ON THE ’CHANGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 249, 11 January 1928, Page 10

ON THE ’CHANGE

MARKET BRIGHTER PUKEMIROS FIRM The market since the holidays has been somewhat quiet, but to-day better business has been recorded. Both bank and insurance shares .n most cases are firm with a steady demand. Coal shares remain steady. Pukemiros have changed hands at 635, leaving buyers at 625, no sellers appearing. Huddart-Parker shares are firm, with buyers at 48s, no sellers. Northern Steams paid are also in demand. Kauri Timber have buyers at 21s 9d sellers 235, while sales have taken place in Parker-Liimb at 17s 6d. Government and local body debentures are well sought after, with few sellers quoting. SALES REGISTERED At yesterday afternoon’s call: Reported—National Insurance, 15s 6d; New Zealand Insurance, £2 9d; Hudda rt-Parker, £ 2 8s 6d; Auckland Hospital Board, 52 percent., £100; Tamaki West, &i per cent.. 1959. £99 15s. At this morning’s 10 o’clock call: Reported—Pukemiro Collieries, £3 3s»; Parker-Lamb Timber, 17s 6d. At the mid-day call: Reported: National Bank of Australasia, £l7 Is Hd; Bank of New Zealand, £2 19s 4d; f’ukemiro Collieries, £3 3s: Colonial Sugar (Australia). £54 ss; City of Auckland, 1940, 5$ per cent., £96 10s. MID-DAY QUOTATIONS Closing quotations at mid-day to-day were:

KING COUNTRY STOCK VALUES (From Our Own Correspondent) TAUMARUNUI, Tuesday. Only a small yarding came forward at ♦h* Taumarunui stock sale held to-day. Sheep values declined, but the market for pigs and cattle was maintained at late rates. Prices ranged as follow: Sheep.—Wethers, 20s Bd. 22s 7d. to 23s Sd: ewes and lambs (all counted), 21s. Weaner pigs made from 15s to 225. Cattle.—Fat cows. £5 to £6 ils; good • reers. £3 to £4 8s: empty heifers, to £3 f>s; forward heifers, to £4 2s €d: Store cows. £4 6s. £4 9s. to £4 Pis; steers (rough 18-months). £2 10s; fair quality steers, to £3 8s; cows and calves, £5 17s to £7 4s.

BANKS— Sellers Buyers. Rank of Australasia 14 16 0* 14 13 0 < om. Bank Aus. . . 1 9 9 9 N'Ht. Hank N'.Z. .. 6 17 0 6 13 Nat. Hank of Aust. 16 New South Wales 46 0 N*w Zealand 2 19 9 1 >itto (10s pd) Ditto. (20s pd) Union of Aus. .. .. 14 13 6 14 8 0 INSURANCE— National 0 16 0 New Zealand \. .. South British .. .. 2 18 0 16 9 LOAN AGENCY— Farmers’ Co-op. A (pref.) Ooldsbrough. Mort S Newton King (pref.) 0 12 o N.Z. River Plate .. N.Z. Loan and Merc. 94 0 0 Ditto (pref.) S3 0 0 80 0 0 COAL— Renown (con.) .. 0 Hikurangi 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. Ditto A pref.) .. . . 0 Pukemird Taupiri I 7 r>itto (pref.) .. .. Waipa W ostport — 1 11 3 GAS— Auckland . 1 Ditto (co. i. ) .. . Birkenhead and Northcote 0 16 0 SHIPPING— Devonport Steam .. Hud dart-Parker Northern Steam Ditto, (con.) .. .. 0 7 t P. & O. (def. stfk) 250 0 • Mt • 0 TIMBER— Kauri Timber . . . . Parker-Lamb .. .. 'I aupo Totara .. . . 0 16 Ditto (pref.) . . . . 0 Wt >ULEN— Kalapoi 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. c 14 0 Wellington — 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. — 6 6 BREWERIES— C. L. Innes (pref.) . . 1 0 0 N.Z. Breweries. Ltd 2 5 0 J. Staples and Co. 1 19 0 MISCELLANEOUS — Auckland Amuseinent Park . . . . rt A. J. Entrican ()>ref) British Tobacco 1 19 9 Burns. Philp .. 1 IX Bycroft. Ltd ‘ 'heeker Taxicab Dental and Medical 0 16 0 Bom. Pictures .. . . Ditto, (pref.) .. . . Electrolytic Zinc (ord.) 1 11 6 1 10 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 13 0 1 11 drey and Menzies 0 12 0 Hayward's Theatres l 0 0 Hill and Plummer .. Kempthorne Prosser 3 30 0 Milne and Choyce . . 1 3 Ditto (pref.) 1 4 3 Ditto (B pret.) 1 Ditto Deben. Stock 1 4 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Fertiliser Co 4 2 6 4 N Z Refrigerating: (con.) 0 S 11 0 8 6 Northern Boot . . . . 0 IS 0 Robnson Ice Cream 1 1 9 Sanford, Ltd 1 0 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 ft 3 Taranaki Oilflelds 0 1 1 6 0 10 6 Thames Theatre 0 19 0 Tonson Garlick .. .. 0 11 6 Wairakei, Ltd .. .. 0 10 f. Wiseman (ord.) 0 9 6 2 ft 0 Wilson's Cement 1 18 6 1 17 0 MINING— Alburnia 0 2 0 — Moanataiari (paid) . 0 6 ft 1 10 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 1 3 0 1 0 Golden Age (pd.) .. ft ft Kawarau 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Lucky Shot (2s pdd.) 0 1 5 0 1 1 Ditto, (con.) .. .. 0 1 3 Majestic 0 0 3 New Wa iota hi (4s pd) ft 0 9 Ditto (cor.) .. .. 0 0 11 0 0 74 Occidental-1 na < con.) 0 1 3 (* 0 9 Ohinemuri . .. .. 0 s 0 0 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 0 6 Waihi 32 0 ft 11 0 Waihi Grand June. 0 1 3 0 0 11 AUSTRALIAN— Mount Lyell .. .. — 1 6 6 DEBENTURES— Auckland Harbour Board. 6 p.o 102 0 0 Jor of Devonport. 4j 0 0 Ditto. 6 p.o 100 0 0 Bor. Mt. Eden, 51 101 0 N.Z. Breweries l 0 1 Hamilton Theatres . 105 0 0 Glaxo — 90 0 0 GOVERNMENT BONDS TV ar Loan. 1930, 4 J 9S 5 0 97 12 6 Ditto, 1938. 4* 96 10 0 Ditto, 1939, 4* 96 10 0 Ditto. 1941. 4| 96 3 0 Ditto, 1933, 5* . . 101 10 0 Ditto, 1936, 5j — 101 0 0 INSCRIBED STOCK War Loan. 1929. 5 .. — 98 0 0 Ditto. 1938, 4J — 96 15 0 Ditto, 1939. 4J 96 15 0 Ditto, 1933, 5i .. 101 10 0 —