COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 741, 14 February 1910, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

.'.■■;s ; SHAEES.:v.;;. ; s;;:-: '. Transactions recorded on-'Saturday ■ were as follow:—New Zealand Consolidated Den-' tal, 'Z2s. r '6d.;''Sharl'and's, -ordinary,,.. 225. National-Bank, sellers:-£b'.:3s.:fid.; Bank of New Zealand, seUerß.X9.lSs;'; Now Zealand, and Kivcr: Plate,.- buyers. £1- 15s. 6d); Wellington' '■ Investment, ■'■ sellers • lis.- 6d.; . Wellington. Trust and. Loan, .buyers ;£'/.; 2s.';. Feiiding' Gas, buyers ■£1,..15.,;6d.ii Napier Gas, : sellers. £13V Wellington Gas, : £6• • 15s. paid,'- sellers' £14; New .Siealand, Shipping, - buyers' £7 10s.; .-..Wellington; Woollen,'-. sell-' i ers'£s 2s. 6d: ex. dividend; .Wcstport Coal, ! buyers £6 195.,-sellers.£6.,ls;',6d.; WestportStocktohj -sellers.! 75'. : .)9d.;; Leyland-O'Brien. Timber, buyers £l:3s. 3d.;' New Zealand Paper Mills, sellers £1 35.; Taranaki Petrolouni,'' sellcre; 95.; 6d.;', Whitco'mbe- and Tombß, buyerß '£4; 18s-, •;...' '-:•.'■ y:- '.'\ .,.-;,". -.''■l',':.;.-' '■ '■}•'[. :iv',?'o -:'B MEAS.' : ; :'/-;-.: '■;' ■; .WeddeV and ',06;'s- No. 543," shows "the'-total number: of carcasses of frozen mutton and lamb: and quarters of beef imported, into itho-United kingdom: during , .l9o9"arid'l9oß.. ; 'Tlie'rflgures are as follows:— i -..■' ;, ■■'■'-' '<:■->'.':■:''■ ... ■•; :; :r- :• -..>. i909..:.y:-,i908.j,. ;■;;■■: ■ : .' ■;".■-':':- : Huttoii; ;Mtftton: ■■.'■• r::;.. '■'.-' ' Carcasses. OaTcasses. Incr'se. New Zealand- ..'.;.:.:■-1,869,599,-1,690,407. 179,192 Australia'':....:..';.....:' 1,351,697' 1,206,179 145,518 South..-America ..... 2,718,715 3,263,ii86.: ■ '■'■•.'•.'' V-' , ' .■5,915,455^f5,578,560 336,ii95' ,There was. a decrcaso. of 544,371 carcasses from SouthVAmerica,. but"this was more than - offset by . the. expansion shown by, Australia.- Tho-,imp6rts of .lamb were as under:— ... ~ '• > ' .' ■: -■;;-:-; ' : .;■■ ,:.■:■. 1909.. .: 1908. '■•, ';• Lamb.,' Lamb. Increase ' '■ ■ , Carcasses. Carcasses. CarcaßßOß. New '■■ Zealand- .......;. 3,165,'504 u 2;543,751 621,753 Australia ......;... 1,351,697 1,206,179. .145,518 South America .;;...; 634,496; .322,928 .311,568 :■;:;{; .■';- . : . ; v 5,151,697..4,072,858 1,078,839 An increase of..oyer 25 per cent! in"a year 'of..trade.depression', accounts, for.''tho" fall in.values. A matter worthy of note is the expansion shown "by .New' Zealand's competitors';,: Australia, is. in thclamb trade to .stay; -while. Sp.uth. America' 1 is making rapid-progress',",tlie v increa'o<i:risi ; year beins 'nearly 100 per, cent; -Tho beef shipments are given in.tho table appended:— '■'■'• ; ..' ,i .- '-.'-. :'::'■- 1909. v i9oa,. . : .; : '■•'■■ " ,'r. ■.: ! "Bcefir.< Beef. Increase-.- --■:■■■ .. ••-•.■ ■-.:■ <;»■• ,i Z. Q'rtecs.Q'j-ters.Q'rtcra. New. Zealand'?....'..:;-.' 297,328 ■ 179,002 : 118,326 Australia, -. .;....... '269,588 ,- 75,800 193.788 South America ....;. 1,590,085 1,533,357 56,728 ;■• '.-.•: '. • i ;;.v \..-- : )\ 2.157,001 i; 788,159 (368,842 . There is,. hdro, a; 20 pet, cont.„increaso, and it is to be noted that both Australia and New' Zealand show, satisfactory expansion. Besides frozen beef, South America: exported 1,066,134 quarters of chilled beef, as against 767,284,' quarters in 1908, an increase of :298,850 ..quarters.', :'■,■. .i- .' ~. .-. ':. The increases may bo summarised thus:— ' Mutton/; increase;.......i-336,895 carcasses;' '■ 'Lamb,' incrca«o l ':;-.'.iih*';l.P78".839.'carcasses. j .Frozen ' beef,,-Increase ,368,842-quarters., •Chilled beef, increase '290,850 quarters. This was an exceptionally heavy quantity of. additional meat to' dump on a ma'rkot that ;was scarcely able to deal with the '1908 6UPPIy.i .■'; .'.- ■;•. .....':.

