COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2757, 28 April 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

■. '~._ '-v-itfVESTMKNT ■SHARES. ', JTestorday.'s quotations for investment shares■ were-as under:— "---•'■■'-' Buyers. Sellers. « £ s. d. £ p. d. National Bank ; .52 6 - ■Bant N.Z. (£3 6s. Bd.) ... 1014 0 •Bank"N;Z.(£6'i3s.'4d.) ...16 15,0 . ... .-. . Union Bank ■ ;;;.'.■.'.'■..':'..:.. 62 5 0 .—' National Mortgage ..........' 316 6 - — Well.-Dep. a-na illort. - ' j0 -.9 0 Napier. "Gas. (£s)' 860 *' — Well.-Kas (prof.)' 018 6 •■■ — .. National Insurance ...... 212 0 .212-9 Staudard-liisurance ..:...... 118 fl ■' ,■'•-' ■ Union" Stijam'iford.) 110 9 ■ -- Union Steam "(prof.) 110. — ' Well. "Woollen (pref.) -..,.;. 55 0. - Wcßtport Coal ....;.;......'...„ 19 6 — Leyland-O'Urion ................ 1 2 U i — Manning and 00/".: ; .......... 4 15 0 — Golden Bay Oement.-....;. 113 ■'—'.- N.Z. Pajier Alills ......... 018 0 - *Sharland (owl.) '„..•.;...... 15 0 .— . •Sbarland (pref.) ...-. :.' 15 0 — W;F.C:A: (£5) '..:..:...'......-...; 517 6 ■ ~ 0.J1.'8ank5.;.'.....';.;.'. ;... I' 3 0 -< •*Oum div. :'-.■-■■- '. ' Customs duty ' collected at the' sort 'of .Wellington,yes'terda:y amounted to £4209 2a. ' ■?!-..v .-.-i-'i - .. . ,

Mcssrsi'Gilbert'Anderson and. 00. (Mesers. .Mellsop, .Eliott; and Co.,' Palmerston North, local'agents),'report on. the frozen meat market, under'date London, March 31, as ;tollows:—';.: . ■ . ■■ ■ , .

< Home-grown-supplies have been In excess at; loot w&fcsr. The 'high prices ruling, have probably"induced i growers to send to marttot. whatovor is. fit, and this ao ,counts.for-,the..extended season which has ■averted'Whait-would'have been a very awk-to.-the ".'great short, ago,',ju, Australian' sheep and lambs.. ■'Frozen.—Agentsyentrusted with the sale of (lO.vernriient. meat ..are using, their beet endeavours to meet- the situation caused by the shortage of supplies by charging a moderate price (under tno circumstance*) with irstructions that the meat shall ba dealt, with economically. There Is a great demand. for the small stocks, but oaro la being taken that they arc being di6tri. buted to the buyers of the meat at nor. mal times,.and at a limited profit. .: Reference, to the prices of South Amerl caii"sneep shows them to be considerably 'in excess of New Zealand's or Australasians, Getters taking full advantage of the pre. sent position to obtain the extreme prices.

LAND COMPANY'S DIVIDEND. By. Telegraph*—lJress Association—Copyright London, April 26. The New Zealand and Australian Land Company has declared an Interim dividend of 5 per cent. ~ ' AMERICAN WHEAT. , "' .' -'. . London, April 26. : Wheat.—The American visible supply is .139,293,000 bushels. Chicago May options. Ill* cents to 113 3-8. cents; July options. 1121.cent;., to, IHJ .cents. ::. reduced? ; '' * f v !•!' i Melbourne, April 27. • Hour has. been reduced 2s. 6d., and'bran ,uud' pollard advanced ss. _.'

produce markets. ;'.'::'£:;;;;.tEec>';ApTil 27,. 11.20 p.m.) • •;.; .;;.^;^ "]':'■?<,.' Sydney, April' 27. "Oat!*,"-Algerian, 2s. 6d. to 2s.- 8d: : TaslOd. to 2s. lid. ;• barley, feeding;'3s:'34; malting. 35.,'9d.; maize, .osV'lOd. to 1 4s.";'potatoes, Tusmaniau, £7 to S3 !os.; onions, 10s. to.£s. Adelaide, April 27. Bran, Hid.; pollard, Is. Hd.'; oats, 2s. to 2s. Id.