COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2508, 8 July 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. X In the investment share market yesterday there were salea of Wellington Moat Export (£4 paid) at- £4 45., : and Christchurch Meat at £16 7s. 6d. The Quotations were as under:— 1 Buyers. Sellers. £ s, d. £ s. d. National Bank — 5 10 0 Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. Bd.) ... - 11 i 6 Bank N.Z. (£6 13s. 1d.)... — 16 10 0 Union Bank — 5610 0 Christehurch Gas (£5) ... — .826 Well. GnsJflO) 16 15 0 17 0 0 Gear Meat (£1) 4 0 0 - Union Steam (pref.) 10 5 — Well. Woollen (pref.) — 3 9 6 West.port Coal — 111 6 Westport-Stockton 5 0 0- — N.Z. Con.' Dental 10 0 — . N.Z. Drug — 2 7 6 N.Z. Portland Cement ... 0 9 6 — Golden Bay Cemont 116 12 0 Ward and Co 5 10 0 5 15 0 D.I.C. (pref.) 1 0 6 - — UNION BANK OP AUSTRALIA. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright : London, July 6. The Union Bank of Australia has declared a dividend, of 10 per cent., and. a bonus of 2 per cent. Tile sum of £70,510 has'been brought forward. BRISBANE WOOL SALES. (Rec. July 7, 8.40 ii.m,) " ■, ■ .. / ' Brisbane, July 7. The Brisbane) wool sales wer<S excited, Japanese and American buyers forcing competition in good wools, and Italian representatives buying freely. Prices were from 10 to 15 per, cent, above last sales. WHEAT. • ■ ' . London. July 6. The wheat • market is "weaker. Walla, afloat, 545. METAL MARKETS. . ' ■ " London, July, 6. 'Copper.-On the spot, £79 17s. 6d. to £80 2s. 6d.; three-months, £81 ss. to £81 10s. Tin—On the spot, £171 l£s. to £172 55.; three months, £167 to £167 10s. Bar silver is quoted at 22 13-16 d. per ounce. standard. " Customs duty collected at the port ol Wellington yesterday amounted to £3847 4s. 6d.