I J Oustbnis'revenue collected at 'Wellington on Saturday amounted to £1912 lis. Bd. Tho-total, for the .week was'£2l,467-. 9s.' 2d., beer duty: £207 10s. Od. '-.'■'■■'' ■'.': —: " ■'■:■■' ' . •'''! /FEILDING MABKET. KEPOET. : ''. Messrs.'i A. 11. Atkinson and Co., Ltd.; reporting regarding their laßt week's sale at Feilding, state that there is little life in the pig market, and Values are on'.'a par with late rates. Poultry pens were all filled and, for the quality of the birds offering, good values were made.'-Potatoes were in full supply, and prices easier. They - sold some ,200 cases of tomatoes,peaches, and nectarines at quotations. A quantity - of produce was also marketed, and. cleared-at good value. Quotations:— Horses, aged gelding,: £3 ,65.; 'mare,- 355. Pigs: Woaners, 35., ss. 6d„ to-Bs.'; slips,' 7s. 3d.,.85.; stores, 10s., 135., 145.; to ,14s. 6d.; forward pigs, 165.; springing bows, lis., 17s. 6d„ t0.205. Poultry, at each: Chicks, 3d., 7d.,'to 10d.; 'hens. Is.: Is. 1d.,-Is.. 2d., to Is; 5d.; roostoro, lid.. Is., la." Id.. Is. 2d., Is.' 3d., 15.5 d., 15..'6 d., to 25.;. ducks, Is. 6d.,';ls. i7d.; Is. 9d.to 25.; turkeys, 35." 9d. S,Produce: Potatoes,. 25.. 9d., 3s.' to ,3s. 6d., per'.-half-cwt. bag: -ss. f6d.' per sack. Pigmeal, \4s. to :ss. .6d.; oats, 2b. 3d., to 2s. 6d. per bushel; pollard, Bs. 9d. 'to 9s; 6d.;> wheat-and. tares, Bs. :6d. per sack,: Fruit, per-case: Pears, 25.: 9d. to 3s. 6d.; poaches, 2s. 9d. to 45.;. tomatoes, ■ 3s. 6d.; plums,.ls. 3d. to'2s.; nectarines. 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d.;, cucumbers. 25.-to ,2s.''3d.; apples. Id., per lb.,' 2s. per case; onions, "Id. lb. '■'.■': ■'. v ; -'\'-LONDON MAEKETS;..;. . ■', ■■ Messrs.': Dalgety and Company; Limited, report ■■ having .receive'd ; the following cable' messages'from their London house under .date,of February 10:—. : - . -. Frozen,' Meat.—For.'mutton: there is an improved.demand- at prices- somewhat in. sellers' favour. 1 Lamb is very firm, prices ranging,.from id. to Jd. higher., Beef is in : fair .demand at .prices 1 - somewhat in sellers!, favour.. ■'■■'■'■'"'-.' .•'■'. '': ■ Tallow.—Prices in general are 3d. lower, with tho ; .exception of mutton, which is Ib. 6d. lower. .-.; ■;.■','■■"'- '"■'■.': "V -• ; -.'".■'■;' . ; •; Christchurch, February 12. , The New, Zealand. Loan and- Mercantile, Agency Company, Limited. ■■ have received the following cablegram from their, London . honse; under' date .. February - 11:—• "Frozen meat: The demand .for mutton .is, .improving. '- Lamb -market, generally -better..:'Becf' market -unchanged." ... ',: i - : :. The'. British New ; Zoaland, Company has received the -following cable message from London:—"Lamb market firm, .with good demands." -Prices:—Canterbury, -.. 