COMMERCIAL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 47, 1 April 1914, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

WHEAT. By Cable —Press Association.—Copyright. LONDON, March 31. The market is quiet, but the demand for Australian is steady. A GREEK LOAN. A Greek 5 per cent, loan of £9,925,000 at 92-J has been issued. The bulk has been offered in France, and £1,687,000 in London. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE. MIDDLE PRICKS—NOON TO-DAY.

SALES REPORTED. Union Steam Ship 24/9 TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS. . - Buyers. Sellers. BANKS— New Zealand . . . 192/6 Ditto (fully paid) .. 310/ INSURANCE— National of N.Z 51/3 j Standardof N.Z 32/6 MEATS— Christchurch Meat Co. 317/6 WOOLLENS — Kaiapoi (pref.) . . .. MISOELLANEOUS— • Booth, Macdonald and Co. (pref.) .. . . / Struthers and Co. Whitcombe and Tombs . . 113/ Press Association. DUNEDIN, April 1. Sales reported—Bank of New Zealand (paid up rights) 309/-, Standard Insurance 32/3.

BANKS— •£ 8. d. National of N.'A., Ltd. .. 5 6 6 Now South Wales .. 43 2 6 Australasia tl21 0 0 New Zealand (ox rights) . . 9 ' 0 0 New Zealand (new) 15 10 0 Union of Australia, Ltd. . . 57 10 0 Commercial of Australia, Ltd. 1 8 6 Commercial of Australia (pref.) 7 2 6 BREWERIES— Crown .. .. .. 1 16 0 Manning .. .. .. 4 2 6 Ward 5 0 0 COAL — Taupiri .. .. .. 1 2 6 Westporfc . . .. 1 10 6 Stockton . . .. . . 0 3 6 Stockton (pref.) *0 9 0 Stockton 7 p.c. Debentures 250 0 0 FINANCIAL — Christchurcli Building Society 11 15 0 Dalgety 7 5 0 Dalgety (pref.) 10 0 0 Mutual Benefit (Canterbury) 11 5 0 National Mortgage 4 0 0 N.Z. River Plate Land Mortgage 2 2 6 Permanent Invstmt: (Canty) 9 5 0

GAS— Ashburton (£4 ID/-' paid) . 5 15 0 Ashburton (£2 paid) 2 10 0 Aiickland 1 7 9 Christcliurch .. • 7 0 0 Gisborne .. . • 2 2 0 Hokitika 5 30 0 n Napier , ... , . 16 0 0 "New Plymouth" ; ' 7 5 0 Palmerston North 10 0 0 Timaru 8 0 "Wellington (£10 "paid) . 16 6 0 INSURANCE— Farmers' (£5 paid) . 5 15 0 Farmers' (£2 10/- paid) . 2 17 6 National 2 11 3 New Zealand . 5 16 0 South British .. • 4 7 0 Standard .. .. 1 12 9

MEAT— British-N.Z. . . .. .. 1 0 0 British-N.Z. (15/- paid) .. 0 15 0 Canterbury 8 17 6 Canterbury (pref.) .. .» 6 2 6 Cliristchurch (£10 paid) . . 15 17 6 (Ohristcliurch (£5 paid) .. 7 12 6 Christchurch*. (£3 paid) .. 4 12 6 Christcliurch (£2 paid) .. 3 2 6 Gear (£4 paid) .. .. 14 7 6 Gear (£1 paid) . . .. 3 14 0 Wellington (£5 paid): .. 6 0 0 Wellington (£4 paid) .. 5 0. 0 Wellington *(£2 12/6 paid) .. 3 2 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Booth, Macdonald . . 0 18 6 Booth, Macdonald (pref.) .. X 0 0 Bowron Bros. .. .. 0 6 3 D.I.C. (10/- paid) .. 0 12 6 D.I.C. (5/- paid) 0 6 3 D.I.O. (pref.) Cant. Farmers' Co-op., Timaru 1 2 0 2 17 6 Cant. Farmers' (pref.)* 5 0 0 Leyland, O'Brien. Timber , . . ' 1 5 0 M'Leod Bros. 14 0 0 Mason Struthers (£1 paid) 1 2 9 Mason, Struthers (14/- paid) 0 15 6 Milbtirn Lime .. . . 1 11 0 N.Z. Drug t2 5 0 Golden Bay Cement 0 18 0 Glenmore Brick 0 16 0 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. 2 5 0 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. (first pref.) 5 3 6 N.Z. Portland Cemeiit 0 12 3 N.Z. Paper Mills' 0 17 6 Taranaki (N.Z.) Oil Wells. . 0 3 6 Trustees, Executors' & Agency Perpetual Trustees 3 0 0 1 2 0 Simpson and Williams 1 1 0 Weeks, Ltd 5 0 0 Whitcombe and Tombs . . 5 15 0 Wliitcombe and Tombs (new) 5 12 6 SHIPPING — New Zealand .. .« 16 5 0 New Zealand (pref.) .. 10 10 0 Union Steam .. .. 1 4 6 Union Steam (pref.) . . 1 0 3 Huddart-Parker . . .. 1 1 0 Huddart-Parker (pref.) 1 2 0 Northern Steam .. 0 14 6 WOOLLEN— Kaiapoi 5 5 0 Kaiapoi (pref.) . . *5 5 0 Mosgiel . . ... 3 12 6 Oamaru 1 6 0 Oamaru (pref.) 1 6 0 Wellington . . .. 4 2 6 Wellington (pref.) . • 3 0 0 MINING — Wailii 2 6 0 Junction ., .. .. 1 6 3 Talisman .. .... 2 0 6 Watchman .. . . .. 0 3 0 Consolidated Goldfields 0 17 6 Blackwater o' 19 6 Progress . . 0 11 6 Ross Goldfields 0 3 9 Hercules 0 14 0 Mount Lyell 1 6 0 * Preference as to dividend. only. t Ex dividend.