COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 757, 4 March 1910, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHAKES. The market displayed a quiet tono yesterday, and tho only transaction recorded was a sale of Bank of New Zealand shares at £9 13s. id.. Tho quotations were unchanged. N.Z. and Kiver Plate, buyers £1 165.; OlU'istchurch Gas, sellers £10; Wellington Gas, £ip paid, sellers £18; £6 15s. paid, sellers £13 18s.'6d;;'Gear Meat, £1 paid, buyers £2 135.; Wellington Meat Export, £2 12s. 6d. paid, sellers £2 16s. 6d.; Wellington Wool, len, buyers £3.15.; Taupiri Coal, sellers 19s. 3d.; Westport Coal, buyers £6 Is., sellers £6 25.; Weatport-Stockton, buyers 7s. 3d., sellers 7s. 9d.; Sharland's preference, buyers £1 25.; Taranaki Petroleum, sellers 8s 6d.; Ward and Co., brewery shares, buyers £4 lss : ' i_ A duty of 2d. per lb. is, by a notice in the Gazette, imposed on belting composed of cotton, iute, or woven fibre with a backing or edging of, leathor, provided that the weight of the leather included therein docs not exceed one-half. Customs revenue collected at Wellington yesterday amounted to £2764 18s. 9d.

GOLD AND SILVEB EXPOET. The following return shows the quantity and value'of gold l and silver exported from tho several ports in Now Zealand for the months of February, 1909, and 1910, and for the first two.months of those years:— GOLD. February, 1910. February, 1909. Oz. £ Oz. £ Auckland 24,616 98,628 24,948 98,312 Greymouth ... 10,313 .40,131 7,128 28,443 Dunedin ." 741 2,964 6,679 27,062 Invercargill.... 1,178 4,538. 2,510 10,045 36,848, 146,311 41,265 163,862 Decrease for February, 1910, 4,417 oz.j valued at £17,551. . SILYEE. February, 1910. ■ . 142,5640z., valued at £14262 February, 1909. . i54,2580z„ valued at £15,380. Decrease for February, 1910, 11,6940z., valued at £1,118. For the two months ended February 28, 1910 and 1909, the figures were:— 1910. 1909. Oz. £ Oz. £ Gold ....... 77,527 308,239 77,230 309,716 Silver 299,896 29,964 198,684 19,807 Increaso for two months in gold, 2970z. Increase for two months in Bilver, 101,212 oz., valued at £10,157. TALLOW SALES. By Telccrajih—Press Association—Copyright. London, March 2. At tho tallow sales, 425 casks wero offered and 345 sold. Mutton, fine, 375.; medium, 345. Beef, fine, 365. 6d.; medium, 345. . .SILVER. Bar silver is quoted at .23 5-16 d. per ounco standard. WHEAT. London, March 2. The Amorican visiblo supply of wheat is I 52,566,000.bu8he1a.

THE METAL MAEKETS. By Telegraph-Press Association-Coovrieht. (Rec. March 3, 10 p.m.) ■ London, March 3. Copper.—On the spot, £60 Bs. 9d.; three months, .£6O 18s. 3d.; . electrolytic, £62 10s. per ton. Supplies,' 38,562 tons; deliveries, 35,915 tons; stocks, 108,030 tons; afloat, 29C0 tons. Tin.—On the spot, £149 65.; three months, £150 17s. 6d. per ton. Lead, £13 ss. per ton. ANTWERP SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Eec. March, 3, 10 p.m.) London, March 3. There was a large attendanco at the Antwerp wool sales, but they were marked by modorate animation, due to reluctance to pay sellers' limits.. Merino realised January's prices. Crossbreds were slightly easier. , Of 3327 bales of La Plata offered, 736 6old. PRESERVED MEAT—WAR OFFICE TENDERS. By Telegraph—Pres6 Association—Copyrieht. (Kcc. March 3, 10 p.m.) London, March 3. The War Office is inviting tenders, returnable on Juiy 4, for 412,500 twelve-ounce tins and 68,700 twenty-four-ounco tins of preserved meat; also, by special contract, for 75,000 twelve-ounce tins and 62,500 twenty-fonr-ounee tins; all for delivery in October and November. ' The latter contract contains a replacement clause.

