COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 158, 29 March 1919, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAKES. ■ I'cnlcrday's quotations for investment shares were as follow:— Buyers. Sellers. £s. d. £ s. d. National Bank -< 6 9 0 Hank N.Z. (.£3 65.'fid.) .... 13 17 0 11 0 0 Metropolitan Building .11 6 0 — Loan and Merc, (prof.) 65 0 0' — Wellington Investment . 0 10 4 — Napier Gas - 10 0 0 Well. Gas (£10) 11 10 0 HuddarvParker (ord.),

I euro ~"~ 2 D 0 Ir*, and O.Def. Stock - 396 0.0 Well. Woollen (ord.) 7 8 0 -' Westport Coal - 1 11 5 Loyland-O'llrien Timber 18 0 - 0. K. Banks 12 6 N.Z. Drug (0u.«.) 2 » 0 N.'Z. Paper Mill 12 0 - Sharland (ord. and prof.) 110 6 — Wilson N.Z. Cemeut - 015 3 Wairarapa Farmers — 6 11 0 Inscribed Stock 97 0 0 , — War Bonds (1930) 96 17 6 - P.O. Bonds, 5 per cent. 9715 0 BANK OP ENCiLAND RETURN. Australian-New Zealand Oable Association. (liec. March 28, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 27. Tho Bank of England return issued for tho week ending Wednesday, March 26, is as under:— Issbk Department. N*ot«s issued £73,619X00 Gov. debt... £ 11,015.000 Other seouriNoles in ties 7,434,000 rOHCrvo ' 27.631.003 Gold 82,781,000 f10t.530.000 " #01,230,030 BiUfXIXG DErABTJIENT. Pioprictois' Gov. Bceuricapita! ...fM.563.0M ties ... £56,993,000 PuWicdo- Othersocuriposits ... 95.623,000 ties 79,452,000 Other doposlts ... 121,760,000 Notes in Best, 7-day rosevvo ... 27,E81,000 and other Coin in bills ... 3.562.000 reserve ... 1,472,000 £165,498,000 £165,498.000 The leading Itome of the Bank of Engionrt return afford the following comparison :- This week Last week Lastyoar tc ■ £ Bullion 63,761.000 82.047.C00 56.697.000 Kesorvo ... 80,053.000 29.657.C00 31.244.000 Note Circulation 73.64(1,000 72,206.000 47.817,(W0 Public Doposits 25,623.000 27.212.000 43.843-000 Other Deposits 131.760.000 121,835.000 137.510.000 Proportion of reserves to liabilities 19.73 10.90 17.2-3 LONDON MARKETS.' Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Bee. March 28,' 9.40 p.m.) London, March M. Hemp-New Zealand, high point to fair, April-June shipments, £56 per ton. Rubber.-Para, 2a. lid. per lb.: plantation, 2s. Old.; smokod sheets, 2s. 0!d. Ootion.-April shipment, 15.97 d. per lb. 'LONDON METAL MARKETS. (Dec. March 28, 11.20 p.m.) London, March 27. Copper .-Spot. £77 10s. per ton: forward delivery, £75 10s. «„„„„.h Lead.-Spot, £28 10s. per ton: forward delivery, £27. „ , , . Spelter-Spot. £38 per ton; forward de- ' livery, £37 10s. Tin.-6pot, ■ £238 per ton; forward delivery, £234 las. , , , Bar Silvsr.-3s. ltjd. prj ounce standard. yiOTORIAN PRODUCE MARKET. By Tolegra.ph--Press Association-Copyright Molbourne, March 28. Barlev, English, malting, ss. 6d. to ss. gd. per bushel; Cape, 4s. to 4b. 2d. per bushel. Oats. Algerian, millins, 4s 6d. to 4s. 7d.; feed. 4s. 2d. to 4s. 4d. per bushel. Potatoes, £10 to £10 10s. per ton. Onions. £10 10s. per ton.