THE SHARE MARKET

Evening Star, Issue 22234, 11 January 1936, Page 11

THE SHARE MARKET

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE There was no business effected at this morning’s call, but markets generally were firm. In the banking section Australasia shares showed an improvement, and there was a slight inquiry for Commercial Banks, and Union Bank shares Wore firm. Westport Coals were firm, a buyer offering 22s 6d without attracting a seller. There was a hardened market for Australian Industrials, few sellers quoting. New Zealand Paper Mills had business, a sale being reported at 30s. A buyer at £1 9s 6d failed to attract a seller. The Australian gold mining shares improved, but prices were too wide to permit any business being transacted. In the local section buyers for Goldfields Dredging increased the limits without gaining any sellers. ( Vtn 'y H Ltlo action was manifested in Government loans. A sale of 1943-46 4 per cent, bonds was reported after tbo_call at £lO4 ICs. SALES. Reported,—Hotel Sydney, 15s 3d; New Zealand. Paper Mills, £1 10s. After Cal!.—4 per cent. Bonds (1943-46), £lO4 10s. ■

PRICE OF GOLD Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, January 10. (Received January 11, at 1 p.m.) Fine gold is quoted at £7 Is an oz.

Quotations as under Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. BANKING— Australasia ... 11 7 6 0 Now South Wales ... . 34 0 New Zealand ..; ... ' — 2 8 3 • Now Zealand (Long “D”) _ 1 12 0 Commercial 0 18 9 0 19 2 E.S. and A 5 14 0 — National of New Zealand 3 11 6 Union of 'Aus- ■ tralia Ltd. 9 14 0 — INSURANCE— National 0 19 8 Now Zealand 3 19 —* 0 Standard — 3 7 SHIPPING— Howard Smith ... ... 0 19 0 P and 0. Deferred Stock 15 0 - MEAT PRESERVING— Gear 119 N.Z. Refrigerating (paid) 119 1 2 6 , N.Z Refrigerating (cont.) 0 10 11 0 11 1 South Otago Freezing .7 2 0 _ Waitaki Farmers’ Freezing 3 10 0 4 0 0 LOAN AND AGENCY— Mortgage Corporation 0 5 3 N.Z. Guarantee Corporation 0 5 0 Perpetual Trustees ... — A t) 0 . Wright, Stephenson (pref.) .,. • - 1 0 2 COALKaitangata 116 Westport 12 6 ■ Westport-Slockton (pref.) - 0 2 7 WOOLLEN COMPANIESKaiapoi (ord.) ... ... 0 14 0 — ( Kaiapoi (prel.) — 0 18 i MISCELLANEOUS— British Tobacco 2 0 6 Broken Hill Proprietary 2 18' 6 Broken Hill Proprietary (5s paid) 19 0 1 10 0 D.I.Ci. (pref.) ... ... — 0 16 0 Dunedin-Kaikorai Trams 2 0 0 Dunedin Stock Exchange Propy. Kauri Timber 2 0 0 12 9 — Milburn Lime and Cement 2 4 0 National Electric ... — 0 12 9 N.Z. Drug Co 4 0 9 — N.Z. Newspapers ... 2 0 6 — N.Z. Paper Mills ... ,19 6 — Regent Theatre 0 18 6 . Wilson’s (N.Z.) • .. . 2 3 9' Cement ... ... ... — G. J. Coles 2 8 6 — BREWERIES— / Dunedin 19 0 Tiinaru (cont.) ... ... 0 9 0 — Timaru (paid) 0 12 0 — AUSTRALIAN' MINING Broken Hill South ... 0 0 5| 0 0 5J Electrolytic Zinc (ord.) 1 15 0 1 16 0 , Mount Lyell Mount Morgan 10 5 ,1 1 0 117 0 1, 18 3 Upper Watut 0 7 0 — Mount Morgan Development ... - 0 5 0 GOLD MINING— Bendigo Goldlight ... 0 0 2 0 0 4 Big River .... 0 2 1 0 2 2 Brian Born ... ... > ‘ . 0 0 4 Goldfields Dredging King Solomon 0 0- 3i — 0 3 4 — Nokomai ... 0 2 0 0 2 9 Okarito 0 4 10 0 5 6 Skippers 0 0 2'i 0 0 35 Waipapa Beach • ... ‘ 0 1 9 Waitahu ... 0 2 ,7 0 3 0 Martha 0 19 6 — N.Z. GOVERNMENT LOANS— (Bonds quoted are £100 Bonds.) 4 p.c. Bonds, 1937-40 102 10 0 4,p.c. Bonds, 1943-46 104 5 0 — 4 p.c. Stock, 1943-46 104 5 0 — 4 p.c. Bonds, 1952-55 — 105 5 0 4 p.c. Stock, 1952-55 — 105 5 0 UNLISTED STOCKSN.Z. Investment Trust Debs. 98 0 0 Woolworth (Sydney) 5 19 0 6 1 0