THE SHARE MARKET

Evening Star, Issue 21319, 25 January 1933, Page 5

THE SHARE MARKET

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE

Buyers still offered £2 3s for Bank of New Zealand shares, but the best seller was one shilling away at the call over this morning. A sale of this’ stock at £2 3s 6d ■was reported after the call. A late sale of Commercial Bank shares yesterday at 15s 5d was reported, but there was no buyer quoting, though sellers asked 15s Bd. E.S. and A. Banks had a five shilling market, buyers offering £4 8s and sellers asking £4 13s for them. The quotations for Nationals of New Zealand were a little higher, buyers offering £5 8s and sellers asking £3 12s 6d, while Nationals of'Australasia (cont.) had inquiry at £5 ss, without sellers quoting. _ The inquiry for Kaitangata Coals improved to 17s, without a seller responding, and there was a closer market for Westports, buyers again offering 10s 3d and sellers asking 9d more. A seller of Colonial Sugars came on the market at £54, but there was no response. Kauri Timbers were for sale at 13s, while N.Z. Drugs had inquiry at £2 14s, with the best seller asking £2 17s. N.Z. Paper Mills were wanted at £1 Is 4d, and a seller came on the market at £1 Is 9d. Preference Smith and Smiths were offered at 12s, but there were no takers. N.Z. Breweries eased to £1 Bs, but no buyer offered more than £1 6s 6d for them. Okaritos had a reported sale at 9s 2d, and the market closed with a further seller at Id more, and buyers offering 9s. There was also a reported sale of Gillespie’s Beach shares at lid, the final quote showing a seller at Is and a buyer at lOd, The Government Bond section remained unchanged, and the only transaction was a reported sale of 1938 per , cent. Stock at £95 15s. Sales Reported.—Gillespie’s Beach, lid; Okarito, 9s 2d; 1938 4£ per cent. Stock, £95 15s. Late Sale Yesterday.—Commercial Bank, 15s sd. Reported After the Morning Call.—Bank of New Zealand, £2 3s 6d.

DIVIDENDS DUE. Stock. Amnt. Period. Bate. Commercial Bank Sydney 6s 3d interim Jan. 27 Union Bank 2s interim Jan. 28 i (Approx.) Commercial Bank ...... 3d interim Feb. 3 Com. Bank (pref.) 4s interim Feb. 3 N.Z; Insurance Is interim Feb. 10 (Approx.) Broken Hill South ...... Is Feb. 10

Quotations as under Buyers. Sellers. £ a. d. £ 8. d. BANKING— Bank of New Zealand 2 3 0 2 4 0 Commercial Bank (cum div.) — 0 15 8 E.S. 'and A. Bank ... 4 8 0 4 13 0 National Bank of New Zealand 3 8 0 3 12 6 National Bank of Australasia (cont.) 5 5 0 — Union Bank of Australia Ltd. (cum div.) 8 0 0 INSURANCE— National Ins. Co. ... 0 13 11 — South British Insurance Co. ... 2 14 0 — Standard Insur. Co. 2 5 0 “ SHIPPING— P. and 0. Def. Stock 0 17 0 — U.S.S. Co. (pref.) ... 1 0 3 — COAL— Kaitangata Coal ' (16s paid) 0 17 0 — "Westport Coal Co. ... 0 10 3 0 10 9 LOAN AND AGENCY— National Mortgage (“ B ” issue) 0 16 0 — Perpetual Trustees ... — 2 14 0 MEAT PRESERVING — Gear Meat Co 1 9 0 — N.Z. Refrigerating (paid) • 0 11 0 — N.Z.' Refrigerating (font.) 0 3 10 0 4 1 Southland Frozen Meat (paid) 1 17 6 2 5 6 South Otago Freezing 2 10 0 — MISCELLANEOUS — Bruce Woollen Co. (ord.). — 0 10 0 Colonial Sugar Co. ... — 54 0 0 Donaghy’s Rope and Twine 1 10 0 — Kauri Timber — 0 13 0 Milburn Lime and , Cement — 1 6 0 N.Z. Drug Co 2 14 0 2 17 0 N.Z. Paper Mills 1 1 4 1 1 9 Smith and Smith (pref.) Wilsons’ (N.Z.) Cement 1 6 9 0 12 0 Dominion Fertiliser ... — 0 11 e BREWERIES— N.Z. Breweries Ltd. 1 6 6 1 8 0 Dunedin Brewery ... — 1 3 0 Tooth’s Brewery — 1 15 0 Carlton Brewery • ... — 1 IB 0 GAS-— Christchurch — 1 '4 6 OIL— Moturoa ... 0 3 9 — MINING— Kawarau 0 0 5 — Waihi1 1 0 1 2 0 Waihi Grand Junction 0 3 4 — Electrolytic Zinc .(pref.). ... 1 7 0 — Electrolytic Zinc (def. ord.) 0 16 9 — Broken Hill South Proprietary — 1 9 6 Kildare 0 1 9 0 2 2 Okarito 0 9 0 0 9 0 Paddy’s Point 0 5 6i 0 5 8 Cornish Point — 0 0 6 Golden Progress — 0 1 11 King Solomon (ex '(div.) 0 1 9 0 2 2 Golden Point ... ... 0 0 3i 0 o n Golden Dawn 0 4 5 — Blackwater ■ — 1 1 er Consolidated Goldfields — 0 10 0 Gillespie’s Beach (fid .paid). •..., 0 0 10 0 i 0 Alexander Mines — 0 lb 0 Waitahu (3s paid) ... 0 4 2 0 4 4 Golden Sands 0 2 9 0 3 0 Big River ...■ 0 1. 3 0 1 4 Nokomai, ... 0 5 7 0 5 11 WAR BONDS— (Bonds quoted are £100 Bonds.) 1933 4£ p.ci Bonds ... 95 5 0 — 1939 4i p.c. Bonds ... 95 10 0 — 1941 4J p.c. Bonds ... 95 10 0 — 1938 4| p.c.' Ins. *... 95 10 0 96 0 u 1939 p.c. Ins. 95 10 0 — 1936 5i p.c. Bonds ... 100 10 0 — 1936 5i p.c. Inscribed 100 10 0 — 1937 Sj pic. Bonds (February) 101 0 0 — 1937 5i p.c. Bonds (September) ... ... 101 0 0 — 1937 &i p.c. Inscribed (February) ... ... 101 0 0 — 1937 5i p.c. Inscribed (September) ... ... 101 0 0