COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1555, 26 September 1912, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHARES. There wero no transactions in investment shares yesterday. 'The quotations were as under:— Buyer*. Sellers £ s. d. £ b. d Bank New Zealand — 11 3 0 National Bank 6 16 — Well. Trust and Loan .... — 712 6 Well. Gas (£10) - 18 2 6 Gear Meat (£4) — 13 0 0 Taringa-niutu Totara — 2 6 3 Golden Bay Cement 10 0 110 N.Z. Portland Cement ... 1 7 6 — PRODUCTS EXPORT. The values of the principal products exported from New Zealand during the first half of the curreut month, compared with the ligurcs for the corresponding period of last year, gliow as under:— Sept. 1912 Sept. 1911 Butter 9.280 2,072 Cheese 234 295 Beef 3,684 45 Mutton—Carcasses 16,455 14,163 Mutton—Legs and pieces 56 164 Lamb 12.6C2 25,518 Whsal 12,608 10,551 Oats 16.170 514 'Potatoes 15,349 142 Hemp 7,903 15,864 Babbits 5,263 2,677 Tow 1,230 1,010 Kauri gum 3,0C0 18,040 Grain and 1 puJsc 5,764 5,230 Hons 251 2.4J0 Hides 5,617 7,C2*» Skins 10,457 24,302 Tallow 8.247 5,504 Timber 23,879 18,059 Wool 17,201 40,039 Gold 7,268 41.C78 • 182,628 235,441 THE WOOL SALES As was expected, the London sales show in improvement in values, ond this applies particularly to crossbred wool, the joarsc qualities' showing an advance of 5 to 7J per cent, on the closing rates of tho previous sales. According to the messages received there appears to have been a large attendance at the opening, and the ridding was animated, but nothing is said ivith respect to buyers from the Statro, It is very probable that the, Americans will 30 merelv spectators, and if purchase? arc nade they will be of few odd lots. Until Ac Presidential election is dccidcd no.hiii.jc can be expected of the Americans. Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £2859 Is. 3d. S'EW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIAN LAND CO., LTD. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ,(ltec. September 25, 10 p.m.) London, September 25. The New Zealand and Australian Land Company. Ltd., hats dcclar.ed a. dividend of \ per cent- and a bonus of 6 per cent. WHEAT. (Rec. September 25, 11.15 p.m.) London, September 25. Whoat.—Cargoes arc quiet ond lower to iell.-i A South Australian sailer, off the XKict, is oJfaring at 40s. fid. per quarter. The visible American supply is 43,656,000 jushels. THE METAL MARKETS. (Hoc, September 25, 10 p.m.) -■ London, September 25, Copper.—On spot, £78 15s. per ton; tliree nonths'. £79 15s. Tin.—On spot, £227 per ton; three months, 0225. Lead, £22 ss. per ton.