ON THE ’CHANGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 175, 14 October 1927, Page 12

ON THE ’CHANGE

HEALTHY TONE RECORDED MINING BRIGHTER Healthy business continues to be recorded on the 'Change. In banks, New South Wales continue to improve, and buyers to-day advanced to £44 10s. Commercial of Australia are also in better tone and sales are recorded ait 28s 2d. Coals continue in demand with firm buyers for most shares. In timbers, Kauris have been done at 24s 6d, but this section generally is weak and depressed. Gilt-edged stocks are in good tone. Mining, generally, has brightened considerably. Sales of Ohinemuris and Waihis are reported on a market firm at late quotations. SALES REGISTERED Yesterday afternoon's business: On ’Change.—Ohinemuri G. and S., 8s 2d. Reported.—Union Bank, £l4 18s 6d; Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering B (pref.), 15s; Kauri Timber, 24s 6d; Golden Age (con.), 2d; Lucky Shot, Is 9d. At this morning’s 10 o’clock call: Reported.—Commercial Bank, 28s 2d: National Insurance, 79s 6d. At to-day’s mid-day call: Reported. —South British Insurance, 57s 4d: Ohinemuri, 8s; Waihi, 22s 4d and 22s sd. MID-DAY QUOTATIONS Closing quotations at to-day s midday call were:

Setters. siuyurs. BANKS— £ B. d. £ a d. Bank of Australasia Com. Bank of Aus. . 1 8 2 1 8 0 Eng. Scot. & Aust. 7 13 0 7 S 1 0 Nat. of N.Z 7 0 0 New South Wales . . 44 17 6 44 10 0 New Zealand . .. 2-17 9 2 17 6 Ditto (10s pd.) 0 Hi 0 Ditto (20s pd.) .. 1 6 0 Union of Aust — 14 17 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand .. .. 1 19 3 1 19 0 South British .. .. 2 17 6 2 17 0 LOAN AND AGKNCY— Abraham and Williams (pref.) .. .. 4 2! 6 Farmers’ Co-op.— A (pref.) 0 18 0 0 16 6 B (pref.) 0 15 3 0 14 6 Goldsbrough, Mort . 2 7 6 2 6 9 National Mort. and Agency 3 5 0 Newton King (pref.) 0 12 fl. N.Z. and River Plate 1 8 0 1 7 0 N.Z. Loan Meic. 93 0 0 Ditto tprer.) .. .. — 80 0 0 COAL— Renown (con.) .. .. 0 7 3 Hikurangi 0 3 2 0 2 8 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 0 6 L0 0 6 4 Ditto A (pref.) .. 0 5 7 0 5 4 Pukemiro 2 18 0 Taupiri i 6 3 1 5 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 3 0 Waipa . • .. 0 16 0 0 15 9 GAS— Auckland 1 2 3 1 2 9 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 17 3 0 L7 0 Birkenhead and Nortcote 0 16 0 — SHIPPING— Devonport Steam . 1 4 0 1 3 0 Huddart-Parker 1 7 0 1 6 3 Northern Steam .. 0 14 9 0 14 6 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 7 3 0 6 10 P. & O. (def. stk.) 215 0 0 Union Steam (pref.) — 0 19 11 TIMBER— Kauri Timber .. .. 1 4 9 Leyland-O'Brien 1 14 0 National 0 13 0 Parker-Lamb .. .. 1 0 0 Taupo Totara .. .. 0 16 6 Wellington — 6 0 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. — 6 0 0 BREWERIES— C. L. Innes (pref.) . 1 0 0 Staples and Co. — 1 17 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amuse. Park 0 16 9 0 15 9 By croft, Ltd 1 9 6 Checker Taxicab .. 0 19 0 Dental and Medical 0 15 0 Dom. Pictures .. .. 1 0 0 Ditto, (pref.) 1 0 0 Donaghy's Rope and Twine Co. .. 1 15 6 1 13 0 Electro. Zinc (ord.) 1 11 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 12 6 Gear Meat 1 16 6 Grey and Menzies .. 0 12 0 Hamilton Theatres . 0 18 0 Hill and Plummer .. 1 1 6 H.M. Arcade (pref.) 1 0 0 Kempthorne-Frosser 3 4 0 Milne and Choyce Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 3 3 Ditto (B pref.) .. 1 3 3 Ditto (deb. stk.).. 1 3 9 1 Murchison Oil (20s 0 17 6 Farmers’ Fertiliser. 3 15 0 N.Z. Paper Mills .. 0 17 0 0 16 0 N.Z. Refriger. (con.) 0 8 0 Northern Boot .. .. 0 18 Robinson Ice Cream 1 3 0 Sanford, Ltd 1 1 0 0 19 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 1 Taranaki Oilfields .. 0 8 0 0 7 0 Thames Theatre 1 0 0 2 0 6 Wairakei, Ltd 8 0 Whittome Stevensons Wilsons Cement .. 1 17 0 1 16 0 MINING— Alburnia 0 3 3 0 2 10 Moanataiari (pd.) . 0 3 0 0 2 0 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 1 2 0 9 Empire Reefs (con.) 0 0 8 Golden Age (con.). 0 0 2 C 5 Komata Reefs .. .. 0 0 3 0 0 6 Lucky Shot (2s pd.) 0 1 9 0 1 5 Maoriland Consolid0 1 Majestic 0 0 5 0 C 2J New Waiotahi (4s pd) 0 0 9 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 0 9S 0 C 7 Occidental-Una (2s paid) 0 2 0 St 1 5 Ditto (con.) .. .. Ohinemuri 0 8 7 10 Waihi YVaihi Grand June. 8 1 6 0 1 2 AUSTRALIAN — Broken Hill Prop. — 1 4 3 Mount Lyell .. .. — 1 € 9 DEBENTURE*— Auckland Gas, 1928, 64 101 • 0 99 C 0 Auckland Harbour Board, 54 p.c. .. . 85 Ditto, 6 per cent. . 101 C 0 City of Auckland, 1940, 5j per cent. .. ... 95 Bor. of Devonport 6 per cent 100 0 0 N.Z. Breweries 1 1 1i 6 S. R. Maxwell, Ltd. 101 0 0 96 0 0 Glaxo government bonds— War Loan, 1930, 44 — 97 1(1 0 Ditto, 193S, 4| 96 10 0 96 0 0 Ditto, 1939, 4J .. 96 0 0 Ditto, 1936, 54 .. 100 IS 0 Ditjo, 1936, oh . . 101 10 0 101 S 0 INSCRIBED STOCK- — 98 O' 0 Ditto, 1938, 44 .. 96 10 0 9b 0 0 Ditto, 1939, -44 .. 95 10 0 96 Ditto, 1927-41, 51 97 IS 0 Ditto, 1936, 54 . - — 101 0 0