COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1461, 8 June 1912, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMJXT SHAKES; The sales were-—'X-'Z find River Plate, Trust and Loan, tweisnles/af v6d '• N.Z. Paper Mills cfc dinary, *Js. Tim buyin.gy.aiid-sclliife-itfuofe tious were as under:,-,' '" "■ JB.«jr<jrs.. SclWrk '£&.& • ■tf.siid; ivational Bank .....'....,,...-..;■{' 0 0 &. Kqiittablc Buildins?;;:,..;;<'.'*> ' ip.' 5 * National Mortgage!. ~.•.>...! *■!)*■'(! ' N.Z. and River Plate \L .2"'a 3 ■ 2 -i'* Well. Trust and Lnaii- ... ' '-i ■ ' 7/.IS l Meat Kxport (525. jfid.V \,'U -■-+■ ■ ■ ■^'^o Mosgiel Woollen ■~;';:,... ■+■•■; ■ j' ; ..g .p' Kauri Timher (335;) ;; .,'.:.;....... ■ ~- : 1'17'!'.6 : Loyland-O'Brieu U!:,:!.;.!.>.. ■ ■—■■■■: i, g" 0 N.Z. Powell Wood' Process —:■ 1 ?' 0 CM. Banks, .' '*, 4 it; f Donagliy Rope aii(l;Twii!6;-:1V'4..'.6 ' " 8.1.C. preference ■,'.:■•■•'.":••/• .. •' 1, .3..0 Golden Bay. Cement*;;:,!..;.. ■ ■ —. ].'■ j'' : o. Manning and C0:'.:;..'.:....X'4 1 2.v 6 '"' f.-.i : '.'o N.Z. Paper Mills i i'S ' ' ' Sharland's ordinary-;,'.-:...'.' ■} '3*'.s■' Bliarland's preferen.eS. .'.J;,: i 3' 3/ ~^"' BANK NEW SOpTIf WAKES; Tlio balance-sheet :of.'::tn> iiank of. .N.ew.■ South Wales for "tU'c- .half-year, ended JMarCfv 31 last is publislied./iriv.full' ;iu this' .issue, and the figures' are. :impr|i's's'i.Ve, irih'd' «iijphasise the great": strength .anil' solidity '-J)f, this old bank. ..Ail.'ihe. nieetliiig' 'of Shareholders hold in ..'.Sydney ;6n. ''M.ay">2e, ; .' ■ :the. chairman (.Sir Xiormand'M.acEauriri).: dcaj't fully with the item's pf:"'"tlVp. 'ji.aiance-she.ct, and, in refcrriii'gy.-to., ithe assets,, .said':—■: "Summing up wha.t ; w:e' , ....V;iDw.*jis..ouf i 'more'• liquid assets, tlicy sta'nd's-at;' £18;709.0fJ0, 'as against £21,395,000 :a. year ago, .a decrease of £2,686,000, Initlto 'of -p'rer'.half; a million as compared, witli Jast. S'ep.te'ra'-.. ber." Referring! .'.to 1 '.'.tlie;.iii'crease Win the rates charged for.p'.vef'draft; the' Hiairman' explained:—"So .long. a>;'tlie' ..demands for accommodation 'Kayo, bepii kept 'with'iir reasonable limits,, .'tlic lianlis liavc, b'eeif ready to meet tlie ..calls; of their bbr.roiy.ihW. ■ clients on them,:-bjit':tH'cre''. lias 'been' "a" tendency to go fcybnd; rc-aspnablbfciiiuirc'. ments, which lias: lipeir cheeked ;ijy a,, very : moderate nVc in .the.rate's; of in'.tere's'* tin:, accommodation.. '!'& :l!;irrammir u;ith fJij Ml ; the rates of iute.rcs.l -ftti.