COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1843, 1 September 1913, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHAKES. The sales recorded on Saturday were:— Bank of Now South Wales at £40 Ee., and Ohristchuroh Gas at £7. Tho quotations were as under:— Buyers. Bollora. £ 8. d. £ s. d Bank Jfew ZeaJand — 1011 6 National Bank ; • N.Z. Loan and Mercantile U 10 4 — . Well. Investment — . 011 8 Palmerston North Gas ... 9 0 0 — Wellington Gas (£10) 15 16 0 — National Insurance 2 6 6 Standard Insurance _ — 1 li 4 Meat Export (6-s. 6d.) .....i o 0 6 — Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.) ... — 5 4 0 Well. Woollen (ord.) 4 0 0 — Weill. Woollen (pref.) 3 0 0 - Westport Coal 18 6 1 8 9 Goldon Bay Cemont ..... - J ? S Shetland's preference .... - 11' Ward a.nd Co 4 19 0 5 1 0 Wilson's foment (pref.) ..190 — W.F.C.A. (£5) - •' J { W.F.C.A. (£1) - 183 Tlio cour;e of sales duning the past month was as under:— Bank of New Zealand. £10 Bs. Bank of New South Wales, £40 os. National Bank, £5 6s. TJnioii Bank (old), £15 17s. 6d. Mastertou Building, £11 10s. Wellington Trust, and Loan.', £7 Is. 6d.. £7 Is. 6d.. £7 25., £7 li. Ohxistcliiuirch Gas, £7 26. 6d., £7. Napiier Gas (£10)» £15 7s. 6d., £15 7s. 6d. Napier Cras (£5), £7 13s. 9d. Wellington Gas (£10), £15 los. New Zealand Insurance, £5 6e. Obristolilurch Meat, £15 53. « Meat Export (525. 6d.), 605., 60s. N.Z. Shipping, £15 15s. TTuiion Steam, 455., 43a., 435. 6d., 455. 9d., 435. 9d., 445., 44a., 445. 9d.. 445. Wollington Woollen (ordinary). £3 13s. 6a. ( £5 13s. 6<C e . Wellington Woollen {preference), £2155. 6d. Hikurangi Coal, 10s. Taupiri Coal, 213. 6d„ 21$'. 3d. Wegfcport-Stockton CooJ, 3s. lid. Sharland's preference, 21s. 6d„ «ls. 6a., 21a 6d-., 215. 6d. Ward and Co., £5. W.F.C.A. (£5), £6 17s. fid. CUSTOMS RETURNS; Customs' duty for tlio week ended on Saturday last amounted to £15,816 le. Zil., Ijeor duty bain.? £209. The figures for tlio corresponding week last year woro i-lMlf Bs. 2d., beer duty being £291 7». 3d 1 . Tlie duty collected on Saturday morning was £929 6s. 2d. TAUANAKI OIIj WELLS. (By Telegraph—Press . Association.) Hew Plymouth, August. 30. Brisk demand, has arisen for tho Taranal.i Oil Wells BoHr,ery products. Consignments havo been senit to Auckland and Ciiristdnutroli, and the local merchants have also been supplied. Fuel oil is being sent away o« f«£t as it is produced, and it is expcctod that kerosene, lubricatiiu oil and wax wall be placed on the market next week. Goodi progress is hems made with drilling by the various companies. Tho TaTa.na.ki Oil Wells shairea are in demand. Three hundred were transferred this week at 18s. each. 0 AMARU JLVUKETS. i Oamiru, August 31. There has been an improved dnuuiry for wheat during tho week, but little has been offering. Tho chief transactions nave been, cx store at Oamaru, at 4s. lid. for velvet, and 3s. 6d, for Tuscan-, subject to commiifiiom Sales luive been made at country stations, net, velvet 45., red cnalt 3s Bd. and 3s. 9d„ ami solid straw Tuscan at 36 6W. Oatmeal is offorins. but there ia little .business doing. There is. how; ever, no weakening in the pnoes. A erode Gartens, net at country stations, tovei sold at 2s. Id. and 2s. lid.,.and 2s. for ''Xi" "r.ide.' There id no business doing in potatoes,. and the' market 13 lifeless. Tho only sale recorded during tlio week was ono lot at £2 ss. and another at AZ lis., loss commission, but merchante eay about £1 14s. is their present value, but any business is of a h-and-tO-1110utli character. FROZEN 3LEAT. By Tfilegrapli—Vresa Association- -CopjrrlEhl (Rec. August 30, 9.15 p.m.) 1 London, August 30. The Incorporated Society oi Heat Importers' Hmtthfield market Quotations tor tlio undermentioned classes of frozen meat are based ou actual sales of not loss than ono hundred carcasses of mutton o-; lamb, or fcwentv-fivo Quarters ot beef of fair average quality. Tho quotations are not for selcctod lines, but for parcels fairly reTrStVlvo of tho bulk of tho 6l»omente Sot on tho market. Tho Drices which follow are on tho average a fartluug per lb. more than the values cx ehip. this differ-, enco representing the average cost in expense, handling, conveyance, and celling tho meat:— . Aug. 23. Aug. M. Mutton— Canterbury, ligiht 4 3-16 43-16 Oantorbury, medium 4 3-16 4 3-16 Oantorbury. heavy 41-16 41-16 Southland North Island, best 41- 4 3-16 North Mand, ordinary .. 4'- 4J Australian, light 3i 34 Australian, heavy J4 ■ River Plate, light ~t , ( - River Plato, heavy 315-16 315-16 New Zealand ewes 5 11-lo 6z Australian owes * " lliver Plato ewes 35 3a Canterbury, light 5* 5 9-.M Canterbury, mctUum 51-16 6} ' Canterbury, heavy 411-16 4J Southland ;v s f , North Island, ordinary ■ 51-16 5t North Island, selected ... 53-16 6 3-16 • Australian, best t > . Australian, fair , Australian. Inferior .- River Plate, first - Biver PJatc, sccond* Beef— . , r New Zealand, ox fores ... 3 J New Zealand, ox luuids... 4 % Australian, ox fores a Australian, ox binue 3s River Plate, frozen fores 25 23 River Plate, frozen hinds 315-16 315-16 River Plate, chilled fores 23 « River Plate. cMled hinds 5 .4i ♦None otfering. Rabbits oro dull and unchanged.