COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1072, 10 March 1911, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHARES. Transactions in investment shares recorded yesterday were:-Wellington Gas (£lO paid), £19, and Westport-Stockton, 6s. 6d. Tho buying ' and selling quotations were as under: — Buyers. Sellers £ s. d. £ s. d. National Bank — 6 2 0 Metropolitan 12 0 0 — Wellington Investment ... 0 11 0 0 11 6 Wellington Gas (£10) 18 17 6 19 1 0 Gear Meat (£1) 3 4 0 — Meat Export (£5) 6 5 0 — Meat Export (£4) 5 3 6 — Meat Export (525. 6d.) ... 3 0 0 - N.Z.- Shipping. 13'0 0 14 5 0 Union Steam 117 6 — Kaiapoi Woollen 5 2 6 — Well. Woollen (ord.) 4 0 0 4 2 6 Taupiri Coal 113 1' 2 0 Wcstport Coal 18 3' 189 Westport-Stockton .— ,066 Leyland-O'Brien — .'169 Miramar, Ltd ; — . 0 2'6 Sharland's ordinary — 14 6 Taranaki Petroleum 0 13 9 0 14 6

Customs duties: collected at the port of . Wellington yesterday. ■ amounted to '■ £1538 Is. lid. WHEAT. . «y Telegraph-Press As3orin»:or>-Oo;ivrleht. . ~-. London, March 8. The American visible supply of wheat is >9,646,000 bushels. Three cargoes of Australian wheat sold it 335. 3d. (Eec. March 9, 10.45 p.m.) London, March 9. Wheat—Australian cargoes have been sold at 335. 4}d. METAL MARKETS. iis Tekerarh-Prcss AssociaMon-OopyrishL London, March 8. ' . Tin.-On the- spot,: £177; three months, £177 10s. A considerable pressure to liquidate on near delivery in one quarter mused a fall after a rise, owing to Eastern holders refusing to sell. Bar silver is quoted at 243 d. per ounce. (Eec. March 9, 10.45 p.m.) London, March 9. Copper.—On spot, £54 16s. 3d.; three months, £55 10s.; electrolytic, £56 15s. American stocks of copper total 156,638,0C0 lb. Tin, £181 10s. Lead, £13.55. ANTWERP WOOL SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Eec. March 9, 10.45 p.m.) London, March 9. ' The Antwerp wool sales have opened. There was the usual attendance, and bidding was animated. Merinos advanced 75 per cent.; crossbreds, 5 per cent.; and pieces, 10 per cent. La Plata growers offered 2702 bales, and sold 1884. TALLOW. By Teicffraph—Press Association—Oopyrisht. London, March 8. At the tallow sales 1177 casks were offered, and 751 sold. Prices realised:—Mutton, fine 365., medium 345. 6d.; beef, fine 355. 6d., medium 31s. ■ MELBOURNE HIDES MARKET. By Telegraph-!*rc!<= .\p<*or!:Tticn<—Copyrisht(Rec. March 9, 11.30 p.m.) Melbourne, March 9. ' The hides market is firm. Kips are Jd. dearer, but other kinds are unchanged. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. . (Rec. March 9, 11.30 p.m.) Sydnoy, March 9. Wheat.—Buyers offer 3s. 2d., but holders are sitting tight for a penny more. Flour, £8. Oats, Algerian, 2s. 3d. to 2s. 5d.; Sparrowbilis, Giants, 2s. 7d. Barley, Cape, 2s. 6d. to 2s. Bd. Maize, prime, old. 2s. 7d.; new, to 2s. 3d. Bran, £4 ss. Pollard, £4 10s. Potatoes, Tasmanians, £5 ss. to £5 10s. Onions, £2 to £3' ss. Butter, 865. Cheese, sd. Bacon. 7d.

Melbourne, March 9. Wheat, 3s. Kd. to 3s. 4(1. Flour, £7 15s. Oats, Algerian, feeding. 25.; miUing, 2s. Id. Barley, prime Chevalier, As. Jra.; Cape, maltiii". 2s. W.; feeding. Is. lOd. Maize, 2s. Brim and pollard, £4 10s. Potatoes, £2 to £4. Onions, £2. •

Adelaide, March 9. Wheat,-3s. Id. Hour, £7 10s to. £8. Bran, 12d. Pollard, 13d. Oats, Is. lid.