THE SHARE MARKET

Evening Star, Issue 19723, 25 November 1927, Page 1

THE SHARE MARKET

. DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. Huddart, Parker profs, were turned over on ’Change this morning at 20s 9d; otherwise business, locally, did. not attract imieli interest. There was a long list of buyers in the banking section, but tellers came forward only for Bank of New Zcalands and Commercial Banks. All four insurance companies were inquired for, the National insurance being tho only one quoted by a Roller. The prices are practically the same as these of yesterday. Huddart, Parker prefs. wore wanted at 20s Bd, with a seller at 20s 10d. Westport Coals had a seller at 33s ex dir. this morning, but no buyer was disclosed. The tone of loan and agencies and meats is firm. Auckland Amusement Park ords. were sought without response at 10s. Dominion Rubbers have firmed up since yesterday, the prices now being 41s buyers and 42s sellers. Had a buyer been on the market Dunedin Stock Exchange Proprietary shares could have bocn bought for 81s. Milbuni Lime and Cements and Wilson Cements, as usual, are very firm. There was very little bidding in (lie breweries and the mining sections. Kawarans were cm offer at lOd, but buyers held oil at (id. _A. ‘very wide margin was evinced in Nokomai Sluicin its, buyers offering 2Ss and sellers standing off at 40s. Upper' Nevis shares nro a littlo stronger than yesterday, , Sales on ’Change.—Huddart, Parker (pref.), 20. s 9d. Quotations as under:— BANKING. Australian Bank of Commerce—Buy 32/. Bank of New South Wales —Buy £44 Bank of New Zealand—Buy 59/3, sel of New Zealand (new)— Buy 26/. , Commercial Bank—Buy 28/10, sel 29/5. ' ICS. and A. Bank—Buy £7 8/. National Bank of New Zealand—Buy £G 17/. . . „ National Bank of Australasia—Buy £l7 7j. , . . , . National Bank of Australasia (cont.) -Buy £3 11/6. . ' I>. and 0. Banking Corporation—Buy £lO 8/. „ Union Bank of Australia —Buy £l4 Union Bank of Australia (rights)— Buy 56/6 prem. INSURANCE. National Insurance Co.—Buy 15/, sol 16/6. New Zealand Insurance Co.—Buy 39/. South British Insurance Co.—Buy 50-'. Standard insurance Co,—Buy 00/, SHIPPING. Howard Smith—Buy 29/6. sel 31 /• Huddart, Parker (pref.)—Buy 20/8. sel 20/10. , , P. and 0. Deferred Slock (new)— Buy £4O prem. ■?& U.S.S. Co. (pref.)—Buy 20/, v\l COAL. £ Westport Coal Co,—Sel 3v/ ex div. LOAN AND AGENCYDatgciy and Co. - Sel £43 O'). National Mortgage—Buy <O/,, sel ‘"New Zealand Loan and Mercantile (on!.)— Buy £93. Trustees, Exeeutors-Scl 00/. ! Wright, Stephenson (pref.)—Sel 10/. j MEAT PRESERVING. I Now Zealand Refrigerating (paidl Buy 16/6. , 1} o, N.Z. Refrigerating (cent.)— Buy b/, sel 8/6. MISCEL LA N EUUS. Auckland , Amusement Park, Ltd, (ord.)— Buy 16/. Brown, Ewing (ord.) —Buy 30s. Brown. Ewing (pref.)—Buy 20/6. Bruco Woollen Co.—Buy 10/. D.I.C. (ord.) —Buy 9/ prem. D.I.C. (firef.)— Buy 20/6. Dominion Investments—Buy 21/. Dominion Rubber—Buy 41/, sol 42/. Duncdin-Kaikorai Trams—Buy 32/. Dunedin Stock Exchange Proprietary —Sel 84/. Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.) —Buy 8/3. Kniapoi Woollen (firel.) —Buy 13/. Milbuni Limo and ■ Cement—Buy 32/3. Milbuni Lime and Cement (new.)— Buv 8 1 prem. i JPLeocl Bros.’ Soap-Buy £2B. National Elec-trie—Buy 13/6. 1 N.Z. Drug Co.—Buy 64/9. _ j N.Z. Guarantee Corporation—Buy i 8/6. I N.Z. Malay Rubber (ord.)—Buy | N.Z. .Malav Rubber (pref.)—Buy I 34/. N.Z. Paper Mills—Buy 16/3. N.Z. Sugar of Milk-Sel 20/6. ‘Otago Daily Times’—Buy 70/. Wilson’s (N.Z.) Cement —Buy 36/9. BREWERIES. Crown Brewery—Buy 12/6. N.Z. Breweries, Ltd.—Sel 43/, MINING. Kawar.au- Buy 6d, sel 10d. Nokouiai Sluicing (cent.)— Buy 28/, sel 40/. Wailii—Buv 21 L sol 21/8. Electrolytic Zinc (del. ord.)—Buy 29/. Mount Lyoll—Buy 28/. .Molyueux Electric—Sel 10/. Upper Nevis—Buy 24/4, sel 25/8." WAR BONDS. (Bonds quoted aro £IOO Bond*.) 1930 4J per cent. Bonds—Buy £97, 12/6. 1933 4) per cent. Bonds—Buy £9O 10/. 1939 4J per cent. Bonds—Buy £93 10/. 1933 s’. per cent. S.S. Bonds—Buy £lOl. 1938 41 per cent. Inscribed—Buy £96 12/6. 1939 4'. per cont. inscribed—Buy £95 12/6. 1929 5 per cent. P.O. Inscribed— Buy £9B 10/. 1930 5.) per cent. Bonds—Buy £93,