ON THE ’CHANGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 344, 3 May 1928, Page 12

ON THE ’CHANGE

N.Z. FERTILISERS AT 92/6 MINING NEGLECTED fy. Arm tone is registered in the market for gilt-edged stocks, with sellers hard to locate. In banks, Commercials have improved to sales at 28s Bd. with more wanted at that figure. All banks are sought on a firm market. Insurances are quiet. In the miscellaneous section, New Zealand Farmers’ improved to sales at 92s fid following the announcement of the dividend. Union Oils saw the first sale for some time at 41s 6d. Mining is neglected. The recent isstle of Auckland Gas debentures was done on a £2 premium. SALES REGISTERED "Yesterday’s business: On ’Change— Ohinemuri Mining, 7s; Commercial Bank of Australia, 28s Bd. Reported—Electrolytic Zinc (ord.), 31s 3d: Auckland Gas, 1935, 6i per cent, debentures, £lO2. At this morning’s early call: On 'Change—Commercial Bank of Australia, At to-day’s mid-day call: On ’Change— Pukemiro Collieries, 64s Cd. Reported— Commeocial Bank, 28s 8d; New Zealand War Loan, 1938, 4£ per cent., £97 17s 6d; New Zealand Farmers’ Fertiliser, 92s 6d; New Zealand Refrigerating Company Chon.), 8s Id; Union Oil, Soap and Candle, 41s 6d. MID-DAY QUOTATIONS Closing quotations at mid-day to-

