STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22981, 8 March 1938, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE CHAIN STORES WEAKEN Although dealing was active in sev ?rnl isolated issues, the general ton if the business transacted on the A uck land Stock Exchange yesterday was rc itrictcd. Price movements general! ivcro small and investors were sti] liesitant in making commitments. Banks again came in for a fair mea <ure of inquiry at late rates, but Xei Zealands were the only scrip to b lealt in, one parcel changing hands a i decline. Auckland Gas were a shad firmer on a stronger demand and ail raneed Id. Breweries were again moro active, feature being the stronger demand fo Dominions, which changed hands :i ligher at 38s 3d. New Zealands sol •asier, but improved during the da,\ Chief interest in tho miscellaneoii lection again centred around chai: stores. Coles improved in a sale 9d ii ulvance of previous transactions, bu -ased later. On an active market Wool vortns (Sydney) were cheaper. Afte .1 sale at a slight advance, the IS'ei Zealand issue also was availabl •(leaner. Australian industrials were un jsually quiet. CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers sd£ a d BANKS L'ommercial of Ans. 03G 5 oio 8 Ditto (pref.) .'. t.ng., Scot. & Aus. 5 2 6 Rational of N.Z. . 213 6 215 0 N'at. of A'asia (ron.) .. 7 10 7 5 0 New South Wales 32 30 0 32 15 0 N'ew Zealand . . 2 3 0 2 3 3 Ditto (D. Mort.. 20s paid) .. i io 0 INSURANCE Rational .. 017 0 017 <1 Sew Zealand .. 3 0 3 3 3 o British .. 2 0 3 2 7 0 Standard (ex. div.) 2IS ti LOAN AND AGENCY \us. Found. Trust 0 0 0 .'"arm. Co-op Auc, (Co paid) . . 33S 0 Ditto (i_'2 paid) 1 11 6 Ditto (£1 paid) 0 14 6 Ditto (A pref.) 1 2 0 1 2 5) Ditto (B pref.) 114 117 "! oldsbrough - Mort 1 10 9 N'ewton-Kintr (pf.) . 0 0 0 S'.Z. River Plate. o 13 0 S.Z. Guarantee .. 0 4 10 S'th. Auck. Farm. (A pref.) ... Ditto (B pref.) 010 0 011 G Traders' Finance (ron.) .. 0 4 0 Ditto (pref.) .. 0 15 0 10 0 COAL Pukemiro .. 0 17 0 0 19 0 (enown (pref.) .. 0 2 4 0 2 S I'aupiri .. .. 010 0 017 0 iVest port-Stockton . 0 2 8 0 3 1 Ditto (pref.) .. 0 G 0 0 0 G GAS ~nd (paid) .. 10 2 10 3 Ditto (con.) .. 0 116 015 0 SHIPPING Devonport Steam.. 10 3 N'orthern-Steamship (paid) .. 0 3 10 0 4 G Ditto (con.) . . 0 010 0 1 4 ?. & 0. (dcf. stk.) 15 0 ISO Jnion Steam (pf.) 1 G u TIMBER Sartholoniew .. O 18 O ,eyland-o'Brien .. 0 1!) ii Cational .. 0 0 0 laupo-Totara .. 0 H 3 Ditto (pref.) .. 0 10 3 ,'aringamutu .. 0 15 3 WOOL AND TEXTILE taiapoi (paid) .. 0 11 6 012 0 Wellington (pref.) 5 5 0 BREWERIES lominion .. 1 17 0 1 11) 0 ;cw Zealand .. 2 5 0 2 5 0 'ooth's .. .. 21G 0 ui .. MISCELLANEOUS 1 lloys Steel (N.Z.) 0 10 3 iinal. Wireless icon.) Gypsum .. 1 J 0 lust. Glass 4 12 0 4 13 9 Vust. Iron A Steel (pref.) .. 