TO-DAYS QUOTATIONS

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 368, 31 May 1928, Page 12

TO-DAYS QUOTATIONS

Closing quotations at mid-day to- day were:

SOUTHERN EXCHANGES YESTERDAY’S SALES Press Association Wellington.—Wellington Gas, 28s fid (two parcels); .National Insurance, los Gd. Christchurch.—Commercial Bank of Australia, 20s 6d (two parcels); Union Bank, £l4 18s; National Bank of New Zealand, £7 ss, £7 5s 3d; National Insurance, 15s 6d; Howard Smith, 28s 6d; Mount Lyell, 34s 2d (two parcels), 345. Sales reported: National Insurance, 15s «d (two parcels); New Zealand Refrigerating (con.), 8s 4d. Dunedin.—New Zealand Drugs, 69s 6d. LONDON MARKETS FOREIGN EXCHANGES (United P.A. —By Tele graph — Copyright) ( Australian P.A.—United Service) LONDON, Tuesday. The following rates on foreign exchanges are current to-day, as compared with the cabled quotations on May 24 and par: May 29. May 24. Par. Brussels, belga . 34.98 34.99 35.00 Paris, fr . 124.02 124.02 25.225 Stockholm, kr . 18.20 18.20 18.159 Oslo, kr . . . 18.23 18.23 18.159 Copenhagen, kr . 18.20 18.20 18.159 Berlin, r.m. . . 20.39 20.39 20.43 Rome, lire . . . 92.66 92.67 25.225 Prague, kr . . . 1642 164 5-8 24.02 Calcutta, pence . IS 18 1-32 24 Yokohama, pee 22 -5-16 22 1-16 24i Hongkong, pee , 251 25 3-8 Montreal. dol . 4.88 5-8 4.88 13-16 4.866 New York, dol . 4.88 3-8 4.881 4.86$ Amsterdam, fl . 12.09 g 12.09 a 12.10 Batavia. fl . . 12.12 3-4 12.12 12.10 THE PRICE OF GOLD Gold is quoted to-day at S4s 10ld an ounce. P. AND O. SHARES P. and O. deferred stock is quoted at £241. WHEAT Wheat. —Cargoes in sympathy with the declin€> from exporting countries dropped by 6d to Is without attracting buyers. Part ex Tasmania. 55s 9d. Parcels declined by 8d to Is. The demand is inactive. Liverpool futures; May delivery, 10s 8d per cental; July. 10s lOld; October. 11s 0 5-Sd.

AUCTION NOTES William A. Horne, Ltd., will offer by public auction at their looms, Horne’s Buildings, High Street, to-morrow, June 1, at 1 p.m., five-roomed villa and conveniences, on splendid section, containing 27.2 perches, right in heart of business area, ideal for shops or factory and situated 307 Dominion Road. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., will offer by auction at 3 p.m. to-morrow, in the Chamber of Commerce rooms, Swanson Street, "Wakatiwai,” a freehold sheep and cattle station of 2,200 acres. They call special attention to their advertisement, which shows “Wakatiwai” has a unique value both, as a farming and speculative proposition. T. Mandeno Jackson will sell, as advertised elsewhere, the following properties by public auction at the request of the mortgagees and under conduct of the Registrar of the Supreme Court, fourroomed bungalow i-eplete with usual conveniences standing on section having 51ft 10m frontage to Ocean View Road bv a depth of approximately 153 ft, and a dwelling of five rooms and kitchenette, all conveniences; well appointed garage, standing on section 27 and 2-10th perches situate Ocean View Road, Northcote. Messrs. Robt. C. Carr and Son will sell by auction at their rooms, 20 Swanson Street, to-morrow at 12 noon, a fivel'oomed modern bungalow, with all conveniences, situated on Main Road, near Avondale. The sale is under conduct of the Registrar of the Supreme Court. MINING NEWS KUR u f * — The manager reports: “The drive on the leader met with in the crosscut has been advanced a further 7 feet for the week, making a total of 14 reet. The leader has opened out to one foot and shows some very nice mineral and silica, but no gold was seen. The rise from the intermediate level has been extended a furthei 8 feet, making a total of 20 feet from the level. The quartz broken from here looks verv promising and still shows a little gold ‘in the dish° but the country is still of a very poor description. ”

