COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2179, 18 June 1914, Page 7

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAKES. The sales of investment shares yesterday comprised Wellington Gas preference n't 203., and Union Steam, ordinary, at 245. 9d. The quotations were as under:— Buyers. Scllern. £ s. d. £ e. d. National Bank 5 15 6 — Equitable Huilding 9 7 6 — N.Z. Lean and Mere. ... 91 0 0 — Well. Trust and Loan ... 7 9 6 — Ohristchureu Gas • 7 7 0 7 9 0 Wellington. Gas (£10) 16 7 6 Wellington Ga« (prcf.) ... 1 0 0 - N.Z. Insurance 6 7 0 6 9 0 S.l). Insurance 1 10 0 — Union" Steam (prof.) 10 6 10 9 Well. Woollen (ord.) — 4 0 0 Well. Woollen (prcf.) ...... 3 2 6 - Taupiri Coal 116 12 0 WcstpoH Coal — 1 10 3 Wwlport Stockton 0 2 9 — Manning and Co — 4 0 0 N.Z.'Cou, Dental — 116 Ward and Co. 5 0 0 — Customs duty collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £5023 13s. Sd. FINANCIAL CABLEGRAMS. By Telegraph—Press Assuctation-Co'pyrlehV London, June 16. Yesterday's closing quotations were as follow :— . Bank> 0 f Australasia, buyers, £122 10s., soller« £124 10s. Hank of New South Wales, buyers £42 sellers £43. Bunk of Yictoria, buyere £4. 55., sellers £4 15s. Union Bank of Australia, buyers £59, sellers £61. National Bank of Australasia, buyers £5 10=.. sellers £6. National Bank of New Zealand, buyers £5 55., sellers £5 ICe. Bank of New Zealand, buyers £10 12s. 6d.. eellcre £11 2s. 6d. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency 4 per cent, debentures, £92. City of Melbourne 4 per cent, debentures, £99. Melbourne Harbour Trust, 4 per cent, debentures, £101. ■ Melbourne Tramway Trust, 4J per cent, debentures, £102. _ Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works, 4 per cent, debentures. £99. Australian Mercantile debentures, £92 10s. BalEety and.Co. 4 per cent, debentures, £92. . Dalgcty and Co.'s shares, buyers £6 155., scllcru £7 ss. Melbourne Gas Co.'s debentures. £99. City of Sydney. £100. Goldsborough, ilort and Co.'s debentures, £96 10s. Bank of Nctv Zealand. 4 per cent guaranteed stock, £99. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile stock, £90. . WnKAT. (Kec. June 17, 11.40 p.m.) London, June, 17. The wheat market is inactive, and buyers are holding aloof. The American visible supply is estimated at 46,409,000 bushels. THE METAL MARKETS. (Rec. June 17. 11.40 p.m.) London, Juno 17. Tin-On Spot, £136 7s. 6d.; three months, £138 2s. 6d. Lcad-£l9 2s. 6d.