ON THE ’CHANGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 46, 17 May 1927, Page 2

ON THE ’CHANGE

ALBURNIA SALES AT 3/6 MARKET BRIGHTER Alburnia Gold Mining stocks hardening several points, rising from buyers’ offers of 2s lOd on Saturday to sales at 3s 6d this morning, is today’s feature on the Auckland Stock Exchange. Occidentals are passing at 9d, but, otherwise, mining shares remain depressed. More sellers are now prepared to do business in debentures and Government bonds, but the demand for this class of security remains firm. Generally, the tone of the market has brightened as compared with the latter end of last week. SALES REGISTERED

At yesterday afternoon’s call: —Reported: South British Insurance, £2 14s 3d; Alburnia Gold Mining Company, 3s 2d and 3s sd; Mount Lyell Gold Mining Companly, £1 7s 9d; N.Z. Government War Loan, 1938, 4& per cent., £97. On ’Change: Wilsons Cement, £1 14s 9d; Alburnia Gold Mining Company, 3s 4d. At to-day’s 10 o’clock call:—Reported: Pukemiro, £2 19s; Donaghy’s Rope and Twine Company, £1 13s. On ’Change: New Zealand Insurance, £1 18s 3d.

At the mid-day call:—On ’Change: Sanford, Ltd. (ord.), £1 Is 9d; Alburnia, 3s 6d. Reported: Occidental (con.), 9d.

MID-DAY QUOTATIONS Closing - quotations at mid -day today were: — Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ s. d. £ s. d. Bank of Australasia 14 10 0 Commercial Bank of Australia .. . . 1 10 6 Ditto (pref.).. 6 16 0 Eng., Scot, and Aus. S 10 0 8 7 0 Nat. Bk. N.Z., Ltd. 7 4 0 New South Wales . 47 5 0 Ditto (rights) 26 5 0 New Zealand . . 0 9 3 0 0 Ditto, New Issue (5s paid) 0 11 0 0 9 9 Union of Australia 15 lb 0 — INSURANCE— National — 3 33 9 New Zealand .. . . 1 18 9 1 18 South British .. .. — 2 14 0 Standard — 2 18 6 LOAN AND AGENCY— Farmers’ Co-op. Auc. 3 15 0 Ditto (A pref.) .. 0 IS 0 Ditto B (pref.) .. 0 16 6 Newton King (pref.) 0 lb 0 Loan & Merc, (pref.) 8b 0 0 81 0 0 COAL— Hetherington (con.) 0 7 6 0 4 6 Hikurangi (A pref.) 0 2 0 Ditto (pref.) . .. 0 4 0 0 3 2 Pukemiro 2 17 6 Taupiri 1 3 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 3 6 Waij)a 0 13 3 Westport — 1 15 3 GAS— Auckland 1 3 9 1 3 4 Ditto- (con.) . . .. 0 15 0 0 14 Birkenhead 0 18 0 Gisborne (ex div.) 0 10 6 — SHIPPING— Devonport Ferry .. 1 5 6 Ditto (rights) 0 5 6 0 5 0 Huddart-Parker 8 0 7 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 0 Northern Steam 0 13 9 0 13 Ditto (con.) . . . . 0 6 0 P. & O. (def. stk.) 263 0 0 Union Steam (pref.) 1 1 0 .1 0 0 TIMBER— Bartholomew 1 1 0 Kauri Timber .. .. 1 5 National 0 14 0 Parker-Lamb 1 2 6 — WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi 0 9 6 — BREWERIES— C. L. Innes (pref.) 1 0 0 N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. 2 12 0 2 11 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amusement . 0 12 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 0 18 0 — A. J. Entrican .. .. 0 19 0 British Tobacco 2 13 6 33 3 Bycrott, Ltd, ex div. Dental and Medical Supply Co 0 17 6 — Dom. Pictures 0 Donaghy’s Rope and Twine Co 1 13 6 1 12 9 Dominion Rubber .. 2 7 0 Grey and Menzies .. 0 1 2 6 Hili and Plummer . 1 0 H.M. Arcade (pref.) 1 0 0 Kempthorne, Prosser 3 4 0 3 0 Milne & Choyce 1 4 3 Ditto (pref.) . . .. 1 4 3 Ditto, B (pref.) .. 1 4 3 Ditto (deb. stk.) . 1 4 1 3 9 N-Z. Farmers’ Fer. 4 b 0 # 1 0 N.Z. Paper Mills .. 0 17 9 Phillfpps and impey 1 13 6 Sanford, Ltd 1 2 0 1 1 9 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 1 9 1 1 0 Takapuna Tram and Ferry 0 10 9 0 9 3 Thames Theatre .. 1 0 0 0 15 6 Tonson Garlick .... 0 17 0 Union Oil 1 19 0 Wiseman and Sons (ord.) ft 8 6 Wilson’s Cement . . 1 ib 6 1 14 9 MINING— Alburnia 0 3 6 0 3 5 Ballarat (con.) .. .. 0 0 6 — Moanataiari (con.).. 0 9 Empire Reefs (con.) 0 0 S Golden Age (pd.) . 0 ft 7 Kawarau 0 3 0 0 9 Kuranui 0 0 8 Lucky Shot (2s pd) 0 2 9 0 2 0 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 4 Maoriland (con.) . . 0 2 0 Majestic 0 0 9 0 0 1 New Waiotahi (4s pd) 0 1 6 0 0 10 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 0 11 0 0 s Nonpareil (con.) 0 0 9 Occidental-Una (con.) 0 0 10 0 0 8* Ohinemuri 0 5 0 0 4 8 Waihi 0 18 9 0 IS 3 Waihi Grand June. 0 1 4 0 1 0 AUSTRALIAN— Mount Lyell 1 S 3 1 7 3 DEBENTURES— Auckland Gas 1932, 5 per cent. 92 0 0 Ditto, 192S, 6* . . 99 10 0 Auckland Harbour Board, 4 per cent 85 ft 0 Ditto, 5J per cent 99 0 0 98 0 0 Ditto, 6 per cent. 103 0 0 City of Auckland, 1940, 5J p.c 96 0 0 Auck. Elec. P.B. 98 0 0 Bor of Devonport, 6 100 0 Bor of ML Eden. 6* 105 0 0 Hamilton, 0 p.c. . . 104 0 0 N.Z. Breweries . . . . 1 4 1 1 3 10 Milne & Choyce .. 96 0 0 N.Z. Milk Products 120 0 0 Glaxo — 87 10 0 GOVERNMENT BONDS— War Loan, 1930, 4* 98 5 0 97 12 6 Ditto, 1938, 4i . . 97 6 Ditto. 1939, 4\ . . 97 1) 0 Ditto, 1941, 4£ .. 96 5 0 Ditto, 1933, 5! . . 101 10 0 101 2 6 Ditto, 1936, 5a . . — 101 2 6 INSCRIBED STOCK War Loan, 193S, 4 h 97 2 6 96 15 0 Ditto, 1939, 4 h . . 96 lb 0 Ditto, 1927-41, ok SS 0 98 0 Ditto, 1933, 5 h .. 101 2 6 Ditto, 1936, 5h . . — 101 2 6