COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 980, 22 November 1910, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

; INVESTMENT' SHAHES. -• There were no 6ales of investment shares yesterday, and comparatively,. few" tions,. Tho. latter were as under:— .v Buyers.' 'Sellerw- £ g.-. d, . £ s. d . National Bank — . . • 17 • 0. N.Z. and River-Plato u.., —. ; 2 10^,0 "Well. Trust and 'Loan ... -7 10 '0 ' • , teilding.-Gas T' \ •. * z 0 •Nanifer * Gas • 12. 5* 0' ' — Wellington Gas (£10) ; i'..... 18 15 0 19 2 6 Wellington - Gas- '(now) . - • . 210 0 N.Z. Shipping 1016 0 .. —. Well., Woollen (preU, ...... .2 16 0 - Westport-Stookton 0 7 3 0 7 9 Manning and 1 Co. 4 2 0 — . N.Z. Con. Dental,,. 1;2 0 7 Taringamutu Totara 2 3 0 2 4 .0 Ward and Co . 5 3 6 l - ;; LONDON. SALES. ' Tlie sixth and final scries of wool sales for the year,begin in'London'to-day, when a commencement, will' bo made' to.. get through a catalogue totalling 117,000 bales. The market is not expected to. show any great activity. It is probable that fine >-ools will sce'a small decline, but it is not so certain "that cressbreds will share in the downward-movement. ' The Antwerp wool sales, whicli were held last week, were unsatisfactory. .Less than half the quantity, offered was sold, the close was* irregular, and prices were 5 per cent, below, tho September currency. Last week the Bradford lop market wa-s without change. Tho Wellington wool sale will.be held on Monday 'next,; and. the catalogues close at 5. p.m. to-morrow,. - • , ■ 'OTJR IMPORTS FROM "UNITED KINGDOM. The following is. a-return of tho principal- lines of go&ds of British manufacture exported to New , Zealand, during .. the month of September, 191 V also for the nine months ending September 30,• 1910, with. fissures for 1909. shown for purposes of comparison. ' Compiled from tho Board of: Trade ;returns:— ' 1 ' Month. Nine v ending months ending d ' ; Sept. 30," . Sept. 30, 1909.-. 1910. ' 1909. 1910. £ ' £ . £ Beer and a 10... 3.4R7 3,620 27,183 26.757 ■ Spirits --. 23.332 20,395 160,039 181.303 iTon and steel and manufactures "thereof.:; -85,347 —93,647 589,935 759,349 .Copper, wrought and manufacture -'• € d' 1,639 5,114 20,509 22,067 Cutlery 3,551 3,776 22,826 30,795 Hardware 7,718 9,492. .72,341 80.425 Cotton piccc'goods-'• *'• of all jtind^49,9B? 47,262 506,459 559,106 Woollen and wor- . sted manufac-. • j ! tures - 20,236 -23,794 266,836 308,321 Haberdashery and % • millinery .'.v.'.;' 4,815 7 4,055 49,533 49,391 Jute manufactures 3,670 27,724 25,512 Linen piece goods of all kinds '... 8,062 '"5,541 66,260 75,638 Apparel 26,266- 30,833 370,365 420,104 Boots and shoes 18,778 22,047 135,131 150,631 Saddlery and harness- - 4,953 3,047 26,010 25,978 China and earthenware .... 9,269 10,006 63,824 70,692 Writingand print--paper 9,945 13,014 85,130 95,660 ■ Cement 2,233 4,492 20,254 21,144 Stationery, other than paper ...'' 9.905 8,671 43,268 43,230 NEW ZEALAND EXPORTS. Tho leaflet issued by the Department ot " Agriculture, Commerce, and Tourists eives 1 the values of tho principal products exported durins the first half of this month,

