STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23008, 8 April 1938, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES

T HE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE } BANK OF NEW ZEALAND FIRM ' A stronger demand for Bank of New Zealand shares developed 011 the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday, lnaujr.?. hardened during the day and jt the final call supplies were secured 43s "d, a rise of :kl. An offer of 5d was made for more, but further sellers were not attracted, ft Generally, the tone of the market unchanged. Holders of Government lbans quoted more freely, appargutiy being attracted by the strength .-market. Banks, apart from Now Zealands, wei;C easy, and most insurance issues wero negloctcd. The except tiojj-was South British, which hardened i. shade 011 Slllc " I'rading in industrials was restricted, most sections remaining lifeless. Further ground was lost by Broken Hill proprietaries, which moved in sympathy with a renewed hesitancy in the metal shares market. Iletail stores wero inactive, with the exception of G. J. Coles. These shares improved on sale, but the market closed bare of quotations.

NK W YORK CALL MONEY , - NEW YORK, April fi mon °y is still quoted at 1 per §f SILKNIT (N.Z.), LIMITED Operations of the company during the •'^^ Were discussed by the chairman Mm t^*ee^°rs ' r * H. M. Rogerson, at nio(? ting of shareholders in '(N.Z.), Limited, held yesterday. ,^ ers °n explained the reasons for Sihfji,'? cr J ?ase 1,1 profit. The earnings SfCafDi 0 • i f (,r the year, c0m£6487 in the previous year. r(? Pf>rt and balance sheet, m the Hkram) on March 31, and a rote of nppreciaW the services-of the directors and carried by acclamation. * retiring directors. Messrs. M. «tid anCl N.'K.-Swanston, were

CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers L S d £■ S d BANKS Com. of Anst, .. Ditto (pref.) . • 0 15 11 0 16 o — 0 0 l> 1L 6 Kitional of • Ke ,v Senth Vales Ditto (Syd. Bes.) 14 31 10 31 15 0 New Zealand • - 2 3 5 — Ditto tD Mortg., 9 '20s paid) .. 1 8 — tjnion of Australia 8 11 0 INSURANCE Nxtional 0 17 7 — 0 tow Zealand .. South British .. — 6 3 0 a 4 2 5 3 Standard — 2 19 0 loan and agency Dalgety .. • • Doni. I. & B. Assn. 8 15 0 19 0 6 Farm. Co-op. Auc. 3 16 6 (£5 paid) ... — "Ditto (A pref.) 1 2 0 — Ditto (B l>ref-> 1 1 0 — K.Z. Guar. Corp. 0 4 0 0 4 4 Nth. Anck. Farmers' 0 17 (& pref.) — 6 Ditto (B pref.). « Tradprs" Fin. Corp. 0 10 3 0 11 0 10 . (con.) «« 0 4 3 0 4 Ditto (pref.) .. 0 17 0 — Wright - Stephenson (prcf.) .. '-<1 1 0 — COAL Renown (pref.) .. 0 2 5 — Taopiri 0 16 9 0 17 6 - Westport — 3 1 3 H !Westport-Stockton . 0 2 0 2 9 (Ditto (pref.) .. 0 5 GAS 0 'Auckland (paid) .. — 1 0 1 Ditto (con.) .. „ — 0 14 11 Pahiatua — 0 8 6 SHIPPING Dtvonport Steam. 1 0 6 — Northern Steamship 0 4 6 (paid) 0 4 4 Ditto (con.) .. 0 0 11 0 1 2 TIMBER Bartholomew (cx div.) — 0 18 0 liy land-O'Brien . — 0 10 0 National . — 0 8 6 Rotoiti .. // »• 0 4 6 Tanpo-Totara .. 0 5 0 0 6 3 Ditto (pref.) .. — 0 19 0 Taringamutu — 1 I) 14 6 WOOL AND TEXTILE Kaiapoi (paid) .. — 0 12 0 Mosgiel... — 10 o 0 BREWERIES Dominion .. 1 15 3 1 17 9 Ditto (ptil.) .. 1. 16 0 — Hew, Zealand — *2 5 0 MISCELLANEOUS 'Uloys Steel (N.Z.) iltbony Bordern . — 0 IS 0 18 6 9 Australian Glass .. ' 4 9 6 4 12 0 Auit. Iron & Steel (pref.) 1 7 0 1 8 0 Btflei (N.Z.) — 3 10 0 British Tobacco .. — 2 7 3 , BraktB Hill Pty. . , 2 18 9 2 19 6 Ditto (con.) : .. — 1 15 9 Burns. Pbilp — 2 11 0 Bycfoh, Ltd. .. 2 1 6 2 2 6 Claude Neon (Syd.) , — 2 S 0 Colonial Sugar .. 47 0 0 47 5 0 ConsoMd. Brick .. 0 7 1 — Electrolytic Zinc .. 1 19 0 2 1 0 Ditto (pref.) , - -2 0 2 5 0 Farmers Trad. Co. 1 0 0 1 0 5 Ditto (A pref.) 1 1 9 1 3 0 Ditto (B pref.) 1 1 0 — Ditto (con.) 0 7 G 0 10 0 Gear Meat . j — 0 17 6 General Industries . — 1 0 0 Grey and Menzies • 0 13 0 0 14 0 Ditto (pref.) .. — 0 15 6 Hlnry Jones Co-op. 2 8 6 — Bill and Plummer ' — 0 19 6 H.M. Theatre (ord.) 1 0 6 Ditto (pref.) .. 0 18 6 > 1 2 0 Irfwi* Eady (pref.) McKendrick Bros. —- 0 16 0 ; (ord.) ' — 1 0 0 Ditto (pref.) .. 1 0 0 Micky, Logan . / 1 3 6 1 4 0 Milne and Choyce (dtb. itk.) .. — 0 15 9 United Provisions . 0 6 3 M.K. Manufacturers 0 11 3 Morts Dock 0 10 3 0 11 0 1*6* Anck. Laundry 1 1 6 N£ Farm. Pert. 0 17 6 • N.Z. Newspapers . 1 18 6 1 18 3 j«.Z. Refrij. (con.) 0 7 11 0 8 2 Petet? ice (N.z.) . 1 5 6 1 10 0 Radio (1036) 0 19 9 Rtid (N.Z.) 'Rubber 1 o 6 1 0 0 - Kohinson Ice , 1 3 0 1 4 3 8anford (pref.) .. 0 15 6 Taraaaki Oilfields . 0 6 1 Union Oil, Soap k ■■ Candle , __ 1 7 B Wilsons (N.Z.) Cem. 0 18 0 .Wootworths (X.Z.) 1 1 3 1 1 9 Ditto (Syd.) .. 1 1 G 1 2 0 Ditto (Syd., 2nd K. Carpenter . Truth (N.Z.), Ltd. _ 1 8 0 — 2 5 0 . (Pfef.) — 1 0 6 OVERSEAS LISTINGS Woolworths Holdings (S. Africa) 0 15 4 0 15 7 Bonds- N Z " GOVT * L0ANS 16/1/63-57. 3VS . OS 5 0 . - .. 102 0 15/4/40-40, 4 .. 104 0 Block— 0 0z 35/7/30-41, 3 .. 07 10 0 _ J 5/1/53-57, 3V, - Oft 10 0 98 12 6 Sr 15/2/43-40, 4 ..102 0 0 102 5 0 15/4/40-40, 4 . . 104 10 0 35/0/52-55, 4 . 104 10 0 J 5/9/41-43, 3% . 1 Mar., 30-43, 3'/, *y>v., 38-52, 3«i May, 30-5'J, sk Corn-wealth Bonds00 0 0 300 i;> 0 103 10 0 — 103 10 0 it J.?' 44, 4 •• 102 10 0 104 0 0 15/0/47, 4 . . 101 10 0 102 1Q 0 V •• DEBENTURES w#ek. Harbour Brf.. .. 105 0 Nii fi?' 6/7/49 • • 305 0 Plymouth Har. 0 0 — .. ctt * Of Anckiand. — 105 0 0 -.102 15 "*Inku Town Bd.. 0 — >,,.'12/62 1/7/58 . A »41. Brick (Ak.), ' — 104 0 105 0 0 0 n-i/ - 6 . . Dl . u « (Willing. 3 1 /3/44, 6 o«borne Sheepfarm90 0 0 ' — 90 0 0 93 0 0 ™ "1/8/41, G/a 100 30 0 —