COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1240, 23 September 1911, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHAKES. Sales of Tarin-amutu Totara Sawmills at 425. Cd. and ,435. 3d. were tho only transactions recorded in investment shares yesterday. The buying and selling quotations wero as under;— Buyers. Seller 3. 11l ft. d. N.Z. Loan and Mercantilo — 017 9 N.Z. and River Plato — .206 Well. Investment 0 11 9 — Ctoistcliurch Gas — 915 0 Gisborno Gas — 3 16 Welt. Gas (£10) '. - 19 0 0 Well. Gas (now) 2 15 0 3 0 0 Woll. Gas (rights) 0 0 4 0 0 5 S.B. Insurance — • 314 0 N.Z. Shipping — , 11 7 0 Union Steam — 2 10 Well..Woollen (prof.) — 3 0 0 Leyland O'Brien 18 9 — Taranaki Petroleum — 0 18 0 'fariugamutu Totara 3 Z 9 2 3 6

DAIRY PRODUCE REVIEW. W. Wcddel and Oo.'s Annual Review of tho Dairy Produce Trade of Great Britain is invariably interesting, and the review to hand, dealing with the market for the year ended June 30 last, is as intorcstinß a3 any previously issued. The imports of butter into the United King-, dom amounted to 222,790 tons, which is ail average of 4284 ton 3 a weok. Tho chccso receipts were barely over half those of butter, being only ,121,464 tons, or an average of 2336 tons weekly. The past year shows tho greatest importation of butter on record, exceeding the previous highest nmount, which was ill tho year 1907, by 3573 tons. Tho imports of butter into tho United Kingdom from British possessions and foreigu countries, respectively, for oach of tho past ten years compare as under

Of the total Now Zealand supplied 15,852 tons during the oast year, equal to about 7 per ccnt. Australia contributed 44,395 tons or about 20 per cent. With respect to shipment, tlio Review makes the following interesting statement:—"There is no doubt that it would bo a groat advantage if Now Zealand butter could bo shipped weekly, aud, as soon as thero is sufficient cargo, a suitable service doubtless will bo established. 'A regular weekly arrival of supplies, all through tho year, would do very much to raise the selling value of the "choicest" butters from tho .overseas Dominions. It is largely owing to its regular weekly supply on British markets that Danish maltc3 more money than the best Australian. New Zealand; and Canadian. The grocer is able to get each week just enough freshly made Danish for his week's requirements, and this, more than almost anything else, helps Danish butter to enjoy such, a high reputation. Refrigeration of "choicest" butter (when it is put into tho refrigerated chamber straight from tho churn) scarcely affects its freshness at all, and it is cxtrcmoly difficult to tell by flavour tho age of a strictly "choiccst" butter, which has not boon mado for more than two months. As soon as choiccst New Zealand begins to arrive here all the year round iu sufficient quantity to meet requirements, then it will probably attain as high a reputation as Danish, and make on avcrago as high a price."

THIS SEASON'S PRODUCE. From an authoritative source it is to be gathered that tho total quantity 01 butter and cheese, securcd by sale an,, consignment by tho various firms for tho current season, is amroximatelv 35.C87 tons. Of .this butter comprises 14,028 tons, and cheese 22,059 tons. Tho actual quantity of butter and cheese imported into the United Kingdom in the past season (according to Wcddel and Co.'s "Review") comprised 15,852 tons butter, and 20,236 tons cheese, or a total of 36,105 tons. Thus the quantity contracted to be sold and consigned this season is practically tho same, exceut that more chccso is to bo sent, and less butter. The approximate quantities seenred by the several firms show as under:—

14,023 22,059 36,087 . NOTES. Imports into Germany in tho first half of this year amounted to £232.200,0 M, while the exports were. £190,495,000. As compared with tho corresponding half of last year, tho imports increased £11,255,000, and tlio exports increased £13,060,020.

Tlio French estimates for 1912 excecd £182,000,000, beiii" nearly £7,000,000 more than those for the present year, though economies have been effected in many departments.

