COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2406, 11 March 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

. ' INVESTMENT SHARES.. ' In. the investment market a . pale of Union Steam preference shares at 20s. 9d. was reported. The quotatione rrero as follow:— i Buyers. Sellers. ' £ s. d. £ s. d. National Bank 5 8 6 — Bk. N.Z. (£3 69. Sd.jdiip) 10 14 0 - Bk. N.Z. (£6 13a. 4d. pd.) 17 0 0 ' - Loan & Merctle (ord.) 87 0 0 — N.Z. and River Plate 2 0 0 • — ChrUtehii.'ch Gas (£5) ... 7 10 0 7 12 6 Well. Gas (£10) 16. 0 0. National Insurance . — 210 6 N.Z. Shipping (pref.) 10 10 0 — ■ j Union Steam (ord.) 13 9 14 3 ■Union Steam (pref.) 10 8 110 Moseiel Woollen 3 15 0 — Wcstport . 111 9 — Wc6tport-Stockton 0.50 852 Golden Bay Cement 0 19 6 — W;F.C.A. (£5) ; - 6 5 0 ROBERT CAMPBELL AND SONS. The report of Robert Campbell and Son 6. Ltd., showing the working of the business in Kerr Zealand for tho year ended June 30, 1914, and the ■ position of the company in London on December '31 last, states that • the balance of the profit and loss aecount brought forward amounted to £33,592, to which "is added the profit for the year, £21,494. making a total- credit of £55,087. The directors recommend a final dividend of 5 per cent., makine 10 per cent, for the year, and a bonus of ss. per share, free of tax, and that £34.087 be carried forward. The weather in New Zealand durine the lambinr season lfl6t year was very favourable, and the result was shown in an increased number of lambs, a larger clip of good quality and less mortality. The wool arrived to an. active market hero and realised. satisfactory • prices, especially for the crossbred portion. Unfortunately the weather conditions havo chanjed since then, and the- manager recently reported that at both stations, especially at Galloway, the winter has been unfavourable, ana tho (locks have in- consequence suffered to come extent. '• SYDNEY WOOL'SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Oopyrieit (Rec. March 10, 11.25 p.m.) Sydney, March. 10. At the Wool Sales to-day, bidding was active. Greasy ran to 163 a., the season's record, and greasy eroee-brede 14Jd, LONDON QUOTATIONS. London, March 9. • Stock and fihare market quotations include:—Broken Hill, 38c. 6d. and 39a. 6d.; Block, 255. and 275. 6d.; Bank of Neir South Wales, £40 7s. 6d.; Union Bank, £54 5.i.; Bank of New Zealand, £10 55.; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, first morteage '£90 2s. 6d„ ordinary £81 55.; City of Melbourne. £101 7e. 6d.; Melbourne Trams, £100; Melbourne Board of Works, £97 15s. METAL MARKETS. London, March 9. Copper.—Oil the spot, £64 76. 6d. to £$4 12s. 6d. ; three months, £64 15s. to £65; clcctrolytta, £69 lOe. to £70. Tin.—On the epot, £190 to £190 10s.; threo months, £165 ICe: to £166. Pi-K-iron, 58s. Lend, £20 15s. to £20 17s. 6d. •Bar silver is quoted at 23 9-16 d. par ounce standard. Oiiitouifi duty collected at tho port of Wellington ycsLoi'tlay amounted to £swi 1.116. Si. . ' . ... ■