COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 September 1921, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

AUCKLAND SHAREMARKET. By Telegraph.—Press Association Auckland, Last Night. Sales on the Stock Exchange to-day were: Bank of New Zealand, 49s 3d; South British Insurance, 35s 9d; Standard Insurance, 53s 3d; Westport Coal, 27s 3d; Gear Meat, 32s 3d; Soldiers’ Bonds, £9l 10s. Quotations.—Commercial Bank (sellers), 275; National Bank, £5 12s 6d and £5 10s; Bank of New Zealand, 49s 6d and 495; National Insurance, 62s 6d and 60s; New Zealand Insurance, 29s 3d and 28s 9d; South British Insurance, 36s and 35s 9d; Standard Insurance, 53s 3d and 52s Gd; Rlv6r Plate (buyers), 16s Gd; Loan & Mercantile, £S2 & £BO, preference £55; Taupirl Coal (buyers), 16s 9d; Westport Coal, 27s 6d apd 265. 9d; Auckland Gas. 24s 3d and 23s 9d; Hucjdart- Parker, 43s 3d and 42s 9d; I’. and 0., £345 and £325-; Union Steam preference (sellers), 19s; Kauri Timber (buyers), 24s 3d; Leyland O’Brien, 33s and 30s; Kaiapoi Woollen, 25s and 225, (10s paid) Ils Gd and 10s Gd; Abraham and Williams (sellers), 87s Gd; New Zealand Drug (buyers), 545; Paper Mills (buyers), 21s; N.Z. Refrigerating (contributing), 17s Gd and 17s; Gear Meat, 32s Gd and 325; Wilson’s L’ement, 15s Gd and 15s; Waihi, 21s and 20s 9d; Grand Junction 8s lOd and 8s sd; War Loan, 1938 (sellers) £B3 15s, 1939 £B3 15s and £B3, 1927 £92 and £9O 10s; Soldiers’ Bonds (sellers), £92; Inscribed Stock, 1938 £’B3 15s mid £B3, 1939 £B3 15s and £B3; Soldiers’ Inscribed Stock, £9l 10s and £9l.

LONDON WOOL SALES.

The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated 31st ultimo, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London :

Wool sales commenced yesterday with catalogue of 10 , JT36 bales privately owned wool. Good attendance and competition, and practically all sold. Home trade principal buyers. with useful support from Germany and France. Prices all round show advance on closing rates last sales, merinos being Id, fine and medium crossbreds Id, and coarse crossbreds %d dearer. First B.A.W.R.A. sales today. This week's offerings B.A.W.R.A. wool consists of:—

Australian.- Merino (greasy) 8,900 bales, (scoured) 2.180 bales; crossbred (greasy) 1,740 biilos, (scoured*) 400 bales.

New Zealand.—Cnossbred (greasy) 2,450 bales, (scoured) 850 bales, reconditioned 100 bales.

Privately owned wool to be offered consists of 20,000 bales Australian, 30,000 New Zealand, 18,000 South American, 2.000 Capo .Colony.