COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 430, 12 February 1909, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

: > ■ THE SHARE MAEKET.' : rtppi^^V3;B^ r^a Xv i-l'."?™ ieiyf^buying-' flUotati6nej' S'Sft'-SSS Bank ofiNow Zealandi'buyers .£8: Us.; : National Banks, buyers JCS ■ Is. Cd., sellers :<£s .3s.- fid. j Wellington : lnvestment;'.sellers<OUs..- 6d,,j \t_el:y . ' -lington• ;Trust 'and Loan,' sellers".£7 '6s.'; \Vel- , lington Deposit, sellers 95.-; National-Mortgage, ; Bellers ~ '; New Zeal!(nd'Loan and Mercantile, sellers 3s fid ; N6w Zealand and ltner Flate, sellers .£1 Us., Foilding Gas, buyers XI, j-." : ; New Plyjnouth Gas (.£5 paid), selleis. XS IDs., IM paid), sellers £7 103.; 2sationnl Insurance, f- seHers Bs.; Gear.Meat (.£4 .• -. : paid), buyers £10, (.fit. paid), buyers 10s.; : . • -Meat Export (JDI paid), xJSi (£i; paid),' WfiellerS 1s; r Waiiganui .Meat, sellers i£s. Is.; - JJew Zealand Shipping, buyers JCG,lss.;. Union : Steam;. buyers-sellers'y2l;lss.,9d;j; Welt : lington Woollen,; buyers.-.£3' Is., .sellers .£3 25.. Ei-ifi;iwScL j Wcsiport-Stooliton Coal,. sellers ;95..,6d;f Donaghrltopo and Twine, sellers 19s. 6d.; J.cj> | Jand-O'Brien Timber,- sellers £1 2s. 9d.; Man-f.*w-w:nine-and!Co. (brewery shares), sellers-J&r New !.'• . Zealand -Portland Cement, buyers JB1; lis;-; NewJ' 1 - 'Zealand [Paper.Mills, , sellers' iil 25.' ; 3d.; Tara- . naki Petroleum, - sellers 9s.j Ward and Co. ibrewery),. sellers .£5. - 1 . / j . ; THE MINING MARKET. .- -. Dullness characterised this-.niarket yesterday,. i' : : ; > ' iio business: Avas, recorded,?ahd quotations | word very restricted:— y;>.'.' , t ' -:vVi.Buyers. Sellers, f <>,£ sd, .£ sd. tVaihi ... 9 1 0 9 2 0 | Talisman * 1• > 27 9 2 8 0 .-■•■ N.Z. Crown ••• 0-4 S 5 t ? Wpitangi - 0 3ii j Big River ':. ~••• — 119 0 | JANUARY EXPORTS. !■ '-: .Dealirifz-- ; :tho i)values Vof i' the' exports, tabulated in leaflet No'; .01 issued by, the Depart-:;; IwKK'vkt mentof industries. antt.Commere'e,}we ifinif'the- , ') following — ' , >' / j'-..:....-Pastoral Products. j: --; , 1909.; v; 1903. te&Zyi: 'r. -s- -• ,'2' 1 • Butter ... • 275,230. 227,213 - ...171,988: : 136,591 ' fe^'iß'ecf■ f.yv...' . i«. 000 -.' v•. 20,103 f -7'- Mutton. ' 02,959 " 64,535 ' S.' . legs and pieces ~..■ : :.j 6,012 • .'; 1,735 I Lamb 129.543 75,412 f Hides 10,015 10,533 . . ' - Skins . '.. ; j46,261 - ■ ; 55,788 ■ ■ KSI Tallow J ■ : ; .• 39,566 ■! 29,123 7 s : ,- v ; rWool -• ... ... 903,299 1,136,8-11.-; •'l/rai.ooo ;v;'; / ' - ITiero : is a- sliglitr sbrijikago jnv'tho 'aggregato,to thS r ß]ioj;.tfige.'iit' ;^o ol^:;s . » . , ' •/. ... Agricultural .Products. :. '.9,056 .109. : Potatoes---' l '... ■ 93 ' ; ; .;.155; - , f Grain and pulse .. 822 25 , r Hops 494 1,025 ' i-■ nA-IjS®.A | iS "•'s!"£'■^ere? : 'is h'a'/sulisf aiiHal.iigaini"Herej; bufc;,tiip. - figures are rievertheleSs' ilisigiiificaTit.'''' , 'V Other Products. V;\; ~ , v . .Heron ' ; ... . : ...: > -26,500 1 . j \ 62,416: - ... f 'X'ow 1,339 3,920 ; Rabbits 149 - 4,056 f:.':' Kauri gum - ~1 39,1-17,:/ ~ -'39,032 Timber . ... -.15,017 - ..-35,732 • • -.'..Gold '-145,8»1' ". 231 503 228.027\\ ;; V-. $'dlciihfeV v -7.- the figures of the groups .wo get the following:— Pastoral productsl..-^-1i72-i,Q00 1 | 'i,757,975 ; '. ?,V.;. <Hjoß7;-iV{::T>'i! r . l)34$Y-;i ; .. .' ' . Other products .--376,714 , .

