COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 205, 18 May 1918, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAJHW. Yesterday a. salo of Waipa. Colliery shares at 17s. waß mado on 'Change. Tho Quotations were as follow:— Buyers. Sellers. £ b. d £ a. d. Bank of N.Z. (old) 12 5 0 12 10 0 Dan It of N.Z. (new) 17 11 6 — Equitable Building 9 0 0 — Well. Trußt and Loan ... 5 12 6 — Holiitika Gas 4 7 6 — National Insurance 219 0 — N.Z. Insurance 9 3 0 — Huddart-Parker (ord.) ... 119 6 — Huddart-l'arkcr (prcf.) ... 1 0 6 — Union Steam (prcf.) 110 — Kaiapoi Woollen (0rd.).., — 7 2 6 Westport Coal 1 10 J — Waina Colliery 0 16 9 0 17 9 liS.viand-O'Bricn •. 1 1 i floidcn Bay Cement 017 9 Sharland and Oo 18 6 — Wilson's Cement — 19 0 Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £8268 7s. lid. N.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY CO. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Rec. May 17, 11.45 p.m.) London, May 16. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency 00. has declared an interim dividend of 5 per cent. VICTORIAN PRODUCE MARKET. By Telegraph-Pms Association-Copyright Melbourne, May 17. Barley, Chevalier malting, ss. 9di' to 6s. per bushel; Capo, 4s. 4d. to 4s. 6d. Oats, J Algerian, milling, 4b. 2d.; feed, 3s. lOd. to 4s. Potatoes, £2 10s. to £4 per ton. Onions, £12 10s. to £13 per ton. BANK OF ENGLAND RETUIIN. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (800. May 17, 11.45 p.m.) London, May ,16. The Bank of England return Issued for the week ended Wednesday, May 15, is as under:— ! Issue Depaiotient. I Note Issue i;0,573,C00 Gov. debt... £11,015,000 I Other socuritics 7,434,000 Gold 61.124.0iK. £79.573.000 i' 70,673,000 B/nkino Department. Pioprietore' Gov. securicapital ...£14,»3,000 ties ... £07,317,000 Public ile- Otbersoooriposits ... 31,457,000 ties 95,52'2,000 Other deposits ...133,820,000 Notes ; 29,596.000 Rest, 7-day and other bills ... 3.191.000 Coin , 586.000 £193,021,G00 fIBSjHI.fIW ' The leading items of the Bank of England return atford the following comparison This week Last weeli Last year £ £■ £ Bullion 61.124.000 60.701.000 52.521.000 Resorvo ... 3C.1c2.000 30.133.000 31.i7C.u00 Note Circulation 49.5-77.00C1 49,683.0011 53.7i4.000 Public Deposits 31,157.000 57.573.000 52.0516.000 Other Deposits 133.6i0.000 123.130.000 117.226,000, Proportion of reserves to liabilities 17.22 16.18 2U.43

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ■ The following are tho latest quotations lor Consolß and Colonial Government Securities in comparison with thOße ruling last week:—

r<i i This Last &tack • Weok Week f"K? uso1 ' M*®"" 3t " War Loan 94 10 0 03 2 6 4 N.ti!\Y.l?33 jan-Julj .»» ° g» J 3i„ii.s.wr.iwM!A;v.-Sp jmio o 100 7 a ?"N8W M&i ™ " « ™ ? ® 4 ",v'ic'.1920 JuB.-July pa ? g ° «"Vi # . 1921-6Jan,J U ly g 16 0 Bf U 0 n ES 6 0 (SB 6 0 3l"fl A ' J 62 2 f 'i 62 2 6 3J „ 8. A, 1!>16 J au.-J uiJ 73 o 0! 93 " fi 3 „ B.A. 1910 .Jau.-ii tily 57 o fll ij q 4 „tl'l'd 1916-24 Jan.-Jlj- m in ol S'ID n 3i„QT(U9£2-47Jilii.-uly tg o 0 KU10 0' 3 „ Q'l'il 1922-47 10 0 65 10 0 4 „ N./..19Z9 JLay-Nor. 86 7 6! S5 16 0 3i „ N.Z. 191Z-® jan.-Jly 78 111 o! 78 5 0 3 „ N.Z. 1920 Ajiril-Oa. 62 7 6i 13 15 0 3iW.A. 1515-35 ily-Nv 75 2 61 75 1 5 'J 3 „ W.A. 1915-35 My-Bov 6B 0 0] 68 5 0 3j „ Tas. 1920 Jail-July 7U 01 72 15 0 3 ,/Taa 192M0 Jau.-Jalj 65 0 Oj 65 0 0