The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-18
OAHU STILL ADVANCING.

The continued and substantial ad
vance in the price Of Oahu was the chief
feature Of yesterday 5 stock exchange
activity. These shares have been on
the upward march for tome time. the
present prices being VeN above the
highest quotations ever before reached
When SO was reached. It was generally
supposed that the shares had arrived
at the high water mark. for the time
being at least, but sales were made
during the session yesterday at 3G.45.
and at closing time even this bid fail
ed to draw out any, $3.50 being de
manded by holders
Between boards fortyt five shares sold
at SO. The shares opened at this price
at the session, but after twenty shares
had been sold they advanced to the
eighth. Only ten shares went at that
price and then another advance came,
1925 being the next quotation. At
this price two blocks totalling seventy
five shares changed hands.
There was no Eva sold. The Quota
tions continued the same a~ the dav be
fore. 33.75 bid. 81 asked. but no one
seemed willing to let 90 at less than 81.
II seems altogether probable that these
shares may again take an upward move.
for reports from the plantation are very
encouraging.
Seventy-tivc shares Of paauhau sold
between boards at 29.25. the figure at
which the last previous sale was made
The bid of the same figure did not Sc
cure any of the stock during the session.
however, 29.75 being demanded
Thirty shares OF Pioneer changed
hands at 2I7.50 The closing quotations
were 2l7 bid. 220 asked
Onomca Slid downward a little. 54.J0
being the figure at which 100 shares
changed hands between boards This
is fifty cents below the price at which
the last previous sale was recorded. No
bid was recorded at the session, and the
asked price was but 54.50.
One hundred and thirty four was the
price at which Paia sold between
boards, but during the session bids of
i 1880 failed to secure but five shares
Of the stock These shares are looked
upon with great favor by buyers but
there are so few to be had hat trading
is never very brisk. The closing quo
tations were 1880 bid. 1880 asked
Hawaiian Commercial moved upward
peg. Between boards thirtv-fve
shares sold at IS so, and during the
earlier part Of the session the same
price prevailed The sale price moved
up to 1910, however. and the final
quotations We're 3S.75 bid, 80 asked
Ten shares sold during the session at
80. 50 and five at 1915,
Ten shares only Of Hutchinson were
sold, the price being IS. This is a
drop Of seyenty-fve cents per share
from the price AT which the last pre-
ceding sale was made The closing quo
tations were 81 - bid. :. - asked
Just ten shares Of OIaa were sold
during hc session. but those ten shares
went at T. The final quotations were
6 SIP bid, asked.
Seventy shares Of Hawaiian
Pineapple went at %. 80 The final
quotations were % 30 bid 80 asked.
Five shares Of Mutual Telephone sold
at o.12 ID, an advance Of g. u cents
per share over the last sale price rec
orded. The closing quotations were 10
bid, 1912 ID asked This is the first
occasion on which Mutual has made lis
appearance in some time
Brewery went down a little, Is. -
b'iilS llit btSl biu lttDlhth- ne price
asked by holders at closing time was
only 1912 IL, a drop of u l , cents
per share from the price at which the
last preceding sale was recorded.
One hundred and sixteen was bid for
Inter Island but no one had any to sen
at the price.
Hawaiian Electric was also strong in
the bidding, 175 being offered with
none to be had at any price. The bid
of l75 is twenty FIVE dollars per share
above the price at which the last sale
was recorded.
The following sales were recorded:
Stock Sales.
Paauhau-75 a 1926.
Pioneer-20, 10 "a 217.5O.
Ouomea-100 a 81 so.
Paia-65 a 1874; a 1874 30
Oahu-3O, Is, 10, 10, 10 a SO; ), ).
q &6.121-2; 50, 25 a So
Hawaiian Commercial-35 10 a s.
80; ) % 38.75.
Hutchinson-10 a IS.