COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1987, 18 February 1914, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

ISVESTStEXT SHADES. The sales of investment shares yesterday wero Wellington (Jos (X! 0) nt, £IS, ex divi-dee-d. and Union St«am, preferca.ee, <it 203. 3d, The quotations were as under:— -

B&ITAIN'S BTJTTEE IMPOETS, The iipportatioas o£ batter- into tho United Kin-gdom have.shown practica.Uyno tendancv to increase. Tho total quantity lor 1313 was 4.139..022cwt,, while in 1911 the total was 4,302,692cwt., and in the record year 1936 tfco tatai was 4,3J7,258i:wt, As l-ecafd-s va-loijs the highest on record is £Z4,606,MJ for 1911, wnile tU totfl-l Tdlae for 1913. is £24,083,621. The following is a comparison, of imports of butter into ttto United Kingdom lor tho sast thress years:

Imports-from Australia and Now Zealand'i in 1915 ehovf a dcot-ea.se of, aboat 60,CCetwt-., as OGBiptt-rc-d with tho previous year. Denmark an increase of SB,7Ucwt,, and Ku-ssia, an increase of 67,76(cwt. The total from α-il caantr»o3 shows an increase of 135,853 cwt. ... ■ . ( ■ ATJSTE At ASIA'S , •- WOOL ESP6ETB. The exports of wool from Australasian ports for the pefiod from Jnly 1, 1913, to January 31, lSli as compiled b-y Dalgety wid 00., Lta., compared , with-the figures for tiie . £prrespood-in.Ef sefen montlss of the previous season, show as undef:-'

There has thus boon α-n iscrea-sc for t-Ue period of 67,040 bal-ee, . TfiADE IN AIiiENSTfiEET. Yeßciabios.—A strong demand exists for preen- peas, and hiijh ratea. ore-ruline. Carrotei- parsnipf., t-attliilower.?, end. frejfch bains meet with a- - steady demand. 1

JFfuit.—Poa-rs and-np-pl-es, both dessert and oookinit, are "sellfhi: at estreaely' 'law prices; owing to th.e cwcpt|<3 : nai ■ iieav-j----coHs.iKnments'that ara coin%i " forvrarii. Plums. nectarißts. flad jjeachjee show'an upward tendency, and can be recprtmiendcil.'Excoptiondlly high prices .for th.is tifHc of year are'ruliny fbrtoißa%s. JKssino, Itm'ons lito d:iSll'-6f''Ml.e;'orid faiTly hciivy stock's ore held. Sup-plies ql Calirarnian- oratigcs ore almost exhaustod, but anoUjtsr let of o-riinses from tie Islands is dtje in oboiit'two" ivesjfc:; Benatias, e% from'"'fij'i(>' tfBK! '< ! in hoivy supply,' and realised moierate prices. ' '' ' ,

' Oiiiona—Hsavy. sbipnicntei froni theAwckland district have-been fdr.warded to T-ntl-<ieiif<*,'. censcijuent-ly the Au«ksand mar!»'*t has fl-dvanse-d.' S-upplies aye' W-aclaine -sjia.-rli.et from the Cant erbury diftrint, and the is £8 to £8 -per ton; picltlin-s oniofls nre quoted itt lid. to lid. Jer Ib; '■':...■ ■ ; ■ . -

Potatoes.—For Rood sound tubers iho qi-iot-ntio-n. is £-4 ner ton. . '

Flbur.—Ths- pric*. ex storo. Wcllinston, Tules at £10 to -£ : !Q 10s., to. braiid. Jowl's-rwheat.—The price fiw AefMei 2A. per bushel, tho quotation flow being 4s. 6d. to- <e. M. per bashe'l for -prime whole. ■' iTa.iis is exceedingly du-U of ealo at 4s. 9d. its 4s. 1-ftd. per byshci.

Braa—Heavy slji-pmerils liavo beefl for■nrarded to tho United Kirtsdom, And th<i> locaJ icuota Usui ie now £4 ss.''to £4 10s, per' ton. - - . . ■ . Pollard.—Heavy Ehinmtnts aje . ooming from Sydney and Melbourne, The present quotation is £6 10e. to £7 10s. per ten. Qatmeal.-JjeadinE brands, in 851b, bag-i, £12 10s. ffer ton; 2001b. "seeks. £12; tt-n-d 71b. base. £14. Roli-oiJ Oats.—Thi£tlo brand, in 4-Jlb. baw. and Oreaniota, in 41b. bags,-are felling at IU. per dozen bags. ■ ■

Chaff.—A good demand exists for nrimo quality oatensheAf chaff at--£4 Ms. to S5 per ton, <;s stow. Freeh eggs are dull of sals at Is. 6d.'to Is. 7d. per doson: ere-sbrved, Is. Id,'

. i Butter.—'A goad demand exists lot prime milled, in bulk, at 9«a. to Md. -Her Ib;: good tfiialtl.y, U. t-o ?d.

