COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1600, 18 November 1912, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT BHAEES A. Bale of Golden Bay Oemont at 21s. was the only transaction recorded on Saturday. Tlie quotations were as under:—

FROZEN MBAT. (Rcc. November 17, 5,5 p.is.) London, November 16. The Incorporates Society of Meat Importers' Smithfleld market quotations tor the undermentioned classes of frozen meat arc based on actual sales of not less than one hundred carcasses of mutton or lamb, or twenty-five quarters of beef of fair avernse quality. The.quotations are not for selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of the shipments now on the market. The prices which follow aco on the average a farthins per lb', more th'an the values ex ship, this difference representing an average cost in expense, handling, conveyance, and selling the

CUSTOMS. ■ , The Customs duties collected at the port of. Wellington on Saturday, amounted to £1145 10s. 44.,; the tptaVfor 4ho, week betou ,£17,954 '12s. Id, The-'returns for each of the past eight, weeks,', compared ■ with the .'figures : for'- tlie corresponding figures of 'l*et year show as under:- . """ 1912. 1911. y,, September 28 15,362 7,595 »T October 5 '34.496 15,117 12 11,713 9,908 ■ October 19 8.748 • 9.340 •:: October 26 23,997 81,733 November 2 '.' 22,188 27,552 . November 9 11.324 ; 15,689 November 16 .. 17,954 21,392 : 145,782 liiiiis The beor duty collected for the week totalled £224, 45., as compared with £185 6s. for the . corresponding week of last year. SOUTH CANTERBURY ' GRAIN MARKET. (By Tolosraph.—Press Association.) Oamaru, November 17. South Canterbury growers still continue to, offer wheat freely, and their price: is about lid.' per bushel below that of : the local cereal, but velvet is not included. The wheat is mainly tuscan, and moat of that of the solid. straw. variety. For velvet 3s. Bd. net at country stations is the figure, while a line of 600 sacks of medium quality was Eold at 3s. 7id., less commission, at a country station. One big lino of South Canterbury red chaff and tuscan is reported to have been sold at 3s. 4Jd. net on truoks, but for tuscan alone 3s. sd. net on trucks has been paid. Oats have improved in price. The stocks are small,' and holders are firm, and it is not improbable that a further advance will take place. B Grade Gartons were Sold at 2s. lid. and Is. net at conntry stations, but for a line of 600 , sacks 2s. wais paid net at country stations. Duns sell at Is. lid. on the same terms. Oatsheaf chaff sells at 355. net, delivered in town. Potatoes are in small compass, and early in the week £B to £9 ss. paid net on truoks, but they are now ftorth £10. , SILVER. By Telegraph—Prees Association—Copyright London, November 15. Bar-silver is quoted at 28? d.-per ounce standard.

Buyera Sollern £ b. d. £ s. d. Equitable Building 1 — 9 16 (1 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile 0 8 9 0 3 2 N.Z. and Kiver Plata 2 10 — Well. Trust and Loan .... — 7 10 0 Auckland Gas — 3 4 6 OhriEtcliurch Gaa - — 6 5 0 Feildins Gas — 10 9 Well. Gas (.£9) - 1115 0Well. Gas (pref.) — 10 9 S. B. Insurance .... — 3 15 0 Gear Moat (£4) .' - 12 17 6 Meat Export (£4) - 5 0 0 Meat Export 152s. 6d.) — 2 19 6 N.Z. Shipping 14 0 0 — Union Steam 2 10 0 — Woll. Woollen (pre!.) 2 17 0 - iieylaiid-O'Brien ■ — 18 5 Taringamutu Tot&ra. 2 6 0 — Golden Biy Cement 10 9 113 N.Z. Drug - 210 0 Shaxland'B ordinary — 12 6 Ward- and Co — 5 2 6 W.F.0.4 - 7 5 0

meat:— Nov. 8. Nov. 16. Mutton— d, d. Canterbury, light ' 48 Canterbury, medium ...... *• 43 Canterbury, heavy * " Southland 47-16 4J I North Island, beat 4 7-16 4i North Island, ordinary 4 5-16 47-16 Australian, light 4 4 Australian, heavy 4| 45 Hivor Plato; light • * . River Hate, heavy 315-16 4 New Zealand ewes 3ii 4 owes * 3J River Plats ewes • • tiftmb— Oantorbury, light 68 S3 Canterbury, medium 58 53 Canterbury, heavy .' 5 5 Southland ,5 6-16. 6 5-16 North Island,- ordinary55 5} North Island, selected ... 55-16 65-16 Australian, best 41 * Australian, fair * • : Australian, inferior * * River Plate, first * * River Plats, second • • Beef— ■ • • ' New Zealand ox foTes 23 . 25 New Zealand, 'ox hands... 3 3-8 3 3-8 Australian, ox fores .a... 23 211-16 Australian, ox hinds 38 - 3J River Plato, frozen fores 23 23 " River Plate, frozen hinds 35 35 , River Plato, chilled fores 23 211-16 River Plate; chilled' hinds 33 4 ■' ' • . 'None; offering.