COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2368, 26 January 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAKES. There were no transactions recorded in Investment shares yesterday. The quotations were as under:— Buyers. Bellere. , „ , £ s. d. £ a.d National Bank 6 4 0 — Union Bank 55 0 0 — "Ohristohuroh Gas (£5) ~, 7 9 o — Well. Gas (£10) 16 2 6 - N.Z. Insurance — 6 2 o Gear Meat (£4) 13 17 6 — Gear (£1) : 311 0 - Well. Woollen (ord.) 4 8 0 - Hikurangi Cool 0 12 0 — Westport 110 6 1U J Manning and Co 4 7 6 — Ward-end Co 6 6 0 — Crown Brewery 2 0 0 — *oum. div. Customs duty colleoted at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £2599 17s. 6a. PBIOEB OF COEN 'SACKS. ' • (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Oamaru, January 26. The Oamaru Merchants' Association today fixed the prioes of corn sacks for the' current season at 44'e, Bs. 9d. per dozen46's, 95.; 48's, 9s. 3d. Buying back price", 7s. 6d. per dozen. LONDON WOOL BALES. The Bank of New Zealand haa received the following cable advioe from its London office, dated January 22:—"Current prices for North Island farmers' lots in average condition: Ooarso crossbreds 36te40's quality, lid. to 14} d. per lb.; medium crossbreds, 44'e-46'a quality, 15d to 15Jd per lb.; fine crosßbrede, 60's quality, 16d. to 16jd. per lb. Current, prices for South Island farmers' lots (Canterbury style) in average condition: Inferior merino, common 60's-64'e quality, 9d. to 9M. per !b.; superior merino, super 60's-64's quality, i24d. to 13jd- per lb.; half or quarter bred, 66s quality, 16d. per lb."