A Quiet Market

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 941, 7 April 1930, Page 11

A Quiet Market

Stock Exchange Movements By “Noon Call.” NO movement worthy of particular note was shown in th opening prices for the week on ’Change today.

n UCTUATIONS Price movements, shown by a comparison of sales made during the morning with the price at the time of the previous recorded sale, include: 'Waihi Mining, rise of 3d. Kemptnorne, Prosser, fall of 6d. Wilson’s Cement, rise of 3d. Business On the Auckland Market Transactions recorder on the Auckland market during the morning included: —■ At the early call.—Kernptliorne, Prosser’s New Zealand Drug, 695; Waihi Mining, 3 4s. At midday.—Kempthornc, Prosser, *>9s; Wilson's Cement, 395. * * * Market at Midday Waihi Mining scrip is firm, sales takm place this morning at 14s; it seems that this market is merely firming in anticipation of the announcement of a is dividend payable in May; the buy-

ing is mostly on account of Auckland clients and only in small lots. British Tobaccos are a little easier. The banking and insurance groups are quiet. Mine Managers’ Reports Mine managers report as follow: Alburpia: “Th© drives north on the hangingwall branch of the Orlando Lode has been cleaned up and the face extended a total of 306 feet from the main cross cut west. We are carrying the hangingwall branch of the Orlando Lode and the cross leader in the drive, but are still about three feet apart, and at the presept are both split up into stringers, caused by a bar of hard ground.” Dividends Payable Kempthorne-Prosser Drug Co. — final, 55 p.c ApL 8 Milne and Choyce. Ltd.—lnterim, ord.. pref. and deb. stk.. 8 p.c. p.a ApL 10 New Zealand Breweries —interim 75 p.c ApL 14