COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 437, 20 February 1909, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

( the share market. . Salos of' Wellington Gas (JCIO paid) at .£lO 17s. ~ 6d.,, and tho now issue at'l2s. fid.', premitun, also.-, Now.: Zealand. .Portland - Cemont: at '345. were loportcd yesterday. "Wellington Gas shares at ,£IG 17s. 6(1. return ,£5 18s. 7d.l per Vieturn r?; i noyro withi: tlid -li iffE rates; ruling Jormort- • P?S 0 investments; as thosarao time it. shows .the . Juga favour, in which thcso shares are hold at :- . the. present. time.. National Bank shares, buyers ,£o Is., Eellers ..£5 35.; Equitable Building, sellers XlO 55.; Wellington Trust and ••••; f^ an >. sellers \£7. 55.-; Wellington .Deposit, • selK :^;;.:Natiohal;-Mortrago;'sellers i,i62. 16s. • buyers 25.-3d,,'get •■•••.•S I ®; 3s ! .M- J. Wellington Gas,buyers JU&-' 15b., National Insurance, sellers .El 8s;; Now Zea; land Insurance, fellers £3' 13s. 6d.; Gear Mea\ ■ . V»W r s £2 Ida.; .Meat Export .{£2 12s.' Gd; paid), , filers iC3 Is. 6d.; Wostport-Stockton. Coal, sd--i ■ sellers £3 Is.- 6d.; -Kauri Timber (15s n.iid • m^' e , r3 3; » EsHorsAHs.'.Sd; ; .Letlnnd-b'Eripn ; Timber.sellers .£1 ■ 2s. 9tL ; New, Zealand Portland Cemeut, buyers £1 13s. 6d, solleis £1 Us T.™i W B? la , nd Fa P ar Mjlls < 6 °«o" 2s ; Taranak Petroleum,, buyers 6s. 3d;, sellers Bs. THE MINING MAEKET. :Sales-'o! Waihi at .£9 and Mountain King at • ; we d ro TunX:i ed esUrday> W**™ . V .Buyers. Sellers.'.: • Sales. ■" TT7 ' y~t S * ■ <£ S. d. : .£ S.'d Waihi . Grand Junction ..., 1 6 G 1 G 9 - V? a, i 11 • ;9 0 0 91 0 90 0 Waiting 0 3 0 - _ Mountain King 0 0 10} - 00 10 Talisman ... ... 27 0 2 7 3 - lairua Broken ■V ' Hill ■■• ■ ' fl ' 1 R ■' ' ' N.Z. Crown ... 04 3 Z

GISBORNE GAS COMPANY. 1 ® balance-sheet: of tlio. Gisborno Gas Com>P i aßs ' i,? y ear : ended : Deeember '31,1908, '.snows, that income from: tho .sales of gas, vr'% -^i-wuts,'••'amounted to J511,200 i s { la - premium : on sale' of shares, : £1919 7s. 6d., making a total of ,£13,269 9s. 7d. Tho osiSS''SPjM'nS-' provision for bad debts,* ' having "the: net: profit H IGs - ' I( |- Thoro .was brought forward irom • tho v previous year - tho sum of £1065 ■ oj-''PfSf'PS tljo available.surplus i 89776:165. t vld !? d^ or r the ' ; r e ar,:at:;the ; rate..'of. 15 per cent, absorbs £2790, .£2OOO is added.to Md meter.ie-: spe, fund, leaving. .£3986 16a. 9d. to be carried :; In:,theirAreport;fche.director 8 "state J!* J™ consumption sli'owb' an - increase of ° Ter V percent over 1907. During tho vear several, additional', mains. h'avo been laid.in the adjoining i the^.toi™,and, are - self-supporting; ' One'. hundred and tTOntv-four.\new, connections; have ■ been 1 ; made, hav6 , l3 - 3 m W O: meters in use sln order in-: •creasing business •;of tho-, company, it • will : be necessaryw to,proyide,'more. capital". - The' board' propose,,to.;avail,themselves'.'of'.th'e; iesue'of' a lindl" ° &i °° u^ llotte . (i ,. s 'fare9 :in their

