COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1863, 24 September 1913, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

, INVESTMENT SHARES. The transactions recorded in investment shares yesterday were: Union Steam at 455., and Weetport Ccal at 295. 3d. The quotations wero tia under:— Buyers. Reller*. £ s. d. £ s. d. National Bank 5 7 0 5 8 6 Union- Bank - — 54 10 0 Well. 'Investment - 011 9 Well. Trust and Loan 7 10 • — Feilding Gas 0 - 11.0 — Wellington Gas (£toj ... 16 0 0 — Standard Insurance — 112 3 OhTifitcliurch J[eat 15 10 0 — Gear Meat (£1) 3 5 6 — Union Steam 2 4 9 2 5 3 Well. Woollen (ord.) . - 4 0 6 Well. Woollen (pref.) — 3 0 0 Taupiri Coal 116 — Wcstport Coal — 19 4 Westport-Stackton — 0 4 3 Leylaud'O'Brieh — • 14 6 Goldou Bay 'Cement — 10 0 W.F.C.A. (£5) -- 7 2 6 W.F.C.A. (£1) - 1 & 3 EXVOUTS 01-' PRODUCE. The valucw of the principal products exported from New Zealand during the fir?t half of the current mouth compared with the figures for the corresponding period of last year, show as under:— . Sept., 1913. Sept.. 1912. ' Butter f . 9.280 Chesse 256 234 Beef 7,790 3,6W MuttonCarcasses 16,028 ' 16,455 Legs and pieces ... 28 56 Lambs 18,145 12,602 Wheat I- .46 12;6C8 Oats 374 16,170 Potatoes 812 15,349 Hemp 14,424 -7,908 Babbits 1.712 5,263 Tow 1<025 1,230 Kauri gum 29,073 3.C60 Grain and pulee 1,469 5,784 Hops : 117 251 - Hide© 19,433 5,647 Skins 34,638 10,457 • Tallow 10,028 8.247 Timber 10,359 23,879 Wool 29,964 17,201 Gold 102,698 7,268 306,228 182,628 AUSTRALASIAN GOLD PRODUCTION/ An estimate of the gold production of rhc Commonwealth and New Zealand for /ho first eight months of tho year has been . b t v tho "Arsu»:,' ! and the figures,

show a 1 further shrinkage. Tho following table shows the position of cach State:— 1912. 1913. Finooz. Fineoz. Victoria. 314,235 290,577 New Houth Wales ... 105/99 5G.575 Queensland.' 231,425 173,167 Western Australia ... K2.129 £57,335 Kuutli Australia* 5,600 5,6C0 Tasmania* 18,010 24.CC0 Commonwealth 1,516,883 1,452,254 Now Zealand 235,864 231,285 Total 1,752,747 1,683,539 •Approximate. WOLSEI-KV SJIEEI'-SHEAEIMG MACHINE. Th? report ot the Wolselcy Sheen-shea ring Machine Company for the year endccl December 31, 1912. states that, the account- 1 , fifter making aileouato provision for depreciation, show a- net profit of £6735. to which is added- the balance brought forward,' £44.586, making a total of £51,321. The directors recommend ,a dividend for the la,;t six months of 1912 at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, free of income-tax. making 5 per cent, for the year, carrying forward £46,321. TJRADE IN ALLEN STKEET. Onions—The market is well supplied with Californian and Japanese onions, and prices range from £10 to £11 ICc., according to quality. Potatoes are in ample supply. Good sound table, potatoes are ruling at £3 &3. 1 to £3 10s. For seed potatoes the demand is poor, and for Up-to-date, Gamekeeper, and Northern-Star the quotations are £3 ss. to £3 10s. per ton. Flour.—Heavy shipments are coming forward from New ,South Wolos. New Zealand! Hour is selling at £9 per ton f.o.b. south. Bran.—Tlio market is well supplied, the current value being £4 10s. to £4 lEs. Ncr ton. Pollard is in fain demand at £6 to £6 10s. per ton. ■ ' . _ Maize.— I There is.very little business doins, with priced ruling at 4s. 9d. to nor bushel. liollcd oats, in 41b. bags, arc selling at IC3. per dozen. Oatmeal.—Well-known brands are Quoted at £14 per toil, ex store. Wellington. Oats.—Moderate parcels have been exported, and this has steadied tho market, somewhat. Short feed, Ik. 9d. to 3,=.; feed Algerian, 2s, 7d. to 2s. lOd.; seed Algerian, 3s. to 3s. Id.| heavy dun <lats, 3s. to 3s. Id.; and discoloured, 2s. sd. to 2s. 6d. . ■ Chaff.—Prime oaten sheaf .chaff is ir, fair demand at £5 to £5 ss. per ton, eacl(6 in. ' . Eggs.—Supplies of fresh .eggs are maro plentiful, and the current price is Is. Id. per dozen. i Butter—Prime milled, in bulk, meets with fair sale at llid. to Is. per lb. Partridge peas of good Quality are selling at <!s. 3d. to 4s. 6d. por bushel. Prussian - blue peas are rather slow of sale at ss.' to ss. <3d. per bushel. Feed barley—Very little business doing ■at 3s. to 3s. 3d. per bushel. Poultry.—lfens, 4s. 6d. to 6s. per pair; ■cockerels, 4s. 6d. to 7c.; (luck*, Indian runners, ss. 6d. to 6s. 6d.; largo, 7s. 6d. Turkey gobblers, Is. per lb., live-weight; liens, 9(1. to' lOd. ... , Fruit.—A sliipment-of Fill bananas and Island oranges are due here on Friday, via, Auckland. Supplies of New Zealand-grown apples arc light, and consignments are recommended. The Ulimaroa, due to-day. is bringing a fair shipment of mandarines, passion fruit, .Seville ■ oranges, lemons, sweet oranges, and pineapples. Hothousegrown 'cucumbers from the Hutt district are reaching the market. Vegetables—Hothouse-grown French beans have come on tho market, and are selling at excellent prices. Cauliflowers ond spring cabbages are selling well: pumpkins and marrows are in exceedingly short supply, and high rateS are ruling. Some excellent samples of rhubarb are reaching tho market, and yesterday some exceptionally choico well-crrown and Avoll-colourcd rhubarb from JTaita excited favourable comment, and told) well.

