COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 868, 14 July 1910, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INTEST3TENT SHARES. A fair business was done in investment Ehares yesterday. There were transactions in New Zealand Shipping at .£lO, Manning and Co. Brewery shares £4, and Auckland Tramway, ordinary, £1 ss. 3d. Bank of New Zealand, buyers £10 75.; National Bank, buyers £6 Is.: Equitable Building, buyers £9 55.; Metropolitan Building, buyers £12; Wellington Investment, buyers lis. 3d.; Wellington Tru6t and Loan, buyers £7 7s. 6d.; Wellington Deposit, buyers Bs. 3d.; National Mortgage, sellers £3 45.; New Zealand and I'.iver Plato, buyers £2; Ohristchnrch Gas, buyers £9 155.; Foilding Gas, sellers £1 25.; Palmerston North Gas, buyers £7 17s. 6d.; Wellington Gas, £10 paid, buyers £18 10s., £5 15b. paid, buyers £13 12s. 6d., new issue, sellers £2 10s. premium; National Insurance, buyers £1 9s. 9d.; Standard Insurance, buyers £1 4s. 6d.; Gear Meat, £4 paid, buyers £10 2s. 6d., £1 paid, buyers £2 13s. 6d.; Meat Export, third issue, sellers £3 55.; New Zealand Shipping, sellern £10 Is.; "Union Steam, buj-ers £1 14s. 6d.; Wellington Woollen, ordinary, buyers £3 55., prefcrnnco, buyers £2 10s.; Taupiri Coal, sellers £1 os. 3d.; Westport Coal, buyers £0 lis.; Weslport-Stockton, buyers 6s. 6d., , sellers 7s. 3d.; Leyland-O'Brien Timber, buyers £1 ss. 6d.; New Zealand Drug, buyers £2 10s.; Sharland's ordinary and preference, buyers £1 os. 6d.; Taranaki Petroleum, sellers 11s. 3d.; Ward and Co., buyers £4 195.; Auckland Tramways, buyers £1 3s. 3d. IiONDON WOOL SALES. The London wool sales 'which commenced mi Tuesday show, as was expected, a slight decline for coarse crossbred wool, the medium and fine gradse being without alteration. It is just possible that the slight fall at the opening will be recovered later, for the. tono of the market encourages this hope. ..There is a good attendance of Homo and foreign buyers, and there was strong competition at the opening. Nothing special is said with respect to American buyers, and it ia perhaps safe to conclude that they aro not operating to any extent. The Bank of New Zealand's quotations, compared with those of tho May sales, aro as under:— July. May. i. d. d. d. Coarse crossbred 9J to 10 10 to 10J Medium . crossbred ... 11 to 113 it to 113 Fine crossbred 131 to 143 131 to 143 It is only tho coarse wools that have declinsd, for the others show no change in values. \ CUSTOMS BE?ENTJE. Customs revenue collected at Wellington yesterday amounted to £5921 18s. 6d. SHAKES AND DEBENTURES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. London, July 12. Share market quotations include:— Banks: Bank of New Zealand, buyers £10, sellers £10 10s.; National Bank of Australasia, buyers £5 7s. 6d„ sellers £5 12s. 6d.; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, £95; Melbourne Harbour, £10; Melbourno Trams, £101. SILVER. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. London, July 12. Bar silver is quoted at 25Jd. per ounce standard. WHEAT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Rec. July 13, 9.5 p.m.) ' London, July 13. Wheat.—An Australian cargo has been sold at 345. 3d. THE METAL MARKETS. By Telecrarih—Press Association—Oonyriirbt (Rec. July 13, 9.5 p.m.) London, July 13. Copper—On spot, £52 155.; three months, £53 17s. 6d. Tin—Forward delivery, £149. Lead.—lmports amount to 16.457 tons, including 5331 tons from Australia. Exports total 4496 tons.