5Jd. per lb.; North' Island.' sid.; for weights up 'to ,361b.- i We have, sood .opinion of the near, future market. " .'■■,:.' -'~..■ : :j\:i'.:,:: ..'■ ■FEOZEN 1 HEAT." •' ' .:■:'.,; Olec;- February'/■ 13, : 5/ ..p.m.) > By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright,. ."•'"J.. ■;'.: ■;':■ .London, 7 , Fobruary 12. V;The -Frozen "Meat-- Trade Association's Bmithfleld- market" quotations for .the' undermentioned 'classes 'of 'frozen meat are based on'actual sales of not" less than oue hundred- carcasses,' of,'. mutton or. lamb, and twenty-five' quarters of beef of'fair average quality. The quotations are. not for.; selected lines, but. for parcels' 'fairly; representa"Uve,.:of of the , shipments 'now.- on -;tho; market.-. The'.prices whichfollow I .are :;on..an.-. average a farth;ing 'per lb.';more''than' theyvalue ex: sbipf this jdifferenco representing . an ' average'' cost", in. expenses, ■ handling,-, conveyance,' and selling tho : meat:-^.. v "■'■ r «'i---'. : i'' .:'■-:. -''- ..vFeb. 5.. Feb. 12. Mtlttbn— .;!■:", i. . .'.- '~' d. ■ ], :''. d. V'-.' /.'Canterbury, -light'-...:..;;.....— '..; .'/'' —'• -Canterbury, /'medium, .:..;;.;. '—,'.'—,/. vCanterbury, heavy ;.'...;..»-.;-. —' - "-.'—/'',-. .Southland ' ......•.....'.'.' '33 ,' /',; '.-.'North be5t'':'....;;....... 3jj ■;.' .3il y'-iNorth-Island, ordinary.,;.. — v'-'. — ■'•" ■■:•'•. Australian,- light-,.;'....:..:...'..': 33-lfi ': 33-16 . Australian, 'heavy.-,.;;;........' 3J -3A ' '■ Elver '■ Plate;.-- light :;.;.;..;.:. ' . 31 : ■;, ■': (■ 3i '' . Eiver Plate,' heavy ' ■ 37-16 ■Lamb—''-■■.■' ..!■'. ■.": : .'-.»- : ',.-i. '■■■■'. ■' '■'■'...'/>'■..:.- : ./.Canterbury, .1ight.........,......' — ,:..'■, ;'.—.,:'-.. : ; "Canterbury; -medium ;."....... —:■ -'—''•■' '■Canterbury,.heavy .........:... — •'■"—'■.. .'■Southland-. ;..-..... ........:..— ..:.— '

V North Island,'selected';-.:.... .—■;'■", 5h ■ .■■■'■' '.North .Island,, ordinary -...■ — . •■;: :41 ';.: • - Australian, ■ heßt: •;; .:.:.:.• 33 "4. ', • .'Australian,, fair ......;...:..:..-JJ. • ,11: .- 'Australian, inferior• ........\ 39-16;'.''. .'33" V ' :'./BivpX:;Tlato,.: —.-.' -,V-3| .■■'■.; ■Boef^*^.''.V'"-,•''''■v.:','.-:';;.'--' '.■■'.• : "'\. "•"''.'■''..''. • ='■' I New'J.Zealand; ox ' fores ... 21 v.:--: ZJ;'-"-.', ..''Now'iZealand,:oi' hinds-.'::'. 