THE SHARE MARKET

Evening Star, Issue 16559, 19 October 1917, Page 6

THE SHARE MARKET

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. Huddart-Parker.shares showed a firming tendency on 'Change this morning, the ordinary issue being sought at £1 13s, with sellers asking £1 13s 3d. New Zealand Insurances had buyers at £7 15s and sellers at £7 18s. Dominion Eubbers were on the market at £1 18s 9d, with buyers at £1 17s; while both issues of New Zea-land-Malay Rubbers were wanted at £1 respectively, but no sellers came forward. Ordinary Kaiapoi Woollens were in firm demand at £6 15s, with sellers asking £6 17s 6d. Mosgiel Woollens had a buver at £4 17s 6d, without a seller. National Mortgages were quoted at £3 16s 6d and £4 Os 6d, buyer and seller respectively. Auckland quartz mining shares were freely quoted. The fully paid-up issue of the new Keep-it-Dark'shares had a buyer at lis 6d, but no seller; while the other issue was on offer at 15s, without result. Waihis were looked for at £1 15s 6d. with sellers at £1 16s 6d. Waihi Grand Junctions had sellers at 17s, and Talisman Consolidateds at lis 6d. but no buyers were quoting for either line. Quotations : —Dredging.— Electric—Buy lOd, sel 1/5. Eise and Shine—Sel £1 2/9. —Sluicing!— Nokomai Hydraulic—Sel 18/6. —Quartz. — New Keep-it-Dark (15s paid)—Sel 15/. New Keep-it-Dark (paid up)— Buy 11/6. Talisman Consolidated—Sel 11/6. Waihi—Buy 35/6, sel 36/6. Waihi Grand Junction—Sel 17/. Mount Lyell—Buy 26/6. —lnvestments.— National Bank of New Zealand—Buy £5 6/. J Bank of New Zealand (con.)— Buy £l2 1/6, sel £l2 6/. J Bank of New Zealand (paid)—Sel £l7 12/. National Insurance Co.—Buy £2 17/' : sel £2 19/. . ; '' N.Z. Insurance Co.—Buy £7 15/ sel £7 18/. ''

Union Steam Ship Co. (pref.)—Buy £1

Westport Coal Co.—Sel £1 9/. Westport-Stockton (ord.) —Buy 8/2, sel 8/6.

Huddart-Parker Co. (ord.)— Buy £1 13/, sel £1 13/3. * Dunedin-Kaikorai Trams—Buv £1 3/6. Dominion Rubber—Buy £1 17/, sel £1 18/9.

Donaghy's Rope and Twine—Sel £1 7/9. Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.)—Buy £6 15/ sel £6 17/6. '' Milburn Lime and Cement—Sel £1 12/. Mosgiel Woollen Factory—Buv £4 17/6 National Mortgage Co.—Buv" £3 16/6. sel £4 0/6. " ; '

N.Z. Drug Co., Ltd (£2l—Sel £2 11/. N.Z. Portland Cement (ord.) —Sel 9/. N.Z. Portland Cement (pref.)—Sel £1 N.Z. Express Co. (ord.)—Sel 19/ N.Z. Paper Mills—Buy 19/. Perpetual Trustees Co.—Buy £1 3/6. Wright, Stephenson (ord.) —Buy £7 Wright, Stephenson (pref.)—Buy £4 15/. Bruce Woollen Co.—Buy £1 6/6. N.Z.-Malay Rubber Co. (ord.)—Buy N.Z.-Malay Rubber Co. (pref.)—Buy £l.