. Poultry.— Sena, 2». 6d. to -Ss. pnr tiair; chickens. 2s. to 35.; cockerels, Js. ti. 1,0 Ss.: Indian Runner ducks. 2s. 6d. 1o 45,; Ayiesnun' diickiinjs, 4s. to 55.; turkcv gobblei-e: ■is- per Ib., live. weiKht: hens, Bd.

Frws-sian' Blue neas are-slow of vale at 6e. S3. per bushel.

BroV.en dsi-s- for poultry fw-fliug ore in goeii-. demand et 3s. -sd. to 3s. ?d. vet bushel....

' SOUTHERN MARKETS.. (fir tohjrwli- Pr-«i» A."»i)fllati<>a.l

C'hristchur&hi-February 17. Very little grain is. beias offered, as fa-T----racts are stiil busy harvesting or threshing. Several eamplce'of wheat hayo been sutraiitted, which show o-f weather, and tlio only, sales reported nave been, made at 3s. 3d. and 3s. 3jd, at. coiffOry statkms. A few saiee of. cats have been made at 1-s. 4d. to Iβ, 6d. fw Dune, and Is. &d. fox Banish at country stations. There ie tittle business in oatshcaf ehaff, £2 IDs. betng paid for prompt dcliverj;, and £2 ss. 10d. offered fp'r forward delivery. The potato m-wket h-te not yet settled to hs.sine£6. for forward delh-ery, £2 10s. at ooufttty statione is offered, but growers' do nqt eeem dwiiosed to sell at present, and buycre arc- not very keen 'aboijt makins purchases.. Auckland is »ot likely to require supplies till about tho end o! jfare-i. There was an .increase of,about 908 actes in the Wop In tho Auckland province this eeasoni and as the biiirht off-eoteil the tops, the petatoee' <tro small, iT\i growers have been selling freely, supnlies biiiiß' sent to Wellington and theWfeit Coatt.

• BEAN ASD PQLLASP. (ReC, February \l. 5.10 p.m.) Bv Telegrapli-PrcEi* A«hiriotlnr.-CoDrtieht Sydney, 'feftruaiy IT.' Broa β-ud pollard aav« adraneed to £5,

CIIEAP COAL TOR GAS. (Rec. February 17, 10.30 p.m.) totictcn, February 17. London gag companies, re-port haviim purchased a (ntllion tons of- Gormen coil at 3s. per ion below En.ifli.slr prices,' WHEAT: ■' (Bcc. February 1?; 10,33- p.m.) LOriden, February 57. ■ The wheat market is firmy and Sis. 10id. per quarter is asked.

Payers EelTcre. £ e. d, £ a d Bank of Xcw Zealand ..„ — 12 4 0 liank JN.2. (rights! — a 3 6 National Bank -- b 8 9 Metropolitan Building .... — ig V a N.2. and Kiver Plate 2 16 — Well. Trtiet and Loan .. 7 5 6 — Chfistchurcl! Gas (£5; ... 6 13 9 — Ohrietchurch Gas (£2) ..... 3 13 6 Wellington Gas C-£10) — 16 0 (1 S.B. Insurance 4 6 0 4 7 6 Meat Export (52fi. 6d.) ... 3 3 0 Union Steam (ord.) 1 4 S/ 15 0 t?nion Stettm (ftref.) 10 3 — Uesgjcl Wdolleu ill ( • _ Well. Wooljen (p.r€f.i — 3 10 WestpMt Ooal — 111 0 Wostport-Stockton — 0 4 u Lcyland-O'Brien ,.-. 1 J 3 14 0 Ward and Co 5 0 0 — W.iP.O.A. t£l) ~ 16 0

1511. 1911 1913. ■' Cwt. ■ Cfft. Cw, New South. Wales 261,588 1E6.S9S 155,936 Victoria, •". -441,481 264,52? 275,519 (Jaeeosio'fld 151,330 90,036 556,944 Xeiv' Zealand 276,446 349,012 251,661 1450,845 890,265 8«,06.2 Bejimark 1,707,178 l,«S,01B i^06.759 Btiesia 636,884 683,650 751.414 Stfeflen 360.357 335,014 332,331 Netterlenda • ■ ' 1G4.655 143,716 . 155,172 Franc* 171,080 546,652' 248,679 United Statw 2J.05Z 2,596 164 Canada '...'.„. 61,536 27 813 Argentina- 24,209 67,244 72,418 Other countries .... 61,096' Uf.947 33,310 Total 4,S0J,693 4,005,169 4,139,622

■ " ■ 1915-14. Sales, X(iw South Wales 679,945 621,818 Victoria '.,. 373,747 J69.699 . South Australia 137,378 151,595 Queensland 255.983 17S.129 West Australia ..,„... 37,715 57392 Tasmania .,.' 19,987 13,582 • CottffionwealtQ 1,524,760 1,393,205 Sew ZealaDd 201,431 1S&M& e . ..-'. . 1,726,211 1.6S9.171