STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22975, 1 March 1938, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES

•(THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE decline in activity Sensitive to l«*s favourable market .reports from L'>"d<m investment activity declined on the Auckland Stock Tj-chamxe yesterday when business was resumed after a long week-end. The turnover was slightly reduced and prices tended to ease in those issues in,st susceptible to international inunder the conditions naturally" came in tor good support, while Bank ot New Zealands and the two foremost insurance issues im- ' proved. The Australian banks also had rather belter marker, Commercials of Australia and F.nglisli, Scottish and Australian attracting (inner oilers. Business was quiet ill the classified industrials. Auckland Cas were again easier with offers down to par, and while interest in the paid issue of Northern Steams slackened, the contributing shares made further ground. ]n breweries the two principal issues were firmer. TV rife in Consolidated Bricks wqs the main feature of the miscellaneous section. Chain and retail store shares continued to attract attention. Woolworths remained around last week s dosing level-, but Coles reacted and changed hands .lower. The metal issues as represented by Broken H; 11 Proprietary and Klectrclytic Zincs were steady," although the latter tended to . case.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers A s d s ll BANKS Com. of Australia Ditto (pref ) ■ ■ U Hi 7 0 16 9 — 0 0 11 0 Eng.. Scot. and Aust. - yatiouas of X.Z. .. "» 2 — 0 2 J 3 3 2 14 Rational of A a.iia (paid) • — 0 11 17 0 Ditto (con.) 7 1 — New South Wales 32 0 1) 3 0 New Zealand 2 2 11 o Ditto (D Mortg., 10 •JOs paid) — 1 3 0 ■ Tjniou of Australia — 9 1 INSURANCE National . . O 17 0 0 17 6 Xew Zealand ' .. 3 (1 II 3 1 0 Soatii British 2 6 0 - ti 6 LOAN AND AGENCY 'Abraham-Williams (ord.) • 4 5 0 Dom. Invest, and 0 IS 6 0 19 Banking Assn. 3 Farm. Coop. Auct. 3 IS li'o paid; 6 — 0 Ditto U- paid) — 1 11 Ditto (il paid) — 3 14 <> Ditto (A pri'f.) 1 2 0 Ditto (B prcf.) 1 1 0 2 0 Goldsbrough Murt •— 11 o . Newton, King (ord.) — 1 •1 Ditto fpreD ... — 0 (i X.Z. & River Plate 0 11 0 13 <> X.Z. Guar. Corp. . — O •1 10 Mb. Ak. Farm. Co-op (A prcf.) 0 17 6 Ditto (B pref.) Traders' Pin. Corp. 0 10 0 0 11 U 0 (con.) . 0 4 .Wright, Stephenson 1 0 9 (pref.) • " — COAL . Grey Valley — 0 10 9 . Pnkemiro • 0 17 0 0 10 0 Renown Ditto (pref.) . • — (1 10 0 0 2 4 0 2 7 Taapiri 0 10 0 0 17 0 Westport — 0 10 1 3 9 " Vestjtoft • Stockton Ditto (pref.) .. n 2 0 5 0 3 4 GA!5 ~ 'iuckland (paid) . 1 0 0 1 0 2 Ditto (con.) 0 14 s 0 13 0 Birkenhead and Northcote (pref.) 0 11 0 — SHIPPING Doronport Sfeitn 1 0 3 — Hndd'art • Parker £! o fc> — North. Steamship i.'paid) v 0 3 9 0 4 3 - Ditto (con.) .. 0 0 9 0 1 2 P. mid 0. (Def. 8 0 Stock) . "L 5 0 1 Union Steam (pref.) . :t 6 9 — ' TIMBER , Bartholomew 0 18 0 Kauri l 1 6 — leyland • O'Brien — 0 19 0 . National — 0 9 0 Rotoiti (pref.) .. — 0 lit H Taupo Totara ~ (1 (i 0 Ditto (pref.) .. — 0 19 3 ETarinifamutu — 0 15 3 WOOL AND TEXTILE Kaiatoi (paid) .. 