COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 922, 15 September 1910, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

:';'■ INVESTMENT SHABES. Business in investment shares was rather brisk yesterday, and Quito a number of sales were recorded. Values all • round wero firm. , i . * Buyers. Sellerß. Sales. . ." £s.d. ■■' £ a.i, £a.d, Bank N.Z.- ■•'„'„; 10 4 0 — — National Blink ...... 514 0 516 0 — Unio'n Bank ..'....... 64 0-0 ■— ■ '—'■■■ Eo.uitablo Building. 912 6 — — - Metropolitan ...... 12 0.0 :'—' ''■' — National Mortgage — — 35 0 Wellington:, Invest. 0 11 0 — ■ — - - Well. Deposit ...... - 08 9 - Auckland Gas (£1) .. - '-~ — 3 ) 0 Christchurch Gas ..(£5) ..,........; 917 6 10/2 6 - .■ Napier Gas (£10) ... 24 0 0, 24 "5 0 24 0 0 Well.; Gas (£10)'..!... 18 15 0 19 ,0 0 : 18 15 0 Well. Gaa (£6155.) 13 15 0 _.-■-' Well.-, Gas (new . .issue) -.... 2.7 6 210 0 —'. ' National Insurance 110,0 — — N.Z.-Insurance ...... 4 0 6 —' 4; 1 0 Gear. Meat (£4) ... 10 15 0 !—•.'""—: Gear Meat' (£1)...... 217 6 ' —. — Meat- Export (£4): — '5 5 0 —. . Meat Export (£2l2s. :•'■■'"' ,6d.) ...'.../..... ....3 4 3 3 4 6 ■ - N.Z. Shipping : —;. 10 0 0 — Union Steam il4 '9 — — : Well. Woollen (ord.);; -: 3 13 6 -. ' Well. Woollen (prof.) 214 0 214 6 - Westport-Stockton; - 0. 7 0 —. :,'■ —■• Kauri Timber (155.) :'■' —' ■ — 017 6 Leyland-O'Brien .../ -, ,18 3 1 8..0Manning, and .06.... 40 0 — • ■. " — .-. N.Z..- C0n.... Dental:. —: U./2-6 , ■—:',' Sharland'a ; ord. "...'-— , 12 3 — / Sharland's prcf. ;./,'l, 1-9.. 1 .2 .3 .. ;— : . Taringamutu Tota,ra 115 6 ' V '■. — UNITED KINGDOM TRADE WITH NEW '-.;; ; ,-■;/jV;i;--ZEALAND.--::-'•/•■-;'; i--//-The'total value of) the-merchandise imported into the United Kingdom from Now Zealand during the half year was £14,775,"126,. and that o£ the' produce and manufactures of th<* United Kingdom exported to the. Dominion £3,755,109. In addition, foreign-.'and colonial merchandise ..to-the. valuo of •' £366,963 was .'exported from the ;United Kingdom- to-the Dominion/m the half-year. ' .-;■' ' ' Tho corresponding flguruß, for too .first /half of the,'year 1909 w from New -Zealand, £12,155,606; 'exports',to New I Zealand-(United Kingdom produce), £3,261..587;' re-exports, .£334,397. • -,/.'. ' •'Among',the. principal imports and ctI ports were-the -following:— ,-,■ :'"/ /'./:;:.::: ///•''-': ./Value. ■'/ . ■'' ./Half-year ending' June 30, .•"'.:--. . -. ;■.■: - 1909. 1910.. ■'■//;; 'Articles.' ';:/-.' ." *.','•" ./£ ■■; Imports—;/::''.-- '.-■■'-..•'' -'•.-Mutton; frozen : .....;......2,253,508 2,356,202 ./.■•'Beef,.'ifrozen'- 276,378 .. 357,151 ."-' Butter '.....■..;;...'..-..;■..........-1,138,757. 1,533,777 Cheese. .:...:.....; 905,019 1,107,766' /: WoOl/.sheep's 0r.1amb5'5,993,288, 7,399,517 :'■•': /Tallow and stearino-.;. .351,054 454,095 ':, : Skins,/ (sheep)'. ..v 339,606 305,203 //•/'■'.-.-.-'■■:'■/. /;-,/•.,..: ■■• .'■.'//;. Value.,,' •//'.' '. .'■ '■'.'. i' ■"- -''■■.' Half-year ending Juno '30, /■///'-]'/-::///!": ,'.'•.- ' 1909. '-1910.' ' Exports—,'■./'■ .' /'■•;£.;.:/■ -i ■ £ /'■■' /"•.." Iron : ; and '-. steel , and ''.:■■ manufactures thereof // '•:.-..-. ~-■■■..