ON THE ’CHANGE

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 345, 4 May 1928, Page 12

ON THE ’CHANGE

FERTILISERS ADVANCE j BONDS IN DEMAND A further movement upward was registered in New Zealand Farmers’ Fertilisers on ’Change this morning, business being done at 94s 6d. More were wanted at 93s 6d. The market for gilt-edged securities continues firm, with a rising tendency. Fewer sellers are quoting. SALES REGISTERED Yesterday afternoon’s business: On Change—Commercial Bank of Australia, 28s Bd. Reported—Commercial Bank of Australia, 28s 8d; Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Co., 14s 3d; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Coy. (ord.), £lO5 10s; Hikurangi Coal (ord.), 4s; New Zealand Inscribed Stock, 1933, 5£ per cent., £IOO 12s 6d; New Zealand Breweries (deb.), 23s 9d. At this morning’s early call: On ’Change—New Zealand Insurance, 41s fid. Reported—Bank of New South Wales, £47 17s fid. At to-day's mid-day call: On ’Change —Bank of Australasia (fractions, 8s; New Zealand Farmers’ Fertiliser. 94s fid; New Zealand War Loan. 1938. 41 per cent., £97 17s 6d. Reported— Auckland Gas (con.), 16s 9d. MID-DAY QUOTATIONS Closing quotations at to-day’s midday call were:

Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ s. d. £ n A. Aus. Bank of Commerce 1 L4 3 1 12 6 Bank of Australasia (ex rights) . . 14 0 Ditto (rights) .. 3 0 0 2 18 0 Ditto (fractions) . . 0 s 6 «'om. Bank of Aus. 1 8 9 1 8 6 Com. Bank of Sydney 26 14 6 Eng., Scot., and Aus. 8 6 6 8 4 6 National of N.Z. 7 5 0 7 3 0 National of Australasia 18 0 0 Ditto (con.) .. .. 9 0 0 New South ‘Wales . 48 2 6 47 12 6 New Zealand 3 0 2 19 9 Ditto, mort. (15s paid) 1 1 3 Ditto mort. (20s paid) 1 3 Union of Australia . 14 17 0 14 15 0 INSURANCE— National 0 15 6 New Zealand .. .. 2 1 6 1 3 South British . . 2 19 0 2 18 6 LOAN AND AGENCY— Farmers’ Co-op. Auct. (A pref.) .. 0 16 0 0 15 0 Ditto (B pref.) .. 0 lb 0 0 14 3 Goldsbrough, Mort . 2 10 3 2 9 9 Newton King (pref.) 0 12 6 0 10 6 N.Z. & River Plate 1 9 0 N.Z. Guar. Corp. (ord.) 0 S 2 N.Z. Loan and Merc. — 104 0 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. — 82 0 0 COAL— Hikurangl 0 4 2 0 3 9 Ditto (pref.7 .. .. 0 7 7 Ditto (A pref.) .. 0 6 5 Pukemfo 3 5 6 Taupiri 1 7 6 1 6 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 3 0 Waipa 0 14 9 Westport 1 10 9 TV estport-Stockton . 0 3 0 0 S GAS— Auckland 1 3 3 1. 2 9 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 17 3 0 16 6 Birkenhead & North0 16 0 Thames .. 0 10 0 — SHIPPING— Devonport Steam .. 1 5 0 Howard Snvth .. .. 1 7 0 — Huddart-Parker 2 8 3 2 7 3 Northern Steamship 0 16 6 0 15 6 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 8 3 0 7 7 P. & O. (def. stk.). 260 0 0 250 0 0 Union Steam Ship (pref.) — 1 0 0 TIMBER— Kauri Timber .. .. 1 3 0 1 1 6 Leyland-O’Brien 1 15 0 — National 0 12 0 Parker-Lamb .. 0 19 0 — WOOLLEN — Kaiapoi 0 10 0 0 8 Ditto (con.) .. .. Mosgiel — 6 15 Wellington — 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. — 5 BREWERIES— C. L. Innes and Co. Ltd. (pref.) .. .. 1 0 9 N.Z. Breweries .. . . 2 6 6 5 J. Staples and Co. 1 17 6 — MISCELLANEOUS — 0 9 0 — A. J. Entrican (pref, 0 19 0 — British Tobacco 2 0 9 Burns, Philp 2 3 3 2 2 Bycroft, Ltd Checker Taxicab 0 17 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 7 0 Colonial Sugar (Aus.) 5S 10 0 58 Dom. Pictures Donaghy’s Rope Dunlop Rubber .. .. Electrolytic Zinc. Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 12 Grey and Menzies Hayward’s Pictures 1 0 0 0 19 Henry Jones Co-op. 1 Hill and Plummer — 6 H.M. Arcade Theatre (pref.) .. .. — 1 0 0 Holden’s Motors Kempthorne Prosser Milne and Choyce. Ditto (pref.) .. Ditto (B pref.) .. Ditto (deb. stock) 1 3 tiliser 4 17 0 4 13 6 N.Z. Paper Mills .. 0 14 0 Morris Hedstrom .. 1 0 3 Perdriau Rubber 1 11 0 N.Z. Refrigerating 0 16 10 Ditto (con.) 0 s Sanford, Ltd Sharland and Co. . 1 0 9 Taranaki Oil .. .. Tonson Garlick 0 12 9 Onion Oil Wairakei, Ltd 0 Whittome, Stevensor 7 5 Wiseman & Sons (ord.) 0 7 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 0 14 Wilsons Cement .. 1 19 9 1 IS MINING— Alburnia 0 1 Moanataiari (paid) 0 0 0 1 1 Ditto (con.) . . . . 0 1 0 Golden Age (paid) . 0 0 4 0 0 1 Empire Reefs (con.) 0 1 Lucky Shot (2s pd.) 0 1 0 New Waiotahi (4s paid) 0 0 6 Occidental Una (2s Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 Ohinemuri (ord.) .. 0 1 Waihi 0 12 0 Waihi Grand June. 0 1 6 0 AUSTRALIAN— Mount Lyell 1 13 0 1 12 0 DEBENTURES — Auckland Gas, 1932, 5 per cent 92 0 0 Ditto. 1935, 6^ 101 10 0 Auck. Har. Board, 6 105 10 0 103 10 0 Tolaga Bay Harhour Board. 6 102 0 City Auckland, 1940, 95 0 0 Bor. Devonport, 6 .. 100 0 0 Bor*. Mt. Eden, 53 - 102 0 0 100 0 0 i >itto. 6 per cent. 101 0 0 Bor. Hamilton, 6 100 0 0 Hamilton Theatres. * P.c 101 0 0 Ditto. S per cent. 102 0 0 N.Z. Breweries . . . . 1 4 0 1 6 N.Z. Milk Products 90 0 0 GOVERNMENT BONDS— War Loan. 1930, 4) PC 9S 0 97 10 0 Ditto, 193S, 4 \ 97 15 0 Ditto, 1939, 45 .. 97 15 0 Ditto, 1941. 45 97 0 Ditto, 1933, 55 .. 100 0 Ditto, 1936, bh .. — 100 0 0 INSCRIBED STOCK AVar Loan. 193S, 41 17 Ditto, 1939, 4j .. Ditto, 1933, 55 .. 101 Ditto, 1936, 5i .. 101 15 0 100 5 0