Markets and Money

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 148, 13 September 1927, Page 2

Markets and Money

ON THE ’CHANGE WAIHIS AT 22 10 WILSONS CEMENT ACTIVE Waihis improving to see frequent sales up to 22s lOd proved the feature of this morning’s business on the 'Change. Occidentals continue active and the market firmed at mid-day. Albumias are also in slightly better tone. Lucky Shot are steady. The market for gilt-edged stocks is generally idle, though quotations are practically unchanged. In miscellaneous, Wilsons Cement continue in good tone, and see sales on a market firm at 365. Auckland Amusement Park are firm with an upward tendency. The demand for coals has eased slightly. SALES REPORTED At yesterday afterrmoon’s call. —On ’Change: Waihi, 21s 6d; Occidental Una (con.), Is sd. Reported: British Tobacco, 54s 4d and 54s 6d; Wilsons Cement, 365: New Zealand Breweries (deb.), 23s B£d. At this morning’s 10 o’clock call. — On '’Change: Wilsons Cement. _ 365; Bank of New Zealand, 5Ss; Waihis. 22s and 22s 6d. At to-day’s mid-day call. —On ’Change: Waihi. 22s lOd. Reported Bank of Australasia, £l4 14s: New Zealand Breweries, 445; Occidental Una (con.), Is 5d and Is 6d; Waihi. 22s 6d. MID-DAY QUOTATIONS Closing quotations at mid-day to-day

A Review for Business Men

IN THE MARKET PLACE BIG ORANGE SHIPMENT APPLES. DULL OF SALE Quiet, but steady trade i«t ... in the city auction bananas art scarce and ak , prices. Apales. not iri th, VJ l f h condition, are dull ot sale o'* « find a ready market. Orange, The Waipahi, due to-night. ■ - large shipment of foe ; hflSd * A small parcel of citru* fruit, 55**'arrived on tin Auckland mjrket ? dl *o and mad*, firi values. et lo ~*Er Bananas art scarce, bit local .. will be suppl* rn. nted on the in-4 , ? Cla the Tofua from Fiji early next w.2t •* The Hinemoa is due a t!|L from the Niue group w iu. asm 'i 7*. i 5 ment of fruit, chiefly oranj-.V shl > banar.as. Most varieties of apples, e,t»i. Delicious, are coming on the poor condition and the demand a weaker. Good cooking apples fin ready sale. » Most varieties of field ond produce are well supplkd md ready sale at prices well within ft! range of the average housawife Asparagus las now made Its; at»w ance on the local mark ft, -twl,., in? r to hand from Tatnnp, AvoSkL and Hillsborough. *• Increased supplies of new sc*ao-. potatoes ure now coming forward an? the sample offering is improving. * Eggs are slightly easier, though the-# is still a strong demand. * Prices under the hammer at to-iav s auctions in tie city marts , t follows: — FRUIT Apples.—Delicious, 6s to 9s a Sturmers, Hawke’s Bay. 9s to 10s: stu - mers. Nelson, 7 s 6d to is 6d; Qrt&tv Smith, 10s to 3 2s: Rome Beauty, is h to 10s 6d; Doughertys. 6s to 8s; Pioneer* 8s to 10s. Pears. —Nellis, 10s to 32s 6d & Coles, 9s to 12s; P. Barry s. Ss to 9» &-• Vicars, 7s to Bs. Lemons. —Association pack, 12s 54 16s a case; local tree ripe, 6s to 12s; local cured, 10s to 3 2s. Oranges.—Aitutakis, repacks, 13s * ?ase; Rarotongan, 17s 6d; Sydney Naveh, 21s to 235; Poonnan, 9s to ISs. Hothouse Tomatoes.—ls 6d to 2s j*r lb. Grapes.— Sydney White, 12s to 20* a Bananas.—Repacks, 25s to 30s a case, VEGETABLES Potatoes. —Southern, 7s to 7s 6d a cm; new, 2£d to 4Jd a lb. Kumeras.—Taunnga, 10s to 12s id a cwt; Island, 9s 6d to 10s 6d a cwt Pumpkins.—Ordinary, 8s to 9s a cwt; Crown and Triemtle, 11s to 15s a cwt Sv/edes. —Is 6d to 2s a bag. Onions. —Good herd firm, 4s to to M a bag; soft. Is oc. to _2s 6d a bag. Cabbage.—2s to 5s a sack. Cauliflower. — is to 4s a sack. Lettuce. —Is 6d to 5s 6d a case. Rhubarb. —3s 6d to 4s 6d a doxen. Spinach.—9d a dDzen.

