THE SHARE MARKET

Evening Star, Issue 19796, 21 February 1928, Page 1

THE SHARE MARKET

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. Again there was a. dean sheet as far as sales were concerned at this morning’* will of the local Stoc.T Exchange. There vrere no unusual movements in the banking and insurance sections. A seller came forward for Huddart, Earlier ords. at £2 10s (cum. div.), with no disclosed buyer. Kaitangata Coals were on offer at 2s (discount), but the best buyer quoted 5s (discount). Gear Moats had an inquiry at £1 17s 3d; sellers, however, stood off at £1 18s 6d. Buyers were prepared to give £56 10s for Colonial Sugars, without response from sellers. Dominion Rubbers had a seller who was prepared to,quit at £2. There have been no buyers for this stock tor some time. The British Government, is setting up a research committee to inquire into the rubber industry, and investors appear to be waiting for its report and decision. For ‘Otago Daily Times ’ a buyer offered £3 14s with no declared seller. Both issues of New Zealand Breweries were quoted, and the prices were firmer. Upper Nevis shares were wanted at £1 0* 3d, but sellers held off at £1 2s. Quotations as under;

B uvers. Seilers £ 8. d. £ s. d BANKINGAust. Bank of Com. ... 1 13 9 Hank of Australasia ... 14 14 0 — Bunk of Non Zealand 2 13 h 2 19 f Bank of New Zealand, Long I) 1 6 3 _ Commercial Bank 1 7 4 1 7 r Commercial Bunk (newl n 7 2p _ E.S. and A. Bank ... 7 19 fi — Natl. Bank of N.Z. 6 18 9 7 0 f National Bank of A us. (coin.) _ 9 1 c Union Bank of Aust., Ud 14 14 0 — INSURANCE— National lusur. Co. ... 0 19 c o is n N.Z. Insurance Co. ... 2 0 0 — .South Brit, Ins. Co. 2 17 9 — Standard In?, Co. ... 3 2 6 — SHIPPINGAdel. Steamship Co. 1 5 6 L Burns, Phi Ip 2 0 0 — Howard Smith 1 8 0 1 9 0 lliidduri. Parker (ord.) 2 30 0 Uuddan, Parker (P'f'O (cum uiv 1 0 10 .) P. and O. Uef. S ,c» — 250 0 0 I - .S.S. (Co. (pro.) ... 1 0 0 — COAL Kaitangata Coal (disc.) 0 5 0 0 2 0 Westport Coal t_o 1 11 9 Wcslporl-Slockton oid.) 0 1 0 U 1 4 Wtvtpofi-SLocklon — 0 3 3 LOAN AND AGENCY— Dalgcty and Co. 13 16 0 13 18 0 National Mortgage. ... 3 14 0 3 17 I.) ,\,Z Loan and Mer eanlile (ord.) 95 0 0 Perpetual Trustees ... 3 1 u ““ Wright, Steph. (ord.) 1 0 6 Wright, Steph. (prof.) 0 15 0 — MEAT PRESERVING— Gear Meat Co 1 17 3 1 13 n N.Z. I’efrig (eont) 0 1 ■ b 0 7 10 South. Frozen Moal (ord.) 1 11 0 — tUSCELLANEOUSAuckland Amusement i. vk Lid. (ord.) 0 34 G Colon Sugar Co. ... 56 10 0 Ooi imam inVestimnu Douinion Rubber i o 0 2 0 ) K-f'V-.i;-,'! Jin'L “ O 3 t' r/V "Wilburn Lime 1 Tiu;l Cement (ord.) 1 12 3 iiiu.ir i Lnuc <iiuI (Vmcnl {cunt.} 0 8 3p — M'Lood Bros. Soap ... 30 0 0 0 11 3 National Klcdric ... — N.Z, Drug Co — 3 9 b N.Z. Express (ord.) 1 0 f 0 9 0 N.Z. Guarantee Corp. ilioudo ~ 1 2 0 — N.Z Paper Mills — 0 17 0 ’ Otago Daily Times ’ 3 11 0 — 9 0 Smith, Smiiu (pn 1 I Wilson's Cemeiil 1 17 6 n 17 1 18 HREWERIESN.Z. Breweries, Idd!. 2 2 3 2 3 fi N.Z. Breweries Deh. 1 3 0 1 3 Ward and Co 1 14 3 1 16 0 MINING— K a warn u 0 0 7 0 1 0 Waihi 0 9 9 0 10 2 Eh'e. Zim; (pref.) ... 1 12 4 Eire, Zme (ilef. ord.) i n 3 — Mount Ijveil 1 10 3 1 11 0 Malvneux Electric 0 12 0 — 11 jipei Nevis 1 0 3 1 2 r. WAR BONDS (Bonds quoted are £100 Bonds)— 1930 4,', p.o Bunds ... 9V 10 0 1.038 4.. p.e. Bonds ... 97 0 0 — 1939 4,', p.e. Bonds, ... 97 0 0 1933 5: p.e. S.S. Bonds — 101 5 0 1938 44 p.e. Ins9G 15 0 97 0 0 1939 4) p.e. In.-. ... “ 1335 b|, p.e. S.S. Inscribed 101 2 6 1933 U p.e. S.S. 1.929 h" p.e. P.O, Ins. _ 99 0 0 1311 Si p.e. Ins. ~ 99 0 0 ; 1936 5i p.e. Ins. ... 101 5 d