x , ,„^a,963,iy, v iVJjys' rhere■ is a decrease 'totaf expor:s-of ; ; jei72,92s,"which is. not•, very plea§in'gi"' .' / ' ARGENTI"NII 'TR^DE ' -The trade returns t 'Of' Argenti£la.for tjio'first . nine months "of ISOB 'ara in. striking ciontragt ;to V"* those 'of- other; countries 'for the 6ame'period'.' 'imports! for the? review ishow-' L-^3^i : !;4 'a:sHghOalling-p£E when comparea;.with'Jhe;pre-; vious year, but-this is solely du&-to- heavyirdecreases in materials imported duty free,-such . companies, which 'were heavy' importers . in ;' . *:'.. 1907. ,-Tho imports'subjcct,to duty show an -exports show ' . ; : 'l' ...: an increase of nearly>i£ll,4oo,ooo, although'wool, ' !• shows a (Irop pf heads: .'. • -the list.^f:countries. from«wJiioh imports' are ' drawn, the prbportion ' being 34.3'. per cent.. - .V'which has been the ay^-ige,-"for soni" lr""r . - Oermaiijw'comM. nexfc .with:-1i.4 per .cent. V then -vJ 'S" I,'^;i France,with 10, the' only." iHcountry?® ani increase; ;-" ; .. in- her .trade, this amounting to 9per : cent:-;j '?.thete ;has!.heefr' a.\considerable ancreasb in Jthe, trade;!. 1 of ': Belgium,": and'';H6lland.' i ,.; On! SV!; ; Bccountjoffthe'^la!rge":Mports' : ;to nrdelrs,'; these, ; , s#ii:;Sl%pbrtß,;;ifc/}B-'lmp.d^lri^jg^'ißw/aefiijlte;de' ; .tails concerning the countries' to 'which the greater \part ; ; rawvKprdduotS are dis■;'v;'!¥'!V;W; £M : 3v'rThe'^CiKtbms-feyenue,,.collected at; -Welling-: -.' ton.yesterday.amounted to :6d.:. v.'-..

]?EUIT''AND PRODUCE REPORT ;0-•-/ '.'Messrs." Griffitlis •: and Co. supplyVtHeffollowr. ' ins report of yesterday's fruit'.and produce 'iiSf ; : 9s/ .••; , in 40lb. ! .'casesj apricots, local,, in half-cases, f j'pi ; l~i^S.to'Us^6d/;'a:pples;:'dessert;.;in;lialf-cascs ) ; 3s v ;4s:; f dessert,'; in''bushel: '-J'' : ;.-Bs.'; .apples, green; cooking,' in bushel- eases, ;j;J;;5s/; l ,to;.ssJ9d^,^ears,; i green, 1 ' .. . ss. j pears, inferior and small, in half-cases, 25.. ,%3.<;Jhectarines,' half-ca&s, ! c 3s..Jto;': is.; : vfl;-'j;;;i : rpeaches;t; email:;' red;;dessert,';ih : 2s; ; * '.'• .j • <d.'Sto^3s.t>eachos,choice ': lines,.t~4sX tosg;-; K . : ..'v'/v: r, .vPcaches;:';cobkiri 9d:j; plums,'ißur-. t j;;,-.'i -baiJri; 3srjv.;fls; s> 6d.; pjljmis» ; JOgonj. 2sV,, 25,-79 d;; } •'. .V.. choico. J'dissdH's,'-:--good ,-,35. •; 9d.; ■Mi;; ; 2s/ i 6cl., ;2s. : ;9di;.ioihatoes;i 2s/;3pmatoesjV6mall:and .faulty,' -ls.6d , Is 9il / i J:tfJ i 4ri;^egeta^ks.-rPotatpes^:^xtra::gbod,'::4s.v3d."^ to" •, 4s. 9d. civt.,; potatoes,, small and inferior., Is. v . 3d. to 25.. 6d.. cwt.-; pumpkins; in : sacks, Is.-to •i".""; •, • . Is. 9d.; 'marrows,' in sacks, :-is.',': ls.' ,6d.|- green, peas, best- lines, '45.,-4s. 6d. ! ; green peas, old . and' bad ; colour, Is'., 6d. to 25.; . French beans, 'Is.. Gd., Is. .9d.,"haif-sacks,v.cabbages,.. ls.. 6d., Is. sacks ;>cauliflowers,' choice;: ls.:-6d.,' 25.; . swedes, -tabic, Is. fid., 15;.9d., half-sacks;-beet, ■■ M* l6 ' 'saslt?;-Sb."