- deposits: .have irlsd been increased.'' • ' Customs duties! collected, at .tlie ;port .'n'f'i Wellington ycs.teTdfly' amounted to"£2ol'610s. 10(1. ■ '• ' ' GRAIN AiS'D.: PjEOJUUeK, (By TelcErapfepr.ois.A'scbe'tatlon'.V ■ ■.C.hristchii'rclli" Jiino i The local grain:'markc'ls youick There is practically."n.Q- demand for. .wheat', as millers nnd;\me.rchatits:'ihayc:;fiill:..st<i'c'ks,'. and though the.: London." hiarkc.t,..'is'. ,: fa'voiir-' able want of freights, p.i:6yeiHs:'(a°nv : ; export business'Jifroiri? being. :il6n(!'.y Tli'cv'Br'e(icnt fliioUatioir;,;fo.r:l)ilme',,ni'il!ing-' iivh'e'htj: 3s. 7(1. to 3s. "th&;-:my 'ir.uck^/^is'..merely' nominal, as li6;',bii<!,:a.ppear3. jo want tcX'bu'j". at present. ■'■ T ■! Tlie oats market'is., in much!, .'{lie.' tajhp ■ state except .that:' s.'to.cks jheld. 'are', ycr'y'' lujlit, but there isfii.b oiitsidd ■demand' .at present prices. Th.e (iiian.fity (jf-dafs'-offer!-ine is small, irf'.fai'iiie.r'.o''are holdiiig firhily. There is mi jiliarigc. to report ,'in : roghi'd to oateheaf chaff, prices remaining' :at'.6o« to fi?.;. 611. at. roisnti.T sfatio.ns The potato .inar'ket hiig: va'sed nj'a.in. and ' buyers are nfiw olVeriiig- ori.jy £3 : l'ss. at' country stations:., and: are iio.t .keen to. pur. ■ c!ni.-a even at:.:tl\is ; figure:. Xiirtii. islahil markets arc glutted-, jjjijil ni'crchanfs t'iicre, lire not inclined, (is jlji !a"n:.y 'iiYsTu'e:.:; ev.cp'j, at iiiuch lo<v'c'r. ra.tcs. JtejVoi.ts Comi'iig. lo : hand rcgardiag; sliipmciit of ut'ldicce' to.

S-vil'iVc-;- run. hoi t'cr.v :<il.i,i'fai:l-(i!-.y v anil li . is sUii'if ilial i<W iijil "( i'ix i»uM?nihP)U'i ' : I'laAw lii'!ili i-i-.i'Viilpi!. :m iiol i-nUipl-yUii: Willi '■ ilrc jitdrt ii'Uiilrti'rtiH la.iil. (Knvir, M-:i-Hi-iiO(.inx.K i'jotiwii-! si,viiKi-;'i's. : DyTcle'!;:ri)o'li.*-l'.i-c!3 Asiihcialio'ri- Gobyrl.sfl'(Hep. ■..i-i'llU". J. "3-V5 p-'ii.l Molbournio, J-iidp "<■■ liaF.ji'v, l-in'Sflifcii: HioK-iiiK- .fc- iO §*■ W.i (!npt>.'sk j<f in ss> VU iW*. Mpivm\>.. fr (ill. lo 4f.! .«i)ili-l-(nviiillH> 3p. '.if. I» .V. 5(1-. M-.-lizp. ■«.-. Iflil-. to 5-, l'f:iia.tom, £6 to XB. t r*ii'iii;'|.J-. £\'\ in jilt 10-i-. I ■.Loridiii, ..Tunc 6, MW Ani-jiii-.-iH Muiply of v.'.i.t'at is. : . pvtHiinlcil rt't- !>-U37;00g inwmjls. .]i^l^^i.iiO^ , M.Vlifci-'.'J's. Tl'-.p Ki'W '/na-lanil l/iVnl ini?l JlcPciiiitilß ARcni-V I.'iiiiitP.d, liavp :!.:<'i-'pivpi! i'iii ttUoiviuS iftihlPfertfni from tln-if I-dm-itiw lioiii-c-.. iiiKicr 4:i:ip .Wind *;- • . , Wfft.nl--Wo tewta J9.i; 3(1. <-'-i.P, Aiisfcalja.n .('vrijif. 