The values of tho Argentine International Commerce for the six months ended June 30 were: Imports. 178,862,593 dollars gold, aud exports 197,537,329 dollars gold, thus making tho balance in favour of Argentina 18,674,736 dollars gold, to which must bo added 10.120,094 dollars gold imported bullion. The imports show an increase of 7,881.932 dollars gold over tho corresponding period of Inst year, aud the exports 3,278,929 dollars gold.

The Transvaal eold output in the month of July exceeded, for the first time, £3,000.000, tho exact figures being £3,012,738. For tho firet seven months of tho year tho output totalled 4,(35,410 ounccs. valued at £1D,9Q2,35i,

Customs duties collected Jit the port of Wc]Ji7)jrtoi) yesterday amounted to £3CCO Id. WELLINGTON MARKETS. Messrs. Lacry and Co., Ltd., Wellington, report wholesale prices ruling on the market as under:—Wheat, g-ood wliola fowls', <s. 2d. to 4s. <d. bushel; oats, (rood feed, 3s. 6d. to 3s. *3(1.; oats, f-eed white, 3s. 9d.; oats, seed Algerian Viptorian, 3s. 9d.t rye corn, 3s. 10d.; maize. 3s. 3d. to 3s. 5d.: fowls' barley, 3s. 3d.: Gape, 3s. 6d.; crushed malt, 7s. Gd.; partridge peas, 4s. 6d. to 4s. 9d.; pollard, £6 6s. to £5 10s. per ton; bran, £5 15s. to £6; Jlour, Atlas, £9 ss. 6d.; chaff, oaten sheaf. £5 15s, to £6 55.; rice Hour, £5 15s. per ton; rice meal, £4 15s. per tons potatoes, table, £3 15s. to £4 per ton; potatoes, seed, Up-to-Dates, £5 per ton; Beauty of Hebron, £9 10s. per ton; Early Hose. £9 10s. per ton; Kidneys, £8 lCs. per ton; Northern Star, £5 per ton; onions, £7; boncdust. £5 155.; basic slac. £4 ss. to £4 10s.; superphosphates, £4 15s. to £5; oatmeal, £14 10s.; rolled oats in 4 s. 9s. 6d. dozen: cheese, medium-sized, 6*d. per lb.; loaf. 6>d. to 7d. per lb.; butt-cr, prime bulk, led. to lid.; fresh ejr&s, Is. per dozen; honey, 56's bright, 4d. lb.; linseed nuts. 13s. per cwt.: linked cake, erushed, 13s. 6d. per cwt.; bacon, sides Sid. per lb.; bacon, rolls. S3d. per lb.; hams, Sd. nor lb.; fowls, bens 3s. to 45., young roosters 3s. 6d. to 55.; ducks, 4s. 6d. to £;. all at per Dair; turkeys, gobblers Bd. to 9d. per lb. live weight, liens Gd. to 7d. •

British. Foreign Total. Year. Tons. Tons. Tons. 1502 27,235 160,672 • 587,907 1903 23.F66 176,320 200,186 1904 45,370 173,573 218,943 1905 51.382 152.015 203,897 1906 57,272 158,221 215,493 1907 57.C95 162,182 219,277 1908 35.750 165,384 201,134 19C9 32,197 170.378 210,575 1910 46,637 164.327 210,96-1 1911 61,023 161.767 222,790

Butter Cheese T'l. Tons Tons Tons •T. and F. Lonsdale 2,527 3,230 5,757 W. Weddel and Co ; 3,055 2,400 5,455 Wright, Stephenson and Co. 1,046 3,680 4,926 Joseph Nathan and Co. ., l.CCO 3,225 <1,225 Lovell and Christmas 1,700 1,070 3,570 Andrew Clement and Son 990 1,126 2,116 Mills and Sparrow 1,050 639 1 689 Bray Bros 200 1.4C0 1.6C0 Oetzes tuid Gerritson — "1,084 1,084 \7. E. Reynolds and Co. ., 200 700 900 31. and W. Davidson 830 — 830 Foley Bros 550 — 550 Dalgcty and Co. .',50 440 790 A. 8. Peterson and Co. ... — rco 700 Lane and Co — 900 900 Collett and Co 395 — 395 Wood Bros 70 — 70 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile 25 80 105 Osborne and Co — 335 335 Pearsou and lluttcr 40 — 40