^ ! in: fe/v sacE,: 35.-;-parsnips;'2s..9d.,' : 3s.;,'lettuce,, ■■ tannic baseSiv : 3s;^;for ! !: -hearts; . '. celery/per-dozen,. 25.; cucumbers, in half-cases, to !is.; 6d. : .for very; best ; cucumbers, in / -banana' cases, 35. to.4s. 6d.; parsley,mint, and '-----. ;herbs, at late prices; garlick,. in sugar bags, : Id.; per lb. Both vegetables .and:fruit are; in, v.\- excess of requireln'enw ( '>'nd,'. owing'to change » jn weather, retailers'arfliiibt-'iMclincd toystbck'ft ,^Su; i*ableraU^round,',^^eoittllKih:;s6ftrfruifc; ; viSpleii • ' -. coming .forward; . but; there will be .'uo ex-a!Bopd;demand;;for\ffie^\VJiilfl.:So':iniioK-.'stbne • fruit.is available. . •.: :. . .Thompson Bros., as'- ; :foi]ows ; •'tf fruit marlteb/bperations^'-^Conse-' V: fluent' upon; heavy: shipments forward' prices: : '• ." -. have . cased i somewhat.- ...Peaches, '.half > cases;w ; ;J-.V: ;£ choices#-: dessert; ,5s: v 6d:;' smaller,; 3s. : ,{°,: ls -• 'stewing;■■ 2s. 9d.':. to'.3s;'Gd.••■Apricots, : half coses, choice, to :ss:Nectarihee; lialf . ■ :c f<rV 3s. 9d. to 4s. '3d; Plums, Burbanks, . .-. choicest,-fa. to 4s. Gd.; others, 2s. Gd. to 3s Gd •' •' ' - '..? the , ] '. v ««etiM, 2_s;-6c1:,t0;'4.5,-: ; Gd:.;:;Greengages, .'• , ,°v• Tomatoes, 25.,;.t0-.-2s. ,6d. Apples; - ! r:■.%.?->> ss. -to, ss.' 9d. ; 'to Bs.' per ' • . bushel case. > Pears/ choicest, Bs. to 95.; others ~ . - as. to <«.•; cooking; 4s. to ,ss. 3d. per bushel! -:;- ; v;V7 -Vegetables, t yery_ popr demand. !..

• •X'iyE- i> s'r6cx ; SALES.).:'.. ■ J .. . pompnn>/'la<i:;>ep - their Raumaiisalei-We had,,a;fairly.g6od-yard-> Ki-'.-vWg'or _sheep and :oattle/ : and,'■.Mthough 'tho def:W .feomenras; een,:;weVma£aged to .I"" the bulk of our yarding at following : f :; '-;vPnoes:-^Sheep:,-Two l - four, six-tooth ewes 12s • f.f.m. and s;m'. ewos, to lis.; tivo-tooth forward" 4d.; aged Jjriboln,'rams/9s.vGattle: . f .Two and .a half-year steers; \£3 'to.:,€3iss:; two- •//. . year steers, £Z, lis. ; empty;coiys. arid: heifers, to . A! 9s. Gd.; empty'forward.cows, to .£3. ' , .Jlessrs. Italgety.: and '.Gonu)ahy, Xt'd., '-'.report ..having:'held:;their',usual: Hunterville sale. on Tuesday, when they offered a very, large yard- . • ing of sheep to,a good attendance of. Ijuyers :::;:>nd : -others,"interested, -ißricestas'b*elow::-M3uir lambs, ldi/i:'4Si,-3dii isJ;sdi, to; ss. 5d.; medintn' lairib's, to "s.'lOd.; good rape lambs, to 9s. 5d.; cull wethers, aged, to 7s. 2d.; sound-mouth ewes, Bs. Id. to 9s. 2d.; six-tooth, and • f.f.m. ewes,: lie.- ■ wethers, to lls. 6d, : 1.-V - ... :^ ' The '■ Ne.wj:i-!!ea:i abil:1; jQoanj ■; siiic£.- Mercantile 7: : Agency"Corapatiyf 'Ltd;-, --report' that at Paliner-lr:\>\7..«ton-\S^ffi';on;TOiiH»liw-.a'moderate,V^nti3r,..9f.. : both:.sheep and'.cattle came forward;-'-and'a" medium sale.resulted; -. "At Raumaloni Tues-: . . day (the.report continues) we had a-good yard- ' • in? of slieep and cattle. Sheep dragged somebut all lines Quitted at satisfactory

