COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1189, 26 July 1911, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHAKES. A rale of Wellington Jteat Export shares, 525. 6d. paid, at £3 55., was t!ie only transaction recorded yesterday. The biiyiug and selling quotations ivere as under:— Duyers. Sellers £-3. d. £s.d National Jfoi-tßage 3 3 6 — N.Z. Loan and Mercantile 0 17 0 — K.Z. and lUvor Plate ■ 'I 0 0 — Wellington Investment... 0 11 9 — Christchurch Gas 9 17 6 . — Feilding flas - 12 6 Meat Export (525. 6d.) ... — 3 5 0 Well. Woollen (ord.) — 4 0 0 Wc.itport Coal 1 9 3 19-6 Leylaiid-O'Bricn 18 3 K.Z. Paper Mills .- .119 Shariond's ordinary 14 0 1 5 0 Sharland's preference ... 1 4 0 15 3 Tar.Tna.ki Petroleum 0 16 6 Toxin gamutu Totarii 2 6 1) 2 8 0 Ward and Co. 5 0 0 —-

SHIPPING IK SUEZ CANAL. According to the report for 1910 of the Suez Canal Company, the year was one of exceptional activity, and with very few exceptions, the various lines habitually traversing the waterway made use of its services to a greater extent than for many years previously, while it is satisfactory to lind that the three leading lines using the Canal arc still British, and represent SO per cent, of the entire tonnage passing through it. The following, is a comparative summary of the position of the various companies for traffic in 1910:— ' Number of Tonnage, voyagce. p and 0 1,214,200 . 250 Klt»rman Lines 1,028,40) 258 Alfred Holt and Co 939,310 ?.« ll ansa. Line 871.400 214 Menageries Jlaritimes ... 5f3,2C0 165 Kordck'Utscher-liloyd £37,6:0 94 Hamburg-American Line 537,100 140 Clan Lino «4,«0 143 T. and J. Harrison 405.800 87 The Xord.dcut.icherJjloyd Company has experienced n slight setback in the amount of tonnage sent through the Canal during 1910, otherwise tho figures now submitted are in practically, every case higher than in 1905. /

TRADE IX ALLEN STREET. Vegetables.—Cauliflowers are in short iiuppiy, and iraineiliatc consignments are recommended, clioire quality is bringing 20a. 1.0 255. for well-filled s.icl;*. Cabbages nrr; meeting with keen competition, choice sorts being worth 9s. to 10s.; carrots and parsnips arc in Rood demand, but. prices are unchanged. Celery is also in good demand, choice making' 2?. to 2s. 6d. per dozen; swedes are now quoted at 2s. to 2s. 6tl. per civt. Fruit— Kegular shipments of Hobart apple.; are now coming to hand, and prices so far have been satisfactory. The Morula, (due from Sydney to-day) is bringing consignments of or.ingen, mandarins, pineapples, and passion fruit. Onions.—The Victorian quotation? having advanced, a. sympathetic movement has taken place here, and the local price is now £6 per ton. Potatoes.—flood table potatoes are .selling at £4 10s. per ton. .Seed potatoes have good imjuiry. the most popular variety for planting being [7p-to-Date. Flour.—Xew Zealand brands continue at £8 10s. ner ton f.0.1i. south, lcsa the usual trade discount. Very little Australian Hour i? now coming to hand. ilran is in good request at .£5 10s. per ton e>: store. l'ollard.-An excellent, demand exists at £7 per ton for New Zealand brands. Iticemenl.—Fair sales arc bcinsr made at £5 ton; rice Hour is selling at £6 per ton.

Oats.-Thc market is steady. "A, crnte. Gartens, 2f. 75(1. licr bushr'.i 'A grade Sparrowlnll?. S*. V.'l. Fowls' wheat meets with fair demand at 4s. Io ts. 1:1. ex store. I'ov.-ls' hurley is Eelling at 3s. lo 3s. 3d. pei' Im:<hcl. Cir.e liarlcy.—The current nuotation i-j jfaii" ia in ffnod demand at 3?. 3d. to 3,-i. <!d. Haled Straw.—Tho market is firm, priced raiiKi" from £3 to £3 ss. per ton. Baled llny.-Prime nudity. £4 10b. per ton; choice. £5 10s. , Kggs—l'rcah CBBS are celling at Is. 2d. Ncr doy.t-n. Bacon and llams-Tho nuotatioiis are unchanged: sides, .0(1. per 11).; rails, 8 4 (l-i hams, 9d. , ~ Lard, ill bulk, is quoted at. Bd. per lb., in 111), pats, Sid. Margarine meet? with a fair demand. Australian manufacture, in bulk, BJd. per Hi.; in lib. pats. 9(1. . Butter.—Prime pastry is selling at Is. 2d. to Is. 3d. per 11). Cheese—Best factory, medium size, 6Jd. ppr lb.: loaf. 6Jil. l'oultrv.—Hens, 3s. to 3s. 9il. a. pnir; cockerels. 3s. 6<l. lo 55.: ducks. ss. to 75.; turkey gobblers. 81 to 9d. rer lb. live weight; hens, 6d. to 7d.

Customs duties collected at. the port cf Wellington yesterday amounted to £2024 6s. lid. LONDON WOOL SALES. Us Telesrapu-l'ress Association-Oopyrieht London, July 24. At the wool sales there was pood competition for all sorts, and prices were well maintained. BEET SUGAE PRODUCTION. B> releeraiih-l'reas .iHsociatior.-CoDvrleht London, July 24. ricrr F. 0. Licht, of Magdeburg, in his monthly cireular, states that the production of beet sugar in Europe during the first sis months of the 1910-1911 campaign, whioh began on September 1, shows an increase of SII.CCO tons as compared with the previous campaign. He estimates that the total amount produced during the current campaign will be about 8,121,0C0 tons, or an increase of 1,963.000.