COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1007, 23 December 1910, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHAKES. . Tho last sitting o£ tho Wellington Stock Exchange for tho year was held yesterday, and several sales of investment .shares wcro recorded. Hani; of Now Zealand shares sold at £10 145., Gear Meat (£1 paid) at £3 Is. Gd., and Now Zealand ■ o-iipping'at £11 3s. Tho quotations and last sales were as under:—

, The course of sales during tho month' was as under:— Bank of How Zealand, £10 125., £10 125., £10 12s; 3d.,- £10 145., £10 14s. 3d., £10 14s. 6d„ £10 155., £10 125., £10 12s. 6d„ £10 13s: 6d„ £10' 13s. 6d„ £10 145., £10 145., £10 14s. • Equitable Building. £5 12s. 6d. : Wellington Trust and Loan, £7 12s. 6d. Christehurch Gas, £9 15s. Seilding Gas, £1 Is 9d.. £1 Is. 9d. Wellington Gas (£10), £19, £19 ss. , Wellington Gas (new), £2 10s.,- £2 10s. Natioilal Insurance, £114s. 9d., £1 14s. 9d. N.Z. Insurance, £4 4s. 9d., £4 ss. Standard Insurance, £1 6s. 6d. ' Gear Meat (£4), £12. Gear Meat (£1), £3 Is. 6d. ' ' N.Z. Shipping, £11 3s. Kaiapoi Woollen, £5, £5. Wellington Woollen, ordinary, S3 163. ■ Wellington Woollen, preference, £2 16s. Taupiri Coal, £1 os. 4Jd. Westport Coal, £5 IBs. 6d. Leyland-O'Brien, £1 6s. 6d. N.Z. Drug, .£2 9s. 6d. , , . • . . N'.K. Portland- Cement, £1 17s. .' , . N.Z. Paper Mills, £1 3s. 6d. fnranalti Petroleum, 9-j., 10s.. Ward and Co., £5 55.. £5 55., £5 sf. 6d and TomJjs,. £5 65., £6 65., - . HALF-MONTH'S ESPOKTS. Tile values of the principal products exported from New Zealand for the period from December 1 tp 15, compared with the

figures for the' corresponding period of last year, show as under:—

Customs revenue collected at. the nort of Wellington yesterday amounted to £2429 10s. Id. ( * THE METAL MARKETS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. . (Rec.-Deceniber 22, 1C.25 p.m.) London, December 22. Copper.--On *not. £56 18s. 9d. per. ton; three months, £57 Is. 3d.; electrolytic. £59 ss. Tin.—On spot, £172 55.; three months, £172 12s. 6d. r < - Lead.—£l3 ss. ' . SILVER. ■ By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. London, December 21. Bar silver is cuoted at 25£ d. per ounce. WHEAT SUPPLY. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, December 21. ; : The American visible", wheat' supply is estimated at 76,179,000 .bushels.' ! TALLOW I SALES. ' By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright. London, December 21. At tho tallow sales 800 casks wero offered and 411/ sold. '.•Mutton, fine, 38s, per c>vt.; medium, 365.; beef, fine, 385.; medium,' 355. 6d, . AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKET. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Roc. December 22, 11.20 p.m.)s , Sydney, Dec/imber 22. Wheat.—Shippers havo reduced their buying limits to ?s. 7d. per bushel; other buyers are .offering 3s. 7Jd„ and holders are asking 3s; Bd,; very little business is being dono under tfhe lact figures.' Hour is unchanged. . Peas; 4s. 9d. to ss. Oats .Tacmnnian whites. 2s. 6d.; giants, 2s. 9d.; Algerian milling, 23. 6d.: leading, 2*. 3d. Barley, Capo feed. Ss.: seed, 3s. 2d. Maize. 2s. Bd. Bran and pollard, £4 sg. Onkms. £5 to £5 10s.- Potatoes, £6. Butter, 98s. Bacon,-7id. to 7*d.- Chdcse, 6id. Melbourne. December 22. Wheat, 3s. 71d. to 3s. 7*d. Flour. £9 Algerian mi'lir.* OAd.; feeding. Is. lOjd. Barley, malting, 4?. 4d.; Cane, 2s '.6d. 'Maize,'2s. 6(1. Peas, 4s. 9d. t-o 3d. Bran and pollard, £4 ?s. ' Onion* £3 to £3 10s. Potatoes, £5 10s. „ Adelaide, December 22. Wheat, 3s. 6*d. to 3s. 7d; Flour, £8 ICs ian £9 2s aUd pollard ' lls> ° ats ' Al^er -

• Buyers. Sellers Sale? & s. d. £ s. d. £ s. dBank N.Z — 10 15 0 10 14 0 National Bank 5 16 3 5 16 9 — N.Z. Loan andMer- : cantile 010 6 — — National Mortgage — 3 7 6 Equitable Building 912 6 . — — 'Weil. Investment... 0 11 0 0 11 6 . — Well. Trust and Loan — , 7 15 0 1 Well. Deposit — 0 8 0 — Cliristchurch Gas... 9 15 0 10 0 0 N — Feilding Gas 1.1.6 — . — Napier Gas 12 5 0 — i — Well. Gag (£10) 19 2 6 19 10 0 .— Well. Gas (£615s.)... 13 10 0 - . — Gear Meat (£1) ... 3 1 6 — 3 ] 6 N.Z., Shipping — — .11- 3 0 Well. Woollen (ord.) 3 15 6 - . - • Well. Woollen (pref.) 215 0 — — Hikurangi Coal 019 0 — — Taupiri Coal 10 6 — Westport, Coal !..... 7 2 0 — — Westport-Stonkton... — 0 7 0' — Leyland-O'Brien ... 1 6 6 1 7 3 — . banning and Co. ... — 4 11 0 — N.Z. Con. Dental... 1 2 6.1 3 6 — ■N.Z.. Paper Mills... 1 3 6 — — Taran3ki Petroleum 0 9: 3 — — Taringarautu Tot'ra. 2 3 0. — " .» — Ward and Co. — 5 5 6- — Whitcombo and Tombs — . 6 7 0 \ —

'1910. 1909. . £ £ ' Butter 165,302 146,158 Cheese r.; 73.622 7l.<09 Boef 10,892 8,780 Mutton... 58.2B2 11,854 Legs and pieces 1,019 184 Lamb 18,691 5.5C2 Wheat 18,249 6 Oats ' 562 3,435 Potatoes 65 i0 - Kemp ;... 13.090 20,281 Kabbits 9.373 8,446. Tow ' 1.738 855 Kauri gum 4.741 37,352 Grain and pulse 80 2.392 Hops 378 1.336 Hides 3,532 4.780 Skins 40.699 37,461 Tallow 16,508 11.580 Timber 21,722 11.571 Wool 549.745 <49.742 Gold 102,334 ; 69.737 _ £1,090,624 £902,842