ON THE ’CHANGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 280, 16 February 1928, Page 14

ON THE ’CHANGE

MARKET IN GOOD TONE INDUSTRIALS QUIET \ healthy tone is registered on •« iiange for most of the better classes of securities, and satisfactory business is recorded. In the banking: section listed sellers are well in the minority. Buyers of Commercials are firm at 27s 6d and sellers withdrawn. New Zealands are slightly easier, and sales at 58s 6d at the mid-day call, found more offering at that figure and buyers easier at 58s. Insurances are in good tone, all parrels attracting steady buyers. Sellers of Nationals came in at the early call it 16s, but withdrew at mid-day leaving buyers at 15s 3d. The shipping section found Huddarts slightly easier at the early call, and sellers at 5s were supported by buyers at 50s. The market strengthened at mid-day, however, when sellers asked 52s and buyers improved to 50s 6d. Timbers continue to register a blrghter tone and parcels of Kauris and Bey land-O'Brien were sought at midday. Miscellaneous shares are quiet, though the market is slightly brighter with interest more widespread. Wilsons were done at 38s. SALES REGISTERED At yesterday afternoon’s call.—On 'Change: Bank of New Zealand, 58s 7d; Auckland Gas, 22s 4d; Taranaki Oils lOs 6d. Reported: New" Zealand Rel rigerating (con.), 8s; Waihi Mining, 9s 9d; Staples Breweries, 37s Id; Commercial Bank (rights), 7s 2d: South British Insurance, 57s 6d. At this morning’s 10 o’clock call. — On ’Change: Waihi. 9s 9d. At to-day’s mid-day call. —On ’Change: New Zealand Bank, 58s 6d; Auckland Gas (paid), 22s 4d: Wilsons Cement, 38s. Reported: / Howard Smith, 28s 9d; Thames Theatre, 18s. MID-DAY QUOTATIONS Closing quotations at mid-day today were: Sellers. Buyers.

£ s. d. £ B. d. BANKS— Bank of Australasia 34 13 0 Com. Bank of Aust. —- Ditto (rights) — 0 7 2 Nat. Bank of N.Z. 7 0 New South Wales . 4S 0 0 47 10 0 New Zealand . . IS 6 IS Ditto (15s paid) . 1 1 Union of Australia . INSURANCE — 14 16 0 14 0 15 3 New Zealand .. 2 0 3 1 19 G South British .. .. 2 IS 0 Standard — 3 3 0 LOAN AND AGENCY— Farmers* Co-op. Auc A (pref.) 0 17 0 Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 15 G 0 14 3 National Mortgage . lb Newton King (pref.) 0 12 6 N.Z. and River I’late 1 S N.Z. Guarantee Corp. 0 9 l N.Z. Loan and Merc. — 95 Ditto (pref.) .. .. — 81 COAL— Renown (con.) .. .. 0 14 • • 12 0 Hikurangi Ditto (pref.) .. .. 0 4 1 • • 3 7 9 6 Ditto A (pref.) . 0 G 9 6 3 Pukemiro 3 3 6 Taupiri 1 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. — 1 Waipa .. GAS— 3 1 2 r» 1 2 3 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 16 6 0 16 4 Birkenhead SHIPPING— 0 16 0 Devonport Steam .. 1 4 9 1 4 0 Howard Smith .. . . 1 7 6 Huddart-Parker 12 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 3 Northern Steam 0 15 0 14 11 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 / 4 0 Union Steam (pref.) TIMBER— 1 1 1 0 —. Kauri Timber . . .. 1 1 9 1 0 0 Leyland-O’Brien 1 lb 0 1 11 6 Parker-Lamb . • •• 0 19 0 — Taupo Totara .. .. 0 15 0 — Ditto (pref.) .. .. 0 Id — WOOLLEN— Mosgiel _ 6 12 6 \\ ellington BREWERIES— 6 ° C. L. Innes (pref.) 1 0 0 — N.Z. Breweries .. .. 4 G 1 0 J. Staples MISCELLANEOUS— 1 IS 0 A. J. Entrican (pref) 0 19 0 — British Tobacco 0 0 1 19 3 Burns, Philp .. 0 9 Bycroft, Ltd 1 10 Checker Taxicab .. 0 19 0 Col. Sugar (Aus.) .. 5d 10 0 Dominion Pictures . 1 0 Ditto (pref.) .. Donaghy’s Rope and — 1 0 12 0 6 Twine Co 1 Electrolytic (pref.) . 0 1 12 3 Pullers' Pictures .. 1 Grey and Menzies . l:.* 0 Hayward’s 1 0 0 0 19 0 Hill and Plummer .. Arcade Theatre 1 0 3 Kempthorne Prosser Lewis R. Eady, Ltd. 3 10 0 17 p.c. B pref.) . 1 l 0 Milne & Choyce .. 1 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 4 0 Dit.o (. “B” pref.) 1 4 0 Ditto (deb. stock) N.Z. Farmers' Fer- — 1 3 3 tiliser Co 4 0 1 1 0 Robinson Ice Cream 1 2 6 Sanford, Ltd 1 0 0 0 IS Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 0 Taranaki Oilfields • 0 10 9 0 10 Thames Theatre .. 0 19 0 0 Tonson. Garlick 0 11 0 0 0 AVairakel, Ltd. Wiseman and Sons 0 10 6 — (pref.) 0 15 0 Ditto (ord.) .. .. 0 Wilsons Cement MINING— 1 18 1 17 G Moanataiari (pd.) • 0 1 9 0 1 0 Ditto (con.) .. • • 0 1 4 0 0 7 Komata Reefs .. •• 0 0 3 Lucky Shot 0 l 0 0 SJ Maoriland (con.) .. 0 0 S ML Welcome (con.) New Waiotahi (4s 0 1 0 — Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 0 9 0 0 7 Oooidental-Una (2s pd) 0 0 0 1 0 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 1 4 0 0 S Ohinemuri 0 7 6 0 7 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 0 9 6 Waihi 0 10 0 0 9 0 Waihi Grand June. 0 1 3 0 0 11 AUSTRALIAN— Mount Lyell .. •• DEBENTURES— Auckland Harbour 1 10 • 1 9 3 Board, 4 p.c 85 0 0 Ditto, 6 r».c City of Auckland, — 103 10 0 1940, 5J 96 0 0 Auok. Hospital Bd. 5| per cent .. Borough of Devon- - 100 0 0 port, 6 p.c — 100 0 0 Bor. Mt. Eden, 6 .. 102 0 0 N.Z. Breweries . . .. 1 3 n 1 7 Hamilton Theatres 05 0 0 < .laxo — 90 0 0 GOVERNMENT BONDS War Loan, 193S. 4i . 97 0 0 Ditto, 1»3D. *4 97 0 0 Ditto, 1941. 44 . , 96 12 6 Ditto, 1936, Si — 101 0 INSCRIBED STOCK War Loan, 1931. 44 97 0 Ditto. 1939. 4 i 97 Ditto. 1927-41. u ' Ditto, 1933. 51 a. 101 a 6