COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1933, 16 December 1913, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHAKES. The transactions recorded in investment shares yesterday were:—National Bank at £5 75., and Wellington Investment at lis. The following were the quotations-.—, Buyers. Sellers £s. d. .£s. d. Bank New Zealand 10 19 0 — Well; Investment 010 9 — Ohristcliurch Gas .— 6 15 0 — National Insurance — 210 6 — Gear Heat (£1) — 3 10 0 — Westport-Stockton — 0 4 0 N.Z. Con. Dental 110 — Whitcombo and Tombs ... — 70 0 CUSTOMS REVENUE. Customs duties collected at th® port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £3497 Bs. 3d. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLEGBAII. Tho Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce, has received tho following cablegram from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, dated London, Doeembor 13. (Note: Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot):— . Mutton.—Tho market js firm, but little doing. There i« no change iu prices. Lamb—The market is firm owing to a small supply. High prices are restricting business. Canterbury two's, 6jd. per lb.-, heavy-weights, 5Jd.-. other brands are eitromely scarcc, and cannot be quoted. Beef.—There is no change in prices, but trade ia quiet on account, of decline for chilled. Chilled hinds, 4gd. per lb.; fores, 32d. Butter—Tho market remains firm, with no' change in prices for Australian, New Zealand, and Argentine. Danish, per cwt-., I 130s. to 1335.; Siberian, 110s. to 114.=. Cheese.—The market remains firm, with a fair demand. Conadian, white, per cwt., 665. to 765.; coloured, 675. to 685,-, Now Zealand, white, 655. to 665.: coloured, 66?. to 675. There is no change in prices for Eng- " lish, Australian. and Dutch cheddara Hemp—Manila.: Tho market is quiet, but rather steadier. Fair current Manila, per ton, £29; Qotobor to Jannary, £27 15?.; .Tanunry to Muxch, £23. The output from Manila for tho lreel; was 14,CC0 .bales. New Zealand: Maro business has been doing at the decline, but mostly at second-hand. Dominion sellers are holding off. _ Tho market closed rather cruict Good fair, per ton, £26 15a. to £27; fair. £34. These quotations are nominal. October to December, pood fair, per ton, £26 10?.; fair, £24 10a.; . ..Tanutury to March. Ss. mors. Tho stock at the end of November was 2030 tons. Cocksfoot.—The market is rather morn | active and tendency 3s u-tnrard on .vconnt j of the falliiig-off of Danish fiinplics. Bright j clean New Zealand Reed. weighing 171b. per i bn=lu:l, peT i-y.'t., sts. 6cL | Wool.—The market for too? is tiuict. _ All ! grades arc id. pex lb- lower than previous | quotations. a LONDON MARKETR. By Telecrra.pl'—Presti Association—CopyritM y London, December 14. i Cotton.—Deceiute--Januery shiDments of American middling cotton are clearing at 7.02 d. j>er lh. New 7,e«,15ml nemp.—The market is steady. Goat! fair. ?,Tarch-Mar and MayJul.v shipments, £27 per ton c.i.f. Copra is ;iti poor demond. (south Sea, Jin bags. cflwU, £30 Jga. 6d. per ton. .Uubbor,—Fine herd Ps.to, 3a. C?id. per lb.; plantation. 26. 3d.; *mok«d eheete, Si.

WHEAT A3D FLOUR.. London, December 14. Wlieat cargocs are very slow, prices favouring buyers. ' • The wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom totals 1,740,000 quarters; for tho Continent. 1,510.000; Atiantic shipments, 607,000; Pacific shipments,-16X00.. Tho total shipments to. Europe during the .week amounted to 1.240,000, including 32,000 Australasia*