'Kn'vpi's arc Jioliiiria nil., a.n'll. Tup : Jiiark'W, yvliiclt W '-'pry <liilh i= not. iiko.t.J- ---■ iii improve ai. pi-'csdiit. Oats.—lVo' jinotJi GaTtoiiS 23'?. til, fi).-i:ri;o.\\>. . bills E&. (iii. 'i'lW- liiiyrket is- tiliict:, Uiif slcjclj'i' JlcsSi-f. DhlK'cty and, Goriinaiß", liiraitpd'-, WbUiii'irtcin., have rccbiYi-it -ca'plpil . advji-.o fro'm tlioi'r Loii'.d'm isflipp, uiiiipr- UiU'p of- ' i, 'in' regard to 'frozen, meat, ajs fol v Biiipb our last pablegram. ' iiHi-qs. ore oioiiiinaliy Jd. (p id. ppr lb., iii'giibi'.. Mii'tton-: Trices stre.id'. to {(t. -per: ■"ll'i." higher. lleef is M-. per lb, liig.lier>.. : Is .cdnsideralil}: less .'demahd -.for "frozen inda'ti. I'r.iec?. w.il.i..p.r.ob'ahiy .decline'■■ ■TC'Ueri; :g(i6ds i.ti.at. have arrived: are avaiifible: HANK OF ENGLAND itETURJ.', ■ By Teie.sra.ph—i'res.s A-aspeia.tion-Copyrikiil.. (lice, J:iine- 7j. (5.30 i),-m-.) Lflrid'ori-, .Tuna t, i'lie B'a'ri.k of .Eiigl:n.m!: fc't.iirii issped: for.' t]ie' M-edk e.iidt-d. AVfihifeiliiy, J'iiho 5, is' a's liiulpr':— ■IS'SOE BEPAIifjJES'T NoMiSU«.» £37.i681-,POP . Gbv.do'bt.... £11,«i5.930 Qthev scciiri tfo'a- 7.tf.(.00t>.GoM .... .., SniSfiiOpo-.. *w,6S'i ,oqj £tfXßi &'b; BispiNS. OepuvtSes't. ■ , Praiirlßt'ors' Cb.vt; Becu'ri- ' Ciiiiitui £ti,si>3,<m. tips... ... .£l'Us3 : .'oDo'" ■ - Pi'ibli'&iia- Other s'ocjiriv ■" jrosi'fe ... Gi.7J0.0C3 tito... ... 35.'(Xi'2;0C0 . '-b'tlict-fib-..dO.'jU'.pOO -Kt(M3 ... 58.597.D0j ■ ; S'p.st'.:7 ; clay atid'Other billa■•••■ s.. 3,?i>1.C0.i Cdia.,. .;•■ M5i,000:. 479,53.3,Q()3- £'I'J'.S3S-,i).f10- : The lealdihls jte'nis of the 'Bahk. ot' lEnj;. ■ . :I.aiid re'tu'rii 'a'a.ofd this -'following pp'm'p.iri'i'pn;':--^ v Tiii'sweß'c .-lias!;.weak'. La'atyoar■ .. ' •>' ii". ■' £ " -i, ■' Bftii'ibn-.. ... 'ssisj-.'.OM jii.wj.ma. . .-37,rte;oi». :«es'«H?i-.■';'' ... ■■.'il'lte'.i.a)') '.OHiSMlto-. '-■2ESJ6T.UOP: : . Noteeireulalioii 'i!3:03(.'««-.'.';;8;P.>;XOO'. •AS'; : iS7,coo.; '. 'nhblicD'ondsits: .21'.710.00b-. sai.4lii.oa) - ' ■lli.nil-.00.)' : pthpr'.pe'iiqsiia- . Vj';-3i4/jod iiWW.'Jff) i'lyliw:!)*. '■. iPrppbi-tiph'pf ■risofvo' .' 'ta.. .. ■ -. li'abiii'tios. .'i. . IS:W. M.'S ... ..-W-,'5'5- ' i; •"' /GpWEKiNIIK'iV.i $ljeu,l(.'('l!lES. . : . .....The ''fpiiowirig: are the. la'teEt.. auotitipht (or-'Gbyernme'rit 'E'eeuritieg'u ..-with." a- -ooxiv : : ..:.pa>.j,6'oX\9''.'. ihos.s-rulini;: ja'af- ■'wee'StjW. :'•'''■. ..-■ 'VttVig'tion : _i ... ■ebmiiavplll pries..' .'1 %'itti" ;. ■• ■' ■' ' ■ ■. :. '.- ." .. . .lap't- >ye'.ek.. ' ■ ) £ '*,(!!■'.,'' -■ '; . : 2*%Vlmp.crial .Consols' ,'■■; -7f:li-. 