COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 144, 13 March 1920, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTJTENT SHAKES. A sale of Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ud, preference shares, at £4'lßb.,'was reported yesterday.. Tho quotations wero at follow;- 1 ; ' i Bnyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ p. d„ Inscribed Stock (19381 .... 95 2 6 ." „ War Bonds (1938) - £50 War Bonds (IMD) - MHO 5 p.o, Inscribed Stock ... 97 15 0 — National Bank 6 11 6 , — Bank New South.Wales - 36 5. 0 Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. Bd.) ... 17 0 0 - ; Union Bank 12 15 0 1217 6 Abraham and Williams 5 9 0 , 512 0 Ooldsbrnnsh Mort. 29 3 210 3 Metropolitan Permanent — 1415 0 I,can and Mercantile .... —• ■ JM 0 0 National Insurance ...•••• 4: 0 0 4 1 6 ftnuth British Tns. 9 9 0 Standard Ins. (ex dir.) .. 3 6 0 N.Z. Eefrigreratinp (10s.) 1 910 110 2 Huddnrt-Parker (ord.) ... 215 6 215 9 P. and O. Def.JStnck - 89 1 1 Well. Woollen (ord.) ...... 9 2 6 " - Westport. Coal — * 12 9. Westport-Stockton ...'. 00 2 —\ Waina, Oolliiiry (cumdiv.) - Cl 7 0 Kauri Timber (155.) 0 18 0 ' — T.oyl.ind-O'Rricn. Timber 1 9 £ . — Crown Brewery 115 9 , — N.Z. Dnif (cum) — 'J 4 0 Pp. Dor Mills 1 l-' 1 0 — Sharland :Riehts 0 7 0 "0", 8 0 Wa.irarana'Fa.rmets — 6 6 0 Wilson Cement ...i — 1 CUSTOMS REVENUE. Customs revenue colle-ited at the pnrt nf Wellington yesterday uniouiito* to i7',<2 os. 7d. 'BANK OE AJtSTH.AI.ARTA AustralianiNew Zealand Cable Association. (Dec. March 12. 9.3! r "i' London, Mr.rcJi 11. The Bank of Australasia's prnflt ; s £fR7.82?.. It is proposed to ••anil-ilisc •f!,fW v n nl' tho rcscrv" by allottinr; the oroprietn»s (to new fullv-piiid p'mrep for each five shares held on May 12. LONDON METJI M.VP.K r T. Au"tralinn-Ncw Zealand Cable .\rr~otiitJ"., London, Manl. Copper.—On spot .fllC 17s. Cil r»" >«•.; forward delivery. £113 !?«. 6it.; flr-ci c incuts. £11B: bars, Spelter.-On spot, £57 p.r ton; f<irw-,-.l delivery, £59 153. Tin.-On spot. .€384 10s per ion. f~--..id delivery, £389 ss.

Bar Silver.—7sd. per ounce ptaurtarrt. Other metals are unchanged. (Rec. March 12, 115 . * London. March li. P« 'orward (I °Speitcr.— On spot, £55 per ton: forward' d °Tin e^jn £ Bnot. JE3ET 15s. r« ton: forward d tffiWc": per_«t.oo standard. SHARP RECOVERY IN EXCHANGE KATE Australian-New Zealand Cable Association Hew York, March 11. Th«re has been a m the. sterling exchange rato, whidi dollars 821 cents to the .tl. MELBOURNE PRODUCE MATtK B l*. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyrlßht Melbourne March xi> Barley. English. ft. <$. busl;el; Cnpo, '6s. 2d. 1o 6s. rt' toPotatoes. .« "to'''« per ton/ Onions. £U to W to. ucr t,„. THE HIDES MATJKCT. By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright Molbourno, . Mari'h 12. The hide* market >» and heavies are a halfpenny UU'V, ana other grades. arc firm at late r.uo .

mining news . WELLINGTON SHARE MARKET. The quotations yesterday for ir,!n!ne shares were as under: B()1]l , rB £ s. d. .£ Blackwater 0 P ia j Mount Lyell _ 0 5 5 Talisman _ • ?!J 6 Junction ' - STOCK Vy Association \ Christchurch, March 12. itefri«K>t ing (partly paid). » «"• «• (two Dunedln, March 12. . Sale on 'OhanEe.-New Zealand Sy S ar of Milk. £2 69, ; . . .: • EXOITIN'G DAY ON WALL 6TRF, l 'iT. Australian-New Zealand Cable Now Yori(, March 10. , The exchanuo rate is 3.60 dollars to; the fl Wall Street had tho moat cz "j"'R day of the year. There was an iniu.T.ant gain .in standard ibsuos. RISE IN BADA.K TIN SHARES. By Telegraph—Preßß AsßOciation-Copyricht Melbourna, March u. Badak tin shares roso from to £1800 to-day. ,