ON THE ’CHANGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 299, 9 March 1928, Page 12

ON THE ’CHANGE

BANKS ACTIVE SHIPPING SCRIP SOUGHT Banks have registered increased activity over the past day or so on ’Change. New South Wales have improved to see business at £47 10s. New Zealands are firm at 595. In the insurance section South British have been done on a market firm at 58s 3d and New Zealands at 40s 9d. Coals continue in good tone. Renowns command attention on a market around 13s, sales being reported at that figure. Most shares in the shipping section are sought at late quotations. In breweries. Staples are slightly easier and sellers at 37s 6d at the mid-day call were unsupported. Mining continues weak and idle. SALES REGISTERED Yesterday afternoon’s business. — Reported: Bank of Australasia, £ls 2s; Bank of New South Wales, £47 7s 6d: Bank of New Zealand, 595; National Insurance, 15s 9d; Devonport Steam Kerry, 24s 9d. At this morning’s 10 o’clock call.— On ’Change: Bank of New Zealand, 59s 3d; New Zealand Insurance, 40s 9d. At to-day’s mid-day call.—On 'Change: South British Insurance, 58s 3d. Reported: Bank of New South Wales, £47 10s; New Zealand Insurance, 40s 9d; Renown Collieries, 13s. MID-DAY CALL Closing quotations at to-day’s midday call were

PUKEMIRO COLLIERIES LTD. An interim dividend of 2s a share has been declared by the directors of the Puke miro Collieries Ltd.

Sellers. Buyers. £ m. d. £ Sd. BANKS— Bank of Australasia. 15 6 Com. Bank of Aus. 1 s 0 1 7 6 Com. Bank, Sydney English, Scottish & 26 2 0 — X at. Bank of N.Z. 6 19 0 6 17 6 New South Wales 47 New Zealand 19 3 19 Union of Australia. 14 15 0 14 13 0 INSURANCE— ft 15 9 0 15 3 New Zealand .. .. 1 0 0 9 South British .. .. 18 6 18 0 Standard — 3 3 0 LOAN AND AGENCYGoldsbrough. Mort . 2 10 0 Newton King (pref.) 0 12 6 0 10 0 N.Z. and River Plate l 9 0 N.Z. Loan and Merc. — 98 0 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. — 81 0 0 COAL— Renown (con.) .. .. 0 14 6 0 12 6 Hikurangi 0 4 0 3 10 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 0 7 6 Ditto A (pref.) . 0 6 9 0 Bukemiro 3 3 6 Taupiri •• 1 6 6 1 b 9 Ditto (pref.) .. .. Waipa GAS— 0 17 6 Auckland.. .. .. •• 1 2 3 1 ;2 0 Ditto (con. > . . . . ft 16 8 0 Birkenhead .. .« .. SHIPPING— 0 16 0 Devonport Steam • 1 5 6 1 4 6 Howard Smith .. 1 9 3 1 8 3 Iluddart-Parker 9 9 8 3 Northern Steam. .. 0 15 4 0 lb Ditto (con.) .. .. P. and O. (Deferred 0 7 4 0 6 10 Stock) Union Steam Ship 210 0 0 19 10 (pref.) .. .. .... .. 1 TIMBER— Kauri Timber .. .. — 1 0 6 Leyland-O’Brien 1 14 6 National 12 — WOOLLEN— K aiapoi . • • • • • • • 0 S 0 Mosgiel .. .. .. .. A ellingtou BREWERIES— * 6 O. L. Innes (pref.) 1 0 0 — N.Z. Breweries 0 0 J. Staples and Co. • MISCELLANEOUS1 17 3 Auck. Amuse. Park 0 11 0 — A. J. Entrlcan (pref.) 0 19 0 — Australian Glass 4 British Tobacco .. 0 1 19 6 Burns, Philp .. .. 3 0 1 0 Bycroft. Ltd 1 10 0 Checker Taxicab Co. 1 0 0 19 Ditto (con.) . . . . 0 10 0 Dental and Medical u 16 0 Dominion Pictures . 1 0 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. Donaghy's Rope and — 1 0 0 Twine Co Electrolytic Zinc 12 1 (pref.) .Fullers’ Pictures .. 9 0 19 18 Gear Meat 1 18 0 Grey and Menzies . 0 12 0 Hayward's Pictures 1 0 0 0 18 0 Henry Jones Co-op. 1 16 6 Hill and Plummer . 1 Holden’s Motors 1 11 3 H.M. Arcade Theatre (pref.) — 1 0 0 Kempthorne Prosser Lewis Lady, Ltd. 3 9 0 7 0 (pref.) 1 6 Milne and Choyce .. Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 4 0 Ditto <B pref.) .. Ditto (deb. stock) N.Z. Farmers’ Fer- — 1 3 tiliser Co 4 10 4 N.Z. Paper Mills 0 17 N.Z. Refrig, con.) . 0 7 6 4 Robinson ice Cream 1 Sanford, Ltd 0 19 Ditto (pref.) .. -• 1 0 1 1 0 Taranaki Oil Fields 0 10 6 0 10 1 Tonson Garlick .. . . 0 la 0 0 11 6 Union Oil Soap arid Candle 6 "Wairakei. Ltd .. . . 0 10 6 Whittome Stevensons 2 6 5 Wiseman’s (ord.) 0 0 "Wilsons Cement MINING— 1 18 0 1 17 6 Alburnia 0 1 6 — JMoanataiari (paid) 0 0 0 1 9 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 Golden Ago (pd.) .. 0 0 4 0 0 1 Kawarau .. 0 1 0 Lucky Shot (2s pd) 0 0 9 Maoriland (con.) .. 0 6 Mt. Welcome (con.) New Waiotahl (4s 0 0 6 — paid) 0 1 1 0 10 Ditto (con.) .. .. Occidental Una (2s 0 0 8 paid) .. .. .. - * 0 Ditto (con.) .. - - Ohinemuri 6 o Waihi Grand June. 0 1 3 0 0 11 AUSTRALIAN— Mount Lyell .. .. •• DEBENTURES— Auckland Harbour 1 11 0 1 103 10 10 0. Board. 6 p.c City of Auckland, 0 96 1940, §| IMS 9S 0 Bor. Devonport, 6 105 0 0 102 Ditto, 5| p.c. 103 0 0 101 Bor. of Hamilton, 6 105 0 N.Z. Breweries Hamilton Theatres GOVERNMENT BONDS— N.Z. Govt. War Loan, 97 10 10 0 0 1939. 4i p.c Ditto, 1939, 4J p.c. Ditto, 1941, 4i .. INSCRIBED STOCK — N.Z. Gov.War Loan 98 0 J Ditto. 1939, p.c. 98 0 0 97 Ditto, 1933, 5i p.c. 101 Ditto. 1936, 5i p.c. 101 Ditto. 1930, 51 p.c. 99 0