COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1291, 21 November 1911, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHARES. A sale of Kauri Timber, 15s. paid, at 17s. 3Jd. was the only transaction recorded yesterday. The buying and selling Quota-tions-were as under:—

DALGETY AND CO.. LTD. . Messrs. Dalgetj- and • Co. Ltd. iTcllms-t-on report having received advice by cable from their London oGico that the annna! I meeting of the company took place there on November 16, and - was irk every .way most satisfactory. The message adds:—"Wo have declared a dividend of per share, boing at the,rate of 8 per cent, per annum, and making with interim dividend already declared, and paid 8 per cent, for the twelve months ended June 30. Havo written off from profits £60,000 to the credit of reserve fund, which now stands at also from profits £10,CC<) to .staff benevolent fund, which now stands at £41,CC0. Have written £*O,CC{I off freehold premises. Balance carried forward after makinp due allowance for possible contingencies is £81,717."

Customs duty collected at tlae port of .Wellington yesterday amounted to £22C8 7s. 7d. I'KOZEN JfEAT. ' By Telegraph—Press Association-CoDyriclit London, November 19. Tho Frozen Meat Trade Association's SmitMeld market Quotations for the undermentioned classes of frozen meat are based on aetual sales of not less than one hundred carcasses of mutton or lamb/ or twenty-five quarters of beef of fair average nnality. The quotations are not selected lines,'but for parcels fairly representative of- the bulk of the shipments now on tho market. The prices which follow are on an average a farthing per lb. more than tho value ex ship, this difference representing an average cost in exnenscs, handling, conveyance, and selling the meat.— Nov. 11. Nov. 18. 3lutton— ri. fi. Canterbury, light 43 4J Canterbury, medium 4| 4-J Canterbury, lioavv - _ Southland 4H6 43-16 North Island, best 43-16 4 3-15 North Island, ordinarv ... 4 4 ■ Australian, light ' 3J 3) Australian, heavy 34. 3 3-16 Jiivor Plate, light 1\ jj River I'late. heavy 3} 3j Ne-.v-Zealand, , owes 3 3-16 oi ■ Australian, ewes 3 3 Itivcr Plate, ewes ,ij Lamb— : Canterbury, light 5J - - ji ■ Canterbury, medium 5» ■ si Canterbury, ..heavy . i\ ■Southland 4} North Island, selected 4j 43 North Tsiaud. ordinary ... <5 Australian, best 415-16 .<■}' Australian, fair .-... 43 43 Australian, inferior 4} 4J . Itivcr Plate, first -- — . P.ivcr Plate, second — _ BeefNow Zealand, ox fores... 25 -23 New Zealand, ox hinds ... 31 3} Australian, ox fores 2jj 23 Australian, ox hinds J JMj Ttiver Plate, ox fores ?.\ ■ Kiver Plate, ox hinds 31 ,i; I'iver Plate, chilled foTes 3' • liivcr Plate, chilled hinds •)" 35

WHEAT AND FLOUR. Br Telesra.Dh—Press Association—Cooyrichl London, November 19. The wheat and Hour afloat for the United Kingdom totals 2,845.0Cfl Quarters; for the Continent. 1.110, CM oinrteTs: Atlantic shipments, 297.CC0; I'n/Hfin shipments, CO.OCO. The totai .shipments to Europe during the week amounted to 885,0C0 ouarto.rs, including 36,1X0 from the .Argentine. 2C0.000 l!ussian, 74.CC0 Danubian, 77.CC0 from India, and 68,000 from Australasia. niGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLEGRAM, The Commerce and Tourists' Division of the Department u£ Apricultmr. Commerce, and Tourists has received the following cablegram from the Ilijrli Commiisioaer for New Zealand, dated Loudon, November 18. (Note.-Qnotations, iinlcf-3 otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot,',:— , Mutton.—The market is firm, although J trade is very disappointing, there beinp only a very hand to mouth dema.nrl. Stocks on hand are light.. Canterbury <lid„ North Island <d. per lb. Lamb.—There has been a belter tone in the market this week. The market is steady, and holders, are On). Canterbury sJfl„ other than Canterbury -'M. per 11). llcef.—'Tho market is J.'.oadier. Stocks of New Zealand beef on hand are licht. New Zealand hinds 3id., fores 2UI. per lb. Pork.—ln large supply ajid selling chc.xy. New Zealand, a small surrlyi average pri:e per. Ui. /

Butter.—The fun.rkrl if firm, in. :i» v Mvo demand, at.- full The .-liipnicni of lukkt. ox ks. T.imui. ji,rtMw>l in good f.omliiion. Now Z/al-iml butter pi/ini? ?atiVfncl.icH tn bu,\rr<. .Ww Zealand lit'., AiifM-alinn 1?75., l/'Mii.li 126*., S»hrrhni 1?.5:., AnrcnMnc 12.75.. nor rwi. rhre-<\— I The nnrket i ? firm. 'Dure if- u coori demand for clu-vc. NVw '/rnhinl i.fl.-, per r«J.. Cmm'sin 7N. jut cul, I iir 11 n- • Ktißlish l . 88?. ,ior rut. Tlie nliipn nil "f ex Talmii, arriwd in /,'.»»»] n»n rlifinn. Jfemjy-The fn.irkei /inner, frnuc i< ouiot. \(>»v /.r:ilunil i,'<hhl fair, mi spot per Inn. Inir u'imil.'. .Ci'l; I iir nil r rent Manila, I'm a aril tliiiuiifnl, Now /oriian,! u'o.tl fair, per lm« \;X) U, r-V ,5 rad , , .V l m l-Jiv Hirrn.t Manllii. X;..) ICs. (he mitpMl fr<»ni Manila. I«m- ilh> wH; wii.H 13.CC1 Vt'onl.- The nirl;r-( is fliin « i|.|i n luir.l.Miinj, Irndonry. HKCOim PKirn- KOI: wnni,. By Tclecr.iph--[ , |.nss At.^nrinlion --Cnpjrlfilll il!o;-. Novnnbn- CO, O.m p.m.i, , Sydnoy, Nmi. m lii.|- rn. (frcasy wnnt'snM .-u |S; ( |, p ,. r ||, ?c.'i.:'on s record prii p. ACCKI,A.\n WOOI, SAM'S. (By Tclcitraph—Press Afsoi-inlon.) m , AucManrf, Kovrmbr.r 20, The quantity of wool rntnlosunl Tor fulltllls>joil ;it tlio Orst. v.'oo] ?;ilo of f!io :r;i--riu tills week 60 far totnla alinut 62Cfl bfiloi.

Euyors. Be Hers '£ s. d. £ s. d Equitable Building 9 15 0 — Well. Investment 0 11 9 0 12 0 Well. Trust and Loan 710 0 — jChristchurch Gas — 9 13 6 .Feildinp: Gas — 1 2 J Wei!.. Gas (£10) 18 5 0 ' Well. Gas (new) — 3 0 0 Weil. Gas (prcf.) 0 2 9 ,0 3 0 Canterbury Meat 8 0 0 8 5 0 Christchurch Meat 14 7 6 — Meat Export (52s. 6d.) ... — 3 0 0 Union Steam 2 0 0 — Wei!. WooUen (nrd.) —' 3 7 6 Well. Woollen (pref.) — 2 18 6 Kharland's ordinary — 14 0 Shavland's preference — 14 0. Ward aud Co.- 4 18 6 ; —