COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 59, 3 December 1919, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAKES. Yesterday's quotations lor investment shores were as follow:— ]}uyor3. Sellers £ 6. d. £ b. d. National Bank 6 12 0 — Equitablo Building 9 2 fi — Metropolitan Building... Ul3 0 " Loan and Mercantile ... — 120 0 0 Wellington Investment ... 0 10 7 — Trust and Loan 6 0 0 — Christchurch Gaa 6 12 0 — Napier Gas. tpref.) — 10 0 u Wellington Gas (£10) ...1012 6 Well. Gas (prof.) 0 16 6 Standard Insurance ... 219 6 Refrigerating 00. (10s.) ... 1 3 9 1 4 3 Huddart-Parker (ord.) ... 2 8 9 2 9 6 U.S.S. 00. (pref.) 113 — P! and O. I)ef. , 655 0 0 Ivaiapoi Woollen — 910 0 Well. Woollen (new issue) — 517 6 Taupiri Ooal — 0 18 0 Kauri Timber 016 10 — Leyland-O'Bricn 17 6 — Colonial Sugar 20 7 6 — Consolidated Dental ... 1 6 6 — Paper Mills 110 3 — Bliarland and Co 114 6 Well. Cordage - 12 0 Wilson Cement 0 15 8 0 16 0 Inscribed Stock (1933) 95 0 0 — War Bonds tlW8) 55 0 0 5-per cent. P.O. Bonds ... 98 0 0 — T. AND G. MUTUAL LIFE. Tho report of tho directors of the Australasian Temperanco and General Mutual liifo Assuraurn Society Ltd. for the year OTidnd September 30 states that the new business written comprised 97.152 policies, assuring £4.812,930. of whifcli 12.958, assuring £2,169.712, were in the ordinary department, and 84,194, assuring £2,643.218, in tho industrial department. The premium income increased by .£119,466. and tho total ir.como has passed tho million mark and amounted to £1,032,568. Tho funds now total £3,334,650, and represent an iucreaso of £443,083 for tho year. Payments to policy-holders or their representatives amounted to £305,976. Death claims had been heavy owing to war and influenza. Tho assets totalled £3.482,054, of which £2.076.685. or nearly 60 per cent., was invested . in Government and municipal securities. The average rate of interest on tho mean funds increased by Is. 3d. per cent., and amounted to £5 is. per cent. WELLINGTON MEAT EXPORT COMPANY. The directors of the Wellington Meat Export Company propose calling up the £1 on tho £4 shares of tho company; also £1 on tho £2 12s. 6d, shares; and, in addition, to issue to shareholders 4029 unallotted shares of £2 12s. 6d., ?s paid up to £3 12s. 6d„ at par. The allotment of theso shares will be in the proportion ot one share lor every fourteen held. CUSTOMS ItEVENUE. Customs revenue collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £4663 17u. ad.