COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 291, 4 September 1919, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

. INVESTMENT SHAKES. A sale of Huddart-Parker ordinary shares at 48s. 6d. was made on 'Change yesterday, and .a Bate of Union Steam : preference shares at 21a. 3d. was reported. The (nictations were as under:—

Buyers. Sellcr». i £8. d. . £u. d. National Bank - 610 0 Bank New South Wales . - *3915 0 Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. Bd.) .... 1417 6 Equitable Building 9 0 D Well. Investment ....:'. 0 10 i - National Insurance 4 4 -0 t — N.Z. Insurance 110 6 '• Standard Insurance ....(■■ — '' 32 6 Meat Export (£2 12s. 6d.) 3 6 6 / - Huddart-Parkcr (ord.) ... 2 8 6 2 8 9 U.S.S. Co. (pref.) 110 114 P. and O. Bef fltock - 545 0 0 Westport Coal .'......>... - 19 1) Kauri Timber (155.) 0 IS 4 Levlaml-O'Tirien Timber 18 0 Golden Bay Cement 10 0 — N.Z. Paper Mills : 1. 8 « Ward and Co. 5 5 0 - Inscribed Stock — 96 5 0 War Bonds (1938)' .96 2 6 - War Bonds (1930) 96 2 6 - 5 p.c. P.O. Bonds 98 6 0 CUSTOMS BEVENTJE. Cußtome revenue collected atthefcrt of Wellington yesterday amounted to £4660 13s. Id. FAKIfEKS' CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. Hv 'IWemuob—Pr«i» JkMociallnu Tlmaru, September 3. The Farmers' Co-operative Association's annual report shows that the transactions of the past year (to July 31) were satisfactory. The- sales amounted to £1,892,536. After making the usual provisions, also a special peace bonus of 4 por cent, on staff salaries- and wages, and £500 to inaugurate the staff superannuation fund, the net profit, v/as £32.978. The directors propose dividends of 6 per cent, on preference and 8 per cent, ou ordinary capital. The incoino tax is estimated to' be about £15,000. THE METAI/ SIAEKETS. ' London, September 1. Copper, £100 17s. 6d. to £101 17s. «d.'; electrolytic, £115. Lead. £24 12s. 6d. to £25 10s. Spelter, £39 15b. to £40 16s. Tin, £275 15s. to £268 17s. 6d. Silver, 59d. per ounce.-Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. \ (Itec. September 4, 0.20 a.m.) London, September 2. Bar silver is quoted at 61d, per oz. standard. Supplies are short. The Chinese has resumed buying.—Aus; r N.Z. Cable Assn.