COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 911, 2 September 1910, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

/■.: /'"/.INVESTMENT,SHAKES. ' , . ; '•' .Wellington- Meat Export shares (£2 12s. 6d. paid) changed: hands; at-£3 55., and Loy-land-O'Brien Timber had ouittance at ii 7s. ■ 6d;.-. .Yesterday's''-. quotations wore as '.-, .'■'•' ■'■'...■■■■■'-. Buyers.' Sellers Sales ."■•'■■■-'-.-. :.;' ... . , ,£s.d £ a..d.- £a. d : B'ank N.Z.--. "■ ■■- ■' 10 « .6-. -, : metropolitan . ...:......11 lv. b ./— ■... -. : - ; N.Z. Loan and'Mer.v ■":.-' ■.' , . : : ■ cantile '...••"'—.;. °10 A. -■ ■N.Z. ./and ' Biver ;f/, .".: ■ ]■■ : . •i Plate' 1 .;.. , .......- ■■'• '■ — ■■'■' z * e .. "" * Wellington Deposit — .' 0 .8' 9 ..' —•. Wellington Gas (£10) 18 .6;0 ~-.■' Gear Moat. (£4). ... 10 5 0 / -;. ..-.—; ; Gear/Meat (£1) ...... .2 15 0 . .- V ■ Meat Export (£2 12s. . ,/...: ..: ■■'-. , ~ ■ -'. , , . •i 6d) ■•■'-■ ..•■...; +- 35 0 3 5:0 ■N.Z.' Shipping':...-.:.:...:5.18' 6 10 2' 6 , —.- . .Taupiri Coal .....;...-:.0.19 .9 :4 06. -,- 'Westport Coal, ■:;.... :::.-■- ■■■ 6li o.- -;.; Westport-Stockton .0 i 6 9 0;7 3 ■'.:'-.— ■; Leylaild-O'Brien ' .:./l', 7 3 1" 8,0 /; 1 ~7- 6 'Manning.-and". Co.-4 0 0 .-—,.';. ■'':.;. — ■ ,N.Z. Con.'. Dental;,.;.- /.1.2, 6-.. ■■- ; N.Z.' Paper- ;Hills.;.v .■-.: 1/2 -e ■■>::■:-? ... Sharland's ord. ...;■;.-—„ i-1, 2-6 ,; .-: —. Sbarland's pref.' .:. 1-; 1 9 , ~ ' . — TaranaUiPetroleum .'-.■— . : (h9.-ff , .— : . Taringamutu Tptara 112 6 ■- . ... — Ward;;and . Co.V;..': 7—i.'. 5 -6-"t) •,;. —-7 ■HV ■■< thames.:gas : company:. ■ , : ;; .'-■•Thp balance-sheet/ of. the Thames'; Gas: ' Company, Limited, 'fon the'\ twelve months ended ■ July .31. last, '■■: shows . that ,th 6 -net profit amounted to X 1154 145.-6 d., and there ,-jjae brought'«forward from. 'the. , , previous year ■'£666 ■ 17s. 2d;', • making tho total at credit of- profit nnd loss' of £1821 Us.. Bd. -The dividend, for. the yeai ig.at the rate of 2s. 3d. per eha-re, and absorbs, £1122 17s. .63.; leaving £698 12s.' 2dl to carry, forward. The receipts from working account were:— Gas sales,-1£2683 -12s.' 6d.; public lighting, , . '4153;-residual products, £451 4s. 7d.; coal salcs,.:£46'ls.- 10d.;: sundries, £34 175.-Id. The net profit on-working;.account ,tfa,s :£«9s;,ijs..vsd. ■;■:-.;■; y ; ,-;■"' V\ -. ; / : ■'.• .:;' ;■- ; y. ■■

