COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 3, 29 September 1919, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. . . ' l>n Saturday a sale of Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.) at £8 6.5. wan made o 4 'Change, and , sales of Bank of Australasia at JSI3I 5b., . Bank or New Zealand at N.Z, Refrigerating (10s. paid) at £1 65.. and Kaianoi Woollen at £8 ss. were reported. The quotations were as follow:— • Buyers. Seller* fi a. d. • £a. d. Dank Australasia- 131 J I — National Bank — 6 10 0 ■ Dault N.S.W - 39 0 0 Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. Bd.) ... - . 13 2 6 Union Bank 60 0 0 — Metropolitan Building ... 1110 (\ ; — Cliristchurcli Gas — 6 7 0 National Insurance — : 4 5 0 N.Z. Insurance 114' 0 1 )i 9 S.B. Insurance — 911 0' Standard insurance 2 19 6 S 1 0 N.Z. Refrigerating (IDs.) — 16 3 Aleat Export 1.44) 6 7 0 — Meat Export (525. 6d.) ... 3 7 6 — lluddart-Parker (ord.) ... 2 6 6 2 7 0 •V. and O'. Def. Sloe-: ... — 605 . 0 0 Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.) ... 8 4 0 H 6 0 Well. Woollen (ord.) 8 4 0 — Westport • final 110 3 • — Leyland-O'Brien Timber 18 0 — ■ Consolidated Dental 1 6.6 — ' N.Z. Drug —1 3 )f> 6 N.Z. Paper Mills • 1 1 10 0 Sharland and Co 1 11 6 f Well. Uordauu ~.. 1 "2 6 13 0 Wilson's Cement ; 0 15 11 0 16 3 CUSTOMS REVENUE. Customs revenue collected at the port of Wellington on Saturday amounted to £3573 17s. 3d. BANK OP ENGLAND RETURN. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. London, September 2f>T The Bank of England return for the week ended September 25, is as follows:— '.Iwrß JJmjiTW'.NT. • ■ Nows issued J81.611,000 Gov. <iobt..'. i 11,015.030 i Olliov Mcurk Notes in lies 7.434.000 reiervo . 23.066-00:" Clold ... ... 60/228,003 ±'101677.000 ±'101,677,000 EiKKINO Df.WHTJIKNT. . Pioprietois' ■ Gov. sccuricapital ...iH,553,000 lies ... jE26,220.CD0 Public ae- Oilier sccuriposits ... in.38e.000 ties 83,700,000 Other deposits ...' 07,457.000 Notes in Rest, 7-day reserve ... 23,066,030 and otlior Coin in bills ... 3.675.000 ' • reserve'... 1,970,000 £131,071,000 - ±'134,971.000 .' Tho leading items of the Bank of Ensland return afford the following comparison;— Thisweok last week Lastyoar ££ ' £ Bullion ... ... 86.228.0C0 66.228.000 70,778.000 Reserve - 25.036.C00 2Ti.7Hl.oui; 29.487.000 Note Circulation 81.611,000 i 0,002.000 60.4P6.000 Public Deposits ■13.H66.00tl P. 0.1-28.000 Bl,f l 4 1 2.000 Other.DopOflita 97.457.000 01,622.000 133838D0Q Proportion or resorvosto • liabilities 21.42 , 23.04 . 17.78 GOVERNMENT'SECURITIES. Following aro latest quotations for Imperial and Colonial Government securities;

,-•■■ MONEY MARKET The Bank of England discount rate on January 12, 1917, was 5} per cent. On April 5 hvwas reduced to 5 ncr cent,,'-at which figure it has since' stood. OPEN MARKET HATES.'' The open market discount rate for three months' bills is 3 7-16 per cent., as compared with 33 per cent, last week, and 3J per cent, last year. Short loans arc quoted at 31 per cent., as ngaiodi 31 per cent, last week/ and 31 cent, last year. COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE. Wheat,—The market is quiet. Flour.—There is a steady tone aboiit business. . , Oa'tn.—lnquiry is stronger. ' Beans and Peas.-Jlarket is firm for beans, but demand for peas is slow. Sugar,—There is no change in the situation. Rabbltskins.—Annings report sales of 1404 parcels of ah offering of 2389. Furred sorts realised 100, to m per cent, above July prices;' hatters' sorts, 50 to 60 ner cent, advance. '. • LONDON METAL MARKETS. London, September 26. Coppcr.-On spot, £100 7s. 6d. per torn forward delivery, £100 12s. 6d.;/clectrolytic, £115 10b. Load.-On spot, £25 J2s. 6d. per ton; forward delivery, £25 2s. 6d. Spelter.-On Bpot, £41 10s. per ton; forward delivery, £42 fs. Tin.-Ou spot, £275 16s. per ion; fdrwara' delivery, £274 12s. 6d. Bar silver, 64jd. per ounce standard.

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