THE SHARE MARKET

Evening Star, Issue 18716, 19 August 1924, Page 7

THE SHARE MARKET

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. Sales were recorded on ’Change this morning of P. and 0. Deferred Stock at £290, Waihis at -295, and Electrolytic Zinc (def. ord.) shares at 22s 9d. The market was fairly active, and the banking, insurance, and shipping sections had brisk quotation. Sales on ’Change.—P. and 0. Deferred Stock, £290: Waihi. 295; Electrolytic 'Zinc (def. ord.), 22s 9d. Quotations as under: — MINING. Waihi—Buy 29/, sol 29/3. Waihi Grand Junction—Buy 2/6, sel 3/. Electrolytic Zinc (def. ord.)—Buy 22/6, sel 25/9. Mount Lyell-Sel 21/4. BANKING. Bank of Australasia —Buy £l3 16/. Bank of New South Wales —Buy £4l, 12/6, sel £42 7/6. Bank of Now Zealand —Buy 57/, sel 57/3. Commercial Bank—Buy 29/6, sel 30/. National Bank of New Zealand —Buy £6 14/. Union Bank of Australia —Buy £l4 16/6, sel £l4 17/6. INSURANCE. National Insurance Co.—Buy 71/6, sel 75/. N.Z. Insurance Co. —Buy 29/3, sel 29/5. South British Insurance Co. — Standard Insurance Co.—Buy 44/3, sel 44/9. SHIPPING. Howard Smith —Buy 32/6, sel 34/3. Huddart, Parker (ord.) —Buy 44/3. Huddart, Parker (pref.)—Buy 20/9. P, and 0. Deferred Stock —Buy £290, set £295. U.S.S. Co. (prof.)—Buy 20/6. COAL. N.Z. Coal and Oil—Sel 2/. Taupiri Coal (ord.) —Sel 19/. Westport Coal Co.—Sol 38/3. Wcstport-Stockton (ord.) —Sel 5/6. Westport-Slockton (pref.)—Sel 7/6. LOAN AND AGENCY. Dalgety and Co. —Buy £l3 5/. Goldsbrough, Mort (rights) —Sel 8/6. National Slortgago—Sel 76/. N.Z, Loan and Mercantile (ord.) —Buy £9O. N.Z. and River Plate —Buy 19/3. Perpetual Trustees —Buy 40/. Trustees, Executors —Buy 55/. Wright, Stephenson (ord.) —Sel 30/. Wright, Stephenson (pref.)—Buy 17/, sel 18/. BREWERIES. N.Z. Breweries Debentures —Sel 22/3. MEAT PRESERVING. N.Z. Refrigerating (cont.)—Sel 9/. MISCELLANEOUS. British Tobacco—Sel 43/3. Brown, .Ewing (ord.) —Buy 28/6. Brown, Ewing (pref.)—Buy 20/6. Bruce Woollen Co. —Sol 33/. D.I.C. (pref.)—Buy 20/6, sol 21/5. Dominion Rubber—Sol 18/9. Dunedin-Kaikorai Trams—Buy 27/. Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.)—Sel 17/6. Kaiapoi Woollen (oont.)—Buy 7/,_scl 8/. Kaiapoi Woollen (pref.)—Buy 19/3. Kauri Timber—Buy 29/. Milburn Lime and Cement—Buy 36/9, scl 57/6. Mosgiol Woollen Co. —Buy £6 19/, sel £7 2/6. MT.eod Bros.’ Soap—Buy £ls National Electric—Buy 13/6, sel 19/9. N.Z. Drug Co.—Buy 67/9. N.Z. Express (ord.) —Buy 17/6. N.Z. Express (pref.)—Buy 1//6. N.Z. Hardware (ord.) —Buy 4/, sel 6/. N.Z. Hardware' (prof.)—Buy 16/6. N.Z. Paper Mills—Buy 23/6, sel 24/. ‘Otago Daily Times’—Buy 66/. Smith and Smith (pref.) —Buy IS/. Whitcomhe and Tombs—Buy 72/6 Wilson’s Cement—Sel 30/3. WAR BONDS. (Bonds quoted are £IOO Bonds.) 1950 4$ per cent. Bonds —Sel £9B 5/. 1938 4i per cent. Bonds—Buy £97 17/6. 1939 4-i per cent. Bonds—Buy £97 17/6. 1938 4i per cent. Inscribed—Buv £97 17/6, sol £9B 5/. 1939 per cent. Inscribed—Buy £97 17/6, scl £9B 2/6. 1933 per cent. S.S. Inscribed.—Sel £lOl 17/6. 1927 5 per cent, P.O. Inscribed—Buy £9B. 1929 5 per cent. P.O. Inscribed—Buy £9B. 1927-41 5J per cent. Inscribed—Buy £9B.