COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 235, 30 June 1919, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

• DIVESTMENT SHABES. A sale-of Bank of New South Waleß shares at £38 15s. was reported on Saturday. The quotations were as under Buyers. Sellers. ' ' £ s. <1. £ s. d. National Bank 610 6 — ■ Bank. N.S. Wales 38 12 0 3915 0 Bank N.Z. (£6 13s. 4d.) .. 18 4 6 . 1810 0 Union Bank ..... 59 0 0 — Equitable Building ........ 9 2 6 — Well. Investment 010 8 — Trust and Loan ;....- .* i i 0 — Well. Deposit' . 083 — ■ Ohristchurch Gas 6 10 0 — Well. Gas (pref.) 0 17 *S . — National Insurance 3' 18 9 — N.Z. Refrigerating- — 310 0 Meat Export (525. fid.) .... 3 2 6 3 5 0 Auckland Trams T — 12 3 Huddart-Parker : 2 2 3 — Union Steam (pref.) 110 — Kaiapoi Woollen (ord;) .. 8 2 6 — Mosgiel IVoolien ..... 5 !2 6 — Wellington Woollen (ord.) 8 H 0 — Westport Coal 19 3 19 9 Westport-Stockton 0 6 9 — Waipa Colliery 0 13 9 — Leyland-O'Brien Timber , 1 I { 1 8 4 Colonial Sugar (Fiji) ...... 20 2 6 20 ? 6 Golden Bay Cement 018 9 v ' Manning and Co 3 5 I) x — N.Z. Drug 2 15 0 - Sharland and Co 110 9 — Ward and Co. i 5 2 6' — Wilson's Cement 0 16 3 0 16 10 Wairarapa Farmers — 6 n g Inscribed Stock 96 5 0 96 12 6 5 per cent. P.tt Bonds ... — ~ 98 5-0 CUSTOMS BE7BNIIH sOustoms duties collected at the port of Wellington on Saturday amounted to £976 Is. 6<l •

. NATIONAL BANK OP N.Z. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. •. . London, Cune 27. The National Bank of New Zealand has declared a profit of £232,432 for the year. : The sum of £25,000 is written off the premises, £5000 is : proposed to' bo devoted to depreciation oi investments, ' and £12 500 in to be .set aside as a bonus to tlie stiff. A. final dividend of £12 por cent, and bonus. £1 per cent, is proposed.- To-re servo it is. suggested that. £20,000, and to the pension and gratuity funds £7500? should be placed, and that £64,932 be carried forward.—Aue.-N.Z. Cable Assn. "• *P. AND O. COMPANY. (Bee. Juno 29, 11.20 p.m.)' ' . London,! June 27. Tlig<P. and O. Company directors are calling a meeting of shareholders to approve the distribution of part or whole 'ie undivided profits as stock.-Aus-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' •• LONDON WOOL SALES. (Rcc, June 29, 5.5 p.m.) , . London, . T uno 27. Tile wool market is firm, with good competition for all sorts at recent rates. Now Zealand: "M&ungangahere," top 24Jd., averaes ! '■'"■fhreß Crowns, over Gear," 56d. and 65Jd.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE METAL JIAKKEBS. (Rec. Juno 29, 5.5 p.m.) • London, .Tune 27. Copper.—Spot, £87 7s. 6(1. per ton: three months, £88 7s. Cd.; electrolytic, £92 and £90 10s. io« ead '~ Spot ' 15s ' : threo month8 '

Spelter—Spot, £3810s.: three months,£39, Tiu.—£23B 10s.; three months, £235 v 5.. r V, Msl l- per ounce standard.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Asan.

MINING NEWS. WELLINGTON .SHAKE MARKET. ' There was only 0110 quotation recorded in the. share market'on Saturday, as under:— Buyers. Sellers. to *ui £b. d. £a. d. Waihl : 2,4 0 24 9