STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23042, 20 May 1938, Page 7

STOCKS AND SHARES

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE AUCKLAND GAS HIGHER Influenced by reports from overseas, investors displayed some hesitancy in dealings on the Auckland Stock Fxchange yesterday. Support was inclined to be irregular, and, while some issiies gained ground, the tone of the market generally continued quiet. Local body debentures ami Government. stock were again strongly supported and there was a fairly full inquiry for banks. Insurances revealed an irregular tendency with improved offers for New Zealands and buyers for South British a shade easier. A feature of the day's trading was the continued improvement in Auckland Gas, which again were lifted on sale. Interest in pastorals was indicated in two sales of Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering preference. Slightly more interest Tilso was shown in breweries, with further business in New Zealands at firm'prices. Broken Hill Proprietary continued the recent upward trend, and offers for the contributing issue also were higher. Electrolytic Zincs, however, had an easier tendency. Australian Glass also met with weaker support. Consolidated Brick had a firm market at late rates, and G. J. Coles made another marked advance. Taranaki Oil continued firm at the previous day's high levels.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers £ s d £ s ri BANKS Australasia 9 is 0 10 0 O Commer. of Aus. 0 10 1 O 10 4 Ditto (pref.) 9 0 6 9 8 0 Commer. of Syd. — 20 12 0 Ens., Scot. & Aus. 4 16 0 National of N.Z. 2 12 0 2 13 0 Nat. of A'asia (pd.) — 14 () 0 New South "Wales 31 12 6 32 5 0 New Zealand 2 4 5 2 4 7 D Mortg. (—03 paid) 1 9 0 1 10 0 Uniort of Australia — 9 2 6 INSURANCE National 0 17 5 New Zealand 2 IS 0 2 18 0 South British 2 0 0 o 7 0 a LOAN AND AGENCY Aust. Foun. Trust 0 4 8 Dalsrety — 8 11 0 Dominion Invest. 0 IS 3 0 18 9 Farm. Co-op. Auct. (£5 paid) 3 17 6 — Ditto (A pref.) 1 1 9 1 2 9 Ditto (B pref.) 1 0 9 1 2 0 Goldsbrough-Mort 1 10 0 1 11 3 N.Z. & Kiver Plate 0 10 0 — N.Z. Guarantee .. — 0 4 0 N.Z. Loan & Merc. — 39 0 0 Nth. Ak. Farmers (A pref.) — 0 17 8 Ditto (B pref.) 0 9 0 — Traders' Finance (con.) 0 4 4 0 5 0 Ditto (pref.) 0 17 6 1 0 0 United Perm. Bldg. 1 0 3 (Auck.) . i — Wright-Stephenson (pref.) 1 0 COAL 0 Pukemiro 0 17 6 — Renown (pref.) .. — 0 2 7 Taupiri (ex div.).. — 0 16 0 Ditto (pref.) .. 1 1 0 — "Westport 1 3 6 — Westport-Stockton 0 2 8 0 6 Ditto (pref.) .. 0 5 GAS S 4 Auckland <pd.) 1 0 4 1 1 0 8 Ditto (con.) . . 0 14 o 0 14 9 SHIPPING Devonport - 1 1 3 Hiifldart * Parker (pref.) 1 M 0 — North. Steam."