COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 52, 24 November 1917, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. Yesterday's quotations for investment shares wero as folloiv:— Bnycrs. Sellors. £ a. d. £ s. d. National Bank — 5 7 0 Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. Bd.) ... - . 12 7 0 Bank N.Z. (£6 13s. 4d.) - 1712 0 National Mortgage 3 17 0 — N.Z. and River Plate 116 6 - Well. Trust, Loan, Ltd.... 515 0 516 0 Nanicr Gas (£10) - 14 0 0 Well. Gas (£10) - 1215 0 N.Z. Refrigerating (£10), - - 1910 0 Gear Meat (£1) 4 11 6 - Huddart-Parker (ord.) ... — 113 0 Waipa Goal - 018 3 Oustomß duty collected at the port of Wellington yesterday nmounted to £3638 10s. A NEW , ' SOUTH WALES LOAN. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. London, November 22. A New South Wales loan for three millions at 53 per cent, is announced.—"The Times." .BANK OF ENGLAND HETUKN. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Eec. November 23, 10.40 p.m.). ! London, November 22. The Bank of England return issued for the week ended Wednesday, November 21, is as under.— Issue Department. Note Issue £72,677,000 Gov. debt... £11.015.000 Other securities 7,434,000 Gold ... ... 54,258,000 £73.677.000 £72,677,000 Banking Depamment, Proprietors' Gov.seouricapltal ...£14,653,000 ties ... £58,736.000 Public de- Other eeouripoaits v ... 42,176,000 ties 91,955,000 Other deposits ...122,596,000 Notes 80,203,000 Best, 7-day and other bills ... 3,201.000 Coin ... ... 1.631.000 £182,628,000 ' £182,628.000 Tho .loading items of the Bank of England return afford the following comparison:— This weok I/ast week Last your . £ £ £ Bullion 64,228.000 ■53.818.000 64,572.000 Deserve ... 51.83J.000 31.607,000 37,938.000 Note Circulation 42,474,000 4Q.359.000 56.020.000 Public Deposits 42,175,000 41.225.000 65.580,000 Other Deposits 122,696,000 120.511,000 105.418.000 Proportion of reserves to liabilities , 19.32 10.48 25.66

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Tho following are the latcet quotations for Consols and Colonial Government Securities in comparison with those inline last week:— st< "* Weok Weok H% Imperial Console & B q% §>&% ?■ " Loan 53 H 6 !B 15 0 031. War Loan cr. no MOO 4 ~N.8.W.1933Jan-Jul} 53 IS 0 62 16 0 3)., M.5.W.1930-50 Mr.-Sp f,a 12 6 08 W 6 • 4 N.S.W. Early Curr. to io 0 70 6 0 3 „ N.S.W. 1925 Apl.-Oct $ $ I %12 e 4 „ Vic. 1920 Jau.-July Ml 2 6 B5 5 0 3J,,Vi<\ 1921-6 Jan.-July 05 V 6 85 7 C 31,. Vic. 1920-1949 70 0 0 70 0 0 3 „ Vic. 1929-19 Jan.-Jly 62 15 0 63 0 0 31,,5.A.1916Jan.-July 73 0 0 72 7 6 3 „ S.A. 1916 Jaii.-July 57 a 6 6710 0 4 „ Q'l'd 1915-24 Jan.-Jly 90 15 0 00 10 0 31 „ QTdl922-47 Jan.-Jly 1,7 17 0 85 15 0 3 „ Q'l'd 1922-47 Jan.-Jlj 62 7 li 62 7 6 4 „ N.Z. 1929 Jlay-Uov. 84 17 6 84 17 6 3i „ N.Z. 1912-40 Jan.-Jly 73 6 0 73 5 0 3 „ N.Z. 1920 April-Oct. 6b 3 6 63 0 0 3J „ W.A. 1915J5 My-Nv 73 0 U 73 6 0 3 „ W.A. 1915-35 My-Nov C 8 5 0 68 6 0 31 „ Tas. 1920 Jan-July 7a 10 0 72 2 6 3 „ Tas 1920-40 Jan.-Jul} 65 7 6 65 7 6