COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3056, 18 April 1917, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. Yesterday's quotations for investment shares were as under:— . Buyers. Sellers; £ s. d. £ s. d; National Bank 5 3 6. — Bank N.Z. (£5 6s. Bd.) ... 1112 6 - Bank N.Z. (£6.13b. 4d.) 17 .6 0 '- . Union .Bank 52 15 0 — National Mortgage .'. — 316 6 Loan and Mercan. (ord.) 82 0 0 83 0 0 Well. Invest. T. and A. — . 011 6 Well. Trust Loan, Ltd. 6 19 0 —' Okch. Gas (£5) : 6 0 0 — ■Wellington Gas (£10) ... — 14' 2 6 N.Z. Insurance — 7 9 0 N.Z. : Shipping (pref.) ... — 10 15 0 Union Steam (ord.) ...... — .-. 25 6 Union Steam (pref.) — " 112 ,W«1I. Woollen (ord.) ...... 6 0 0 — ■ Well. Woollen (pref.) ..i 3,15 0 — Westport Coal ..'......:. 17 0 17 6, Westport-Stoekton (pref.) — 011 6 Leyland-O'Brien 15 3 17 0 Golden Bay Cement 10 0' — ■ Bharland (ord.) '.....,. 1 7-8 18 6 Auoklahd Trams (pref.)... .— ' 15 3 ' — "© Customs duties collected at the port .of Wellington yesterday amounted Ito £4353.. 15s. 10d. ' ' "LONDON WOOL. MARKET. . .-•'.,. London, April 16Tho London .-wool sale's will open on- May 1. There will be 30,000 bales of "free" wool; available. The Bradford., market is strong and full prices are being realised! on account of the limited turnover.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assri. ' I THE METAL.MARKETS. . Australian-New Zealand Cable' Association; (Rec. April 17, 10.5 p.m.): London, April 16. 1 Copper.—Spot, £136 ss. per ,ton; three months, £135 155.; electrolytic, £147. Lead—Spot, £30 10s. per ton; throe monthß,'£29 10s. ■.' ■, --■ : ■ Spelter.—Spot, £57 per ton; three months,' £50. Tin—Spot, £217 12s. 6d. per'ton; three months, £217 17s. id. Bar Silver.~36 9-16 d. per oz. standard. ;