COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 210, 31 May 1920, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

• INVESTMENT SHARES. _ „ The quotations 011 Saturday for ir.fett' 1 mwt shares were as . A> b. d. £5. d. \ ' 5 per cent. P.O. Bonds and Inac. Stock (all issues) 98 5 0 Bank Australasia (Fractions) W 10 0 — National Bank •. 5J 5 0 j ™ Bank N.Z. (old ißsue) ... 23 12 6 24 UII Bank N.Z. (new issue) ... Zj> 15 0 - Abraham and Williams 510 0 Goldsbrough Mort •• Ilu ' turntable Buildine .... 9 a U -- Metropolitan Perm. . — «10 ' K.Z.L. and it.A. (ord.) ... 104 0 0 . , , N.Z. and Elver Plate - 1 * * Trust and Loan :™ ? "* ; Well. Gaa (£10) 10 » »■ - Well. Gas (nref.) 016 6 ■ . i South British Insurance - c n ' Standard Insurance — 4 0 N.Z. Kcfrifferatinn (10s. "•paid) •••••••••• ' - hi ? Well. Meat Export (£51... - ° s : , Well. Meat Export (£3 , 12s. 6d.) - 9 . ° Huddart-Parker (ora.) ... — 'J ? n Hikuranci Coal - i ,5 i Waipa. Coal, ......... - fJ? n VyJnnd-O'Brifm Timber ■— • J» " N.Z. .Paper Mills , - } J rarenga Oils (20b.) — J J2 0 Parenea Oils (ss. paid) ... — 010 o Rcoullar' and Co. (cum.) ...In" Pharland and Co. 19 3 Wilson's Cement 0 16 ■ ; CUSTOMS REVENUE. ' Customs revenue collected at the port ■ of Wellington on Saturday amounted to < ' £7375 35.. 7d. LONDON MARKETS. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Rec. May 30, 5.5 p.m.) London, May 2?, Cotton-June shipment, 24.48(1. per lb. Linseed oil. £98 per ton. Tuifentne. 185s. per cwt. , . Rubber—Para, 251(1. per lb.; plantationi 24M.; smoked, 24M. ' . ~ .. Hemp-Ncriected: February-April shipment, £54 per ton. Jute-Quiet. Maislunc shipment, £58 per : *°Copra—May-July shipment, £56 10s. nor ton. Nominal. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. London, May 27. The Bank of Emrland returns for the week ended May 26 are as follow:— ISStTB DEPARTMENT. Notes issued i111.J61.000 Gov. debt... f11,015,P0 i , Other securi- ; ' Notes in ties ... ■•• \: . reserve.; ; .18.079.00(1 Oold 111,394,000 V .. .fi30,4«.000 tarnm !■ .. BAKKIKO BmnTHENT. Proprietors' Gov. securicapital ...£14,553,000 ties ... fSU&OOO public de- • Other securi- m ■ posits ... 16,e0i.000 tics 61,716.000 0 ...'101.180.c00 Notes in ' Best, 7-day reserve ... 18,079,000 j and other Coin in , c ,rm !>. bills ... 3.176.000 reservo ... 463.000 ; £135,613,000 £135-513.000 r The leading items of the Bank of England return afford the following comparison!— This week Lastweek Lastyear ■ i , ■ £ £ £ !' Bullion UI.EM.OOU 111 «».000 8M72.000 Besero - 19.441.000 t!0011.000 27.3C9.C00 <•' Note Circulation 111.464,000 110,861.000 77.161,000 ' Pnblio Deposits 16,604.000 20.061-000 21.tW.0W i. Other Deposits 101 .JBO-0001C1.669.000 1'21.583,000 Proportion of \ reservffsto , liabilities 16.5 16.50 19. -o . GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Following are lat36t quotations for Imperial and Colonial Government securities;

MONEY MARKET. The Bank of England discount, rato, which-had stood at 5 per cent, since April 6. 1917, on which date it was reduced from 5J per cent., was raised to 6 per cent, on November 6, 1919, and to 7 per cent, on April 15, 1970. Ol'iJN MARKET BATES. The open market rate for three months' billß is 6} per cent., as compared with 61 per cent, last week and 3i per ccnt. last year. Short loans arc quoted at 6} per cent, azainst 51 ner cent, last week, and 31 per cent, last year.

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