COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 190, 7 May 1919, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. Yesterday's quotations for investment shares were as follow:— I Buyers. Sellers. £ a. il. £ s. d. National Lank 6 3 6 — Bank New Soutli Wales 39 10 0 — Dank N.Z. (£3 6b. Bd.) ... 13 17 6 - Metropolitan Building ... 11 V 6 — Well. Trust and Loan ... 5 16 0 — Napier . Gas (£10) - , 10 .0 0 Napier Gaß (prof.) — 10 0 0 Well. Gas (£10) - 13 2 6 S.B. Insurance — 714 6 N.Z. Refrigerating — 217 6 Meat Export (£4) — 4 10 Meat ESport (£2 12s. 6d.) - 211 0 Huddart-Parker (ord.) ... 119 0 '119 6 U.S.S. Co. (prcf.) - 114 P. and O. Dcf. Stock - 399 0 0 Kaiapoi Woollen (0rd.)... 710 0 712 6 Well. Woollen (pref.) ... - 415 6 Westport Coal 1 11 8 — West-port-Stockton 0 7 3 0 7 9 Golden Bay Cement — 019 0 N.Z. Paper Mills 14 3 15 0 Ward and Co. ■ 417 6 ~ Wilson Cement 0 1411 015 3 Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £5338 15s. 6d. BANK of enrland return. Amtralian-Uew Zealand Cable Association. London, May 1. The Bank of England return issued for the week ending Wednesday, April 30, Is as under:— Ibsof. Department. Notes issued £77,162.000 Oov. debt... £11.015.000 Other securiNotes in ties 7,434,000. reserve 23.491.003 Gold 84,204,000 £103.053,000 i' 103.053,000 Banking Department. Proorletovfi' Gov. seouricapital ■••£14,553,000 ties ... £65,088,000 Public do- Othorsecunjloslts - 21.030.000 ties .... ... 83,227.000 Other do- , . " , posits ... 124.722,000 Notes in ' Beat, 7-day reserve ... 25.401,0C0 and other • Coin in ' bills ... 3.074.000 reserve ... 1,473,000 £164,270,000 £164,279.000 Tho leading items of tho Bank of England return afford the fallowing compariThis week Last week Last year Bullion ...' .» 84,204,000 83.649.000 60.643.000 Beservo ... 26.064.00J 27.404.000 30,372,000 Koto Circulation 77,162.000 76.163,000 49.430.000 Poblio Deposits 31,080,000 24.691.000 34,373.000 Other Deposits 124-722.000 117.208.000 137.853.000 Proportion ot •* resorvesto . • ■ liabilities . 18.39 19.33 17.60 .' LIVEKPOOIi WOOL SALES. Australian-New Zealand Cable, Association. (Kec. May 6, 5.5 u.in.) London, May 1, At the Liverpool wool sales, 11,924 bales 'were oifered half from Queensland and half from New South Wales, and.all were sold. The selection of both merinos and orossbreds was poor, but there was keen competition from the Home trade, ho export'was allowed from, this sajo. Merinos and fine croßsbreds broueht 5 por cont. above tho rates of the last London sale: low croßsbreds wore unchanged. "■ The Bradford wool market is exoedingly firm, .quotations for crossbreds' and merinos are still advancing. ' The London sheepßltin wlos wero largely attended, and there as good competition. Orossb'reds and combing wools showed a 10 per cent, advance upon the last allocation sale. There was a eood demand ■ for burry woo'b and faulty pelts, which showed the prices of the last' allocation Bale. Some of tho buying was on French. and Belgian- account, but none, for ' America or neutrals,—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. IRISH BUTTER PRICES. (Rec. May 6, 5,5 p.m.) London, May 1. The Government's prico schedule .for the Irish buter output ls:-Supcrfme, 2635. Ger owt.; other gradeß, 260b. to 2825. i;er cwt. Terms, free oh rail.—Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn.' ' • .- ■ •' LONDON PRODUCE PRICES. . •• •••'•: ' (Rec. May 6, 5.5 p.m.) London, May 1. Wheat and Flour.-Tho market is quiet*, very little offering. . Oats.-Pdces are firm. Peas and Beans —There is a good inquiry for all lines, but no change in prioes. Sugar.—There is no change in price.— Aus.-N.Z- Cable Assa. | .