6 , vUricfiaijge-i ■;(: ■■,'K:Si;'y.y.l9;i3Jari.-.7uly 10;M0. -.0. ■ ..4'OS lmvciv ' . ■3j .„N.s:W.i ( Jl3--M'ar'.-S.o]j=] StflO- Q Uiicliaiifeed.': .3 - ,N;S-.W-.l'J;)3 Ai)!'.;o'et'.i 6fl. :0 0 iJnchiiuaed ' il. JOO.iO 0 Jos.,lo'wer i -Si'.,, Vic: 10^WiJ«h..Juii-j SXi 0 : 0-. SOsloivei- : ,3' ,-.Vic.li»o. , 40Jah.-Ju']y' Si :o', ,(i .'eo ß lbvrcr 3i , ; S.A. 9; :0 0. Dnchau'Bdd.'. ■:■*' ,'Sii-.'Ui6;Jaii; Jiily I '87 '0" -.0 TJachaiislba- ; "■<:. .100.10. o.| lO's'.ibwo'i:.iis. ,yy , l'dlOJ( : 3oJah.-.Juivf.-SalO. J).f .30s'lb\voii ■■..: .'3: ~,QTdlMi47Jah..J.uly| M 0 0. Ms'abwei--4.. ..-N-,Z.:.W29:J[ay;Nbv:. tej(j -0 : Unchanged 3i :,N;K.JSHOJan.-Jiiiy" I' 3 '.'0- 0. 'iOs-Ibweb . .-3".,.XZ.iiil.vipi.itOeb f'taiOU Hhchaht-ea. .■35„-.m-A.iffio-jo,'Majv:-i - bvi' u'iio :o. -uiciiabgca- . ' %:. '.-, W:A,l!)ir.-3.s"Ma'y-Nb.v B3 ,6 o'.' -Unchaffßed- ' aJ,',„Tas;'.!!i4ojJan:-July. - t-j.iu- .IP -Uheliihgod."-:. .a; , ; ,;Ta!i:.ii)Ji),l'3\Jari;-J,iiiyr ii ii, ,p: Uiieliaii'seH ~1 - " BA'NE KXTKS-CiF D'iSCO{INT.. ■ The \Ba'iifs''-'(if Eni;l'arid : 'r.a,t'e- wis. on.' R;.-' -J Member - 1. ; 4910; .lpiver.cd froEj...s tp. MJ, 'Re'r" : :p.e,nt.'i. on ..'Janaafy.-'- 27' it .was- ; . |o.\ycr.ed.',tb, i ~■: '.p.ef.-'.'ce'ut.v.ibnV-.Fe'op.uary 16'-'to 3J'.-.per: cVnt.-; 1 " "arid: oh- : Jl'ar'oh 9 fb .3: peocciij'. O.u'.iSpp'tein:. : ■ be'r .21' it was ad'yaiic'ed' to d-jier -pent',, ; :'fin: 'Pebrn'ary"' : B 'it. was rcdi'iccd' -.to. 31, per:'.: -.c'ent'.i' 'hii'd'!.'on' Ma'y".3-',tb- S. per- ccn.t. ■ The -Bank' : bt Trance, rate' jjas, .reduced; : ■;trdnV.3if.'tb -3- p'cr-'osht. ..ori. Jariu'ar'y'.;.23i '1908, ■ lattcr..-;fi'cure.-:.until: ' .:Septeniber':2i,vf9ll.. when. it. .waa-vraised: ;to.: '. 'ii- per .cent. ■ Qii .Ma'y/ 17, 1912,>/if. was -us?- ■ .duped' to £■ -per ce'ii't: .. . ■...'..■ .The Imperial, flank.-of Gs'rniany : . reduced' -.It's Irate 'from !5..'-tb.-'4i.''per "c'enf.-bii.Febriiy \ -'apy "fc'.'a'nd eh February ;i9.'the-' ratc::was.: ■ iu'rtli'er,. reduce'd- -to- '4 :; ppr, cput,:'.. On'Sept.spi-.-iber- rate' yia s-yai'se'd. to 5 per. cent. ;| MArfKET itAJES-OF/JISPQIINT; ~: ^ 1., The.'.foiloWih'svare the rniarkct r'a.'tes 'for-.;;: ! %psti i.hre.p' month's' b'ills.iv- . . ■ii .-Londbrii P.arij' .' 'Berlin" '.< ■ ; 'i-ii.tb. - .'.'rate.- '-rate;'-'■■'l pcr'-'c'ent,. per pent iporpcnt'.': f This lvcck '..,,..,.. 3 n , ■%• ■; t ■■liiiit week 3 21 *■ :: j : ■■Ijfi-t"t. '.year'- ..,..