COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1694, 10 March 1913, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

•INVESTMENT SHARES. The sales recorded on, Saturday were Wellington Gas, preference, at 205.; New Zealand 'Insurance, two sales at £5 35.; Union Steam, two sales at h 49s. 3d.; and National Bank, £5 18s. The quotations

CUSTOMS. Customs. duties collected at the port ol Wellington on Saturday totalled £1118 5s 7d., the amount for the weoli beint £26,516 Is. Id. Tho returns for each ol tho past eight weeks, compared with thb figures for the corresponding period of the previous year, show as under:—

The boer duty collected for the past.week totalled £304 lis. 6d„ as against £555 16s. for the corresponding week of last year. FEILDINQ MA-RKET REPORT. Messrs. A. 11. Atkinson and Co., Ltd.. sold oil Friday weaner pigs <tt 65., 75., Bs., 95., to 10s. 6d.; slips and stores, lis., 125., l£e., 17b: 6d.: forward sorts, 275. Hens. Is. 9d., Zs., 2s. 6d„ 35., 3g.' 3d.; small pullets and cockcrels, 2s. 9d. to 3s. 3d.; turkeys, 7s. to Bs. 6d.; ducks, 3s.' 3d., all at per pair. Wheat, 4s. 9d. bushel; pollard, lis. 9d. sack; bran, ss. 9d.; pig potatoes, 2s. 6d.; table potatoes, Bs. to 9s. 6d. cwt. Apples, is. 9d. to 3(5. half-case; poars, 3s. to 4s. 3d.; peaches, 2s. 6d., 4e. 6d. to 55.; tomatoes, 2e. to 2s. 6d. quarter case; onions, 9s. to lis. cwt.; grapes, 3s. 9d., 4s. 9d., to ss. 6d. halfcase; marrows, 3d. to 4d.; cabbages,. 2d.

GRAIN AND PRODUCE. (By Telegraph.—Press'Association.) Oamaru, March 8. Tlie activity in the. wheat market has been continued during the week, the chief oauso being the filling of largo orders fmthe north, and southern millers coming in as buyers for mixing purposes. There was a, ouietor feeling at the end of the week, the" demand having been early in the week, i Velvet was, soiling at 3s. 7id. net at country stations, and a line of . 1200 sacks was sold at 3s. od., less commission. Later, liowever, the price rose to 3s. Bd. net, and at this figure' a line of 2CCO sacks was disposed of, but smaller lines fetched as hieh as 3s. Bid.- and 3s. BJd. Red chaff fetched 3s. Bd. net, and Red Tuscan, 3s. 85d„ Marshall's white chaff, 3s. 6id. Oats are not coming forward in any quantity. Sales of A Grado G-artons have been made at 2s. net, and for D Grade Is. lid. and Is. lUd., and up'to 2s. for a line (at a handy station), all net. A parcel of malting barley was sold at 3s. 10d., le3s commission, at country stations. During the week potatoes have fetched £5 7s. 6d., and £5 10s. net at country stations, but at the end of the week 1 £5 to £5 ss. were the top figures. The tubers are yet too green for much shipping business being done. MARKET REPORT. -Messrs. Murray, Roberts and Co., Ltd., have this day received the following cablepram, dated March 7. from London (Messrs. Sanderson, Murray and Co.):— .. "Wool market strong—llorae buyers principal buyers. Crossbred, opening Tates fully :mai'ntainecl. . Compared with Inst London isale's closing rates: Combing merino, good 'market, advanced 5 per cent.; merino, iniferior and faulty, oar to 5 per cent. de-. oline; market for this class being irregular." FROZEN. MEAT. By Telegraph—Proas Association-Copyright (Rcc. March 9, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 8. The Incorporated Society of Meat Importers' Smithfleld market quotations for 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 average quality. Tlio quotations are not for selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of tlio bulk of the shipments now on the market. The prices which follow are on the average a farthing per lb. more t.hau the vaJues el ship, this dift'crcucc representing the average cost in expense, handling, conveyance, and selling the I

LONDON WOOL SALES. By Telegraph-Pross Association-Copyright (Rec. March 9, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 8. At to-day'e .sales there wero large wool offerings, principally from New Zealand and Australia. Good competition prevailed. all classes bcine firm at opening rates. , „ ~ . j> .(Rec.-. March 9, 5.5 p.m.) London,' /March .B.' The folowing a.rc the prices realised for the fleece portions of the clips named i— Toil .price. Average. ■d. , d. ■ Opoiti ...; 121 11 Hakik.i 'J Oraves '• '. 1;, )'» Apiti' •' 13$ BUTTER MARKET, i ' (Rec. March 9, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 8. New Zealand butter is firmer owinc to the loss of the Turakina's shipment. Choicest salted is quoted at 116s. to 118s.; unsalted, at 118s.' to 120s. KAURI GUM. ' The stock of kauri cum amounts to 206 cases. . ' ' ■ SILVER.' ' (Eec. March 9, 5.5 p.m.) London, March 8. Silver Is Quoted at' 26 15-16 d. per ounce. " COPPER. London, Marsh 8. American stocks amount to 122,302,0001b.

were as under:— Buyers. Sellers. . £ 6. il. £ s. d. Well. Deposit 0 4 9 0 5 6 Feilding C.as — 1 J 3 Napier Gas (£10) — JO 0 0 Napier Gas (£5) . - 10 « » PalmorstoD North Ga-s —.900 Weil. Gas (prcf.) 0 19 9 10 3 S.JJ. Insurance 3 16 6 — Christcliurch Heat 15 5 0 —• Meat ftxport (52s. 6(1.) — 3 0 0 '■N.2. Shipping 15 17 6 16 10 0 Union Steam A ~ A J 2 0 Union Steam (rights) 0 12 0 0 13 6 Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.) ... — 5 2 6 Leyland-O'Brien Timber — « 7 , Sharland's ordinary — 110

. 1913. 1912. ; January 18 21,491 13,807 January 25 28,191 23,468 February 1 13,912 12,125 'February 8 22,262 24,751 February 15 14,418 . 11,834 February 22 26,686 11,255 • March 1 13,680 23,340 March 8 26,516 . 10,978 167,356 131,558

o Mar. 1. -Mar. 8. Mutton— d d- I Canterbury, lipht 43 0 43 Canterbury, medium 48. 4* Canterbury, heavy 4$ 4} Southland * * North Island, bCsSt 4 5-16 4J North Inland, ordinary... 4* Australian, light 4 4 Australian, heavy 32 c , River Plate, 1 ifcbt * * River Tlate, heavy 4 31346 New Zealand owes 39 3 U-16 Australian owes 3§ 3fl River Plate owes • • Lamb— Canterbury, liffht 7 , 6$ Canterbury, medium 63 63 Canterbury, heavy * • Southland * North Island, ordinary ... 6k 6* 'North Island, selected ... 6 Australian, best Jirt 59-16 Australian, fair 53-8 53-B Australian, inferioi" 5?, 51 iSivcr Plate, lirst * River Plate, socond * • BeefNew Zealand, ox fores ... 3} 34 Now Zealand, ox hinds ... 313-16 313-16 Australian, ox fores 33-16 3 13-16 Australian, ox hinds 38 3*. River Plate, frozen fores 3,\ 3A River Plate, frozen hinds 3U-lfi 3|j River 'Dale, chillcrt fore.? 3 9-16 3^ River Plate, eliilKd bind;? 0 6* nO>riuff. ILahbits aro Qufct and uuchonsod.