COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1094, 5 April 1911, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHARES. Sales were made yesterday of LeylandO'Brien Timber' at 265. 6d., and Manning and Co. at £4 lis. The buying and selling quotations were as under:—, Buyers Sellon £ s. d, £ s: d National Bank — 6 16 National Mortgage 3 5 6 3 6-6 Wellington Investment ... U 11 0 0 11 6 Christohurch Gas 515 0 — " I'oilding Gas ...'. 12 0 12 3 South British - 311 6 Standard Insurance .....'. 18 6 —: Christchurch Meat - 16 7 6 Gear Meat (£4) — 14 5 (1 Meat Export (525. 6d.) ... — 3 8 0 Union Steam 1 19 6 — Well. Woollen (pref.) ... 3 0 0 3 2 6 Taupiri Coal 116 — Westport Coal .„ 19 0 19 6 Leyland-O'Brien 1 6.6 17 6 Manning and Co. 4 11 0 — Miramar, Ltd '. — 0 2 6 N.Z. Con. Dental 12 6 - N.Z. Drug ; 2 8 0 -• N.Z. Paper Mills — ■ 14 0 Saarland's ordinary 13 0 — Sharland's preference ... 1 3 0 — Taranaki Petroleum — 014 0 Taringamutu Totara ... 2 8 3 — Ward and Co. ....". 5 0 0 ' —

WELLINGTON OPERA HOUSE COMPANY. The twenty-third annual report rf tho directors of the Wellington Opera House Company states that tho directors recommend a 5 per cent, dividend, this, together with 7 per cent.- paid on September 30, making the dividend 12 per cent, for the year. A recommendation is'also made that the usual bonus'of £105 to tho directors bo declared, and that this dividend and bonus he made payable on and after April 10, 1911; also that £308 19a. 3d. be paid towards reducing the Cuba Street extension mortgage, which will then stand at £661 ss. Bd. A number of improvements and renovations required by the <-'ty Co--iiic.il have been effected. The alterations are to be paid for by the lessee and the- company jointly. The report expresses regret at the death of Mr. H. Flockton (director), and Jlr. IT. It. Lyon (auditor). It is rccr-y.m«nd'!d Iv the directors that tho Vi-nacy caused by ?.lr. Flockton's death bo not- 1'.11e.1. Should this recommeendation be adopted, it will bo necessary to carry the following resolution: "That, until further determined by a, general meeting of the sharehbldecrs oi the company, the number of directors bo four." At an ext.raorair<-y gcnrriil meeting Jlr. W. C. Stephens. F.P.A.. was elected 'auditor. This election reouiros to be confirmed. Mr. T. O. Mocarthy. a retiring director, offers himself for re-election.

Customs duties collected nt the port of .Wellington yesterday amounted to £3172 6s. 7d.

TRADE IN ALLEN STPIEET. Fruit—The s.s, Navua, from Fiji, arrived on Friday last with 7000 bunches and 30CO cases bananas for this market. On account of the creat number of bunches sent here prices'ruled low, but the case fruit, however, realised satisfactory rates. Tho Aorangi, via the Cook Islands, is due here on Monday next, and will hrinc further supplies Of bananas and Island oranges for this market. The. steamer from Sydney, due to-day. is bringing 600 packages for this market, consisting of prapes, passi6n fruit, and pineapples. Pears have advanced in value, and choice dessert are now quoted'at 9s. to 10s. per case. Choice dessert apples are in excellent demand, and prices raj)ge from 7s, to 95., according

to variety, barge green cooking apples are selling at 4s. to 4s. 6d. per case. Messina, lemons are in light supply, double cases containing about 3CO lemons aro bringing from 355. to 375. Cape goasoborries meet with keen competition at 4d. to 4Jd. Tomatoes have firmed, and aro now quoted at 2s. 6(1. to 3s. 6d. per half-case. Consignments of peaches arc recommended; choice, in lialf-cases, being now worth ss. to' 6s. Vegetables.—The market ' displays an easier tone. Cabbages aro now worth 3s. !o ss..per sack; cauliflowers, 6s. to Bs.; French beans, 2s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. per halfsack.. . Swedes arc quoted at 2s. 6d. per cwt. A keen demand is being experienced for kumeras, at ss. 6d. to 7s. Gd. for 3ft, cases. Oats.—The market continues firm; tho f.o.b. quotation for A grade bartons is now 2s. 4Jd. per bushel. Oatmeal.—ln sympathy with the advance in oats, this has advanced XI per ton. Rolled oats are firm, and an advance in price would not come as a- surprise. Flour is without any change, the nuotation remaining at £8 10s. f.o.b. south. Pollard.—The bulk of the supplies continues to come from Australia. New Zealand pollard is worth .£6 f.o.b. south. Bran, remains steady, at 80s. f.o.b. south. Maize.—The demand has improved considerably, and fairly heavy sales aro being made. Fungus—Prime dry is worth 4Jd. per lb. Hams and bacon meet with a, fair demand. ' Epes.—Supplies of fresh eggs are within smaller compass, and to-day's value is Is. 3d. to Is. 4d. per dozen. With the near approach of Easter prices should harden.' Cheese.—The market continues steady at late rates. Butter.—Prime bulk is in excellent demand at lOd. per lb. Potatoes—Prime samples are in excellent demand, but the bulk of the shipments coming forward are of inferior quality. Onions.—Prime table continue at, 80s., while picklcrs range from 6s. to 7s. per cwt..

SOUTH AMERICAN . MEAT SHIPMENTS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Hec. April 4, 10.!0 p.m.) London, April 4. Tlis meat shipments from Argentina, and Uruguay to the United Kingdom during March totalled 330,250 sheep; 138.500 lambs; 17C0CO quarters of frozen beef; 203,500 quarters of chilled beef. . THE METAL MARKETS. Py Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright . (Ecc. April 4, 10.10 p.m.) . London, April 4. Copper-On spot, £54 Bs. 9i.; three months, £53. The supplies of copper total 40,844 tons;, deliveries, 40,964 tons; stocks, 82,267; afloat, 77C0 tons. '\ Tin.-On spot, £190; three months, £188. ■ WHEAT-AND FLOUR. Br Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright • London, April 3. The wheat and flour ■ afloat for the United Kingdom 'totals 4.325.CC0 quarters; for the Continent.' 3,115,000 quarters; Atlantic'shipments; 175,000'; Pacific shipments, 15,000. Tho total shipments to Europe (luring -the week amounted to 1,450,000 quarters, including 368.000 from the Argentine, 325,000 Russian, 150,000 Danubian, 76.C00 from India, and 220.C00 from Australasia.

LONDON RTOOL SALES. The New /lealand Loau and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following cabl"eram from their London house under dale April 1: The London wool sales closed strong on Saturday. The market is steady, and quotations unchanged since our last cablegram. There were 195.GC0 bales of wool sold at the sales. 72,000 were taken for the Continent. 3CCO for America,, and 37,000 were held over.