31 •.-.'. ''.a "'■; Australian',. ox • fores :.V.-..'"23 '; ,23 : ..■- V: Australian; .ox hinds ;.../.&'J ri-./iv 3* #>■ ■; Biver <Platc,<ox fores-,'::.::."■ 27-16 . 27-16 ißiver. .Plate,;ox-hinds ...... 3J ■-./'■ 31-■■' ;■ \\\ ':,LONDON, MARKET'b.UOTATiONS?'. V': market is -flat. ■ South 'Sea in bags,. £23 10s.'per. ton'S'vv- i 3' .: : '.: : : Hemp—The market' is. .quiet.', J 'January-, March, shipment, £26 10s:'per, ton, " -"., ,' f :■ :': Cotton.—The 'Liverpool.,ouotalioni-for 'upland' middlings cott6rir ; is.\7.92d. 'pcr'lb;,' ~.,.':' "Wheat.—Twenty-six" thousand'; Quarters Australian .wheat,; January-February shipment, :.sold at: 395.: per. Quarter; :.'■ ■:. Cheese—New'/Zealand: white, -595.. to 60s. per;cwt.;<coloured,: 585.;t0 59a. ■ ;: '■• ■' •.Rabbits'are in short supply, andlcolonial ■have^advanced;about, ,;:.• ■■'.'■ ..;'..;. - 'p. "[!'oiuMmi news;-','-''^:;" : ':;WELLINGTPN;SHAiEE3IfARKET. ' ; .. .'Waihi Grand' Junction \\ shares > cxperi-. enced a sharp rise on Saturday, and were 'sold up.to 31s. 3d. Talismans were steady ;at .':525:.; ,6d.;vsahdV: ..'Consolidated v Goldflelds were'firmer:.'The day's sales were as under:—;'.;';.,:' . :' V j>>:.: : '' ■'.'■■';-' .'New. Zealand Crown! 4s. 6d. (second call). - Old Hauraki, 6s: 3d, "(first: call). '. ;,Talismb,n, : s2s.:6d.,:s2s. 6d. (first call).',■'•„•'. ;• Waihi, Grand 'Junction, Ms. lid..'sos. 9d. (first:call); 315., 31s. 3d. (second call).' .'. Consolidated 'Goldflelds,, 20s. .(first call); ■20s.'; 3d; (second'call): .':':,:,,' ',"-.'■."'.■' : .';■,• :V';;V • "QUOTATIONS. .;■; . : ■ '.-', ... . ' .':. Buyers. Sellers. Sales: :-•: :;:: : : 'Vv'' "■£ s.d:, £.s. d. ■ £ s.d. Dixon Consolidated 0 0 s'' — ■'■''■ — Dominion-...; ..;.' — : 0 0 1J - — ■',' Kurahui Calodon'n 0 1. 6. 0. 19 ■'.''■■ .— '•," May Qiieeh ...;::...;.■. 0 4 8 '0 M 11' —■' N.Z.: Crown ...;.......l :—..'. 0 4 7 0 4 6 New Sylvia:. .-... 0.3.7 ,0-3, 9 ■•_■•■■ Old Kapanga 0 1 1 ".0.1 '3:: :: "•.-,.' Old Hauraki..'....;,:.. 0 6 3 : 06 6. 0.6 3 Sax'on. :.:...:..:...;..'... 0 1-7 0 1' 9 ' — . Tairua, Broken Hills 0 1 o',. — • ■..;■ -- Talisman'; '........:..: 2 12: 3 .' 2,12 9. 2 12-'6-Waihi.'..-.:.......;.......:' 9 10 0 10 0,0Waihi, G'd ,'Junct'n '■' 111 ,0 .111.3 ,111 '3: Waitangi .;..:.:.........■ 0 l.'B' ; '•;■'■',— ' .!.: . ■ Blackwater ... :.. .1 s'o > "'— ' —■ Con.'Goldfiehlß ...... 0 19 9 :1. 10.10 3':' Pr0gre55"::.;.:..:......: 014 : 0 ; 015 0 ■•■- ■■—'•■■ ' Boss:.Goldflelds ■.....,i'; —:.;.,fO, l-l.; . — •',... ; The" bourse ;'of sales during the past week was'as under:-- . .... ::,.