18 3 18 5 Jritish Tobacco .. 2 8 0 2 0 3 Sroken Ilill Pty. .310 31 G Ditto (con.) .. 1110 112 0 3urns, Philp .. 2 13 O Jycroft, Ltd. . . 22 0 ,'laude Neon (N.Z.) 1 7 G 'olonial Sugar .. 4G 2 G -10 7 G ,'onsolid. Brick .. 0 7 0 o 8 4 )ominion Fertilizer )unlop - Perdrktu 12 0 13 3 Electrolytic Zinc . 2 5 0 2 0 0 Ditto (pref.) .. 2 8 0 2 0 0 'armers' Tradinar . 10 0 10 1 Ditto (B pref.) Jeneral Industries . >. J. "Coles .. Jrey and Menzies O 13 6 o 15 6 ienry Jones Co-op. 2 0 6 2JO 0 -fill and Plummer 0 18 0 0 10 0 i.M. Theatre (ord.) Ditto (pref.) .. OIS 6 ■C.D.V Boxes (con.) 0 5 0 „ewis Eady (pref.) 0 14 0 0 1G 0 Vlacky, Logan .. 13 3 14 0 Milne and Choyce ■ (ord.) 0 14 9 Ditto (deb. stk.) 0 14 9 O 16 6 VI.K. Manufacturers 030 0 011 3 Uorts Dock .. 0 10 0 0 II 3 S'.Z. Farm. Fert. O 17 6 !C.Z Newspapers . S'.Z. Refrigerating 0 18 O Palmer, Collins and Wbitaker .. 18 6 Peters Ice (N.Z.) 1 11 0 {adio (19301 . . 0 19 6 113 ieid (N.Z.) Rubber 1 5 G 17 0 Robinson Ice .. 13 0 1 G 0 janford . . .. 0 5 0 Ditto (pref.) .. 0 15 G Thames Theatre .. 0 9 6 I'aranaki Oil . • 0 0 7 0 0 9 Jnion Oil, Soap & Candle .. 1 7 G JVairakei .... 0 6 0 iVilsons Cement .. 0 18 3 iVoolworths (N.Z.) 116 13 0 Ditto (pref.) .. ~ 0 0 Ditto (Sydney) . 16 4 1 G 7 Ditto (Syd., 2nd pref.) .. Ditto (Vic., pref.) 1 9 G V. R. Carpenter .266 OVERSEAS LISTINGS iVoolworths Holdings (S. Africa) . . 01G 1 01G 3 N.Z. GOVT. LOANS 3omls — 35/7/39-41, 3 .. 97 0 0 35/1/53-57, 3% . OS 0 0 3 5/11/38-41, 3/4 100 O O 15/2/43-16. 1 .. 302 O O 35/1/16-49, 4.. 103 15 0 3 5/6/52-55, 4 .. 304 0 0 ff ural — 15/9/47, 5 . . 103 0 0 jtotk—--35/7/39-41, 3 . . 07 5 0 15/11/38-11, 3/4 100 0 0 15/2/13-46, 4 .. 102 0 0 102 7 6 3 5/4/46-49, 4 .. 304 0 0 15/0/52*55, 4 .. 10 1 0 0 15/9/41-13, 3% . 101 30 0 Mar, 39-43, 3% lot 5 0 102 0 0 Nov.. 38-52, 3/i 102 15 0 May, 39-52, :}'A 102 15 0 103 30 0 DEBENTURES Auckland Harbour Bd., 9/7/42 . • 101 10 0 103 O U N'ew Plymouth, 3/0/00 •• Auckland Gas, 1/7/42, G .. 101 10 0 "isborne Sheepfarm., 31/8/41, ii l A . 100 0 0 Villiamson Picture. 5/0/33-19, 7'a PUKEKOHE PRODUCE RULING MARKET VALUES [FROM OCR OWN CORRESPONDENT] PUKEKOHE, Monday The demand for Pukekohe onions continues- steady, and last Aveek's values, 10s for table onions and lis For picklers, still rule. These prices are lor delivery free on rail, Pukekohe. The market for other lines of locally-grown produce is slow at present. Potatoes reInn in at 7s 3d per <nvt Crown and lViumblo pumpkins at Bs, and JJed Warren pumpkins nt /s 0(1, but other varieties of pumpkins are down to /s. Carrots are os a sugar bag and swedes }s od, both maintaining last Monday s i; ,|,H's. Garlic is at 4d per lb. tomatoes are worth about 3rf a case more than last week, to-day's price being Is od. Gravenstein eating apples remain at.Bs 6d a case and Beauty cookers at Bs.