COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 33, 3 November 1919, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. A sale of Golden Bay Cement shares at 18b. 6d.. was made on 'Ohango on Saturday. The quotations were as follow:— Jiuycrs. Solleri. .t. «. d. £ s. il. Bank Australasia 131 0 0 — National Bank 6 7 0 6 8 0 Bank N.Z. (.£3 6s. Bd.) ... 14 16 0 14 19 0 Bank N.Z. (£6 13s. <1d.)... 18 17 0 18 18 6 Union Bani (£5) 13 0 0 13 10 0 Equitable Building 9 5 0 — Metropolitan Building ... 11 15 0 — National Mortgage 5 15 0 — Well. Investment 0 10 7 — Well. Deposit 0 8 6 — Christchureh Gas (£5) ... 6 8 0 ~ Well. Gas (£10) 10 15 0 11 3 0 N.Z. Insurance 110 0' 111 6 S. British Insurance — ? , 2 N.Z. Refrigerating. 14 4 14 9 Meat Export (525. 6d.) ... 3 16 0 — iluddart-Parkcr (ord.) ... 2 6 0 2 6 6 P. and O. Def. Stock ... 610 0 0 640 0 0 Adelaide Steam '. 2 11 6 Kaiapoi Woollen — 10 0 0 Well. Woollen Eights ... 3 0 0 - "Westport Coal 112 0 112 9 Kauri Timber (155.) 0 15 11 — Leyland-O'Brien 1 8 3 Crown Brewery 110 0 — Howard Smith 116 0 N.Z. Paper MiUb 5 5 Scoullar and Co 1 ~ X Kharland and Co. (cum.) 113 0 Ward and Co 5 9 0 Sl4 Wilson Cement — c 2 Inscribed Stock ■ 9a 5 0 CUSTOMS REVENUE. Custoniß revenue collected at the port of Wellington on Saturday amounted to £5383 68.

LONDON WOOL SALES. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. London, October 29. At the wool Bales the Fr^ oh J several super merinos at 10 per cent, fbove the last sales. The Home trade bought medium low crosßbrcds at cent above last sales, Zealand prices: "Waipara," 37d. and 29<i.; Henau, {.3d. and SBd. (?)y BANK OP ENGLAND P.ETURN. Australian-New Zealand Oablfc Association. (Kec. November 2. 11.5 p.m.). London, October jO. The Bank of Eneknd' return for the treek ended October 29 was followsIrruk Department. • Notts isiued £81.455.000 Gov. f10bt..., £11,015,000 • , to".™™" T.434.C0Q reserve 20.2560T Gold SO.ffl2,OM fiowTl.ooo t104.741.000 Banking Dr.rAnTMr.NT.^ P cSa! Or . 8 .n4.553,CC0 3»"T « 3 '°° B ' oM r Sh. M 80,715.000 Bv liw ' cw ~ a " b lf ,e !„ 3.193X00 reservo ... lfliMOO £150,081,000 £156,631.000 jgis& ss v."*-™ s I ' arlSo This week Last week Lnstyear S8 2WOOO 711.1M.0f0 B»l" on "o? 8 S. 2a.078.'000 28.1C1.000 Not"circulation SMM.OOO B.IIMCO S Ulvnm i33.0i8.000 Proportion of reserves to e , 17 p? liabilities 15.88 13.81 !<•«

GOVERNMENT SECtntITIES. •cvow : n» are latest quotations for Imperial and" Colonial Government securities

MONEY MARKET. The Bank of England discount rate on January 12, 1917, ivas SJ, per cunt. On April 5 it was reduced to 5 per cent., at which fteuro it has since stood. OPEN MARKET KATES. The open market discount rate for three months' bilk ia 4 5-8 per cent., an comparted with 4),- per cent, last week, ana 34 per ceut. last year. • Short loans are nuoted at 31 per cent., ar, against 3 7-8 per cent. laßt week, and 3} iier cent, last year. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. .Foreign exchanges:— On Paris, francs to £, 36.33. On Stockholm, kronens to £, iiM. On Ohristiania, lironens to £. 18.33. On Calcutta, Tiipecs to £. 24.0. On Montreal, dollars to £. '1.30. On New York, dollars to £, 4.16.

This ,I"«' f Stock Week " eok ti% Imperial Consoh jj j S b'o 5 „ War Loan »[i2 5 0 05 2 6 Jl„ War Loan 67 0 D BT 0 0 61 „ AuB.-Conimonw tn 93 o o 100 2 6 51 „ AuB.-Commonw tn i C() u 0 BS IS 0 4 „ N.8.W.1933 Jun-Jul) 63 0 0 82 17 6 3J ,, N.S.W.1930-50 .Ta-Jy eo 10 0 69 15 0 5 ,, N.8.W.l5WAj>l.-Oet 59 7 B 69 O 0 * „ Vic, 1920 Jan.-July ei) O 0 09 0 0 II „ Vic. 1921-6 Jan.-July 57 0 0 87 0 0 31 „ Vic. 1920-1949 6a O 0 62 O 0 J „ Vic. 1929-49 .Ttn.-Jly 67 15 0 67 15 0 31 „ 6.A. 1916 Jau.-July 73 O 0 7-2 0 0 3 „S.A. 1916 Jo.D.-July 68 15 0 69 (1 0 4 „QTd 1915-24 Jan.-Jly ' m 12 6 S2 0 0 !1 „ Q'rdl922-47 Jan.-Jly fS9 0 0 Si) .0 0 2 „ Q'i'd 1922-47 Jan.-Jl) 60 17 6 61 10 0 4 „ N.Z. 1529 Hay-Now 75 2 6 65 5 0 31., N.Z.19M Jan.-Jly 7115 0 72 0 0 J „ N.Z. 1920 April-Oct. 61 12 6 6-J 6 0 31 „ W.A. 1S15-35 My-Nr 75 0 0 75 I) 0 3 „1V.A. 1915-35 My-Nor 70 10 0 60 0 0 55 Tag. 1920 Jan-July 71 10 0 71 15 0 3 ,. Taa 1920-40 Jan.-Julj 70 0 O 70 0 0 •Ex-dividcnd. 12 pricos cabled, £39 and £97.