STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23401, 18 July 1939, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES

'[THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE INVESTORS marking time Conditions wore dull when the marfeet- reojjcnccl on tlie Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday. Investors were content to niark timo ami wait for gojiio indication from overseas, and turnover was restricted. Values showed little alteration, with the exception of a slight easing in Australian issues. flanks were steady, with few sellers entering the market. Offers for several leading insurances were lifted. Support for Auckland G'as weakened, and other classified industrials were dull. With the cessation of the rise in offers for overseas industrials, sellers cenernllv made concessions, hut little business" was done. Broken Hills were dealt in at lower levels. New Zealand scrip was quiet at late rates.

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I 1 «FINAN( DIAL AlS 1 STOCKS AND SHARES 1 ,THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGI INVESTORS MARKING TIME 1 Conditions wore dull when the ma tet reo|>eiied on tlio Auckland Stoc Exchange yesterday. Investors wor ! CO ntent" to-"mark time and wait f( [! indication from overseas, an turnover was restricted. Values shou'c • little alteration, with tho exception ( a slight easing in Australian issues. Banks were steady, with few sellel entering the market. Offers for sever: leading insu/anees were lifted. Suppoi for Auckland Gas weakened, and otlu classified industrials were dull. With the cessation of the rise i offers for overseas industrials, sellei nenernllv made concessions, hut 1 itt business* was <lone. Broken Hills wer dealt in at lower levels. New Zenlan scrip was quiet at late rates. CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers i- s d £ s d banks Australasia •• 9 0 0 n 10 0 Com. of AuM .. Ol'j 0 0 16 9 Ditto (pre/.) - • •> <■» — Nations of N.Z. — _ o 0 Nat A asia (con.) G o 0 — New South Wales — 31 0 0 Ditto iSytl. repr.) SO 0 0 — New Zealand ' 1 IS 9 1 19 3 Ditto (D Mort.) 1 G 6 — Union of Aust. • • . 1.) 0 — INSURANCE National •• (' 10 7 — \?W Zealand ... 2 it G 2 12 6 Qujenfland •• 2 1G 6 — South British •. 2 3 0 2 3 3 LOAN AND AGENCY Dalcetv . ■ G 4 0 — Dom Inveft. Assn. 0 1G 3 0 1G fi Farm. Co-op Auct. (£5 paid) 3 10 0 — Ditto (£1 paid) — 0 12 G Ditto (B/ Prof.) •— 0 lit o Oolitsbroiieh • Mort ISO 1 11 0 Newton Kinp <Pf-> ° ~ 3 o it 0 N Z Guar. Corp. o 3 9 — NZ Loan .t Mere. 10 0 0 25 0 0 Nth. Aiiek Farm. (B pref.) ■ . — 0 0 0 Trad. Fin. (paid) — 0 n o Ditto icon.) • • 0 4 1 0 4 s Ditto (pref.) .. — 0 IS o UP. Bids. lAuck.) 0 1G 9 0 IS 0 WriRhl-Steplienson — 110 COAL Grey Valley' .. 0 G 0 — Ppkemiro ... — 0 IT 6 Renown (ord.) .. 0 S 0 — Ditto (pref.) .. 0 2 4 0 2 S Taiipiri (ord.) .. O 1" O 0 IS 0 Ditto (pref.) .. ' 1 1 G — West port • • 10 0 1 1 G West-Stork, ford.) 0 3 10 0 4 2 Ditto (pref.) .. 0 7 10 0 8 3 ' GAS Auckland (paid) .. 0 ?.G 3 0 17 0 Ditto (con.) . . — 0 11 G SHIPPING Devonport Ferry.. 0 10 G — Nth. Steam (paid) — 0 4 0 timber Bartholomew .. 0 13 0 — Kauri ' .. 1 2 G 13 0 Leyland-O'Brien •• — 0 1 I National .. .. 