ON THE ’CHANGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 144, 8 September 1927, Page 2

ON THE ’CHANGE

MINING ACTIVE AUCKLAND AMUSEMENT FIRM Most classes of shares on the 'Change are in good tone, and a con--1 siderable increase in the amount of : business put through is recorded. Mining is active and sensitive. Lucky Shot continues to improve, and the contributing shares were done at Us 3d this morning. Occidental Una (con.) were dealt with in several parcels at Sd to S*d. Waihis have improved to see a sale at 20s 9d. In the banking section N.S.W. are weaker. Commercial of Australia have improved to see a sale at 28s. Australasias are active at £l4 14s. Auckland Amusement Park continue to harden and buyers came in this morning at 16s without drawing a sale. SALES REGISTERED At yesterday afternoon’s call:—On ’Change: Devonport Ferry, £1 3s 9d; Union Oil, Soap and Candle, £2 Is 6d. Reported: Bank of Australasia, £l4 14s: Bank of X.S.W.. £43 16s; Bank of New Zealand. £2 18s 2d: Kauri Timber, £1 4s 9d: Waihi G.M., 20s 3d and 20s 4d; Auckland Harbour Board, 51 per cent, debentures, £IOO 10s; N.Z. War Loan, 1939, 4& per cent., £96 7s 6d. At this morning’s call: —On ’Change: Lucky Shot (con.), 2s; Occidental Una (con.), Sd. Reported: Commercial Bank of Australia, 28s. At to-day’s mid-day call:—On ’Change: Lucky Shot (con.), 2s 3d; Waihi, 20s 9d; Northern Steam (con.), 7s. Reported: Occidental Una (con.). 8d and 85d; Bank of Australasia, £l4 14s; Hilcurangi Coal (ord.), 3s 3d.

EL Cl ERVO FROM SI NGAPORE.—An I expected arrival at Auckland about Suni day is the Lobitos Oilfields tanker El j Ciervo, from Singapore. The vessel is bringing bulk oil for the British Imperial j Oil Company, and will unload at AuckI land and Southern ports. She sailed from ! Singapore on August 19. RUAHINE TO COMPLETE.—Due at Wellington to-night from Gisborne, the New Zealand Shipping Company advises that the liner Ruahine leaves on Saturdav for Auckland where she is due next Monday to complete her loading for Horne. She is to be dispatched from this port finally on Saturday, September 17. for Southampton and London via Pitcairn Island and Panama*

