COMMERCILA ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1985, 16 February 1914, Page 8

COMMERCILA ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHAKES. The sales of investment shares on Saturday were: Bank of New &al*nd (rig-htsi, £5 &. 3d.: National Bank, £5 7s. 6d> (two galea) • Jlotropolitan Building, £12 69.; Union Steam, preference, 20s. 3d. The quotationj were as' follow:— .'.',. , . Bttrors. . Sellers. Bank New Zealand ...... i! 0 j, tBank N.Z. (rights) ..„ — 5 *'3 6 National Bank „ — 5 8 0 Equitable Building 815 0 Metropolitan Building .... — 12 7 0 N.Z. and Eiver Plate ...„. 116 - Well. Tru«t and Lean ... 1 5 6 7 6 6 Christchurch Qas 6 13 6 — PalmeTstbn N T . Gas 9 5 d Wellington Gas (£10) — 16 10 0 Well. Gas (preference) ... 0 19 9 — . S.B. Insurance 4 3 0 — Standard Insurance ...... 113 3 ■• ■_. Gear Meat (£1) ......'. -. _ ' jIO 0 Lnion Steam (ord.) — 15 8 .bnion Steam (pref.) 10 2 10 4 Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.) ... 5 5 0 5 8 tt w°i Bi -w T, 0011 ? 11 "' "'•" 11 6 313 6 ittell:-Woollen'(pref 1)•«,..;. .— ■ 3 10 Westport Coal — 111 0 Westport-Stockton ' ......... ~ u4 u Leyland-O'Bricn '13 9 ■ ' — Crown ■ Brewery „. — 1 16 0 Douaghy . Kpne : ',•., 1,... <;..: 15 0 ■. — Manning and' Co.. ...;-...„„. 4 1 ti 4 2 6 Word and Co. .....':.........;.. 5 C ft » — W.F.C.A. (£1) - 1 6 0

