COMMERCIAL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 89, 21 May 1914, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

. • —■■ •■'-■■ / MISCELLANEOUS. liy Cable. — Press Association. — Copyright. LONDON ; May 19. 1 iDalgety and Co. shares are quoted at from £6 10/- to £7. Silver is quoted at 2/2 jf. Jute —May-June, £33 10/-. Wheat—The mauket is steady and quieter. Copper—£63 5/- to £63 18/9> Electro " lytic—£6s 15/-. Tin—£l49 .10/- to £lsl 5/-. Lead —£18 15/-. TALLOW SALE. (Received May 21, 10.20 a.m.) LONDON, May 20. At the tallow sale 1682 casks were offered and 1555 sold. Quotation: Mutton: fine 35/9; medium 32/6. Beef: fine 34/-; medium 32/-. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

,. MIDDLE PRICES—NOON TO-DAY. BANKS— £ B. d. National • • • • •« 5 13 0 New South Wales 43 2 c Australasia . . • • • • 123 0 0 New Zealand (£3. 6/8. paid).. 11 2 6 Now Zealand (fully paid) '.. 16 18 6 Union of Australia, Ltd. 61 0 0 Commercial tif Australia, Ltd. 1 6 3 Commercial of Australia .- (pref.) . .. 7 2 6 BREWERIES— ( = 1 1W\ 0 i 3 18 ' 6: Ward .. .. •• •• 6 0 0 COAL— 1 1 1 .10 0 0 Taupiri . Westport .... Westport (new issue) 1 3 0 0 Stockton 0 Stockton (non-cum. 8 p.c. pref.) 0 9 0 ' FINANCIAL — Christchurch Building Society 11 7 15 7 0 Dalgety Dalgety (non-cum. pref) .. 10 0 0 Mutual Benefit (Canterbury) 11 5 0 National Mortgage . . 4 6 6 N.Z. Rjyer Plate Land Mort. 2 3 6 Permanent Investmt. (Cantby) 9 7 6 GAS— . X'shburton (£4 10/- paid) .. 5 15 0 Aaliburton (£2 paid) 2 10 0 1 10 0 Christchurch . . 7 5 0 Giiborne •. • • ' 2 2 0 0 Hokitika 5 5 Napier • • New Plymouth 16 5 0 0 0 0 - , Palmerston North .. • • 10 0 0 Timaru . . • • • • • 8 0 0 Wellington (£10 paid) 16 7 6 INSURANCE — Farmers' (£5 paid) .. 5 17 6 6 0 Farmers* (£2 10/- paid) .. National 2 t2 17 13 ' New Zealand 6 4 6 South British .. 4 10 0 6 Standard .. •• '■• • 1 14 ,MEAT—' British-N.Z. . . ... • • ■ 1 0 0 y British-N.Z. (15/- paid) 0 J.0 0 0 Canterbury .. • • 9 " Canterbury (pref.) 5 5 0 Christchurch (£10 paid) 16 12 6 Christchurch (£5 paid) 8 u 0 Christchurch (£3 paid) 4 15 0 Christchurch (£2 paid) 3 3 6 Gear (£4 paid) 14 7 6 6 Gear (£1 paid) 314 Wellington (£5 paid) 6 3 6 Wellington (£4 paid) .. 5 0 0 6 "Wellington (£2 12/G paid) .. 3 2 MISCELLANEOUS— Booth, Macdonald 0 19 0

' Booth, Macdonald (6 p.c. cum. pref.) 1 0 0 Bowron Bros... .. 0, 7 t4tf 5 3 ■ .Colonial Sugar ... :•>: 0 D.I.C. (10/- paid) .. 0 12 6 D.I.C. (5/- paid) .. .. 0 7 0 ' ., D.I.C. (pref.) 1 3 0 'Cant. Farmers' Co-op., Timaru 2 17 - 6 ; , Cant. Farmers' (pref. re dir. /;., only) ,. . • . . • • • • 5 0 0 : V Kauri Timber (fully paid) .. 1 18 6 •Kauri Timber (15/- paid) .. 0 18 6 . lieyland,' O'Brien Timber .. 1 3 0 ' M'Leod Bros. .. 14 0 0 Mason Struthers (£1 paid). 1 A* 9 ' Mason, Struthers (14/- paid) 0 15 6 Milbum -Lime 1 11 6 N.Z. Drug 2 5 6 Golden Bay Cement 0 19 6 ►,''•• Glenmore Brick 0 15 0 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. 2 6 6 N.Z. Farmers* Co-op (1st pref) 5 5 0 N.Z. Portland Cement 0 12 3 N.Z. Paper Mills 0 16 6 Taranaki (N.Z.) Oil Wells . . 0 4 6 Trustees, Executors & Agency 3 0 0 Perpetual Trustees 1 3 0 Simpson and Williams 1 1 0 Simpson & Williams (10/- pd.) 0 10 G Weeks, Ltd. 5 1 0 Whitcombe and Tombs 5 18 0 SHIPPING— New Zealand . • •. 16 0 0 New Zealand (pref.) 10 5 0-„ Union Steam 1 5 0 Union Steam (5J p.c. pref.) 1 1 0 • Huddart-Parker 1 0 6 Huddart-Parker(6 p.c, pref.) 1 2 0 Northern Steam 0 15 0 Northern Steam (7/- paid) 0 7 6 WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi 5 5 6' Kaiapoi (pr<f. re div. only).. 5 5 0 Mosgiel 3 13 0 1 6 3 Oamaru (pref.) 1 6 3 Wellingtoin 4 a 0 Wellington (pref.) . . 3 1 0 VIINING — Waihi .. .. 2 3 () 3 1 5 Talisman . . . . < ♦ 1 16 0 Consolidated Goldfields 0 17 6 Blackwater 0 19 6 Progress . . •• • • 0 13 3 Koss Goldfields .. .. 0 4 3 Hercules . . ■» 0 14 (i Mount Lyell 1 5 3 ♦Preference as to dividend only. t Ex dividend. 0 THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1914. SALES REPORTED. Commercial Bank of Australia , .tl 6/3 Christchurch Gas, £1 5/-. ' New Zealand Farmers' Co-operative (fl rst pref.), S5 5/-. ' Talisman Mining, -i'l 15/-. TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS. Buyers Sellers. BANKS— £ 's1. £ s. d. New Zealand (fully paid) . • . . 16 18 , .6 — BREWERIES6 — COAL— 9 — 0 — FINANCIAL— National Mortgage ..46 0 4 7 6 Perm. Invstnuit. Cant. 9 7 6 — GAS— Christchurch ... * 7 7 6 INSURANCE— National of N.Z. . . — 2 18 6 New Zealand . . . • 6 * 0 — Standard of N.Z. .. 1-14 6 — MISCELLANEOUS— .Glenmore Brick .. .--*'' 0 15 0 ** Gqldon Bay Ceraenj;, .; ,0 19 6 — N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. — 2 7 0 Taranki (N.Z.) Oil Wells .. ... — 0 4 9 Weeks, Ltd. .. , * 5 0 0 — MINING— - Talisman . . . 'i • • 11a 9 —r U.ernuleH • — 0 14 6 1» DTJNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. Press Association. DUNED1N May 21 L. Sal« —Junction, 25/-.