prices. We quote:—At Palmerston North: bheep, wethers (small), Bs. Bd. to 9s. 9d. Cattle: weanera,l3s.; two-year, heifers, .£2 6s;; yearling fceifersj"2ss.; stpl'o.:Co\ys,\.,£2.l4s. to : £2 165.; store.cows and. heifers, 355;.;6d.; light, fat cows, J£3-10a.' ;'-springing -cows, .£5. ; -10s, .' At. Raumai: Sheep—Two, - four, and ;six-tobth ewes, 125.; f ,h. ewes, lis. j store ewes, 6s. 6d.; rape lambs, Bs. 6d;'; store lanibs, ss. to 6s. j cull lambs, 3s. _9d. Cattle: Eighteen-months steers, i£2 10s.; forward cows, £2 195.; bulls, X 3. -.■'-Reporting- on their Palmerston North; stocksale, held on-Thursday, Messrs. Abraham and Williams;: Ltd., report as,follows:—On Thursday a'good yarding' of all classes of, stock was offered.' - liambs and 'aged ewes were, not so keenly' soiight . after, and several lines were passed '.at tfuotion,- but, with few Various lines - changed hands -at - satisfactory prices; Steers wore: dull' of; sale, but other classes'all .sold freely.: Quotations —Fat. twotooth -lis. lOd.; fat ewes, lis. 5d.; two:to'dth - wethers,''los.': 3d.;. two-tooth ewes, 13s;; Sound-mouthed ewes, 10s.-2d. to' lis.; two, four, and- six-tooth'ewes, 12s: pd.; woolly lambs; 95.; 9d.; shorn lambs, Bs. 4dj to. Bs. 6d.; cull twotootli' ewes, -'Ss^ld.; aged owes, • 45.; 3d. to 6s. ;. oull lambs, 2s.™d: to Ss.-;4d. Cattle:-Forward bullocks, jßfi 65.; ; three-year steers,:- -' 7s.' 6d. .to lSs.j'two'and a half-year steers, .£3 18s. 6d*'' to *C 4 Is.; fat'cows,-c£4 to «C 4 18s. 6a. j forwhrd cows, .£2', 10s.: to. «E3 65.; store cows, 30s. to i£2 ; Is.;, dairy heifers in calf, 385..' Gd. to I fejj , biUls,'.i3!2s'.-to:.'iM-.los. ' Messrs; Daigety 'and Co., Ltd., reporting on their- Palmertsdn -sale, state:—This sale -.produced'a -very, good yarding of.-sheep and cattle, and, although the demand was not. particularly -keen, .'we' managed to: quit .the majority oflthe entry. We quote:-Cull 2-tooth wethers,. Bs.. Bd.; smair2-tooth'wethers, 9s. 9d. 'to 95.\10d.; medium lambs, - to. 7s. :,lid.; - medium :wethers, ■to' :lOs. 9s. 'sd.j s.m. ewes, to lis. j 2-tooth ewes, small, to 12s. 4d.' Tlireevear steers/ to M: 175., 6d.; empty heifers, to ! j!2--iss;; -fat. cows,--tq;i£3-:iss.'; fat and forward •bullocks, lil!; 95.. . ; ■'.V ; - STOOC EXCHANGE. [BI TELEGBAPn—rRESS ASSOCIATION.), \ , • s:, Dunedin, February 11. The following Stock Exchange sale is ported:—D.l.C. preference),;2ls., 6d. : - Y*. !'