ON THE ’CHANGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 305, 16 March 1928, Page 12

ON THE ’CHANGE

MARKET IN GOOD TONE WAIPA COALS EASIER Greater activity is registered on ’Change, with increased business to record. Banks and insurances remain in good tone, and quotations are mostly steady at late rates. Australian Provincial Assurance script is receiving greater attention, and sellers to-day -sked 12s 6d, with buyers offering 8s 6d. In coals, Waipas are slightly weaker and a sale yesterday afternoon at 16s lOd saw buyers withdraw, and .'-oilers this morning at 17s were unsupported. The miscellaneous section is in better tone, with the demand more widespread. In the gilt-edged section, 1933 and 1936 bonds and stocks are slightly weaker. SALES REGISTERED Yesterday afternoon’s call.—On Change: Waipa Collieries, IPs lOd. "Reported: National Bank of New Zealand, £6 18s Hd; Bank of New South Wales. £47 12s 6d; Bank of New Zealand, 595; Auckland Gas, 21s 9d. At this morning's 10 o’clock call: On ’Change: Commercial Bank of Australia, 27s 9d; British Tobacco. 39s :»d. Reported: New Zealand Loan and Mercantile (ord.), £IOO. At to-day’s mid-day call.—Reported: Northern Steamship, 15s Id: Milne and Choyce (deb. stock), 23s 9d; Bank of New Zealand. 595; Auckland Gas, 21s 9d. MID-DAY QUOTATIONS Closing quotations at to-day’s midday call were as follows: Sellers. Buyers. £ a. a. £ «. d.

BANKS— Aust. Bank of Com. 1 14 6 — Bank of Australasia 1 1 0 — »'em. Bank of Aust. 1 7 10 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 7 0 0 Com. Bank of Syd. 26 4 8 3 Nat. Bank of N.Z. 6 19 0 G 18 0 Nat. Bank of AusS 19 48 0 0 47 7 2 19 3 Ditto (20s paid) .. 1 7 — Union of Australia . 14 15 —* INSURANCE— Australian Provincial o 12 6 0 8 6 National ft 15 6 0 15 5 New Zealand .. .. 1 6 South British .. .. 3 0 0 19 Standard — 3 2 6 LOAN AND AGENCYAbraham & Williams — 3 10 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 4 7 6 Dalgety and Co. 14 0 0 13 15 0 Farmers' Co-op. Auc. 3 5 0 Ditto (A pref.) .. 0 16 Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 15 Goldsbrough, Mort . 2 9 6 Newton King (pref) 0 12 6 0 10 6 1 N.Z. Loan and Merc. 102 0 0 98 10 n Ditto (pref.) .. .. — 81 0 0 Wright, Stephenson — I COAL— Renown (con.) .. 0 14 ft — Hikurangi 0 4 2 0 3 8 Ditto (pref.) .. .. Ditto A (pref.) .. 0 6 9 0 6 3 Pukemiro 3 9 Taupiri 1 6 6 l a 9 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 3 0 Wa i pa .. 0 17 0 GAS— Auckland 1 2 1 1 1 9 Ditto (con.) .. •• 0 lb G Birkenhead and Northcote 0 1G 0 SHIPPING— Devonport Steam . 1 5 6 1 4 3 Howard Smith . . .. 1 8 6 Huddart-Parker 2 9 6 2 8 6 Northern Steam 0 15 3 15 P. & O. (def. stek) 238 0 0 230 0 0 TIMBER— 1 1 0 — Kauri Timber .. .. 1 0 9 Leyland-O’Brien 1 15 0 National 0 12 6 — WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi — 0 8 0 Mosgiel — 6 12 0 Wellington 6 3 G 0 0 Ditt:> (pref.) — 6 2 0 BREWERIES— C. L. lnnes (pref.) 1 0 0 N.Z. Breweries 0 J. Staples and Co. • 1 17 6 — MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amuse. Pkrk 0 11 0 A J. Entrican (pref.) 0 19 0 — Australian Glass .. 3 9 British Tobacco 0 0 1 19 Burns, Philp .. .. 2 9 Bycroft, Ltd 1 10 0 »Checker Taxicab Co. 1 0 0 0 19 3 Dental and Medical 0 16 0 Donaghy’s Rope and Twine Co 1 13 0 Dunlop Rubber Co. 1 3 3 Electrolytic Zinc 1 12 9 1 11 6 Fullers* Pictures 0 19 0 0 18 0 Grey and Menzies . 0 12 0 Hayward’s Pictures 1 0 0 0 18 0 Henry Jones Co-op. 1 17 9 Hill and Plummer . 1 2 6 Holden’s Motors 1 10 H.M. Arcade Theatre Cor et.) 1 0 0 Lewis Eady, Ltd. (pref.) 1 0 6 Milne and Choyce .. 1 4 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 4 0 Ditto (B pref.) .. 1 4 0 Ditto (d€:b. stock) 1 3 3 N.Z. Farmers' Fertiliser Co 4 0 ft N.Z. Refrigerating 0 15 9 0 15 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 7 7 0 7 4 Northern Boot .. .. 0 18 0 Sanford, Ltd ‘ 0 19 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 6 1 0 0 bharland and Co. .. 1 0 9 Taranaki Oil Fields 0 10 3 0 9 4 Ti>nson Garlick 0 11 6 Union Oil 0 0 Wairakei, Ltd 0 10 6 Whittome Stevensons 7 6 5 6 Wilsons Cement .. 1 18 0 1 17 6 MINING— Alburnia 0 1 6 Moanataiari (paid) 0 1 0 1 9 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 1 4 Golden Age tpd.) .. 0 0 4 0 0 1 Kawarau 0 1 0 0 0 6 Lucky Shot (2s paid) 0 1 1 0 0 9 Maoriland (con.) .. 0 0 6 New Waiotahl (4s paid) 0 1 1 0 0 8 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 0 Occidental Lna (-3 paid) 0 1 9 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 1 4 Ohinemuri 0 6 9 0 6 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 0 9 G Waihi 0 10 1 0 9 7 W aihi Grand Jnuc. 0 1 2 0 1 0 AUSTRALIAN— Mount Lyell .. .. •• 1 10 6 1 9 6 DEBENTURES— Auckland Harbour Board, 6 p.c 103 1.0 0 City of Auckland, 1940 o\ 93 0 0 Bor. Devonport, 6. . 100 0 0 Bor. Mt. Eden, 52 . 103 0 0 100 0 0 Ditto, G p.c. . . 105 0 0 102 0 0 Bor. of Hamilton, G 105 0 0 100 0 0 Bor. Ngaruawahia 6 105 0 0 100 0 0 N.Z. Breweries T 1 9 Hamilton Theatres 1< 2 0 0 G laxo — 90 0 0 GOVERNMENT BONDS— N.Z. Gov. War Loan, i 938, 4} p.c 97 : 6 Ditto, 1039, 4i .. 97 : 6 Ditto, 1941, 4 j .. 9 ( 0 0 Ditto, 1933. o-j 100 0 Ditto, 1936, 5i .. 101 0 0 100 5 y INSCRIBED STOCK— N.Z. Gov.War Loan 1938, 4* 97 17 •M 10 n Ditto, 1939. 4i p.c. 97 10 ) Ditto, 1933, .. 101 ) 1 JJitlo, 1926. 5; .. 100 10 100 0