THE SHARE MARKET.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19692, 20 January 1926, Page 9

THE SHARE MARKET.

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. At the afternoon call-over on the Dunedin Stock Exchange yesterday there were plenty of sales, and reported business was also considerable. Eour lota of New Zealand Eefrigeratings (cont.) were sold at Ss3d, and a parcel of Dominion Rubbers changed hands at 575. New Zealand Breweries shares were quoted at 59s (buyers) and 59s 9d (sellers), and appear firm at those levels. Debentures were worth 25s Iso to buyers, but sellers were asking 25s 9d. Dominion Rubbers dropped further yesterday, when the buying quote showed a fall of Is 6d on Monday a figures. Buyers offered 56s 6d and seller* were prepared to take 575. There was not much doing in War Bonds and mining stock had a slack - day, though two sales of Kawaraus, one at 7s 3d and the other at 7s 2d were reported. Westport Coals were reported to have been sold at 325. Planning s Brewery at 445, and New Zealand Insurance at 38s 6d, with 5i per cent. Soldiers (1333) Bonds at £99 10s completed the reported business. _, . .. . . . Sales: New Zealand Refrigerating (cont.), 8s 3s (four sales); Dominion Rubbers, 575. Sales reported: Kawaraus. 7s 3d, 7s 2d; Manning’s'Brewery, 445; New Zealand Insurance, 38s 6d; per cent. Soldiers Bonds (1933) £B9 10s- Westport Coal, 325. ' The following are yesterday afternoon# buying and selling quotations, which are subject to the usual brokerage; BANKING. Bank of N.S. Wales—Buy £43 10s. Bank of New Zealand—Buy 56s 3d, eel 56s Gel. National Bank —Sel £6 15s. Union Bank —Sel £1.5 3s €d. BREWERIES. N Z. Breweries (Ltd.)— Buy S9s, sel 69a 9d. N.Z. Breweries (Ltd.), Debs.—Buy 23s r A, scl °ss 9d. N.Z. Breweries (Ltd.), Stock—Buy 25s 3d. Ward and Co. —Sel 79s 6d. Staples—Buy 38s 6d, sel 40s 9d, INSURANCE. National Insurance Co.—Buy 7Ss 3d, eel SO#, N.Z. Insurance Co.—Buy 3Ss 6d, sel 38a 9a, South British Insurance Co,—Bay 53s 3d, sel 54s 9d. , Standard Insurance Co. —Buy 46s 9a, SHIPPING. Howard Smith —Buy 325. Huddart, Parker (pref.)—Buy 20s. P and O. Deferred Stock—Sel £255. U.S.S. Co. (pref.)—Buy 20s 3d, eel 30s id. COAL. Westport Coal Co.—Buy 31s 6d. Westport-Stockton (ord.) —Sel 3#. LOAN AND AGENCY. Dalgety and Co. —Sel £l6 ss. Goldsbrough, Mort —Buy 475. National Mortgage—Buy 765. N.Z. Loan and M. (ord.)—Buy £9O, sel £92 Perpetual Trustees —Buy 60s, MEAT PRESERVING. Gear Meat Co.—Buy 39s 6d. N.Z. Refrigerating (pd.)—Sel 17a 9d. N.Z. Refrigerating (cont.)— Buy 8s Id, Ml 88 3<l ‘ MISCELLANEOUS. Brown, Ewing (pref.V-Buy 20s. Bruce Woollen Co.—fiel 235. Colonial Sugar—Buy £sl D.I.C. (ord .I—Buy 5s 9d prem. D.I.C. (pref.)—Buy 20s 3d_. Dominion Rubber —Buy 56s 6d, sel 97*. Donaghv’a Rope and Twine —Buy 345. Dunedin-Kaikorai Trams—Buy 295. Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.) —Buy 9s 6d. Milburn Lime and Cement—Buy 335, sol S4s 3d. Mcsgiel Woollen Co.—Buy £5 Xss. M‘Leod Bros. Soap—Buy £22. National Electric —Buy 18s, sel 19s 6d, N.Z. Drug Co.—Buy 665. N.Z. Drug Co. (paid)—Sel 595. N.Z. Hardware (ord.) —Sel 10s. N.Z Malay Rubber (ord.) —Sel 51«. N Z. Paper Mills (ord.)— Buy 20b, sel 2X» 6d. „ Otago Daily Times—Buy 78s. Taranaki Oil —-Buy 13s. Wilsons iN-Z.) Cement—Buy 35a. MINING. Kawarau G.M. Co. —Buy 6a 9d, sel 7s* Waihi—Buy 23s 9d, sel 24s 9d._ Electrolytic Zinc (pref.)—Buy 375. Electrolytic Zinc (ord.) —Buy 36e. Mount Lvel! —Buy 265. St. Bathans—Sel 10s 6d prem. Natural Bridge—Sel par. Blacks G.M. Co.—Sel 5s prem. WAR BONDS. 4t per cent. Bonds, 1930—Buy £96 10s. 41 per cent. Bonds, 1938—Sel £96 7s 6d. 4\ per cent. Inscribed, 1939—5 el £96 10s. 51 per cent. Soldiers' Inscribed, 1933 —Sel £99 12s 6d. 5 per cent. Postal Bonds, 1927—8uy £37 as, sel £9B ss. NORTHERN EXCHANGES. (Pfr United Press Association.) The following business was done on ’Changes yesterday : Auckland.- —Sales; War loan (1938), £96 ss, (1939), £96 ss; New Zealand Breweries (debentuers), 25s 6d, 25s 7d; Bank of New* Zealand, 56s 6d : New Zealand Insurance,38s 3d ; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, £9O; Taupiri Coal, 16s 9d; Auckland' Gaa (cont.), Ss 7d; Huddart-Parker, 45s 6d; Taranaki Oil. 13s 9d, 13s lOd : Kawarau, 7s 4d. 7s 2d, 7s Id, 7s, 7s Id. Wellington. —Sales reported: National Insurance, £1 5s 9d, £1 6s 3d, Sales: New Zealand Breweries Bonds, £1 5s 7d. Christchurch. —Sales reported : New Zealand Loan and Mercantile (ord. stk.), £9O 10s: Union Steam Ship (pref.), 20s; Westport Coal. 32s ( five parcels) : Manning Brewery, 43s 8d (five parcels) ; New Zealand Breweries. 59s Cd ; Taupiri Coal (ord.). 16s ,6d ; Taranaki Oilfields. 14s. Sales: Manning Brewery, 43s (id (three parcels).