were: — Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ s. d. £ s. d. Bank of Australasia . 14 16 0 14 13 0 Com. Bank of Aus. l 8 3 1 Ditto (pref.) 6 18 6 6 15 National of N.Z. .. 6 19 6 New South Wales . 43 New Zealand . . . . IS 17 Ditto (10s paid) . . Ditto (20s pd.) .. Union of Aus 15 0 14 INSURANCE3 17 6 — New Zealand .. .. ft 0 South British .. .. IS 17 9 Standard — 3 0 0 DOAN AND AGENCY— Abraham and Williams (pref.) 4 6 0 Farmers’ Co-op. Auct. A (pref.) .. 0 18 0 0 16 0 Ditto. B (pref.) .. 0 15 0 14 Goldsborough Mort. 4 9 National Mortg & Agency 3 Newton King (pref.) 13 N.Z. and River Plate 1 8 0 1 7 ft N.Z. Guar. Corp. . . ft 9 0 N.Z. Loan and Mevc. 93 0 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 80 0 0 N. Auck. Farmers’ Co-op. B (pref.) . . — 0 5 6 COAL— Renown (con.) .. 0 7 3 0 6 6 Hikurangi 0 3 0 0 3 1 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 0 Ditto. A (pref.) .. 0 6 6 Pulcemiro 3 0 3 0 0 Taupiri — 1 4 9 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 3 6 Waipa — 0 lb 6 GAS— Auckland 1 3 2 1 2 10 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 16 8 Birkenhead and Northcote 0 16 ft — Ditto (pref.) ... .. 1 0 0 — SHIPPING— Devonport Steam 1 4 0 Huddart-Parker 2 7 0 2 6 6 Northern Steam 0 14 9 ft 14 3 Ditto (con.) . . . . ft 7 2 0 7 0 P. and O. (deferred stock) 280 0 0 Union Steam (pref.) — 0 19 10 TIMBER— Kauri Timber .. . . 1 4 9 1 4 6 National .. .. 0 11 9 Parker-Lamb 1 0 Taupo Totara .. .. 0 17 0 — WOOLLEN— Wellington (pref.) .. 6 4 0 — BREWERIES— C. L. Innes (pref.).. 1 0 ft N.Z. Breweries .. .. 2 b 0 3 6 J. Staples & Co. .. 2 1 6 — M ISC E LL AN EOU S— Auck. Amuse. Park 0 17 0 British Tobacco lb ft 14 0 By croft, Ltd 1 10 6 Checker Taxicab . . ft 19 0 Col. Sugar (Aus.) . . 53 0 0 0 0 Dental and Medical 0 16 0 Dominion Pictures . 1 0 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 0 Gear Meat 1 lb 9 Hamilton Theatre .. 0 IS 0 Hill and Plummer . . 1 6 1 1 6 H.A1. Arcade (pref.) 1 0 0 Milne and Choyce .. 1 4 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 1 4 0 Ditto (B pref.).. 1 4 0 Ditto (deb. stk.).. 1 3 3 Murchison Oil Co. (20s paid) 0 19 6 National Pictures . 0 11 3 N.Z. Farmers Fert. 4 0 0 3 10 0 N.Z. Refrig 0 13 9 0 13 6 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 0 0 6 Northern Boot . . . . 0 18 0 Phillipps and Impey — 1 14 0 Robinson Ice Cream — 1 1 Sanford. Ltd 1 1 9 Ditto (pref.) .. . 1 1 9 Taranaki Oil Fields 0 9 0 0 6 Thames Theatre 1 0 0 0 15 0 Tonson Garlick ft 11 9 0 10 0 Union Oil 2 6 0 0 Whittome Stevenson 4 ft Wilsons Cement i 16 0 1 15 6 MINING— Alburnia (ex right*) 0 3 3 0 o 11 Ballarat (con.) .. .. 0 0 6 Moanataiari (pd.) .. 0 3 0 0 3 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 1 4 0 0 11 Empire Reefs (con.) 0 0 8 Golden Age (con.).. 0 0 4 Kawarau . / 0 1 0 0 0 Komata Reef* . . . . 0 0 3 Kuranui 0 ft 4 Lucky Shot (2s pd.) 0 7 0 3 Ditto( con.) .. .. 0 0 2 Maoriland (con.) . . 0 1 New WaiotAhi (4s paid) 0 1 0 Ditto (con.) . . . . 0 1 1 0 0 10 h Occidental Una United (con.) 0 1 7 0 1 5 Ohinemuri 0 3 0 Waihi 1 3 0 1 2 6 Waihi Grand June. 0 1 6 0 1 2 DEBENTURES— Auckland Gas, 192S, 6i p.c 101 0 0 99 0 0 Auckland Harbour Board, 4 p.c. . . 85 0 0 Ditto, 6 p.c 102 0 0 City of Auckland, 1941), 5J p.c 95 0 0 Bor. of Devonport, 100 0 0 Ditto, 4h p.c. !»2 ft ft Bor. of Mt. Albert, 6 103 10 ft Bor. of Rotorua, 6 . . 1U2 ft 0 N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. : o 1 3 Glaxo — 85 0 0 GOVERNMENT BONDS War Loan, 1938, 4j .. 96 10 0 16 0 0 Ditto, 1939, 4i . . 96 0 ft Ditto, 1933, 5?. . . 101 5 0 100 15 0 Ditto, 1936, oh .. — 100 15 0 INSCRIBED STOCK — W T ar Loan, 1929, 5 . Ditto, 1938, 41 . . .. 96 10 0 Ditto, 1933, 5?j .. Ditto, 1936, 5h - - — 100 12 6