STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23428, 18 August 1939, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES

iTH E AUCKLAND EXCHANGE market active and firmer Although the 7 number of transactions ■pras slightly lower than tho high total of the previous. day, conditions remained active on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday. Most of the sections were steady to firmer. Levels for Government loans eased 8 shade. Banks were stronger, particularly tho two Dominion issues, and ]sew Zealnnds gained ground in .two sales. South British Insurance weakened in active dealing. Turnover again was active among the industrials and New Zealand scrip met with mycli stronger support. Australian issues were firmer, with most attention being paid to chain stores, where Wool worths (Sydney) again advanced.

PUBLIC TRUST OFFICE Estates of a value of £421,302 were Sported and for administration by the Public Trustee during July. Grants oir - administration made h tho Court in favour of tho Public Trustee numbered 176 for the month. A total of 475 new wills appointing the Public trustee executor were prepared behalf of testators and lodged for sa fe custody, and 373 existing wills *ere revised to provide for changes deSired by testators.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers £' s d £ 3 d BANKS Australasia 9 0 0 Com. Aust. (ex div.) 0 10 o 0 1G 0 Ditto (prer., cx div.) 9 0 0 9 12 0 / E., S. and A.4 15 0 4 10 0 National of N.Z. '. 2 7 3 2 8 3 Nat. A'asia (con.) . 0 10 0 7 0 0 New Soutli Wales 30 0 0 31 5 o Ditto (Syd. Rcjr.) 30 0 0 31 5 o New Zealand . . 1 19 9 2 0 o Ditto (D Mort.) . :t o 0 Queensland National (cx div.) y t 1 O ' / Union of Australia 7 17 (i S" 0 0 INSURANCE National .. 0 1 <> 7 0 17 0 New Zeaiand 12 0 South British 2 2 9 2 3 0 LOAN AND AGENCY Dom. I. it B. Assn. 0 1G G 0 17 0 Farmers' Co-op. Auct. (£5 paid) Ditto (£2 paid) — 4 7 6 — 1 9 6 Ditto (£1 paid) —. 0 11 6 Newton Kinjr (pf4 — 0 7 6 / NZ. Guar. Corpn.. 0 4 0 0 4 4 N.Z. Loan & Merc. IS 0 0 . /Nth. Auck. Farmers' Co-op. (B pf.) — 0 8 9 Trad. Fin. (con.) . 0 4 0 0 4 6 Ditto (pref.) . . 0 10 9 0 17 3 United Bldff. (Ack.) .—. 1 0 0 ."Wright-Stephenson 0 19 0 1 1 0 Ditto (pref.) 0 IS 0 0 19 e COAL Grey Valley 0 5 9 0 7 0 -Pukemiro /. — 0 IS 0' Renown (ord.) 0 10 0 0 10 9 Ditto (pref.) .. 0 2 0 0 2 Si Taupiri (ord.) 0 17 6 0 IS 0 Ditto (pref.) .. 1 1 G 1 4 0 / Westport . ., 1 0 6 1 1 6 .West.-Stock. (ord.) 0 4 0 0 4 2 Ditto (pref.) .. 0 8 GAS 0 0 8 4 Auckland (paid) 0 15 0 0 15 10 Ditto (con.) . — 0 11 0 . SHIPPING Devonport Ferry . 1 0 0 _ North. Steam (pd ) — 0 3 9 " • TIMBER Bartholomew 0 13 0 Kauri , .. 1 2 9 1 3 a Loyland-O'Brieii — j 0 17 0 National 0 7 7 Kotoiti 0 3 1 0 4 0 WOOL AND TEXTILE Bond's Hosiery — 1 2 €i Kaiapoi (con.) 0 3 0 0 5 0 Ditto /-. — 0 15 0 Manawatu Knitting — 1 7 6 Oa,maru .. , — 0 15 3 TattersGeld — 1 10 0 BREWERIES In ties (orct) 1 1 0 Dominion (ord.) .. 