SHARE MARKET

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25456, 10 February 1944, Page 2

SHARE MARKET

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE Buyers quoted freely In all sections on the Dunedin Stock Exchange yesterday, but there were comparatively few sellers. Union Bank 3 were in demand at £7 14s, and Commercial Banks at 17s Bd. The inquiry for meat preserving shares was good, and there were buyers of New Zealand Refrigerating (paid) at £1 6s 3d, and of the contributing issue at 12s 4d. Southland Frozen Meat, both ordinary and preference, had buyers at £2 4s. Sou.h Otago Freezing were wanted at £6 2s od, and Waitaki Freezing at £6 7s 6d. New Zealand Breweries were quoted £2 Os 6d (buyer) and £2 Is (seller), while £2 3s was offered for Dominion Breweries. Westport Coals were quoted £1 5s (buyer), with sellers 9d away A buyer of Mosgiel Woollens advanced his bid to £l2 10s but no seller came forward. Buyers o’f Colonial Sugars offered £59 10s without attracting a seller. Offers of £3 3s were made for G. J. Coles, and of £4 14s for New Zealand Drugs (fully paid). Yesterday’s Sales Dunedin. —Sales reported: Dunlop Rubber, £1 5s 6d; National Mortgage (B). £1 Auckland. —Sales on ’Change. National Bank of New Zealand, £2 15s; National Insurance, £1 ss; Taupirl CoM, £1 7s, Northern Steam (cont.) ,2s Bd, Dominion Breweries, £2 3s (3); Booth Macdonald (nref) 10s (2); Hume Pipe (Aust.), 19s 4Jd; Wilsons Cement, 19s 6d; Woolworths (Syd.), 19s 6d (5); Gisborne Gas 4s; Wool Bonds 1948, 19s 9d; Commercial Bank, I7q lid 18s (2); New Zealand Insurance, £4 9s 6d(3) Claude Neon (N^Z.), £1 5s 6d; Bank of New Zealand. £2 3s 4d; Colonial Sugar, £6O; Consolidated Brick, 10s 2d- G. J. Coles, £3 ss; Stock. Dec., 1953-56, £99 2s 6d; Northern Steam, 10s 2d Wellington—Sales on ’Change.—National Bank of New Zealand (late Tuesday), £2 15s- New Zealand Guarantee Corporation (late Tuesday), 4s 3d; Auckland Gas (cum div., late Tuesday), 7s 3d; Bruce Woollen (late Tuesday), £1 14s 6d; 4 p.c. Stock, 1952-55 (late Tuesday). £lO6 2s 6d; 3 p.c. Stock, Dec., 1953-56 (late Tuesday), £99 2s 6d; National Mortgage (A, late Tuesday) £3; New Zealand Insurance (ex div., late Tuesday), £4 9s 6d; New Zealand Newspapers (late Tuesday), £2 2s; Colonial Sugar (late Tuesday), £6O; Consolidated Bricks (late Tuesday) 10s 2d, Griffin and Sons (odd lot, late Tuesday), Christchurch.— Sales on 'Change: Bank of New Zealand, £2 3s 6d; N.Z. Drug Co., £4 14s—Sales reported: National Bank of New Zealand, £2 15s (2); National Insurance (late Tuesday), £1 ss; National Mortgage (B), £1 12s 3d: New Zealand Guarantee Corporation (late Tuesday). 4s 3d- Kaiapoi Woollens (17s paid), £1 4s: Wilsons Cement, 19s 6d; Woolworths (N.Z.), 18s; Snowy River, 8s 3d.