ON THE ’CHANGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 281, 17 February 1928, Page 12

ON THE ’CHANGE

BONDS AND STOCKS EASIER WAIHIS IMPROVE A quiet tone prevailed on ’Change this morning. In banks Commercials are firm, and buyers improved to 27s 8d at the early call, but eased twopence at midday. Sellers are not quoting. Several parcels of New Zealands were done at 58s 6d. Most other shares in this section attract steady sellers on a firm market. Insurances continue to meet with steady demand on a firm market. In timber, buyers of Leyland O’Brien improved Is to 335, with sellers steady at 365. The miscellaneous section saw an improvement in Haywards, buyers moving up to 19s, with sellers slightly easier at 19s 9d. Taranaki Oils are also registering greater activity, and sales are recorded up to 10s 6d. Sanfords are easier, with sellers of the ordinary scrip at 19s 9d, and buyers for both issues at 19s. Waihis are in slightly better tone in mining, and sales are registered at 10s, and with more sought at that figure at the mid-day call, sellers were steady at 10s 9d. In the gilt-edged section, 1933 and 1936 bonds and stocks are easier, and sales were reported at mid-day at £lOl and £lOl 2s 6d respectively. SALES REGISTERED At yesterday afternoon’s call.—On ’Change: British Tobacco, 39s 9d; Wilsons Cement, 38s: Waihi, 10s. Reported: National Bank of N.Z., £6 19s »>d; Devonport Steam, 24s 6d; "Whittome Stevensons, 465. At this morning’s 10 o’clock call. — On 'Change: Taranaki Oils, 10s 6d; Bank of N.Z., 58s 6d (two parcels). Reported: National Mortgage Agency, 745. At to-day’s mid-day call.—Reported: N.Z. War Loan, 1933, 55 per cent., £101; ditto, 1936, 55 per cent., £lOl 2s 6d. MID-DAY QUOTATIONS Closing quotations afc to-day’s midday call were: Sellers. Buyers. £ s. d. £ m. d.

BANKS— Bank of Australasia 14 14 0 Com. Bank of Aust. — 1 7 6 Ditto (rights) — 0 7 3 Eng., Scot, and Aus. — 7 19 0 "Nat. Bank of N.Z. 7 0 0 6 18 6 Bank of Aus. (con.) S 16 0 New South Wales . 48 0 0 47 10 0 New Zealand .. •• 2 18 9 2 18 3 Ditto <15s piUd> . 1 1 0 Ditto (20s paid) .. 1 6 Union of Australia • 14 17 0 14 14 0 INSURANCES— National .. .. w •• 0 15 3 1 19 9 South British • • • • 2 18 0 17 6 Standard — 3 3 0 LOAN AND AGENCY— Farmers’ Co-op. Auc. A (pr«jf.) 0 17 0 Ditto (B pref.) .. Ooldsborough, Mort 2 S 9 • 14 3 Newton King (pref.) 0 12 6 0 10 3 N.Z. and River Plate 1 8 6 —— 95 0 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. — 81 0 0 COAL— Renown (con.) •• 0 14 6 Hikurangi .. •• •-» 0 4 2 0 3 9 Ditto tpref.) .. .. 0 7 6 Ditto A (pref.) . 0 6 9 0 6 3 Pukemiro 3 3 6 Taupiri — 1 b 6 Ditto (pref.) .. 1 3 0 Waipa .. .. GAS— “ 0 17 3 1 2 4 . 1 2 3 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 16 9 0 16 Birkenhead .. •• .. 0 16 0 — SHIPPING — Devonport Steam 1 5 3 1 4 6 Iluddart-Parker 12 0 10 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 ft 3 Northern Steam 0 15 1 0 14 10 Ditto (con.) .. •• — 0 7 0 TIMBER— Bartholomew .. 1 1 0 Kauri Timber 1 0 1 0 0 Leyland-O’Brien 1 16 0 1 13 0 0 12 6 Parker-Lamb .. _ 0 19 0 — .Taupo Totara .. .. 0 lb 0 Ditto (pref.) ... 0 lb 0 — WOOLLEN— Mosgiel .. •• •• 6 12 0 Wellington .. •• JL: BREWERIES— 6 5 0 “ C. L. Innes (pref.) 1 0 0 N.Z. Breweries .... 4 6 — J. Staples •• •• •• MISCELLANEOUS— 1 18 0 ’ A. J. Entrican (pref) 0 ID 0 __ Burns, Philp •• .. Bycroft, Ltd. .. •• — 2 0 9 — 1 10 6 Checker Taxicab .. — 0 19 0 Col. Sugar (Aus.) .. 55 10 0 Dental and Medical 0 16 0 Dominion Pictures . — 1 0 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. Donaghy's Rope and — 1 0 0 Twine Co 1 12 6 Electrolytic (pref.) . 1 13 9 1 12 6 Pullers’ Pictures 1 0 0 Grey and Menzies 0 12 0 Hayward’s 0 19 9 0 19 0 Henry Jones 1 16 3 Hill and Plummer .. Arcade Theatre — 1 2 6 (pref.) Lewis R. Eady, Ltd. — 1 0 3 (7 p.c. B pref.) . 1 1 0 Milne & Choyce •• 1 4 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 4 0 Ditto < 44 B” pref.) 1 4 0 Ditto (deb. stock) N.Z. Farmers' Fer- — 1 3 3 tiliser Co 4 1 0 Robinson Ice Cream 1 6 Sanford, Ltd 0 19 9 0 19 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 0 Taranaki Oilfields .. 0 10 6 0 10 0 Tonson Garlick 0 11 0 Union Oil 0 0 Walrakei, Ltd. 0 10 6 Whittome, Stevensons 2 7 6 2 5 0 Wilsons Cement .. 1 18 0 1 17 6 MINING— Moanataiari (pd.) • 0 1 9 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 1 4 Kawarau .. 0 1 0 0 0 8 Kuranui 0 0 8 0 0 2* Lucky Shot (2s pd) 0 0 8 Maori land (con.) .. New Waiotahl (4s •0 0 8 — paid) 0 0 Si Ditto icon.) .. .. 0 0 9 0 0 8 ©ccidental-Una (2s pd. 0 2 0 0 1 0 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 1 4 0 0 Si Ohinemuri 0 7 6 0 7 1 Ditto (pref.) .. •• 0 9 6 Waih i 0 10 9 0 10 0 Waihi Grand June. — 0 0 11 AU STRALI AN— Mount Lyell .. .•« DEBENTURES— Auckland Harbour - 1 9 3 Board. 6 p.c. City of Auckland. — 103 10 0 1940, 5J — 96 0 0 Auek. Hospital Bd. 5J per cent .. .. Borough of Devon100 0 0 port, 6 p.c. .. . — 100 0 0 Bor. Mt. Eden, 5J 100 0 0 Ditto, 6 p.c 102 0 0 N.Z. Breweries .. .. L 2 7 90 0 0 Hamilton Theatres 105 0 0 — GOVERNMENT BONDS— War Loan, 1938. 4} . — 97 0 0 Ditto, 1939, 4} 97 6 Ditto, 1941, 4J .. — 96 lb 0 inscribed stock— War Loan, 193S. 44 97 0 0 Ditto. 1939, 4) .. 97 0 0 Ditto, 1927-41, 5i ,, 99 10 0 —