THE SHARE MARKET

Evening Star, Issue 19665, 19 September 1927, Page 7

THE SHARE MARKET

DDNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE, The week’s business on ’Change riened quietly this morning, members p the Stock Exchange waiting for the packet to disclose itself. As a result -Vhere were no transactions. The banking section was again firm, and with the exception of New Zealand Insurances, which were a little weaker, the same could bo said of the insurance Section. Auckland Amusement Parks fare responding to the favorable balancefSheet, and quotations [or_ the ordinary issue this morning were 16s and 16s 9d ; the preference shares were wanted at 20s, but no seller nibbled at the otfer. Waihis seemed slightly easier, buyers offering 21s with sellers Is away. Electrolytic Zincs have improved, and a rise of from practically 6s to 4s has been noticeable during tire last week', buyers of the prelerence issue at pus were met this morning with a selling quotation of 31s 3d; the deterred ords. had a seller at 30s, hut no buyer. There was only one seller ot government Bonds. Quotations as under: — BANKING. Bunk of New South Wales—Sol £44Bank of New Zealand—Sel oS/3. Bank of New Zealand (D, paid) Commercial Bank—Buy 27/9, sol 23/3. E.S. and A. Bank —Sel £■ 11/0. National Bank of New Zealand—Buy National Bank of Australasia Buy National Bank of A,ustralasia (cont.) •—Buy £8 7/, sel £8 9/. . P. and 0. Banking Corporation—Buy £9 51, sel £lO 5/. Union Bank of Australia —feel £lu. insurance.

National Insurance Co. —Buy 76/3, sel 77/6. New Zealand Insurance Co.—Buy 39/, se! 39/8. _ , South British Insurance Co.—bel 58/3. Standard Insurance Co. —Buy 60/3. SHIPPING. Huddart, Parker (ord.)—Buy 46/6, ggl 1 ( Huddart, Parker (pref.)— Sol 21/. P. and 0. Deferred Stock—Scl £2io. U.S.S. Co. (pref.)—Buy 20/1, scl 20/4. COAL. Westport Coal Co.—Buy 33/6. LOAN AND AGENCY. Goldsbrough, Mort —Sel 45/. National Mortgage-Buy 62/. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile (ord.)— Buy £93. Perpetual Trustees —-Buy 61 /■ Trustees, Executors—Buy 58/. Wright, Stephenson (pref.)—Buy 15/6, sel 16/6. '■ MEAT PRESEIIVING. N.Z. Refrigerating (paid)—Buy 13/6, sel 14/. __ , , ~ N.Z. Refrigerating (coni.) Buy I 6/5, sel 6/8. | MISCELLANEOUS. Auckland Amusement Park, Ltd. (ord.)— Buy 16/, sel 16/9. * Auckland Amusement Park, Ltd. (pref.)—Buy 20/. Bruce Woollen Co.—Buy S/, scl 10/. D.I.C. (ord.)—Buy 8/6 prem,, scl 10/6 prem. D.li 1 . (pref.)—Buy 20/9. Dominion Investment—Buy 22/. Dominion Rubber—Sel 40/. Eclipse Petrol (paid)—Sol 10/. Milburn Lime and Cement—Buv 28/6. Milburn Lime and Cement (cont.)— Buy 5/6 prem. Mosgiel Woollen Co.—Buy £6 3/0. M‘Leod Bros. Soap— Buy £25, National Electric —Buy 12/6. N.Z. Drug Co.—Sel 64/6. N.Z. Express (ord.)—Scl 21/. N.Z. Guarantee Corporation—Buy 9/, eel 9/6. • N.Z.' Paper Mills—Buy 10/. N.Z. Sugar of Milk—Sel 21/. ‘Otago Daily Times’—Scl 72/6. Wliitcombe and Tombs —Buy 6/9. N.Z. Mills Products ißonds) Buy 22/. BREWERIES. N.Z. Breweries, Ltd.—Buy 43/6. N.Z. Breweries Debentures Buy 23/6,. scl 24/. MINING. Kawnrau —Buy 4d, sel 9d. Nokomai Sluicing (cont.)—Sel 32/0. Waihi—Buy 21/, sel 22/. Waibi Grand Junction—Buy 1/, sel 1/6; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.)—Buy 30/, gel 31/3. Electrolytic Zinc (def. ord.) —Scl 30/. Mount Lyell—Buy 26/. Mount Isa—Scl 21/. .Upper Nevis—Sel 24/9. Big Beach—Buy 18/6, scl 20/. WAR BONDS. / (Bonds quoted are £IOO Bonds.) ‘1930 4J per cent. Bonds—Buy £97 £)/. ; 1938 4J per cent. Bonds—Buy £96, / 1933 5i per cent. S.S. Bonds—Buy EIOO 12/6. I 1938 41 per £96. sel £96 10/. 1 1927 5 per cent. P.O. Bonds—Buy I £99 5/. I 1927 5 per cent, P.O. Inscribed—(Buy £99 5/. , , „ I 1929 o per cent. P.. 0. Inscribed—Buy £93 5/. 1936 *S.V per cent. Bonds.—Buy £IOO 10/,