TEE SHARE MARKET

Evening Star, Issue 16628, 10 January 1918, Page 5

TEE SHARE MARKET

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. Gisborne Gas Company’s shares were listed on the local Stock Exchange for the first time to-day. This stock was on offer at 16s, with buyers quoting 15s. Westport Stocktons (ordinary) had a turnover of business at the first call this morning, when two sales were effected at 9s Id! The market closed with further buyers at 9s and sellers at 9s 3d. Westport Coals show a firming tendency. These shares were wanted at £1 9 S 6d, but sellers were asking £1 10s 3d. Standard /Insurances had buyers at £2 and sellers at £2 Is. Huddart-Parkers remain firm a t £1 12s 3d and £1 13s, buyer and seUer. New Zealand Paper Mills are inched .to firm, being on the market at 19s 4d, with buyers at 19.,. I„ mininc lines Waibi Grand Junctions at 16s 6d were sought at 15s 9d, while Mount Lyells had buyers at £1 6s 6d and sellers at £1 Bs. l^Sales.— Westport Stocktons (ord.), 9 S Quotations; — —Dredging,— Electric—Buy 1/, sel 2/. Rise and Shine—-Sel £ll/3. —Quarks ... Progress Mines of N.Z.—Buy 5/. Talisman Consolidated— Sel 11/.' Waihi Grand Junction—Buy 15/9, ?e i Mount Lyell—Buy 26/6, sel 28/. —lnvestments. National Bank of N.Z.—Buy £5 2/. Bunk of N.Z. (con.) —Buy £l2. Bank of N.Z. ' (paid)—£l7 5. N.Z. Insurance Co.—Buy £7 18/. Standard Insurance Co,—Buy £2 tml £2 1/. Onion Steam Ship Co. (prof.)—Bnv £ll/. * Huddart-Parker (ord.)—Buy £1 12/. sel £1 13/. • . Westport Coal Co.—Buy £1 9/6, Be l £1 10/3. Westport Stockton (ord.) —Buy 91, sel 0/3. , § Dominion Rubber —Buy £1 17/. N.Z. Refrigerating Co. (£lO paid)— Buy £l9 5/, sel £l9 12/6. Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.) —Sel £7 2/6, Milburn Lime and Cement—Sel £1 11. N.Z. Drug Co./ Ltd. (£2)— Buy £2 10/6. N.Z. Paper Mills—Buy 19, eel 19/4. Uamaru Woollen (ord)—Sel £1 113. ... Perpetual Trustees Co.—Buv £1 5/. Wright, Stephenson (ord.J-jliiy £7 10/. Gisborne Gas Co.—Buy 15, sol 16.