0 5 3 0 , (> Rotoiti •• 0 3 0 0 4 0 WOOL and textile Felt and Textiles l ll 0 — Kaiapoi (paid) .. — 0 1~ 3 Ditto (con.) .. — 0 o 0 Ditto (pref.) .. — 0 l._> 0 Oamaru . . .. — 0 l.i G — Taitersfield .. — 1 10 o BREWERIES Dominion (ord.) .. 1 12 0 1 13 0 Ditto (pref.) .. 1 14 0 — New Zealand .. 1 10 0 13/ G .Tooth's ,. .. - • 2 1G 0 — Tui .. •• — 2/0 , MISCELLANEOUS Alloys Steel (Aust.) — 0 8 0 Amal. Wireless (con.) 2 17 G — Anthony Hordern.. 0 15 0 — Entrican-Sims (pf.) — 0 10 6 , * Aust. Con. Indus. 1 17 3 118 6 Aust. Gypsum . . 13 6 — Aust. Iron • (pref.) 10 0 — Berlei (X.Z.) ■ - 3 0 0 — Booth-Mac. (pref.) — Bricks nnd Mortar 0 4 10 0 o 9 British Tobacco .. 2 11 G _ i_ o Broken Hill Pty. 3 S 0 3 9 0 Ditto (con.) .. — " f 0 B.vcroft. Ltd. -• — 1 18 0 Ditto (new issu*. 10s paid) .. — „ J J 6 Claude Neon (N.Z.) 0 17 6 0 IS 2 Clauds Neon Indus. — 1 1- }' Colonial Suear .. 50 5 0 61 0 0 > Consol. Brick .. 0 8 0 0 8 9 Dental and Medical — 0 1-0 Donaprhy's Rope .. 2 8 0 — Dunlop-Perdriau .. 116 1 ~ ° Electro. Zinc .. 2 11 0 2 14 0 Ditto (pref.) .. — 2 IS 0 Farmers' Trading 0 IS 1 0 IS 3 Ditto (B pref.) 0 19 0 0 19 6 Gear Meat .. 0 10 9 — G. J. Coles .. 3 18 D 4 0 0 Ditto (rights) .. 2 12 0 2 12 9 Grey and Menzies 0 12 9 0 14 9 Hill and Plummer — 113 H.M. Theatre (pf.) — 0 19 0 Hume Pipe (Aust.) 10 0 — I.C.I, (pref.) .. 1 4 G 14 9 K.D.V: Boxes (con.) 0 3 9 — Lewis Ead.v (pref.) — 10 0 McKenzies .. — 2 4 0 Macky. Locran .. — 0 19 0 M; A C. (deb. stk.) 0 16 0 — Ditto B pref. 7 per cent) .. 110 13 6 M.K. Manufacturers 0 4 10 0 r, 2 Morts Dock .. 0 1G 0 0 1(1 9 ' Moturoa Oil .. — 0 4 6 National Pictures .0 3 9 — New Ak. 'Laundry — 0 19 0 N.Z. Farm. Fert. 0 17 3 — N.7.. Newspapers . 1 12 3 1 13 3 N.Z. Paper Mills 14 3 — N.Z Refritr. (paid) 0 15 3 — Nth. Roller (ord.) 0 19 3 10 3 Ditto (pref.) .. 110 — Peters W (N.Z.) 0 15 0 10 0 Radio (1030) .. — o in o R. G. Kain (pref.) — 0 15 0 Robinson Ice .. — 14 0 <? Sanfnrd (ord.) .. — 0 4 9 Ditto (pref.) .. — 0 15 0 Standard Cement:. 12 0 14 0 Taranaki Oil Fields O 0 4 0 G 8 Pnion Oil. Soap .. 1 3 fl — Walrakci .. 0 5 G — — 1 1 0 Wilsons Cement .. 010 9 017 0 Woolwnrths (N.Z.) 0 17 o 0 18 0 Ditto (Wf.) .. 1 15 0 — Ditto (Syd.) .. 13 9 14 1 Woolwnrths Props.' (rizht«) 0 18 — W. R. Carpenter 2 3 9 — OVERSEAS LISTINGS Woolworths Hides. ■ (S. Africa) . . o 14 r o is o N.Z. GOVERNMENT LOANS Bonds— / 15/7/39-41, 3 .. 95 10 0 — 15/11/38-41 3'/ OS 0 0 — 15/2/43-IG. 4 . . 99 0 0 — Mortsr. Corp.— „ 1/0/44, B issne 92 0 0 — Etock—' 15/7/3!)-41, 3 . . 05 10 0 — 15/1/53-57, 3V, 88 0 0 — v 35/11/38-41, 3 y t 98 0 0 — 15/3/40-13, 4 .. 98 10 0 99 10 0 ' 15/2/4,3-4(1, 4 . . 98 15 ' 0 99 5 0 15/1/10-1(1. 4 .. 97 5 0 98 5 0 3 >/5/49-52, 4 .. II5 ir> 0 99 10 0 15/6/52-5.%, 4 . . 95 0 0 90 0 0 WO/41-13. 3Vj 98 10 0 — £ep., 3!M3, 3/3 98 10 0 99 5 0 31/5/54-58, 4 . . 95 0 0 9 7 0 0 30/11/18, 4 , . HI) 0 0 100 0 0 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Stock. 1570/47 . . 1(1,4 <10 — DEBENTURES Tauranjja El. p.B., in^ 1/ '-V r,T — 100 0 0 Auck. I ransp. Bd., „ 1/1/44-U» 98 0 0 — M? i u", t J /"/''* 90 0 0 98 10 0 fiiii 1/7/18 — IW 1') 0 hit Tin \ in l/,| --'0 !)7 10 0 — ni.Ii P • — 97 10 0 r 'mi !! s Ji irtSl - ta 0 0 1/3/tl. (i . . too 0 0 \ Ditto (Wellinc.), 31/3/44. 1! . . no o a Auckland Gas, — K 7 5/ o 11 -WO 0 0 105 o 0 Refrisreratinp — l,r, () I —