COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 51, 24 November 1919, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

, ' INVESTMENT SHAKES. On-Saturday sales wore reported of Bank of Australia at £138 se. and Meat Export-at £i Iβ. 6d. The quotations were as follow:- gellerei £ B.'d. P. «. d ' Bank .Australasia - 140 0 0 National Bank oil U ~ Bank N.S. Wales - « « 0 . TJhion Bank < -' «J 0 , limn-" and Mercantile ... - I*l « ° Napier Gas tprcf.) - W ° « -' N,Z. Insurance ' - \ u . » S,B. Insurance - s u u Standard Insurance 219 0 - K.Z. Eefrigeratinß (105.)... - 1 J J M«tf ■"Export" v. - - J* ° Huddart-Pa-rker :ord.) ... 25 J 26 3 Huddart-Parker (pref.)- 10 6'Union Steam (pref.) Hi -■ P. and O. I)ef. Stock ... - 6« 0 0 Hikurangi Coal 0 « 0 ~. : Westport Coal - 112 0 Leyland-O'Brien Timber 1 8 J — ' Taringamutu-Totiira- 10 0 -- Colonial Sugar (Aunt.)... - .&10 0 . Colonial Sugar (Fiji) ... 20 7 0 ■- Golden Bay Cement — 10 0 '■I N.Z. Paper Mills 110 0 - '■<; Wilson's Cement - 016.0 ; Inecribcd Stock (1935) ... - S5 0 0 ; War Bonds (1958) --, ' 95 7 6. I War Bonds (1930) 95 5 0 ! 6 per-c0nt.,.P.0. Bonds'... 98 0 0 — :' ' : ' ■-'""■' CUSTOMS REVENUE. ■ Oustomn revenue collected at the port of WellinElon on Saturday amounted to :', £2614 16s. -. . '. LONDON TALLOW SALES. ,-...Auelralian-New Zealand Cable AsßOCialion. (Kec- November 23, 5.5 p.m.) ....__ iondon ( Novomber 19. At the tallow sales 1272 casks were offered and "412"8b1d at about 2s. decline. Mutton, 108s. 6d. and 1025.; beef, 120b and ICOa. . :. BANK:Or ENGLAJTO P.ETUHN. AustraUan-Now -Zealand Cablb Association. • ! (Kcc. November 24, 0.30 a.m.) :.. London, November 21. The Bank of England return for the . i veek'ended November 19, is as follows:— \ ■" " ifiRIU! DKPiIITMF.NT.. Notesieiued ia?.67G.000 Gov. dobs... f11,015,000 Other securiKotee in' ' tion W31.000 reiem . .10.090.CXX , Cold .60,307.000 ;... '-•,'.,■-,.>....jt'i04.7.i5.00D £101,786.000 1 -'"■''■*' 'BaSKIHQ DEFJUITMKKT. Prnnrlelom' ■ Gov. sccuri--5ar;.fH;553,000 tics ... f3i.750.000 • fublieae-' <;-.. - Other eecim- .' . posits---'..23.265.000 ties t0.8f6.000 Other de- . . posits ... 05,324.000 Kotos in ttcst.T-dty.' , roeprvo ••• .9,050,0C0 and other ■ Coin in bills 3.198.000 reserve... 1.655.000 .' ' jCl3G.3i3.Ooap i-1a8.3i3.0QQ ''■: The'leiidi!!!; items of ike Bank of England- return c-.flord tho folloviinß comparison :—-.,:, ■■''■ .-. ; -..-.' Tbls week Last week Last year „'' '"■„.' ... £ £ £ Tallinn ... 86.307.M0 66.27-2.IXW 74.395.0C0 .K ••■■• 'T 8J735.00. -20,534,000 28.398.000 Note Circulation 85,676.000 85.803.000 C5.413.0D0 pSbilerjOPOSits 23.268.0(0 22.101X00 M' 668.000 Other Deposits 05.321.1XW 102,780-001) 142.673.000 Proportion ol reserveslo . liabilities . 17.48 15.43 16.48 • GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Following are latest quotations for Imperial and Colonial Government securities-^ ",", This Last \ . . . . ...Stock Wock v.'eek «% ImperialConsoli £ - * <\ 5 ..War ton ouo 0 nl „ 0 li,, War Loan 85 7 6 80 12 6 6J „ Aue.-Commonw th ™,J° „ 0 „ 51 „ AUB.-Commonw th M 7 „ mlb 0 4 ~N.«.W.1553.1&n.JuU m n 6 811 , 4 „ Vic. 1920 Jan.-Jnly ? sgu 6 Ji „ Vic. 1921-6 Jan.-Ju.y g5lO 0 mK 0 Ji;;Tic.W2fl-W9 o 60 15 0 J „ Vic. W29-49 Jan.-Jlj , 15 10 0 6fi 15 0 Ji,,8.A.1316Jau.-.hlly 72 0 0 71 0 0 I ~ B.A. 1916 oa,i).Julj 5B n 0 S8 10 0 4 ~QTd 1915-24 Jan.-Jly 91 c 0 CI 10 0 J$ „ QTdls22-<7 Jan.-Jly 35 0 nC 6 0 0 I „ QTd 1922-47 .lan.-Jlj 60 10 0 60 in 0 4 „ N.Z. 1929 Jlay-Nov. 84 0 0 84 S 0 JJ,,N.Z. 1912-40 J an.-Jly 71 u 0 !l iO 0 I „ N.Z. 1920 April-Oct. 61 7 6 fil 10 0 Ji,,W.A. ISIoJSMy-N7 78 0 0 75 00 i „ WJ.. 1915-35 My-lfov 70 15 0 71 6 0 ll,,Tas. 1920 Jan-July 71 0 0 71 12 6 t ~Ta» 192040 Jan.-Julj 69 0 0 69 10 0 MOSEY iIARKET. Tho Bank of Kni?land dincount rate.. ■which had 610011 lit S ye.r cout. since April 1 5. 1917, on which (lute it was reduced from 8} per cent., ivas raistd to 0 per cent, on ftovembcr 6.

OPEN MARKET UATEfi. Tho open market discount rale for three months billn iu bl per cent., aa compared with 4J per cent, last vvefc. u,nu Si per cent. la»t year.

Short loans aro quoted at 4j per cent., as against 3} per cent, last ween, ana M ber cent, last year.

COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE. Wheat.— fairly active. Australian on j>;i.B(>age3, parcels pft'-d at 61s. Flour.—Dull; unchanged. Oatß, Beans, and' Peae.- Quiet; lirm. Sugar.—Granulated unchanged; £reo market firm. White Mauritius, on spot, Uss.; Java, lite. HATES OF EXCHANGE, (ficc. November 24, 0.30 a.m.) London, November 21. The foreign rates of exchange nre:On Paris, francs to £1. 39.10. ■etocfcholm, lironors to £1, 8.14. C/iolfliiaiiia..-, kroner*, to £1, W.lo. .Oa,lciiUii..'rnpoe. 2s. CJd. ■/'■ ; Montreal, dollars to JBI. 4:21}. New York, dollars, to £1, 4.65. LONON STOCK RXOIIANGE. (lice. November 24, 0.39 a.m.) London, November 21. TV.iihi Or,:nd Junction, buyers Hi-, sellWa 14s.

NELSON BROTHERS , PHOFIT. ' (Kec. November 24, 0.30 a.m.) London, November 21. Nelsou Brothers' profit tor the year was £82,254.