COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1610, 29 November 1912, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

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S: 3s. 6d., and Union Steam, at £2 Bs. Hd. 1 ic quotations were as under:— Buyers. . Sellers. .; £ a. d. £ s. d. ink Ivew Zealand 10 8 0 — luita.ble Building ■ — 916 0 st-ropolitan-Building ... — • ' .12 10 0 .55. and -River Plate ....I. 2 1.0. — . ■ell. Trust, and . Loan .... • — 710 0 uldiner Gas — 106 ell. G3s (third'issue) ... 1410 0 — • •oil. G-ivj (preference) '...,1 0 0 — B.'lnsurance ... : — 314 0 cat ;Export (£4) .... — 5 0 0 cat Export (525. 6d.) ... — . 219 0 2. Shipping ... 14 0 0 — •sil. Woollen • (ord.) 314 6 •ell. Woollen (pref.) 2 17 0 2 18 0 ikurausi' Coal :... 0 18 0 — . iyland'O'Brien • — 17 0 tringamutu Totara 2 6 0 — sidan Bay Cement ■ — 110 'ard arxl Co. 5 0 0 5 2 6 '.F.C.A. . . ;; - 7 2 6 N.Zl' FARMERS' DISTRIBUTING CO. ■ Tfto balance-sheet of the New Zealand Co-operative • Distributing Coinmy for t-lis year ended September 30 last, 10175; that the profit on merchandise aciunt : amounted to £2467 14s. 9d.. commisons totalled £1326; land eales' account 111 2s. 3d.; sundry credits, £120 9s. 9d.; ?d transfer fees, 10s v ; making a total of !033 16s. 9d. The expenses, amounted to •333 4s. .5d., and there ' was written off v bad'debts £66.185. ld M and depreciation ' plant and officc furniture, £55 10s. 3d. I?e balance of-the preliminary cxpftEi-os, US ils.'6d., and the debit balance of.last' jar, £$54 10s; 6d., have been wiped out. lowing 'a net profit for the year of £203 which' is very, satisfactory. The assets ' the company includo a caeh balance at le bank of £747 7s. 7d/