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MAEKETS. (Eec. March 3, 11.15 p.m.) By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrieht. _. L , Sydney, March 3. wheat, 4s. Id. Hour. £10 ss. Oats, Algerian feeding,,2s. Id.; white, 2s. 7d. Barley, Cape 3s. Id. to'3s. 3d. Maize, 3s. to 3s. 3d., Victoria 3s. 7d.to 3e. Bd., South African 3s. 4d to 3s. sd. Bran, £4 ss. Pollard, £4 10s. Potatoes, £5 10s. to £6. Onions, £2 10s. to £4. Butter, specially flavoured brands, 965. Cheese, sd. Bacon, 83d. ™. l . ™ Melbourne, March 3. Wheat, 4s. Flour, £10. Oats, feeding 2s. Id., milling Algerian 2s. 2!d. Barley, good malting 4s. Maize, 3s. 2d. Bran, £4 15s Pollard, £5. Potatoes, £3 10s. to £3 15s' Onions, £3 to £3 ss. „, Adelaide, March 3. Wheat, 4s Id. Flour, £9 ss. Bran, 12Jd. Pollard, 135 d. ' - HIDES MARKET. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyrich!. (Eec. March 3, 11.15 p.m.) T .. ... Melbourne, March 3. In the hides market supplies were moderate, and there was keen : competition. Ences were firm.' 0.0. AND D. CO. ' m "•__''. '"; •'•'" ■ ' Napier, March 3. The CO. and D. Co. to-day cabled the following report on the frozen meat market:— Thcro is a slightly, better demand, and the market is firmer. To-day's auotations:-Mutton-Napicr, Wellington, arid North Island. 33d. Lamb-First quality, 5Jd.,- second, sd. Beef-Hinds, 3jd.; fores, 3Jd.

FOURTH DUNEDIN WOOL SALE. (By i Telegraph.—Press' Association.) mi „ Dunedin, March 3. The fourth and last wool sale of the season was held to-day, tho prices realised being on a par with those of last month's sale. The total for the four sales hold this season la 40,672 bales, as against/38,009 last year. ~ 'WOOL MARKET. ' The New Zealand Loan avd Mercantile Agency Company, Limited,', have received tne following cablegram from their London houso under dato March 2:-"Wool: -The market for merinos has an upward tendency. Orossbrcds,very firm.'.'. WOOL, HIDE, AND TALLOW SALE. Levin and Company, Limited, report- as follows regarding this week's sale of wool, o 1 ™ 0 !.'-/ 1 " 1 ta'low :-Wo oUcred 6500 skins, 1900 hides and calfskins, and a quantity of tallow- and horsehair. There was a good attendance of buyers. Wool: Wo. offered ,100,bags,,which sold at fully equal to prices realised on January 3. Balo wool is being hold for sale on March 11. Skins: Strong competition, prices, advanced a farthing to a halfpenny all round. We quote-.-Fine crossbreds, 6d. to 9}d.; medium crossbreds, la. to Bid.; coarse crossbreds, 7d. to BJd.: h °/eet skins, 6d, to 6id. ; dead skins, 4d. to 63d.; dead hoggets, sd. to 6d.;} to i wools, o id ; : dry pelts. 2id. to 6d.; green pelts, 2s. to 3s. Bd.; lamb pelts, Is. to 2s. a J loW: r.J c ,!7 ,fl^ m ' Panels in shipping fmh fo 10 n ! l T'- m , t0 £23i "ugh fat, £10 to £19. Horsehair: Ib. to Is. 4Jd per lb. Horns:..ss. to 15s. per hundred. . Cowtails Is. Bd..,per, dozon. Hides:: We brought forward a good catalogue of 1900 hides, which met with 6trong competition, at Jd. to Jd advance. Wo quote-.—Ox hides, heavy, 6id to Bd.; ;oi hides, medium, 7d. to Bd. : oi hides, light, a to 7gd.; cow hidos, 6d. to 71d.; cut and slippy hides, 4d. to 6Jd; ; hides, 4d. to sgd.; bull hides, 4d. to sgd • yearlings, sd. to 63d.; calf, best, Bd. to 9?d. : calf, medium, 6d. to Bd.; calf, cut and slippy, sd. to 63d.