COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1822, 7 August 1913, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHARE 3. ■ •Sales of divestment shares recorded yesterday were:—Taupiri Goal, 21a. 6d.; and Sharland's preference, at Zls. 6d. Tho quotations were as under:— Buyers. (Sellers. £ 6. d. £ s. d. National Bank (old) 5 2 0 — N.Z. Loon e-ud Were 0 10 4 — WelliiiKton Inrestmeait ... — 011 8 National Insurance 2 6 6 — Gear Meat' (£4) 12 8 0 — Gear Meat (£1) 3 4 6 — Meat Export (525; 6d.) 3 2 6 — N.Z. Shipping - 16 2 6 Union Steani — 2 3 9 Well. Woollen (ord.) 3 13 0 - Ooldon Bay. Coniont — 1 9 0 Maniriiiff and Co 4 3 ( — Kh&rlswd'g preference .... — 119 Ward anil Co 6 0 0 — W.F.O.A. (£5) - 7 16 W.F.CJ.A. (£1) - 18 3 FROZEN MEAT. Messrs. Gilbert, Anderson, mid Co. (Miwr?. Slellsop, EUott, and Co.. jlccai a?e«l«). writing under date London, rliMia 27. report us follows:— During the past fortnigrht 367,000 lambs from Nee Zealand alone have arrived. Holders have been anxious to realise, and the effect of c-o much meat bonis offered at once has boon to further weaken tho mnrfcet. Home-grown.—Boef: Scotch, 6Jd. to 63d.; English, 6id. to G2d.; Irish, 6Jd. to 63d.; Canadian (London-killed), 6d. to 62d. Mutton: Scotch, 7jd. to 9d.; Enpfli;ii. to 7:jd.; Dutch, 6id. to 7td. Iximb: Scotch, BJd. to 9VI.J English, 7id. to 9itl.; Dutch, Bd. to 9d.; pork, fid. to l\d.; veal, 6*d. to 9d. " Chilled Beef.—The widely-spread rumours Of probable cheap href through heavy Argentine shipment have had tho cfFcet of creature a demand which has overtaken the supply. I'ricea havo accordingly risen to—Fores, 3j[d.; hinds, sid,

Frozen Beef—New Zcalcnd fores, 3}d.; hinds, 4d.: Australian fcree, 3 3-16 d.; hinds, 3id.; South American fores, 3Jd.; hiuds, 4d. Frozen Jlut.ton.—The firm tone continues' Canterbury, <6-56, 64-72,' 4 l-16d.; best New ZwJa.nd. 66-64, 43(1.; ordinary, lid.; ewos, 3}d. to ojd.; Australian wethers, 30-50, 3 15-16rt.: cwee. 30-50, 33d.; South American, 56-72, 4 1-6(1.; ewos. 3Jd. Frozen Lamb.—All grades con.iimie to fall. Jjisht-weiphts are in fair demand, but mediums and heavies aro slow trade. Canterbury, 11-36. 6.1(1.; 36-42, s|d.; 42-50, 3 5-lCd.; best North leVinil, 28-42. 5 13-16 d.; Southland, EJd.; ordinary, 5 11-16 d. Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington yestorday amounted to £7437 93. WHEAT. Br Telecraph—Prous Asaociatlon—Cojyrithi (Kec. August 6, 10.30 pjn.) London, August 8. The American risible nupply of wheut, east of the lloclcios, is 61,457,000 bushels. JEETAI MAItKETS. (Kec.'Aujust 6, 10.30 p.m.) London, Augnst 6. Copper, £67 13b. 9d. Lead, £25 166.. Bd. AKGBNTINB SHIPMENTS. (Rec. August 6, 10.30 p.m.) London, August 6. The Argentine meat shipments afloat ore ns follows;—Jfutton, 75,750 carcasses; lamb, 28,500 carcasses; frozen beef, 118,750 quarters; chilled 1 beef, 252,C00 quarters.