STOCKS AND SHARES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23818, 20 November 1940, Page 5

STOCKS AND SHARES

THE AUCKLAND EXCHANGE DEMAND FOR INVESTMENTS Business was maintained at a steady volume on the Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday. Gilt-edged issues wore :fmn and War Loan (partlypaid) advanced 5s on sale at £79 los. Local body and commercial debentures also were in keen request. Values for New Zealand shares were steady, with Australian issues a shade firmer., All supplies, however, were scarce, buyers predominating in practically every section of the market. CLOSING QUOTATIONS Buyers Sellers £sd £ s d BANKS, INSURANCE AND AGENCY Bk. Australasia .. 8-2 0 Com. o:f Aus. .. 0 11 11 Ditto (pref.) . . S .12 15 010 0 Com. ol' Sydney .. E., S. and A. .. 4 0 0 Nat. of N.'/i. .. 1 15 G 1 18 0 New South Wales . 20 () 0 New Zealand ... 1 19 7 1 10 9 Ditto (D. mortg.) Union Bank . . 0 19 0 National Ins. .. 0 IT (i 017 11 Now Zealand .. 3 1 <> • Queensland .. 2 12 n South British .. 2 0 0 Standard Ins. .. 2 18 6 Dom. I & B. . . 0 17 0 0 IS 0 F.A.C. (£5 pd.) . . 4 0 0 4 3 0 Newton King (pf.) 0 9 a O 0 G N.Z. & River Plato 0 9 G 0 14 0 Loan & Merc. (5 pf.) 70 0 0 05 0 0 N. Ak. Fmrs (B pf.) O 4 G 0 7 G COAL, GAS, SHIPPING Pukemiro Coal .. 0 15 i> 0 IS 0 Renown (ord.) . . I) 10 0 011 0 Taupiri (ord.) . . 110 1 •'< 0 Wstnt.-Sttn. (pref.) 0 5 3 0 G G Auckland Gas . . 0 7 7 0 7 0 Ditto (con.) . . 0 2 8 0 3 o Devonport Ferry . . 12 0 12 9 TIMBER, TEXTILES, BREWERIES Kauri Timber .. ;l 0 3 116 Kaiapoi Wool . . 0 13. 0 Oa ma ru Wool . . 0 19 G 1 0 G Dominion Brew. . 1 0 G 110 0 Innes (ord.) .. 0 1G 0 0 19 0 New Zealand . . 1 12 5 1 12 9 Tooth's Brew .. 211 0 # 213 G MISCELLANEOUS* Aust. Alloy Steel . 0 G O 0 7 0 A.C.I. . . 1 18 G 2 0 G Berlei (N.Z.). . . 3 5 0 3 10 0 Boolli Mac. (pref.). O I :i O 4 9 British Tobacco . 2 9 3 210 0 Ditto (pref.) .. 1 10 G 1 13 G Broken Hill Pty. . 2 5 G 2 G 0Colonial Sugar .. 51 10 O Con. Brick . . 0 7 G 0 7 S 15 un lop Perdrian . 10 0 10 9 Farmers' Trading . Do. (A pf.) ex div. 12 0 Do. (B pf.) ex div. 119 1 2 G Hill & Plummer . . 110 14 3 Mclvenjiies .. 2 4 0 • 2 G 0 N.Z. Drug. .. 1 10 G N.Z. Fertiliser . . 1 2 G Sanford (Ord.) 0 3 0 0 4 0 Ditto (5 3-5 pf.) 0 15 G Selfridges (A'sia) . 0 17 O 10 0 Taranaki Oil Fields 0 5 0 0 G 0 Whit tome, Stevenson 019 0 12 0 Wilsontt Cement 0 IS 11 0 19 0 Woolworths (N.Z.) 0 15 <; 0 15 10 Ditto (Sydney) . 0 17 3 O 18 O Ditto (Syd.) pref. Ditto (W. Aust.). Woolworths Holdings (S. Africa) . . 014 0 Oil 8 MINING Clutha ... 0 1 5 0 2 G Komata, Reefs . . O 4 9 0 5 0 Martha . . 0 7 0 0 7 4 Xgahere . . . . 017 0 N.Z. Crown Mines .019 Waihi Invests. .. 0 4 1 0 4 6 Australia and Fiji Broken Hill Sth. .15 3 16 9 Emperor . . 010 9 011 6 Mount Lyell .. 1 11 0 Mt. Morgan (Ord.) O 10 3 0 10 9 Nth. Broken Hill .2 1 0 2 5 0 Rawang . . 0 G 10 0 7 9 Wprion. Alluvials . 0 4 2 0 4 6 N.Z. GOVT. LOANS Bonds—--15/7/39-11, 3 . . 99 17 G 15/1/53-57, 314 . 101 0 0 15/11/38-41, 3y t 99 5 0 15/2/43-46, 4 . . 102 10 0 15/-1/ 16-49, 4 . . 103 0 0 15/0/52-55, 4 . . 105 0 0 Rural Bonds — 15/9M7, 4 . . 104 0 0 "War Loan. 11/10/53 79 12 G 80 0 0 War Loan, fill. pd. 79 12 6 79 17 6 Stock — 15/7/39-41, 3 • . 90 17 6 15/1/53-57, 3*/j . 101 0 O 15/11/38-41, 3% 99 5 0 15/3'40-13, 4 . . 101 2 G 15/2/43-46, 1 .. 102 15 O 103 0 0 15/4/40-49. 4 . . 103 O 0 103 10 0 15/5/49-52. 1 . . 103 12 G 15/0/52-55. 4 . 105 12 G 10G 5 0 30/11/48. 1, 104 10 0 106 0 0 31/5/51-58, 4 . 107 0 0 108 0 0 15/0/41-43; 3Vi . 101 2 G Overseas Loans — Bonds. 15/10/4S, 3 British War Loan. 1952. 3Vi DEBENTURES Auck. Drainage Bd., 1/11/51 .. A.E.P.8., 15/G/59 107 10 0 110 0 0 Ditto. 30/4/44 . 101 10 0 103 0 0 Ak. H. 8., 9/7/47 Ditto. 10/6/59 . 107 0 0 109 0 0 Auck. Transport Bd., 22/0/49 . . 103 10 0 105 10 0 Cit-v of Auckland, 3/1/.14.48, . . 302 10 0 Ditto, 1/1/41/01 102 10 O Ditto. 1/1/44-67 102 lO 0 Ditto. 1/2/03. . 307 0 0 Ditto. 1/1/4 1-00 103 0 0 100 0 0 Hanraki. 1/9/46, -1.1-5 Daniievirke P. 8., 1/10/54 Henderson Town Bd., 1/5/55 Mt. Eden Borough, 1/4/51-56 ..104 0 0 106 0 0 Waitoino E.P.8., 1/8/61 Otorohanga, 1/5/60 Rotorua, 1/10/43 . Thames County, 30/&/47, 4V 4 . . "Wangs.nui Har., 1/4/18. 4M .. Amal. Br. (Auck.), ' 1/3/14, 6 .. 102 10 0 103 10 0 Ak. Gas (Perp.) . . 101 0 0 102 0 0 Gisb. S'farmers, 31/8/41, G/ a . . 99 10 0 101 10 0

