THE SHARE MARKET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19048, 19 December 1923, Page 9

THE SHARE MARKET.

DUNEDIN 1 STOCK EXCHANGE. P. and 0. Deferred Stock have shown a decided improvement of late, and a parcel was tnrned over on" the Dunedin Stock Exchange yesterday at £3OO. Brewery stock was sold for £lOl sa, and there were two reported sales of Bank of New Zcalands at 50s. Wright, Stephenso«’s (pref.) were available at 18s 6d, but the buying quotation was 2s lees. Sales.—P. and 0. Deferred Stock, £100; New Zealand-Breweries (Limited) Slock, £lOl ss. Sales Reported.—Bank of New Zealand, 50s (two). The following are yesterday afternoon’s buying and selling quotations, which are subject to the usual brokerage; BANKING. Bank of Australasia —Sel £4O 7s Gd. Dank of New Zealand —Buy 50s, sel 50s 3d. National Bank —Sel £6 15s 3d. Union Bank —Sel £l4 19s. INSURANCE. National Insurance Co. —Buy 75a 3d, sel 75s 9d. New Zealand Insurance Co.—Sel 29s 3d. South British Insurance Co. —Buy 3Ss 3d, sel 395. Standard Insurance Co.—Buy 38s 6d. SHIPPING. Huddart, Parker (ord.)— Buy 41s 3d, sel 425. Huddart, Parker (pref.)—Buy 20s, sel 20s

P. and O. Deferred' Stock (cum div.)—Buy £299, sel £303. Union Steam Ship Company (preL, or-div.) —Buy 20s 3d. GOAD. Westport Coal Co.—Buy 36s 9d, eel 37s 3d. West oort-Stock ton (ord.) —Sel 5s 3d. West port-Stockton (pref.) Sel 8a 6d. -. LOAN AND AGENCY. Dalgety and Co, —Buy £l3 ss. ■ Goldsbrough, Mort—Sn“ 465. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile (ord.)—' Buy £7B. ; New Zealand and River Plate—Buy 21a. Perpetual Trustees—Buy 38s. ... Wright, Stephenson (ord.)—Buy 26s 3d, set 29s 3d. '■ Wright, (pref;)—Buy 16s 6d* sel 18s Cd. , ' MEAT PRESERVING. Canterbury Meat—Buy £l4 7s 6d, eel £ls; New Zealand Refrigerating (paid)—Sel 23a. 3d New Zealand Refrigerating (cont.>—Buy: 10s lOd, sel 11s id. MISCELLANEOUS. Brown, Ewing (pref.)—Buy 20s 9d. Crown Brewery—Buy 56s 6d. D.I.C. (ord.) —Buy 3s 6d prem. D.I.C. (pref.,)—Buy 21s. Dominion Rubber —Sel 18s 6d. Donaghy’s Rope and Twine—Buy 345. Dunedin-Kaikorai Trams—Buy 25s fid. Dunedin Stock Exchange Proprietary—Buy* ■lss. . Kaiapoi AVoollen (ord.)—Sel 21s 6d. Kaiapoi Woollen (cont.)—Buy 10s, sel KMf Cd. Manning’s Brewery—Buy 245. i’ Milburn Lime and Cement—Buy 35s 9d. iv Mosgiel Woollen Co.—Sel £7 2s 6d. ■ M’Leod Bros. Soap—Buy £2L National Electric—Buy 18s 6d, sel 20s. New Zealand Breweries (Limited) —Buy22s. sel 23s 6d. New Zealand Breweries Debentures—Bust £lO2. New Zealand Breweries Stock —Buy £lOl ss. p New Zealand Drug. Co.—Buy 66s 3d. " New Zealand Express (ord.) —Sel 15s. ' New Zealand Express (pref.)—Buy 17s. ' ' New Zealand Paper Molls (ord.}--Bay 23% sel 21s 3d. Otago Daily Times—Buy 61s 6d. Smith and Smith (pref.)—Buy I7s 6d, eel 19e 6d. Ward and Co. (brewers) —Buy 41s, sel 43% Whitcombe and Tom ha—Buy 72s &1. Wilson’s (N.Z.) Cement—Bay 28s, sel 2gS 3d. MINING. ' Nokomai Hydraulic—Buy 4s, sel 6s. ’ . Waihi—Sel 28s 3d. Waihi Grand Junction—Buy 5s Id, sel 6d. Electrolytic Zinc—Buy 28s, Mount Lyell— Buy 21s Sd, sel 225, WAR BONDS. 44 per cent. Bonds, 1938—Buy £96 lSe.‘*el-' £97 os. 4J per cent. Bonds, 1939—8uy £96 16a, erf; £97 ss. ■ 5) per cent. Soldiers’ Bonds, 1983— Buy} £IOO 17s 6d. ' _.. n 4A- per cent. Inscribed, 1938 —Buy £96 15a.. sel £97 ss. 41 • per cent Inscribed, 1939—8uy £36 15% sel £97 ss. 51 per cent. Soldiers’ Inscribed, 1933—8 u« £IOO 17s 6d. NORTHERN EXCHANGES., ■ ■ (Per United Press Association.) ‘ The following business was done oat ’Change yesterday: Auckland.—Sales: New Zealand Breweries, £102; Bank of New Zealand, 60s 6d; Auckland Gas, 25s 3d; ,(oon.), 33 4d; Milne amt’’ Choyce (debentures), 22s 3d; Wilson'* Cement, 28s; Waihi, 28s. ’ Christchurch. —Sales reported; Bank oHAustralasia. £l3; New Zealand Insurance, 29s Id; Union Bank of Australia, £l4 17s fid; Canterbury Frozen Meat (pref.). £5 2s 6d. Sales; New Zealand Breweries (10 per cent.), £102; Bank of Australasia, £l3; Gold** brough, Mort, 45s 6d.