■FROZEN MEAT PRICES, .r ■ [ tnv IELEaa'ArB-Ti'Bfiss association.) ■ , y I . ' Napier, February 11. -! Tho C.C. and D. Company cabled the following report' oil-the frozen- ineat market '.is inivalues of' mutton and>beef., Quotations: Canterbury mutton, 33d.; Napier, Wellington, and North Island,,.,3{d. - Lamb: Second"quality, ;'4id;;:vßeef:. Hinds,-. 3d.; .fores,: r ; - WBSTPORT COAL COMPANY. '. J-i;':'. Cdt iEiEGuii'K—press :association.) . • Dunedin, February U. -ahiinai-meeting 'of ; the. Westport Coal Company, a dividend'and bonus, were declared •of 'ss. r 3d.Vper ; share.-.' The pons.; Fergus and Sinclair', were • ; y -' - DUNEDIN WOOL SALES, i (81. TSLEQIUPE—rKISS ASSOCIATION.) ) '. • /.-■■ Dunedin, February 11. . v.For-to-morrow's: wool sales, the-tliii'd, ; of ; :the series, 7294 balos have been catalogued.. ~ : . :

HIDES ifiji* !TKrißbaAPH^i , ms rAssoci*TipN--cppTnioHT) ' Melbourne, I'ebriuiry. 11. ; : Hides.—Small supplies and good,;,competition, 'trices are-firm. TALLOW. , ' The -Nevfri and '•}} Mercantile ;Agency Company;' ! L'td:i''have received. the folIbwine'oabl.egrain from' their; London: house under. Testerday's ; date:— qiiote^present: spot STalu'esvforl'.the following; descriptions: of tallow :' Fine mnttiiß-. i-315., 9d.good- beef; 31s. ; and mixed, 295. Gd. Market inactive.': ft:.■ ;•£ x v;THE(METAE' SIAEKETS. ;• : ■ : ! (lIT-TEI-EOBM'H—ntESS ASSOCIATION—^COPTRTOnT.) ■■■.: .London, February 10. V, Copper"—sn 'spot, i£sß,Us, 3d.'; three' months; ,£59! 10s.; ile6tr'olytioP'iEG2Bs.. per: ton.; ',- Tin.—On spot,. .£126 Vs. 6d.; ,three. month's,, i:i2S i2s:-6d."~i»r tour ~—' .' ■ Lead, £12 18s. 9d.. per ton. . ■ • Silver :23 -15-16 d.per ounce..standard. . 680 casks were offered . ' WHEAT .r.Carga&^of,;A-ustra]iari/wheat/sold at 38s. 6d. tot® : wheat, east •'of bMds; • .; STOCK: AND SffARES.: : AssopujriiiNr.rorTnionT.j, j, \ London, Tebruary 10 ' at.; < J!B4i : !nn' , ad-: vanco.. of■'lps. con^ih&^previo^s'.qiiotatipn: :...' v: : .Buyers.?';';Sellers. ;h f Vy. Bahlr.',; : £s. d. .£ s. d. , Australasia ... .' ■... 110 0 0 111. 00 1 ■VNe'ir,'South-Wales .;..' 44 10. ,0 !'.'; 45 10 0 :Union ' ' ! ;..• 60 10 0 61 10 0 .'• AUSTRALIAN-••PRODUCE MARKETS. : *ss6ciATio«.>'.... ".' Si:.:.vi-T-':y' !; ; : > . • Sydney, February 10. .'" ; -Wheat, 4s. Flojir, £9 10s. Oats: Algerian, 2s;'2d.:',t6 2s: 4dy;. white, 2s.\6d. . Barley: Capej 3s. to 3s; 2d.,!, :Maize: Prime, ,£5. Bran, Eollardiv.^. 1 ' Potatoes: : .Tasma'niati,V £& to M : 'lOs-r;; local," yOnions: "Victorian' Globe, .£6 •.foftJW! 10s.'i >Spanish;' .£7: :10s.\ : :. Butter,;,loos!:' :Bacbnr : 9Jd;;^:;,.®.v ? »;;ri--' ' ; ,.;v!'V ;:,!*. ' Melbourne, February . 10. . i' Wheat, 35. Flour,' i; 9. ; Oats: 1 Algerian,. 'Is. .;10d/c'Barleyir.Cape,'2s.'. 7d.;.-English malt-, ing, 45.-'Mai.!se, 4s.'':6d. ; Bran,, lid. ■■Pollard, Is. Id. -Potatoes, .£3los.;to. .fit 10s; ■ Onions, JE6. :■,"; . . .. ■. Adelaidej February 10.. .' Wheat,;4s;.-' Flour,-48 '15s. •.Bran• and pollard,.ls.. Id; • . v . _ . ■