FOREIGN EXCHANGE i Closing telegraphic rates for pur- | chases and sales of foreign exchange Auckland on oveiseas centres yesterday were supplied by ilie Bank of New South Wales as follows: — November Id Buying Spiling T.T. T.T. New York: dol. to £ .. 3.254'J 3.2050 Montreal: dol. lo £ . . 3.0030 3.5200 Greece: drachmae to £ Java: fl. to X .. 0.187 0.004 Manila: pesos to £ .. 0.442 Hongkong: pence to dol. 18% 10 1-32 India: pence to rupee . 22 5-32 2210-<>4 Ceylon.: pence to rupee . 22 5-32 22 10-04 Shanghai: pence to dol. Singapore: [>ence to dol. 34 41-04 .'{.l4 1-01 fjtll," A f.: X'N.Z. X'S.A. 100 123 125 London: £N.Z. fstg. 100 124/7/0 125 Anst.: £A. £N.Z. 100 100/10/- 100 Fiji: .CF. £N.Z. 100 . 00 BS/12/0 QUOTATIONS IN LONDON LONDON, Nov. 18 Foreign exchange rates are:—New York (dollar), 4.03; Montreal (dollar), 4.45; Switzerland (fr.). 17.35; India (rupee). Is (id; Honekonc (dollar), 13d: Kobe (yen), 14% d; Shanffhai (dollar), Argentine (pesos), 17.015; Stockholm (kr.), IG.OO. SHAREMARKET INDICES London Financial Times (1926 equals 100): — Oovt. Rome Indus- Gold securities rails trials mines November 14 111.2 4'_\4 87.8 177.5 November 15 1 1 1.2 43.0 88..} 17/.8 November 18 111.2 42.0 87.0 177.1 New York Dow .Tones' (1926 equals 100): 20 Kail- 30 Shares roads Industrials sold November 15 . 20.03 13«>.50 1,0.*0,000 November 10 . 20.51 134.73 400,000 November 18 . 20.10 134.70 570.000 Highest and lowest in 1939. Rails, ,'35.90 —24.15; industrials, 151.22—121.4. SILVER AND TIN PRICES LONDON. Nov. IS Silver is quoted at 23 3-1 Gd a standard ounce and 25d a fine ounce, against-23Jd and 25 1-lGd an ounce, respectively, on "Friday. The tin market is easier. Spot: Buyers. £257 15s a ton; sellers, £258 5s "Forward: Buyers, £259 15s; sellers, £260.