THE SHARE MARKET

Evening Star, Issue 16988, 10 March 1919, Page 6

THE SHARE MARKET

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. Business was quiet at the. first call on ’Change to-dav, but prices generally were firm. l\ and’O. shares had strong buyers at £594, but sellers -were asking £4OO. Hucldarfc, Parkers were offered at 42s,_ but buyers -were onlv quoting 40s. National Banks had a wide market, buyers offering £6 ss, arid sellers asking £6 10s- Now Zealand Paper Tv!ills remain firm at &d and 23s 3d, buyer and seller respectively. In mining Lines Talisman Consolidated at 9s 3d were wanted at 8s 7d, while Mount Lyalls were on the market at 24s 3d, with buyers at 23a Sd. Waihis had a seller at 44s* Cxi, without a buyer. Quotations —Dredging.— Electric —Buy 1/. —Quartz. — Consolidated Goldfields —Buy 3/, eel 5/. Progress Mines of N.Z.—Buy 3/6. Talisman Consolidated —Buy 8/7, sel 9/5. Waihi—Pel 44/6. Waihi Grand Junction —Buy 12/9, sol 13/4. Mount Lyell—'Buy 23/9, sel 24/3. —I nvestmen ts. National Bank of New Zealand—Buy £6 sf , sd £6 10/. Union Bank of Australia, Ltd.—Buy £55 10/. Union Bank of Australia, Ltd. (rights) —Buy £3 16/. National Insurance Co. —Buy 72/. N.Z. liLsnranco Go.—Buy £l2 12/, .Standard Insurance Co. —Buy 47/6. P. and O. (deferred stock) —Buy £394, E ei £409 Union Steam Ship Co. (pref.)—Buy 21/, sel 21/8. Huddart, Baker (ord.)— Buy 40/, sol 42/. Westport Coal Co.—Sel 32/. Westport Stockton (ord.) —Sel 8/. D.I.C. (pref.)—Buy 21/. Dominion Rubber—-Sel 21/9. N.Z. (Refrigerating Co.—Sel 54/. Milbnrn Lime and Cement—Buy 55/. N.Z. Drug Co.. Ltd. (£2)—Sel 54/. Wilson’s N.Z. Portland Cement (ord.) — Sol 15/3. Goklsborough Mori, Co.—Sel 47/. N.Z. Pr.prr Mills—Buy 22/9, sel 23/3. Oamaru Woollen (ord.) —.uuy 32/6. Perpetual Trustees Co.—Buy 27/. Sugar of 31 ilk—Sol 35/.