THE SHARE MARKET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17326, 28 May 1918, Page 6

THE SHARE MARKET.

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. Bank of Now Zealand shares were in demand yesterday at £17 13s and £12 4s for the new and old issues respectively, but there were no sellers in either case. There was a buyer of New Zealand Insurance shares at £9 3s, and South British Insurances had inquiry at £6, with a seller at £6 2s 6d. For ordinary HuddartParkers £1 19s 6d was offered, but sellers wanted £2. A sale of the preference was reported at £1 Is l£d. In the mining market Waihi Grand Junctions had a buyer at 14s 2d, and a seller at 14s 9d. Mount Lyells were on offer at £1 9s 9d Sales Reported.—National Insurance, £2 18s 9d; Huddart-Parker (prcf.), £1 Is l^d. The following are yesterday's latest quotations, subject to the usual bi okcragc DHEDGING STOCKft. Electric—Buyers lOd, sellers Is. Mining Stocks, Talisman Consolidated—Buyers Bs, sellers 9s. Waihi—Buyers £1 17s 6d, sellers £1 18s 9d. Waihi Grand Junction—Buyers 14e 2d sellers 14s 9cL ' Mount Lyell—Sellers £1 9s 9d. Investment Stocks. Bank of Now Zealand (£6 13s 4d paid)— Buyers £17 13s. P ' Bank of New Zealand (£3 6s 8d Dairll Buyers £12 4s. National Insurance—Buyers £2 18s 6d sellers £2 19s. ' New Zealand Insnrance—Buyers £9 3s. South British Insurance —Buyers £6 sellers £6 2s 6d. ' Standard Insurance—Buyers £2 Os 9d Huddart-Parker (ord.)—Buyers £1 19s 6d sellers £2. ' Huddart-Parker (pref.)—Sellers £1 Is 3d. Westport Coal Company—Buyers £1 10s 3d. Westport-Stockton (ord.) —Buyers 7s 7d sellers 7s lOrl. ' Taupiri Coal (ord.) —Bnynrs 18s. Auckland Electric Trams (ord.)—Sellers £1 Os 3d. Dominion Rubber Company—SeDere £1 10s New Zealand Refrigerating Company— Buyers £1 18s 6d. Mosgiel Woollen Factory—Buyers £4 15s Rational Mortgage—Buvers £4 Os 6d ' New Zealand Drug Company (£2 paid>— Buyers £2 13s 3d. New Zealand Portland Cement (ord)— Buyers 10s 3d. New Zealand Paper Mills (ex div )— Buyers £1 Os 3d. sellers £1 Is 6d. £ ow 5 , a ' and Express Company ' (ord >— Sollers 18s. x'apuan Products—Rollers 2s 9J. AUCKLAND ST"OCK EXCHANGE. (Peh United Prtra Association ) rp, ... . AUCKLAND, May 27. Iho following busmes was recorded on Chans?*- to-day .—Sales: Wiiihi. £1 18s 6d: ' Waihi Grand Junction, 14s 4d; New Zetland ' Insurance, £2 295; Portland Cement, lit "| Iceland holda tha nrxaa of°oen*«iraxci&.