COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 936, 1 October 1910, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

,/:■' V'/.V INYESTMEXT SHARES.' YY : Sales were recorded/ ycsterday,of' Ohrlet-. churcli Gas at £9 16a.,. and' Taringamutu Totara at\43s./6d.,:The market was quiet,/ .with:.few:.quotations. / :--:Y;/ . ■<, Buyers. Scllorß. Sales. 1 V'- £ s.d.- • £:b. d. £s. d. /National- Bank: ....... : 5.-15: 0/ 517 6 '■ — Bank N.Z. 10' 5 .0 ,#lO 0 /.. -Christchurch' Gas... —5 16 0 Well. Gas'(£lo).. - 19 5 0- v. National insurance. 111.6 j -r v —' " N.Z. Insurance ...... <09 ■ /, N.Z. ''Shipping/ : ,-v — • 10 1 0 Well: Woollen (prof) .2 14 6 217 > 6 - —,' Taupiri/ Coal .' 0 19/ 9 :".i' '0/ 6:-:.'"— Westport-Stooktpri l v 0 :7 . 0 . .lieyland-O'BrienH 1 ::..,' .'.'-L .-7; 6 'Y Maiming -and': Co:..'. ;4 ' 0; O'V /'— /•.- N.Z. Con. Dental ...-,1 0 9,1 1/6 Y Taringamutu Totara ■ 2 - 2 '• 6'' 25. 0 2 3 6 Ward and Co. 5 •*2^6 f -/. I 'rr i i".;/ v ./' J >.Vrr-,"/ 1 /':■■ i Tho course' of ' sales 1 during •; the-past moiith was" as under,:— - ; , ' <■ /■> : . Bank: of New, Zealand, £10-4s„ £10 •; 6s!, £10. '53.; ' , / : : ,/ -. ■ -- ;■:/". National Mortgage, £3,65. ; : . "N.Z.- Loan and .Mercantile, 095., 6d.' - Auckland Gas, £3. 9s. ! - i '- ■' --/ ~ ' Auckland Gas,/new. issue,:/£2 155.:. Ohristchurch, Gas,. £9 ; -165., - r £9'. 16a. .1 :-:■ '/ - Gisborns Gas, £2 19s. '..v : . i-, ; Napiei- Gas' (£10); £24, £24. -' ' :, ' : ■/■/ . Wellington 'Gaß /(£10), :£lß:lssi £18 158. 6d.; £19. • . ! / - /-:' W'vk. N.Z: .'lnsurarico, £4 Is:, £4-ls.V/,: " , . Moat Export 1 ; (£4), £5 55,, £5 ss. : . Moat;: Export '.(52s: r 6d.), 65a., ■ 645."3d. : /'■'. ; : Gear Heat (£4), £12. -' / : N.Z. Shipping, £10. - m • . Wellington Woollen;: £3 155., £3 135., £3' 135.,: £3:'135., £3 :135., £3.135.;''- -/;

. Taupiri• Coal, £1. > . ' Westport Coal, £6 7s. 6d. WestportStocliton, 75., 7s. . 1 Leyland-O'Brion "Timber. 275. 6d„ 285., 285., 275. 9d., 275. 9d„ 275. 6d., 275. 6d. | Kauri Timber., 17s. 6d. Taranaki Petroleum, 9s. Taringamutu Totara, 325. 6d., 355., 405., 425. 6d., 42b'. 6d„ 425. • 6d., 425. 6d„ 435. 6d„ 435. fid. W.F.C.A. (£5), £7. Ward and Co., £5 2s. 6d. N.Z. Bonn and Mercantile, third debentures, £105. . Oity of Ohristchurch, 4 per cent., £94 lCs. Richmond Ward, 4 per ccilt., £94 10s. 'Sydenham Waterworks, £96.Auckland Gas' Debentures (£SO), £51. , CUSTOMS REVENUE. The Customs revenue collected yesterday totalled £1690 12s. 3d. The collections for. the past month and quarter compared with tho figures for tho corresponding periods of last year were as under:— , ' 1910. 1 - 1909. : £. '' . £ , September 71,216 63,433 September quarter... 216,646 .-' 192,781 ' Tho .beer duty collected last month amount-" ed to £951. 4s. 1d.,. as compared with £887 Bs. sd. for September,' 1909/ For the past quarter tho total wae. £2922 2s. 6d., as against £2647 12s. lOd, FRUIT AND ■ PRODUCE REPORT. .. The New Zealand Fruit and Produco Co. report as follows:—A- much better tone has existed in the .market, this week, both for fruit.and. vegetables..'A fair shipment, arrived from Sydney and' Hobart; both meeting with-a good demand, with fairly good prices. ./Australian peas sold at from .sd. to 6d. per lb. The first lino of new potatoes .this year reached us on Thursday, and we sold them at the record pricoof ,7Jd.' per lb., which works out at £70 por ton. The following give a good indication of this week's prices:—Potatoes: New Zealand, 9s. to 9s.' 6d.,cwl.i new, 7id. per. lb., or £70 ton;' Australian, Bs. to Bs. 6d.-owt.; onions, 7s. ;to. 7s. 6d. cwt.; marrows, 35.. 6d 4 sack! cauliflower, 6b; to 10s. fid." sack;.pumpkin,. 3s. to 4s.' sack; cucumbers, lis. to 13s. case; asparagus,'ls. 4d."bunch';'green 'peaG,' sd. t<>.6d. lb. ;■ carrots, 55..t0 63.' sack; parsnips, lOs.'to 10s. 9.d.'s cabbage, 6s.' to 7a. :9d;' (turnips, 3s. to':4s*.'; spinach,-45./'to. 4s. 6d.; lettuce, ,2s. to te 9d.;> celery, '25.-to: 4s.' doz.; apples, Washington; ,7s. 9d. to Bs.-,6d.; stone pippin, '7s. to/Bs.;;Rokewood, 75.: to Bs. 6d.; Sturners; 66/ to 7s.') Hobart 1 apples: Scarlet permains,. 9s. to-10s. fid.'; stone pippin,':7s.' to Bb.; French crabs,-7s. to 75.'6 d.; Sturnars, ,95.; passion- fruit, 9s.' 6d. -to 10s. 6d. box; .'mandarins, -bußhels,'-10s.; lemons, 75,. to 75.. 6d.; -pinos,.los. :to'l2s.; .bananae, 15s. 'to. 18s.;. mandarins,- gins, 13s. 3d.; packers,: 7s. 6d:'to Bs.; .eggs, Is.-doz.; chaff, ,£s:to £5 lSsl; ■ oats,. "A" grade (ga-rtons;. 2s. 6d., 2s. 7d."; rice. 6s. 6d.- (561b.). mat.; bran,, 7s. 9d. sack; wheat, 3s. 9d./to-46.:3d. /bushel;' straw. 2s. .to 2s. 3d. bale; pollard, £6. ton; poanut-B, 235. Back; duck's, 4s. fid. to 6s,- pair;hens, 3s.': to 3s.- (id. pair. ,

