COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 44, 15 November 1917, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. Yesterday's quotations for investment shares were as follow:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. National Bank -. 5 8 6 Bank N.Z. (old) 12 5 0 12 7 6 Bank N.Z. (new) - 17 12 0 National Mortgage 3 17 0 — Well. Trust and Loan ... — 517 6 Well. Deposit 0 6 3 - Napier Gas (£10) - 14 0 0 Well Gas (£10) - 13 0 0 S.B. Iwmrancc -- 517 0 N.Z. Itcfrißcrating (£10)... - 19 10 0 Gear Meat (£1) 411 6 Huddart-Parker (ord.) . 113 3 — Well. Woollen (ord.) - 6 15 0 Well. Woollen (prcf.) - 4 10 Wcstport, Ooal - 19 9 Banks. Ltd. (prof.) - 10 0 Golden Bay Cement — 018 6 Customs duty collected at the port' of Wellington yesterday amounted to £2392 Is. 7d. THE BOOM IN TIN. Außtralian-New Zealand Cablo Association. (Ecc. November 14, 11.45 p.m.) London, November M. A further increase in the prico ol tin has been reached. To-day's quotations:— Sjpot, £273 7s. 6d.; threo months, £2/3 7s. 6d. Bar Si'ver.—43Jd. -per oz. standard. Other metals aro unchanged. The Brentwood Farm Company, of '['lfintliam, have secured a further win with their yearling Friesian bull, Brentwood Dominion Dutchland having been awarded firefc prize at the Wanganui Show yesterdaj. This bull has now been shown five' times, securing four first prizes and one second.