 8 G Broken Hill Pty. . 3 10 3 3 17 G Burns. Philp 2 17 0 Bycroff, Limited . 2 1 0 Colonial Sugar 47 0 0 Con. Brick and Pipe 0 7 9 0 s Dunlop • Perdriau 1 • 1 11 1 •> 0 Electrolytic Zinc . 2 11 0 0 13 0 Ditto (pref.) 2 13 9 0 13 G farmers' Trad. Co. 1 0 0 1 0 6 Ditto (A pref.) 1 3 0 Ditto (B pref.) 1 2 u 1 3 6 Ditto (new issue, Ss paid) — 0 8 0 Gear Meat P. and F. — 0 19 0 G. J. Coles 4 11 Q 4 13 0 Grey and Menzies 0 12 0 Henry Jones Co-op. — 0 9 0 Hill and Plummer _ 1 0 0 H.M. Arcade Theatre (pref.) K.DA . Boxes (con.) — 1 1 0 •— 0 3 McKendrick Bros. 1 0 0 ' Ditto (pref.) .. — 1 0 0 Mncky, Logan . . 1 4 3 1 5 G Milne and C'hoyco (ord.) ... 0 15 9 0 16 (i Ditto (deb. stk.) 0 Ifi 3 f) 10 9 JJcKenzies . 4 5 0 4 7 0 M.K. Millinery .. 0 11 10 0 12 0 Moturoa Oil — 0 4 G ,Morris Hedstrom . 1 8 6 1 9 3 Morts Dock and Engineering 0 10 7 0 11 3 New Ak. Laundry N.Z. Farmers' Fer. 1 0 3 1 1 9 0 19 10 1 0 3 N.Z. Newspapers . — 1 18 G N.Z. Paper Mills . — 1 7 0 N.Z. Refrig. — 1 1 10 0 Ditto (con.) — 0 0 Northern Holler Milling " . . — 1 2 G - Ditto (pref.) .. 1 1 6 — Palmer, Coll'ns and Whitaker 1 9 0 — Peters Ice Cream „ (N.Z.) . — 1 11 ft Radio (1 930) 1 1 9 1 0 G Robinson Ice Cream 1 2 3 — Sanford — 0 G 0 Sharland • — 0 10 0 Shillings . ' . . — 0 19 0 Cash Orders (amal., JO p.c. pref.) 1 2 G — Tarnnak Oil Fields 0 G 11 0 7 1 Union 0 1. Soap and Candle • 1. 7 fi — Wairakti 0 7 0 — Wilsons Cement 0 11) 0 0 19 8 .Woolworths (X.Z.) 4 17 6 5 1 G Ditto (Sydney, 6 -'iid pref.) / . . 1 7 — 9 TV. I'. Carpenter . ■— 0 G OVERSEAS LISTINGS !V» r oolworths Holdings 15 9 (S. Africa) . O 15 0 0 N.Z., GOVT. LOANS Bonds— i, 3 .. !)H 0 0 — ]••>/l/.Vi-r.T, 3 y a US 0 0 — 15/0/52-05, 4 . . 105 0 0 — Stock—-15/7/39-11, 3 .. 1)8 O 0 — 15/1 /53-57. 3/i l-V-Via-ni, 4 .. OS 10 0 — — 103 5 0 15/I/IIJ-19, '1 .. 102 5 0 — 15/<i/.V_>-.V>. 4 . . 105 O 0 — 15/U/1 1 -13, 3'i 101 0 (I — -Nov., 3S-.VJ, 3' 2 101 0 O — Sept., 3!t-13, J 101 0 (I — May. 30-52, 3' ]c 101 2 G — DEBENTURES •New Plymouth Hbr. Bd., 1/9/57 — 107 10 0 City of Brisbane, 0 . 1 5/2/52, V/, . Waitemata Klec.-I'wr. 105 0 Bd.. M2/01 . 107 10 0 110 0 0 Avaircre Klec.-Pwi 1 . 0 Bd.. 1/1 2/0-1 . — 109 0 TVellinertoii Hospital Bd., 1 1/9/13 . 0 0 101 Amalga. Brick (Ak.), 0 .1/3/11, 0 100 0 Ditlo (Welling.), 31/3/11, <; . OG 0 0 Gisb'nr Shccpfarmers, 31/6/11, (i' 2 . 00 0 0 —