COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 190, 1 May 1918, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. Yesterday's quotations for investment ehiii'i'g were as follow:— 'i Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. i. National Bank 5 6 6/ 5 7 0 Bank of N.Z. (new) 1710 0 - Union Bauk — 5610 0 Equitable Buildins ... 9 2 6 — Willi. Trust and Loan ... 5 12 6 — ■ Christchurch Gas ij;s; ... 5 15 0 6" 0 0 Well. Gas (prof.) 018 0 10 0 N.K. Insumnco 8 10 0 — N.Z. Hofrigeratiiig — 118 9 Auckland Tramp (qrd.) 10 3 —> Union Steam (pref.)' — 116 Waipa Colliery — o 17 ? Leyland-O'Brien 17 3 — Golden Bay Cement 0 17 J — N.Z. Paper Mills 0 19 9 — Sharland and Co. lord.) 18 6 — Wilson's Cement 19 0 — Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington yostenlay amounted to £2317 63. 9d NATIONAL INSUIiANCE COMPANY. By Telesraph-l'ress Association. Dunedin, April 30. The National Insurance Company has declared au interim dividend of Is. 3d. per share. COLONIAL SUGATt COMPANY. By Telegraph--Press AKSocintion-Copyright (Bee. April 30, 9.40 p.m.) Sydney, April 30. The half-yearly report, of tho Colonial Sugar Company shows - u'profit of £142,640. A. dividend , of 61' per cent, has been declared. For Fiji and New Zealand the company's year's profits -were £338,147, a.nd the dividend 6 per cent. THE METAL MARKETS. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Ecc. April 30, 9.50 p.m.) London April 29. Bar pilver is quoted at 49id. per oz. standard. Other metaTs ft*;e unchanged.