ON THE ’CHANGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 17, 11 April 1927, Page 2

ON THE ’CHANGE

FEW SALES RECORDED DEBENTURES QUIET A dull tone in the inquiry for most classes of stock was registered on the Auckland Stock Exchange this morning and few sales were recorded. Ohinemuri at 5s were the only mining shares dealt with. Others are quiet. Moanataiari (con.) have come back on the market with buyers offering 3s. 6d. Moanataiari’s (ord.) are not quoted. Government and local body debentures are quiet though quotations remain firm at late rates. SALES REGISTERED At this morning’s 10 o’clock call: Bank of New South Wales (£SO 10s); Auckland City (deb.), 1940 5& per cent, £97. At the mid-day call: Bank of New Zealand, £3; Ohinemuri, ss. MID-DAY QUOTATIONS Closing quotations at to-day’s midday call were:

DIRECTORS’ DECISIONS CALLS AND DIVIDENDS Calls and Dividends have been declared as follow:

DIVIDENDS— Due. Milne and Choyce—lnterim. 8 p.c. per arnum . April 11 Hume Steel Ltd.—lo per c per annum on A and B pi April 30 CAL LS Caledonia Kuranui Moanataiari—2d per share .. .. April 18 Mount Welcome—2d per share April 21 Kuranui—ld pef share .. . . April 26 A NEW TAXI FIRM A further taxi service company was registered in Auckland on Saturday. Details are as follow: The WJiite Top Taxi-Cab Company. Limited. Capital: £2,000, in £ 1 shares. Subscribers: J. H. Ashton, A. Cope. J. Fuge, J. Covavich and L. G. Egginton, taxi drivers, of "Whangarei, 400 shares each.

Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ s. d. £ s. d. Bank of Australasia 14 8 6 Com. of Australia . . 1 11 Nat. of Australia . . 9 1 6 New South Wales .. 51 0 0 New Zealand .. 3 0 0 19 9 Union of Australia 15 15 0 lo 11 0 INSURANCE— National 3 13 6 3 12 0 New Zealand .. .. 1 17 0 1 16 6 South British . . . . — 14 6 Standard — 2 16 6 LOAN AND AGENCY— Abraham and Williams (pref.) .. .. 4 5 0 Farmers' Auct. 3 18 0 Ditto A (pref.) .. 0 18 6 Ditto B (pref.) .. 0 17 Newton King- pref.*) 0 16 0 N.Z. & River Plate 1 7 0 N.Z. Loan & Merc. — 92 10 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. — 81 0 0 COAL— Hetheringrton (con.) 0 4 6 Hikurangi (A pref.) 0 3 0 0 1 6 Ditto pref.) .. .. 0 5 0 0 2 0 Pukemiro 3 1 0 17 6 Taupiri 1 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. — 1 2 6 Westport — 1 15 0 GAS— Auckland 1 3 *> «* Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 14 9 Birkenhead & North 0 18 0 Gisborne 0 11 0 — SHIPPING— Devonport Perry . . 1 6 0 Huddart Parker S 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 Northern Steam .. 0 12 9 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 6 0 6 Union Steam (pref.) 1 0 9 1 0 0 TIMBER— Kauri 1 6 6 Leyland-O'Bnen 2 . National 0 14 Parker Lamb .. . . 0 Taupo Totara .. .. 0 16 0 — WOOLLEN— Mosgiel 6 6 0 Welling-ton (pref.) . 6 6 0 B REW FRIES— C. L. Jnnes (pref.) 1 0 0 N.Z. Breweries 2 12 6 2 11 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amus. Park.. 0 14 9 Ditto (pref.) 0 19 0 — A. J. En trican 0 1!) 0 Checker Taxicab Co 1 0 <J IS 0 Dorn. Pictures .. .. 1 0 Donaghy s Rope 1 14 6 Grey and Menzies.. 0 12 6 Henry Jones Co-op. 10 3 Henry Jones Co-op. 10 0 U.M. Arcade (pref.) 1 0 Kempt home Pros. . 6 0 Lewis R. Eady (7 per cent. B pref) 1 1 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Per. 3 16 6 N.Z. Ref. (con.) 0 6 1 .Northern Boot 0 17 6 Phillips and Impey 1 13 6 Sandford 1 0 1 1 9 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 1 Taranaki Oils 0 12 0 Tonson Garlick 0 18 0 Union Oil 3 0 \\ iIsons Cement 1 15 9 1 14 9 MINING— A lb urn ia 0 ♦ Ballarat (con.) .. .. 0 0 6 Moanataiari (con.) 0 4 0 6 Empire Reefs (con.) 0 0 Golden Age (con.) . . 0 0 0 0 2* Ivawarati 0 8 0 6 Lucky Shot (2s paid) 0 Kuranui 0 0 8 0 0 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 Maoriland 0 0 New Waiotahi (4s paid) 0 1 4 0 1 Ditto (con.) . . . . 0 1 0 N on pare il (con.) Occidental Una (2s pd.) Coon.) 0 0 0 0 Ohinemuri 6 5 Waihi unction .. . . 0 17 9 0 17 0 DEBENTURES— Auckland Gas 1932, 5 per cent. . 92 Ditto 1928, 6]j 99 0 0 Board, 4 p.c S5 A uekland Harbour Board, 6 p.c. City of Auck.. 1940, 97 0 0 96 c 0 Bor of ML Eden. 67. N.Z. Breweries.. .. 1 4 Milne and Choyee 96 0 N.Z. Milk Products 120 0 0 Glaxo — 87 10 0 GOV E RN M EN T BON DS War Loan, 1930, 4£ 97 Ditto, 1938, 4£ .. — 96 Ditto, 1939, 41 .. — 96 5 Ditto, 1933, 5-’. Ditto, 1936, 5i — 101 0 0 INSCRIBED STOCK War Loan, 1938, 4. 1 . Ditto, 1927-41, h\ . . 99 10 Ditto, 1933, 57. . . 100 3 5 Ditto, 193G, 5i . . — 3 00 15 0