COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 42, 13 November 1920, Page 12

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. Yesterday's Quotations for investment

CUSTOMS REVENUE. Customs revenue collcctcd at the port ot Wellington, yesterday totalled £8000 13b. 4d. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. Australian-New Zealand Cs.hle Association. (Roc. November 32, 5.5 p.m.) London, November 11. Tho Bank of England return for the week ended November 10 is as under:— iKKUK Dr.PAIIT.MKNT. Notes issued il-28 B<B.ooo Gov. ilobt... £11,015.000 Other securi. Notes in ties 7.434.000 reserve 13.341.000- Qoid 122,710.000 £»U69.000 fi11,169.000 Banking Depahimfnt. Proprietors' Gov. securicapital ...f14.553,000 ties ... £62,701.000 Public de- ■ Other securiposits ... 19.816.000 tics 73,223.000 Other doposits ... 113,470.000 Notes in Best, 7-day reserve ... 12,341,000 and other Coin In bills ... 3.163.000 resorve ... 1.738,000 £150,002,000 £160.002.000 The leading items of the Bank of England return aSord tho following comparison:— This week Last week Ltßtyonr Bullion 122,740,000 121 H78.000 66,072.000 Deserve ... 14.070.000*-13,159.000 20-534.000 Note Clroulatlon 128.8)8.000 128,438,000 65,1103,000 Publio Deposits 19.816.000 18,143.000 ' 23.161.001 Othor Deposits 112.470.000 115,135.000 102,760 000 Proportion of rceerves to liabilities 10.64 ' 9.87 16.37 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES; Following are latest Quotations for Imperial and Colonial Government securities:

MONEY MARKET. The Bank oC England discount rate, which had ntood at 5 per cciit. since April 6. 1917, on which dato It wcu reduced from 5j per cent., wns rniaod to 6 per cont. in November 6. 1919. and to 7 per cont. on April 15. 1920. OPEN MAItKET KATEB. Tho opi'ii market l'atu far three months' billfl 1b 6? per cont.. ns compnrod with 6! per cent. Inst week, and 5! lni>t .venr. Short loanß aro quoted at 6j .(.or ccnt. as acainst 5J per cent. lust week, and 45 per rent last year. PIUOUS. OP MKTALfI. Australian-New Zealand Gable Association. (Rec. November 12, 9.Z5 p.m.) London, November 11. Copper-Oil spot. .£B7 IBs. 9d. per ton; three months. .£B7 2s. Cd.: electrolytic 111jfotß, £99; wiro bars, £101. Lead.-On spot. £34 15h. per Ion; throo rtontlin, 17s. 6d. Spelter.—On spot. £36 ncr ton: three mouthß, £57 si.

Tin. —On spot. £M 4 sb. Ncr ton: three months, £249 sa. / Silver.—Bars. 54Jd. Ncr ounco standard. NELSON BROTIIEKS' PROFIT.' Australian-New Zealand Cablo Association. ... _ , London, November 11. . No ]2?'!,? ro y u!r . a divislblo nrolUs amount to £66.332. It is proposed to carry forward .£36,379. MELBOURNE HIDES SALES. Sy TelMrrapli-l'rosß Assoolatlon-OoprrlirW (Kec. November 12. 9.25 8.m.) ,i „ ~„ . Mplbourno, November 12. At tho hides Bales comnetition was restricted and bidding lacked keenneEs. Top sorts declined \A. to Id. Ncr lb., lower torts obtaining an bldi.

shares were as follow:— • Buyers, - Sellers. £ a. d. £ p. d. War Bondtf (1938) - 92 5 0 National Bank — 6 7 0 Rank New Zealand 24 IS 0 26 0 0 tTnlon Bank 1212 0 12 15 0 Well. Investment *•- (H2 3 Well. Trust and Loan .. — 6 7 6 National Insurance — $ 9. 6 N.Z. Insurance 17 3 . Bouth British Insurance — 815 0 N.X. ftpfrieeratimr flOs.) 116 ITuddart-Parker (ord.) .. — 2 9 6 Union Str;m (pref.) 10 3 1 1' 3 Wewtnort Coal (cum) 110 0 — Eclipse Petrol (£1) — 10 0 N.Z. Drue —0 3 6 0 Parensra Kauri Oils '* — 13 0 Wairarana. farmers (£5) — 6 6 0 Ward and Co — 13 6

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