COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2014, 23 March 1914, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

a ■ JNVBSTltet* BBARES. She oafcs of ißvestjnfint- shires on. Satufd:ay. 'V,'Qt G Rank of Xmv geq.land., rights., at J £1 is?. 6(1,. and Xational Bailie at £5 6s. 63. The Quotations itfti OS mnder:— ' j Buyers. ■ Sellers. i . £s. sit £P. d. Bank Xbw Ze3?aud (rights) — A I<S fl Rational. Bank — 5 8 6 Sp-estrijcni — 0 U 3 Ohrtaehardi Gas 6 17 6 — is'o.''iri"v,v,i «o- iiW) Id S 1 16 1,0 0 . TVcIl, Gas (prefermei ... 0 1.9 6 — (:imf ".sal : 15 Jfl 0 — Gcsr SfwiA (£0 14 5 0 — Union Steam ford.) ........ 1 -i 0 — tteatflt-rt-Htw-kta# . - 0 4 0 T.^y?r-.nr.-<y J Hri<--. 13 9 — To.r:]is3n!.uUv Totm'tt- .... 2 5 6 — TOafd and Ca 5 S 0 It.I'.CU. ($1) - ... 1 6.6 ' TAEANAKI : ' i .It aHtftars tha-t there is Some isrobabiUt.v liwt another Mtcmpt'.wiil Be made to <j£'* : vetep Tun.rmlii .' At the last monthly ifleeting of Ifcn Sew .Plymouth Harbour Board. tile following letter 'from Jfessi®. Hfrndrw Bros., Did., Glasgow, was re4d ; -.—"Wis will'ho jflatl to fcft<M>r liimh Son vii.it are slit' test terms on. ivii.fell you 1 could rniut the risl'it is work the iron--1 sand iii th,* l . TtciK'kheui'hood oi New Plyinoilch. witliiii S convenient distowe of plupflinf? facilities, ff-o ore in a position to Mminictiee Hie constntation of: piruit ones, and juroyidttijr the terms «4nOadt» able for <t EiaCQtvifint fupply of eaui,. .''. he nla-nfc would be on «, very Istrije w-Qu'ld. of ebutoe. Tcauh-f' ie be assured of an ainlile supply of iron-beoring sand for a very coTisi-dorabt.fi period of yfears. We Will be very glad to lio.Ve a reply fi'o'ni yott on this jndttor, giving. as many particulars as possible, boo,ring in fflind fto fact that we can So ri'sht ahead witii the rstn'oi'.shm.eut of Stodl Works cu a very .large stole providing.. satisfactory term* colli bo eoirn> to."—The secretary was instructed t« sn pply ;jii partinilars. It <!:pnears that a. fi.ebhe\v of s, Plymouth resident. Mr. P, K. Morrison, u-Jia ciLfii.e to N«ay ■'Iceland oil Captain, Efcqtt's first expedition vessel, the .Discovery, was much struck with 3 dUolu.y of articles nuwitifactufe-d from Taranalti ironeond. So paid t\y<3 visits to NiVr Plymouth, before returning Soma, whofe he is wow eottsultinnr engineer '.a Slesers, Hendry l3ros. lie evidently ncrer forifot wjiat Its eat lioro, 4»d os an oaic'ome of his cnthnsiosm Mi'. Motrisoii sent to S:otia.nd n. e'horf. time rtffo a Utrc rmatititv of irftiisattd. Tills is-as analysed for Messrs. Hendry Bros., mid alihonfiU Mjc. Kofdcon «Ht«4 that he iv-as iiftobfe W disctea tte d'ctaitod Wfiult, h« fsaid it Ksardci as dxtveaicly eatte* fESetorj-

