ON THE ’CHANGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 231, 19 December 1927, Page 12

ON THE ’CHANGE

A QUIET MORNING HIKURANGIS* FIRM The closing week of 1927 on ’Change opened this morning with the market in quiet ton© and little activity was recorded. Banks and insurance are quiet. In coals, Hikurangis have a firming tendency and buyers have moved up Id. Miscellaneous shares are quiet and practically idle. A few small parcels of Moanataiaris nre moving following the better news from the mine. (lilt-edge securities remain in good tone, with few sellers. SALES REGISTERED At this morning’s 10 o’clock call.— Reported: Kempthorne, Prosser, 695. At to-day’s mid-day call. On ’Change: Moanataiari (paid), 2s 2d; Ohinemuri. 6s lOd; Moanataiaris (con.), Is 2d. MID-DAY QUOTATIONS Closing quotations at to-day’s mid-

BANKS— I s. d. £ s d Bank of Aust. — 14 13 6 1 9 1 18 New South Wales . 45 12 New Zealand 3 9 6 Ditto (10s paid) .. 16 Ditto (20s paid) I'nion of Australia (new issue) .. .. 14 6 * 14 - INSURANCE— 0 16 0 — New Zealand .. l South British .. .. - 18 0 2 9 DOAN AND AGENCY— Farmers Co-op. Auc. 3 2 6 — Ditto (A pref.) 0 1 i — Ditto (B pref.) .. Nat. Mort. Agency . 3 14 6 3 10 0 Newton Kins (pref.) 12 N Z. and River Plate 1 0 N.Z. Guar. Corp. .. 0 1) N.Z. Loan and Merc. 93 0 0 90 COAL— Renown (con.) .. .. — 0 9 6 liikurangi 0 4 L »itto (pref. ) . . . . Ditto A tpref.) .. 0 6 6 ft 6 4 Pukemiro 4 6 1 0 Taupiri 1 0 I 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 3 0 Waipa 0 16 6 0 15 9 GAS— Auckland 1 3 4 1 2 2 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 17 0 0 lb 10 Birkenhead and Northcote 0 16 Thames 0 12 0 — SHIPPING— Devon port Steam 1 4 9 1 3 9 1-luddart-Parker 8 9 8 0 Northern Steam — 0 14 9 TIMBER— Kauri Timber .. .. 1 2 0 1 0 6 National 0 12 I'arker-Lamb .. IS 0 Taupo Totara .. .. 0 16 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 0 17 0 — WOOLLEN— Kaiapol .. .. .. .. — 0 3 6 Mosgiel 6 16 0 11 6 Wellington 6 H 6 6 6 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. — • 7 6 BREWERIES— «L. Innea (pref.) 1 0 0 — \.Z. Breweries .. .. 0 — Timaru 0 16 0 — MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amuse. Park 0 16 6 A_ .1. Entrican (pref) 0 19 0 — British Tobacco 1 19 4 1 18 9 Burns. Philp .. 1 1 / 6 Bycroft, Ltd 1 11 0 1 10 0 Checker Taxicab .. 0 19 0 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 10 0 Pol. Sugar (Aus.) .. 10 0 Dental and Medical 0 lb 0 0 14 0 Dominion Picture* . 1 0 u Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 0 Drey and Menzies .. 0 12 0 Haywards Theatres 0 18 0 0 17 0 Hill and Plummer 1 2 0 11. M. Arcade (pref. > 1 0 3 Kempthorne Prosser N.Z. Drug .. 10 0 3 8 0 Milne and Choyce . 1 4 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 4 3 Ditto (B pref.) .. 1 4 3 Ditto, deb. stk. . . 1 9 Murchison Oil (20s paid) 0 16 0 Farmers’ Fertiliser . 4 0 17 6 N.Z. Paper Mills .. 0 1/ 0 Robinson Ice Cream 1 3 0 Sanford. Ltd. (pref) 1 0 6 Taranaki Oilfields .. 0 10 6 0 9 0 Thames Theatre .. 1 0 0 Tonson Garlick .. . 0 11 6 Union Oil 3 0 6 Walrakei. Ltd 0 10 6 AN hittome. Stevenson 7 6 0 Wilsons Cement l 17 6 1 16 9 MINING— Alburnia 0 2 0 0 1 7 Moanataiari (paid). 0 2 0 2 0 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 1 0 1 0 Golden Age (paid). 0 0 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 0 kawarau 0 1 0 0 0 6 Komata Reefs .. .. 0 0 3 Kuranui 0 0 S 0 0 Inicky Shot (2s pd.) 0 1 4 0 t 2 Maoriland (con.) 0 1 New Waiotahi (4s paid) 0 0 9 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 0 Si 0 0 Occidental-Una 0 0 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 1 0 0 9 < ‘hinemuri 0 0 0 6 8 Waihi 1 3 0 1 Grand Junction.. .. 0 1 2 0 1 0 DEBENTURES— Auck. Gas. 1928, 6ft 101 0 0 99 Auck Har. Board. 4 p.c S5 ft Ditto, 6 p.c 104 0 0 102 0 0 Bor. of Devonport. PC 92 0 0 Ditto. 6 p.c 100 0 Mt. Eden, 5J p.c. .. 101 10 0 N.Z. Breweries .. . 1 1 • ilaxo .. * 90 0 0 Hamilton Theatres . 105 0 0 — GOVERNMENT RONDS War Loan. 1930. 4*: 9J 3 5 0 Ditto, 1938, 4’. 17 6 Ditto, 1 939, 4’ 96 17 0 Ditto. 1933. 51 101 0 0 Ditto, 1936, 5: — 101 0 0 INSCRIBED STOCK War Loan. 1929, 5 98 10 0 Ditto. 1938, 4 j . — 97 0 0 Ditto. 1939, 4ft 97 0 0 Ditto, 1937-41, 5J . 98 10 0 Ditto. 1933. 5i .. 101 0 0 Ditto, 1936, 5J .. — 101 0 0