COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1667, 6 February 1913, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

■ INVESTMENT . SHAEEg. There wero no transactions in invest-' mont Shares yesterday. Tho quotations ' were as under:— / . Buyers.. Sellers. • y ■ £ s. d. ' £ s. d. Bank New Zealand — 11 5 o ; National Bank — 6 2 6 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile , ' (10s.) ...'. 0 9 0 N.Z. and River Plate ... — 2 0 6 Well. Trust anil Loan ... — 7 4 0 ' National Insurance — 2 3 0 - New, Zealand Insurance... 4 19 0 5 1 0 Christchurch Heat 14 10 0 15 0 0 . Union 1 Steam Z 7 0 2 9 0 Well. Woollen (ord.) ..." 3 15 0 3 16 0 Westport-Stockton C0a1... — 0 4 0 ' Leyland-O'Bri'en 16 6 17 3 Golden Bay Cement ...... - l o 3 Ward and Co — . 416 6 ' W.F.C.A - - 7 Z 6

WELLINGTON MARKETS. .Messrs. T.aery and Co., Ltd., wholesale produco morchants, Allen Street, report prices ruling on tho Wellington market:— Fowls' wheat, 4a. 2d. to 4s. <!d. per bushel; fowls' barley, best, 3s. 6d. per bushel; Oanc barley, seed, 3s. 9d. per bushel; oats, short feed, 2s. Bd. to 3s. per buslicfl; oats, seed Algerians, 3s. 3d.; oats, Duns, 2s. lOd. to 3s.;.maize, 4s. 9d. to ss. per bushel; Prussian blue peas, 6s. per bushel; partridge •peas, 3s; 9d; to 4s. 3d. per bushel; horse beans, 4s. 2d. to 4s. 4d. per bushel: sucroseno, £7 per ton; flour, Atlas brand. £9 lis. 6d: per toil; oatmeal, £13 10s. per tou: poflard, £6 10s. to £6.155. per ton; barleymeal, £5 103; per ton; peamcal, £6 rer .ton; bran, £5 £e. to £5 10s. per ton; chaff, prime oatensheaf, £5 'per ton; chaff, straw, £3 15s. per ton; straw, baled, £3 to £3 ss. per ton; factory bacon, shoulders, Bd. per ib.: sides, 9id. per lb.; ham?, lOd. per lb.; rolls, lOld. per lb.; factory cheese, medium size, 6jd. per lb.; factory cheese, l<nf size, 71d. nor.-lb.; honey, bulk, in 561b. tins. 4Jd. per lb.; margarine, in 2811). tins, 83d. per lb.; whole linseed, 18s. per-cwt.; linseed, ground. 225. per cwt.: linseed cake. 14s. per cwt.; linseed nut 3, 13s. 6d. per cwt.; basic slag, £4 ss. per. ton; superphosphates, £4 15s. .to £5 per ton; rolled oats, 9s. 6d. per dozon;. rolled'oat3, bulk, 16s. per 100; pot.v toes, pri'ma table, £B'to £9 per ton; onions, £7. to £8 ■ per ton. Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £5938 4s. 2d. FINANCIAL CABLEGRAMS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, February 4. Bank of Australasia, buyers £117, sellers £120. • Bank.of New South Wales, buyers £39, . sellers £41. Bank of Victoria, buyers £4 55., sellers £4 155., Union Bank of Australi'a, buyers £57 10s.. sellers £58 10s. : National Bank of Australasia, buyers £4 15s.;.sellers £5. National Bank of New Zealand, buyers £5 105.,. sellers £6. • Bank of New Zealand, buyers £11 10s., sellers £12 : 10s. • Dalgety and Co.'s shares, buyers £5 17s. ,6d., sellers £6 55.. . Bank of New Zealand 4 per cent, guaranteed stock, £S9. ' N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency 4 per cent., £96.105. City ,of Melbourne 4 ncr ccnt., £98. Melbourne Harbour Trust, 4 per cent., ' bonds, £97. Melbourne Tramway Trust, 4J per cent, debentures, £100. ' Melhonrne and Metropolitan' Board of Works 4 per ccnt. debenture's, £99. ' - WHEAT. • By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright (liec! February 5, 10.40 p.m.) London, February 5. . Wheat cargoes are firm, and there its a better demand. Two thousand quarters Dccembor-Tanuary shipment have been eold at.'3Bs. 3d. . The A raoricvn visible wheat supply cast of the Rookies is estimated by Bradstreets at 126,257,0 M bushels.' THE METAL MARKETS. ' ■ By Tolesraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. February 5, 10.40 p.m.) • 1 : London, February 5; Copper—On spot. £68; thro months, £68. Tin.—On. spot, £224; three months, £221 10s. • Lead.—£l6 15s. ARGENTINE. MEAT. London, February 4. Argentine shipments consist of:—Mutton, 244,000 carcasses: Lamb, 41,850 carcasses; frozen beef,- 161,750 quarters; chilled beef, 198,000. .. ■ / .. SILVER. London, February 4. Bar silver is ouotcd at 28 13-16 d. per ounce standard/ . .. .... _ COPPER.' '■•••! »• ' London, February |. Copper supplies total 45.917, tone; deliveries, 46,057; stocks, 38,198; afloat, 6C03; visible, 43,-101.' • . ' V ': /