COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 713, 12 January 1910, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

/ INVESTMENT SHARES. . • •."There-vero-no transactions rocorded yesterday, and there wero comparatively few National Bank, buyers £6; Equitable Building, ; buyers £9 45.; Wellington Trust and Loan, buyers £1 3s. 6d.; National Mortgage, sellers . £3; New Zealand and River Plate, buyers £1 15s. 3d.; South :British Insurance,' buyers £2 13s. fid.; New Zealaud Shipping,'. buyers £7 10s.; Wellington : ;Woollen,-, sellers£3/ t 4s. 9t1.; Weatport-Stockton Coal, buyers 6s. 9d., sellers 7s. 6d.; Leyland-O'Brien Timber, buyers £1 3s. 3d.; Manning and C 0. ,; buyers £3 165.; New Zealand Drue:, buyers £2 6s. 9d., sellers £2 7s. 6d.; Sharlond's ordinary, sellers £1 Is., preference, buyers £1 os.. 6d.; Wellington Opera House, sellers . £7. 17s. 6d. ..

.-Customs revenue collected at Wellington yesterday amqunted to £4366 16s. TRADE IN ALLEN' STREET. The fruit and produce markets have sottled- down, to steady -business,, and the prospects are said to be excellent. , Apricots have, during the past week, advanced Is. to 2s. per half-case, and the market exhibits a strong, tone. •. Greengages.—The first of the new .season's fruit; is. to hand, and satisfactory prices have been obtained.. Black currants aro meetinsr with keen competition, and those wflo want this class of fruit for jam-making should make their, purchases promptly. Raspberries 'in buckets are in oxtremely short supply, and the demand is good. Peaches.—Owinff to'lightness of supplies flow reaching the market, prices, have' advanced, - and up to ,7s. per half-case is easily secured for choice fruit.

Bananas.—Owing .to the heavy supplies 6f stone and other fruits being available, the prices obtained for the usual monthly shipment from Fiji..were about 40 to 50 per cent, lower than . was. realised < for- the Dccotnber shipment . The collapse of tho Australian;, market has caused the diversion of:the,Fiji banana trade - to New Zealand, and in the. , last shipment 6000 bunches >were. Bent to. this. market, which is ,the largest shipment - for a very .long time.' • Messina Lemons.—Stocks are heavy and sufficient to carry this market on for somo weeks. ' . Pears.—The first of' the "William Bon Grction" came to hand last week from Motueka, and realised highly, satisfactory prices.' -•- ■••-•' •• •• • Green Peas.—Owing to tho dry weather green peas have been in light supply, and prices have - advanced considerably. 1 Potatoes are coming forward morofreely and prices continue steady. Onions.—Supplies from Auckland are now coming to hand, but. Victorian sorts rule the market,. owing • to their lower cost: •Pa'stry, Butter.—Supplies have - increased Blightly, but the demand continues good. Fresh Eggs.—The supply is slightly.above the current demand,- and. a further fall in' values appears to be very probable. ;Wheat.—A fair trado ifl passing, without; any alteration in-, values. '/Oats.—The new crop: is. now beine forwarded to the market,- and the ouality is well up to • that ,of. last' season. • Pollard and. bran have, both advanced in .the " Bouth,.-duo no doubt to;.tho large Shipments that , are being , made to .'England. • : ; Grass ;. Seed.—Fair sales aro beinc made at an advance on last season's quotations. • PRICES.OF METALS. '• ; (Reo;. January .11, 11.45, p.m.)' . - i London, January 11. Copper.—On the spot, £61 12s. 6d.; three; months, £62 10s.;' electrolytic; £63 ss.' per; 'ton. 'i-; _ .V -... •• Tin.—On.the spoC£l49:ss.; three months, £150 12s. 6d; per ton..; : : Bar . silver is quoted at 24 3-16 d. per'ounce standard. '. ; LONDON .WOOL SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright - :' :; (Rec. January U,,11.45, p.m.) , : 1 London. January 11. In connection .with the forthcoming wool sales, 405,500.bales;have arrived, of which 225,000 ; bales have been forwarded direct to manufacturers, . leaving 180,000 bales available,'. ... . . ■ : • WHEAT AND FLOTJR. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. ' London, - January 10. ~ The quantity of wheat-and flour , afloat for the United Kingdom.;ia 2,515,0C0 -Quarv iters;, and' for the Continent' 817,000. Atlan-; tic shipments, 235,000; 'Pacific, 40.CG0. The tothl shipments to Europe during the week amounted ,to '1,225,000 quarters,-in-. cluding-'3OGO froin the Argentine . . and Uruguay. ; (Rec. ; January U, ; 11.45 p.m.) London, January 11. A cargo of Australian wheat,sold at 41s. . SYDIfEt WOOL- SALES. ' By Telegraph—Press'Association—Copyright... . ' Sydney, January 11. The wool sales have reopened, , with a good - demand' at about the - closing rates of the" December sales. ..;