COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 304, 19 September 1919, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAKES: A sale of Bank of New Zealand shares (£3 6a. Bd. paid) at £14 19b. was reported yesterday. The Quotations were as folio™:— i Buyers.' Sellers. sj 6. d. £ s. d. National Bank ' - « 10 ° Bank .N.Z. (£3 6s. Bd.) ... - 15 2 6 N.Z. Insurance 113 9 114 9 N.Z. Bcfrigerating 4 10 0 — Meat Export, (£3 «5..8d,) - 3 6 6 37 6 Huddart-Parker (ord., ex dlv.) - 2 8? U.S.S.- Co. (prcf.) 113 111 Well. Woollen (pr.ef.) 5 9 6 Westport Coal 19 3 ' - T,eyland-o'Brien Timbor 18 0 - N.Z. Paper Mills - 110 0 Sharland and Co 111 6 — Wellington OoKiago - J J ° Wilson Cement 016 0 .' 016 2 The new rules' of the Auckland Stock Exchange made under the Sharebrokers Act, 1908, have been approved by the Governor and gazetted. CUSTOMS KEVENTJE. Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £2402 Is. «d. , ■'. STATE AID FOB SPELTER INDUSTRY. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright Melbourne, September 18. ' In the House of Representatives. Mr. William Hughes stated that tho British Government -was advancing the Commonwealth £500,000 to foster tho treatment of spelter in Australia. COBAR MINE REOPENING.. Sydney, September 18. Mining operations will ho resumed at L'obar on Monday. fThe Cobar' copper mines were some months ago closed down as being unremunerative. As Cobar exists almost solely upon the mines, great distress was caused There was an exodus of the population, and appeals for Government aid were made.] AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. : CRec. September 18,10.25 p.m.) Sydney, September 18. Oats, Algerian, 65.; Tasmanian, 6s. to 6s. 3ft.; New Zealand Gartons, 6s. 6d. Barley, Cape, ss. 3d; Malje, Bs. 3d. to Bs. 6d. Potatoes. Tasmania, £17 to £18. Onions, £15 to\£l6. *'■'■' tJ ' ' . . ~ Adelaide, September 18. Oats, ss. ffi. \ ■' LONDON WOOL SALES. (Ree. September. 18, 8.55 p.m.) .' London, September 16. At the wool sa'leß there was keen competition, especially by the Americans and i'rench, who paid extreme prices for fine merinos. All otherß realised full opening rates. Now Zealand "Longrow" realised 311 d: (top) and 27d. (average). A record orice of'9od. was given for the Victorian "Alma" clip (scoured mcrino). T Aus.-N./l. Cablo ABsn. ' THE GOLD MARKET. !Rec. September 18, 5.5 p.m.) London, September 17. The first sale of South African refined gold in the open .market found a good demand for trade, purposes, and realised 9is. 6d. por ounce as compared with the official price of 77b, 9d. for standard gold, which Is equivalent to 84s. lOd. for fine gold.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. TALLOW. SALES. (Sec. September 18, 7.55 p.m.) London, September 17. At the tallow sales 1472 casks were offered, and 1079 were sold. Tbere was no demand for good fine sorts, but keen competition for other Borts at a shillins advance. Mutton) fine 1065.; medium, 955.; beef, fine, UOs., medium 955.-Aus.-N.Z;, Cable Assri.