COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1656, 24 January 1913, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

' INVESTMENT SHAKE! A Qulot day waa experienced. in the Investment 9hare > market yesterday, and (here wore no transactions. Tho quotations were as under:— - ■: Buyers, Sellers. £ b. d. £ s. d Bank Now Zealand 11 0 0 11 5 0 National Bank 519 6 6 10 N.Z. Loan and Mercantile (lite.) 0 9,0 ,— ■ N.Z. Loan and Mercantile v (203.) ■ — 0-18 0 N.Z. and Elver Plate 2 0 0 - iWell. Investment — 0 11 6 Fcildins Gas _ 10 3 Well. Gas (£9 153.) ...; - 15 17 { Well. (Ins (pref.) ....: — 106 National Insurance 2 2 0 — ' H.li. Insurance — 3 14 0 Aleat Export (525. 6(1.), - 2 17 6 N.Z. Shipping ..;..; 14 0 0 - Union Steam' 2'4 6 2 6 3 Kalapol Woollen ;: — 6 5 0 Well. Woollen tord.) 3 15 0 — Well. Woollen'-(pref.) - 2 17 6 ?u Z ', Dr J'. g -J-- - Zl ° ° aharland s ordinary — 110 PEODUCE EXPOETED. The Talues of the prlnolpc.l produoti «x----uortod from Now Zealand duifnu tho lint holt of tho current month! oosuxued. with

the figures tor the corresponding "period of last year, show as under:— 191,3. '1912. . -' £ ■■£ Butter '251,704 164,638 Cheese •... 142;884 108.074 Frozen'beef ............ 5,69 a . 7643 Mutton, carcasses .... 50,382 69 <65 •Mutton, legs and ■ ' , ' ', pieces 244 . i,UB kfPK- ■■ KM 74,'K0 Wheat 35 2 9 a J» 1.796' K8 Potatoes, : 393 , 32 %*?s, »,451 11,648 Rabbits ;.„■ 63 4192 Tow 9 8 9 .. j'53,) Kauri gum ....;. 14,935 13.512 Grain and pulse ; 136 . 248 Mops 2B ; 175 H'des 3.987 ,5.762 Skins .; ;..... 33,853 ' 30,616 Tallow 14,486 24,714 " Timber .„., 12,698 .' 12,917 ■ S . :•-•■••" 785,439 Gold . 39,989 ... 48.722 : . 1,197,233" . 1,365,595 > Chistome duties collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted, to £5954 183. 6a," * ■ , ,' ■■ . CANTERBURY SALETARDS CO. ; (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Christchiirch, January 23. The report of the directors or the Canterbury' Saleyards Company, to lie presented at.the annual meeting, states that tho quantities of stock passed through the yards during the twelve months were — 5heep,'791,755;. pigs, 27,928; "cattle, 24,676. Sheep show, an increase, and ,pigs and cattle a decrease. ?A' dividend''of 8 per cent..was recommended. . . • The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, and Reduced,have received the following cablegram fromtheir London house, under date January 22:—Tallow: We quote present spot values for the following descriptions of tallow — Fine mutton, 395. per cwt.; good beef, 35s per cwt.;! mixed, 335. 3d. per cwt. 'The market is ilrm. Wheat: Wc quote 375. 9d. c.i.f. Australian cargo. The • market is quiet but steady, owing to increased supplies. The Argentina- outlook is uncertain. Wc quote, per quarter, c.i.f. New Zealand wheat, long-berried 355. 6d., shortberried 355.. .:,':■ '■'■"".■ .-'.•■■ ,' '-.' PRODUCE IN LONDON. ''.':'\, -The Department of Agrioulture, Indus-, tries, and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, dated London, January 21:— .. • . . ,;Eggs—Tho market is rather unsettled., A popr demand.. Quotations 6how a weaker tendency. Per 120—Home, 13s. 6d. to 14s. 6d.; Italian, lis. to 12s. 9d.; French, lis. 6d. to ' 12a.- 6d.; Hungarian, 9s. 3d. to 10s, 9d.j Hussion, .95.'.. to 10s.' 6d.; Dutch, 10s. 6d.- to! 135.. £d.; Danish, 10s. 9d. to 155.; Egyptian, 7s. 6d." to Bs.- 9d.; Moroccan, Bs. 9d. to'9s. 3d. Poultry.—Tho market is firm, with a good demand. A email supply. ChickensHome. Is. per lb.; Russian, lid. to Is. Duckling—Home, 9dMo lOd.; Russian, Bd. to 9d. Turkeys—Home, Bd, to Is.; French, 9d. to 10d.. ■■■; ,:

Bacon.—The market' is firm.' Owing to ■ a small supply,, present quotations are very high. Irish, 695. to 795. per cwt.; Danish, 6Ea. to 775.; Kusslan, 60s. to 695.; Canadian, 645. to 7Ca.;; Swedish, 725. to 745. '-..

