COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 209, 29 May 1920, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAKES. A jalo of Bank of New Zealand shares, now Ibbuo, at. £24, was made on 'Change yesterday, and a «ale of Wellington City 4 per cent, debentures (1939), at. £86, was reported. The Quotations were as follow: Buyer". Brllera. £ «. d. £ s. 4. Inearthed Stock ((1939) ... 96 0 0 - Tnpcribed Stock (19381 ... — 96 12 6 P.O. Bonds (1929 A 1927) 98 5 0' - P.O. Inscribed Stock (1929 and 1927) 90 S 0 — Bank Australasia (Fractions! 17 0 0' — National Bank — 616 0 Bank N.Z. (old issue) ... 23 10 0 24 0 0 P-inlt N.Z. (new >>siic)... aj 1.1 0 24 2 6 Ab'thani and Williams 510 0 Ooldsbroittrli Mort — „ 2 3.0. 6 Metropolitan Perm ." — 10 0 N.Z.Tj. & Jf.A. (ord.l .... 11)4 0 0 113 0 0 N.Z.L.. & M.A. (prcf.) ... — 74 0 0 A T .Z. piver Plate — 1' o 6 Well, Investment ClO 8 — Well. Deposit & Mort.,.. 0 9 3 010 0 "VH. LfliO) 10 3 0 National Insurance — 3 19 0 South Britich Insuranco — lfl 1 6 Standard Insurance — ,350 N.Z. Refrigerating (10s. paid] — 17 6 WoH. Meat Ernort (£sl- 619 6 VM!. v«,. t Export (.« 12s. 6d.) — 419 6 Jlnddnrt-Par'tcT- (ord.) — 215 0 THkiiraniri Coal — 1 j, (, Wnira, Coal — 017 3 T.-'-'iiK'-O'T'ricn Timber — 1 13 0 D.1.0. Osrtrf.)' 110 - and Stains (prof.) * 3 0 3 — X.Z. Pn,p»- Mill" 115 3 Parenota ICaurl Oils (20s. paid) — 1 10 0 Paro'ica, Kauri Oils (55.. tinul) — 010 6 Sroullar and Co i. 6 0 — Shn.rln.nd ar<l Oo 19 3 — TVi>>">r.ipa Farmers- (£5 n&ld! : 6 5 0 6 10 0 .nrnirai-n!" TVivmers (pref.) 1 0 (1 — Well. Oordn.<r/> 110 — Wilson's (N.Z.) Cemont... — . 016 3 • CUSTOMS RFVENUE. Customs revenuo collected at the port- of Wellington yesterday amounted to £4819 ss. Id. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. Australian-New Zenland Cable Association. (Eec. May 28, 8.35 p.m.) London, May 27. Tho wheat market is fairly active. Several Australian parcels have been fold at official rates. Flour Is in - good demand. Only a small Quantity has been released. Oats are firm. La Platas. on spot, 60s. 6d. Beans are quiet.

Peas are .Arm. Tasmanian Blues.' 255. to 275. por hundredweicht. New Zealand Duns. 1255. per quarter. Sugar is unchanged. AMERICA'S WHEAT. SUPPLY. New York, May 26. Tho visible wheat supply cast of the Rocky Mountains ia 40,439,000 bushels. P. AND O. SHARES. London, Stay 27. P. and O. deferred stock, buyers £445; sellers £445. MELBOURNE PRODUCE MARKET. (By Telegraph-Press Apnociatton-Copyripht Melbourne, May 28. Barley, EngliEh,-. 7s. &d. to Bs. per bushel; Oape, 6s. 9d. to 7s. Oats, Aleerkn, 6s. 3d. to 6s. 4d. Potatoes. £12 10s. to £13 10s. per ton. Onionß, £13 10s. to £14. HIDES MARKET WEAK. $ Melbourne May 28. _ The hides markot is very weak, showing a, decline up to 3d. per pound all round. MINING NEWS . WELLINGTON SHAPE MARKET. The only quotation recorded in thei mining market yesterday was as under:— jiiiyers.' Sellers.; £ s. d, £ r. d. Grand Junction .......... — 012 3 STOOK EXCHANGE. ' . By Telegraph-Press Association. Dunedln, -May 28. Sales.—New Zealand Refrigcratine (con.), 255. 9d.; Sugar of Milk, 445. Id., 445. 3d. Sales Reported.—Dunedin Stock Exchange, 465.; Union Bank, £13 10s. EXCHANGE FLUCTUATIONS. Australien-Ncw Zoaland Cable Aisoalfttion "The Times." London, May 27. The extraordinary fluctuations on tho European Exchacees ate attributed to anticipations arising out o£ the coming financial conferences. The frano touched 49.10, ihs mark 132, and tho kroner £f0 compared with 690. (May 28, 10.25 p.m.) London May 27. The cxchantra fluctuations arc mainly speculative. Quotations: Paris, 51.25 francs to £1; Berlin, 146 francs: Stockholm, 18.29 kroner; ChrUtiania, 21.55 kroner; Montreal, 4.35 dollars; New York, 3.89} dollars; Oaloutta, '25 Jd. to rupee.