COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2436, 15 April 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAKES. Two sales were reported on the Wellington Stock Exchange yesterday, when Bank of How Zealand (£3 6s. Bd.) changed hands at £11 Is. od., and Wcstport Coal changed hands at £1 13s. 3d. Quotations were 06 under;—

Customs duty collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £2531 3s. sd. THE METAL MAKKETS. London, April 13. Copper—On the spot, £71 17s. 6d. to £72 2s. 6d.j three months, £72 12s. 6d. to £72 17s. fid.: electrolytic, £78 10s. to £79 10s. Tin-On tho 6pot, £171 to £171 10s.; three months. £169 10s. to £170. Lead, £20 17s, 6d. and £20 10s. Spelter, £44 to £45. • Bar silver is quoted at 231 d. per ounce standard.

WHEAT. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) London, April lj. The wheat market is firmer on account of American and Canadian advances. (Bee. April 14, 10.35 p.m.) London, April 14. The American visible supply of wheat east of the Bockiee is.estimated at 67,074,000 bushels. Chicago May options are quoted at 1561 cents, and 158 cents; July wheat, 1235 cents and 1243 cents.

Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ e. d. Bank N.Z. (£6 136. 4d.) ... - 17 5 0 Equitable Building 9 7 6 — National Mortgage 4 D 0 — K.'i. and Biver l'late 2 0 0 — Wgtn. Invest. T. and A. 0 11 3 — Wgtn. Trust Loan, Ltd ... 7 8 6 — Napier Gas (£10) 16 0 0 — Ohristchurch Meat — 1612 6 Gear Meat (£4) 14 7 6 - Meat Export. (£2 123. 6d.) — 2 14 0 Union Steam (ord.) 1 3 10 — Kaiapoi Woollen (pref.) 5 0 0 — Union Steam (pref.) 10 7 — Mosgiel Woollen 3 16 0 — Wgtn. Woollen (ord.) ... 4 10 0 4 12 6 Wgtn. Woollen (pref.) ... 3 5 0 — Westport-Stockton — 0 5 0 Manning and Co — 417 6 Golden Bay Cement 6 19 9 — Sharland (ord.) — 13 9 Sharland (pref.) — 13 9 Ward and Co — 5 16 0