COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1630, 23 December 1912, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

OUHTOMB. Tim Oiistouni dntltw ndlrcli'il lit Din phi't of W'clllim-loti cm ftiliinl.'iy tol-oll<>d J'h'il 18s. :M„ the inniiunl. for t.lvo wcok lie!ntf £25,501 Os. Cil. The roUmis I'm' vm-h nf tlu> past, t week". compared with tlm fitrtiroJ for I lie MU'i'ittpumliiiit iwrlml »[ lust year iliinv n:i umli'r 191 S. l!lll. •C J! November 2 Ififl 27,!i!i?, November 9 1 iaM 15.WW November If. 1V.15-1 SI.SB November "3 11,003 111,17fi November 30 Ml.ffiil 2i1,'!1V.! December 7 23,217 9.070 Ilcocmber l'l r.,U2l III.HMI Doccmbei' 21 "6,501 10,579 "135,096 ira.con The brer dulv collcctcd for the week totailed £258 Ms. . 6(1. TAIRUA MINKS, LTD. The snnunl report of the Tairua Jlinco, Ltd., says:—Since our Inst report to yon, operations linve been carried on with a. limited number of men, and the work confined to driving on the Western and l'unon reefs. These reefs aro gold bearinc and Rive values varying from a few ehillimcs to £2 ICg. per ton, a.nd should prove payable to Btopo <iii<l treat, as the cost of milling should not exceed 6s. Gd. per ton. At present a. trial crushing of ft parcel of ore is in progress, so as lo ascertain tbo actual cost of treatment and tbo pcrccntaKo of values recoverable, before incurring further expenditure. Should the oriwhins turn out satisfactorily then some expenditure will have to be incurred ill renewals and repairs to some of the iron water mains, so that e.U the water available may bo utilised. LONDON MAHKETS. Messrs. DalttOty and Co.. Ltd., Wcllinßton, ha.vc been advised' by cable from their London office, wider date December 19, as follows Frozen mo-it: BcJf—Domund 13 poor. Quotations—l'rime ox fores hinds 3id. Lamb—Demand ie poor; prime Canterbury heavy Sid., light Kf Mntlon —Demand is noor; North Island hea-vy '..mi. : lio'd-rs of New Zealand meat are very firm, owing to the small supply- Sheepskins: The sales opened firm,' and prices are h'srh-«r as compared with the cloi-ing rates of la.-.t .".srie?. On t-h-3 a-veraire shortwoolled end shorn Delta prices ore from W. to 3d. bitrher, and other descriptions ?d. liiphcr. Tallow—Medium and inferior descriptions are unchanged, for other do-, pcriptions any price is in if your of buyers. The next- public sales will be held on January 2. (ltec. December 22, '5.5 p.m.) London, December 21. Copra—The market is firm; South Sea bass are ouot-cd at £26 per ton. Cotton.— December-January delivery, 6.66 a. Hemp.—Slow tale; steady demand for January-March shipment at £33 15s. per to uiibber.—4s. 6d. per lb. is qitoted. Wheat.—Market r.uiot, holiday tone; 375. 41d. is being asked for Australian December shipments. and 365. 6d. for parcels afloat. , ~ .. Tin plates—lss. 3d. and 16s. ad. Iron bn.rs—lote.; an.jle steels. 14Cs.; tram rait", U6s. ~ Wiro netting—ss • per cent- and ZJ to o per centum off list. ADVANCE IN POTATOES. . ' [3v Telciraub-i'resi' A-wr.tatfnn-CoDyrlEM Sydney, December 2.1. i The price of potowos lias advanced £1 to £2. ,