COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 208, 28 May 1919, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAKES! Yesterday's Quotations for investment shares were aa follow:— Uuycrs. Sellers. ,L s. (I. £s. (1. National Dank 6 6 0 - Bank N.S.W - 38IV 6 Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. Bd.) ... - 14 0 0 imiiii a:/,, (io 1j«. hU.) .. — ifl It 0 Kquuablc. iJiuldiiig 9 2 6 — ■ Metropolitan Building ... 11 7 6 — Trust and Loan 5 18 0 — Well. Deposit - 010 0 Chriutchurch Gas 611 0 — 'Napier Gub (£lO paid) ... - 910 0 Well. Gas (£10) - 11 17 6 S.B. Insurance 714 0 — National Insurance — 316 6 Meat. Export (£2 12a. 6d.) 2 12 6 - Huddart-Parker (ord.) ... 2 O'O 2 10 'i'siuii (prel.) 113 P. and O. Dot. .Stock (ex div.) 408 0 0 - Well. Woollen (ord.) - 8 0 0 Well. Woollen (prcf.) ... 4 17 0 Westport Coal - 1 12 0 W'aipn. Colliery — 015 6 Golden Bay Cement - 0 19 3 Consolidated Dental 16 0 — N.Z. Pa-per Mills (ex div.) ..'. 17 0 Kcoullar and. Co 12 6 — Ward and Co !.... 417 6 — Wilson Cement 0 15 4 0 15 7 Inscribed Stock 96 7 6 96 17 6 War Bonds (1930) 9610 0 6 per cent. War Bonds... - 98 6 0 Customs duties collected at Hie port ol Wellington' yesterday amounted to £2910 7s. 2d. AUCKLAND TRAMWAYS. Australian-New Zealand Cablo Association. ' (Rcc. May 27, 10.30 p.m.) 1 London, May 15 (delayed). The debenture-liolderß in the Auckland Electric Ttamwaj'B Company passed a resolution assenting to the sale of thoir property to the Auckland Corporation. OHEESE PKICES. London, May 25. The Ministry of Food does not intend to purchase the exportable surplus of Canadian oheese this season, but will leave tho matter in the hands of private importers to deal with. The retail price of all imported cheese stands at Is. 6d. por pound.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.' THE METAL MARKETS.' (lteo. May 27, 9.25 p.m.) ■ Londqn, May 15 (delayed). Copper-Spot, £77 155.; forward; £78. Lead—£2s -55.. Spelter—£3s and £35 15s. . Tin-£237 and £231 ... Silver— per oz.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BANK OP ENGLAND RETURN. Anitrtlian-Kew Zealand Cahk Association. ' London, May 15 (delayed). The Bank of Upland ri-turn issued l for tho -week ended Wednesday, May 14, is as under:— IfiSDF. DEPARTMENT. Notes issued jE7C.i87.000 Gov. debt... £ 11,015.000 Other socirtiNotes in ties 7.434.000 reserve 25.975000 Cold 81.013.000 i'10W63,000 4-103.162.000 Banking Department. Pronrletors' G° v - securicapital ..£11.553.000 , ties .... £46,434,000 Public do- Other sccunposits ... 32,807.000 tics ... ... 77,084,000 Other de- ... posits ...IH.nO.COO Noteßin Rest, 7-day roservo ... 2„,D75,000 and other Coin in . bills ... 2.1J6.000 reserve ... 562,000 £150,955,000 - . £150,955.000 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Tho following are the lateßt quotations for OonßOls and Colonial Government Securities in comparison with those ruling last week:—

' THE MONEY MAHKET. , London, May 15 (delayed). The Bank of Kngland discount rate ia 5 ner cent. Short loans, 3J per cent.; previous quoper cent.; last year, 31 per cent. Three months' bills, 3i per cent.; previous quotation, 1 3i per cent.; laßt year, 3J per cent..

COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE. Wheat and Flour.—Market dull; little offering. Oats.-Quiet, but steady. Beans—Firm. Peas.—Good 'demand: New Zoaland and Tasmaninn, IMs. to 130 a. ' ' Sugar.—Uuchiuiged. : Butter—Unchanged. Cheese.—The Ministry of Food does not intend to purchase-Canadian cheese, but will leave it to private importers. The vetail price o( all imported chtcso re. mains at Is. 6d—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asßh.

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