COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 863, 8 July 1910, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SIIABEH. A fair business wa-s done in investment shares yesterday. There were transactions in Wellington Trust and Loa.it at £7 75.. 6d., Christehureh Jteat at £13; New Zealand Shippi: Jit £10, Wellington Woollen at £3 fa., and .tannins and 00. at £4. There are apparently plenty of buyers about. National Hank, buyers £6 Is.; Bank of New Zealand, buyere £10 55.; Equitablo Building, buyers £9 55.; Metropolitan Building, buyers £12; Wellington Deposit, buyers Bs. 3d.; Feilding Gas, sellers £1 25.; PalmeTston North Uas, buyero £7 155.; Wellington Ga-s, £10 paid, buyers £18 10?.; £6 15s. paid, buyers £13 12s. 6d.; Christehurch Meat, buyers £12 18s.; Gear Mfiat. £4 Daid. buyers £10 la.: £1 paid,

buyers £2 13s. 6rt.; Meat Export, third issue, buyers .£3, sellers £3 55.; Wellington AVoollcn, ordinary, buyers £3 55.; preference, buyers £2 9s. 9d., sellers £2 lCs.; Taupiri Coal, .sellers 20s. oil.; West-port-Stockton, sellers 7s. 6d.; Leyland-O'Hrien Timber, buyers £1 Ss. 6d.; Taranaki Petroleum, 6ellei-9 12s. NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING COMPANY. The announcement that Sir John Ellerman lin<s contracted to purchase the shares of the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company nppcars to have had a good effect on the New Zealand Shipping Company, for tho shares of the latter have appreciated remarkably during the past few days. Tho following were the buying quotations at tho dates mentioned:— £ s. d. Juno 2 8 2 6 June 22 8 2 6 June 26 8 5 0 , June 27 8 10 0 Juno 30 8 15 0 July 1 8 17 6 July 2 9 0 0 July 5 10 0 0 Yesterday a salo was recorded at £10. CUSTOMS REVENUE. Customs revenue collected at Wellington yesterday amounted to £2<i66 lis. 4d.

THE METAL MABKETS. By Telegrapn—Press Association—Copyright. London, July 6. Copper—Forward delivery copper is quoted at £55 6s. 3d. per ton; electrolytic, £55 15s. Silver is quoted at 24 15-16(1. per ounce standard. (Itec. July 7, 10.40 p.m). London, July 7. Copper.—On tho spot, £54 7s. 6d. per ton; three months, £55 Is. 3d. per ton; electrolytic, £57 10s. Tin.—On spot. £149 15s. per ton; three months, £150 15s. TALLOW SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. London, July 6. At the tallow sales 1787 casks wore offered, and 1318 sold. Prices realised: Mutton, fine 355. 6d., medium 345.; beef, lino 365. 3d., medium 335. 6d. WHEAT. By Tolegraph—Press Association—Copyright. Two Australian cargoes have sold at 325. 3d. ANTWERP WOOL SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Eec. July 7, 10.40 p.mi. London, July 7. At the Antwerp wool sales there was a moderate attendance, and prices rcccdcd from live to ten centimes. Large quantities of wool were withdrawn. OC 3200 bales offered from tho Eiver Plate, 488 bales were sold. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Rec. July 7, 11.35 p.m.) Sydney, July 7. Wheat.—American and Canadian reports slightly hardened tho market, and 3s. s>>d. per bushel is offered for shipping parcels. Tlirco thousand hags wore sold at 3s. 6id, Flour, £8 15s. per ton. Oats, Algerian feeding, 2s. 3d. per bushel; milling, 2s. sd. per bushel; Tasmanian, 2s. 6d. to 2s. 7d. per bushel. Barley, Cape, 3s. 3d. to 3s. 2d. per bushel. Maize, 2s. 7d. per bushel. Bran, £4 ss. per ton. Pollard, £4 per ton. Potatoes, Tasmanian, £8 to £8 10s. per ton. Onions, £4; piclilers, £2 10s. Butter, 1225. per cwt. Cheese, 6d. to 6ld. per lb. Bacon, 6d. to 6Jd. per ib. Melbourne, July 6. Wheat, 3s. 6Jd. per bushel. Flour, £8 per ton. Oats, Algerian milling, 2s. 2Jd. per bushel; feeding, Is. lHd. Barley, English malting, 4s. 3d. per bushel; Cape, 2s. Gd. per bushel. Maize, 2s. 4sd. per bushel. Bran, £4 10s. per ton. Pollard, £4 ss. per ton. Potatoes, £4 6s. Onions, £3. Adelaide, July 7. Wheat, 3s. 5d.; flour, £7 10s. Bran and pollard. Hid. Oats, Algerian, Is. llid. MELBOURNE HIDES MARKET. By Teletraph-Press Association—OopyrlehJ (Rec. July 7, 11.35 p.m.) Melbourne, July 7. Hides.—Hoavies and mediums are a fart-liing lower. Kips are unchanged. THE NEXT WOOL SEASON. (By Teleeraph—Press Association.) Napier, July 7. Most of the wool-selling firms are largely increasing their storage accommodation at Port Aluiriri, in readiness for hsxt wool season, in order to meet expected heavy demands caused by the steady growth of tho local sales. C.C. AND D. 00. (By Tefeeraph.—Press Association.) Napier, July 7. The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Co., Ltd., was advised to-day a.3 follows regarding the London frozen meat market"Owing to heavy shipments to hand and afloat from all sources tho market is easier, and there is a further fall in values. To-day's (Wednesday's) prices are:—Mutton, Canterbury, 33d. per lb.; Napier, Wellington, and North Island, 3}d. Lamb, first quality, 53d.; second, 5Jd. Beef, hinds, 33d.; fores, 2Jd."