COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 947, 14 October 1910, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

'J. ; , DfYESTIfENI' SHARES. .•- ' : The''marKet/for. investment , sliaics dis-' played: a .quiet tone yesterday, the. natural, feature alter, a; holiday..'...'.Sales'v'recorded were-'Leyland-O.'Brien at 275.,-6 d.', , ahd' -SK^laii'a , s"'6i'dlnary ' a St ;: 22s..- The 'quo-; tations were as under:—' . ./ , : ... .. Sellers. . Sales;'.

Customs revenue collected at the port >of Wellington, yesterday amounted to £1997 16s. 9d. ; .; ■ . ,v' •POTATO PRICES. '/ ' Messrs. taery/and'Comji'any,: Limited, at their. r -tlio first consignment of . new ; . potatoes from, the : Auckland '.-.district;, when Jid. per lb. was realised. 1 Tiiis represents a value of £70 per too, which is in marked contrast to the present Quotation of about £10 for old potatoes. : ■■, ' ■ i LONDON MAEKET3. (The New ZeaJand Loan jand Mercantile Agency Company, r Limited, have received the following, cablegram from: their. .London, house runder :date October 12:—Wheat: An Australian cargo- has - been soid. at 375. 3d;-'c.i.f.' .Market _ weak with lower tendency, and outlook -discouraging.. Wc quote: New. . Zealand; Ibrig-berried, ,325.; . shortferried, 315.,;6d;..p.er quarter, c-i.f. ' ' AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKET. . ' By Telegraph—Press ; • (Kec. Oct. 13, 11:35 p.m.) ■ \ : ' Sydney, October 13. Wheat is absolutely lifeless, and there are practically no buyers. limit' is '3b. 9Jd., but. holders are meetly wanting 3s. IGJd. Millers-are- off the .market'owing • to. there being ."no fresh., orders. . Flour is also lifeless at '£9 '10s. "Oats: Tasmaniaii, :2s; Bd.; Algerian, 2s. 74.':' feeding, 2s. 3d. ■Barley: 1 . Cape, feeding,' 35..; seed, 3s. 2d. .Maize, 2s. 6d.- Bran pollard, £4. Potatoes:' Tasmanian, ; £8. Onions, £6. Butter, 105s. Cheese, 6Jd. Bacon, 7id. . , ~ Melbourne,; October 13. -,'Wheat, 3s. lOd. Flour,. £9' ss.' Oats: Al"gerians, '25.; .whitest, '25.. 7d. Barley:. English malting, 4s.;,Cape, 25.; 6d.; feeding, Is. lid. Bran and pollard, £4'los. Maize, 2s. 4d. Potatoes, £6 7s. 6d. / . fldolaldoj October 13. ; Wheat,<3s. Bd." ''Flour,' £B : 'ss. to £8 10s. Bran, lljd. Pollard,' U}d. MELBOURNE HIDES MARKET.'. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright, i' (Rec. Oct. 13, i 11.55 p.m.) Melbourne, October 13. ' At the hides sales to-day, supplies wero moderate, and all classes were firm, except kips. . . English railways fared well in the first half of this year, their' dividends averaging rather more than J : per cent, per annum in excess of those for the first half' of 1909. • The "Economist':' summarises the accounts of., the. fifteen leading .companies, and finds that their gross receipts increas-. Ed £1,291,458, ■ and, their working expenses increased only £413,580. -This left an additional t.fflfiW for interest and dividends/ and out of that ,the increased, payments wero made. : The London, .and North-Wes-tern, which is the greatest • railway in the.United Kingdom, paid an extra 5 per I cent. v.

'£ 3. (1. £ s. d. £,e. d. National Bank ...... . 5 15 :o* 5 17 0 - • — Equitable "Building 9 17 6 , — Metropolitan* 12J;Q : ;■ -• Well; Gas -.(£6 CISb) —:1 "14' 0 0 ■ Well. Gas (new) ...,■. - : „ 2 15 0 N.Z. Insurance 4 . 0 6.' ' : / — ■\ South British :3 8 Of" — Standard Insurance 15 6 — —... Canterbury. Meat... ,.. : (pref.) •... ! 5 2 '6 — Christcliiirch Meat, /14, 1„P„. : • Wellington Mc'aCEs-" - :Taupin , 'Ooal' , ±:":r" -"" A i. 0 - 6 • . - ' .LeylandTO'Brien- j-t- .- '1 "7 9 ,17 6 ■Miramar, Ltd.. (13s) "-" '0 3 0 — N.Z. Con Dental .... 1 1 0," 1 2 0.: - . KZ..\Drug - - 2 11 3 —. Sliarlsnd's ord 1 '....,. — 12 0