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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2573, 22 September 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL

INVESTMENT SHARES* r In; tie investment' market .- yesterday sales were Toportcd of Bank of Now Zealand; old, at £10 55. ( and Union Steam, preference, at, 19s. Udi- ITho quotations were as under:— . ■ Buyers.' Sellers. '£ s. d. ■ fl'ff. SNational Eank ' 4 17 0 ,5 0 0 Bk. N.Z. (£« lis: «.) 16 6 0 National' Mortffago .: — ' 0 Well; Invest. I. arid A. . — 011 0 . Well. Qas (prcfj -■ -10 0 , WclL Meat (£1) " 4B «• Well. Meat Export (£5) ... . 6 0 0 Well. Meat Ei. (£2125.6 d.V - - 217 0 ■Union Steam Cord.) ' 12 6 12 9 . Kojapoi Woollen («rd.) , 5 5 0.. — , ■ Westport Coal — 1 ? f , Weatport-Stoektan 0,5,0 .-8.5 4 Leyland-O'Brion' 12 3 >V; Manning and 00. .4 12 6 .— Golden Bay Cement ...... — 019'6 Customs duty:, collected-'ab the .. port, of Wellington yesterday amounted to : £4785 4s. (d. -. '■ -SOUTEERN MAItKETS. '' By Telegraph—Press Association., Clirlstchurch, September 20. The local grain markets still in a-stag-nant state, .'l'he continued dry: -weather, which' if not-broken before long will have a serious effect upon growing ctors, is no ?. doubt causing growers to hold more firmly .on to. ; their wheat. ; In the. meantime' millers appear to be well stocked,; and are not to. .buy even :if ■ they; could get wheat at a considerable decline" upon the rates r ruling' some time.ago.. Bran. : .and pollard havo: been reduced, the former now • standing at £5 55., and the latter ,at £6, K>and even' tkese figures are said to be far from firm. There are few potatoes offering and little demand. Growers are, hold-, : v.ine out for £5 as the. lowest figure theywill take. 5v ' -.v;?.' LONDON WOOXj SALE 3.. - j ': •; By Megraph—Press Copyright- ■ '.....' ..London, September 20. r - 'At. the ■. wool:' sales orices were firm, .and lor all classes vunchanged; ... . Tho:: following •, prices. .-.were' realised for. .- -the fleece portions of the clips named:— •"Tara," top! 31d., o-veragn ?3Sd.; - "Bootro," : ; . 3t)d. and, 19di. arid;;i63d.;' "Retro,".. lildr'and-14Jd.; "Milo," and. . 13Jd. ■ New Zealand:' "Aranui," 17Jd. and 15Jd. . ■ ' Messrs. .Levin arid: Co.,'. Ltd., hove res' ccived : cabletadvice from\London that ,the following clips have'been sold: on their: ac- ' count at the ;eales:'now current, the price ■ in: each ■ instance - being. the. average • prico realised for tho fleece wool:—Avondale l (Ko- - imaranga),. 15od^;. LN A (Wharema), 143 d.; Ka-n-a -Kawa; (Whatarangi), 155 d.; Upton Downs' (Blenheim),-lid.; Blue G-len (Nelson), 143d:;i'SHE.. over i Mt. Baker'- (Masterton), .. 15d.;:CE (Nelson),' 14Jd;i J under eyebrow ■ '(Nelson); 13d.; .'f M ..(Nelson),, ;14d:;. P. in Square (Blenheim), 14{d. ' ■ ' :: ■ i/ METAL. IULRKETS. XX. ■ > ' London, September 20. . Copper.—On the spot, £69 10s. t0.£69 155.; .three'months, £70 10s. to £70 15s.'; electro- ' ." lytic,:£66 10s.: to £87 10s. : • Tin.—On the spot, £152-15s. to-£153 5b.; three'months, £152 lCs. t0.£153, , - Lead, £23 10s. and £22 12s: 6d. Spelter, £68 arid' £62. ■Bar 'silver is quoted at 23'9-16d. ; per ounce standard.: ■ WHEAT. ■ . .-'■.■■■ The 'wheat market is- weak, with'prices' nmohanged. . s :_-.