STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23111, 9 August 1938, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE MARKET QUIETLY FIRM Business for the week opened quietly on tile Auckland Stock Ex-« change yesterday, when the volume of dealing "'as small. Trading covered a narrow range of issues, but the general tone was stronger than at the close of last week. Among the banking issues, New Zealands and Commercials of Australia both were taken at slightly higher levels. Offers for New Zealand and South British Insurances were raised (hiring the day without attracting for practically all the classified industrials were firmly steady. A firmer tone was again evident in West port - Stocktons. New Zealand Breweries sold at late rates. Broken Hill Proprietary recovered some ground -in dealing. Morts Dock * were lifted in two transactions. Accommodation movements took place in G. J Coles at the final call. Consolidated Bricks made a forward movement, a parcel changing hands at an advance.

RERLEI, LIMITED, RESULTS

The accounts of Berlci, Limited, Sydney ; foundation garment manufacturers, show a net profit of £29,002 for the ypar ended Juno .'SO, comparer! with £27,829 in 19;'.6-.'37. The year's ordinary distribution is unchanged at 10 per cent. Ordinary and preferences shares n-qujm £17,7~>6, and, after transferring £7OOO to reserve, distributing £2380 "s staff profit-sharing dividends, and Paying directors' fees of £4OO, £5078 to '>i? carried forward. •I'to directors stato that business was ; V( ">I maintained, but the improvement jii the net result vras restricted by ousts. The Victorian subsidiary fl -'d t!:<? New Zealand associated eomfKl,,y had successful trading years, and the accounts of Berlei (U.K.), Limited, will show a satisfactory proiit.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers l- s d £ s il BANKS Com. of A list. .. 0'1<> 10 Ditto (pref.J .. » « 0 Xationnl of N ; Z-. • - 1- 0 National of A'asta. (paid) • • '3 l" 7 \ P iv South "Wales . 3! <> 0 >Cew Zealand .. '2 3 -1 Ditto. 1) \lort. CJli.s paid) . . 1 9 o Union of Aust . . INSURANCE 0 9 n 1 s 17 3 10 12 0 0 (i 6 3 0 National .. ' • • „ ~ . ? New Zealand .. - l'» »> South British . . 2 •_> 3 2 Standard . •• l*' 0 LOAN AND AGENCY 17 1(5 7 <) 0 Dominion Invest. & Bank Assn. 0 17 l-'arm. Co-op. Auct. I £' •"> paid) ' ■ -to Ditto paid) — Ditto U'L paid) — Ditto tA pref.) 1 1 Ditto (B pref.) 1 0 Goldsbrough - Mort 1 8 Newton King (pf.) 0 S N.Z. River Elate . 0 11 N.Z. Guar. Corp. U 4. N.A. Farm. Co-op. (A pref.) • . — Ditto <B pref.) — Traders' Finance (con.) ■ • 0-1 Ditto (pref.) 0 1/ United Perm. Bids. (Auckland) 0 10 Prud. & Gen. Finance (pref.) . • • 0 13 COAL 9 0 0 () 3 3 0 G a G 9 4 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15 .14 it; 0 s 10 4 16 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 !) i) 6 G 0 3 9 0 Pnkemiro . Renown Ditto (pref.) .. Tauniri lord.) Ditto (pref.) .. Wcstport . ... West port - Stockton Ditto (pref.) . . 0 2 0 14 1 I 1 4 O 0 b GAS 0 !> 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 11 15 5 8 0 0 1 1 (j 0 G Auckland (paid) . a 19 Ditto (con.) . . 0 11 SHIPPING 10 0 1 0 •0 14 4 9 Devonport Ferry . 1 0 Northern Steamship (paid) • 0 3 Ditto (con.)' .. 