THE MARKET REVIEWED.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 196, 19 August 1922, Page 8

THE MARKET REVIEWED.

MORE BUSINESS PASSING. There has been a distinct improvement „„ u UsID T s on 'Change during the past »eeh. mis was very marked as far '19 <<ovornment War Loans were concerned 1 bales were made of the 1030 issue at 4* pe* cent up to tO6, after which buyers dropped 1039 r iss U C , rS '? fi 15 10A The four W3B an.l ' I.WJ issues at 4J per cent coulil have been placed during the week at for. 10/ but r : 11 " ,1 "' 10/ Premium being offered for >4 or cent and Harbour l'.,,artl 0 per cent "hile Lay o( Auckiai.d 31 per cent .irv SSii Wu :r f W&Mfc £3011, as compared with t-10 a fortnight Hanking Corporation stock had more tft U sT k tlle ila"nk lO o? shares had a lot of sales this week the price advancing from galea at 54/ toW/* after which transactions took place -t threepence less, with further sellers at the lower rate, but buyers stopped at 66/. l> ?"?°; banking shares are in request at £lv (0 and Nationals at £5 17/. Sellers of the latter dropped a shilling during the Insurance shares show little chan-e South British were placed at US/0 ifter w-hlrh buyers dropped out. X.Z. lu-surance c-hanged hands at S7/n, ex div., and Stan(lards at 31/ since iv.st report. National Insurance were inquired for yesterday afternoon at G3/6. Shares In coiil mmm» companies had more inquiry this week but comparatively few transactions tool! place at the slight advauc&s offered. Auckland <tas old issue had several sales at 2:i'S and there is steady inquiry for Gisborne (ias at 10/, with no quoted seller. Huddart Parker Steam had a rise of over a shilling this week, sales being made up to 49/0 with buyers left at threepence uuder that 'flsure Howard Smith Ltd. are wanted at 46/« and Northern Steam sold at 13/. 4 sale took place of Colonial Sugar. Fiji issue, at ±IU, at which rate more shares could be placed. In timber shares, rarser Lamb advanced a shilling, being now wanted nt 23/6. There has been n lot of stead v buying of Wilsons Cement at 18/10. .-it which figure more are wanted. Farmers' Lmon Trading Co. sold at 7/6, and buyers offer 7/ but sellers nsk 12/6. Waihl shares dropped in price yesterday, being sold down to -J,., as compared with 2S 0 a few days ngo. Later sales were at l»7/6. TrnrisV , ,'. .V? s . u,ok Pa ce yesterday afternoon iv Uaihi (,raud Junctions at 8/10, and Mulr's Keefs are offered at 31.. .NEW WAIOTAHI COMVAXY. (Cy Telegraph.—On-n Correspondent.) THAMES, this day. The capital of the New Waiotahi Ooldnunins Company has been fully subscribed, and bl'acksmitirs shT""- cha " siD *>' nfter "wwch" emm/oJ^TuSui CLEARING SALES AT WAITOA. LM hC Hamn- erS ' C °"° P - Au ct'oneerin X Co.. as^%?!?%« l^Zß