with the figures for the correspondine period of last month in comnarison. Tabulated they show as under:— . . Nov., 1910. Nov., 1909. . £, *£ Butter 121,840 108,411 Cheese : 33,199 <8.427 Boef ; 64 3,547 ■Mutton 6,316 5,542 Legs and pieces ...... — 2 • Lamb 425 1,623 Wheat 17,014 6 Oats ..:.... 2,259 9,573 Potatoes .76 54 Hemp 20,827 16.144 Eabbits ; ...•.....•..■.■ 6;367 ■■ 6,902 Tow 995 989 Kauri gum ).:..:.....:...- 12,087. 10,899 1 Grain and pulse ...:..' 154 ■ 2,689 Hops : 1.991 1,079 . Hides 6.958 5,627 Skins 17,047 37,610 • .Tallow 6,012 5,077 Timber 28,659 25,043 • Wool 46,760 41,762 : Gold 70,820 54,959 • 399,771- 385,965 . ■Customs revenuo coUect-ed at tho port of W-ollington yesterday amounted iu £3894 3s. Ud, •' ... . ; . . . FROZEN HEAT. " ' . London, November 20. Tho Frozen Meat Trade 'Association's Smithfteld market quotations. for the undermentioned ' classes of frozen meat aro based on actual sales of not less than-one hundred carcasses of mutton or. lamb, and twenty-five Quarters of .beef of fair average quality. The quotations are not for selected lines, but for parcels .fairly representative of the bulk of the shipments now on the market. Tho, prices ing per lb. more than the value ex ship, this 'difference representing an average cost in expenses,, handling, conveyance, and selling the meat :— , Nov. 12 Nov. 19. Mutton—' d. d. Canterbury, light 5* ' 51, : Canterbury, medium .._.. • 5 5-16 5 5-16 , Canterbury,- heavy ..._.... — — Southland .' 4' 4J North Island, best 4J H ' North'lsland, ordinary... 4 41-16 I Australian, light 3 3-16- 3 3-16 Australian, heavy ■ 3J' , 3} Eivcr Plate, light : 3g •■ 3j Eivcr Plate, heavy 31 31 Lamb— • ■ • -. . Canterbury, light '....;.... V 55 ' 5J Oantcrbury, medium .....* 53. ■ 53 Canterbury, heavyx 5J '-. 51 Southland .-. 55 55. North Island, selected 5J 53 North Island, ordinary ... 53 '. 58 Australian, best — 5j Australian, fair — 5J .'Australian, inferior — 5 Eiver Plate - - Becf- . New Zealand, or fores ... 28 2! New Zealand ox hind 6 ... 3} 34 Australian ox fores 23 28' . . Australian ox hinds'.. 35 3J-16 ~ River Plate, ox fores ... 28 23. .'lhver Plate ox hinds ... 3i 33" BACON. By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyrieht _ • ■ London, November 20. Bacon.—The market is firm.-.Australian sides, 645. to 663. Danish,.6Bs. to 70s.

..' HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. : The •, Commerce and, Tourists Division of the Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Tourists has received , the. > following cablegram from the. High Commissioner, dated London,-November' 19. : (Quotations, unless otherwise specified, aro averaco market prices on spot):— . Mutton.—The market is dull, and there ia, a poor local demand. Eiver Plato mutton, is in large supply.-■ Canterbury, lid.; North Island, 4d.; Eiver. Plate, 3Jd. per !b. Lamb.—There has been no alteration in the market since, last week. Nominally. Canterbury, 53d.; other than Canterbury, ojq. per lb. This season's Australian ha-s arrived, and is selling at sid. per lb. Boef—The market is steady. There.are signs of improvement. Now Zealand hinds. 3*d.; fores, 23d.' per lb. Butter.—Tho market is firmer, and therb is an increasing demand for better gradea. Choicest New Zealand butter to-day, Ills.; Danish, 1175.;- Siberian. 1035.; Australian. 107s. per owt. . ~ Ohcose.—The market is steady. Canadian. 575. per owt. v v - . ■■■ Hemp—Tho market is' flat .and nothinc' whatever, doing. : Nominally, New Zealand good fair on spot' per ton, £25 10s.; fair erade, £20 10s.; fair current Manila,- £19 10s. Forward shipment about the 6ame. Tho output from. Manila, for the week was 22,000 bales. ' Cocksfoot - Seed-.—Tho ' market is auiet. Bright clean New Zealand seed, weighinsr 171b. per bushel,-74sr per cwt. Wheat.—The , market is cuiet, but moderate business doing. New Zealand longberried wheat, ex-granary, per cuarter of 4961b.. 325.. 6d.;, short-berried, ,325. Oats.—There is little demand, and the supply ia large. New Zealand oats, short sparrowbills. ex-granary, nor auarter of 3831b.. 18s.; Danish, per onartei of 3201b.. 16s. 6d. Beans.—There ts a. eood local demand. New Zealand beans, • f.a.c, new crop per 5041b., 345. 6d. Peas.—New Zealand peas, partridge, per 6041b., 465.' The market'is tjuict, with a tendency in favour-of ; buyers. Wool.—The market remains firm.