1 14 0 1 15 0 Ditto (pref.) ,. — 1 19 6 New Zealand . .. , 1 17 0 — Tooth's — 2 18 0 Tui .. — 2 5 0 ' MISCELLANEOUS Alloys Stee! (Aust.) — 0 8 0 Araal. Wireless (con.) 2 18 0 — Eatrican-Sims (pf.)' — 0 16 6 Aust. Con. Indus. . 1 19 6 2 0 0 Aust. Gypsum 1 2 0 1 o 0 Asst. Paper (pf.) . 1 6 0 — Berlei (N.Z.) 3 0 0 — Bricks and Mortar0 4 9 0 5 9 . British Tobacco . . 2 10 9 2 11 0 Broken Hill Pty, . 3 8 3 3 8 6 Burns, Philp — 2 17 0 Claude Neon (N.Z.) — 0 18 0 Ditto (Indu?.) — 1 11 3 r Colonial Sugar' 48 15 0 49 15 0 'Consolidated Brick 0 8 5 0 8 7 " Cox Bros. . 0 10 0 0 12 0 D<ntal and Medical — 0 12 0 Dcmaghy's Rope .. 2 8 0 — Dttnlop-Perdriau 1 0 0 1 1 0 Electro. Zinc 2 14 0 2 17 0 Ditto (pref.) .. F«rmers' Tradinc 2 18 3 2 19 0 0 18 o 0 18 3 Ditto (A pref.) 1 0 0 — r Ditto (B pref.) 0 19 0 1 0 0 G. J. Coles 3 19 3 4 0 0 Giey and Menzies 0 12 9 0 14 0 Hume Pipe (Aust.) 0 19 0 1 1 0 "I.C.L (pref.) 1 4 0 1 4 9 K.D.V, Boxes (con.) 0 4 0 — Lewis Eady (pf.) . — 1 0 8 Mucduffs (ord.) ./. 0 1 8 . . — -Ditto (pref.) . i 0 5 0 — Macky Logan — 0 18 9 M, & C. (deb. stk.) 0 16 0 _ Ditto (pf., 7) . M.K. Manufacturers 1 1 G — 0 4 0 0 5 0 Morris Hedstrom . 1 7 3 — Morts Dock 0 15 .3 0 16 0 Jioturoa Oil /.. National Electrical 0 3 0 13 6 0 0 4 6 National Pictures . 0 4 3 — Ne w Auck. Laundry — 1 0 0 N.Z. Drug 3 8 0 — N.Z. Fertilizer .. 0 17 0 — N.Z. Newspapers . 1 12 6 1 13 0 N.Z. Refrig. (pd.) — 0 17 0 Ditto (con.) 0 7 6 0 8 6 N.R. Milling (ord.) 0 18 0 1 0 3 Ditto (pref.) .. 1 1 0 1 0 0 /Peters Ice (N.Z.) . — Radio (193G) 0 12 9 0 15 0 JReid Rubber 1 3 0 — B. G. Kain (pref.) . 0 5 0 — Bobinson Ice — 1 3 0 Sjnford (ord.) 0 3 G 0 4 0 Ditto (pref.) J. — 0 15 0 Bharland (ord.) .. — 0 0 15 0 Standard Cement . 1 3 —r 6 Taranaki Oil Fields 0 6 4 0 6 Wairakei , . 0 6 0 — Whittome-Stevenson — 1 1 1 0 Wjlsons Cement .. 0 17 2 — !Woolworths (N.Z.) 0 18 0 0 18 1 •' Ditto (pref.) / . — 6 1 17 6 Ditto: (Syd.) 1 6 1 7 0 OVERSEAS LISTINGS ■W'ths Hides. (S.A.) 0 14 4 — N.Z. GOVERNMENT LOANS Bonds— 15/7/39-41, 3 .. .97 O 0 — 15/1/53-57, 3H 89 0 u — 15/11/38-11, 3 3 A 98 5 0 — _ 15/4/46-19, 4 . . 98 10 0 — Stock— io/7/38-41, 3 .. 97 0 0 — 0 13/1/53-57, 3 1 /, . 15/11/38-11, 3'A 89 0 0 92 0 08 5 0 — 15/3/40-43, 4 //. . 90 10 0 15/2/43-10, 4'.. 98 0 0 99 0 0 15/5/40-52, 4 .. 00 0 0 —~ 15/0/52-55, 4 .. 07 0 0 —— 45/9/41-13, ay, . 99 10 0 100 0 " Sep., 39-13, 3/4 99 10 0 0 ; 31/5/5-1-58, 4 . . 06 0 0 100 0 30/11/48, 4 99 0 0 0 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA Bonds— 111 0 .15/11/51, 3% , — 0 Stock—• 111 0 15/12/52-5-1, 37, — 0 DEBENTURES Auck. Harb. Board. 0 0/7/40 99 O City of Auck., • 1/1/4-1 09 0 0 Auckland E.P.B., 00 10 - 10/0/5!) 0 — Hauraki Plains. 07 0 101 10 „ 1/4/03 Mt. Eden, 1/4/54-59 00 10 0 0 0 Otahuhu, 1/10/57 . — 09 0 0 0 Raglan, 1/5/40 '. — 09 0 }V'iutomata, 1/3/50 . — 100 0 0 0 0 Whanparei, l/U/45-10 Abraham <5; Williams 99 0 89 0 Amal. Bck. (Ack.). 0 : 1/3/4-1. 0 100 0 Ditto (Well,), 31/3/44, O v.. . Auckland Gas, ' 1/7/42, 0 .. 99 15 0 102 0 0 , 104 10 0 Willnipn. Picture, 03 0 A /' 5/0/40, 7% . Benown Collieries —— u 01 o 0 — flikurangi Coal . . — 75 0 0