COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 10, 7 October 1919, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SEA RES. Yesterday's quolations for investment Bharea were as follow :— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. (1. £ ft. (I. National Bank — 61(1 ? Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. 6(1.) ... - • 15 0 0 Bank N.Z. (£6 139. Jd.)... - 19 2 6 Metropolitan Building ... 11 10 0 —. Well. Investment 0 10 6 0 10 9 Trust and Loan 5 19 0 -- Well. Deposit 0 8 3 -■ Ghristchurch Claa — 6 6 3 Well. Gas (£10) - 11 5 0 National Insurance — 4 \ 5 N.Z. Insurance — 114 J S.B". Insurance — 9 10 0 Meat Export (£2 12s. 6d.) 3 9 0 — lluddart-l'nrker ford.) ... 2 6 0 2 o 6 O.S.S. Co. (pref.) 112 Kalapoi Woollen 8 7 6 — Well. Woollen 8 14 0 - Westpoi't Coal 1 10 3 — Leyland-O'llrien Timber 18 0 Sharland and Co 1 11 6 — Wilson Cement 0 15 8 0 16 0 CUSTOMS REVENUE. Pueloniß revenue collected at the rort of Wellington yesterday amounted to £39<0 ISa. lOd.

LONDON WOOL SALES. (ltce. October 6, 7.45 p.m.) Lor.'tlon, October 5. The wool sales closed firm. A total of 200,000 bales wub catalogued, practically all being sold, although extreme priccs were not fully maintained during tlie laßt few days, owing to uneasiness due to tha strike. . All round tlie prices weJe considerably above tbe August ratcß. Best merinos sold at huge prices, mostly to America, ranging from 10 to 15 per cent, advance average; faulty merinos Hold chietly to Continental Arms at from 5 to 71 per cent, advance. Good scoureds advanced 10 per cent., and faulty scoured* were irregular. Medium fine crosnbreds advanced from 5 to 10 per cent.; coal-He greasiea, slipes, and shabby Bcourcds were at par, with some irregularity. 'I'hc situation in the Bradford tops market is likely to improve, as the operatives have decided to work overtime.—Aufl.-N.'/'i. Cable Absii:

BRADFORD WOOL MARKET. London, October 4. Ab the result of tlie Bradlord operatives working overtime the weekly increase in the production of combed wool-will bo half a million pounds.—Aus.-N.Z. Lnulo Assn.

LONDON MARKETS. Australian-Stew Zealand Cable Association, (liec. October 6, 7.45 p.m.) London October 5. ■ Rubber, —I'nra, 2s. S:l. per lb.; plantation, 2s. 2Jd.; smoked, 2s. 2Jd. Cotton.—Liverpool quotation for November delivery is 19.97 d. Hemp—'l'ne market is dull. High .point to fair October-December shijment is quoted at £47 per ton. Jute—Nominal; September-October shipments, £70 per ton.• Copra.—Weak; October-December shipments £53 10s. per ton. Linseed Oil.—£Bl per ton. Turpentine.—l2ls. per cwt.