COMMERCIAL.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16267, 18 July 1918, Page 9

COMMERCIAL.

(By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright.) (Australian and N.& Cable Association.) METALS. (Received July 17th, 10 p.m.) ■ LONDON, July 16. There has been a big rise in the price of tin, which baa reached £364 10s. BURNSIDE MARKET. (PBESS ASSOCIATION TET/EGRAM.) DUNEDIN, July 17. At Burnside to-day 150 fat cattlo were yarded. Owing to the email entry, prices were fully 30s per head higher. Prime heavy bullocks made £25 7s 6d, good £20 to £23 12s 6d, others £16 18s and upwards, extra prime heifers £17 to £19, prime £14 10s to £16. others £10 10s and upwards. Sheep—lo29 were penned, a small proportion being prime. Thess declined Is per head, while, medium dropped Is 6d to 2s. Prime wethers made 45s to 50s, medium to good 38s to 435, light and unfinished 32s to '375, extra prime heavy ewes 49s to 51s, prime 42s 6d to 475, medium to good 35s to 4 °Lambß—2o6 were penned, realising late rates. Extra prime made 37a 3d, prime 2?a to 30s 9d, medium 24s 6d to 265. unfinished 22s 6d and -upwards. Piga—A medium yarding met 'keen competition at late rates. Jones, McCroatie Company, Ltd., sold by public auction yesterday, on account of Messrs Armour and Co., at their garage, Hereford "Street, a three-eeater Studebak?r motor-car for £275, and a two-seater Ford car for £110. CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS. Sales reportedN.Z. Refrigerating, £3 0s 6d.

LATEST QUOTATIONS. Buyers, Sellers. £ 6. d. £ b. d. BANKS- . ~ A National •• •• ®J® ® Now Zealand (fully pd.) 17 11 0 — COAL— Taupiri .. .. 018 6 — Taupiri (8 per cent. pref.) . .. ..126 Westport . ..i •• HO 3 GAS-r _ A Christchurch .. 516 0 SHIPPING — , e Huddart-Parker —• — 119 6. ■WOOLLENS- _ „ . I Kaiapoi .. ~ 7 3 0 — MISCELLANEOUS— i Mason. Struthers .. 12 6 — N.Z. Drug Co. .. — 2 14 6 MINING. TIN MINING OPERATIONS. It is reported (states the Pegasus correspondent of the "Blu£E Press") that tions are' in progress by a Tasmanian syndicate for the purchase of tho Pegasus Tin Mining Company's property. It would he greatly to the advantage of Bluff and the whole of Southland should the deal eventuate In connexion with this mining venture several thousands of good money have been invested, and which up, to date have grven no return to the inveetors. This place at the present time has no one in charge, and Dame Nature is slowly but surely getting Back ] ber own for in many places the tramway track with its iron rails is becoming oblitera.ed and covered with vegetation.