The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-03-08
STOCKS MOVE UPWARD.

rather quiet of late, took a new lease
Of life last week. Prices strengthened
decidedly, in many cases stocks reach
ing record quotations, and numbers of
sales were recorded daily The advance
was pretty general.
That stock prices would 60 up was
only to be expected considering the adj
vancing sugar quotations ana the excel
lent showings which the different plan
tations made at their annual meetings.
Persons with money to invest suddenly
decided that shares would never be any
lower and they placed orders. The ad
vance in prices was the result
Hawaiian Commercial is one of the
stocks which felt the demand for shares
and advanced materially in conse-
quence. This stock opened the week Mt
SO so, 240 shares changing hands at
that price. Then the bidding advanced
to 1915, 100 shares bringing that
figure. Another advance followed
quickly and 100 shares brought 40,
while another 100 Immediately after
brought 40. %. Then came sales at
40 so, 1881 shares bringing that figure.
This heavy buying naturally sent the
price up again and the next sale was
at 40.75, 450 shares bringing that
price. Next 2070 shares went at Al;
then 1911 shares went at Al so, while
during the session yesterday ten shares
brought Al 625.
1 Waialua advanced $3.50 share in
| the selling during the week. The first
sales were recorded at 1872. This price
then fell off little, the stock going
at 81. The slump was only temporary
| however and soon the reaction set in.
With jumps of fifty cents a share. the
stock advanced until it had reached
1872 80. Then it climbed on up to
1876. so in short order. During the ses-
| sion yesterday 1856 so was bid but no
| one had any shares to let go at the
price. The best figure at which any
shares were offered was 1873.
Eva was in good demand during the
entire week. This stock, which was
rather quiet during February, is now
coming into its own and seems likely
to be located permanently among the
"best selers.' The first sales last
week were made at "a so, the price
then slumping to "a 1875. Two hundred
and twenty shares sold at the latter
figure quickly sent the price back up
again, the next sale being made at 80.
Three hundred and twenty-five shares
brought this price and then the quo.
tation passed on up to 80. 20, 1918
shares bringing this figure. Later two
small sales were made at $3.50. Yes
4 terday the latter figure was bid at the
! close of the session without result. The
lowest figure at which any of the shares
| were offered was $3.50.
\ Oahu was very strong. This stock
is enjoying great popularity with the
investing public and the demand con-
tinued undated all last week. The
first sales of the week were made at
36.75, the price then slufiing off to the
five-eighths. 1t soon regained its lost
ground, however, and some 700 shares
\ brought 1875. From then on advance
was rapid and goodsized blocks sold at
prices ranging from 81 to 1925.
Hutchinson, which sold at 1879
early in the week, advanced to 1875
toward the end, twenty shares bringing
that figure.
i Paauhau saw some little activity,
Early in the week $50 shares sold at
30 and through the week sales were
recorded at prices ranging as high as
30.375
+, McBryde fluctuated a bit The first
sales were made at 1926, the price then
dropping back to but later regainine
its lost ground. Several hundred shares
changed hands during the week.
Olaa, which sold at 6.S75 during the
earlier part of the week, advanced to
Z and later to 7.125 Some 1900 shares
changed hands in all during the week
The sales recorded during the week
follow:
Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co..
$50 0 1850; 5 C0 1880; so (0 1880;
% CD 1880; 10 GD 1880; 100 "a 1915;
100 D 40; 300 (D 40.25; so, 81 0o 1880,
1000 CD 1880; $50, $50, 325 "a 40.75;
200, $50, 100 "a Al; 20, 10 @ Al; 500
200, $50, $50, $40. 100, 10, 10 0 Al;
so, $50 C0 also; 10 "a ALSO; Is a
41.5O; $50, rs, so, a. 4l.50; 5, S a
41.625.
waialua-7O "a 1872; s "a 1880; 10
20 a. 131; so, 20 0 1880; so "a 1872
!. 40 "a 1890; so, 90, 100 "a 1873; 80 a
l34; 10 a. 1856; 20, so az 1875; @ 1876,
20, 10, 3 "a 1850.
Pioneer-11 "a $3.50; al 1880
10 a 1880; 8 "a 235; 10 @ 235; IL
C0 234.
Ewa-2O az 34.5O; 40, 65, Is, 100 a
4 54.375; 100, %, 100 40, 80, 10 "a 35i
80 "a 1926; 800, 20. 5 az 1928; 500 a
1925; $50 az 1928; 90. 90 az 1925; 8
s 40 1926; o. 3 "a 35.375.
Hawaiian Sugar Co.-l00 m 53; &c
"a So; % az SO.
Oahu Sugar Coo an 1878; 20 a
26,625i 10 6D 36.695; 10 6 36.625: Gs.
go, Sc, % az 1915; 100, 100, 200 al
1915; 30 ~ 81; 10, 90 al ~. 80; 8. 100
an $3.50; 10, 90 "a 1915; 80 a. 1915;
20 40 a. a0i 90 a. 30.l25; 90, 90, ~ al
80 %; m 30.95.
Hutehinson--l0 IN 1853; 10 M
Z 1880 10 a 1885 90, 10 al 1888;
8 a. 49, go an 1873.
Pa8uhau--s5O IA 80; 90, 20 az 3OI
30 a. 306Oj n 303T5,
Mcllryde 100 n 1885 ~ az 1875, 10
n n 7 a. n 100, 100 a. lies; 80 40
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One hundred aud twenty-five shares or
the q. ", a T.. CO. were sold the high.