ON THE ’CHANGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 42, 12 May 1927, Page 2

ON THE ’CHANGE

BANK OF N.Z. FIRMER MINING WEAK Little business was reported or transacted on the ’Change this morning, and the market for most stocks was quiet. Bank of New Zealand continue to harden, leaving market this morning with sellers asking £3 Is and buyers offering £3 0s 3d, while a parcel was dealt with at £ 3 0s 6d. Auckland Gas continue in favour on a firming market. Mining are depressed and weak. SALES REGISTERED At yesterday afternoon’s call: Reported—Bank of New South Wales, £47 ss; Auckland Gas (ord.), £1 3s 6d; Sanfords Ltd. (ord.), £1 Is 6d. On ’Change—Huddart Parker, £2 7s 6d; Auckland Gas (con.), 15s. At this morning’s 3 0 o’clock call: On ’Change—Northern Steam (pd.), 13s 6d. At mid-day call: On ’Change—Bank of New Zeaalnd, £3 0s 6d; N.Z. Breweries (deb.), £1 4s. MID-DAY QUOTATIONS

Closing quotations at mid-day today were: — Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ . d £ s. d. Bank of Australasia 14 15 0 14 10 0 Commercial Bank of 1 1ft 4 Eng. Scot. & Aus. 8 10 0 8 7 6 Nat. Bk. N.Z., Ltd. 7 4 0 Bank of Australasia, new issue 17 5 0 New South Wales . 47 New Zealand . . . 1 0 3 0 3 Ditto (new issue), 0 11 0 10 0 Union of Aus 15 14 0 — INSURANCE!— New Zealand . . . 1 18 6 • 1 18 0 South British . . . — 2 14 0 LOAN AND AGENCY— Abraham, Williams (pref.) 3 IS 6 Dalgety and Co. (rights) 3 0 0 Farmers’ Auct. (A pref.) 0 18 0 Ditto B (pref.) .. 0 16 Newton King (pref.) 0 15 0 N.Z. Guar. Corp. . . 0 9 6 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc. (pref.) 85 0 0 81 0 0 COAL— Hikurangi (A pref.) — 0 1 10 Ditto (pref.) 4 Pukemiro 3 0 0 17 6 Taupiri (pref.) 1 3 6 Waipa Westport — 1 15 0 GAS— Auckland 1 4 0 1 3 G Ditto (cont.) 0 lb 0 0 14 8 Birk. & North. 0 18 0 — SHIPPING— Devonport Ferry .. — 1 7 0 Huddart-Parker 2 8 0 2 7 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 0 Northern Steam 0 13 9 0 13 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 6 b 0 6 P. & O. (def. stk.) 260 0 Union Steam (pref.) 1 1 0 1 0 0 TIMBER— Kauri 1 5 6 — Leyland-O’Brien 1 18 0 — National 0 14 0 — Parker-Lamb .. 1 3 0 — WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi 0 10 0 — BREWERIES— C. L. Innes (pref). 1 0 0 — MI SC E L LAN EO U S— Auckland Amuse 0 14 6 — Ditto (pref.) .. .. 0 19 0 — A. J. En trican .. .. 0 19 0 British Tobacco 2 13 6 2 12 9 Bycroft, Limited .. 1 9 6 Checker Taxicab 0 19 0 Dental and Medical Supply Co 0 17 6 Dom. Pictures 0 19 Electro. Zinc (ord.) 1 14 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 14 6 Grey & Menzies 0 12 6 H.M. Arcade (pref.) 1 0 0 Kempthorne Prosser 3 5 0 3 2 6 Milne & Choyce 1 4 3 Ditto (pre/.) .. .. 1 3 Ditto, B (pref.) .. 1 4 3 Ditto (deb. stk.) . 1 4 3 N.Z. Farmers’ Fer. 4 3 0 4 0 0 N.Z. Paper Mills . 0 18 0 Phillipps and impey 1 13 6 Sanford, Ltd 1 2 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 1 9 1 1 Taranaki Oil . . 0 10 9 0 9 6 Thames Theatre .. 1 0 0 0 15 6 0 17 0 0 13 0 Union Oil 2 0 1 19 0 Wiseman and Sons 0 S 6 — Wilson’s Cement .. 1 15 3 — MINING— Alburnia 0 3 3 0 2 9 Ballarat (con.) .. . . 0 0 6 Moanataiari (pd.) 0 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 3 10 0 3 0 Golden Age (paid) 0 0 9 0 0 7 Ditto, (con.) . . . . 0 0 5 Kawarau 0 3 0 0 8 Kuranui 0 0 8 Lucky Shot (2s pd) 0 9 0 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 3 0 2 0 Maoriland (con.) .. 0 1 9 Majestic 0 0 9 0 0 1 New Waiotahi (4s paid) 0 l 6 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 l 0 0 0 8 Nonpareil 0 0 9 Occidental-Una (con.) 0 0 101 0 0 Ohinemuri 0 5 0 0 4 8 Waihi .. 0 19 0 0 18 4 Waihi Gd. June. — 0 1 0 DEBENTURES-!-Auckland Gas 1932, 5 per cent. . 92 0 0 Difto 1923. 6J 99 0 0 Auckland Harbour Board, 4 per cent. 85 0 0 Ditto, 6 98 0 0 City of Auckland, 1940, 5$ p.c 96 0 0 Auck. Elec. Power Board 9S i 0 Bor of Devonport, 6 100 0 0 Bor of Mt Eden. 6* 105 n N.Z. Breweries . . .. 1 4 1 1 3 11 Milne & Choyce .. 96 0 0 Glaxo — 87 10 0 GOVERNMENT BONDS — War Loan, 1930, 4i 97 g Ditto, 1938, 4J . . — 96 17 6 Ditto, 1939, 4 h . . 96 17 6 Ditto, 1941, 41 .. — 96 5 0 Ditto, 1933, 5i 101 2 Ditto, 1936, 51 .. .. 101 2 6 INSCRIBED STOCKWar Loan. 1927, 5 p.c. 99 0 0 Ditto, 1938, 4£ . . 97 5 0 97 Ditto, 1939, 4h . . Ditto. 1933, 51 .. 101 0 Ditto, 1936, 51 .. — 101 0 0