COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3010, 22 February 1917, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. Yesterday's quotations for investment Bhares were as under:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. Well. Invest T. and A. - 810 9 Well. Trust, Loan, Ltd. - 613 6 Well. Gaa (£10) - » 7 6 +S.Z. Insurance 7 2 6 - S. ..... 5 7 6 — Well. Meat. Export (£5) 6 5 0 - Union Steam (ord.) 206 11 ,3 Huddart-Paxker (ord.) ... 1,5 0 - Well. Woollen (old.) ... - 62 6 H'eipa Goal 0 18 0 - Westport Coal - ! 8 6 Leyland-O'Brieu 13i .7 „ Golden Bay Cement ..... — 1l « Wilson's Cement lord.) 14 9 tEi div. Customs duties collected at. the port ot Wellington yesterday amounted to ±oi6S 9s. ' WHEAT. By Telegraph-Press A6sociation-Copyright New York, February 20. Wheat.-Chicago wheat, May options are quoted as follow :-Highest,lßoi cents; lowo-t. 176J cents. July, highest, i 525 cents; lowest, 150 cents. Visible supply, ' "''' (Rec. February 21, 11.30 p.m.) London, February 2J. Wheat—Firm;' nominal. ACTIVITY ON 'CHANGE. (Eec. February 21, 11.30 p.m.) London, February 21. There has been strong competition and considerable aotivity on th* Btoc Exchange since the War Loan closed. Consols are Quoted. , at £52 76. 6d. LONDON WOOL SALES. • (Ecc. February 21, 11.30 p.m.) ■ London, February l\. The wool catalogues for to-day's sale were entirely Governinentownea. All crossbreds were withdrawn. BTJRN-SIDE MARKET. j.'j' Telegraph—Pres« A™ncintion . Dunoofln, February 21. Thl're was another big yarding of (•■ii,.i.. at liurneide to-day, the number bein? in excess of butchers', requirements, reporters wnre operating, but not to any extent, owing to tho difficulty of securing freezing spscc. Their competition, howevnp, helped to' steady the market, flurt though prices at times were below last, week's rates there was a fairly stM-dv demand at prices only a slight ilMliiit for the best heavy cattle and un-lini-'M-d sorts. Beet bullocks: from £16 ;., i"l- «str.i. prime heavy. £20 55.; medium, £13 10s. to £15 i- others, £12 upwards; best heifers, cows, £11 to £13 10s.: extra urime heavy, £15 109.; others, £8 upwards. Fat sheep,:' There was a- mediiun ysfding, the quality being rather mixed "but competition wae good throughout tie day, and last week's rates were maintained. Best wethers, 3ss. to 375. 6d.; extra prime, 435. 3d.; others.,3ls. 6d. upwards; best cwps, 325. 6d. to J3S.: ex•ra price. 525. 6d.; otliers, 25?. upwards. T,ambf: There was a small yarding for this time of tho year, and all. exporters were eagerly competing, and prices snowed a decided rise compared with last week. Best lambs. 28s. to 305.; extra prime, 31s. 6d.; medium. 24e. 6d. to 265. 6d. ; unfinished sorts, 16s. 9d. upwards.