0 0 Pi A- 0. (def.'stk.) 1 5 Union Steam (pf.) TIMBER o {) 9 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 G 3 1 L O G Bartholomew . . 0 15 0 0 Le.vland - O'Brien — 0 National .. •• 0 i 0 0 Hotoiti .. •• 0 _ J Taupo Totara (ord.) — o Ditto (pref.) .. — 0 Taringamutu .. 0 1-0 u WOOL AND TEXTILE IS IS 10 0 IS 13 (1 0 0 3 9 0 Kaiapoi (paid) . . 0 10 0 0 Ditto (con.) .. 0 3 3 U Ditto (pref.) — 0 BREWERIES Dominion . . . 1 33 0 1 Ditto (pref.) .. 1 11 3 New Zealand- .. 2 o Tooth s . . • • 2 lo 0 MISCELLANEOUS Aust. Alloys Steel 0 7 0 0 Alloys Steel (N.Z.) — 1 Entnean and Siius *» « 1 Aust. Iron & Steel (nref.) • •• 1 4 Berlei (N.Z.) .. 3 10 3 British Tolmcco .. 2 9 3 2 Ditto (pref.) .. 1 . » , Broken Hill Pty . 2 lb J - Ditto (con.) .. 2 9 J - Bycroft. Ltd... . . 2 0 0 2 Claude Neor. (N.Z.) 1 4 0 Ditto (Sydney) . '2. S 0 Colonial Suga? . . 48 7 0 4b Con. Brick k Pipo 0 7 4 0 Dominion Fert. ... J- f- '• 1 Dunlop • Perdriau 1 2 J l Elce. Zinc .. 2 3 4 - Ditto q.ref.) .. 2 / 0 2 fanners' Trading . 0 19 0 0 Ditto (A pref.) 1 1 3 ■ Ditto (B pref.) 1 0 0 Gear Meat • • 0 14 0 0 G. J. Coles ' .. • 4 0 3 4 Grey and Menzies 0 13 b Henry Jones .. 2 8 Hill and Plummer — - 1 H.M. Arc. Theatro Rome Pipe (Aust.)' 0 18 0 K.D.V. Boxes (con.) 0 3 0 Lewis Eady (pf.) McKendrick Bros. . (ord.) .. • • — o McKenzies .. 9 Micky, Logan .. 12 0 1 Macduffs (ord.) .. — Moturoa Oil • • 0 o 3 0 Milne and Choyce n (ord.) •• 0 14 0 0 Ditto (deb. stk.) 0 14 6 M.K. Manufacturers 0 ' 0 u Morts Dock . 0 13 6 0 New Auck. Laundry —- i - N.Z. Farm. Fert 0 19 G 1 N.Z. Newspapers . 1 13 0 J. N.Z. Paper Mills 12 6 1 N.Z-. Refrig. (con.) 0 8 1 North. Roller Mill. (pref.) . . 1 1 0 n National Electrical — ° Palmer, Collins & Whitaker H8 0 Peters Ice (N.Z) 12 6 1 Radio (1030) • — 0 Reitl (N.Z.) RubberMills .. .. 13 0 1 Robinson Ice .. 12 0 1 Sanford (ord.) .. 0 -4 0 0 Ditto (pref.) .. _ 9 Sharland (pref.) .. 0 10 9 o Taranaki Oil .. 0 13 0 0 Wairakei .. 0 G 0 0 Whittome-Stevenson —- J. Wilsons C-ement . 0 J < \ Woolworths (N.Z.) 10 0 1 Ditto (pref.) . . ~~ - Ditto (Syd.) • ■ 114 1 Ditto (Syd., 1st . pref.) . 1 18 0 Ditto (Syd., 2nd „ Pref.) . .. } J 9 n Waldas Shoes ■ 0 4 G 0 OVERSEAS LISTINGS Woolworths Holdings (S. Africa) . — 0 N.Z. GOVT. LOANS ffonds— 15/7/39-11,3 .. 90 10 0 15/2/43-1<i, 4 .. 101. 17 <> 15/4/40-19,4 .. 10L 0 0 15/0/52.55, 4 101 0 0 .. MB 0 0 ><* Stock— „ ,, 15/7/30-11,3 .. 00 10 0 15/1/:,3-,-,7,3% . — nV'-V43- If!. 4 .. 102 0 0 If)/-1/1G-19, 4 .. 101 0 10 is/o/",°-«-,. r > 4 - 101 0 0 101 in/n/.n-i.'s' 3'4 . TOO 12 <i Mar 30-lh, 3% 100 0 0 100 Sep.; 30-13, y.'A .00 17 O May, 30-52. 3Va 1"° 1" " DEBENTURES Waltemata E.P.B., „ 1A _ 1/12/64 • • 101 0 0 107 „ Ditto, 1/11/GO . — 9,> Hamilton, 1/7/40 . — Amal. Brirk (Auck.), 1/3/41, G -. 97 0 0 Ditto (Welling.), „ „ 31/3/ I I. <> . . 9G 0 0 100 Gisb. Sheepfanners, 31/8/41, <i% ..101 0 0 Abraham - Williams (perp. deb. stk.) — 102 10 4 16 14 3 9 1 Hi IG s G 10 19 1 o 17 7 ~3 3 8 19 14 0 1 0 18 0 6 3 18 5 15 0 13 0 0 14 ■ > 16 3 19 5 5 4 15 IS 13 0 0 18 0 0 1 ~7 15 7 10 0 15 5 0 10 0 0 0 6 (3 9 3 0 0 >> 0 ti 0 3 9 !) 0 (> s 0 0 0 9 8 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 3 10 3 0 0 9 0 G 0 0 0 9 (i 0 4 G <> 3 !) 0 8 G 7 6 0 f) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0