COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3198, 24 September 1917, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. Saturday's quotations for investment shares were as follow:— Buyers. Sellers. '■ JE s. d. £ s. d. Well. Trust and Loan ... 5 10 0 ' — National Insurance 3 0 0 . — N.Z. Insurance — 7 16 6 ?Huddart-Parker (ord.) .. 1 13 0 — Waipa CollieVy 0 18- 0 \ — Wcstport Coal 18 7 19 0 Auckland Trams (ord.) .110 119 Colonial Sugar (Aust.) ... 22 12 6 — *Cum div. -HEMP. The Prime Minister has' received the following telegram from the High Commissioner for New Zealand:—"Hemp Controller now advises that it is proposed to fix maximum price of New Zealand hemp at ±1 per ton higher than figures before mentioned. Tow.—Fixed Driers as follow: No. 1, £59 per ton; No. 2, £56 per ton; No. 3; £54 per ton." Messrs. Levin and Co. have received cable advice from London that the Imperial Government has fixed the maximum prices at which New Zealand hemp can be sold in London, as follow:—Good fair, £84 per ton; high fair, £82 per ton; low .fair, £81 per ton. The prices are c.i.f. London, war insurance paid by the shipper. No infor-

mation i 8 to hand as to what ueriod tho prices are fixed for, and no further details are to hand at the moment. A Press Association message # rcteived from London on Saturday morning Btatea that tho Army Council has fixed tho maximum prices for Now Zealand hemp and sisal fibre in order to secure.binder twin© for the farmers at a reasonable price. Oastoms duties collected at tho port of Wellington' on Saturday amounted to £855 13s. 7d. LONDON MARKETS. Australian-New Zealand Cable* Association. (Rcc. September 23, 5.5 p.m;) London, September 22. Maximum prices for New Zealaud hemp are: Good fair, £84; high-point fair, £82; Al, £81. Rubber— Para, 3s. 2?d.;. plantation and smoked shcet6, 2b. 93d. FROZEN MEAT. (Rcc. September 23, 5.5 p.m.) London, September 22. ' Australian mutton, 9id. •» Other meats unchanged. Rabbits aro very scarce, aud there is a strong demand. THE CURRANT CROP. (Rec. September 23, 5.5 p.m.) , London, September 22. The Greek currant crop is estimated at 130,000 tons. THE PRICE 01? SILVER. (Rcc. September 23, 5.5 p.m.) London, September 22. Silver has reached the highest point sinco 1878, and there are no signs of weakness. The 1 Chinese are paying large premiums at San Francisco, while America is buy? in® for sulir.diaj'y coinage in u luirdu«ir.g market.