THE SHARE MARKET

Evening Star, Issue 19789, 13 February 1928, Page 8

THE SHARE MARKET

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. There were no’ sales an ’Change or reported at this morning’s silling of. the Stork Exchange, while the majority of the shares remained about the same prices as hist week. The banking section remained unaltered. In the insurance section buyers of Nationals improved their quotes to 15s 3d, but no sellers responded. There were buyers for most of the Loan and Mercantile shares. £l3 16s was offered for Daigctys, but no sellers quoted less than £l3 18s 6d. Goldsbrough Morts were wanted at £2 Bs, but the best seller wanted £2 8s 6d. Buyers of British Tobaccos offered £1 19s 6d, but the best seller stood at £2. Brewery shares wore inclined to bo firm this morning, and a buyer offered £2, but a seller was not tempted below £2 Ss. Upper Nevis .shares were inclined to weaken, and sellers were prepared to quit, at £1 3s Cd. The Government shares remained much Urn same as they were at the end of last week. Quotations as under:

Buyers Sellers £ s. d. £ s. i BANKING— Hank of Ami 14 14 0 — 0 Hank of N.S.W. -- 47 15 Bank of Now Zealand 2 18 9 2 19 0 Bank of New Zealand, Long '■ D " I 6 0 1 Commercial Bank 1 7 1 7 8 Com. Bank (right?) 0 6 tl 0 7 4 National Bank N.Z. ... 6 18 0 — Natl. Bank of Amt. (cent.) 8 15 0 — Union Bank of Aust., Ltd 14 10 o' — Union Bank of An>t., Ltd. (now) 14 3 0 — INSURANCE— Natl. Insurance Co. ... 0 15 3 — 0 N.Z. Insurance Co. ... 2 0 0 2 1 South Brit. Insur. Co. 2 17 G 2 18 6 SI1IPP1NGBurns, Pliilp ... ••• 2 0 0 — 0 Hud., Barker (ord.) ... 2 10 0 2 11 B. and 0. Bcf. Stock 240 0 0 248 0 0 U.S.S. Co. (prof.) ... 1 0 0 1 0 3 COALWestport Coal Co. ... — 1 12 0 Westport-Stock, (ord.) — 0 1 8 Westport-Stock, (pref.) “ 0 3 6 LOAN AND AGENCY— Dalgcty and Co. Coldsbrougli, Morfc ... National Mortgage 13 16 2 8 0 0 13 18 2 8 6 6 (odd parcel) 3 14 0 3 18 6 N.Z. Loan and Mer. (ord.) 95 0 0 — Perpetual Trustees ... 3 11 0 — Trustee Executors ... — 0 3 11 0 Wright, Steph. (ord.) 1 0 — Wright, Steph. (pref.) 0 15 0 — MEAT PRESERVIN'GN.Z. Refrig, (cont.) Southland Frozen Meat 0 7 9 0 8 6 1 11 (cum. div.) 6 — MISCELLANEOUS— British Tobacco 1 19 6 2 0 0 Brown, Ewing (ord.) ' — 1 11 0 Bruce Woollen Co, (ord.) 0 11. 0 -- Crystal ice Co 0 19 0 — D.i.C. (pref.) 1 0 6 — Dominion Investments 1 2 0 — Dominion Rubber — 2 1 0 Dun.-Kaikorai Trams 1 12 9 “ Dunedin Stock Ex0 change Propty. ... — 4 2 Eclipse Petrol (paid) — 0 10 0 Electric Plumbing and 1 Supplies — 2 6 Milburn Lime and Cement (ord.) 1 12 3 1 13 0 Mosgiel Woollen Co. 6 12 0 — National Electric — 0 11 6 N.Z, Milk Products (bonds) 1 2 0 — N.Z. Paper Mills ... — U i./ 0 ‘Otago Daily Times’ 3 11 0 (ex div.) 18 0 Wilson’s Port. Cement 1 17 6 1 BREWERIES— N.Z. Breweries, Ltd. 2 0 0 2 5 0 Staples’ Brewery 1 17 0 1 19 0 Ward and Co 1 12 6 1 15 6 MINING— Kawaran 0 0 6 0 1 0 Nokomai Sluicing — 2 14 6 Waihi — 0 10 6 Elec. Zinc (pref.) ... 1 12 3 Mount Lyell 1 9 3 1 — Mount Isa — 0 8 0 Molynoux Electric ... 0 12 1 — Upper Nevis 1 0 0 3 6 , Big Beach — 0 18 0 WAR BONDS (Bonds quoted are £100 Bonds)— 1930 4£ p.c. Bonds 97 10 0 — 1338 4, 1 . p.c. Bonds 97 0 0 — 1939 p.c. Bonds ... 97 0 0 — 1938 4j p.c. Insc. 96 15 0 1939 4j p.c. Insc 96 15' 0 101 “ 1933 Si p.c. S.S. Insc. 1929 5 p.c. P.O. Insc. 98 0 0 2 6 1936 St p.c. Bonds ... — 101 5 0 1936 5i p.c. Insc. ... ~ 101 5 0