COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1428, 1 May 1912, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT 'SHAKES. Rales of investment shares recorded yestnrdT- were- X.K. and Kivcr l'late. tt: Standard Insurance at 305., and Christclhtpli Meat at £15 4=. Tho buying and <ellin" (juotiilions were as under :- Duycrs. Sellers. £*s. d. £ E. <1. Bank of New Zealand... 11 _7 0 - Q eai»-r::i»«5 ol o Well. Deposit 07° ,g » S Well. Gas (£10) ~ ° 1 S &»:::::::::::::::::: 118 jfj Lcyland-O'Brion - J » * CM. Banks, Ltd - ° ' e Oolden Bay Cement - » « » N.Z. Con. Dental 10 6 - Sharlancf3 ordinary - l a u Tho course of sales during the past ionth was as under:— woiiis: arWiNf it "■ 1,, £1? 5, £« 5.. Wellington Gas (second issue), £16 -i. Standard Insurance. 509. Genr Meat (505.). *3 5s Ohristchtirch Meat, .»15 «.•>. • N.Z. Shipping, £15 2s. 6(1.. £15 2s ; . 6d. Hfcrs& S Coal, 2,3 d., «,. »d.. 5 9(1 "jjevland-O'Brion, 295. 3d. TaVitiKamutu Totara, 48s. Shiirlaiui's ordinary. 245. 6d. CUSTOMS. Custome revenuo collected nt the port, if Wollinston yesterday amounted to %li 6s lfd., and the total for the month '•"is £67,986 6s. 3d. The rolurns for each it "'the past, four months, compared witn, lie fi"uies for the corrosoondinß penoas if last year, show ae under:— 1912. 1911. £ £ T-nntrv £4/60 70,809 Fcbntafy ..... 72,741 69.223 March "484 70,067 ipJil ....::""""""""■■" 67.986 JWI £299,671 £271,990 The beer duty collected last month otalkd £1048 19s 5d.. as roniparcd with G1255 IBs. 6(1 for April of last year. ALLEN STREET JIABKET. Our usual weeUly report on the Allen produce markets Ims been unavoidibly held over until to-morrow. FROZEN MEAT. " (By Teleerapli—Press Association.) Christchurcli, April 30. The British Sew Zealand Meat and Pro--lU(£ Co., Ltd.. have received the followin" eablegram from tueir London ofllce:'•('qntcrburv wethers and maiden owes, !OIS % 551b.. 4id. per lb.; Canterbury vetheA and maiden ewes, 661b. to 641b., ?d ■ CantiTbury wethers and maiden ewes, Sib to 7Z!b., «-i K»rt' l «^? d ?'e nii'l ma'den ewes. 481b. to tola., i>ol tn Inland wethers and maid-en ewes, 561b. to | 6<lb., 5Jd.; Canterbury lamb. 181b. to 361b., 53d.; Canterbury lamb, 36ib. to -.21b., 6id.; r-Tiifprburv lambs, over 421b- bii.; North Iβ" S. Mb. to 561b., 53d; North Island 361b to 4!!b.. 5Jd.; North fetand beef, .iicrawp?ice. all wciKhts. N.K. liindquartere, Vifi.; l<.Z. forcquarters, ojil. NATIONAIj IXSTiHAJfCE. (By Telegraph.—Press Atnociation.) Dunedln, April 30. The directors of the National Infuranr-o Company have declared an interim dividend of Is. per share. LONDON WOOL SALES. j By Telecraph—Frees Asaociatlon-OoDTrieht London, April 29. At tho wool sales a largo selection of New Zealand erossbreds was offered. There was strong competition for all scctiont. The market was firm SILVER. By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright. London, April 29. Bar silver ifi quoted at 27 15-16 d. per ounce standard.

MINING NEWS. WELLINGTON SHAKE MAKKKT. The market w quiet, yesterday, aim very litVlo business was done. The Eales re-'-cond ffi call): The buyinic and sclliiijt qnotatione were as under:- gencMi £ s. d. £ f. d.

S^S^ucVer::::::::: 0 - 6 gjo Talisman 20 9 216 ■Wa'lhi Grand "junction -15 9 16 6 Waiotahi "J s „ u Waitaiw ■■ - 1 fi 3,6 Worhso]) Dredge .-» * 5 b ' a ° The course of salc3 during the past mouth was as under:ffinSr ««•■ «... 45... «... %Bhl. 395. 3d.. 38s. 6d. Jta. 3d., 38s. 6d., 253. 3d., 265. 41d.. 2os. Uα. 65 Worksop DredEC bos.. 655. The Wellington Stock Exchange received <l,n fol ovr ic Ulenram yesterday from tho Worl'w Drcdßinß dy.:-;Dividend ded"ed. te.. payable Wednesday. , ■ STOCK EXCTASGE. (By Telegraph—Prcse Association.) Auckland, April 33. Business done at this moraine's call mM. Occidental , , le. 1(1. Saxon, Bd., 71*. Talisman," £2 ss. 6d. S , jiinct'on, £1 6.. 3d Auekland Harbour Board 4i per cent, deCompany, bnr«i £S 16 Busiiies3 n<> <ion C o at'3.l6 p.m. call to-dar:-£2 6.. «.. £2 ss. 3d £2 35.. £2 4s. 9d. 3 Waihi. £2 is.. £2 I*. w ow Waitaia, llld. Occidental Consolidated, Iβ. Ed. Northern Steam. Us. IM. Clirlstchufch, April SO. On 'Ohniiffe this morninir the fellowine were reported:— New Zealand Insurance. £} Wβ. Ilriti'h and New Zealand Moat, £1 Iβ. Union Steam (two parcels), £2 17e. 3d. Wiihi £2 Is. 3d., £2 Is. 9d. Grand Junctions, £l 6s. 3d.. £l 6a. 6d. Dunedln, April 30. Stock Exchange sales:— TJnion Steam, £2 I7s. 3d. \f-fltport Coal, .« Bs. 9(1.. £1 9?. Standard Insurance. £1 9s. IOJd. K-ilos reported -.-Oolden Bed. It?, fid. (two 1,-Ircel'i- Waihi. £2 Is.. £2 1-". 6d.: TalisSinii Colisolftlatoil. .« ss. 3d.; Union Steam, £- 17s •Standard Insurance. £1 9s. lOJd.i nniiieiiv's lionc, £1 2s. 6d.: Mosgirl Wool£n H 7*.: Sew Zealand Paper Mills, £1 2s ljd.; Now Zealand Drug, £2 103. 3d. (tiireo parcels). LONDOX MTKIKO QUOTATIONS. By Telegraph—Prces Association-Copyrielil. London, April 29. The litest quotations nrc:-fSrai!d June li,n« 26». (buyers) and 275. (sellers): TalismanV, 423. Oil. (buyers! and <ss. (scllorf).