THE SHARE MARKET

Evening Star, Issue 21286, 15 December 1932, Page 8

THE SHARE MARKET

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE Bank of New South Wales eased to £27 without attracting a buyer at the morning call over of the Dunedin Stock Exchange. Nationals of New Zealand were on the market at £3 7s 6d cum dividend, and Unions were firm at £7 ss, without a buyer of cither. The inquiry for South British Insurances improved slightly, buyers offering £2 13s, but the shares were not obtainable. In the shipping section Unions were still asked for at £1 Os 6d, and a seller came on the market at sixpence more. Goldsbrough, Morts and National Mortgages were for sale at £1 Is 6d and £1 17s respectively, but there was no market for them. A buyer of ordinary Wright, Stephensons came on the market again at 11s, but there was no offering. Gear Meats were for sale at the reduced price of £1 7s, and buyers offered 9s 3d for the paid-up Refrigerating shares. Paid-up Southland Frozen Meats were on the market at 2s Os 6d, without any buyer offering more than £1 18s. British Tobaccos were obtainable at the reduced price of £1 Bs, and D.I.C. (pref.) were firm at 19s, buyers offering 17s 6d for them. Mosgiel Woollens were in demand at £6 14s, and M’Leod Bros, at £22 10s, but no sellers responded. N.Z. Drugs had a slightly wider market, sellers increasing their quotation to £2 18s, and no buyers offering more than £2 12s. Farmers’ Fertilisers eased to 13s 6d. but there was no demand for them. A sale of Kawaraus at 8d was reported, after which they were sold on' ’Change at sd, the market finally closing with buyers at 4d and sellers at 6d. After a reported sale of Okaritos at 8s the hammer fell with no buyer bidding more than 7s lOd for them, and sellers asking 8s 2d. Two parcels of Gillespie’s Beach shares changed hands at 3d premium, but later no buyers offered more than 2Jd premium for them, the selling price being 3£d premium. Sales Reported.—Okarito, 8s; Kawarau, Bd. Sales on ’Change.—Kawarau, sd; Alexander Mines, £1 (cum div.); Gillespie’s Beach, 3d premium (two sales). Quotation* at under:—

DIVIDENDS DUE. Stock. Amount. Period. Date. Mount Lyell *6d final Dec. 19 Singapore Hume Pipe 7 l-5d int. Dec. 19 Alexander Mines Is sixth Dec, 21 British Tobacco 3 3-5 d int, Dec. 31 Biackwatcr Mines Is interim Dec. 31 Consolidated Goldfields 6d —, Dec 31 —1933. Broken Hill South Is Feb. 10 currency.

Buyers. Seilers. £ i. d. S ». d. RANKING— Bank of N.S.W. ... 27 0 0 Bank of New Zealand 2 0 3 2 10 National Bank of N.Z. (cum div.) ... . 3 7 6 Union Bank of Australia Ltd 7 5 0 INSURANCE— National ' Insur. Co. 0 14 3 South British Insurance Co 2 13 0 Standard Insur. Co. — 2 9 0 SHIPPING— P. and 0. Deferred Stock — 10 0 U.S.S. Co. (pref., cum div.) ... 10 6 110 COALKaitangata Coal ... par Westport Coal Co. — 0 12 3 LOAN AND AGENCY— Goldsbrough, Mort ... 116 National Mortgage ... 1 17 0 National Mortgage (“ B ” Issue) 0 14 0 Trustees, Executors, and Agency 2 17 0 Wright, Stephenson (ord.) , 0 11 0 MEAT PRESERVING— Gear Meat Co 17 0 N.Z. Refrigerating (paid) 0 9 3 N.Z. Refrigerating (cont.) . . 0 3 4 Southland Frozen Meat (pdid) ' ... ... ... 1 ID 0 2 0 6 MISCELLANEOUS— British Tobacco (cum. div.) 18 0 Bruce Woollen Co. ford.) 0 10 0 D.I.O. (ord.) 0 9 3 D.I.C. (pref.) Donaghy’s Rope and Twine 0 17 6 0 19 0 1 10 0 Milburn Lime and Cement 17 0 Mosgiel Woollen Co. 6 lT 0 M‘Leod Bros 22 10 0 National Electric 0 5 9 0 7 0 N.Z. Drug Co 2 12 0 2 18 0 N.Z. Express (ord.) ... — 0 8 3 N.Z. Express (pref.) — 0 19 0 N.Z. Farmers’ Fertiliser 0 13 6 N.Z. Paper Mills ... 10 0 — Smith, and Smith (pref.)Wilson’s (N.Z) Cement 0 10 0 19 6 BREWERIES— N.Z. Breweries Ltd. (ex. div.) 2 5 3 N.Z. Breweries Debs. 10 0 Dunedin Brewery — 13 6 OIL— Moturoa 0 3 10 CO o MINING— Kawarau 0 0 4 0 0 6 North Broken Hill (ex. div.) 3 0 0 Molyneux Electric ... 0 5 0 Kildare 0 19 0 1 11 Okarito 0 7 10 0 8 2 Paddy’s Point 0 4 11 0 5 2 King Solomon 0 2 3 0 2 3i Golden Point 0 0 2i0 0 34 Gillespie’s Beach ... 0 0 21p 0 0 3ip Alexander Mines (cum div.) 110 Waitahu ... 0 0 9p Golden Sands — 0 2 3 Big River 0 12 Mount David 0 3 9 Nokomai 0 5 11 0 6 3 WAR BONDS— (Bonds quoted are £100 Bonds.) 1938 4£ p.c. Bonds ... 92 17 6 1939 4| p.c. Bonds ... 93 0 0 1938 4£ p.c. Inscr. ... 93 5 0 93 10 0 1939 41- p.c. Inscr. ... 93 0 0 1933 51 p.c. S.S. Bonds 100 0 0 1933 5£ p.c. S.S. Insc. 100 0 0 1933 51 p.c. Bonds ... 98 15 0 1933 51 p.c. Inscr. ... 98 15 0 1937 5j p.c. Bonds (February) 98 5 0 1937 5i p.c. Bonds (September) 98 5 0 1937 5£ p.c. Inscribed (February) 98 5 0 1937 5j- p.c. Inscribed (September) 93 5 0