COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 185, 1 May 1920, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT 'SHAKES. Yesterday's quotations for investment shares wero as follow:— , Buyers ?sllcrr. £ h. d. £ a.- li. Inscribed Stock. 1939 95 15 0 — Inscribed Stock. 1933 .... 95 15 C — Vnr Jlonda. 193* 95 5 0 War Bonds, 1939 95'{ (> . - ' National Dank < 19 C -- Bank N.B.W - - M i C

Goldsbrounh Mort — 210 3 Equitable Building 9 5 0. National Mortcage 6 2 6 Well. Investment 010 7 ■ Well. Trust and Loan ... 6 6 0 Well. Deposit & Mortffflee 0 8 6 — Well. Gas (£10) 1« 2 «v, ~ Well. Gas (pref.) 0 W J ~ Timaru Gas „ 6 0 0» — N.7j, Insurance .. 113 0 — N.Z. Refrigerating (£1 ■ . paid) - • 211 0 N.Z. P.efrisreratinß (10a. , paid) 18 0 18 6 Huddart-Parker (ord.) ... 2 13 0 213 9 Kuddart-Parkcr (nref.)... 10 9 — Union Steam (nref.) 1 1 3 — Wpßtport Coal 113 0 — Westport-Stoclcton (pref,) 010 3 — r niTia. Colliery — 0 lo 6 Kauri Timber (15s. nd.)... 10 0 — Cc'onial Sutrar (Fiji end N.Z.) 22 0 0 - Kirkcnldle and Stains (pref.) 1 0 S — PMrtand and 00. 18 6 — Wai'arapa. Farmers (£5 paid) 6 Z s 6 — i . WMrarapa I rmcraford, £1) : 14 0 Waircrapa Farmers (pref.) 10 0 — x Warfl and Co — ISO Well. Cordaes :..., 110 116 CUSTOMS REVENUE. Cupt'OTnß jevemie collected at the port of „ W»lli"'non yesterday amounted to £7844 4s. 6d. DECLINE IN TALLOW PRICES. lustralian-Neir Zealand Cable Association. i.ondon, April 28. At th» tallow sales 174? casks were offered and 1165 were sold. There -» 110 -lemnnd for ihe finer dualities. Realisations show an average decline of Cb. to 10s.? jnutton in SOs. to 85s. per cwt; <bee.f. 90s. to E4b. , AUSTRALIAN APPLFS IN LONDON. , London, "April V*. The Eorda's oarpo of Australian apples aro Imvninn out satisfactorily, and E_ellInR readily at the maximum control price. MELBOURNE PBODUOE MARKET. By Toleeraph—Press Association-GopyTlEht Melbourne, April 30. Barley. Emlish. 7s. 3d. to 7s. 9d. rer husheli -Cape 6s. to 6a. 4d per bushel. Oats, Algerian, millintf. ss. id. to ss. 7d.: feed. 55..2 d. to ss. 3d. per bushel. Potatoes, £8 10s. to £9 per ton. Ouions, £12 10s. to £15 per ton.: | FURTHER DROP IN HIDES. i. -Melbourne, April 30. The hides sales lacked competition, and Bliowed a decline of a half-jenny to a penny all round. ' KEROSENE AND BENZINE PRICES INCREASED. (Rec. April it* 9.25 p.m.) i Sydney, April 30. The Commodities Commission has wanted the Vacuum Oil Company permission to incrcaso the prices of kerosene to 18a 6d. per case, bcnzolino to 30a 6d„ benzine to 275. 6d„ and motor spirit to 28s. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. Anstralian-New Zealand Cable Association. 'Rcc. May 1, 0.35 a.m.) ■ • > London, ipril 29. i Wheat— Quiet. . There have been small sales of Australian at, Government prices,' Flour.—Firm. The Quantity released is insufficient ,/to meet the demand. ■ Oats—Firm. La Plata-, ,545. 6d,. Peas and Beans.—Steady; auiet. Sugar.—Unghaneed. \ • : MINING NEWS \ WELLINGTON SHARE , MARKET. The auotations yesterday for mining Bhares were as under;— Buyers. Seller!.' £ b. d. £ s. d. Progress — 0 2 6 Talisman — —093 Waihi 2 2 6 2 2 9 ' STOOK EXCHANGE. . ,By TeleeraDh—Press' Association. 1 * . Dunedin, April 30. Sales.—New Zealand l .Paper Mills. 395, 6(1.; Waihi Grand Junction, lis. 6d,; P. and 0. (deferred), £500 (two sajes).