Hams'.—The is quiet, but moderate business; doing., 'Eriprlish,-925. to 112s. per cwt.; Irish.. 88a. to 108s.; American, 645. to 70o.; Canadian,, 725. • to 74a. ■; „ : . . ' •.'... WOOL HALES.:;..- '"■'.';'. .By Telegraph—Press Association—CoDyrlelit '.■■■•-. -.''- '■■■".''".'■ ' London,. '• January, 22..Tthe wool, e&les -have been-postponed owing to' fog. '.■;.- " ', ~.■■; .-, At'the wool-sales, the following are the prioee realised" for -the..fleece portions'- of the clips named:—Ardkecn, top price Hid., average., lid;; JVaipunga,'M3d., ; 113d.;' Washuka, 121 d.; JEdj; Orissoga. "1W.,:-12 3-Bd.; .Okitio, yii.,m&.; Brookdale; Hid., W A 3rßd. ' The. Bank/ of -'jTsitr' Zealand : has received the following.cable advice from its London office, ijlated January 21:—"Compared with the !open:lne rates of this-series, prices for coarse and'mijulllim croisabred wools showa slight -improvement. ■ : Americans..'are buying -•freoly.",.' ;., '';'■;.'■■''■.;.-■ Tho Sew. Zealand Loan and Mercahtilo Agency t Company, Limited, and j Ecduccd,' have received., the- following, cablegram from their London'.' house, under date January . 21:—"Tho ; sales progress stc-adily. .'As ;comparcd-with ; last Eales,closing rates pricca" are higher by about, par,to 5 per cent, for "merino scoured, greasy merino, lambs, and' fine .greasy crossbred; about the fame for. croEabrcd.lambi; medium and coarse greasy, crossbred, and scoured crossbred; and lower by "about par;to 5 per cent. ; for crossbred slips." '~ ','..'■

■ Messrs. Levin and Co., Ltd., have received cable advices from their agents in London that the following clips.have been sold on their.'account at the ealea,.;now current, the prices named being the average price realised i for Hie fleece wool in each instance:—"TE HOE," Alf redtoh, 11 15-16 d. • <'JC/T," Tcmii, lid.; FH/HUIA, Bulls, 11 11.16<1.: . " JtAPU,'' Marton.' IOJd.; "KARAJIU,"' Marton, .102 d.; .VSPUR," Matea, ICM.;. "OTAHUAO," 12 3-Bd.: "B (diamond) B,'" .' Fcathcrston,. IZH.; |-'.'WMK/SV/"'Alfrodton.' ll'3-16d.;' "WHS," Otaki. 11: 3-16 d.; "WEKA," Feilding,' Hid.; I "FSOK," 'Masterton, lUd.;,' ~.-,. • : ...■.,■ '■ . '.V;'TALLOW AUCTIONS. .' ; '.->' ''. -. • London,.January 22. 1 At the tallow ealca 154 caislts were.offered' andlls9 sold. Prices realised: Mutton, fine, 40s. 6d.';' medium,''34s. 6d. Beef, fine, 385.; medium, ;345.;' ..''.-' ■■-.-": ■• ■ ' THE METAL MARKETS.'.' .'".'■' ~. '(Itec. January: 23,'.. 10.5 p.m.) '.'.' : London,' January 23. Copper.—On spot, ■ £70 fc.; ! three months, £70 15s.';;cloctrolytic,\£77 Ifc. ■'• Tin.—Oft spot, £228; three months, £226105.. Lead, £7 Ifa. 3d.. .. . ■ ■". ~ : .'. . . ' ■'■■' '■ .'"•. SILVER. " ... | ! London, January 22. Bar sliver 1b quoted at 285 d. per ounce standard. • ■ AUSTRALIAN. PRODTJOE MARKETS. .. (Reb. January ; 33,: 9.30 p.'m.( ' , Sydney, January ;23. . Wheat, Js. 6id. to 3s. 7Jd. Flour, new, £8 103. Bran,. £4 15s. Pollard; £5. Oats, SparrowbilK 3s. 7d. to 3s.'- Bd.; New Zealand Giants, 3s. 9d. Maize, fe. 7d;'to 4s. 10d.. Potatoes, local, £4; Tesmanlan, £7 10s. Onions, Globes, £6. -Butter, prime, 100s.; Felected brands, 92a.. to 96a. "Cheese, 6id.'Bacon, 7Jd. to Bd. •■ ■' ■ ■'..,. Adelaide, January 23. Wheat, 3s. 5Jd. to 3s. 6Jd. Flour, £8. 12s. 6d. Bran and pollard, Is. ljd. MELBOURNE HIDES MARKET. . . (Rcc. January 23, 9.30 p.m.) 'Melbourne, January, 23. Hides were in small supplies at to-day's salee. There wa« 'a brislt demand, and prices were a farthing dearer. •