ON THE ’CHANGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 191, 2 November 1927, Page 12

ON THE ’CHANGE

E., S. AND A. BANK FIRMING MINING LIFELESS The market remains quiet and little business is being: transacted. In the banking- section, Bank of Australasia stand with buyers at £l4 10s, sellers £l4 13s; Commercial Banks are firm, buyers 2Ss Sd, sellers 295; English, Scottish and Australian Banks are steadily improving, buyers appearing at £ 7 12s 6d, no sellers. Hill and Plummer shares are firm with buyers at 225, no sellers. Mining market is lifeless, and little business has been transacted; Waihis and Ohinemuri Gold and Silver shares have an easing tendency. Bonds and debentures are in better demand in most cases, and prices are well maintained. Sales Registered. At yesterday’s call: On ’Change—Union Bank of Australia (rights), £2 11s; Alburnia Gold Mining Co., 2s 8d; Kawarau Gold Mining Co.. 6d. Reported: Bank of New Zealand (mort. 10s paid), 16s 8d; Auckland Gas (con.), 17s; Kauri Timber, £1 4s 4d; National Pictures, 13s. At this morning’s 10 o’clock call. — On ’Change: Union Bank of Australia (fractions), 8s 6d. Reported: At the mid-day call. —On ’Change: Auckland Gas, £1 2s 8d; Taranaki Oil Fields, 8s; Occidental Una United Gold Mining Co. (con.), Is 6d. Reported: Waipa Coal. 15s 8d; New Zealand Government War Loan, 1930, 4£ per 'cent., £97 17s 6d. MID-DAY QUOTATIONS Closing quotations at mid-day to-

day were: — Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ s. d. £ s. d. Bank of Australasia 14 13 0 14 10 0 Com. Bank of Aus. 1 0 1 8 S Ditto (pref.) .. .. 6 13 0 English. Scottish and Australian 12 6 Nat. of N.Z * 39 6 New South Wales . 44 10 0 New Zealand . . .. 18 6 38 0 Ditto (10s paid) . . — ft 16 0 Ditto (20s paid) — 1 6 0 Union of Aust. (rights) 2 13 ft 2 11 6 Ditto (fractions) u 8 6 ft 8 INSURANCE— National (ex div.) . . s 19 0 — New Zealand . . 1 19 0 1 18 South British .. .. 2 U 0 — LOAN AND AGENCY*— Abraham Williams pref. 4 2 6 Farmers’ Co-op. Aue. 0 ‘Ditto (A pref.) .. 6 18 ft 0 16 •j Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 15 0 14 9 Nat. Mortgage 10 0 Newton King (pref.) 0 12 6 ft 1ft 0 N.Z. and River Plate 1 S 1 V N.Z. Guar. Corp. 0 9 0 N # Z. Loan, Merc. . . 10 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. — 80 0 0 COAL— Renown (con.) .. .. 0 9 0 0 8 0 Hikurangi 0 3 0 0 8 Ditto (pref.) . . . . 0 6 s 0 6 Ditto A (pref.) .. 0 5 2 Pukemiro 19 0 Taupiri 1 0 1 6 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 Waipa 0 16 0 0 Id 6 GAS— Auckland 1 2 8 1 2 6 Ditto (con.) ,. .. 0 17 — Birkenhead and Northcote .. .. 0 16 0 — SHIPPING— Devonport Steam .. 1 4 0 1 3 0 Huddart-Parker 7 0 Northern Steam 0 15 0 0 14 6 Ditto con.) . . 0 0 6 10 P. and O. (def.) .. 272 0 0 260 ft 0 TIMBER— Kauri Timber . . .. 1 4 9 1 4 0 National .. 0 13 0 Parker-Lamb .. 0 19 6 Taupo Totara .. .. 0 16 0 Ditto (pref.) . . .. 0 17 0 BREWERIES— C. L. Innes (pref.) 1 0 0 N.Z. Breweries .. .. 2 6 J. Staples and Co. . . 1 19 0 1 17 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amuse. Park 0 17 0 0 16 6 British Tobacco .... 18 17 6 By croft, Ltd 1 9 6 Checker Taxicab . . 0 19 0 Dominion Pictures 1 ft ft Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 ft Electro. Zinc (ord.) 1 11 1 3ft Ditto (pref.) . . . . 1 12 6 1 11 0 Grey and Menzies .. 0 12 0 Hamilton Theatres.. 0 18 0 Hill and Plummer 1 0 H.M. Arcade (pref.) 1 0 0 Milne and Choyce . . 1 4 ft Ditto (deb. stk.) .. 1 3 6 1 3 ft Murchison Oil (20* paid) 0 15 6 National Pictures . . n 14 6 0 13 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Fert. 12 6 N.Z. Refrig, (con.) 0 8 9 0 7 10 Northern Boot .. .. <j 18 ft Robinson Ice Cream l 3 ft Sanford, Ltd i 0 3 Ditto (pref.) .. .. i 1 0 1 0 0 Taranaki Oil 0 8 6 0 8 ft Thames Theatre .. 1 0 0 Tonson Garlick .. .. 0 10 0 Union Oil .. .. 2 3 0 Whittome Stevenson 2 2 6 Wilsons Cement 1 16 6 1 15 6 MINING— Alburnia 0 3 0 0 2 5 Ballarat (con.) .. .. 0 0 2 — Moanataiari .(paid) . 0 8 0 1 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 1 4 0 0 11 Empire Reefs (con.) 0 0 8 Golden Age (paid) . 0 0 2J Ditto (eon.) .. .. 0 0 2 Kawarau 0 1 0 Komata Reefs . . .. 0 0 3 Kuranui 0 0 Lucky Shot (2s pd.) 0 1 7 0 1 3 Maoriland 0 0 10 Majestic 0 0 4 ft 0 25 New Waiotahi (4» pd) Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 0 9 0 Occiden tal - Una (2s paid) — 0 1 6 Ditto (con.) .. 6 1 2 1 Waihi Grand June. 0 1 4 0 1 1 DEBENTURES — Auck. Gas, 1928, 65 100 5 0 99 0 0 Auck. Harbour Board — 0 0 Ditto, 5J p.c 98 0 0 96 0 0 Ditto. 6 p.c 101 0 0 Auck. Electric Power Board 99 0 0 98 0 0 Auckland Hospital Board, 55 99 10 0 Bor. Devonport, 6 p.c. 100 0 0 Ditto, 45 p.c 92 0 0 Hamilton Theatres, Ltd., 7 p.c 105 0 0 N.Z. Breweries 1 4 0 1 3 5 Glaxo — 90 0 0 GOVERNMENT BONES— War Loan, 1930, 4£ — 97 12 6 Ditto, 193S, 45 • • 96 12 6 96 30 ft Ditto, 1939, 41 . . 96 1ft 0 Ditto, 1933, 51 .. 100 15 0 Ditto 1936. oi 101 5 0 100 Id 0 INSCRIBED STOCK— War Loan, 1938, 4J — 96 2 6 Ditto, 1939, 45 - - — 96 2 6 Ditto, 1933, 5J .. 101 0 IOC 10 0 Ditto, 1936, 5J . — 100 15 0