&\!k--y■■:■., KKBPP. COMPANY.•.,.. ■ ■■•:■■. iThe rcporia-issaed:by.tlibvKrupp.Com-pany; llSsen, contain only the barest finan-cial-information, but tlio haU-yearly report of the Essen Chamber of- Commerce gives the following details, which .are. of considerable interest. ; -The' total-;number.-Employed by the firm on April 1, 1910, waß' 68.905 (this including 6840 officials), against* '63,191 in 1909, and "63,540 in , ' , 1908, -The'Under--;takirigs 'owned: by .the, Krupp■ Company■ include steel'works at : Esseri; Bhopting:; ranges: at Mennep,. , coal-mines •: at Essen and:, ilor-: 'del,' several, iron; ore' deposits in ; Germany .and at: Bilboa, in, Spain,, iron .works , at ■Engers,. 'Heuwied, ■ .Sayn, >~ Kheinhauseu-: :Priemerehcim, the Gruson Works in Hag-deburg-Bueklau, and ...tho Gcrmania. Shipbuilding 'Yard, Kiel.' They have also a' ■lino of steamers at Rotterdam for tho itranspprt : of foreign ore.. : -: At tho Kesen steel works are ! 171 steam 'hammers,' from , ■lOOX'to 50,000 kilos., '82 hydraulic presses, ranging, from 10,000 tons Tho number of boilers at these works is N ii3,. and there are 554 steam engines from 2-h.p. to.-. 7ooo:h;p..''.The = total;-:power; represented. ! iB 89,'43Wi.p., 2690 electric motors represent-. ing 50,490-h.p.,;and 972 cranes to: carr.y.from , 400 to 150,01)0 Kilos., the total carrying capa-. city .being 11,811,300 kilos.! The.coal, out-' put-in 1909 was 2,426,728. tons,., and ..the con-, sumption at; the' various iron and steel irorke -was 1.39. million tons- ; of coal; 770,916 tons of. colte, and 20,130 tons of briquettes,' the total'representing 2.49 million tone.of coal.'. On-the-three shooting ranges 137,000 i kilos, of powder were- used, , and .775,000' kilos, of projectiles, shots': being fired. The workpeople employed at the varioue; works ; were i: as : follow:—Steel' works 'arid ehodting ranges, at Essen,.s7,B4B;.the-Fried-.. rich- Alfred- Iron 'Works, , . :Bheinhauscn, 5665;-; the Annon Steel. Works, 1027; ; the Qruson Works, 3939; the Germania Yard, Kiel,: 4504;. the .coal-mines, 10,035; ; the cen. tral Eheinißhviron works, 1075;; the ore fields,. 4763.: :;v . •: ; ' ,'' /■■'.'-. -'y

(:/:' GOLD AND SILVER EETUENS. - ■[_ The following return' shows the quantity, and'value of gold;and 'silver exported froni' tho several' r porta- of; New i Zealand . during the months'of August,. 1910.. and ,1909, and. for the first'eight months} of those years:—

£4Z,B9o.\'v<'. • " ■■-■■ ''■:.■'.■--,. ■ Increase for 8 months in silver, 65,5730z„ £7213. Customs- revenue, collected at. tile port of Wellington, yesterday amounted to £227414s. nd.'.■-.■■ . ■ ; ..;'"..: THE. METAL MAEKETB. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright- ' v 1 .■'■'.'■<..■■'■'■ London, August 31 .Silver.—Bar silver is. Quoted at 24 5-16 d., per : ounco standard. ... Lead, £12-lis. 3d. per ton. .Tin.—On spot, £163 per ton: three months,' £169. - ■• •-' - ■ ': ~■;-.■ . ■''.''.'■■'. (Rec. September. 1, 11.30 p.m.) London, September 1.: . Oopper.—On'. spot. .£59 16s. 3d.;, : three months, ■■ £56,135. 9d.: I : - ' . Tin.—On spot, £163 10s.; three months,' £159. ' /-'':\- ■■"-.- ,' ..'"- -::.;.^| : ;. J : ■■;;'■.;.,-TALLOW. < ; ' By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright '-■■■'.■;. ■■"• London, August 31 , At.the tallow sales 828 casks were offered, and's37- sold;. Priceß were unchanged^'

