COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 152, 16 March 1918, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAKES. Yesterday's quotations Cor investment shares wero as follow:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. A. £ s. d. National Bank 5 9 8 — Hank N.Z. (old) ~ 1? 6 6 12 9 0 Union Hank 56 8 0 — Equitable Building 9 0 0 — Metropolitan Building ... 11 3 0 — National Mortgage 13 0 — N.Z. and River. Plate ... 116 9 - Hokitika. Gas —. 4 15 0 Well. Gas (£10) ....: - 12 7 6 National Insurance 3 0.0 — S.B. Insurance 6 2 0 — flrar Meat (.El) 417 6 Huddart-l'arter (ord.) ... 119 0 1 19 6 Huddavt-l'nrkcr (prcf.) .. 10 9 — Union Steam • 113 — Kainpoi Woollen 7 16 — Well. Woollen (pref.) 4 8 0 - Waipa Colliery — 0 19 6 Leyland-O'Bricn 16 6 18 0 Taringamutu Totara ■ — 12 6 Golden Bay Cement 017 6- ~- — Manning and Co 30 0' — N.Z. Paper Hills 0 19 6 Sharland (ord.) 18 3 Well. Cordage .'.„. 10 3

FLTJENZOL FROPIUETAHY, LTD. At the annual Eeneral incetins of Bharcholders of tho Flucnzol Proprietary Company, held yeßtorday afternoon, it was reported that the net return from sales for nix years past was over £12,C00, the whole of which (and more) had been absorbed In tho manufacture and the placing of tho lino on tho markot. Dut for the war having largely increased tho cost of production, dividends would have been available. The question of increasing tho price to tho public was discussed; but it was eventually resolved to make no alteration. Tho managing director intimated that throughout the war period he had refrained from drawing any salary, and a vote of thanks was accorded him.

Customs duties collected at the port it Wellington yesterday totalled £2109 os. Id. VICTORIAN PRODUCE MARKET. By Telegraph-Press Association- Copyrigut Melbourne, Alarm 15. Barley, Chevalier malting, <s.. lid. to ss. 3d. per bushel; Cape. 3b. id. to 3s. 6d. Oats, milling, Algerians, 3s. 7d.; feed, 3s. sd. to 3s. 6d. Potatoes, £5 to £5 10s. per ton. Onions, £6 103. to £6 15s—Press Asan.