WELLINGTON MARKET REPORT. tribntm?f- n Zea T^ d rarm F rs ' Co-operative Disiriontmg Lo, Ltd , report as follows —Jlaixe, , wl ifat,- wl,ol o -fowl; i 55.; barley,: feed ' ' :; ll'-'ed'r lp l' scod ' 4s -! oats;-2s.'3d:-to gdrtons; %r Lf„ '« U3he ,l- 2 1- rd • ha r> straw « « ; pollard, .£7 10s , bran. £6 ' ; to .ePLv : oat ®nsheaf : .chaff,- ~£3\ 10s. porkers,-. 70 s to 90's;-W. - to 4}d.;- 90's tb ' -'baconerfesy.;:^ Kfi t-ji,f ab fe se ' M ; can M°*rer, Is 6d.'; car- • ■ - : 2s. -per sack; green • s*! 'no* .beans,; 25..; per/sack Narrows "-Is to ;^ sa ck;; :p eacffis;i"2i-U6^3s.;: 6^M^ne° t ariMs;v2s; ; ua. _tp. as, ,;;tomatoes,;, 2s. :,to :3s. : ber%h'alf-piii ■

t CUSTOMS RETURNS yesterday: amonnted. to: .£3509.25. 2d!

' ' FRUIT AND PRODUCE REPORTS. /,l^' rs ' —Co-', report 'fruit'-'and potatoes,Fbest, HuOe,, 55.,;55;, fld;.; : Otati;:ss,,'ss; R hted,'; :.2s..ed.;3s.;;,onions, 65..t0 65;.6d.10wt.;-cabkffes prime,,white hearts, Is. 6d„ la!tt, taffi "s"fn fT 6 ?' k 'J d ' to 2s ; ' 6ack; cucumbers, f "™„l- i 1 * P? 33 ' be 6t > 5s - to ss. 6d. ? Md'inferior, 2s. 6d„ 35.; beans, S o ( ;s ac H s ' ls - 6 , d ,'i tomatoes, Lower Ilntt, -wth upward tanokoieoy itt: banana cases, 2si Gd:, f"?,' M "' P l "™. October Blue Dion, 3s. 3s. fid.; others, Bs., 10s.-; I :peaches, MotuM,: kB.. stewing,' "■ \?d.; ohoice..dessert, ss. 6d., 6s.j apples • ;;;red fnS ..tames, 35.9 d, ;; pears, choice Canterbury, 6s.' to 7s. full cases; others, ss. to Gs.; eggs, is! Gd. per dozen; celery, 9d. to la. dozen; pumpkins,' ■ ' 6a marrows; Is. sack;-spring onions, Bd. j garlick, '3Jd. to id.' lb.. '■ - .there was .a.; shortage of fruit frem; Hawka'e t(caused:' the'rprice -- to' harden all .round, for- other ,lines; :The market ;.iqvpjerdqne.-j.mth'spearsiat, prMent.-Mt; ttiefe' strong;; demand >foiVdpples; i bote:'Motihg pfs>rime .quality, v The recent sharp advance in. potatoes brought a'good supply,.but. thei.maAet 'has :not.vweakened-a' bit -for choice :lines'.;:

. Thompson, Bras., Ltd., -report-—Potatoes, ;£5 •7 ton, good - deman d cleaii sam pies;. onions,' to ,::fau''.'dema'nd; icabbages, :Is.'; to': Is. 6d;?:sack;;.cauliflowers, Js.: 6d,;• tO : 25.",' shbk; .peas^-65.!-to i : ; is.'sack;- ; beans,^ls^-l-Mckjitoma-; , toes; i&j.,;:Bd.y-i,3.s'»; : J; 'oases ;,! v lett'ucejV W.i : 9d>,-'23. : ' bd. .cases; plums, dessert, choice, 3s. Id. to :local,-';'J cases; somplea pleaches;; apples,-:dessert;s.6s'i V 7s;cases;■ cooking,' ss.} ; ss;6d. ca6M; nectarines, choice, 2s; ,Bd., 3s.' Gd. i cases ;- prim'o, 25., -23. Gd: cases ; ' pears, '-Mel.bourile, >choice,,-325., ,14s.' casca; local, choico, .65., - is.- cases;., eggs, -Is. Gd. - dozen; - fowls, -2s. L sdi i:^i??d; ; pairr ducks,- 35.,:45. pair;,yegetablos,' -y? r ypoor .demand; - greengages,- ss.y -ss.:'-9d.- j cases. •i ' / r r- :