NEW;. ZEALAND JFORBION TRADE: Mr. F. S. Pope,, secretary of the •Department of-Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce, has. addressed the followins letter to the various Chambers of Commeefe in the Dominion :-"I have pleasure in iiilerming you that as. the result of correspondence with the Britieh Government arrangements have been made for the establishment of. more intimate refttion.s between th« British Consular Service and the Dominion of New, Zealand so as to assist tho trade and commerco of the Dominion with foreign countries. "One of the concrosians made I* the British Government is that any New Zea. • land firm will be at liberty to apply diftfil to any of His Majesty's Consuls for intoimation as to possibilities of sale of New Zealand products, the ttc.th.od undiyr which business is conducted, and tie best menne of getting int6 touch with markets. Th» fullest possible assistance will bo accorfed in thbs matter, 'subject, of , to the recognition of the prineiple that the Consuls are primarily eqhtmiepioned to servo the trade of > the 'Oni..ted King-dem. "A list of Cbnsulj- is on hand in this pepartment, and should any firm, desire to taJio advantage ,of the above *i-ranße-ment, I ehall be pleased , to ansiver inquirle.3 ae to .their iooutions may-mention further that the British Government will on-rocuest supjly tho- Nfew Zealand Government with copies of trade repbrts from tip Consular Service in any P. a Jt of the world, ai soon as they, are published. ' It is intended « take advantage, of this oiler, and I shall bo clad to consider any. suggestions as towhat reports should be asked for." . • ■ ■ ATTSTEALAS'IAN WQOIi. • Messrs. Helmuth, Schwarue and Co, in their annual report, give the distribution of Australasian wool as under:-— ■ Great.. Con- . Britain, tintntal Ainertca.. Total. Year. Bales.' Bales. Bales. ■ -Bales.' 1913 ... 1.043,000 ■. 1,670.000 • 51«0 .2 1$, m 1912.... 1,055,040 1,778,CG0 101.C00 i'M&O 1911 ... .1.0E6.CC0 1,760,000 52.CC0 '- 2 853 gOQ--1910 ..: 1.008,000 1,650,000 125.CM 2 783GCH 1909 .-.. 917.C00 1.588.W 1?9CCO ; iftiOffi) 1908... 909,000 ■■ W4BiOUII . 9«.Kfl 21351 C«l 1907.... 857,900 1,372,000, 149,Kfl 2,376,00!) ! Tho deliveries laet year shew a decrease of 167,000 bales. Tho Home trade has taken : 12,000 bales, the Continent ' 108,000 bato, and. America. Al.tm balee less. The Australasian production, showed a decrease of 300,000 bales, but owing- t!> the shifting' of arrivals (smaller arrivals si end of 1512 and greater receipts since July 1 of last y«ari j the imports are only JOT.OCO bales less. On the other hand, tho Cane showed ai in.crease of 22,000 bales. The imparts from i the Eiver Plate were'so.loo bate less. CUSTOMS. ■ ,' ' 'Customs duties collected al tho port !•/ Wellington on Saturday totalled. £1140 h: lid., the amount for the wcvk being £23,SfiS 7s. sd. The returns for each of. the. piist .eijht weeks, compared with the figures /or 1 the' corresponding period of the previ 4us year, show us under:— .4 ' WIJ-W- , »W : l{, ■December 27 1.2.006 b.i'h •lannory 3 ..- 12,64 a lß.Cfii .Tanuary 10 31.598 W.'m January 17 18.4.37 21 SH January 24 23,614 J^'lJi - January 31 „.,. 18.893 ■ 1J912 . , Fehruary , 7 15,124 • ' February 14 ..., 37,926 i 4.418 *l«o,mi j&fSSi .-■. The beer duty collected last wee&ainomitcd 'to' £209, os against .£492 f.l. -9ij. foe tne corresponding week of lii<st ,vcar. ; . FEILDING MARKET X!SB ORT. " Messrs. A. H. Atkinson a,r/d 00., LW Feilding, report a, brisk sale Friday lor pigs, a good yarding sold atrt/j'p prices," po,rUcularly porkers and forwa/.d stores. Good potatoes aro wanted. In ; the fruit lino peaches aro wanted, and. command top prices. They Quote:— ni*w 11s fia 125., 12s. 6d., Uβ. to 15s. fcr!] sßps le^ld - . , - stores, 275.; light porkers,.- Si,., ~ m " ed i weights, 38s. to 395.; he; ivy, W- sow -hiS little, £6 2s 6d.; hack, lit "ibo Poum-v a? per pair: Henß. 25., 25, , 3d., in. 6dv, 2< 9d to.; cockereifi, 25., 2s. o<1.; 2s. 6d Jβ \<o I* 6d; chicks, Is. 6d. to 1/. 9d.- Peo-rs,' , per' half •rose, Iβ. 6d Is. t&.,fi., U. a.. 3s. J j>i,ims, Iβ-. 2c.. 6d. to 35.; ar/p)es, fe. 2s. ti. to 3s 4d.j windfall peachy 3. 3s. 3i; onions 135 cwt.; potatoes. 65./ to 7a, cwt.; bananas," Is id- to 2s. 6d. , '

' CROPt'GE HABITS. , ,(By TclcsraQ'a.-Pi«s 9 Association.) . / Oamaru. February- 14. There.lβ.little,' buemess ifl'sfaln yirtiif 'o the harvest bc/nß'in pfoefess. SampicH of both wheat nrf.d oota liavo been submitted, and they ar« jenoral-ly of ci.urt quality There is a: y/ide difference of opinion re* "specting , the, , openinz prices. • Farmers apect from di. Bd.'.Jo Jc, 9d. JoJ' yolvo' but merchants /expect the markot to open at for velvet/ J,.-6d. to 3s. 7d. ; l'umsn mid red chaQ.' Js. sd. to 3f. 6d,; and fos- Marshall's w/ii,ite, 35..-sd. . Th» new oats are generally 'of' Rood Quality, and sales have been lrfujjp tor "A" Gartens Is. Id. net at cou.'/.t/'y stations. • "B" Grade, has sold at 15.'6J,d. net. The aieltinn. bajiey sainpic: sfao.vn aro bricbt' and viuaiAi out no

business i t = reported. The samples of gra-se E«ed are uj> to tho sncirk In wciblu Or colour, liyoffiviss ia (Muted, at Is. 9d. to 2s. fiev buslrel for iifßt-dasscocfefooL. at 2Jcl. to id. per Ib., with n.fartliinif.inore Jar nico ISnee.

HIGH COMS«SSIOK < EBS' OADIjED : - MAKKET BE.IPOET.. >.. .