Customs duty 'collected at the port, of Wellington yesterday amounted to ±.0018 18s. sd.

CANTERBURY GRAIN MARKET. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.! Gliristchurch, September 23. The only wheat offering is Tuscan, for which there is little or no demand. Pearl and Hunters would sell, but, o£ these varieties there i.j nothing coming forward. A few odd lots of oats arc occasionally .submitted, but thero is very little business doing. Tho potato market w Quite, and; tho offerings arc not so free as they were, as farmers are buf-'y with eprinjj work.. J lip ruling price is 255. at country and 275. 6d. liae been paid to secure immediate supplies.

niGK, COUMISSIONEirS CABLEGRAM. Tho Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Cemmerco has received the following cablegram from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, dated London September 20. (Quotations, unless otherwise specified, aro average market prices 011 Sl jfrutton.— The market is firm, but demand only inoderato on account of -high prices. Canterbury, 45d. per lb.; North Island, 4ld. for b(St duality. . . Lamb—The market is weaker, though not actually lower. Thero is no cliango 111 pricos. ". „ „ , , Beef—The market is firm. New Zealand hinds, 4Jd. per lb.; fores, 3fcd.; chilled 1 hindj-:, 4gd.;' fores, 3&d. River Plate shipments received during the month of Au« ! gust, 1913:—. * I • Mutton. Lamb. London * 12,218 n™ Liverpool 39,657 6./28 jXull 5,024 1.393 Southampton 10,089 8,708 Plymouth SGO J-90 Newcastle- 2,3C-i» 69,790 29,08$ August, 1912 222,949 65.010 Butter—The market ift firm, and prices continue to advance. is an excellent demand for choicest, and a better demand for low grades. This will help to reduce stocks at present in store. Prices vfor all. descriptions have advanced 2s. to '4e. per owt. during this week. Cheese.—Tli© market is firm, but quiet, with no change in prices. Stocks of Now Zealand butter and cheese aro cleared. Hemp—The market-is dull, and prices are irregular. Manila market has . been very much deore?sed during this week, but was a shade better at the close of the market. Fair current Manila, ,per ton, £30; forward shipment, £29 lCs. New Zealand market is quiet, £29 10s. -New Zealand market i« quiet, and prices are slightly weaker. ' There is more demand at lower values. New Zealand, good fair, per ton, £29 10s.; fail', £25 to £25 ss. for any position.' Tho output from Manila for the week was 19,GC0 bales.. Sisal: New York market is firmer and onual to £30 per ton c.i.f. Europe. No business is reported. (loch-foot s'loecl.—The market is quiet. Now Zealand -seed, weighing 161b. to 171b. per bushel, offered at 50s. per cwt. c.i.f.. ! but- it is difficult to find buyers. Danish i geed is obtainable at 475. 6d. c.i.f. 1 Wool—The ci'rrcnt Bradford quotations for tops are:—36's. low 15|d.; ' 40*5, low croEobreds, 152(1.; 44's, medium 1 erossbreds., 16£ d.: 50's hnlfbreds, 19Jd.; c6s, quarter-breds, 22id.;. 60\«, merinos, 273 d. Merinos aro very firm; crossbruds are quiet. Buyers are waiting opening sales during next week before operating. \ • SILVER. Bar silver i« quoted at 26 11-16 d. per : ounce standard. BEET SUGAR. By Telegraph-i'iebo \ London, September 22. llerr F. O. Licli, the well-known sugar expert of Magdeburg, in hi* monthly circular, states that the production of beet su°-ar in Europe shows. an increase of 2 548,000 ton.*. He estimates that for tlio campaign there will bo a total surplus of 2,031,000 tons.

BANK OF AUSTRALASIA. ' U'ee. September 23, -11.35 p.m.) London, September 23. The Bank of Australasia report, slioivs dtDo«it« totciHintr £18.615,034: ill cash mill securities, £857,077; and bills, £17,192,660. WHEAT. (Kec. September 23, 11.35 p.m.) London, September 23. I'll" wheat market is inactive 36i. 6(1. and Ms. 9d. is asked lor Australian curgocs to arrive.