COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2287, 22 October 1914, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

, INVESTMENT SHARES. No business was done In investment shares yostorday, and the quotations were as follow:— Buyers. Sellers. ' ' £ s. d. £ e. d. Union Bank 61 0 0 52 0 0 Gear (£1) - . 312 6 Meat Export (£2 12s. 6d.) — 215 0 Union Steam (ord.) — 12 0 tJruon Steam (prof.) — 019 9 Well Woollen (ord.) ■ 4 7 0 - WostporirStoclcton 0 3 0 — Oolden Bay Cement — 1 0 0 Sharlaad (ord.) 10 0 — Sharlend. (pref.) ■ 10 0 — Oustome duty collected at tho port of VTellinirton yesterday amounted to £2624 <s. 9d. DBAPEET AND GEITEBAL HfPOETING COMPANY. , (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Punedln, Ootober 21. Tho annual report o fthe directors'of the Drapery and General Importing Co. states that the net profit for the year was £24,250, which, with £11,339 brought forward, gives a toto lof £35,589 to profit and loss. On May lan interim dividend, at tho rate of 6 per cent, per annum was iiaid on preference shares,- absorbing £3750. The directors recommended a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum on preference shares, absorbing £3750, a dividend at the Tato of 7 per cent, on ordinary shares, absorbing £8145, in addition to reserve fund £5874, bringing it up to £50,000, the balance to-be carried forward leas n, bonus of 2J per cent, to holdera of ordinary shares on tho amount of purchases (£14,069). N.S.W. BANKING AYESAGES. ' By TeleeraDh—Press Association—Copyrislit ■ Sydney, Ootober 21. Tho chief feature of the New South Wales banking average for the September quarter has been the increase in advances —over two millions. The decrease in deposits totalled £900,000. SYDSTET. WOOL SALES. (Roo. October 21, 11.40 p.m.) Sydney, October 21. At,the wool Bales 6454 bales were catalogued, and. 6641 were sold. The prices i?ere on a par with those realised yesterday, . : SUPPLIES OF LEAD. (Eeo. October 21, 8.30 p.m.) .london, October 20. Lead imports total 18,602 tons; exports, 1573 tons. ' METAL MAEKETB. (Bee. Oetobor 21, 11.55 p.m.) London, October 20. Silver.—Bar eivlor is quoted at 22 11-16 d. per ounce standard . Copper is quoted at £54 to £54 10a. per ton. Tho Metal Exchange Committee has decided to allow private transactions in. all metals at unrestricted prices, but , rings are barred. , WHEAT? Tho market continues very firm, owing to a further American advance. There i 9 a good demand for Pacific Coast shipmente at 6d. to 9d. advance