Tlw Department •of ..Agriculture, Industrie.?, and Commerce, hae. received the foi> lowiiic' «ab!cgratn from the .U|gh Coihmis-■tioher-foi. New ZeiUnnd, d,-itcd Tcbrtiary U, 1914,' in correction of a portion of.hiscablegram of.. February 7s— .

' "RefeiTinK 10 Biy cabteeram of Fcbruarj, ■?, Heiiip portion, the- price" for Sew Zenlmici Salt hemp, in -doc!-;, should read £23.1.05.,. instead of £25,", • ... • -.

LONDON MARKETS.

"Jlcs3rs, Dalcefr and Company; Ltd;, Wel'linzton, have been advised from their Loii. donTbfflce by cable, ujidsr. date of February, as follows:—Froiuw ■ iteat ■.—B«,cl: Demand poor, 'but inartet steady., pitotations:— Fore?, U.: hinds, <&$. Ls,m|): Dcßiand poor, market «ea.k. Quotations:—Jforth•Jβlend heavy. 6d.; light. 6 3*Bd. Mutton '"'Be. munit-poor and market vreak. Qiiolntlons• —North Island heavy, 4)i}.; lijht, ■ 4Jd. Bel mandlojr Australian lamb )i> gotiot. Qflota'tioDe :-Heayy, M.;' liphfc. 53-d-; • Aystralijm mutton; heavy and, lißht. 3jd. Tsllow.—Low and infcrioi 1 deecriptions, 3d.-per c»t. hisher; wipio muttoo, co,r-tt» 3d. per cwt.. fiifelter; oteiir despriptione, unchensed- ■ ■ ■ ' ■

I , EOZES.,HEAT.

Bj ■r<leßra : p!i-I'rß;6a AESbctation-Coßyrighi,

ffiec. February'ls, 5.5 p.m.)

Lonflon, February " H.' The- , Incorporated Society <>f Meat Importers' Smlthfieldmaricet atiotatlons for th* ÜBd«rm«ntioneit-classes et frozen njedt'er* based on actual «Jen of net lose than on« litandjred carcasses of mutton er. lamb' or Vncßty-five QUdrusre of beef of fair average quality. ' The quotations are not for selected Hb«, hut for jxtrcels ; fairly re. preseotatir* of the bvik al tho thiDmeuts notv. on the market. The prices' which follow e.r«' on this β-veracre «, farthins; toeir tb, more than the- values ei 6hip, t.h« differtinee representine the cost it. eSpenes. handllnE;, coniwaaice. and seljuis the meat:— ■ Feb. 7, Feb.' 14: Mutton- ' ft. . d.. Canterbury, lieht * .. * . Canterbury, medium • ■ ■ • Cantei-bwy, hear? • ' ' • ' ■ Southland '.... ' ' ' North Island, best 41 '4 9-16 North Island, ordinary... A 9-16 4 3-8 Australian, light .., 4' 32 Australian, feeary „,. 4 3| River .Hate, .light 4J ♦ ' Eiver Plate, heavy ....:.... 43-8 4J New Zealand ewes 4J A Australian ewes 3| 313-16 Eiver Plate ewes * * ■Laflih- . .■. Canterbury, liclit * • . .' Oanterburr, medintn *.. * Canterbury, heavy * . ■ • ■ Southtend ..;.:. ■» » • North Island, best -di.' 65 ; North Island, ordinary... 61 ' 6 3-16 Australian, best ......'..'.... 5 9-1S 5 9-16 Australian, fair ....'....'..,. 59-16 5 9-16 ' Australian, inferior !} .• 5i . Hiver Plate, first S5 5} • Itivcr Plate, second Si s}.- , Beef--New. Zealaad. ox f ores ...» . < New Zealand, ox,'hinds... * 4Australian, ox fores ...... 4U6 41-16 Australian, oi hin-ds 4 S-16 4 5-16 River Plate, ot fores 4 . 4 .. Ei*er l'tale.oi hinds 4} u River Plate, chillcd fores 4 ft: . Kiver Plate, chilled hinds 51 5 '.None offcrine. Babbits. The market is slow, and prices are unchanged. ' ' . : ' . SIIiVEE. ' London, Februars , 14. ■ Bat silver is quoted at 26£ d, pee ounce standard. , > . . ' • . . . KAtSI QTJM. . At the kauri gum sttlee 25? cases-ifera offefed and bought in, :• JUTE. • . ' Native first mwk February-March ship.jnent, are quoted' at £31 15s;' per ton.