0 11 G 0 13 0 BREWERIES ; Dominion ■ 1 17 3 1 17 0 , Kew Zealand 12 5 5 2 'B 0 Carlton it 7 0 — Tooth's .. a 15 0 — 1'ui — 2 12 0 MISCELLANEOUS Alloys Steel (X.Z.) — 0 19 3 Anialja. Wireless • icon.) . .. 2 9 3 A. J. Entrican ' & ■ " ■ Jsims (pref.) . Australian Gla.'s . 4 1,3 0 0 4 17 14 0 0 , !Aast. Iron and Steel . ilpref.) . 1 V 0 .— Berlei (X.Z.) 3 2 6 3 7 0 Ditto (Sydney) 2 0 0 2 1 3 Booth, Macdonuld _ . .(Prcf.) . British Tobacco . 0 1 9 0 3 0 2 9 0 o 9 6 Broken Hill Pty. . 3 1 9 3 o 3 Ditto (con.) .. 1 12 (i 1 13 3 Bycroft, Limited . o o 0 — Claude Neon (X.Z.) _ 1 7 0 Colonial Sugar 40 0 0 40 10 0 Con. Brick and Pipe 0 7 6 — Dominion Fer. .. — 1 4 3 Dunlup • Perdriau 1 3 O 1 3 5 Electrolytic Zinc . 2 U 6 o 7 9 T , Ditto (pref.) . . •Farmers' Tratl. Co. 2 8 3 2 f> 0 0 10 10 1 0 3 Ditto 'A pref.) 1 3 0 Ditto (B pref.) — 1 o 9 Central Industries. 0 1» 6 — G. J. Coles 4 1 6 4 o 3 Grey and Menzirs 0 13 0 0 15 0 Henry Jones Co-op. 2 9 0 ...Hill and Plurnmer 0 18 0 — . Arcade Theatre ' r (pref.) . 0 18 6 — Ditto (ord.) 1 1 0 K.D.V. Boxes (con.) 0 5 0 W!W!» Eady (pref.) 0 17 0 Logan 1 3 0 — •MjJne and Choyce 'ord.) . n it 9 — 'Ditto (deb. <tk.) 0 14 9 n 10 0 M.K. Millinery .. 0 11 3 " .worts Dock and ' Enirinesrinsr • New Ak. Laundry 0 10 0 0 11 3 1 0 0 .— N.Z. Drug 3 8 G £Z. farmers' Fer. 0 18 0 XZ. Newspapers . 1 1H 0 1 1!) O N.Z. Refrig. / 0 18 0 0 19 0 c= Northern Roller Milling 1 1 6 Ditto (pref.) 1 1 3 * Palmer. Collins and Whitaker 1 8 0 — 0 ' Rsdjo (lftru.;). . 1 1 Be1d (N.z.) Rubber , ;Mills . 0 1 5 0 1 0 £tob'nson Ice Crearti 1 3 0 1 0 0 Sanford .. 0 0 5 0 * f . Ditto (pref.) . 15 0 Sharland • 0 10 9 Tarauaki Oil Fields union -Oil, Soap . ,,, , and Candle .. 0 0 1 0 0 7 1 7 0 •< $}Jrakel 0 0 0 — ~ JL'ilsoiis Cement .. 0 18 0 (1 18 3 Woolworths (X.Z.) > (Worths (Syd.) 1 1 0 1 1 9 1 (i 9 1 0 11 Ditto (Syd., 2nd 9 ref -> 1 8 Ditto (Victoria, pref.) . — 1 9 0 •J V :' OVERSEAS LISTINGS "OOlworths Holding? 3 IS, Africa) . . 0 15 0 0 15 " " , ■ N.Z. GOVT. LOANS . Bonds— l'i/7/39-l 1, 3 H7 5 0 . 1 miter,7, 3'j JH 0 0 — 18/11,38-11. 3 » 100 0 O — l-'/2/43-l(i, 4, . 1112 (1 0 102 10 0 Btock-'-' 55 ' 1 •• 101 0 0 lS/7/30» 11, 3 .. 97 0 08 5 1) Wl/53-57, 3Vj !i7 In (1 98 0 0 lfi 11/38.4 l, ay 4 .100 0 0 — . ■ 35/2/43-10, t . . 1<>2 10 0 • .lu/t/lfMO, t .101 0 15/8/52-.V,. 4 "104 0 0 llVfl/n-tM. 3V, '1111 5 II r Mar., 3SM3, :c, Nov., 3H..-,V, 3 1 /' 101 5 7,(12 15 II () 102 5 0 Sept., 3i).43 /( 3 l 'j 'fin r, 1) May, 3y.,y.»/ 3' a 102 10 0 — DEi3ENTURES h Ak. Harb. Board, ■ fit , Ll ty of Auckland, 103 0 0 — v - a,i i/i/48 .; • Mt- Albert, 1/7/17 Waikato County, 102 5 0 105 "o 0 31/8/52 .■-Amalga. Brick (Ak.), __ 105 10 0 tv 1/3/4 I. . . / Ditto (Welling.), 03 0 0 — . . -11/3/41, (S A «<:k. Gas, 1/7/ »•_», 02 0 0 — ■. '1 CIisb'ne Sheepfarnicr104 10 0 — <t : .v 31/8/41, 0>' ■Win'" int -) Willmsn. Picture, 100 0 0 — . 6/0/33-40, 7/i — 100 0 0