'WHEAT. ■.. By Telegraph—Pres3 Association-Oopyrieht. London, August 31 wheat.—Two Australian cargoes sold at. 38s. 9d. and 38s, 3d. respectively. Six hundred tons of- South Australian . steamor shipment, August-September, sold at 386. <Sd. . The American visiblo supply of wheat ie estimated at 40,193,000 bushels. SHEEPSKIN SALES. By Telegraph—Press Asflociati""-rniyrigll'. ■ (Rec. September 1, 11.30 p.m.) ■■■■.-.. . London, September 1. At the sheepskin sales 6733 bales-were catalogued, of which ■ 2156 were from Now Zealand. One-third of the offerings were sold. . . , ' Merinos and Jino crossbreds were unchanged. Medium and coarse - crosebred ware a. farthing higher than at last Quotation.. ~ ........ . MELBOURNE HIDES MAEKET.\ By Association -Copyright. ■ (E-ec. - September 2, 0.15 a.m.) ■•'*." Melbourne, September 1. Hides.—Supplies wore moderate, and competition was good. Catalogues were cleared in sellers' favour. ~'-,. ' '';., AUSTRALIAN PEODTJCE MARKETS. ' By Teleerapu—l'ress Association-Copyright. .. (Eee. September 2, 0.15 a.m.) -;.'■■•■■• ' Sydney, September 1.. 10id. to 3s. lid. Flour, £10. Oats, Algerian. feeding, 2s.- 2d. to 2s. id.; milling, 26. sd;; Tasmanian, 2s. 6d. to 2s. 44.; Barley,- Cape, 3s. to 3s. 2d. Maize, 2s. ■Bd. ' Bran and -.'pollard,-£3.155. Potatoes, Tasmanians, £8. Onions, £5 ss. Butter, 112s. Ohesse, 6d. Bacon, 6|d. . , Melbourne, September 1. Flonr, £9 105..-' Oats, Algerian, Is. 10d. to 2s. Id.; stout, Zβ. .3d. "to 2s. 6d. .Barley, English malting, 4s. 3d.; Cape.t 2s. 4d. Maiee, 2s. 6d. Potatoes,.to £5 lOtf. Onions, *'5. *'. -. "•.*••■ ■ •' r (■■■■■.'..■■ ■■• ■'.' .'-.■-, Adelaide,; September 1. 10d. to ss. Ud. Flour, £8 15s. Bran, U}d. Pollard, Ud. - 'Oats, la. ll»d;\v'.'■.• ■' .'.-. ■.- ■ ■ ■ ■":■" ■ ' -■.■-..• .'■': LONDON MARKETS., .- '•' , , The New Zealand Loon and Mercantile Agency' Company; -Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their .London house,: under.; date August .31,:—Wheat: Sales of Australian have been made. at 38s. Id. .c.i.f.' Fair demand, , , owing to increased supplies:. Outlook uncertain. Oats: Market steady, with fair demand:. Tallow : Market steady.. ■ -.. ■. ■. ..,-'■.- . ... . 6.C. AND D. CO. • ... -.'. (By. .Telegraph.—Press Association.) : ■ ' '.' •■:'■■ . Napier,: September 1. The Colonial ; Consignment and Distributing Company to-day cabled the following report'.—'Jo-day's prices in the London frozen meat market, are as follow:—Mutton: Canterbury, 3Jd. per lb. ;■ Napier, Wellington, 'and- North "'-Island;. 3id. per lb. 1 Lamb: First quality, 51d. per !b.; second quality, IJd.:per ib. - Beef: Hiudc.uarters, 3id. :• .foreauarters, .28d. per lb. : ■'

;'/■'.;!;■■■ ..\ ! ,.Gpib.. .'■,.'■■■• .'.a ''■' ■'■•.'; '■'.:■; ■■'■;. '.''August, 1910. .August, 1909. ;:::.: .' ; ; V,-.- : ;;' Oz,:.',..';. £ ; . Oz..';•,..'■: £ ' Auckland .:.. 21.481" , 83.156 16,648' ' 63,590 Grcymouth..'.' 10,064 •'■', 38.656 •' 13,147 61,757 .Hokitika ::..;..-.•;'■ - .--1,214 ; i 4,858 Dunedin :.....: 10,431V'- .41.961 " 8.684 .34,764 Inveroarjpll..., 1,837;' : 7,348 — ■ '•..— ',;;' 43,813 .171,121 39,593 154,969 '".■ Inoreaiso for August, 1910; '4,220oz,,..valued' ; £i6,i52.;<r :.;;.;■; ..;; i ■■ ;:"v-,■"."- ;.;S;'' : : : v ■■'.' ■■• SILVER. -.. ;■:' ■ ■ : : : August,. 1910. . ■'. '.. August, 1909! .'.. 202i620oz. ,.'..',' £20,259, : : 106,802oz. ..; £10,551 Increase for.August, 1910, 95,818oz., £9708. ' Eight months ending August!31, 1910 \ .; ";■•,;.;,:> ■;' V .and 1909.;,. ..;.' '- : :i 0-)'.- •' ■';'■. .1909. \- •■ ■■■: ' '■■" '■.•;" ;?:bz.'':- £ ' .Oz. .'■•'- £;■': Gold :■:.:'{.).' '322,557 '•■' 1,275,225. ■ 33i;59*6 1,318,115 Silver. ,,,; 1,196,409 .. 119,902.'.1,130,836 112,689. .'Decrease for 8 month's in gold, 9039 oz;.