COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1559, 1 October 1912, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHARES. A sale of Golden Bay Cement shares at' tis. w-d-s the only transaction recorded yesterday. ino quotations were as under:— Huyors. Sellcri £ s. d. £ s. d hquitnhlft Building — 10 0 (1 Well. W ami ifoan - 7 10 S ))i • G: !? '~ !0) - 18 0 0 (iolden Bay Cement. 10 6 110 Portland Cement, .... 18 0 — m^/!' a " er - 12 0 "•F.C.A _ 7 10 0 The course of sales during • the past month was as under:— National Jiar.k, £6 2s. -N\Z. Loan and Mciv-nntilc, 95., ss. Id. Wellington Tniist and I.oan (new), £1. Christchureh Gas £7 10s. New Zealand Insurance, £4 14:., £4 lis. 6d. Clear lleat'(£4l, £12 15s. (icnr Meat (.£l>. £3 ■!=. 6d. Kninpoi Woollen, £5 ss. Woollen, ordinary, £3 155., £3 Taringaniutu Totara, £2 6s. 3d. fiolden Kay Cement, 215., 21s. Mow Zealand ■ Cnr.i-jolidflted Dental, 21s. bd. Shnrland'.-i Ordinary, 225. 6d. W.F.C.A. '(20j.j; 256. ■CUSTOMS. , c , , ,1 5, , 0,n " revenue collected at the port of Wellington during the month of September totalled £76,959 lis. 6(1. The returns for earm of the part nine months, comporeil wii.i tao figures for the corresponding months of last year, show as under:— 1912.' I9it. r £ £ January 84,460 75,809 February 72.741 68.213 -Uurc.V 74.484 70.C67 April 67.5C5 62.831 May 61.667 f3.w? •]""E 65.237 51,514 duly 59,=33 E6 342 August- 69,492 77,402 September 76,990 69.C09 „„ , ' £652,390 £619,460 The beer duty collected last month totalled £1044 Si. Id., as compared with £626 7s. sd. for September, 1911.

' WAIRAJiAPA FABMERS' CO-OP. tßy Tolezranh.-Prcss Association.) Maslerton, September 30. Tue annual meetir.g of shareholders of the AYuiravapa farmer-' Co-operative sociation. Ltd., was hold yesterrlav, M>\ M. Caseibcrg presiding. The annual report and balance-sheet were adopted. In moving the adoption of the report the cluurmau stoted that financial s.trimrenrv had n iturally affected all trade in the Dominion, but tho strong financial position of the association had enabled it to make cash advance? to shareholder!'? and clients as usual. With the new buildings erccted during the year, the vaino 'of the properties of the association had been increased to £55,115. The future policy of the association would be to, progress on conservative lines, and to build up a strong revenue. The assets now stood at £226.150 and the liabilities at £84,539. With the uncalled capital there was a balance of £1(6,364 of assets over liabilities During the year the arrets had increased by £6035. His ftlie chairman's) forecast for the current year was of an optimistic character. All dairy produce was realising the highest prices yet obtained, and the prospect* for wool and frozen meat were pood. There had been ample rainfall in its due reason, and there was every probability of farmers having a good harvest.

_Jlcssre. V. Donald, D. J. Xa-t-han, P. J. Nathan, and L. Casclbcrtr were re-elected to the directorate, and Messrs. Hadh-am and Cheur.eUs were re-elected auditors.

HIGH 'COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. The Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, dated London, September 26 (quotations, unless otherwise specified), arc average market prices on spot):— Mutton. —The market is steady. Supplies will be moderate. Holders are lirin. Canterbury, 4«d. per lb.; North Island, 4Jd. • Lamb.—The market is slightly weaker, with less demand. Canterbury, 53d. per lb.; other than Canterbury, 5Jd. Beef.—The market is nuiet, but firm Frozen meat arrivals arc heavier than usual. New Zealand hinds. 33d. per lb.; fores, 3Jd. Butter.—The market remain?! firm at last ouotations. New Zealand 1225. per owt.; Australian, 114 a.; Danish. 131 a.; Siberian, 110s. .Cheese.—The market is auiet, with no alteration in prices. Canadian, 65y. 6d. ner cwt..; New Zealand. 675. Hemp.—The market is very firm. There is a general and activc demand. New Zealand good fair grade. £28 55.; fair grade, £27; fniv current Manila, £23 15s. ner ton. for all positions. The output from Mnmla tor the week was 27,000 bales, j Wool.—The market is strong. ! Kauri Gum.—The market is firm. A good demand continues. Prices have slightly advanced for oil grades. Dark brown selected re-scraped. £7 to £8 per owt.; three-quarter-scraped. BFs. to IOC*!; chips, drossy, 30s. to 455.; re-scraped pale amber, £12 to £15; three-fiuarter pnle srraped, tSOs. to 1705.; diggers' chips, good, 50s. to 60s. 223 ca-es offered, .ibout- 120 cases sold. Stock August 31, 1952. 375 tons. LONDON WOOL RALES. ! By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, September 29. At the wool sales yesterday there was good competition, pncos> being firm at late rates. The following arc the prices realised for the llceee portions of the clips named"Ardkcen." top price, 14Jd., average 14* d.; "Brookdale," top price, 10Jd„ average liftd. To date, <1.773 bales have been catalogued, and 39,669 cold. Messrs. Dalgcly and Company, Ltd., Wellington. have received cabled advice from their London office, dated September 27, as follows:—Wool Sales.—These continue firm, and prices aro rath?r higher. Bradford Top The ouotations for the r.eviod ending September 27 are as follow 36's. 14d. fl3Jd.>: 40's. 14* d. (14d.): 44's. 15d! (!42d.h 46'k. 16d. 50's. 18Jd. (Ifiid)56's. 21d. (SMd.l: 58's. 23d. (223 d.): 60's. von\mow, 26d. 125'id.h 60's, super. 26£ d. (261(1.)* 6Vs. 27Ad. (27d.;; 70's. 28d.- (27Jd.). The figutcs in parentheses denote the prices Tilling at August 30, so it i« noticeable that there 3* a rise in nil finalities. LONDON MAItTvF/rs. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright London, September 29. Tin plates. 15?. 6d. and 16s. 6d.; fencing wire. K>7s. 6d. Cotton.- September-October. per lb. .fute.—O'lobtr acliftrc?, £24 2s. 6d. Hemp.—Market firm and prices unchang. C(U

Rubber.—l<. oid. per lb. Copra.—Market- brisk. South Sea, in bates, October-Xoveiube.r, £2i> 17s. fed. Wheal o.irpoc.s are dull of gale, prices tending 111 buyers* favour.