COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2586, 7 October 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

. INVESTMENT SHARES. '' l 0 market yesterday a sale of Westport Coal shares at 295. was reported.' The Quotations were, as under:—" Buyers. Sellers. ~. , „ , £s. d. £s. d. National Banlt 419 0 — Banl; N.Z. (£6 13s. 4d.) ... 16 4 0 ' - Well. Trust, Loan, Ltd.... •— 7 8 6 Chrc-tchurch Gas, (£5) ... 7 8 0 7 10 0 bear Meat (£l) — 4 8 0 "nion Steam (prcf.) 10 0 - Well. Woollen (ord.) ...... 5 0 0 — Well. Woollen (pref.) 3 60' — Westport-Stocliton — 0 5 4 Lpyland-O'Brien .......; 12 3 Manning and Co 4 15 0 5 0 ,0 N.Z. Portland Cement ... — 010 0 Golden Bay Cement 0 19 0 10 0 Customs duty collected at the port of 3s 2d" Bt ° n yoß ' ,erl ' a ' y -amounted to £1858 ARGENTINE MEAT SHIPMENTS. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright (Rec. October 6,. 9.15. p.m.) . .. London, October 5. Argentine meat shipments—Mutton, 98.000 carcasses; lamb, 50CO carcasses; frozen . beef, 232,C00 quarters; chilled beef, 97 000 quarters. '■ ■ ' ' - WHEAT. WTin«+ c* „ Lontlon ' October 5. wneat-SLrpence dearer, owing to an advance in freights. * (Bee October 6, 11.50 p.m.) mu . , ... London, October 6. . The American visible supply of wheat is estimated at 40,275,000 bushels. IS .°- De -f, ember o .Ptwns,' 98 3-8 cents to cents y optlon5 ' cents to 104 ■SYDNEY WOOL SALES. (Rec October 6, 11.50 p.m.) ~ ~ ' ■ .Sydney, October -6. At the wool sales there wa's strong com* petition and merinos were very Arm. There wa.s an improved demand for el'osabreds which well maintained their recent improved values. Greasy merinos made therecord price of lSfcd. e METAL MARKET. „•' ■ ' London, October 5. Copper-On the spot, £72 2s. 6d.- to' £72 7s. 6d;; three months, £73 2sl 6d. to £73 ?s 6d.'; electrolytic, A £87 10s. to £88 10s. Tin-On the-- spot, £148 ss. to £148 15s • three months, £149 15s. to £150 ss. ' £^ C l 7s _S 6d ft ' foreißn ' spot ' £24: forward, Spelter-Spot, £82; forward, £67. Antimony—9s. to 9s. 6d.