COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 9, 6 October 1919, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

[•■ : ':' INVESTMENT SHARES. ■'. •/." i. rA:"sal'e'"of 'Kaiapoi Woollen ordinary ■;.. Iflaten; af'fS 9a. ,waß mado on 'Change r on&aturday. The quotations were an fol- ; low:— '.-. . •■ :-■'•"' "Buyers. Sellers. ?"'»'»• ,i, , £s - d - ■&'■*' ; National. Bank — ■ 610 0 |,' Bank N.Z. (£3 6a. Bd.) .... -■■ >19 2 6 | Equitable Building ......... 9 3'6 — ■ '.; .'.Well. Investment 010 6 0 10' 9 i i Welj. Gas (£10) UOO 1116 0 Jiational Insurance -, 4 5 0 , 5.8.. Insurance :.....\... — 910 0 ''N.Z. Refrigerating \}(B)s.)' - 2 6-6 ;.' N.Z. :Refrigerating (10a.) - 16 0 i. Meat-Export (525. 6d.) ...3 8 6 —' ' 1 Huddart-Parker 'ord.) .:. 26 0 .2 6 6 '. 0-. S.S. Co; (pref.) 112 - ; Kaiapoi Woollen : 810 0 .< — - f Well. Woollen (ord.) 813 6 , ■:. West'port Coal ,>llO 3 111 0 >' 18 0 ' — i> Sharland and Co 111 6 ' — ;■- Ward and Co.' 5 5 6 - V Wilgoh Cement .......'....,... 015 $..■' 016,0 ' ■ CUSTOMS REVENUE, Customs revenue collected at the port of ;. Wellington on Saturday amounted to ! £2189 .Ss. .7d;.. .. ' ; _BANK OF ENGLAHDRETURN. .r..Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. '-■ ■•■' ; .'-. (Rec. 'October 5. 5.5 p.m.i . ■"■'■•■- London, October ?,. ,The'"Bank'of England return for the ; Treek'ended October 1, ib aB follows:— j-.- :■";"' hmv. Dmabimkst. . !•; Notes issued A'BUI2,COU Gov. debt.:. £11,015,030 '■' V. .'>,, ..,. . Other securi- " ties ...'... r 7.« V.(XX) '.. ,1-eservf:''. 23.553.0Q:> .Gold ... ... . E0.2J8.1K0 f .:,',':-■ '•:.;f101.C75.000', i 101.670.000 ';• -V'!- :"■" 'BiKEiNG Department. :, Picir'etors''"''' Gov.,6DCuri- ') fiiinlal ...fU.553,M0 ties ... JE60.735.C00 ■ '■ Public jie- V ' Other securi- ■-. posits "... 25.863,000 ' tics 61.000,000 :■■ Other de- : r iiosits ...121.2-20.C00 Notes in o • ; Best; 7-day" ••" reserve ... 20,533,000 ;'■' andother •'.,:...' Coinin \r bills ... 3.536.003 reserve... 1,934,000 \. ■■■. -.' ." £165,102,000 ' :■- Jt ; 165.19-2.003 The leading r itcms of ;the Bank of Eng- !-.- land,.return;afford the following com- '.. "parison:— : ' ■ ' 'This: week last week last year £ '£ £ .Bullion ... ... 86.22G.000 56.3-25.000 7U75.000 '•' Kesexve' '. .... 2'2,467,000 J3.036.000 23.355.au Note Circulation 81.H2.0C0 81.611,000 6U51000 Prrnllc'Deposits -25,663.01)0 ISUB6.OUO 3U.5-25.0".0 .■ -■'■ Ortiir Deposits' 121*20.000 07.157.0U0 137,127.050. Pioportion of ■ reserveslo liabilities 11.30 21.12 16,85 : i. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. : Following are lateßt quotations for Imperial, and Colonial Government securities: ■'■■■■ ■' i ''-'oi'«»lr Thl ' B "" Lo3t ' . --..••,■.; ...Stock :. ■ Weok Week ■ii%lmperlaVConsolß f.%'\ **■$• 5 War loan Wl3 0 5010 0 • 3j"war Loan *2 6 0412 6 : SK.Au.-Commonw'th «j 111 U 66 10 0 • ■5i „ Aus.-Commonw'th ™]" X ™'2 5 ■■ < „K.B.W.ls33Jan.Julj ™°g. " 9 ,0 ° : ;3i„N.8.W.1930-50Ja-Jy % u . ° ®? ° -, 5 „N.8.W.1325Ap1,0ct S,? ? $" J 4 „ Vic. 1920 Jan.-July °g " » «" " ■31 „Vic. 1921-6 Jan.-July £" 5 $"& . .31 . Vic. 1920-1949 ' ,-. • E]2 S g? ,f 2 J ~/Vic. 1929-49 Jan.ijly S 2'S 5H5 g 31 „S.A. 1916 Jan.-July !,, ■ ! S :3;S.A. 1916 Jan.-July SXg J i S S V -4 „QTd 1915-24 Jan.-Jly .S ,2 S S ? S ','3l'„Q'l'dl922-47Jan,Jly 89 0 0 : "3 „QTd 1922-47 Jan,Jl, «o 0 6115 0 : .4..,N.Z.1929May-Nov. »k , e 86 17 6 • 35 „K.Z. 1912-40 Jan,Jly nlO 0 71 5 0 .31 „ WJI. 1915-35 My-Nv '75 50 76 10 0 ,■'. o.„ W. A. 1915-35 My-Nov 71 0 0 72 u 0 31 „ Tas. 1920 Jan-July ■ 71 0 0 71 0 0 ...'. 3 „ Tas 1920-40 Jnn.-Julj 69 10 0 70 0 0 *Ex 7 \^. : MONEY IURKET The Bank of England discount rate' on ■ January 12, 1917, was 5J per cent. On •■■ April 5. it was reduced to 6 ner cent.,, at . which figure it has since stood. '. '.'/..OPEN MAB-KET 2ATES. .The open market discount rate for thrco 1 months bills is 3J per cent., aB compared ■ -with 3 7-16 : per cent, last week, and i-J per ■• tent, last; year. Short loans are quoted at 3J per cent., as-against 3} per cent last week, and 38 • per cent, last year. . LONDON WOOL SALES, ! London, October 2. At tho wool sales goo'd competition resulted. Pricoa were generally but little ; changed.' Scoured merinos were slightly irregular. "Barcaldine" brought 65(1.. to 63id. iper pound; "Darriver Down," V-ld. to : 47Jd.; "Yanburra," 72d. to Okd. New Zeu- ; land "Jiurunui," 301d—Aus.-N.Z. Cable : Aflsn. ; ' INQUIRIES, FOR 'AUSTRALIAN RABBITS. London, October 2. ' Many inquiries have been received from France,, and two from Amsterdam, for supplies 0/ New South Wales tinned rab-' bits.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. , RISE IN SILVER. Aurtralian-New Zealand Cable Association. '■■• (B«c. October 5, 5.5 p.m.) :..(■. London, October 3. . The rise in silver is attributed to important buying on Chincso account.