COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1317, 21 December 1911, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SIIA lit',H Sales of Auckland Oils at CJ 8«. 9<l. 111111 (1 otiteii ll'iy Cement, ill 225. 611. were re. corded .vc.lcrilny, The liiiylnc anil selling qiiolulions were 11s under Ulivurs. i^ettern ■X k. <1 Xn.il. linn It of New Zealand.. II Id 0 Well. Investment - D 12 0 Well. Trust 11 ml Loan.... 7 12 6 Well. Deposit n S 0 0 8 0 Well, tins (pref. 5.0 0 5 (> Cliristcbiircli Meat H 1? <' -■ Moat Kxport (s'2s. 6d.) ... -- <> 0 fi .Well. Woollen ;<pr«M - 3 10 0 Well. Woollen (prcf.l 2 17 6 Tauplri Coal : I 1 3 Levland O'llricn 1 ti 9 — C. 51. Ha nil.?. Ud. - 0 Dotiashy Kope and Twine — 1 2 6 flolden Itny Cement ' 12 3'' 130 Manninq nnd Co 10 0 ■ - • N. 7.. Con. Dental — I ! ' Shnrtand's ordinary 1-3 6 14 0 RHarle.nd's nrefereuce ... 1 3 6 — Ward and Col — 5 U 6 IMPORT UN'KS FROM HOMK. The following is a. return of the principal linc3 of Roods of British mnnuiacturc exnorteil to N"\v Zealand durins the month of October, 1S11; also for the ten month? endine Octnbcr,' 1911. with figures . for 1910 for purposes ot comparison. Compiled from the Board o5 Trade returns:Month Ten months endine ending Oct. 31, Oct. 31. ' ■ 1910. 19lt. 1910. 19U. Peer and ale... 3,993 3,889 30,752 32, Ci? Spirits 23,5K 20,459 205,169 .199,631 Iron and steel' and nianiifae- ■ ; tures .thereof 94,977 122,7:2 8d4,026 974,606 Copper, wroinjlit . . o.- manufactured- 5.C-W - 5.524 27.116 41,396 Cutlery 3,971 3.685 34,766 31.850 Hardware 13,705 12.350 _ 94.130 112,612 Cotton . piece sroods of all . kinds 1 40,528 69,967 599,634 655,725 Woollen and .... worsted maim- - ' . hcf.ircs >...v...'25,127- JUS 9 334.448 429.CW Habord-ii'iery & millinery .... 3,370 3,89-5 52,761 57,j53 i | Jiito mcnufacI . lures" 5,316 2,-585 30,828 30,674 I Linen piece poods . of ail kinds 10,635 . 7,734 86,473- 95.695 ; Apparel 2-J'.&sß 23.761 4i3.c«2 500,186 Roots and shoes 18,239 23,080 168,870 190,532 Saddlery, and ' harness 4.211 t/VM 30,189 53,926 Earthenware & ' "lass 16,063 14,631 86,760 95.521 Writing fcprintin«r paper...... 12.837 17.2C4 108.697 129,825 Cement, 6,196 4,281 £7,349 21,967 Stationery other tliau paper... 6,72-1 9,453 49,954 58.357Customs duty collected at the port, of Wellington yesterday amounted lo £3777 16s. lOd. METAL MARKET.-. ( By Tcleirrapb-Frcss'/W* London, Peeemher 19. Copperl—On tlie £62 7s. 6d.: threo i month?, £63 55.; electrolytic. ,CC4 10?. ; Tin.—On the spot, .£203 55.; three months, £193 15a. Lead, £15 10s. per ton. .Silver.—Bar Vilvcr-is'quoted at 25 3-16'.. per ounce stan'dard. • * WHEAT. ' ' ! By Telesraph—l^ress' • • London. December 19. Wheat—Tvro. Australian ... carecer aud 15,(300 oyariers by, tailor. ; J.inuar.Y-Febrn. ary shipment Fold at 26.-., ond a oargo and 13,'0C-O' fiimrtbrs of Victorian (Dacembcr) at - 365. 3d. i . SOUTHERN GRAIX MARKET. . (Hy Teleeraph.—Pres?f AsaoelatJon.l - Dunedln, December 20. Oats: Owinp to .the falling off in the demand from the NortU Inland, the market Ins been very quiet, during-the week. The' few sales passing are on the basi:- of lower values, and arc. not- easily effecicrl. Prime' milling, 35.: pood to best feed, 2s. lOd. to 2s. lid.; inferior to medium, 2«. ed. to 2r-. sd.

Wheat: Local millers are fairly well st---cl<-od, and.aro not anxious to operate, eicept in small lots of choice qualities for' mixing purposes. Fowl -wheat is more plentiful, but is in sood demand. Prime milling velvet, 3s. lOd. to. 3s. lld-i Tufcan. 3s. Gjrt. to 3s. 9d.: medium. 3s". fid. to Bid.: best whole fowl wheat. 3s. 6d. to 3s. 7d.