■■' ■"May Queen, 4s. 8d.,, 45..9.d.■'.'.' .'■•' ••; ~ New Zealand Crown, 55., Id., 4s. 6d.j 4s. 5d., 4s; 6d.,"■!':■ ' '.■':■ ': ■■■~'.•. ■:'■■ '"• V ■ ■ '~ New Sylvia. '3s. 8d... ..■'.:. •Old. Hauraki," ss. 6d.„ ss. 2d.,':55. 6d„ ss. ,9d.,. 6s:, 6s. 6d., 65., 7d.,r:65.' 7d„ :6s. 'M., 63. 6d„ 6s.- 5d., 6s. 3d.,-6s. Id., 6s. >3d;, 65.. 5d., 6s. 4Jd.V6s. 3d. ■-■■"■. : Ola Kapanga, Is. 3d., Is. 3d., Is. 2*d.. .; Saxon, ls.Sd., 13. lidi,' Is. Bd. ■ " ..'■: Talisman, 495.,. 495.,'495. 6d„ Ms.,. Ms. 3d., 50s. 3d., ..60s.' Bd., 625. 3d.; :525. 3d., 535.' 3d., 53a. 3d:, 535, 3d.,'535. 3d.. 535:.'3d., 53a.'3d., 535.. 6d.,: 535. 9d.,. 535., ■ 525. ~9d., 535., 523.' 6d„ 525...5 d., 515.,:9d;,Vi15. 4d.,'.505. 9d., ,'49s„-49a.,'' 495., :495:,.495:- 6d.j's2s.' 6d:; 545/ 3d. ; , 's<s. 6d;, 545;, 53a. fid., 545.,: 545., 535. 3d.; 535. 3d., 635. 6d:,'525. 9d.',: 525. 9d;, 525. 9d., 525. 6d. 525. 6d., 525; 6d. •,'. ,'Waihi,.£9;lßs.'6d., £9 18s., £9' 195..,.': .: Waihi Grand; Junction,' 285.. 9d., 295., 295: 6d., 29a. 6d., 305.. 295. 9d., ,30s.r 295. iod... 295. 9d., 28s. 6d., 285.: 6d., 2Bs/.lOj-I.', ■ 28s. 9d., 275. 6d.,'.275. 6d.,>: 275. 9d.,' 275. 9d:,. 275. 9d., 275.:9 d„ '275..9 d., 285., 275. 9d., 275. 6d., 275. 6d„ 27a. Bd., 275. 7Jd., 275. 6d., : 275. 9d., 306.' '4id., 305., :9d., 315., r 315.;3d.. , , .' •Waitangi,. Is. 7d.; is. Hd: :- ; -Consolidated Goldflelds, 185.,'175. Ud„ 18s. 6d., 20b.,.'205. 3d.'. ■:. ■ ;';' , Boss Goldflelds. Bs. . .'. ,';'■', :'•'STOCK'EXCHANGE. .''.' '■' '."/'.'■■ (By. ■'Telegraph.—Press Association.) v "'. '.'* : '',. "■■■ Auckland,' February 12, v ■ • To-day's' saleß:—. , , .'...: May Queen,,.4s. lOd. ■'.•'" V: Sylvia, 3s. 9d.:. Old ■ Albnrnia (con.), Is. 6d. - ~:, •' .Saxon, Is. 9d. '~''■ ; Consolidated Goldflelds, 20s. 6d. , : . Progress, 14s. 6d. '.-'■".•'• : .Hauraki Freehold, 7d. and 6Jd. Old Hauraki," 6s. sd. to 6s. 6d.' '.Kapanga, Is:'2d;,to ls;-".ld.' :•>'..■ :Crown, 4s. 7d: '. • " : ': Talisman' Consolidated, 625. ,9d. ' Grand Junction, 31s. to 30s: '•','.' DBEDGING BETTIBNS. : ','■' ' Dunedln, February 12. ■Dredging returns:—Punt; lloz.' for 123 hours; New. Trafalgar, 15oz; for a ivcok; Waikaka United N0...1, 2307..'19dwt. for 132 hours;' Waikaka" United. No. 2,. 360z. ror 128 hours; Rising Sun, 520z. ldwt. for 135 hours; Enterprise, 220z. 2dwt. 12gr. for 136 hours." •.- .■_■ .. : ■'~ ■ , '.'*■: J .'" ' : ... '< '■' '■ later. ■ . Dredging Botnrns:—Rise and Shine, No. 1,'760z; 2dwt.; Biso and. Shine, No. 11, 650z.; Golden Bed, 640z. 17dwt.; Golden Troasuro, 130z..