•■ (so/far. as'separately / ■ :';; • '".'.-■••..distinguished in, the .■'.-..■-,.: -. . -.' monthly:' trade : ao- :' oouhts) ■: ....'..../.. i .,'. ; ....;.'.... 365,729 445,122 ■ .'.- Oottohr piece g00d5.....; :; -291,419 / 340,308 ./•/Woollen' .and-.worsted:' ■; ;.' '■'■■■■ tissues :....; :■.:....'......;.' 145!327 ' 160,291. ' //Apparel :;i.;:.v.^..^;.;..;/.r ! 210,306 :, 236,912 • Oust<omß.'.rcTenuo'cbllected ; ■at';the port" of■■ Wellington.' yesterdoy'/aimbuhted' to £2660 195:;9d./■;.;)//,;: /./.,t.-,/ -/ ■■;. :'.:,:;-'-..,..//;.,/:/ ////.:':/ THE •■ METAL-,MiEKETS./ '/.// '.'.• Bj : Tclegraph—Press Ass.oriation-CbnyrlKht. '■■'•'• '-.\v|'-/ ; !'!' .•"!■ London,. September! .13.. ■'-. •-. 'Silver/Is Quoted'- at 24. 746 d. ppr. ounce.: •"".Ooppe'r.T-.On ■th6 : -'6pot,. l :£55:;8s; 9d;. : per ton'; three -months,: £56 /,35.; 9d.'; ;electro-, lytic, - £58.. 25.! 6d..'•' - ■:'"' ■:,:/ '/• // " - .'V-/ / Tin.—On', tho - .spot,', £166 3s. per ton;- threo months,''£ls9.sb./'■',;/ . ;// :.?Lead;/£l2/10sV per/ton.-''/.•./' ".:'.'; ;-.r';.- /.': ;■■, / SHAKES '> ANP' : DEBENTUEES.,'"'',- ■ : By;Te|egiaph—Press A'K°oriati -iu'/; / jyrleht:: ,:,:,'•/: '..;.'.'• London,. September:. 13; '.: Stock '/Exchange: ■ quotations: include;—, •Australian' and' New.Zealand- Mortgage., de-. bentures;< ; £lol;/. Melbourne Gas;' £102;' (Goldsbrough,-Mort, .and, Co:, £95; Waihi G.M., .buyers. 130s.',..sellers ,1325.:6 d.,"■,. .'.j . By'Tale«rraph--Prcj^Asfri(iin'iV''m-^Co'iiyright; .:// : •■.-'■ (ESs;;- September ,14,U0.10 .p.m.).: •■,.■■; /; -:'■/,^'.V-,;///:/;:'Lbndbhi: v Scptember. 14..."' '■''■ Copper.'—Spot, '£55 Is. 3d.; three months,. •£55.-16s:3'd.;. electrolytic; '.£58../ ... ./ >."■:' • ..'Tin.-Sp'ot; '.£160,; ,10s./:per/ton;-three; months',,f£lsß,-55.: ~' . ■~. ; ' ;.:■ .;,_• " ■ •'. Wheat.—An Australian. cargo s sold: at :■ 395. .'".Messrß.vDalgety aid . Company, Limited, report .halving..^received; 'f the . jfollowihg: cable .advice': from/their /London'' house, under-,. dato /September- ■ • 13;'—Tallow.: ' :.The. • market';iß very firm;/and. prices are likely' 'to;;be/ higher.; / /;,:// './;!/'.' : /v;.;/ : /; J;/ '^iim^^Mi^ishii^s^is^ /',!.: (By' i .;Telegra!ph.- ; r;l'ress 'Afisociatipri.)) /''. '/■'./:;''.::'-./ ./-'■ '• Dunedirir September 14. •; ':. Grain- Market:—Oats: '. There is. good."d* .mand for/all'good 'seed lines;,but cbn'sign-. .ments aro oa a small 6cale,- and are being absorbed : by 'local '/demand. .- --Shipping business: I ..is/ practically/ at- n/.standstill; prices, being 'too .high, and" the" business Sassing ..is of : a hand-to-mouth '-' character, ressed seed;'i2s;- to> 2s. .4d.;. prime, milling,. Is.:lid; to is.,;njd.;,igobd to best .food, Is. 914.*■ to'" is. flOid.-; inferior/to medium, la. 6d; to: is.. 9d.,, .The.', wheat ~market is .very Quiet.-S - Millers -hold fair; stocks/,'and;..are holding off: Prime, northern velvet'-'is saleable at '-'.Quotations, 1 but 'medium, -nvilling'-. sorts- ore/neglected'. -Fowl wheat is not .plentiful, and -.is;inquired for.. -Prime; .velvet/3s; 10d; .to 4s.j milling velvet; ear, and -tuscan",.' 3s; ;7d.': to! 3s; ,Bd.; best whole fowl/wheat, ,3s. ld.:'to 35., 4d. , ■■■•;