COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1627, 19 December 1912, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

ISVESTMENT SHAKES. The only transaction recorded in the investment market yesterday was a'sale of Wostport Ooal shares at 265. 10d. The quotations were as under:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d Equitable Building - 9 15 0 N.Z. and River Plate ... 2 1 0 . - Well. Trust and Loan ... — 7 10 0 Feilding Gas -' 1 0 6 Napier Gas (£10) - MOO Napier Gas (£5) - 11 0 0 S.B. Insuranco — 3 14 0 Standard Insurance — 1 12 3

W..-U.' WnullHl (nfil.J ..,.,. it* Well. Wuyl!i-Ji (I'M-f.) „.. 1, U \ U.tiiliMl Hnv Ufiiii'iil ...... • , , > N.'A. liniK - ' ' \v\ KlllirlniMlV onliiinr.v -- 1 I « NATIONSIi MWniAli lill'l'i Ar-HOOWI'IWI. 'I'll!' ri'imrl. til ()!<■ iilhivc «!r.»ri»l!'.il w* Pin Mit- h iihhillmi I'lnlMl ,1(1, 11. dliuttf <1 lai-m-r n'jw bufUwn frtnl it fjjrHrr tfpr/lfii! 11l Ml'' m>M>ei> riUH'i". /Ill" lion- llii«llK'.« riir llin .Vi-W ofii'rtoif f<l 1 1< «,59.1,KH). n.pn.ii.«.l £J,*tU« f"l' /'<',,,'"'" vl.ili f'Jic, tir Ml Uirin'i'P (if 1M.%1, In niiillil'jii' l'i tvlilch niiiMilly prilli'les ui'f 1«Hiicd fur Wi.iO iii'i- iMliiiiiri. 'I'll" ii'-'W miSSliWr, sli'.Klo prfiiillllii -Vni'i, ~»K<ilni't MWi; nlld (!«li(--l(lcrnl.|(iil h,r iililiillllrr, i'M,DM, nKiiliirt «I),'JSJ, Tlio follwwlm: comprti'lsim tuny lie tihiilo: — V M r Kn.l«l mn ii.-p,,,!,.,,,, m,M MI.WS ttoiirfdwitloirror jinnlllMpi. *l.« 0 M.!M lnlM'i!9l flint rtjtile 'M'.il'i W'-lft Tol-nl rcvMHic .Tl'lTmS \WM ]'ii.vnion-fn to jioik-yJiohiore MM \fM ,\,l'll:il 1« tails "WOO 687.150 (lovoriiuicnt nnd other po-ritt-If Ice 3M,M?. 411.234 Mn- im/pfl '". 11,015,906 <1,52?,611 11 n« mi tmii't'lon ' <MM ttlfiM SKs::: H ;«»•«« OlJior ttssolr. •_?'.' '» --.1: Totnl<ns?ot.fl 6,861,025 7,<177,039 'J'ho rntlo of cxponfl-OB 1o premium incoiiio is 10.91 per rent.. luKilnnt, 20.« per rent, for tho previous year; otid Ihn ratio to total Incomo Is 13.60 per cent.., nsalniit 14.72 per cent. Tho Mncuro ration lwi.vo dftiillnoit sloiirfily or late years. Tho assnrn.nco fund lias been rniFctl dunne tno ywir from £e,701,8« to X7.291.29i. To the Inltcr nmomit aro tirfdod Jttvcslmcnt nuctiialJon reserve £68.896, and other items, liho Imltinoc-slitot total liolnß X7.<!77.0aj. Mr. Orton fllovjna, manaucr nt tho National Mutual Life, him received Wio Sollowini: cabloßraei from Melbourne:-Tho forty-third annual meeting was held todiiy, mill jiHiirtbcre lire to bo congratuilatcu on the splendid results for the year, winch js ft record one Tor tho association. The now business amounts to £3,593,000, being £150,000 increase over Inet year. Tota.t premiums, .054,000, ehowliiß an tocreaOT of J558.000. Interest iweived, £329,001, tho rate of Interest earned bqiag liif;her than ]aot year. Notw.lthslandin,j the large ainouiit of new business, the expenses of management are lower than any previous yonr Tlio total funds now stand at ecicn millions two hundred asd ninety-one tiiousnnd poiuids.

Oustomfl duties collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amcumted to tUJi 6s. 4d. WUEAT. Isy Telccraph-PreGi! Assoeiation-Oopyrieht (Ecc. December 18, 9.45 p.m.) Sydney, December 18. Tn-j estimatei v,-3ic<it prorluctlon for New houth Wales Is 24.365.C00 bushels, an averago of 10-5 bushels to the acre. ' BUTTER. Bv Telegraph.—Press Association— Copyright London, December 17. There is steady demand for butter. Importers aro accepting- Iβ. and Zs reductions in order to clear stocks before the holidays. J SILVEH. , London, December 17. ,- Bar silver is quoted at 29 5-16 d. per ounco Btantlard. DUBEKTUHES. ; . . London, December 17. Yesterday's closing quotation was :-Aus-. tralian Mercantile, £93 10s. , (ex.).