The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-08-05
FINANCIAL REVIEW.

FINANCIAL REVIEW.
Those flnanciers who expected to see
the prohibition plebiseite affect the
Honolulu stock and securities listed an
the local stock exchange missed The
mark, for with the exception of Sc :.
oTAl early-week features, the market
was strictly normal with a good avet-
age trading. Brewery, of course, was
the one item that answered the result
Of the plebiscite by several jumps, land
ing hard and fast on the % fat. Dis
counting from the price before the pro
hibition agitation the cost of fighting
the prohibitionists the stock is now at
Its normal figure.
Oahu surprised Wall street by slump
ing badly during the first part of the
week, diseouraging crop reports from
the plantation putting the stock on The
tOboggan. With several attempts to
recover, it ended the week at 81 80,
with no indication of being at the bot.
tom of its present drop.
Minor fluctuations in other securities
showed little of interest, quotations
showing differences only of fractions.
The market was none too active at any
time.
A fairly good showing was made in
trading, the balance of attention being
given to medium-priced stock. In con
sequence of this the money figuring in
stock transfers was larger in amount
than a strict average for two months
trading would show. Figuring the
stocks at market values. 59,2S6.60
worth changed hands during the week,
divided as follows:
Monday, $3415.00.
Tuesday, $20,169.75.
Wednesday, $14, l26.S75.
Thursday, $5l6l.10.
Friday, $7,347.875.
Saturday, $4,000.
Brewery and Oahu Sugar, the two
items furnishing the week IS features
Wed with each other for first place at
the head of the transfer list, Oahu
Sugar leading the other in value, with
Brewery ahead in the number of shares.
Heavy trading in Olaa in the middle of
the week brought the transferred shares
Of that plantation up to almost 900,
with McBryde somewhat in the back.
ground.
Few other items figured to any great
extent, Waialua and Hawaiian Com
rDereial in few sales overlapping the
others IN value. The transfers for the
week, with market values are as fol-
lows:
Oahu Sugar Company, APO shares at
$l4,240.
Honolulu B. & NJ. Co., 544 shares at
$ll,s41.375.
olaa Sugar Company, 500 shares at
s5Ss2.l25
waialua Agricultural Company, 80
shares at $3S66.25.
Pioneer Mill Company, 10 shares a
$1,000.
HOnOkaa Sugar Company, 200 share
at $31Sl.
Paia Plantation Company, so share
at $500
Hawaiian Commercial and Suga
Company, 80 shares at $2040625.
Hutchinson Sugar Plantation Com
pany, 100 shares at $3.50.
Paauhau Sugar Plantation Company
80 shares at 1925.
Hilo Railway Company, com, g.
shares at 720.
Pacific Sugar Mill, . shares at $67j
Sudden interest in bonds towards tn
end of the week brought the trading II
these securities above the average
bonds to the par value of $500
changing hands.
Dividends tOtalling over quartz
million were announced during tn
week, number of companies postin
their monthly dividends yesterda!
Eva announced a special dividend Q
40 cents, which with the regular
cents, brought its dividends up I
$l50,OOO. Dividends by companies al
as follows:
O. Brewer & Co., $4,000.
Eva, $4,000.
waimanalo, $4,000.
Hawaiian Electric, $3.50.
0lowalu, $4,000.
Honolulu Brewery, $4,000.
Inter-Island Steam Nav. $l4,625.
Rahuku, $4,000.
Hawaiian Pineapple, $4,000.
Kekaha, $4,000.
KolOa, $25, 700.
Total, $29s,675.
Yesterdays market showed little e
oitement, general slaekness in stocI
resulting in more attention being Civ,
10 bonds. Ten thousand dollars in Pi
neer 6s were transferred at 102, ty
dollars below the last previous sal,