COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2750, 19 April 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

~ iiINYESTMENT BHARES. i A saiojof Qisborne Gas'at-Hs.'was rcjported vaf'daßM'ga yesterday. . The.quotaitions were'os undor:— - : ■ :-'.,---•>-.■---.■;■-Buyers. Sellers.. \ ■'■'■■■■ ' -:r:-;.:^>s£/----£jiW-:/'*:£i:A.-(National Bank-'i.v^,.....J'5';2?6 :, \.i --.-,;:,.- IBank N.Z.;:(£3 6s.'Bi) ;..1014'0' <-V~:.* ;Bank-;N.Z:".j[£6' 13s;4d;)i ; "—:.■;- jKational Mortgage -..:.i:.-..-3 16 6- >'.■: -'■ — ■<-'■ N;Z. and BlVer' Hate .'.'. SO 5 ' :Well. Dep.'and;Mort..'...... -.- '~--■. 0. ),.INa.pier : Gas-(£s) 8 6 0 '.-■'■ — ,:■ -' ;---1610'0 National Insurance'-.,.'.... 211'6 —. : Standard Insurance ".:..;...; 1 18 fl rr '"'■ Huddart Parker (ord.) ... 12 0. •■■'.— (Kaiapot Woollen (ord.) ... 5 10 0, — : .Well. Woollen .(ord.) .......5 5 ;0...\....;..-;„ iWestport Coal - — ■- * 5 9 ilieyland-O'Brien 12 0 ' — ■ Golden -Bay."Cement 11. 0./... ; . — .-. ,C.: M. Banks: ....U:.*:.,;... 1 '3' 0 - • ? --— ■■■■■ jW.F.O.A. (£5),.".......;;.,....,.. 517 6 " ;"~ \ [ Customs duty l collected at the port of yesterday amounted- to £6343 14?..6d.; ■ ;,.•'■ I -"•' -;' :'}'■ ".,-' .: ; ■ ' Byj Telegraph.—Press ABsooiation. , !;'■'.-. :,, ''■' Chrlstchurch, April .18. j : The local grain market is very dull, with little.'changing hands..; .Millers, afo still open to purchase wheat, but are. not -prepared to give extreme .prices.' There is bo Speculative demand, as was the case last■'; year, .and the market is likely to muoh life' until 'after the nolida-ys; when the further results of ti* be shown. The Maroh threshing returns are.awaited with.interest. .... !.- Potatoes are not offering as freely as formerly, and growers, are ; . more inclined toehold; late, rain has: checked deliveries. (Although, buyers are offering £t~ 55.,*-no' - talcs ai-o reported,'handy to stations at less than £4 10s. ■'■ ■ ■-< • ■'■-.•• - ;

~,;.,,'. LONDON T700I; SAIiES. By; TcWraph-Prcas' Assoc! ation-Oopyright ■;-' '.. (Hec. M>ril 16.- »J5 cm.) "■".' ." London, April. 18. Wool 1b; brisk of sale for all sorts, prices being the highest of tho serios. especially lor crossbreds. Tokomaru, top, 19id., aver age, 18id. ; Tokarito, 17d., 16jd. Messrs. Murray, Roberts and Co.,' Md., yesterday received a. cablegram from their £ionrt<m"frien<Ss; Iters. Sandcreon, Murray and Co., advising state of .the market, au CoDows.—"Compared with last sales' closing rates, oil crossbred ; wools ha.v© advanced par to 5 per cent." ' . . THE METAL MARKETS. , ' By Telegraph—Press Association—Oopyright (H«o.' April 16, . 9.15 p.m.) London, April JS. Oopper~£l27, £122. / ' Tln-£2OO 10s., £198 7s. 6d. ■ Lead—£3s 2s. 6<l.,'£Js 6s. Spelter-£lO2, '£92. .''"-■■■ Silver—Bar silver, 30 9-16 d. per os. stand' aid. BUTTER. EXPOETS. (Eec. April 18, 9.15 p.m.) :■'.■) ..:■■ London, April 18. At present the Eiissian Government does not permit the export of butter. WHEAT FREIGHT PROBLEM By Telegraph—Press. Aesocia-lion—Copyright' \ : '(Eec. April 18, 9.15 .p.m.) ( \ London, April 18. Tho wheat freight problem is no nearer: solution. , Apparently the Government is still disinclined to commandeer ships. It is understood that taey have only provided ten so Jar.