Investment Stocks and Shares

Evening Star, Issue 23384, 29 September 1939, Page 10

Investment Stocks and Shares

Price Comparisons and Yield TO THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 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 ApproxiPrice Price 12 Rate p.c. of When upon investPrice To-day. Week Months Ago. Annual Div. Due, ment latest at rates. N.Z. GOVT. STK. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. Feb.-Aug. £ 8. d. 98 2 6 93 0 0 99 12 6 4 4 6 4 98 0 0 98 5 0 100 10 0 4 Apr.-Oct. 4 6 11 96 2 6 97 5 0 — 4 May-Nov. 4 10 2 Inscribed, 1955 ... ... 95 15 0 95 10 0 100 5 0 4 June-Dee. .4 8 11 BANKS-Jan.-July N.S.W., £20 28 10 0 29 0 0 29 15 0 6 1-12 4 4 2 0 14 9 0 14 9 0 15 3 7 h eb.-Aug. 4 16 2 4 10 0 4 5 0 5, 0 0 7 May-Nov. 4 13 4e Nat. of N.Z., £2J ... 2 5 0 2 5 0 2 12 0 5 Jan.-July 5 11 Xe 1 18 9 1 18 0 2 1 6 10 Dec.-June 5 3 3 D. Mortgage, £1 Union £5 1 6 7 10 9 0 1 7 7 15 0 0 1 9 8 5 6 0 7i 7 Dec.-June July-Jan. 5 12 4 13 2 4e INSURANCE— 0 16 7 — 0 16 0 10 5-7 May-Nov. 4 10 9 2 13 6 2 13 0 2 13 9 10 1-6 1? eb.-Aug. 3 14 9 South British, 10s ... 2 4 6 2 2 6 2 3 6 14 Apr.-Oct. 3 3 8 Standard, £1 2 14 3 — 2 14 0 121 Mch.-Sept 4 12 2 MEAT— 0 12 0 0 14 4 5 5-8 J une-Dec. 4 17 3 N.Z. Refrig., £1 ... 0 16 6 0 16 6 0 17 9 5J h eb. 16 13 4 N.Z. Refrig., 10s ... 0 8 2 0 8 2 0 8 0 $k Feb. 6 14 8 Southland £1 1 7 6 1 7 6 1 10 3 74 Sept.-Moh 5 9 1 LOAN AND AGCY. Dalgety, £5 6 10 0 6 7 6 8'0 0 6 May-Nov. 4 12 Golds, Mort, £1 ... 1 10 3 1 8 9 1 5 6 7 Dec.-June 4 12 7 N.Z. Guarantee, 3s ... 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 4 2 9 13-18 . Mch.-Oct. 7 5 10 COAL— Kaitangata, 16s 1 8 0 1 7 6 1 7 0 15 5-8 April 8 18 7 Westport, 10s 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 4 6 10 May-Nov. 4 15 3 West.-Stock, (pf-), 10b 0 8 0 0 8 0 0 7 0 6 March. 7 10 0 WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi (ord), 17s ... n ii ft ft 11 ft 0 10 0 4 Sept. 5 18 3 Mosgiel, £4 •>. 9 8 0 9 7 6 9 10 0 10 May-Nov 4 5 1 BREWERIES— Dominion, £1 1 9 3 1 10 o 1 10 0 12 Dec.-J uly 8 4 S Dunedin, £1 1 2 o 1 1 1 5 0 Nov.-May 5 18 2 New Zealand, £1 1 12 0 1 11 o 1 19 3 8j Uec.-June 5 6 3 Tooths, £1 2 10 0 2 11 6 2 9 0 May-Nov. 4 12 0 MISCELA.C.I., £1 1 IS 0 1 13 o 6.86 Sept.-Apr 3 19 3 ’British Tobacco, £1 ... 2 7 0 2 5 o 2 4 0 XU Quarterly 4 0 n B.H.P., £1 ... 3 12 0 3 11 0 2 15 3 Nov.-May 3 9 5 Bkn. Hil! Sth.. 5s ... 1 8 6 1 9 0 1 9 0 40 Quarterly 7 0 4 Col. Sugar, £20 48 0 0 48 0 0 44 10 0 1* May-Nov. 3 2 6 D I.C., 10s • 0 14 6 0 14 6 0 14 6 Oct. 4 2 8 Dom. Fertiliser. £1 1 4 0 1 4 0 1 4 0 6 June 5 0 0 Dun. Rubber, £1 0 18 0 0 17 6 0 19 6 7 Apr.-Oct. 7 15 7 El. Zinc (ord.), €1 ... 2 15 6 2 13 9 1 18 6 15 Mch.-Sept 5 6 2 El. Zinc, (pref.), £1 2 18 6 2 15 0 2 3 0 lb Mch.-Sept 5 2 7 G. J. Coles. £1 3 11 0 3 11 6 3 15 0 183 Jan.-July 5 5 7 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 18 6 14 Nov.-J une 6 13 4 Milburn Lime. £1 ... 1 15 6 1 15 6 1 15 0 83 Mch.-Sept 4 18 7 1 11 0 1 11 0 1 6 9 71 J une-Dec. 4 13 9 Nth. Bkn. Hill, 5s ... 2 9 0 2 9 0 2 3 6 40 Quarterly 4 1 8 N.Z. Drug, £2 3 8 0 3 8 0 3 9 0 8 Sept.-Apr. 4 14 5 1 11 6 1 12 0 1 14 0 8 Oct.-May 4 4 7 N.Z. Paper Mills, £1 ' O.D.T./ £1 1 5 2 0 0 0 1 5 1 19 9 6 1 2 2' 5 0 0 7 83 Nov.-May Aug.-Feb. 5 12 4 7 0 6 0 16 9 0 16 6 0 15 9 Vi Nov,-June 4 9 6 Woolworths (N.Z.), 5s 0 17 0 0 17 0 0 18 6 16 Juty-Jan. 4 J4 Woblworlhs (Syd.). 5s 1 2 3 1 2 3 0 19 8 171 Oct.-Apr. S i 8 5 e, English currency. j