COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1208, 17 August 1911, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHARES. Transactions recorded in investment shares yesterday were; National Bank. £6 Is.: Christc.lnirclrjre.it. £16: and WestnortSlockton at Is. 9(1. The hiiying and selline quotations were as under:—' Buyers Hellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. National Bank 6 0 0 - National Mortgage 3 10 0 — N.Z. and TUvot Plate ... t 1 ( - Well. Investment. 0 11 9 Well. Trust and Lean ... -- 7lt (1 Wellincton I)cno?:t — 0 8.) O.riftchurch. ('.as - 9 16 6 Feilding Pas -- 13 6 (lisborne Gas — J 2 It Napier Gas — 25 10 0 Palmcrston fias .'.... 8 19 0 Well, fins (£7 10s.) - 15 0 0 rhrisMiiirch Meat. — 16 2 6 Meat- Exnort (525. 6(1.) — . HI Union Steam 2 16 2 2 6 Well. Steam Ferry (18s.) - 018 0 Well. Woollen (ord.l -i 4 0 1 Well. Woollen (pref.) — 3 2 0 Timiiiri. CM -■ 119 Westpart Coal 19 0 19 3 Wcstnnrt-Ktockton — 0 2 0 I.cvland-O'liricn 1 S 3 — N.Z. Dm* 2 10 6 2 11 6 Saarland's ordinary - 1 5 J T:\rair.iki IMroloum 0 16 0 0 IT 0 Ward and Co 5 0 0 — AI'STHALASIAX HANKING. I The banking returns of Ml |i,e hanks tliroucliout Australasia, for the June r,unr-

tor arc analysed by the Melbourne "Ai-kus." The depo.sUsJn the Commonwealth have increased Irom .E127.560.956 for June. 1919. to £141.377.328 in June. 13U, tho Now Zealand deposil.-v i)KToa.sed from £25,994.676 to ,€27,791,9C0. The deposits at the dose of the Jhnc Quarter this'.rear and last year compare as under:— June, 1910. Juno, 1911. £ C ■ Victoria 40.833.6E2 - 45,359,555 N.S. Wale? 49.381,478 . 54,593,253 Queensland .... 17.335,220 19,549,132 S. Australia ... 10.470.959 10,825.572 TV. Australia... 6.129,567 7.280,390 Tasmania 3.729.95U 3,759,486 Commonwealth 127.880.985. 141.377.328 New Zealand... 25,994,676' 27,791,900 153,875,662 169,169,228 The advances have increased in the Commonwealth, but this expansion'is rclativelv small compared with the xrowtli of the deposits. In Sow Zealand the reverse movement is disclosed. The figures for tho several States compare as under:— . June. 1910. June, 1911. £ £ Victoria 33.229.830 35.909,660 S.S. Wales 57.455,8.12 42,437,600 Queensland .... 15.191,158 16.176.984 S". Australia ... 6.521.823 8.113.907 TV. Australia... 6.070,230 7.5:2.118 Tasmania 2,924,994- . J,0Cf1,968 '•' Commonwealth 101,393,927 1'tt,i41.258 ' New Zealand... 20.201,874 22.951,200 • 121,595,801 136,092,438 Customs duties collected at the port-of Wellington yesterday • amounted to £965 16s. 4d. • METAL MARKETS. By Telegraph—Press As-;ociatton-Oopyrlehl London,' August 15.. Copper, on the spot. £56 16s. 3d. per ton: three month?, £57 10s.; electrolytic, £58 10s. Tin. on the spot, £189 ss. per ton; three months, £185 ss. Lead, £13 18s. 9d. per ton. WHEAT. Bj Tclecrapb-Press Association-Cooyrlebt . London, August 15. Two Australian wheat carsroos have been Bold at 555. per quarter. LONDON.BUTTER MARKET. . By Teleeraph—Press Association—Copyriebt (Rev. August 16, 9.55 p.m.) Londcti, August 16. Business has been partly resumed in Tooley Street. , Butter is very Ann. A'uiT. tr.ilian' has nominally advanced from 2s. to 4s. Accurate t;uotationf arc impossible till conditions are normal. GRAIN MARKET. IBy Teleeraph—Press Association.) Dunedin, August 16. Oats: There, arc icrv few lines offering from the country, but all coming forward meet, with good demand. Prices' arc inclined to tro a. little. h-'-zhcr owing to shortness of supplies. Trims milling Cartons. 2s. 6!d. to 2s. 7d.; good' to.best feed, 2s. s}d. to 2s. 6tl:; medium.'2s. 4>d. to 2s.' 5d.; inferior, 2s. to 2s. 2d.

Wheat: In view of London reports, the ilem-ind :',.- very keen. a.u-d prhes have firmed very considerably. Millers are buyers of all nrimc lines offerinir. Good whole fowl wheat is also jn demand, and nrices have risen by Id. to Id. per bushel. Prime millinc velvet.-3s. Bel. to 3s. 3d.; Tuscan, etc., 3s. 61(1. to 3s. 7d.: medium to good, 3s. s>d. to 3s. 6d.; best whole fowl wheat, 3s. Id. to 3s. sd.