COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2678, 26 January 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT. SHAKES. A Kilo of; Union Steam ordinary shares at 265. 3d. was made on 'Change yesterday. The Quotations were, ae follow:— 1 Buyers. Sellers. £ 8. d. £ s. d. National Bank 5 0 0 — Bank N.Z. (£6 13s. 4d.) ... 16 2 6 -(•Equitable building 915 0 — Loan & Mercantile (pref.) — B3 10 6 N.Z. and Elver Plate ...... 2 0 0 — Well. Invest. T. and A ... — 011 0 Napier Gas (£5) • — 9 0 0 N.Z. Insurance — 6 6 6 Wn. Meat Export (525. 6d.) 13 t — Union' Steam -(ordinary) -16 9. — Well.. Woollen, (ord.) ...... .5,1 0 - Well.'Woollen (pref.) ...... 3 7 6 — Westport Coal 1 7,3 — N.Z. Drug ■ - 2 5 0 Ward and Co 510 0 — fCum div. , Customs duty collected at the port ot Wellington yesterday amounted to £4510 18s. lCa. , SOUTHERN MARKETS. ; By Telegraph—Press Association. Christohurclt, January 24. There is very little new wheat offering on the niarket, and what is bein" bought is for fowl feed, the tales during the last few days being at. ss. Id. to ss. 2d. at country stations. Oats are also scarce, and no further sales are reportwl. ■ BaTley.—The offering varies considerably in quality. .Prime malting barley is very sfcarce, and sales have been made at 4s. to ss. 6d. at country stations. Thin grain fit only for feed is practically unsaleable, as growers are asking too much. Some prime samples of Son-th, Australian and Victorian barley have been offered. The quality is very much better than the best locally grown this season. , Cape barley from Gisborne and Hawlte'sBay is being imported for seed for sowing this autumn. The quality is *ery good. MELBOURNE WOOL SAiLE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Melbourne, January 25. At the wool sales competition was keen and-late-rates were maintained. The top price was 24d. ' ■