COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 20257, 19 August 1929, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

THE SHABE MARKET dunedin Stock exchange. A greatly improved tone was shown in the local share market this morning as compared with last week. Although no actual business was transacted, quotations for the various stocks were more numerous. There was no really marked change in the quotations. Bank of New Zealaiyls had inquiry at 62s 9d, without a seller. Huudart, Parkers (ord.) have improved slightly, and buyers at 45s 9d are receiving a reply at 46s 6d. Westport Coals show a close market of 335, 33s 4d. More interest is being manifested in the loan and agency section, and for Goldsbrough Morts, buyers are advancing to 48s 3d, with no seller under 495. 3d. All Brewery shares remain very firm, while considerable attention is still being paid to Electrolytic Zinc shares. Mount Lyclls had buyers this morning at 44s 2d, with sellers asking 4d more.

COTTON, RUBBER, ETC. Prew Association—B / Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, August 17. Cotton: September, 9.GGd per lb. Lubber: Para ltd per lb, and plantation smoked ]0 5-l Gd. Jute: August-Scptember, £32 10s per ton. Hemp: Not quoted. Copra: Scptember-October, £2l 17s 6d per ton. Linseed oil, £37 ss. Turpentine, 42s (id.—Australian Press Association. MEAT MARKET. Press Association — By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, August 17. Sheep: Australian owes, 4-J-d; Patagonian ewes, none offering. Lambs: Canterbury seconds, 7RI; North Island—firsts (light) did, seconds 8R1; Patagonian firsts (light) 7:lcl, medium 7d, seconds 7Jd, others unchanged.—Australian Press Association. BUTTER AND CHEESE. The South Island Dairy Association, Ltd., has'received the following market report from the Now Zealand Produce Association, London: Butter steady. Now Zealand, 169 s to 1725; Danish, 1725. Cheese firm. White, 85s to 80s; coloured, 89s to. 91s.

Quotations as under Buyer* Sellers. £ 5. d. £ ft. d. BANKING— Aus. Bank of Coin. 1 14 6 —' \ Bank of Australasia 14 10 0 Bank of N.S.W., 0 cum 51 10 — Bank of New Zealand 3 2 9 Bank of New Zealand, Long “ D ” Commercial Bank 1 8 9 1 9 9 6 B.S. and A; Bank ... — 8 9 National Bank of 6 19 6 New Zealand — National Bank of Axis 0 tralasia (cont.) — y ro Union Bank of Aus0 tralasia, Ltd 15 10 INSURANCE— National Insurance Co. 0 16 3 SHIPPING— Huddart, Parker - (ord.) 2 5 9 2 6 6 Huddart, Parker 0 (prcf.) ... 1 1 — P. and 0. Def. 0 0 Slock 2 15 6 3 U S.S. Co. (pref.) 1 1 0 COALWestport Coal Co. ... 1 13 0 1 13 4 LOAN AND AGENCYDalgety and Co. ... 15 1 0 Goldsbrough, Mort ... 2 8 3 2 9 3 National Mortgage ... 4 6 0 — N.Z, Loan and Mercan cantilc (brd.) 122 0 0 — N.Z. Loan and Mercancantilo (pref.) Perpetual Trustees ... 83 0 0 — 5 8 0 Trustees, Executors ... 3 0 0 — Wright, Stephenson (pref.) 0 18 4 — MEAT PRESERVING— Goar Meat Co. 2 ' 3 6 — N.Z. Refrigerating 0 0 (font.) ... 0 7 7 4 MISCELLANEOUS— British Tobacco — 0 2 8 9 Brown, Ewing ord.) 1 11 Brown Ewing (pref.) 1 0 6 — Bruce Woollen Co. (ord.) 0 11 6 — D.I.C. (ord.) 0 11 Od — D.I.C. (pref.) Donaghy’s Rope and Twine 1 1 4 0 1 16 — Dunedin-Kaik, Trains 1 14 0 — Dunlop Rubber 1 7 6 — Milburn Lime and 2 0 Cement (ord.) • ... 1 19 3 6 Mosgiel Woollen Co. 7 14 0 — M‘Leod Bros.’ Soap 30 0 0 — National Electric , ... 0 9 3 N.Z. Guarantee Corp. 0 9 3 — N.Z. Paper Mills ... — 1 0 9 Smith and Smith 0 6 (prof.) 0 19 0 1 Wilson’s Portland Cement ... 2 4 6 2 4 9 Farmers’ Fertilisers ... 1 2 9 1 3 6 BREWERIES— N.Z. Breweries, Lid. 4 4 0 4 5 0 N.Z. Breweries Delis 1 8 1 1 8 6 Staples’s Brewery ... 2 14 0 — Timarn Brewery ..: 0 15 10 — Dunedin Brewery ... 1 12 0 1 13 0 MINING— Nokomai Sluicing 0 15 0 — Waihi 0 12 2 — Electrolytic Zins (pref.), cum 2 0 3 2 0 9 Electrolytic Zinc 0 0 (def. ord.), cum ... 2 3 2 6 Mount Lyell 2 4 2 2 4 6 Big Beach — 0 7 0 Kildare ... 0 4 9 0 5 0 Okarito 0 1 8p 0 1 11 Winding Creek 0 1 Op 0 1 5p Ohinemuri 0 10 3 0 10 8 WAR BONDS(Bonds quoted aro £100 Bonds,) 1938 41 p.c. Bonds 100 0 0 — 1939 41 p.c. Bonds 100 0 0 — .1938 p.c. Inscribed — 100 5 0 1939 4| p.c. Inscribed — 100 5 0 1941 4| p.c. Bonds ... 100 0 0 — 1941 5i p.c. Inscribed 99 5 0 — 19305i p.c. Bonds 99 0 0 — 1956 p.c. Bonds 101 10 0 — 1956 5g p.c. Inscribed 101 10 0 — 1933 5i p.c. Bonds 99 10 0 — 1933 p.c. Inscribed — 100 5 0