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Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— £ 9. a. £ s. d. Vust. Bank of Com 1 15 10 1 15 0 Bank of Adelaide . . 0 7 6 Corn, of Australia . 1 D 8 1 9 4 Ditto {con.) .. .. 0 13 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 7 0 0 Com. Bank Sydney 27 2 0 Eng:.. Scot. & Aus. 8 7 6 National of N.Z. . . 7 1ft 0 7 5 ft New South Wales 49 2 6 48 7 6 New Zealand . . . . 0 9 0 3 Ditto D mort. (15s paid) 1 1 C Ditto D mort. (20s paid) 1 7 6 1 6 6 Union of Australia lb 0 0 14 16 6 INSURANCE— National 0 15 6 ft 15 3 New Zealand .. .. 9 3 9 South British .. .. 3 2 0 3 0 9 LOAN AND AGENCY— Farmers' Co-op. Auctioneering: .. .. 3 5 0 Ditto (A pref.) . . ft 16 0 Ditto (B pref.) . . ft 14 9 Goldsbrough, Mort . 2 12 0 11 0 Newton King. Ltd. (pref.) 0 12 6 N.Z. & River Plate . 1 6 N.Z. Guar. Corp. .. ft S 5 N.Z. Loan and Merc. 110 0 0 304 0 0 Ditto (pr-f.) 82 0 0 X. Auckland Farmers Co-op. (B pref.) . — 0 6 9 COAL— Hikurangi — ft t 5 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 0 s ft Ditto A (pref.) .. ft Pukemiro Collieries 3 4 ft Renown (con.) .. .. 0 14 3 Taupiri — 1 6 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. — 1 3 0 Waipa 0 14 6 Westport-Stock ton 0 Westport 1 10 0 — GAS— Auckland 1 3 0 1 ?, 2 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 17 6 0 16 9 Birkenhead and Northcote 0 36 0 Thames .. .. .. •• 0 10 — SHIPPING — Devonport Steam .. 1 5 6 1 4 6 Howard Smith 1 0 0 Huddart-Parker 6 9 Northern Steamship ft 15 2 0 14 6 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 7 b 0 7 0 P. & O (def. stk.) 245 0 ft 232 0 0 TIMBER— Kauri Timber .. .. 1 t ft ft 16 6 Leyland-O’Brien 1 15 0 1 11 0 National 0 12 0 —- Parker-Lamb .. .. 0 10 0 — WOOLLEN — Kaiapoi 0 10 6 ft 9 0 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 0 Mosgiel — 6 lb 0 W el Ting ton 6 3 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. — 6 6 0 BREWERIES— O. L. Innes (pref.) 1 ft ft N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. 2 3 6 — MISCELLANEOU S— Auck. Amuse. Park 0 8 6 A. J. En trican & Co. (pref.) 0 18 6 Australian Glass 3 6 British Tobacco 3 0 2 Burns, Philp .. .. — 2 2 0

Sellers Buyers Bycroft, Ltd 1 10 0 Checker Taxicab . . 0 15 0 Ditto (con.) .... 0 6 0 Colonial Sugar (Aus. 61 0 0 Dental and Medical 0 16 0 Dominion Pictures 1 0 6 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 0 6 Electrolytic Zinc (ord.) 1 11 3 Ditto (pref.) . . . . 1 13 Fuller’s Pictures . . 1 1 0 1 ft 3 Gear Meat 1 18 Grey and Menzles . 0 12 0 Hamilton Theatres 0 16 0 Hayward’s Pictures . 1 0 ft Henry Jones .. .. 1 18 ft Hill and Plummer . 1 6 H.M. Arcade Theatre (pref.) .. .. l 0 0 Holden’s Motors 1 11 Kempthorne Prosser 3 10 0 3 9 0 Lewis Lady, Ltd., (pief.) 0 19 6 Milne and Choyce.. 1 4 0 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 4 0 Ditto (B pref.) .. 1 4 Ditto (deb. stk.) . National Pictures . . 0 11 6 N.Z Farmers’ Fertiliser Co 4 12 0 N.Z. Paper Mills .. 0 15 0 Perdriau Rubber .. 1 34 6 N.Z. Refrigerating . 17 Ditto (con.) .. .. 0 8 6 8 Northern Boot 0 18 0 Sanford, Ltd 1 0 0 0 19 7 Ditto (pref.) .. .. 1 Taranaki Oilfields . . 0 9 0 Union Oil 2 1 Whittome Stevenson 2 Wilsons Cement 1 19 3 1 IS 3 MINING— Moanataiari (paid) . 0 2 0 0 3 5 Golden Age (paid) . u 0 0 0 1 Occidental Una (2s paid) 0 1 3 0 0 4 Ditto (con.) . . . . 0 0 S 0 0 li 7 ft ft 6 6 Waihi 0 11 8 0 11 5 Waihi Grand June. . 0 1 5 0 1 2 AUSTRALIAN— Mount Lyell .. .. 1 14 0 1 13 0 DEBENTURES— Auckland Gas. 1925, 64 per cent 103 0 0 Auck. Har. Board, 5i 95 0 0 Ditto, 54 98 0 0 Ditto, 6 per cent. . 105 0 0 3 03 0 0 City Auck., 1940, 5i 95 0 0 Ditto, 1943, 54 p.c. 98 0 0 Auckland Power Board 98 0 0 Auck. Fire Board. 6 100 ft 0 Bor. Devonport, 6 . 100 0 0 Bor. ML Eden, 5J . 3 00 0 0 Ditto, 6 per cent 101 0 0 Bor. of Hamilton, 6 100 0 N.Z. Breweries.. .. 1 3 4 1 6 Glaxo — 90 0 0 GOVERNMENT BONDS War Loan, 1930. 4J — 97 17 6 Ditto, 1938, 44 . . — 97 12 6 Ditto, 1939, 44 .. 97 12 6 Ditto, 1941, 44 .. 97 5 0 Ditto, 1933, 54 . . 101 0 0 100 0 0 Ditto, 1936, 54 •• — 100 0 0 INSCRIBED STOCK — — 98 0 0 Ditto, 1938, 44 .. 97 12 6 Ditto, 1939, 14 . . 97 12 6 Ditto, 1933, 54 . . 101 0 0 100 0 ft Ditto, 1936, 54 • . 100 10 0 100 0 0