-.. &■ ?t . - '■& ■ -,;j ■ Short : lbaiis are nuo.tcd s't IS.'PCP i'C'jit,,:;j :.as''cbmb'a'red: with, 2J. per pent; last, week; : ; ...iiu'd' : 1 -3-8: pep c.p.h.i. last .ycjirs. : .C01i6&!4.!i AND DTJim PBODUGEi ',| .Buttpr:—T.hp: cdl.or.i.a.l. lya.de 'i.5..-alnioai-at;. a- :( ■ staiidstili,. 'arid .pyipes. ii:;e n'oraihaHyi' •iih-r f ■■chanßld: A few "'oblice-esebrte'd" boj:cs,.ar6' ,f :.-arf.iviu - g- at.:-T.bo'!cy Street..daily, DiE'charge' : q : at the '.apeks:' is; very -slow-, .ibspc'cialiy ..'Jit' '■ Tiibiir,*. " .Danii.li liiitter iij :i - ii:ni., at :1235.-. .j0'.1255;- "' "■'.' ' . ; . ~-.. .;.-,...■;:, Clip.e'o is rather easier.-..: N.-w Acalaud.. ':ji-h : i't'e''."'73s."tb 745.-;' coloured-, :74'i tp.;.755..' ,' ; . Wool'.—Tlie ■ .Antwerp. sales'- eios'cd' with : p'ric'>3 unpliahged, Kip'e .'thpusa'.iid fiy.-j': ■iiiiiiHi-pd.ii.iidv't'iyeiityrtwp'- b.a!e§..-,vei:c' pffcrpd. aiid- 5313 ¥bld,. '-...' - - ; ., .Wlieat'-.-fThc- markets.arc QiiiPt, Tlie.,piily.- t ■ cemafid for .carßoesxii'. from. Fiia'ncc - ,.. jvliick; . pu'rchdsed : . 'si,v: on. Wednesday, .Fayojiraßic: crdp: ! T'cpb.Ws..:a''iid i t.li'c. large. ■.uu:aiit.ity''b'n'. c pass3ge.:are CKU'sin'g: -1 lie .diiHhPs's';' 405;,-.3d';.. Is "ivikenV for. Sputh, . Aiistri'i'liarii.' itcliycry- ■ .early-; '3d:'forTictprian'.'atid ~New-;Sp'ii'!li,..' ? Watps; HirirclirApr.il: .sliipnipn'tv ahi! -35.=; :3d;: ■fisr parcel's- iilioa't. . ■'f.hp.Styike. has s'tpppe.d.: , the trade, . Australian - .- .is '.(ijibjed- at- -t 41<.:i -'for'' all classes,; -N'eiv ■■■Zcal.a.ii.'d -is- Si-, "i haiisted. ...■.'' v ' Flour is -.quiet. Australian, On 5p0t.,:275.. -* 6d'.'iihd-235,'.c5i, s't'oret'-ariii; 2fe 3d', for Jtiy-- -.J. June, 's.h'iprfl'i.'ht. «-.'.' : v Oitfs are dull. A:' gradp. O.a.rtori3; May . 1 'shipment'; 245, 'to. -245. 6A>, ■ to Pla'tii May-'.-' June; 17s; ..I'd. . ..,''.: , .Epa's ,'a.tP Viuict-, Jt'aple.s, 265. to. 28s«' 6d..' ■ ei. .'-store':. '~, , ...'..'' '•Beanjs..are- dull, iss'rri .Zealand Jiay isliip-■ -.mouti .3.65.. ■ :bcef, ;53. : ;ppr' cent, net■li'frc-, :10d. 'lb'iyor, .at lis. ..7d,,ppr .ciyt.;.'first ■' ■■hi'a'Ek graniilatpq, f;o.h: .Ifa'mbjiig;'6d. 'los-cr'- -. ■at: •'.153.' "Bradford T6'ps.-* ! rh'c marltet is firm;': .Forty-sixes, Bid, per lb'.,; forties; 13Jd;;..: other :.cbiiht3.'niiphaijgpd;. THE jiETAIi^iAIiSEtS.. i'PP.i; £.78 IPs', to ..-C79':ppr ton,bi'ectrbly.ilc. SDa- higher ci>, fsi„. TihW'Oh, spot, £4.'lower aX: £200 ppi:' ton.;.: ■three ihorithsi. 40s, lower .it .-E19.5'. jo<=:--I,cad, t:oft--foi:ci.g'n. £l?.-'2s.- -.6(1; ,por. ton'.. .■}Mg ; irbiii-3d, .lower ayf...-535.., 9i... per-, toll.