COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1331, 8 January 1912, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Members of the Wellington Stock Exchange yyill resume business this morning, and the usual three sittings of the Exchange will be held. MODCCE PRICES. The London quotations for colonial produce appear generally to be higher than thev were a year ago, the only exception being wool. The following table will prove interesting:—.- . Jan.'!, Jan.o, 1911. 1912. s. d. s. (1. Wheat (cargoes) 36 6 36 6 >']our 25 3 2.i 3 Oats, New Zealand 20 6 24 6 Jan. 4,1911. Jan. 3,1912. Australian ... 102s. to 104s. 130s. to 1325. Sow Zealand 106s. to 108s. 1345. to 1355. CheeseNew Zealand 565. lo 58s. 735. to 745. Bradford TopsM. fl. Sixty-fours Mi 25 Super sixties 2:2 2<l± Common sixties 25 24 Fifty-sixes 2U 21 "Fifties 19 18 Eorty-sixes 151 141 Forties 13i 131 FROZEN MEAT. The statistics compiled by Messrs. A. 11. Turnbiill and Co., Christ church, show that 1 there was a substantial decrease in the. shipments last year. The figures arc as under:— Carcasses Carrasi-cs O'rl rs 1 Mutton. Lamb. Beef. Sent to London 1,728.029 2.706.235 101.462 I Sent to West Coast 54,502 621,961 47.6C5 : Tola' in Wit 1.782.531 .3,329.196 .149,087 Total in 1910 1,943,486 3,486,371 320,877 I Dccrea.se in 1911 ... 164,953 158,175 171,790 The decrease in the beef shipments is very pronounced, last venr's exports being loss I than half of the- total of 1910.. The lnd -easoii was. of course, responsible for this, but it is doubtful whether there will b:any materia! improvement this week. Mutton and lamb shipments arc certain to he loss, because there arc fewer sheep in the Dominion. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, have rereiv-ii 1 the following cablegram from their London liou-e. under date January 5:--The market for mutton is uuio!. Then; i- a fair inquiry for lamb, and fee market for beef has slightly improved. CUSTOMS. The Customs revenue collected at the port oi Wellington on Saturday amounted to £1845 95.. the total for the week being £15.434 2-. 10(1. The returns for each of the 1 past eight weeks, compared with the figures for the corresponding periods of last year, show as under:— 1911-12. 1910-11. £ ,C Xovember 18 21,392 17.570 .Vot ember 25 10.176 13.995 ' December 2 20,482 19.20 December 9 9,070 WflV) December 16 18,858 21,567 December 23 15..579 1,,.?23 December : .(l 13.K6 11.93 C January 6 , 15/34 8,143 124.327 119,372 I The beer duly collected during thr prift 'week amounted <o Cl 9, as compared with .C 417 1-., in the corresponding week of la.-t, year. ♦■ SYDNEY WHEAT MAKKET. • Ry Telegraph-I'less Assnuiation-Copyriglit Sydney, January, 6. On the strength of London reports, the wheal market Is- firmer. Stiles -bow <v lioJfucnur advance.

liOXIIOX M.MtKKTS. 57 Tclcsraiih—J'rcss Assur'-iticiu-Coiyrisht (Itec. January 7, 5.5 p.m.) London, January 6. Wheat.—Three Australian cargoes .-old at Ms. cd.. 565. 7V1., and 37--. respectively. Copra i< (lull. South Sea, in bags. .113 15s. per ton. (Itec. January 8. 0.50 a.m.) London, January 7. Whciit.-'l'ivn cargoes or Australian soli nt 565. <Jd. and 355. 9d. respectively, ami a cargo of fourteen thousand quarters: (January Hhipmenl) at 365. 7*u. Hemp is quiet. January and Jlnrcli shipments, .£2l ss. , . . Oottou.-Jannarj-.Hcbrtia.ry shipments, 4.015 d.. . , ... Jtitc.-,to»uary-Fcbriinr.v shipment, .U 2s. 6d. .Rubber, "Is. 4iu°. , Kauri Gum stocks: Three hundred and eighty-one tons. THE MF.TAb MARKETS, (ttec. January 7, 5.5 p.m.) London, January 6. Copper—Three months'. £64 10s. per ton. Tin.-On spot, £193 per ton: three months', £188. bead, soft foreign, £15 Us. 3d. per ton. SILVEIt. London, January 5. Bar silver is quoted at 25 3-8(1. per ounce.

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