(pd.) 0 4 0 0 4 10 Ditto (con.) 0 0 11 — P. & 0'. (def. stk.) — 1 9 0 Union Steam (pf.) 1 6 3 1 7 3 TIMBER Bartholomew 0 14 «- 0 18 0 Kauri I 0 0 1 1 6 Leyland - O'Brien •'• 0 18 6 National 0 6 0 — Taupo Totara (ord.) 0 5 0 0 0 3 Ditto (pref.) . . —>> 0 19 0 Tarinsramutu — 0 13 fi WOOL AND TEXTILE Kaiapoi (paid) — 0 12 0 Ditto (pref.) — 0 17 0 BREWERIES Dominion ' — 1 17 9 New Zealand 2 4 9 2 5 2 Tooth's 2 15 0 _ Tni — 3 10 0 -MISCELLANEOUS Anthony Hordern.. Aust. Glass 4 11 6 0 18 4 13 3 8 Am. Iron and Steel »' > ■■ . >. (pref.) 1 7 6 1 8 0 Berlei (N.Z.) 3 2 6 3 a 0 British Tobacco.. 2 8 3 2 9 0 Ditto' (pref.) — 1 11 6 Capel Court Trust ■ i— 0 4 6 Broken Hill Pty. 8 1 9 8 2 0 Ditto (con.) ■ • 1 17 6 1 19 0 Bycroft, Ltd. — 2 2 0 Claud* Neon (Syd.) — 2 9 6 Colonial Sugar .. Consol. Brick 48 0 0 48 15 0 0 8. 30 0 9 0 Dominion Fertilizer 1 4 9 — , EdmenU 1 4 3 - —* 0 0 Electro. Zlno- - Ditto (pref.) ... 2 6 0 • 2 2 2 7 Fanners' Tradlni 1 0 3 —— Ditto (A pref.) 1 1 6 _ Ditto (B pref.) r— 1 1 9 Ditto (coo.) .. «— 0 10 0 Gear Meat Gen. Industries .. 0 17 0 19 0 8 G. J. Coles 4 4 0 .4 6 0 Grey and Meoslea Hill and Plummer 0 12 6 0 13 1 0 6 0 EM. Theatre (ord.) • —• 6 • 1 0 0 0 Ditto (pref.). .. 0 18 1 1 1 0 0 4 10 ■ I 4 Hume Pipe (Aust.) K.D.V. Boxes (eon.) •• Lewis Eady (pref.) McKendrick. Bros. . (ord.) » Maeky, Logan . Hotnroa Oil Milne and Choyce 0 16 1 ~3 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 3 0 a is - 0 11 0 10 0 (deb. stk.) 0 14 0 U.K. Manufacturers Morts Dock 0 9 0 New Ak. Laundry 3 7 l I N.Z, Drug N.Z. Fertilizer 0 0 19 1 17 0 6 N.Z. Newspapers.. — N.Z. Paper Mills (rights_ex div.) 0 0 6 0 1 0 17 1 0 0 Q B. G. Kain (ord.) — ■ 0 Ditto (pref.) Palmer, Collins A 1 12 0 1 15 1 10 0 19 1 6 1 6 0 15 0 > 9 1 A 6 0 Whitaker Peters Ice (N.Z.) 1 3 0 Radio (1036) 0. 18 0 6 3 6 0 (J Reid .Rubber 1 5 Robinson Ice 1 3 0 Banford (pref.) .. — 8 0' 6 Taranaki Oil 0 8 . Union Oil — i o Wairakei , 0 6 oI 1 0 17 1 1 0 3 9 4 Whittome-'Stevenson —• ■Wilsons Cement . . —— 3 Woolworths (N.Z.) ■ ■. 1 1 i A 1 2 Ditto (Syd.) • ■ 1 2 2 Ditto (Syd.. Prop, rights) • 0 3 0 0 4 0 Ditto (Syd.. 2nd r ' pref.) 1 7 0 — Ditto (Syd.. 1st 2 2 1 0 o pref.) Troth (N.Z.) (pf.) — 6 OVERSEAS LISTINGS ■Woolworths Hldgs. 0 16 4 (S. Africa) . N:z' GOVT. LOANS Bonds— :• 0 15/1/53-57, 3% 98 0 103 5 0 15/2/43-40, 4 . , 102 12 0 _ 15/8/52-55, 4 . 104 7 6 Stock— 0 i5/7/:«)-4i, a 97 in 99 10 0 0 15/1/53-57, 3V, 98 5 0 15/2/43-40, 4 102 12 fi 103 5 18/4/40-49. 4 15/0/52-55. 4 102 r < 104 7 0 (i 101 15 0 15/9/41-13. 3Vi ion 5 0 1 Mar. 39-43. ',i% inn 0 0 10 '2 10 n Nov.. 38-52, 3VH.I 17 0 Sep. 30-43. 3Va 100 0 0 — May 30-52 3% 101 12 0 DEBENTURES Ak. Harboi. Bd.. 9/7/55 105 0 0 108 0 0 Ditto, 9/7/57 . 105 0 0 , Ditto, 9/7/5» . .05 0 0 107 10 0 Ditto, 9/7'«0 . . 100 0 " 0 Amal. Brick (ak.) 1/3/44, 0 . 05 10 0 Ditto (Wcrtou) 31/3/44, 0 . 95 10 0 *—• Gisborne Sheepfarmers. 31/8/41 tiVa 101 0 0 new guinea gold SHARES , ' v v LONDON, May 18 _ On the mi nine market to-dav' New Guinea gold shares sold at lOJd.