COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 915, 7 September 1910, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

.;S v i-;ii.';-..);INyESTMENI i ;SHAEES.;. v ■ '''. A ;sale:of -Westport-Stockton'Coal shares 1 at ,7s;. was .the only transaction recorded ■yesterday, 'i Sellers' of 'Bank: of.'New. Zeav. land'. shares have v-reduced- their' price,'ahdi.now ask £10 55.-: Other-shares show.no material changes. The quotations were, as under^^j.-,"■ :•;;/. ' ':; v' :■' '■':'.:• ■'■'''■ .' •" Buyerß. Seller's - -Sales; ■:'£ s.d-,-: £ s.d. £ a.'d Bank N.Z J ....:.™J.. ! .: ■ '■--•' - W '-5 0 .--'. National' Bank,-.;/... .',---:- -5 17.-D-. — Equitable Building ' 9.12 6 ; :-.■.-—■ . . : — Hotropolitan' :•....... 1115. D:- !;— ...-- '■■■■.—]': N.Z. and:" Hiver-: ,'-(" -.">'•'."■' '.;. Plate ..:.;:;.....;.....:.;•:- ".'..'>. 2• 1 5 -.-'--' Well. 'Deposit''.;.;.;,'r- :- 0 B^9 - ,-•; Wellington Gas (£10) 18 15 0 .'-' ■' '.;, - Wellington:' Gas (£6' -'-v'. ■'■ 'T .'.■ . :■■'. . ■:.:iss.) .......... '. ...13 12 6 -■■- ;■ -.-■. :N;Z;i .Insurance/;.:..^: :;—"; : 3 19,0 .;,-. —•. - Christehurch Meat: :: — 14 :5 ; 0 — i Gear ■ Meat" (£4) ; ...10 5 0 .;'-"--". ■.--. Gear Meat, (£1) :.:.... 215 0.." -'[ - .' '--. Meat Kxnort (£2l2s. :'6d.) .;.;....;:..^...:...; ■-.:..—. -3 5 0' - — ' Well. Woollen. ;(ord:):315 ,0,.=,'-;— i': .;,.-.. Well.' Woollen (pref.) X 2 '14' 0 '•'■ .-•-,>'- Taupiri Coal .....;.-:.'. — 10 6:. - Westport:,Coal.\..... -6 7.6,. 610 0, ; . ■; — Westport-Stockton',: — •.'.< '—'-.' o'7 0 Leyland-O'Brien .... 17 5.180,N.Z.: Con. "Dental... - 12 5 . —' .. iN;Z. Paper Mi 115.'...-. 13 0- ■-■■■''...'- ■ Sharland's- :ord. ..... ■'—.■•-" 1 2 6 — ■:■ ;sharland's pref.::..-1 1 '9.. :— :■—:•. Totara 112 6. . — —. ;,;.,-sf:-NEw Zealand exports;. ;''; ::The exports" of.'NeivZealand products for; ■'the";month ,of ■. August,'-.according Vto 'the. leaflet •.■issued- , '.by ; -. the;., Dep'aJtiuent:: of- ■ In-;. ■ and Commerce,; totalled ■-. £896,549, ias;-:-compared with £950,647 for'' .-■• August,: 4909..'. This ' shows a Blight- decrease, but for the-.twclve months/ending with; August there is; a; substantial increase/; the ■' flgiures being £20,407,605,' as against-£17,652,193^. The' figures for' ; thO|"past;.-month-: compare, with -those of'th'G.'coirespphdin^'-mo'nth: of ;]ast year 'as urider:^-.■■;->. i :-j:';.:-"."; ■, :\W".-;i -..-' . ;.."..-:''-*''-'.'■ Aug.', 1910."Aug„ 1909. .; -;-.:;-.-' -■..,u,,fL' J -..,. ' ''v-.;£r .• •: - .- £''.-■ %Mix\i-t:!£^£-£Zk£sl'lsti::. . •;.:." ,- 19,503 ■Cheese'''it:A ! ,v:;^::::S:S'-- , - : *.2,874 ."•• , . 7,745 Beef ,-- 91,581 Mutton .......................:.;.'.:'."^86,157 : ; 37,766 Legs and pieces-... .... . 2,689 : 1,227 ■-Limb-.',ir.-.. 1 ...:(iA.„.-:-.:J:'«.hi, 95,989 ,• . , 75,741 Wheat''-....;..",..'»••'•'••'••»'•■••••' ".765 38,544 Oats 1,233 ...91,430 ■Potatoes.,:-....'....:...-...,.. ..„-- 317 .-■-.. . 302 Hemp— ■..:...:..r..L....'..'.'"24.858 26,164 Babbits': .:..'... ■ -•• 15.611 7,193 -Tow •;:;;:.-..':->.!;..i i :.'i.-..;':...i;-..!-'-: 1,82 a 1,523 >KaUriguin;;;;..V.J....S...:;»: 69,321 r ; -32,146 Grain 'and pulse-:"...:..::.....'.' ' 4,380., , 17,136 Hops -.:........,!.....'.,■.'. '...-,..:.'.'; 1,927, ,: 33 Hides ...........i.....::.-........---22,800 . 27,886 Skins ■'.."...:.... .•.••• ..76,457 . 76,630 Tallow'- ...: 53,710 Timber ..:.,'...........:..'....'....' 34,019 . 22,982 '.Wool".-..'.;: ......'.....:...;. 162,015' 166,436 Gold ; .....;.-..... 171,121 ,154,969 '''''' ;■ : . £896,549 ■ £950,647 Customs .revenue' collected' at the port of (Wellington"-'yesterday..amounted' to £1009 ;sjjß-4d. ; - - • ,>*Mu>.*.l ..»■'- ■ .-'.- . J , Fr'uit:--The Mokoia from the Cook Islands, " which reached 'porf on Thursday, brought about 4000 packages oranges and bananas;" tho latter arrived in. good con-, dition, whilst the : oranges' were in order. -Satisfactory rates'-'wore' obtained for Itho: whole-shipment." Tho ;Moeraki -is duo.from Sydney to-day with only moderate ' : supplies of- -passion,-.fruit,. pineapples, lbquats," leiuons, oranges. r and mandarines, also new: potatoes and. cucumbers.' With --the excellent weather now ruling- satisfactory prices. should .be obtained for. this shipment, yery few New Zealand-grown apples arc now 'on tho market, tho bulk of the supplies commg,.,frqm llobart. ''

