COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 874, 21 July 1910, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHARES.

The Wellington Stock Exchango held one sitting only at 10 a.m. yesterday, when a transaction in Westport Coal shares at £6 12s. 6d. was Tecorded. On the previous day the Bile of K.Z. Shipping shares was made at £10, and not £10 la. as Teported. Equitable Building, buyers £9 10s.; Wellington Trust and Loan, buyers £7 95.; Wellington Deposit, buyers Bs. 3d.; Metropolitan Building, buyers £12; Christchurch Gas, buyers £9 10s.; Feilding Gas, sellers £1 25.; Napier Gas, sellers £24 10s.; Wellington Gas, £10 paid, buyers £18 10s.; £6 15s. paid, buyers £13 12s. 6d.; new issue, sellers £2 10s. premium; National Insurance, buyers £1 10s. 3d.; Christchurch Meat, buyers £12 18s.; Gear Meat, buyers £10 ss. and £2 14s. for the respective issues; New Zealand Shipping, sellers £10; Wellington Woollen, ordinary, buyers £3 55., preference, buyers £2 lis.; Taupiri Coal, ■■ sellers £1 Os. 9d.: Westport Coal, buyers £6 125.; Sharland's preference, buyers 20s. 6d.; Taranaki Petroleum, sellers lis.; Taringamutu Totara Sawmills, buyers £1 Bs.

FROZEN MEAT EXPORTS. The exports of frozen mutton and lamb for the six months ended Juno 30 last, according to the folder issued by the Shaw, Sa.vill, and Aibion Company, Limited, totalled 1,342,612 carcassos of mutton nd 2,956,845 carcasses lamb, the shipments from each ' port. being as under:— Mutton. I/amb. Carcasses. Carcasses. Auckland 6,718 59,026 Gisborne 216,703 95,696 Napier 181,690 201,836 Waitara 19,815 32.7C9 Wanganui 40,688 77,712.' ' Patea 4,385 6,696 Wellington 246,504 460,258 Total M.I 716.M3 933,933 Nelson 8,629 15,727' Picton 22,404 85,262 Lyttelton - 333,810 937,535 Timaru 166,732 533,843 Oamaru 12,143 68,412 Port Chalmers 25.2U 134,639 Bluff 57,180 247,494 ' Total S.l 626,109 2,022,912 Total N.Z 1,342,612 2,956,845 The mutton is pretty evenly divided between the two/ islands, but as regards lamb, the South Island shipments • were more than twicc as large as those from the North. CUSTOMS REVENUE. ' Customs revenue collected at Wellington yesterday amounted to £1841 3s. Bd. ! THE METAL MARKETS.. j By Telegraph—Press As?oH.'ithn—Copyright London, . July 19. Ooppor.—On the spot, us. 3d. per ton; threo months, £54 ss. Tin.—Ou. the spot, £149 per .ton; three months, £150 7s. 6d. Silver.—Bar silver is quoted at 25 l-16d. per ounce standard. (liec. July 20, 9.40 p.m.) London, July 20. Copper.—Qn spot, £53 7e. 6d.; three months, £54 Is. 3d.; Electrolytic, £57. Till.—On spot, £149 2s. 6d.; three months, £150 ss. WHEAT. • Two Australian wheat cargoes have sold at 355. per quarter. Wheat-.—An Australian cargo has been sold at 3fo. 6d«