COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2784, 31 May 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. A solo of Union Steam shares (ordinary) at 345. was reported yesterday. The Quotation© were as follow:—

Customs duty collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £2912 Us. 4d. , . SOUTHERN PRODUCE MARKET. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright Chrlstchurch, May 20. There is little busiupss to mpi.rt in connection with the local wheat market. Some, toil- paroeU of miilins wheat have como forward, lr?t. the demand w not l;een, and millers being fairly well stocked are not eager to do business. except at prices which do not coincide with vendors' viowa. 'ilie oat market is a little firmer, and there .is now fair inquiry. Cartons, of good quality, havo hardened ono penny. The potato market remains firmer, and hotter priccs are offering, the average for trood linos being £4 -ss. per ton. i Bran lias hardened to £5 per ton for shipping, and £5 ss. local. Pollard has also risen, and is now worth £8 per ton. LONDON WOOL SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Hay 29. The fifth wool series is Wmitei to 100.000 bales, of which 90,000 have arrived. T'ib sixth series is fixed for September 5. The limit, if any, will be fixed later. Subsequent sales will bo held es frequently as required during the season. Messrs. Murray, Roberts and Co., I/td„ yesterday inoming reCcued a cablegram from their London friends. Messrs. Sanderson, Hurray and Co., under date Mny 29. a* follows:—"Fifth series, limit IM.QQO littles. Sixth' series commences September 5, limit not yet fixed." BANK OF. NEW SOUTH WALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Rec. May 50, 10.40 p.m.) Sydney, May 30. At the half-yeariy meeting of the Bank of New South Wales a. dividend of 10 per cent, was declared. At .a special meeting it was decided to increase the eajpital of the bank from threo and a-hnlf to four millions by the creation of 25.000 new' £20 shares, which wili tie issued pro rata to present shareholders on June 1. RABBITS. London, May 29. Many of the Commonwealth mbbi'ts aro mouldy. The authorities are detaining all for examination.

UIUOU© were as iuuuw Bayers. Sellers. .£ d. d. £ s. d. National Dank 5 8 0 — Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. 8d.) ... 11 4 0 - Bank N.Z. (£6 13s. k1.) ... 17 7 6 Union Bank . — 56 0 0 National Mortgage 3 18 6 3 19 6 Well. Dep. and Mort — 080 N.'/i. Shipping lord.) 20 0 0 — Well. Woollen (ord.) 6 0 0 — Waipa Goal 0 18 3 — •West-port Coal- . — 19 6 Wcstport-S'toclrtoui 0 6-2 0 7 0 Leylniid-O'Brien . 119 — Manning arid Co — 413 6 N.Z. Drue .... 2 5 0 - Golden Bay Cement 12 0 Wildtcorabe and Tombs ... 6 8 0 . — *Oum div.