THE SHARE MARKET

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18322, 12 August 1921, Page 7

THE SHARE MARKET

1 DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANBB. Insurance shares were easier yesterday, and business was quiet all round. National Insurance© wore Sought at 59s 6d and South 1 British at 345, but no business was brought 1 about, although there were close sellers. Standards had inquiry at 61a 3d, with a seller at 58s. There was a close market in Westport Coals, and one or two other investment lines, and prices generally were firm. The following are yesterday’s latest quotations, subject to tho usual brokerage: Dredging Stocks. Rise and Shine —Buy. Is 6d. Mining Stocks. .Waihi—Buy. 21s 3d. Waihj Grand Junction —Buy. 9s, sel. 10s 3d. Mount Lycll—Buy. 14s 6d, scl. 14s lOd. 1 , Investment Stocks Bank of Australasia —Buy. £B6. National Bank of N.Z.—Buy) £5 10s, sel. £5 13a. Bank of N.S. Wales—Buy. £34 17s 6d. Bank of New Zealand—Buy. 48s 6d, sel. 48s 9d. Union Bank of Australia —Buy. £l2 2a 6d. 1 National Insurance Co.—Buy. 59a 6d, sel. 60s 9d. South British Insurance—Buy. 345, sel. 35e 6d. i Standard Insurance Co. —Buy. 51s 3d, sel. 535. , 'P. and O. (deferred) —So). £360. U.S.S. Co, (pref.)—Buy. 18s. , Huddart, Parker (ord.V —Sel. 46s Sd. Westport Coal Co.—Buy. 275, sel. 27s 3d. , Wcstport-Stocktou (oid.) —Buy. 6s 9d, sel. 7p 3d. Westport-Stockton (pref.)—Sel. 10s 9d. Brown, Ewing (ord.) —Buy. 23s 6(1. D.I.C. (pref.)—Sel. 18a 6d. National Mortgage—Buy. 70s. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile —Buy. £BO. Dominion Rubber —Buy. 15s, sel. 16s 6d. N.Z. Malay Rubber (ord.) —Sel. 12s 6d. Donaghy's Rope and Twine—Buy. 26s 6d. Gear Meat Co. (ord.) —Buy. 30s 6d. N.Z. Refrigerating (£1 paid)—Buy. 80s fed. N.Z. Refrigerating (10s paid)—Buy. 16s 2d, eel. 16s 6d. Southland Frozen Meat (Ord.) —Buy. 255. Canterbury Meat Co. (ord.) —Buy. £lO 16s. South Otago Freezing—Buy. 955. Bruce Woollen Co.—Buy. 425. Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.) —Sel. 26s Gd. Kaiapoi Woollen (10s paid)—Sel. 13s. Kaiapoi Woollen (pref.)—Sel. 25s 6d. Moagiel Woollen —Buy. £5 10s. M’Leod Bros,’ Soap—Buy. £l4, N.Z. Paper Mills—Sel. 235. N.Z. Drug Co. (£2 paid)—Buy. 53s 9d. N.Z. Express Co. —Sel. 17s. N.Z. Hardware (ord.) —Buy. 10s, eel. 12s. Wilson’s Portland Cement—Buy. 14s 9d. Milburn Lime and Cement—Buy. 295. Papuan Products —Sel. la 9d. Perpetual Trustees—Buy. 34s 6d. Whitcombe and Tombs—Buy. 535. Debentubes. N.Z. Government War Bonds (4J per cent.), 1930—Buy. £B7 ss, N.Z. Government War Bonds (4J per cent.), 1938 Buy. £B3 10s. N.Z. Government War Bonds (4J per cent.), 1939 Buy. £B3 7s 6d. N.Z. Government Inscribed Stock (4i per cent.), 1938 and 1939—8uy. £B3 7s 6d. N.Z. Government Postal (5 per cent), 1927 Buy. £9l 10s. Soldiers’ Loan (bonds) —Buy. £92 10s. Soldiers’ Loan (ins.)— Buy. £92 2s 6d, eel. £92 ss. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. (Peb United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, August 11. The following business was don© on ’Change to-day:—Sales: Soldiers' Bonds, £92 ss; War Loan (1938), £B4 2s 6d; Bank of New South Wales, £35; New Zealand Insurance, 295; South British Insurance, 35s 6d; Auckland Gas, 22a; (cont.), 30s; St. Hippo, i 21id.