THE SHARE MARKET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19255, 20 August 1924, Page 9

THE SHARE MARKET.

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. ■,* Another busy day was experienced.,on rite Dunedin Stock Exchange yesterday. > Rv-AfWr 0 Deferred Stocks sold at £290, the. qum*i tions being £293 10s and £296. A parcel t£ Waihis changed hands at 29a and lytic Zincs at 22s 9d, while National Insuri anceo brought 735. The reported busipeks included four sales of Wan Bonds a-pareftl. of Unions at £l4 17s. Huyers of Auatiaiasiafi offered £l3 16s 6d, but sellers did net respond. A seller of Mosgrels quoted l.t £7 2s. Mining was very actve. ' Sales: P. and O. Deferred Stock £290; Waihi, 29a; Electrolytic Zinc (dcf. srd.), 22a 9d; National Insurance, 735. ; "I" Ag. Sales reported; Union Bank, £l4 ITs; xWW Zealand Refrigerating (cont.), 8s 6d: 4i per cent. Bonds (1938), £3B; Bank of New Zealand 575; Goldsbrough, Mart (rights), 8a; 41 per cent. Inscribed Stock (1938)®£38 (three parcels). The following are yesterday afternoons buying and selling quotations, which are subject to the usual brokerage: BANKING. Bank of Australasia, —Buy £l3 16s 6d. Bank of N.S. Wales—Buy £4l 12s 6d, itf £42 i-'"!-'" 1 Bank of New Zealand—Buy 575, sel 57s 3d. Commercial Bank —Buy 295, sel 30s. . National Bank—Buv £6 14e 6d. , P. and O. Bank—Sel £l2 10s. ■ D Union Bank—Buy £l4 16s, sel £l4 17s 6d,. BREWERIES. N.Z. Breweries (Ltd.) Debs.—Sel 22a- 6d. 7 INSURANCE. National Insurance Co.—Buy 72a 6d. N.Z. Insurance Co.—Buy 29s 4d, sol 99« 54, South British Insurance Co.—Buy 41s 3d. Standard Insurance Co. —Buy 445. SHIPPING. Howard Smith-Buy 32s 9d, sel 34s 6d. Huddart, Parker (ord.)— Buy 44s 3d 0 «al 45* t 3d. Huddart, Parker (pref.)—Buy 20s 3d. I'. and O. Deferred Stock —Buy £296 10's, sel £296. U.S.S. Co. (prsf.)-Buy 20s 4d, eel 20s 94.' COAL. N.Z. Coal and Oil—Sel 2s. Taapiri Coal (ord.) —Sol tus. Westport Coni Co. —Sel 38s 3d. Westport-Stocktoa ford.) —Buy 4s 103, pel 5a 6d. Westport-Stocktoa (pref.)—Sel 7s 6d. , LOAN AND AGENCY. Dalgety and Co.—Buy £l.l ss. ,w National Mortgage—Buy 71b 6d, sel 708.- i' : N.Z. and River Plate —Buy 19s 3d. . ;. - Perpetual Trustees—Buy 40s. Trustees, Ex. and Agency—Buy 555. ,-, Wright, Stephenson (ord.) —Sel 30a, Wright Stephenson (pref.)—Buy ITS',’ Bel 18a. MISCELLANEOUS. British Tobacco—Sel 435. Brown, Ewing (cud.) —Buy 28s 9d. Brown, Ewing (pref.)—Buy 20s 6d. D.I.C. (ord.)—Sel 5s 2d. ( . D.I.C. (pref.)—Buy 20s 6d, eel 21s. -84. U-’, Dominion Rubber —Sel 20s. Dunediu-Kaikonai Trams—Buy 27e. Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.) —Buy 16e, eel 178 B<L Kann Timber (ord.) —Buy 295. Milburn Lime and Cement—Buy 3659 d, sel 87s 6d (odd parcel). Mosgiel Woollen Co.—Buy £6 18s, sel £7 2s. ... National Electric—Buy 19s, eel 19s 6d, V N.Z. Drug Co.—Buy G7s 9d. N.Z. Express (ord.) —Buy 17s 6d, sel 20». N.Z. Express (pref.)—Buy ITS 64. N.Z. Hardware (ord ) —Buy 3a 9d, sel 6fl( ’ N.Z. Hardware (pref.)—Buy 16s 9d: ' , v . N.Z. Paper Mills (ord.) —Buy 23s 74, b&; 2f» ' 1 Otago Daily Tunes—Buy 665. " r ' : Wilson'e (N.Z.) Cement—Sel 30a 84." MINING. ■ Nnknmai Hydraulic—Buy Is, sel ss. Waihi—Buy 295, eel 29s 6d. Waihi Grand Junction—Buy 2a Bd, eel 2a lOd. Electrolytic Zinc (pref.)—Buy 265, sel 27b. . Electrolytic Zinc (def. ord.) —Buy 21s 9d; sel 23b. ‘ j.; Mount Lycll—Buy 20a 9d, eel 21s 3d. ‘ . WAR BONDS. - . 41 per cent. Bon.ie, 1938—Buy £97 ITs 64.' 41. per cent. Bonds, 1939—8uy £97 l7s ed'd--44 per cent. Inscribed, 1938—Buy £97 17a 6d. ■I. 1 , ner cent. Inscribed, 1939—8uy £37 17s6d. ' . 5?, per cent. Soldiers’ Inscribed, 1933—Self £lOl 15s , , 5 per cent. Postal Inscribed, 1927 —Buy £96. f, 5 per cent. Postal Inscribed, 1929—8uy £9B. 51 per cent. Inscribed Bonds, 1927-41—Buy £9B. NORTHERN EXCHANGES; (Peb United Press Associatiok.) The following business was done ,oa ’Changes yesterday:— V ~ _ Auckland. Bank of New Zealand, ,57*;'; Union, 297 a (id; New Zealand 29s sd, Os 64; Standard Insurance, ,44<t; ,• flmldart, Darker. 44s 6d and 44s 94’; Kalifi Timber, 29s (id; Wellington Woollen,' fft'l 10»; Milne, Choyce, 245; Parengs, Kauri'' Oils, Is-3d; Rising Sun, Is 9d; Grand Juub- ’ tion, 2a 94. AVo.llington.—Sales reported: Burns, Philp, £1 15s 4Jd; National Bank of New ZeO-' land, £6 13s 6d; South British Insurance,’*£2 2s; Wellington Woollen (ord.), £7 6e. Christchurch.—Sales reported: Union Bank, £l4 16s 6d; Ward’s Brewery, Sis 6dp P. and O. Deferred Stock (London register), £302; Death and Co., 335; Waihi Grand., Junction, 2s Sd. Sales on ’Change: P. and": O. Deferred Stock, £300; Bank of New Zea - land, 57s 3d; Ward’s Brewery, 51e 9d. From its situation the Grey Valley CbiHeries will supply Canterbury markets more economically than any other bituminous' coal field. Production costs should be‘very low. Got prospectus from any share broker.—Advt.