Investment Stocks and Shares

Evening Star, Issue 23378, 22 September 1939, Page 12

Investment Stocks and Shares

Price Comparisons and Yield TO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1939. The following table furnishes a guide to investors. It shows the trend of the market over 12 months for a comprehensive list of securities, and the rate of interest obtainable to present-day purchasers, the calculation being based on the latest dividend. Brokers’ commission is not allowed for, except in the case of Government loans, where redemption and accrued interest are also considered. In view of the disturbed state of the market, an overnight change in the valuation of certain stocks listed below as the approximate price yesterday must be allowed for.

COMPANIES. MARKET PRICES. DIVIDEND. Return Approximate Price To-day. Price Price 12 Rate p.c. of When upon investLast Week Months Ago. Annual Div. Due, ment at latest rates. N.Z. GOVT, STK, £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ e. d. Feb.-Aug, Apr.-Oct. May-Nov. J une-Dec. £ 8 d. Inscribed, 1946 —... Inscribed, 1949 Inscribed, 1952 ... ... Inscribed, 1955 ... 98 0 98 5 97 5 95 10 0 0 0 0 98 0 98 5 97 2 95 10 0 0 6 0 100 2 101 7 101 15 6 6 0 4 4 4 4 4 12 4 11 4 9 4 10 9 0 9 4 BANKS-Jan.-July Feb.-Aug May-Nov. Jan.-July Deo.-June Dec.-June July-Jan. N.S.W., £20 Comm. Aust., 10s ... 13.S. and A , £3 ... ... Nafc. of N.Z., £2J ... New Zealand, £1 ... D, Mortgage, £1 Union £5 29 0 0 14 4 5 2 5 1 18 1 7 7 15 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 29 2 0 14 4 12 2 6 1 18 1 7 7 15 6 6 6 0 3 0 0 30 15 0 16 5 3 2 13 2 2 1 9 8 10 0 3 6 9 9 9 0 6 7 7 5 10 ? 1-12 4 2 4 16 4 18 5 11 5 5 5 11 4 10 8 2 9e le 3 1 4e INSURANCE— 0 16 7 0 17 0 10 6-7 May-Nov. __ New Zealand, £1 2 1.1 n 2 13 0 2 16 6 10 1-6 3 15 5 South British, 10s ... Standard, £1 2 2 6 2 2 2 14 0 0 2 6 2 16 6 0 14 12J Apr.-Oct. Mch.-Sept 3 6 8 MEAT— 0 11 6 0 14 4 5 5-6 June-Dee. N.Z. Refrig., £1 ... 0 16 6 0 17 0 0 18 3 Feb. Feb. Sept.-Mch 6 13 4 N.Z. Refrig., 10s ... Southland £1 ... ... 0 1 8 7 2 6 0 1 8 7 5 6 0 8 1 10 2 6 5J 74 6 14 5 9 8 1 LOAN AND AGCY. Dalgety, £5 6 7 R 6 7 6 8 i 6 6 May-Nov. 4 14 1 Golds, Morb, £1 ... 1 ft 1 9 9 1 8 0 7 Dee.-June 4 17 5 N.Z. Guarantee, 3s ... 0 4 6 0 4 3 0 4 4 9 13-18 Mch.-Oot. 7 5 10 COALKaitangata, 16s ... ... 1 7 R 1 8 0 1 7 6 15 5-8 April 9 1 10 Westport. 10s J. 1 n 1 1 0 1 5 0 10 May-Nov. 4 15 3 West.-Stock, (pf.), 10s 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 7 3 6 March. 7 10 0 WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi (ord.), 17s ... o n 6 0 11 6 0 10 3 4 Sept. 5 18 3 Mosgiel, £4 ... ... 9 7 6 9 7 6 9 17 0 10 May-Nov 4 6 6 BREWERIESDominion, £1 ... ... 1 10 0 1 11 0 1 11 6 12 Dec.-July 8 0 0 Dunedin, £1 i 1 0 1 2 0 1 5 0 Nov.-May 6 3 9 New Zealand. £1 ... i ll 0 1 15 0 2 2 0 8g Dec.-June 5 9 8 Tooths. '£1 2 11 6 2 11 9 2 15 3 •Wi May-Nov. 4 9 4 MISCEL— A.C.I., £1 1 in o 1 16 6 . 6.89 Sept.-Apr 4 3 2 British Tobacco, £1 ... 2 5 0 2 8 6 2 8 6 1U Quarterly 4 8 11 £1 3 11 o 3 13 6 2 18 0 12^ Nov.-May 3 10 5 Bkn. Hill Hth.. 5s ... 1 9 0 1 12 0 1 9 6 40 Quarterly 6 17 11 Col. Sugar £20 48 0 0 47 10 0 47 5 0 Ii May-Nov. 3 2 6 D I.C.. 10s 0 14 6 0 14 6 0 14 9 6 4 2 8 Dom Fertiliser. £1 1 4 0 ,1 4 0 1 5 0 6 June 5 0 0 Dun. Rubber, £1 0 17 6 0 19 0 1 1 5 7 Apr -Oct. 8 0 0 2 13 9 2 18 0 2 2 3 15 Mch -Sept 5 11 8 El. Zinc, (pref.), £1 2 15 0 3 0 0 2 5 9 15 Mch.-Sept 5 9 1 G. J. Coles £1 3 11 6 3 10 0 3 19 3 183 Jan.-July 4 17 10 2 2 0 2 2 0 3 3 0 14 Nov.-June 6 13 4 1 15 6 1 15 6 1 16 3 85 Mch.-Sept 4 18 7 1 11 0 1 12 0 1 7 3 h 40 June-Dee. 4 13 9 2 9 0 2 12 0 2 4 2 Quarterly 4 1 8 NT 7. Drug. £2 3 8 0 3 7 9 3 10 6 8 Sept.-Apr. 4 14 5 1 12 0 1 12 0 1 14 0 8 Oct.-May 4 4 2 N.Z. Paper Mills, £1 ‘0 DT.,' £1 1 5 9 1 6 0 1 2 6 7 Nov.-May 5 7 8 1 19 6 2 0 0 2 5 0 85 Aug,•I 1 eb. 4 8 6 0 16 6 0 IS 6 0 17 0 v 4 Nov.-June 4 10 11 0 17 0 0 17 0 0 19 9 16 July-Jan. 4 14 1 Woolworths (S.yd.), 5s 1 2 3 1 3 6 1 ] 3 174 Oct.-Apr. S ib 5 Cj English currency*