WOOL, SKIN, AND HIDE SALE. '• . Messrs.. Williams and Kettle, Limited, report on; their wool, skin, dud hide sale on-Tuesday- as. follows:—Before the usual number of*"buysrs' we submitted 44 bales and 60 bags - of wool, 27C0' sheepskins, 500 calf, 175- hides; and the usual sundries. Bidding was brisk throughout, especially ■for hides and calfskins. Wool-and sheepskins sold' at satisfactory prices to vendors. Wool: Crossbred merino, 9d. t-o 9}d.; brush wool, 7&d. to EJd. scoured pieces, •93d.; scoured crutchings, 7{d.; crossbred, d£.-d, 6d. to 9d.; crutchings. 6d. to 6id.; bellies and pieces, 6d. to. 63d.; locks,'4d.. to 4id,. -.Sheepskins: Crossbred, Sdv to B{d.; inferior,. 4Jd. to 63d.; crossbred dead, sid. to'"6Jd.;' block, 51d.; pelts, Is.' 4d.'; salted lambs,, to. -6d.; pelts, inferior, Is. 6d. to Is. . 7d:i orossbreds (light),' 7s. 6d. to 7«. lldv Hides: Dry. cows, 63d.; cows (medium), 71d. to 73d.; weaners, 53d. to Bid.; bulls, 6d.s . horse, .-75... 4d. each; ox hides, Bid. Calfskins: Special lino sold after sale, lEd.; medium, 123 d.; .cut.- 9id.; badly slipny, 3d. Horsehair, Is. 9Jd. Tallow, 235. ■ 9d. and 235. 3d. •' ■ ' 'WKL-LLNGTON MARKETS; Messrs: Laery and Co.. \ Ltd., wholesale produce merchants. Allen Street, report prices ruling on the Wellington market:Fowls'" wheat, te. 2d. 'to 4s. 6d. pelbushel; fowls' barley, best 3s. 6d. to 3s: 9d. per bushel;. Capo ba.rley seed. 3s. yd. per bushel; oats, short feed 2s. Bd. to 3s. per bushel; oats. . seed Algerians 3s. Id. to-3s. 6d. per bushel: oats. Duns 2e. lOd. to maize, fe. to ss. 3d. per bushel; partridge . peas, 4s. to 4s. 3d. per bushel; horse beans, 4s. 2d. to 4s. 4d. per bushol; sucrosone, £7 per ton; flour, Atlas, brand;'"£9 lie. 6d. per ton; .oatmeal. £13 10s. to £14' per ton; pollard. £610s. to £6155. per ton; barley meal, £6 per ton; pea meal, '£6. per ton; bran, £5 ss. to £5 10s. per ton; chaff, prime oatensheaf, £5 per ton; chaff, medium ' quality oatensheaf, £4 Ee. per t-on; chaff, straw. £3 15s. 'per ton; straw, baled, £3 ss. to £3 10s. per ton; factory bacon, shoulders, Bd. per lb.: fides, 9Jd. per lb.; hams. lOd. per lb.: rolls. 10} d. per lb.; factory cheese, medium sized. 7d. per lb.; factory cheese, loaf sized, 7*d. per lb.; honc.v bulk, in 561b. tins. 4}d. per lb.; margarine, in 281b. tins. 81d. tier lb.: whole linseed, 18s. per cwt.; linEced, ground, 225. per cwt.: linseed. cake. 14s. per cwt.: linseed, nuts. 135.,6 d. per cwt.; basic slag. £4 ss. per ton; superphosphates, £4155. to £5 per ton; rolled oats, 9s. per doz.; roltod oafs, bulk, 16s. per 100; potatoes, prime table £13 per ton; onions, £15, per ton. Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington yosterday amounted to £1706 16s. 4d. v . LONDON MAHICETS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, and Reduccrt, have received the following cablegram from their London. honso, under date November 27:—'Tallow; We quote, present spot values for the following descrintions: Good ihu!ton. '395. per cwt.; good beef, 35*. 6di per c.\vt.: mixed, 32a. per . cwt. The market ot quiet. Wheat: Wo ouoto 375. 3d. e.i.f.' Australian cargo. There is very little demand, owing to increased supplies.' Market prospects/ America likely to cleclin?. We nubte, per quarter c.i.f.. New Zealand wheat, long : berried 355. 6d„ short-berried 3Js, LONDON WOOL SALES. By Tclcgranh—Press Association—Coorriclit London, November '27. At. the wool sales there was pood competition for all sorts, opening pniccs being maintained. WHEAT. (Itce. November 28, 10.50 p.m.! - London, November 28. Wheat fell threepence, following a decllno in Amorica, but cloned firmer on rojjorta of heavy Tolaa. Itiver Plata mjkoiu

a.re weak; 365. 9d. is olfercd for Australian January-February shipment, and 365. 6(1. for March-April shipments. EABBITSKIN SALES. "London, November 27. The report on the rabbitskin sales states that the sales opened strong. There were 3000 on offer, and practically everything was sold at from 15 to 23 per cent. ad. vance. TALLOW SALES. London, November 27. At the tallow sales, lC5u casks wore offered and 565 fold. Prices -realised:—Mutton, fine 40s. 3d., medium 345. 6d.; beer, fine 385., medium 335. 6d. AUSTEALIAN PRODUOE MARKETS. (Roc. November 28,' 9.25 p.m.). Sydney, November 28. Wheat, old, 4s. sd. to 4s. 6Sd.; new in quoted at 3s. 7d. t-o 3s. 9d. flour, £9 lCs. llran, £6 ICs. Pollard, £7. .Oato, Algerian, quotations are nominal: New Zealand whites, 3s. 5d.; Giants, 3s. 6d. Maize, 4s. sd.' to 4s. 6d. Potatoes, local and New Zealand, £14. Onions, Victorian, £8. Butter, selected brands, 100s.; prime, 925. to 965. Cheese, 7id. to 7Jd. Bacon, 7jd. to Bd. Adoialdo, November 28. Wheat, old, 3s. lid.; new, to 3s. 7d. Flour, £9 IDs. Brun ajid pollard. Is. 2!d. Oat-s, Algerian, old, 2s. 9d.; new, Is. 3d. to 2s. 6d. MELBOURNE HIDES MARKET. (Rec. November 28, 9.25 p.m.) . Molbournc, November 28.. Hides were, in email supplies at to-day's salos, ' and thorc was an active demand. Prices were lirm, and calf was higher.