COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2561, 8 September 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES.' ' 111 {.lie investment market, yesterday transactions' were: recorded: in Bank of Kew Zealand (£6 lis. 4d.) at £15 18s., Union - Steam (ordinary) at-22sr4d.i-'ajid Manning, and. Co. at £4 12e. 6d.. quotations were as follow:— ' v ■ ! - Buyers. Sellers. ■ vt£ s. d. £s.d. ' National' llokgage: ;4.:1> 8 ' . Well. . Dep.-and . Mort.o 11 . Christchurcli Gas (£5) ... 7.10 0 1 Well Gas*! (pre!.); .. .1 ..0. 0. Standard/Insurance .....v — .. ; IB 0 .Well. Meat-Export (£51... : « 0 Well. Heat' Ex. (£2l2s. 6d.) -- . 2 17:0 ♦Well. Woollen, (ord.) . — ■ 5. t .6| . *Well. Woollen (pref.) 3 5 0. — - Leyland-O'Brien. ...... .• —:.•••••';. 1. ?» 3 D:1;C. (prtf.). .1 01. *Ex dividend. Customs' duty/'collected' at; the 'port nf. Wellington yesterday-amounted-to £4186 .: fc.,9d. , / SOIJTEERJf MAfIf'KETS. By Telegraph^—Press Association. . Christchurc.h, September 7. '. : -The wheat market is m'uehAweaker, there being no, demand from either merchants or millers. . A line of. Tuscans.-is reported to have been sold at 65., and another .lino of ■ wheatwas "purchased ; by- a country miller at ss. 6d. Those prices are an judication of how' the market lias, gone bMk; atid'it : is:. : said> that if; any . quantity :of wheat were' offered it -would not command even, these figures. It lias : apparently- ■' been realised that .wheat prices were too high early' in the season, and with flour down to £14 pel' ton and made, from dear wheat' millers.: will - not give . abnormal ' . prices ."dining .the'remainder, of. the season. The world's' wheat markets are. easier, and ■ if Rumanian and. ; Russian crops'-can be made available before the end of the year by the. "opening. of the Dardanelles, they will probably have a still further easing tendency. Should the weather in tbo Srincipal' wlieatgrowing districts'- of the 'ominion continue to prove unfavourable to a good crop there arc other parts particularly'the North-Isknd that.will. grow more wheat than la6t year, and at auy rat" Australia will have a large surplus that will be available-soon .after the New price of flour was reduced- to-day by

the Associated. Millers. by £1 per ton ell market is also easier, as thero js' 11)1011811604, and £4 .15s. to f.5,- according to railage, is now being offered, but the demand is limited. ■' METAti MARKETS. By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyriglit . j A London, September' 6. Copper.—On Hie Bpot. £66 to £66 55.; three , months. £67' ss. to £67 10s.; electrolytic, J On.'the spot. £152 10s. to £153; three 1 months. £154- to £154 103./ .. . -( . Lead, £23 10s.,and £22 1&. £d. j ; Bar silver is Quoted: at 23 11-16 S. per { 'ouuee standard. . * . ■ \ ■ . • WHEAT. ; . ... 1 London,' September 6. i Tho-wheat market isdull, withlower pricto (more or less nominal). Walla and < Btncstem combined; 51s. 6d. : . • j