COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 159, 31 March 1919, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAKES. Saturday's quotations for investment 'shares were as follow:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. National Bank — 6 9 6 Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. Bd.) - 13 16 6 Union Ilanl;( neiv issue) 55 0 0 — Metropolitan Building . 11 5 0 — Wellington Investment . 0 10 4 — Trust and Loan 5 15 6 — S. British Insurance ... — 715 0 JluddaH-L'arker (ord.), cum - 2 0 0 P. and 0. Def. Stock ... 390 0 ,0. — Wastport, Coal — 1 11 ) 0. M. Banks 12 9 - K. 7,. Drug !m'„) 2 14 6 N.Z. l'aper Mill 12 9 Sharland (ord. and pref.) 1 10 6 — ■ Ward and Co 4 15 0 — Wnirarnpn. I-'urmers 6 11 0 War Bonds, 1930 - 97 5 0 NEW ZEALAND PKODUCE IN LONDON. j Tho Department of Agriculture, Industries and Commerce lias received tho following cablegram, dated March 22, 1519, from the Hiclt Commissioner for New Zealand, London:—"Cheeßo prices are lower. Wholesale, Is. 3!d.; retail, Is. 6d. Hemp •market quiet, with a tendency in favour of buyers. Sales took place this week (mutilated word): Grade Manila, £59. Current snot quotations for New Zealand hemp, March to May shipment, aro: High point fair, £55 10s.; fair. £53. Manila output, January 1 to March 3, 171,000. Stock New Zealand hemp England,, February 28, 425 tons. Oat market quiet. American white. 60s. 6d.; Western Canada, 635. 6d. Still under Government control. Shipment must he offered Wheat Commission. who •. buy if prices are loiv onough." Customs duties collcotcd at the port of Wellington on Saturday amounted to £3611 17a. 44.