COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1608, 27 November 1912, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

■ INVESTMENT SHARES. A sale of Wellligton Gas shares, second issue, at £15,155., was reported yesterday. The quotations were as under:— Buyers. Sellers. £ a. d. £ s. d. Bank New Zealand 10 8 0 — Well. Gas (£10) i.... 16 2 6 / - Well. Gas (second issue)..; 15 12 6 . . — Well. Gas (-third iasue) ... 14 10 0 — .Well. Gas . (pref.) 10 0 - ■ Union Steam — 2 10 * 0 Kikurangi Goal 0 18 6 — Westport Coal 16 6 17 0 Leyland-O'Brien — 17 3 Golden Bay Cement — 1 1 0 TRADE IN ALLEN STREET. Poultry.—Poultry-farmers axe recommended to forward I consignments early, and hot hold back until just before Christmas, when the market is certain to be glutted. The current quotations are: liens, 4?. to ,ss. a pair; cockejcbs, 4s. to 65., according to size; Pekin and Aylesbury ducks, ss. to 65.; Indian Runners, 4s. to 55.; ducklingo, 4s. 6d. to 65.; turkey gobblers. lCd. to lid. per lb;, live weight; hens, 9d. to lOd. Fruit.—The Mokoia reached port yesterday with transhipments ex Manama, from Vancouver.' Altogether SCO cases of apples arrived to a bare market and satisfactory rates are assured. : The Warrimoo, due from Sydney to-day, is bringing a light shipment of . fruit, including cherries, oranges,. and the first of the-new season's, Messina' lomona, ox Cte'terley, nt Sydney. The first of the season's red currants arrived during the week, ar.d realised satisfactory prices; black currants and raspberries are expected on . the .market at an early date. Strawberries continue to come forward from'the Auckland and Motueka districts. Californian apples are due to arrive here, per Aorangi, on December 8. and Cook Islands oranges, bananas, and pineapples will come by the same steamer. . Vegetables.—French heans are coming in and are realising extreme rates. Uot-house-grown tomatoes from the Nelson and Ifutt districts are plentiful, and the market is somewhat weaker. Gresn peas arc in short supply, and owing to the wet weather new potatoes are in light sunply, and prices have advanced , considerably. Californian Rurbank potatoes are duo, per Aorangi, on December 8. Parsnips a.nd carrots are in light- supply, and consignment*; are recommended. A good demand exists for heavy cabbages and also for cauliflowers. Old Potatoes.— I The season for New Zeo-land-grown ia almost finished, and prices have advancod, 60iuid lots being, worth £13 to £13 per ton. Onions.—New season's Australian onions are now coming forward weekly. Californian are about finished, the market is only lightly supplied. Flour.—"Rakers are operating freely, no doubt with the view of getting in sufficient supplies to carry them over into the New Year. s Pollard is in excellent demand at £6 10s. to £6 15s. per ton. , Bran.—Moderate • business passing at £5 ss. to £5 10s. per ton. Maize.—South African', 4a; lOd. to ss. per buihsl; New Zealand, £«. to ss. 2d. Oatmeal is slow of sale at £13 to £13 10s. per ton. Oats.—The market is stronger.' Short feed 1 and Dun oats, fls. fld. t-o 2s. JJd.-per bushel, i-send Algerian 3s. 2<l. to 3s. 6d. 1 Way .—Prim'; quality rye awl clover te j scarce. Good quality is selling nt £4 10s. | to £5 ncr ton, medium quality is dull of i sale at £A. J Chaff,—Prime £5 per ton; moI di'im quality, £4 to .-P4 fe. | Fresh t'ges are In light supply, and sellin? at Is. nor dozen. A rise,in value would ■ no*. any surprise. • Butter.—Owinc to the dron in London mmfations nHce* here iw? lowe v : "rime milled, in .bulk, IM. to lOJd.t i?nn<l. 9id. Margarine in Wb. tins, Scottish manufacture, Ed. to 81(1. Checs".—Now reason's factory i"adc, me(li"inj. 7d. IH.t 10-if, 7J-d. to 7 5, 1. ' Riceineal is dull of sale, ht £5 15s. per ton. •Sr»m. pAns, Now Zealand.- 17s. per cwt.; English. 19p. p."'-»nd?° r nn s mc nt good sale.nt J? Qd. to 4s. 3d. per bn*h«l. ' Whole : linseed is-selling at 175.; to Us. 1 per owt. . Linked nuta. JJfl. wr rn-t, Groahed liaft&cd cake, Hi-