COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 976, 17 November 1910, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT,' SHARES, ' Sales of investment shares Tecorded yes'terday wore Kaiapoi. Woollen, preference, at. £5, .and Westport. Coal', at £6 13s. Prices all round wero steady. Buyers. Sclleva. Sales £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. National Bank 5 15 0 5 17 6 — N.Z. & River Plato — 2 0 6 — Well. Trust and Loan 710 0 — , — Well. Deposit . ...... — 0 8/3- — Christchurch Gas . 9 15 0 — Feildiug Gas — 12 0 — ' Well. Gas (£10) .... - 19 2 6 - -ilt -Gas (new) ... — 210 0 Union Steam 116 3 — — Kaiapoi Woollen .. — 500 500 Well. Woollen (ord.) —. 3 14:0 — Weil. Woollen (pre.) 216 0 — : — ■Taupiri Coal 019 9 . —- — Westport. Coal ' 6 12 6 — 6 13 0 Wcstport-Stockton... 0 7 3 — — Manning and C 0.... 4 10 — — Mauriceville Lime... — 016 D — N.Z.'Con: Dental... 1 1 9 — — Ward and Co. ..... 5 3 6 — — LONDON WOOL SALES. The sixth and closing series, of Lbndon wool sales for 1910 will begin on Tuesday, and according to' a cable me=6ago received by Messrs. Dalgety .and Co., Ltd., the new arrivals, the quantity forwarded direct to manufacturers, and the quantity availablo for the sales compare with the figures of last year as under:— . ■ • Nov.. 1909. '. Nov., 1910. Bales. '. Bales. New arrivals 152,C00 150,010 Forwarded direct 57,000 45.CC0 Available ; 93,C00 117,000 Last year 4000 bales were brought forward from old stock, while this year 13,0C0 bales are brought -forward, it will be necessary fo wait a few days ;fo see what Antwerp does, and what the Bradford Top quotations are to-morrow to bo able to forecast tho trend ,of the-market. The Bradford Top market lias been rather weak recently, especially for'fine wools, and it seems likely that this class will register lower prices. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company has, been advised that the following fixtures have been made for 1911:—First series to. commence January 17, no limit of quantity. Second series to commence March 14,,n0 limit of quantitv. Third series, 'to commence May 9.- Fourth series, to commence July 11. Fifth series to commence September J6. Sixth series, to commence - November 28. Tho list of fresh arrivals,' as usual, will bo closed 8 days prior to the opening date of each' ceries; unless the "limit" bo previously reached. ' Tho next' Wellington wool salo will be held on Monday, November 28. -WELLINGTON MAEKETS. Messrs. Laery and Co., Ltd., Wellington, report wholesalo priccs ruling on tho markets :-Whcat, fowl, 3s. Bd. to 3s. 9d.; feed oats, 2s. Bd. to 2s. led., Dun oats 2's. 9d.

, fto 2s. lOd.: seed oats. 2s. Ltd. to 35.; Algerian . oats, 2s. 9d. to 2s. lOd.: maize, 3s. 3d. to 3s. s 5d.; crushed malt, 75.: fowl barley, 2s. j 9d.; Cape-barley seed. 35.; Hour, Now Zeat laud, £9 ss. to £9 ISs.; poas, split, t £18; partridge peas, ss. 3d. per s bushel; bonedust, £5 155.; supernhos--1 phates. £5 to £5 55.: basic slag, £4 10s.; r polla.rd, £6 10s. to £6 155.; bran, £5 ICs. to £5 155.: oiEmeal, £5 D er ton: . pearl barley, 155.; chaff loatensheaf), £5 f ss. to £.5 10s.; potatoes, table. £11 to £12: 10s.; onions, Victorian, £10 per ton; mo- .- lasses fodder, £5 10s.; bacon (factory), s sides 73d., ham 3 9d„ rolls BJd.; 1 butter, prime bulk, 9d. to 9Jd. Pouls try: hens. 3s. 6d.; ducks, ss. to 6s. per t pair; turkeys, gobblers, 18s. to 2Cs„ hens r 10s. to Ms.; fresh eres, lOd. to Ud. per dozen: cheese, 53d. lb.; Akaroa machinc-dresscd i cocksfoot,. B|sd. to 9d. per lb.; farmers' s dressed cocksfoot, 6d. per lb.- ryegrass 4s f 6d. per bushel; Italian ryegrass, 4s. to' 4s. ,- 4d. per bushel; white clover, 105s, per cwt. J 3 "? 101115 revenue collected at the port of | Wellington yesterday amounted to £2227 L 9s. lOd. t ® WOOL, SKIN, AND HIDE REPORT. :i Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report I, havmg held their usual sale of wool, skins, hides and tallow at Dannovirko on ; Tuesday, Jsoveirtber 15, when they offered i an extensive catalogue of all classes. o\vo ing doubtless to the wool season now be* ms m full swing, the attendance of buyers was not so large as usual. Bidding was in consequence less spirited, and a number of large lots' were passed in. -These, however, were gold subsequently, i- and the whole catalogue was disposed of. [ /> £ rices realised v/erc:—Wool.—Crossbred j' ; crossbred fleece, 6sd. to * Aj ' J l eiS ros ?ki ,C( V dead, 6Jd.; crutchings, o 43d. to sid.; inferior, 3d. to 3Jd. Skins— First crossbred, 62d.; second do., 5Jd. ; buta chers' first, 7d.: second do., 53d. to 6*d.; e dead, ad. to sid.; crossbred, green, 4s. ~9d e to ss. 6d.; lambs, 4}d. Hides—Medium ox, e s£d. to 53rt.; medium cow, 53d. to 5M.; 7 cow, cut, 33d.; steers, sgd.;" yearlings, 6d. calfskins, Bid. to Bi<l.; cut, ssd.; cut and e clippy, od. Tallow-In casks, 245.: in tins, a 17s. 6d. to 235. It has been decided not to hold a sale - on the next regular date, December 27,