COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 267, 5 August 1920, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. Yesterday's quotations for investment shares were as follow:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ R. d. National Bunk 6 13 6 i IS 0 Hank New Zealand 25 16 0 Union Bank — 13 IS S Metropolitan 13 0 0 Wellinrton Investment 011 6 012 6 Wellington Deposit 0 8 8 — Wellington Gas (pref.) ... 0 16 9 — N.Z. Insurance 1 12 0 113 0 8.8. Insurance — 10 1 0 Standard Insuranco 2 18 0 — N.Z. Refrieeratine (10b.) — 15 0 Gear Meat 2 2 9 — Meat Eiport (£5) — fi 15 0 Meat Export (£3 123. fid.) 4 9 3 — Huddart-FarUer (ord.) ... 2 16 0 2 16 9 U.S.S. 00. (prof.) 10 0 10 9 ICaiapoi Woollen (pref.)... — t 17 0 IliUuranei Coal — 017 6 Wfifltporl -Stockton — 0 9 0 Waipa OolUery — 0 16 3 Leyland-O'ltrien Timber 1 12 6 1 15 0 Bartholomew's Timber ... — 1 5 6 Kirkcaldio and Stains (pref.) 10 3 — I'aroiiEa Oils (205.) 1. 7 0 — Parensa Oils (7s. 6d.) 0 10 0 0 10 6 Walrarapa Farmers 6 10 0 — Ward and Co 14 0 16 0 Wilson Oemcnt — 018 0 OUSTOMS REVENUE. Oustoms revenue collected at the port of Wellington yesterday totalled £5838 17b. Id.

DOLLAR EXCHANGE. The exchange rate London on New York, A'ow York oil London, and Montreal 011 London, as cabled to a leading financial house in Wellington, and also Press Association cahlo message reports, show tho following movements:— London New York Montreal ou 011 on Date of New York. London. London. cable. Dola. Dola. Dols. Juno 28 " - 3.953 <W Julv H 3-96 — July 5 3.945 — July 8 3.95J - July 9 3.95 July 12 3.9b July 13 - 3.931 4.tts July 14 - 3.09 4/, li July IS 3.885 3.91 4.«} July 16 3.895 - July 17 - S.HB 4.41 July 19 - 3.831 4.373 Julv 23 3 M - July 26 3.79 - - July 30 3.72 — LONDON MIETAL MARKET. Australian-New Zealand Oablo Association (Rec. August 4, 8.25 p.m.) London, August 3. Copper.—On spot, £92 12?. 6d. per. ton; three months, £94 17s. 6d.; electrolytic ingots. £111; wire bars, £116. Lead—On spot, £37 15a. per ton; three months, £38 Spelter-On spot, £41 10a. per ton; three months, £43 Tin.—On spot, £273 5». per ton; three months, £278 ss. Bar Bilver, 57d. per ounce standard. TALLOW STOCKS IN LONDON. (Rec. August 4, 10.45 p.irf.) , London, Aoigust 3. The tallow in stock amounted to 8439 casks; imports, 1740 casks; deliveries, 1920 casks. P. AND O. SHARES. (Eec. August 4, 10.45 p.m.) London, August 3. P. and O. deferred stock, buyers £440, sellers £460. EXCHANGE RATES. (Rec. August 4, 10.45 p.m.) ' London, August 3. Foreign exchange rates on London are quoted ;—Paris, 49.05 franos to £1; Stockholm, 17.63 kroner; Christiania, 23.67 kroner; Moutreal, 4.16} dollars; New York, 3.68 dollars; 22Jd. to rupee. STOCK EXCHANGE. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland,' August 4. Saleß:—Huddart-Parker, £63. 6d.: Wilson's Cement, 17b. !)tf.