. BANK: DISCOUNT KATE.' By.Telegraph—Press Association—'Copyright/ Londorij September 29. ' Tho Bajilt of-England rate of discount has been raised from 3 to 4 per cent.■ : . /.•[This: movement/in the'.Bank .of: England' rate was not /'unexpected,/and, was referred to/:in-/ ourissue of .Thursday , in/dealing with tho money/market.]:'.TUB : METAL*' MARKET. : J;.''-' './Silver -is;'quoted /'at 24:l3;16d;'',per : . ounce' standard. : -v'/'-'V /'.-,' LONDON WOOL SALES. , Djr Teleeraph—Press'Association—Oppyriglit;' /■ iLondon, 1 September 29. i'/Tho //wool' sales-.,included/.the /'following clips :—"Panilu,'V highest'price,V 10d.,V. aver.aßei . : 9d.; / "Otawheo,"' 1 highest, price, la., average, lljd. ■. ... ; :s/■ Later.// There was /a brisk sale, at full opening rates. . >;"XV / '/;'/ /. Tho 'Bank .of .New Zealand'. has'. received cable: advico from London 'stating that..'cur/rent: quotations: for North: Island farmers' clips - (Palnierston North; style) in .average condition are:—Coarse,/. .crossbred, 36-40's .quality, lOJtl. to'lldjper lb.;, medium cross-, brerts, 44-46's. Quality, ,llid. to lfi. ' per lb.; fine: crpssbreds, ,50's' quality.. Is. Hd.' to is. ;2Jd. "per, 1b.',•.•.':/■■ .v/j :/•/ ■': . , iniiTisn PKopifcE m'abkets. '-~ By Telegraph—P ( ress AKociationVCopyrigiit.: ' (Kco; Sept. 30, 7.5• p.m.) . ://..// v-Y; : v v; London,: September 3D.. Wheat'.—The'/markets". are, 'dulT, 'with /a •poor demand; .and sellcrs/>aro inolined to meet .buyers,'/38s. 6d.,'isasked for -South

Australia Septomber-Octobor shipment, and for Ne\y South Wales afloat, 375. 9(1, for four ports January-February shipment; 36e. 3d., has been, paid for. a South Australian parcel afloat. There, is. little inquiry for Australian on the spot, which is quoted at 39a. Chicago December is quoted at 9BJ cents. Flour is dull; Australian, on spot, £27 per ton. Little business is. doing for ship* ment, owing to high freights. Oats are dull. La Plata, SeptemberOctober shipment, 13s. 41d. BOWEON BROS., LTD. Messrs. Harcourt and Co.' have received a cable from Sydney notifying that the Bowron Bros. Export and Trading Co., Ltd., has been incorporated under tho Companies Act, and a revised prospectus will be issued in the course of a few days, and will be procurable at the .offices of the raTious brokers of the company. 1 CANTERBURY GRAIN MARKET. ■ (By; Telegraph.—Special forrespondent.) : Chrlstchurch, .September 30. ; There is still a small amount, of business doing in. wheat for.shipment by thoseexporters- who have not yet .filled' their:space. "What few sales are reported aro at 3s. to 3s. 2d. at'country stations. Tbo best oifer. from London is :31s. 6d„ so that'shippers' •are working on a. very' bare margin, and; the market is anything but firm at Home. • -There is a little .inquiry for oats from tho North Island, but chiefly for . small lots, and only Is. lid. f.o.b.i sacks in,; is -being offered for 8,. grade. There are Yery few oats, offering,; and the 1 dry weather and ' shortage of feed .is inducing growers to hold on- to' what stocks they have; Pota\toes are scarbs, and'the price . has" further firmed,, growers, not accepting < less\ than £7 -ss. at:country.stations;A: : : v' V Mining. News will be found on page 7 of tins issue. ■.:■}