COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3027, 14 March 1917, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

TNYESTMEKT SHARKS. Yesterday's quotation!? for investment shares wcro as follow:— Buyore. Sellers. ■ £s.d. St. d. National Bank 5 10 - Batik K. 7.. (JS 6s. Bd.) .... 11 5 0 - Loan, Mercantile !ord.) 80 0 0 N.Z. and River Plate — 113 9 Well. Invest T. and A. . 011 0 0 U d Well. Trust, Loan, Ltd. .. fi 15 0 7 0 0 Well. Ga.s (pref.) 0 18 6 — «. British Insurance — 517 0 Union Stoa.ni (ord.) — ■ 2 5 0 Union Steam (pref.) — 116 Huddert-Parker ,'ord.) ... 15 9 - Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.) ... 6 6 (1 — Well. Woollen (pi-cf.) .':.... 3 15 0 - Westport £onl - 17 9 Lnylanrf-O'ririen 14 0 iWird and. Co 513 6 - Golden Bay Cement — 110 Wilson's Ceraont (prof.) . - 15 9 Customs duties collected at. l.hc port of Wellinßlon yesterday amounted to £9156 2b. 9d. \ SOUTHERN .MARKETS. Bv Telegraph.—Press .Usociatiou, Clirlslchurch, March 11. Vi\r quantities of wheat, aro offerinc, and all on offer is beinß taken up. Much of it, is below tbo milline grade, and is lieinir sold. sliEhtly under tho prices iiied J by the. Government, end is practically ; Koine out as whole fowls' -whoat. Offerings oF oats continue short, and. tho demand is still good. Chaff is quoted, at £3 Ss. to £3 155., according to Tvcisht. fciomo on offer is very lieht in weight, and fetches tho lower figure. Good heavy chaff is difficult to procure, and. farmers appear disinclined, lo sell, though it easily fetches tho higher fliru.ro. Cocksfoot and rye grass is active, and prices have risen. j. ' LONDON BUTTER PRTCES. Under date March 10. Messrs. J. and. .1. Tionsdalo and Co., .Ltd.. London, cabled Mr. a. Turner, airy produce β-cent, as follows :—"Maziimmi prices fixed for next fortnight: Danish and New Zealand butter, 224.=.; Australian, 2153-: States cheese, 1605.; Canadian, 1625." BRADFORD WOOL MARKET. :Auslral;n.n-NVv "fcaWnA Ob!* Association. "" (Rcc. March 13, 10 p.m.) London, March 12. Bradford reports that wool is very firm all round, prices beins in sellers' lavour. • - 'J'HF, METAIi MARKETS. (Rec. March 13, 10 p.m.) London, March 12. Copper.—Spol» £136 6s. .per ton: three months, £155 155.; electrolytic, £149. Lead.—Snot, £30 10s. per ton; three months, SS9 10s. Spelter.—Spot, £56; three months. £52 ,!os. . TiiL—Rpot.' £2oo 7=. ,6d.- Ncr ton; threo months, £199 17b. f<l. MINING MEWS WELLINGTON MARKET. The quotations for mining shares yesterday were «?. wider:— Buyers. Seller?. £ s. d. £ s. d. Talisman 0 8 0 — Waihi ; j 13 9 - Grand Junction — 014 0 STOCK EXCHANGE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, March. 13. Stock Exchange en lea -.—Auckland Gas 28s. 3d., contributing 21s. Sale reportedUnion Steam,- 445. 3d. „ , Dunedin, March 13. Sales:—Union Steam. 435. 9d. (two parcels); Dominion Rubber, £2. ] LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. By Telegraph-Press Aesociation-Copvrieht (H«c. March 13, 10 p.m.) " London. March 12. ttailu shares, 345. 6d., 355. 6d. Union Steam Ship Company, 455. 6d. 465. 6<l.