' Vegetables— Cauliflowers .havo advanced considerably , in, value;" owing to lighter supplies, and at-yest'ordiiy.'s auction choice realised up to lis.'per'sack. Parsnips are also' selling well, and realise from Bs. to 10s. per sack,,.. Spring, cabbages are want-ed,'-land consignments are,', recommended. rTable'carrots and ; turnips are in better supply, and prices'aro a shade easier. Cut Flowers.—Heavy consignments are ;now reaching'the local market, and prices are'tending downwards. Fresh'Eggs—Bakers and pastrycooks are operating . moro , freely, ■ and tho current quotation is from' Wad,, t0,.11d. per dozen.

; Butter—Supplies should show some expansion this mouth. The ! present quotation is 10(1. to Ud. per lb. for prime built. Honey in 551b. tins meets with fair inquiry, and is' marketable at Jd. per; lb. Fungus is in good'demand at ,5Sd. per lb., lor prime dry. Onions.—The bulk of the supplies coming forward is from Victoria, and prices rule' at £7 to £V 10s. per ton. Potatoes.—Heavy shipments are coming over, from Melbourne. New Zealand-grown are.very scarce. Flour.—There is a fair businoss, doing in New Zealand flour, and there is uo change in values. . Itolled oats are unchanged, and .meet with" a fair demand. ■ '-.. . . : Oats are being more freely offered from the .south, but there is no alteration in values. Maize is slightly firmer. "•Fowl-wheat is selling at 3s. sd. to 3b. 9d. por bushel according to quality. . ■'■QEADf AND PKODTJOE. ' > ißy Telegraph.—Press Association.) Chrlstchurch, September 6. It is reported that about 70,000 sacks.of wheat will be shipped to the United Kingdom this week by merchants and by.grow-, ers on their- own account. •'• There is i little inquiry, for lots buitablo for shipping, but not much business is reported to havo been done. During the last few days the only line'.of any eonsequenco that, is mentioned as having .changed hands is 1200 6acks of Tuscan, .at 3s. lid:-'at a station: • ;;. '■ .-.'.. ■~.'::• , .-.- There is still no business doing, locally in oats, and chaff is dull ofsalo in' any quantity. ■■■ ■':'. ■', '"; •'.■'•■. ■■' There.is not ■ a,, very aotlve demand for potatoes, the shipment from Melbourne to Auckland and...Wellington has. turned out well/ and is •'affecting the sale of southern supplies.- ■'".■■■ Good business is reported in seeds, but mostly in'wholesale lines. .