CLEARING SALE, ' Vlessrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report:-On ::; 'Tiiesday, 'W6' held.' au',- important clearing'-'isale. ;. at -Fordell on account- ot -Air. Chapman, X-.i tho .total yarding;being, 3400 sheep, -174 cattle,; •*? n d, 80 /horses. v-There; was ;a : -large attendance, , including Several outsi'de, -buyers., , Excellent ruled right through, and the.sale successful ■ elearanco!.: A, r;.-,-.splendid.-line'of. ewo lambs made- np to l.is.. . 4d.,.'and;Bo 2-tooth-Lincoln,rams averaged ; S^iineas. 1 . The l .-horses, .according'-.to ' puling >remairlcabl7-'wel£'-'''Qndtati6ift":' < 'Two;'-' 4, ;^nd:-^touth; ; ewes,- 13s.- 6d,; medium 2; i ;4l' aiid. .i-.'.7:^tppUis/ l sl2s. : ;'^*s,in;;ii-ewesi , .^o^,:.'dos.'--s , Bd.V-t() ; ' ~:lis.; Id.; medium: s.m.- : ewes,- 7s. Id.,- 7s. 4d.:' 9s. 7d., to 10s.; cull ewes, 13s Gd. to 3s. lid.; Vbest jewp lambs,':: 155.155; :3d.;to-,155.74d.; ' medium, ewo lambs, Ss. Bd., 9s. 2d., to 9s. Gd.; j -,be3t wether lambs, 8?. ; 4d.; medium, wether .:;'•.lambs; .6s".'; : lid.;'•• ciill :lambs;.:3s. - lid.;'2-tooth ■.=:> - Linpoln .rams,' 2£, _to.2J-,,guinea'si '-f.m;, stud Lin-.;..::.:,-,.colii;,Tams,, 52. guineas;,:oth'ersi-:J:to; : l{ guineas.' . Cows and calves,-. ',£3; 18-months to ■ 2-year •:j ':: steers, i! 2 Ssi; cmply IS-inonths heifers, 845.: store cows, iiC2 .17s. :6d. ;; fat; bullock's; :^7;'lss '■ Brokenrhorses,^--draught's; ■^17,r,£20,-^l'-iOs., ;:;v;:t6;;:^2;,Vdi'anght-"mares:-'ahd : ,:foali:^l4(s iß2il- ■': .;. 10s;,- tp;;j£3o;| jight .-.mares.:.and■V '. foalSj> j!12:10s.;'. to XU; ,'inares; ; j'to £4; ■f:/;■; horse,trap,-V.and;;hariioss, i,^40;Msta}lion, :^C2O. ' 5;,;„ Unbi-okon horses—3,to"4-year'draughfe; 'ss ; :ii03.,:^i14,:^e15,^ i c^G;los.;'ielß, , to ..i23,-:10s;'; .yearling l and ,2-yfear draughts, ' £4 to Jll; 3-year .stallions', iIG :10s.;. well-bred,' light.x'.;. 2 -iCl2 ; lOs. ; yearHng do., £2 10s; - - to X 5; weeds, 10s. to *2. '',-

LONDON MARKETS Messrs. Dalgety • and'Co:, Limited, report > having., received *. the - following .< cable for' 'their .': toiitjoii house: uhiler':'date. ; of;,February; 18:— ; ; v T:iJlow.-H?6r.'.inferior ; qualities'/any. 'change :i>feenptions. any:' change • would; be ■ ia : favour; U ! '/ - i'Vozen Heat.—A better demand exists for Ne>v: .Zealand; .lamb,' but' for New'• -'Zealahil mutton'and;beef.'the'.'dcmand is''limited.'' There is l'ather... a .better demand for •. new': season's V Nesv: Zealand.beef.;. The" racket- for . all .classes. of frozen meat. is. weaker. Quotations are. as Zealand prima crossbred' lamb, Canterbury,- heavy, 5d.; do.,flight, 5Jd.; do., f North'lsland,',. heaTy > ' : New;: Zealand prima, crossbred 'mutton, ;Can;terburyj -heayy, 3|d.; do.i light, 3Jd. ,vdo., North; Island, heavy, 3d.; do., light,. 3jd.; Nov. 1 Zeavjrnd.': prime 'ox;- beef 'fores; ;2jd. j do, hinds, 3d.