THE WORLD OF COMMERCE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12483, 26 June 1926, Page 6

THE WORLD OF COMMERCE

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS (3.15 p.m. Call.) Yesterday’s closing quotations for premiums of investment and mining 6toek, as advised by the Wellington Stock Exchange, are as follow : Buyers. Sellers. J 6 ,s. d. £ a. d.

fCum div. Sales reported: Bank of New Zealand, *C3 2s lid (3); N.Z. Guarantee Corporation, 9s lOd. Sale on ’Charge: Huddart-Parker, £2 4s 9d. SALES IN OTHER CENTRES Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, June 25. Sales on 'Change.—Bank of New Zealand, 62s B.d; St. Alburnia. 4s 9d (two parcels), 4s lOd (three parcels), 4s lid; Ohinemuri, 6s 5d (two parcels); Kawarau, 7s 7d (forward); Lucky Shot, Is 3d. Sales reported.—St. Alburnia, 5s Id (forward); Ohinemuri, 6s sd. CHRISTCHURCH, June 25. Sale reported.—New Zealand Government 44 per cent. Inscribed Stock (1928), -886 2s 6d. Sale 6on ’Change.—E. S. and A. Bank, *BB 5s (two parcels); British Tobacco (cum. div.), 545; Colonial Sugar, *£s4 10s. DUNEDIN, June 25. Sales.—Bank of New Zealand, 62s 6tl; Kawarau, 7s 5d (two parcels). INVERCARGILL, June 25. Sales reported : Mt. Lyell, 25s 3d. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE CONSOLS AND "COLONIAL STOCKS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received Juno 25, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. Juno 24. Following are the current quotations for Consols and for British and Dominion government stocks, compared with the quotations of May. 27th : June May 24th. 27th. £ £ Consols 554 564 British War Loans 34 p.c. ... 981 984 British War Loans, 5 p.c. ... 1002 1094 Conversion Loan, 34 p.c 7oi 764 Commonwealth, 54 p.c.,1922-27 100 100 Commonwealth, 6 p.c., 1931-41 103£ 1034 Victoria, 3 p.c., 1929-49 71 72 Victoria, 34 p.c., 1929 l -49 77t 775 Victoria, 5j p.c., 1930-40 1014 1003 Victoria. 4-2 p.c., 1940-60 964 962 Victoria, 5 p.c. 1932-42 992 994 N.S.W., 4 p.c., 1933 912 9*24 N.S.W., 3 p.c., 1935 82J 822 N.R.W., 34 p.c., 1930-50 732 744 N.S.W., 52 p.c., 1922-32 1004 1002 N.S.W., 64 p.c., 1930-40 105 105 N.S.W., 6 p.c., 1930*40 102? 102 Queensland, 3J p.c., 1930 92 934 Queensland, 3 p.c., 1922-47 ... 684 694 Queensland, 6 p.c., 1930-40 ... 103 1034 New Zealand, 4 p.c., 1929 96J 96jf New Zealand, 34 p.c., 1940 ... 84J 85$ New Zealand, 3 p.c., 1945 75$ 75£ New Zealand, 6 p.c.. 1936-51... 108$ 107$ South Aust., 34 p.c., 1930 83 834 Sth. Aust: 3 p.c., 1916 or after 60 South Aust., 64 p.c., 1930-40 ... 105 105 Tasmania, 31 p.c.. 1920-40 83 84 Tasmania, 3 p.c., 1920-40 78 79 Tasmania, 64 P.c., 1930-40 105 104 J West. Aust., 34 p.c., 1920-35... 87 864 West. Aust., 3 p.c., 1915-35 ... 84 83$ West. Aust., 6 p.c., 1930-40 ... 102 1034 P. and 0. Shares, *£24B. BANK OF ENGLAND WEEKLY~RETURN. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received June 25. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, June 24. The Bank of Fmrlnnd return for the week ended June 23rd is as follows: Issue Department. ! *C Note circulation 140,388,000 Notes in reserve 28,148,000 Total 168,536,000 Government debt 11,015,000 Other securities 8,735,000 Gold, coin and bullion 148,786,000 Total 168,536,000 Banking Department. Proprietors’ capital 14,553,000 Rest 3,349,000 Public deposits 18,625,000 Other deposits 100,338,000 Seven day and other bills 3,000 Total 136,868,000 Government securities 40,160,000 Other securities 67,261,000 Notes in reserve 28,148,000 Gold in reserve 1,299,000 Total 136,868,000 Proportion of reserve to liabilities 24.70 Short loans 4 p.c. Three-month bills 44 p.c. NEW ZEALAND POTATOES IN SYDNEY SYDNEY, June 25. Twenty-three thousand bags of New Zealand potatoes are being discharged from tho steamer Karetu. The price is fixed at *£ll a ton, as orders were hooked at that rate. Some morclianta are holding out for ,£l2 n ton. Tho price of onions from the same —v 1 -a! ia fixed at JJ2O a ton*

N.Z. Govt. Loans— Inscribed Stock (1939) 96 10 0 — Inscribed Stock (1938) 96 10 0 — War Bonds (193D) 96 ID 0 — War Bends (1938) 96 10 0 — War Bonds (1930) 97 7 6 — P.O. Bonds (1927) 98 10 0 — Debentures-— 0 N.Z. Breweries (bonds) — 1 6 7 Banks— Australasia 14 6 0 — Commercial oi' Australia (ord.) 1 11 6 — National of Australasia (£10) 18 0 0 — New South Wales — 43 7 6 New Zealand 3 2 6 3. 3 0 Union of Australia ... — 15 10 U Financial— Abraham & Williams — 4 1 0 Equitable Building.... 9 2 6 — National Mortgage .... — 3 16 3 N.Z. Invest 0 8 9 Wn. Trust Loan ...... 6 7 0 — lias— Auckland 1 3 9 1 4 1 Wellington (ord.) ....... 1 7 0 — insurance— National 3 18 9 3 19 3 Meat Preserving— Wellington Meat Exp. 0 4 6 — Transport— lluddart-Parker 2 4 8 2 5 0 Union Steam (prof.) ... 1 0 0 — Kelb. and Kar. Tram. 1 6 3 Woollen— Wellington (ord.) 6 7 0 ■ _ Wellington (pref.) 6 6 6 — Coal— Westport 1 16 0 1 16 9 Westport - Stockton (ord.) 0 1 0 — Timber— Leyland, O'Brien 2 2 6 — National — 0 IS 0 Breweries— Manning and Co 2 0 0 Staples and Co — 1 19 0 N.Z. Breweries — 2 19 3 Ward and Co., 2 0 0 — Miscellaneous— Brit. Tobacco f2 13 6 Burns, Philp and Co. — 1 16 9 Electrolytic Z i n o (pref.) 1 16 0 1 16 4 Howard, Smith — 1 14 0 Tarauaki Oil Fields ... 0 13 6 — Wilson's Cement 1 14 3 1 14 6 Hayward Pictures .... 0 14 6 ord.) 1 6 3 — Mining— Waihi 0 18 9 Kawarau — 0 7 7