COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2272, 5 October 1914, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

7 . 3 INVESTMENT SHAKES. 6 There were no transactions in investment 3 shares on Saturday.' The quotations were i. oa under-.— n Buyers. Sellers. u . £s. d. £b. d. 7 National Bank 5 0 0 — 3 Bank N.Z. (£6 13s. 4d.) ... 15 2 6 — N.Z. and River Plato ... 1 18 0 , — . Auokland Gas (paid) 17 0 . - * Ohristchurch Gas (£5) ... 615 0 - r Well. Gas (£10)" 15 15 0 - Gear Meat (£4) - 14 7 6 Gear Meat (£1) " - ' »3 f' Meat E.tpoa* (£2 12s 6d.) — 216 0 Well. "Woollen (ord.) 4 4 6 4 8 0 Deyland-O'Brien ■; ;...:....-.. 1 1-0. .-. ,— . Manning and! 00. ......... 3 18 0 — Ward and.o6. : - . 5 10 ! 'Customs duty ■ collected at'the port, of , Wellington yesterday amounted to £1751 3 6s. 2d. , ■ i ' BANK CHAEGES SEDUCED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Bee. October 4, 3 p.m.) London, October 3. v The Australasian Associated Banks have ' reduced the. rate for purchasing drafts '. by ■ 20s. per cent., and the commission on ) collecting bills on Australia, and New ZeaI land by ss. per cent. ' 1 METAL EXCHANGE PEIOES.. ■■ ,v" (Eec. October 4, 3 p.m.) . London, October 3. Copper, on spot, £56 15s. per ton; three months,. £57 ss. Supplies, 31,454 tons; dei liveries, 31,666 tons; stocks, 24,146 tons; , afloat, 5050 tons.. The.Metal Exchange, aver price for Sep-, tember: Electrolytic coppsr. is £55 19s. 3d.; lead, £18' 16s. 3d.; spelter, £25 -Me. 9d. " TALLOW. ■ ' ~ ■ Stocks, 7193 tons;, imports, 5771' tons; deliveries, 3811. tons. .•■". BANK OP. ENGLAND EETUEN. 8y Telegraph—Press Association—Cipyright London, 1 October 2. The Bank of England return issued.for '• the week' ended Wednesday, September 30, is as l under:— ' | )RB»E DnPABTirENI Nets lirot £70.767,000 Gov.flobt ... £11,016,000 ■■' : .-' Other socurities ... „. 7,M<.WO ..''.■ G»1<1 ... ... 62.318.000 £70.767,000 . 00,767.000 .... Bik.kino DEPiimmsT. ' < Pr»priotor»' . - Govt, seourl- • capital £14.563.000 ties...' ... £24,732,000 Fubliodo- Cther securi- ■ posits ...i22.214.000 ti05...... ...116,620,000 Other da- ",■■'.. „_ posits ...137.267.C00 Netjj ..55.792.000 Rest, 7-day ,"-.-"'■ and other ' ' .< bills... .... .3.860.008 Coin... «, 600.000 '" £177,944,000 £177,944,000 The leading items of the Bank of, England return afford, the following comparison:— ..:.■'■■'- - . Ibis weak Last woak Last year ■'../■■ : £ ■"£■-.£■ Bullion ~." ... 62,318,000, 61.028.0C0 36.030,000 K«s»rvo... ... 36.392.C00 35.020.000,26,412.000 Note Issue ... 34,975.000 34.203.C00 29.635.C00" Public Deposits , 22.244.CC0.25.C23.CC0 0,743.000 "Othor Deposits. 140,267,000 ,39".630,000 of. '-; ' ~...-. ..... , reservi- to " . '';'.' '" "! liabilities t . '22.81 ■,:.■: 23.33 ' 63.25, ' ■.",'; : MONET .'.MAEKET. ' ' . ".-: . ; The Bank of England/discount rate-is , 5' per,cent, as against;; 6 per cent, last ; week, and 5 per cent, at the corresponding 'date of last year; " '; The Bank of France rat© is .7. per cent., 'as .against.7,.per cent, last week, end 4 per cent, a year ago. •'■.' .iV. . , .;".". MARKET BATES./, ' .:.„.... " i ; Tho open' market discount rate for three months bills'is 3J per cent., as compared with 3J per-cent, last ..week, and 4 3-B'a year ago. '■ Short loans are quoted at.Zj per. cent., as against cent, last week, and' 33 per cent, a', year ago. . COLONIAL.'AND OTHEE PEODTJCE. "- . Sugar.—American granulated sugar, shipping or shipping, 265.. 3d. per cwt. .... Jute.—Native • first marks, on the spot, £35 per ton: ..Bradford Tops—The market is buoyant, with fair business passing. . Fifty-siiea, 24d. ; fifties; 21d,; forty-sixes, 1 17Jd.; forties. I 16J-d.- ■■ - • THE METAL MAEKETS. Pig-riron,; Middlesbrough No. 3, 50s. lild. • s>er ton. ' • . . ~., ~/ ~ . Spelter,.£2s ss. per",ton. "'-■•;. • \ • Tin, Straits,", near delivery, £135 '10s.' .per 'ton.. Stocks,'l7,o94. tons;-: spot,. 750 tons; i •afloat,'3sss'tons;'deliveries, 2813 tons. \