THE SHARE MARKET

Evening Star, Issue 19855, 2 May 1928, Page 1

THE SHARE MARKET

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. Sales were reporter! in Bank of Ner* Zealamls at £5 ami Westport Coals at £1 10s 3cl. Tlic market for New Zealand* closer] wilb buyers at £2 19s 9d, with no sellers offering. There was still a buyer of Unions at £l4 14s without sellers. In (he insurance section buyers of Standard* advanced their quotation (o £3 2s 6cl, but were still without sellers. There wag a buying quotation for Kaitangata Coals at 4s discount, with sellers askings Is discount. A buyer came on the market for Taupiri Coals “(ordinary issue) at £1 6« 6d, without sellers. Buyers of National Mortgages improved (heir prices to £3 14s, but were still without sellers. Both issues of N.Z. Refrigerating shares wore in demand, 16s 9d being offered for the paid issue without sellers, 'and 7s lOd for the contributing issue, with sellers asking 8s Id. The ordinary issue of Bruce Woollens were ou offer at 13s 6d without any declared buyers. The buyers of Donaghy’s Hope and Twine shares advanced their price to £1 14s, but were still without sellers. A buyer came on the market for Mosgicl Woollens at £6 If)*, but there were no sellers offering. The only quotations in the brewery section were from sellers of New Zealands and Staples', who asked £2 7s and £1 17s respectively without scllcis. Sales Reported.—Bank of New Zealand, £3; Westport Coals, £1 10s 3d. Quotations as under: — Buyer*. Seller*. £ «. d. £ ». d. BANKING—

WAR BONDS (£IOO Bonds)— 1950 4,1 p.o. Bonds ... P 3 0 0 9S 10 0 1938 41 p.o. Bonds ... 97 15 0 1959 41 p.r. Bonds ... 97 15 0 1958 41 p.o Ins. ... 97 12 6 98 0 0 1959 41 p.c. Ins. ... 97 12 6 1929 5* p.c. P.O. Ins. 98 10 0 98 15 0 1930 51 p.c. Bonds ... 98 0 0 19,36 51 p.c. Bonds ... 100 2 6

Bank of Australasia — 14 7 0 Bank of New Zealand 2 13 9 — Bank of N.Z. (Long “ D ” 1 6 3 , Commercial Bank 1 8 3 -- E.S. and A. Bank ... S 5 0 8 7 0 National Bank of New Zealand 7 3 (1 7 5 0 Nat. Bank of Aust. ... 15 0 0 — National Bank of Alttralasia (coni.) 9 0 6 Union Bans of Australia, Lid 11 11 0 — INSURANCE— National Insnr. Co. ... 0 15 11 N.Z. Insur. Co 2 0 6 — Standard Insur. Co. ... o 2 5 — SHIPPINGKuddarl, Parker (ord.) 2 7 3 2 8 1 Huddart, Parker (prof.) 1 0 9 — ?. and 0. Dcf. Stock 230 0 0 U.S.S. Co. (pref.) I 0 5 ■ COALKaitangaia Coal (dis.) o 1 0 0 1 0 Taupiri Coal (ovd.) ... Westport Coal Co. ... 1 6 6 1 9 0 1 10 8 Westport . Stockton (ord.) 0 2 7 0 2 9 Westport • Stockton (prof.) n 3 9 — LOAN AND AGENCY— Dalgety and Co. 11 7 0 Goldsbrough, Morfc ... 2 9 9 — National Mortgage ... 3 11 0 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile (ord.) 100 0 0 Perpetual Trustees ... 3 2 6 — Wright, Stcpb. (ord.) 1 2 G 1 5 0 Wright, Stcph (pref.) 0 15 3 — MEAT PRESERVING— N.Z. Eofrig. (paid) .. 0 IS 9 1 N.Z. Ecfrig. (cent.) ... 0 7 10 0 8 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Amusement Park, Ltd. (ord.) ... 0 11 0 British Tobacco 2 0 0 — Bruce Woollen Co. (ord.) 3 0 13 6 D.I.C. (pref.) 1 0 — dominion investments Donaghy’s Rope and Twine 1 3 0 — 1 11 0 _ Kauri Timber — 1 3 0 Milburn Lime and Cement (ord.) _ 1 13 0 Milburn Lime and Cement (new) 0 9 9p Mosgicl Woollen Co. ... 6 15 0 — National Electric 0 9 6 0 10 6 N.Z. Drug Co 3 3 3 — N.Z. Express (ord.) ... 1 0 6 — N.Z. Guar. Corp. 0 8 2 — N.Z. Paper Milk 0 11 6 0 16 fi ‘Otago Daily Times’ — 3 19 0 Smith and Smith (pref.) ... ... ... Wilson’s Portland Cement 0 11 9 1 13 0 — BREWERIES— N.Z. Breweries. Lul. 2 7 0 Staples’ Brewery — 1 17 6 MININGKawarau 0 0 6 Nokomai Sluicing — 1 13 0 Mount Lycll 1 12 0 — Mount Isa — 1 12 6 North Broken Hill ... 1 5 0 — Broken Hill South ... 2 5 6 Upper Nevis — 0 18 0 Big Beach — 0 11 0