day were: — Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ s. d. £ s. d. Aus. Bank of Commerce 1 14 3 1 13 6 Bank of Australasia (ex rights) .. .. 14 5 0 "Ditto (rights) 3 0 0 8 3 Com. Bank of Aus. 1 8 10 1 4 S Ditto (pref.) .. .. 19 ft Eng.. Soot.. & Aus. 8 6 0 8 1 0 National of N.Z. 7 5 0 7 3 0 National of Australasia 18 0 0 Ditto (con.) . . . . 9 0 0 Now South Wales 47 17 6 47 12 6 New Zealand 3 0 6 3 0 0 Ditto, mort. (15s paid) — 1 1. 3 Ditto mort. (20s paid) — 1 6 3 Union of Australia 14 17 0 14 14 0 INSURANCE — National 0 16 n 0 15 7 New Zealand .. .. ?< 1 6 1 3 South British .. .. 2 19 3 2 18 6 LOAN AND AGENCY— Farmers’ Co-op. Auct 3 2 6 Ditto A (pref.) .. 0 16 0 0 15 0 Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 15 0 0 14 0 Goldsbrough, Mort 10 0 2 9 9 Newton King (pref.) 0 12 6 0 10 6 N.Z. & River Plate l 9 0 N.Z. Guar. Corp. (nrd.) .. . .. 0 8 5 0 8 0 N.Z. Loan & Merc. 102 0 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. — 82 0 0 \\ right. Stephenson & Co. (pref.) — 0 15 0 COAL— Hikurangl 0 4 2 0 3 9 Ditto (pref.) f) 7 8 Ditto (A pref.) .. 0 6 4 Pukemiro 3 6 3 4 0 Taupiri 1 7 6 1 6 6 Ditto (pref.) . . . . 1 3 0 A\ aipa 0 14 9 W estport 1 10 9 W estport-Stockton 0 2 11 0 2 8 GAS— Auckland 1 3 6 1 3 6 Ditto (con.> . . . . 0 17 0 Birkenhead & Northcote 0 16 0 Thames 0 10 0 — SHIPPING— Devonport Steam .. 1 5 0 Howard Smith 1 7 II uddart-Parker 2 7 6 Ditto (pref.) 1 0 9 Northern Steamship 0 15 6 Ditto (con.) . . 0 8 6 0 7 6 P. & O. (def. stk.) . — 248 0 0 Union Steam Ship (pref.) — 1 0 0 TIMBER— Kauri Timber .. .. 1 2 6 1 1 6 National 0 12 0 — WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi — 0 8 9 Ditto (con.) .. .. — 0 1 9 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 0 12 9 Mosgiel 6 15 0 Wellington — 6 2 6 Ditto (pref.) ... .. — 6 4 0 BREWERIES— C. L. Innes and Co. Ltd. (pref.) .. .. 1 0 9 N.Z. Breweries . . . . 6 6 5 3 J. Staples and Co. 1 17 6 — MISCELLANEOUS— Auck. Amus. Park 0 9 0 — A. J. Entrican (pref 0 19 0 British Tobacco 2 0 9 2 0 3 Burns, Philp .. .. . 3 3 2 0 Bycroft, Ltd 1 10 3 Checker Taxicab 0 17 0 Ditto (con.) .. _ 0 7 0 Colonial Sugar (Aust.) 59 0 0 58 5 0 Dom. Pictures 1 0 6 Donaghy’s Rope 1 14 0 Dunlop Rubber . . .. 1 6 Electrolytic Zinc. (pref.) 1 11 9 Grey and Menzies 0 12 Hayward’s Pictures 1 0 0 0 19 6 Henry Jones Co-op. Hill and Plummer 1 2 6 H.M. Arcade Theatre (pref.) .. .. 1 0 0 Holden’s Motors 1 11 3 1 10 0 Kempthorne Prosser 3 Milne and Choyce. 1 Ditto (pref.) .. 1 Ditto (B pref.) .. 1 Ditto (deb. stock) 1 3 3 N.Z. Farmers* Fer4 17 6 4 10 0 N.Z. Paper Mills . . 0 14 0 N.Z. Refrigerating . 0 17 6 0 Ditto (con.) .. .. Northern Boot 0 IS Sanford. Ltd .1 0 3 Sharland and Co. . 1 0 9 0 9 0 Tonson Garliek Union Oil 2 0 6 Wiseman & Sons (ord.) 0 7 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. Wilsons Cement 1 19 i MINING— Alburnia 0 Moantaiari (paid) 0 Empire Reefs (pd) 0 0 4 0 1 Kawarau 0 0 Kuranui Lucky Shot (2s pd.) 0 1 0 6 New Waiotahi (4s paid) 0 0 6 Ditto (con.) . . . . 0 64 Occidental Una (2s paid) n l 6 Ditto (con.) . . .. 0 1 Ohinemuri (ord.) .. 0 7 1 Waihi 0 12 0 12 Waihi Grand June. 0 1 6 0 1 2 AUSTRALIAN— Mount Lyell 1 13 0 1 12 0 DEBENTURES— Auckland Gas, 1932, 5 per cent PI 10 0 Ditto, 1935, 6£ . . 101 10 0 Citv Auckland, 1940, 95 0 0 Ditto, 1943, 51 98 10 0 Bor. Devonport, 6 .. 100 0 0 Bor. Mt. Eden, 53 . 102 0 0 100 0 0 Bor. Hamilton, 6 100 0 0 Hamilton Theatres, 7 p.c LOi 0 0 Ditto, 8 per cent. 102 0 0 Glaxo 90 0 0 N.Z. Breweries .. . . 1 4 0 1 3 7 GOVERNMENT BONDS— "War Loan, 1930, 44 p c 97 L0 0 Ditto. 193S, 4i .. 97 15 0 Ditto, 1939, 4£ .. 97 10 0 Ditto, 1941, 4£ — 97 b 0 Ditto, 1933, 5J 100 10 0 Ditto, 1936, 5} — 100 10 0 INSCRIBED STOCK— N.Z. Inscribed Stock, 1938, 4i p.c 97 10 0 Ditto, 1939, 4} 97 LO 0 Ditto. 1933, i 101 0 0 100 30 0 tto, 1936, 5i .. — 100 10 0