THE SHARE MARKET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17323, 24 May 1918, Page 6

THE SHARE MARKET.

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. Prices of Huddart-Parkers were well maintained on 'Change yesterday, and u fair amount of business was done at £2, the market closing for the day with 11 further seller at tnis figure and a buyei offering 2d less. YV estpefrt Coalsi were even, being quoted at the close figures oi £1 10s 4d (buyer) and £l 10s 6d (seller). New Zealand Drugs again showed a fur ther slight improvement, buyers offering £2 13s and sellers asking £2 14s 6d. Price: of Paper Mills shares remain fairly firm, and quotations for this line yesterday were £1 Is and £1 Is 4d, buyer and seller respectively. Banking and insurance line; continued firm, and there was a good de tnand for most of these shares, with fe : .\ sellers coming on the market. Sale: Huddart-Parker, £2. Sale reported: Huddart-Parker, £2. The following are yesterday's latest quo tations, subject to the usual brokerage: — Dkedging Stocks. Electric—Buyers lid. Rise and Shine—Sellers 17s 6d. Rising Sun—Sellers lis. Mining Stocks. Consolidated Goldfields—Sellers 5s 6d. Talisman Consolidated—Buyers 8s sd, sel lers 9s. Waihi—Buyers £1 18s, sellers £1 18s 9d Waihi Grand Junction—Buyers 13s lOd, sellers 14s 6d. ' Mount Lyell—Buyers £1 8s 6d, sellers £l 9s 6cL Investment Stocks. 'National Bank—Buyers £5 3s. Baiik of N.%. (£6 13s 4d paid)— Buyer; £17 13s - Bank of N.Z. (£3 6s 8d paid)— Buyers £12 4s. . National Insurance—Buyers £2 18s 6d sellers £2 19s. N.Z. Insurance—Buyers £9 3s 6d. South British Insurance—Buyers £6. Standard Insurance—Buyers £2. Union Steam (pref.)—Buyers £1 Is 3d. Huddart-Parker (ord.)—Buyers £l 19s lOd, sellers £2. Westport Coal Co.—Buyers £1 10s 4d sellers £1 10s 6d. Westport-Stockton (ord.)—Buyers 7s 6d sellers 7s lOd. Taupiri Coal (ord.) —Buyers 18s. N.Z. Coal and Oil—Buyers 2s, seller: 2s &d Auckland Elcctrio Trams (ord.)—Buyer! 19s 3d, sellers £1 Os 3d. Colonial Sugar (Australian)— Sellers £22. Dominion Rubber Co.—Sellers £1 10s N.Z. Refrigerating Co.—Buyers £1 i 8: 9d, sellers £2. Milburn Lime and Cement—Sellers 9s 6d. Mosgiel Woollen Factory—Buyers £4 16s National Mortgage—Buyers £4 Is. N.Z. Drug Co (£2 paid)—Btivers £2 13s sellers £2 14s 6d. N.Z. Portland Cement (ord.)—Buyers 10s N.Z. Paper Mills —Buvers £1 Is, seller £1 Is 4d. Bruce Woollen—Buyers £1 9s 6d.