COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 247, 13 July 1920, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

;■•• ."^\'-iINVESTMENT'SHARES. . AVaale of Goldsbrbugh. Mort Bhares at 47s."was made .on 'Change yesterday, and ;. areata ..of Union .'Bank., shares at £14 (cum. : dividend) was reported. . The quotations were as fqUow:-, , ... ■ ' , I Buyers. Sellers. :'■'.'''-.• . £s. d. £ s.d. Inscribed Stock, 1939.1938 - 96 5 0 War Bonds, 1939,. 1938 ... - 96 5(0 National Bank ' — 615 0 Bank New South Wales — 3512 6 Bank. New Zealand — lb 0 0 Union Bank ...........;.;.... 13 17 6 14 2 6 Goldsbroueh Mort ;:;;.-.... 2 6 0 i 1 i : Wellington Investment... 1010 0 — Trust and Loan .;:.-........ 6 6-0 — Wellington Deposit 0.8 9 \0 9 9 South British Insurance — 10 1 0 .'Standard Insurance ■ — 3 10 N.Z.Refrigerating <10a.) - i 5 11 Dear Meat .- '. 2 10 — ; Meat Export (£6) ....:.... -■ 615 6 - ireat Export (£J IZs. 6d.) - 4 10 6 .". Hudaart-Parker (ord.) ... — 216 0 P. and O. Defer, Stock — 520 0 0 Kaiapoi Woollen .(rights) 0 9 0 — Well'. Woollen (ord.) ...10 5 0 Hiknrangi Coal ....;....,..... — 0 18 0 •Tanpiri Coal .......;...;; "— 1 o Q Westporf Coal v.....:.. 110 3 - Weipa Colliery ; : i - 017 0 Leyland-O'Brien Timber il 12 3 — •Farmers'Oo-op. Auctioneering. .(£3) ~,, - 3 jo 0 Wairarapa Farmers — . . 612 6 '■""'i.: ". '.' —-—-. .;:,;:;. customs revenue. , Customs revenue collected at the port of,: Wellington yesterday amounted to . •■'£lt',s39 'ss. 6d. ■ ' ■ , '•", : ''"BANK OF ENGLAND BETUBN. Australian-New Zealand' Cable Association. ";"•. • London, July 9. The, Bank.of England returns for the week ended July 7 are aa under:—' - v v . ' ISBDT. DEPAMMP.NT. Note* Issued £ 123,741,000 G6t. debt.;.. £ 11,015,000 Other securities in ties 7.134,000 reserve .15.190000 Gold 110,185,000 " f137.931.000 . ; 4137,934,000 Banking Department. proprietors' Gov, seourlcapital ties ... £53,435.000 Public da- l ■ ■ ■' Othersecuri- ' posits ... 17,866,000 t105... ... 83,895,000 Other deposits ... 117,035.000 Notes in . Rest, 7-day reserve ... 15,190,003 and other ' Coin in bills ... 3.290.1)00 . resorve ... 1.251,000 ■ £152,761,000 '■■'.■ f16g.761.000. The leading Horns of the Bank of England return afford the following comparison:— : Thlsweek Last week' Last rear Bullion ... ...110.185,000116 737.000 66,521.000 Reserve ... 16.111.000 16.271.000 27.526.000' Note Circulation 122.744.000120,068,000 19.895,000 Public Deposits 17.886.000 16.784.000 24,795,000 Other Deposits 117.035,000175,967.000 205,216.000 Proportion of i reserves to liabilities 12.20 8.19 12 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES, Following ore latest Quotations <for Imperial and Colonial Government securities: Imperial Government War Loans. 31 per cent., £83, and 4J per-cent., £85 15s. j Australian Commonwealth Loan; 6J per oent., £96, ei dividend; New South Wales 3i per eenj,., £69 10s.; Tasmanian 35 per cent., £64 10s.; 3'por cent., £61. ' " MONEY MARKET. The Bank of EDtrlnnd discount rate, which had stood, at 5 nor cent, since April 8. 1917, on which date it was reduced from 5J per cent., was raised to 6 nor, cent. «n November 6. 1919. and to 7 Dor cent, on April' 15. 1920. OPEN MAEKET BATES; The open markot rate for thiee months' ; bills is 6J per cent., as oompared with 65' per cent, last week and 31 per cent, last year. Short loans are quoted at 6} per oent, against 5 1-3 per cent, last week, and 3J per cent. ,last year. WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICESMessrs. Lacry and Company, Ltd.,-Allen Street, report wholesale price,? as follow:—Feed barley. Chevalier, lOs. 3d. per bushel, sacks In; Cape barley, feed, 9s. 3d. Sor bushel, sacks in: maize, lis. 9d. per ushol, sacks in; feed peas, 10s. per br.shpl, sacks extra; Prussian blue peas, 14s. per bushel, saokß extra; oats, feed Algerians, 6s. per bushel, sacks in: oats, feed Gartons. good. 6s. 6d. por bushel, sacks in; oats, A grade Gartons, 6s. Bd. per bushel, sacks In; B grade Gartons, 6s. 7d. por bushel, sacks in; chaff, oatonsheaf. good bright. £1J ss. per ton, sacks in, £12 103., sacks returned free on trucks, or f.0.b., Wellington; Farro food, £12 per ton; dour, in sacks. £19 Bs. per ton; oatmeal, 25's. £S6 to i? 39 per ton: hay. clow, £10 10s. per ton; lucerno, £11 ■pflr- ton; potatoes, tablo (Canterbury), '. white, £6 155.. Red Dakotas, £7 per ton, sacks included; onions. Canterbury oholce, .12p.'"6d.'per oyrt.; fowls, hens, Bs. to 10b.; choice younp roosters, 9a. to Us.; ■ duokt Eunneri llS„to Cb. pep pair; whito duokn.

per pair; turkeys, Is. 6d. to Is. 7d. per lb. dead weight; butter, farmers icparotor, milled or dairy, in bulk or pound pats, Is. 6id. to Ib. SW-V ogga, fresh cratcj, 2s. 2d. per dozen; dressed pork, choico 70'b to 90's lid. per lb.. 100'b to 110'b IOJd. B to lid. per lb.; choppers, 6d\ to '». ppr i lb.; cheese, factory medium, case lots, Uld.j loaf oheese, Is. Id. per lb.; Bhcll t grit, £7 per ton: Bced potatoes, Cantor-bury-grown Up to Dateß £9, Northern Stars. £7 16«., Gamekeepers £8, Breezes ' Prollflo £8 ss„ Arran Ohio! £9, Buttons ' Supremo £12 10s. Bed Dakotas £9 per ton, j sackg in. LONDON TALLOW SALES. Moßsrs. Dalgoty and- Company, Limited, ' report having received tho following ■ cablegram from their London office w ■ der date July 7:—"Tho tallow market is very quiet; 865 casks -were offered and 85 aaskß sold. Since our last wire prices i are 2s. lower. Buyers, are holding off.