By 1865 Moses held 20,000 shares worth almost $50 million.

This compares with 954 million shares held short in the previous month.

One share held steady, the other four shot up for various reasons.

A single $1 share of Microsoft stock held since 1981, before the company went public, is worth approximately $1,500 today.

Lucent's shares are the most widely held in the nation.

For many years, the drivers' share held steady at 33 percent, he said.

The additional shares would, in turn, hold the price down.

The American share of all foreign investment has held steady at about two-thirds.

As such, the shares hold value for collectors, but not investors.

He said many banks seemed to have sold shares held as collateral.