MID-DAY QUOTATIONS Closing quotations at to-day’s midday call were: — Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ s. d. £ s. d. Bank of Australasia 14 12 0 Com. Bank of Aus. 1 8 6 1 9 Ditto (pref.) 6 19 0 Com. Bank, Sydney 24 0 2-3 12 6 English. Scottish and Australian 16 0 11 0 National of N.Z. . . 0 0 6 15 9 Nat. of Australasia 17 0 New South Wales 43 17 6 New Zealand . . . . JS 6 17 9 Ditto (10s paid) . . 0 16 0 Ditto (20s paid) . 1 0 1 6 0 Union of Australia. 15 1 0 — INSURANCE— National 3 17 6 — New Zealand . . .. 2 0 0 1 19 6 South British .. .. 2 18 6 2 17 9 DOAN AND AGENCY— Abraham & Williams (pref.) 4 6 0 — Farmers' Co-op. Auct 2 14 0 Ditto (A pref) 0 18 0 0 16 0 Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 15 3 0 14 7 Newton King (pref.) 0 13 6 N.Z. and River Plate 1 7 6 6 0 N.Z. Guar. Corp. . . 0 9 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc. 95 0 0 10 Ditto (pref.) .. .. — SO 0 0 COAL— Renown (con.) 0 7 6 — Hikurangi 0 3 6 0 3 0 Ditto (pref.) . . .. 0 9 0 7 0 Ditto (A pref.) .. 0 6 9 0 6 0 Taupiri 1 5 3 1 4 9 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 3 6 Waipa — 0 In 6 Westport — 1 13 3 GAS — Auckland 1 2 0 1 2 9 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 17 0 0 16 S Birkenhead and Northcote .. . . - 0 16 0 — Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 0 — SHIPPING— Devon port Steam .. 1 3 9 1 2 6 Huddart-Parker. 7 6 6 Northern Steam 0 14 9 0 34 6 Ditto, (con.) .. .. 0 7 0 l 0 P. & O. (def. stock) 290 0 0 Union Steam (pref.) 1 0 3 0 19 10 TIMBER— Kauri Timber .. .. 1 4 9 1 4 6 National 0 14 6 0 12 0 Parker-Lamb 1 2 0 Taupo Totara . . .. 0 17 0 — WOOLLEN— Wellington (pref.) . 6 2 0 5 17 6 BREWERIES— C. L. Innes (pref.).. 1 0 0 N.Z. Breweries .. .. — 2 3 MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amuse. Park 0 17 0 0 16 0 British Tobacco 14 9 Bycroft, Ltd 1 10 9 Checker Taxicab 0 19 0 Dental and Medical 0 16 0 Dominion Pictures . 1 1 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 Donaghy’s Twine Co. i 14 9 1 12 6 Electro. Zinc (pref.) 1 10 0 Gear Meat Co. 1 Hamilton Theatres . 0 18 0 Hill and Plummer .. 1 6 1 H.M. Arcade (pref.) 1 0 Murchison Oil (20s paid) 0 19 6 N.Z. Paper Mills .. 0 17 0 Farmers’ Fertiliser . 4 0 0 N.Z. Refrigerating . 0 14 0 0 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 7 Northern Boot .. .. Phillipps and Impey 1 14 Robinson Ice Cream 1 Sanford, Ltd 1 1 9 Ditto (pref.) .. . 1 1 9 Taranaki Oil Fileds 0 9 u 0 Thames Theatre 1 0 0 Tonson Garlick 0 11 9 Union Oil 2 2 0 Whittome Stevenson 4 0 Wilsons Cement . . 1 16 6 1 15 6 MINING — Alburnia 0 O 0 0 Moanataiari (pd) 0 2 10 Ditto (con.) 1 3 0 Empire Reefs (con.) 0 0 Golden Age (con.) . 0 0 Kawarau 0 Komata Reefs .. . . 0 0 Kuranui 0 0 Lucky Shot (2s pd.) 0 2 0 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 2 Maoriland (con.) 0 1 Mt. Welcome (con.) 0 1 New Waiotahi (4s paid) 0 0 9 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 0 10 0 0 Occidental Una United (con.) 0 0 10 0 0 Ohinemuri 0 4 3 Rising Sun 1 1 3 Waihi 1 0 6 1 0 DEBENTURES— Auckland Gas, 1928, •31 p.c 101 0 0 Auckland Harbour Board, 4 p.c. .. 85 0 0 Ditto. ; p.c 102 0 City of Auckland, 1940, 5i p.c 95 0 0 Auck. Elec. Power Board 99 10 0 96 0 0 Bor of Devonport, 6 P.c 100 0 0 Ditto. 4$ p.c. 92 0 0 Borough of Mount Albert. C> p.c. . . 103 10 0 N.Z. Breweries .. . . 1 3 10 1 3 6 Glaxo — 89 0 0 GOVERNMENT BONDSWar Loan, 1930, 4£ — 97 10 0 Ditto, 1938, 4} 96 12 6 96 5 0 Ditto, 1939, 4i .. 96 0 Ditto, 1933, 5 h . . 101 5 0 100 10 0 Ditto, 1936, 5i . . — 100 10 0 INSCRIBED STOCK War Loan. 1929. 5 98 Ditto. 193S, 45 . . 96 12 6 96 7 Ditto, 3 939, 4j 96 6 Ditto, 1933, 5£ .. 101 0 0 100 10 0 Ditto, 1936, 55 . . — 100 10 0