BTOffift FO-R THE PACIFIC. Tiir> esp-arts of butter to ValieouvW and the. (fiuted Slate for the six months ended Fobruarv 2S in tho cast three years are furnished in the, "Sow Zealand Trade Eeview." attd arc <ts under:—■ 1913-14. 1912-13. 1911-12. Mbotis. Box?*.' Boso-3. September IMJS MOl - ORtober 22.062 • 13.118 161 KorcnibeT ... SI.SE3 14,281 6.578 pecesnber &B.S3H IMJS 8,588 Jimuarv' 52,888 SZ.E3S 12.499 February 16,7-31 12,481 IW!S 131,920- 86,634 39,053 IJipfs figures disclose wonderful growth. dnA U is obviawi tliot <jxporter4 are doing their -utmost to develop the trade. NOTES. The prices obtained for rosos at Christ-.' Bias Mine by the growers in Chfetso and New York arc twin*. The Christmas price, list of a few Mnd« 5s given hero:—American Baautlee with lone stems were sold at 48s. per dozen: wHTi JWhcTi 1 stasis isi., aiid then four other siassos from 3fe. i town to 2Ps. per uoztiii blooms. Iticlunonds are atiotcd by tho hundred, in five differ- I ml lcueth stems, from 75a. Sown. I<j &k. KiUarnojco veT-llsed <is Inch ne. 1&S. dow.M to a? ls<v as 365. per liiimked. The gtmvttt't own tftloctioa ranged between 435. and 30s. per tiimSrcd Mooms. Althoneli Hiestt fitiires e r -'"in very hich. it ninat bo remembered that the flowers were till-grown under class, e.t a considerable expanse' for heating, 6te. TJip. growth «f l-hij miliva.v systems onefafin" iu Conndo not only continued nnretarded dwin.g 1913, biit greatly etpeeded even the reccifd flinwes shown for ISiJ, This is till the more remarbaWc when jt is If;-in«Hi.herc-4 that the surroundlrtg conuitions irt tlie Doiniijion durinK the ue?i»d mentioned Were tiot very favoara-Mo to (tevcivnnient irark of any kiß<i. Jroney ivos toatce, trade showed signs of slaekemtts and cenerail'y there wo.« a distinct fallißK off from the iiiKh le-vei af <ietivity (U?rtaye<t Wevioru=.: ly. As a matter of tact. approiiaKltely SiKIO miles cf »e\v Hr» were cvpleted. brlnsins the toial up to 29,300 miies. CTjSTOMS. dntic" efti'ected nt the nnrt of Wcllinelon. on Saturday totalled £917 1%. 4d-, the amount for the wlc beios..'£lsJESl 'J- fid. The feturns for tacli of tho past cigiit wco-as, compared with JtiE litturcs for the ctfrrsspondinu psriod of tho prfeviotis year, show as under;— IMS-W. 1912-1 V S, £ Janaary 31 1&.892 13.912 February 7 , 15,124 26.862 Tefei'uattf 14 27.956 14,118 tebruary tl 10,716 86,«57 Fsbruary 28 •'- 19.762 13JE80 Maroli 1 16 . 68 & 25.516 v«i TC h 11 23,124 12.427 , km)' ii •■■■■■■ 35.551 ' 18,619 £MT,«I £162,71! •Ota iwmr duty' enllootod lest ",sc!i amounted to - i205, »* against XW ss, for the correfjiaiidiing week of iast year, YEIUHXG MAIIKIiT KKPOIIT. XTessrs. A. U. Atkinsoß and Co. .Ltd., of fyitdinu, report FitiQll entries of poultw i.t«rt pic? Nt their weekly eale on Friday, price- twine on « Par with teecut «».l:us. A uiiaviilv nf frtiiU produco cud siuidrio» we.vs disscsc'd of at usual tales. Poultry,

«t per pair: Chicks. 9d„ Is.; liens, to fill.. 2s, 6i(.. 2s. 9d., 35.; eocfcerels, Jo.; roosters, 2i. 6d.. fe., oi. 6r1., !e. 9d.; Reese-, 6?.; ducks, 4;., <«. firt., <s. Sd.; turkeys. ss. 6d., 6s. W., 6s. 3d., 7s. 3il-. 1«. 9d. J'urs: Weancre, -Bs. W„ Bs. Sd.i slips,' Ms. id., iii., -IDs, 9d., 1?-.?. Pony, £4. Other lines; A.pplcs, Is. 65.. Is. 9d., 2«., 35., 6s. 33.; ioniatoffs, preen. Is., ripe- Es. to a*. Wt,; tucunibcr-a, le. to 25.; peiU's, 3s„ 2j. 6d„ 3s.j cjti.tnoes, 25.; oil pes" case (various ticijrntfl); potatoes, 45.. and ss. per cwt.; oliio-n.s, ljd. pet lb. to bag lote. . j

WOOL AND 8188 SALES. ' j Messrs. VV. <r.mt 0. TurAbaU and Co., Ltd., j report:—A sm'nlemcntal-y wool sale in addition to the ordinary skina ati hide sale i was held io tho Town Ball on Friday, when there was a total ottering a£ About ■ !£OO bales by nil brokers. Buyers, wen? present in good nttmbcrft including several ' oversea buyers. ■ C'offiijetiiioii wa« Jseeii, <rad pfioos for wool nhd skins wore on ft par. with last sale, and for hided showed aft advance of about a farthffte; Wool: Crossbred, flfce. l'Od. to Ifljd.; crossbred, luediiim,. coarse. 9k. to IPJd.: inferior crossbred. Sid. to 9d.; niece? ftiiil hellion, Ed, te 71d.; locks and stained : nieces, 4d, in 53d.; CTiitchiiigs, medium tt> scroti,'7d, to ?9d.;liopJ»3, 9d. to llid. Sheepskins: Ha.lfij.rcd, 9d.i fine cross* bred. S\d. to 9d.; medium t*> coarse crossbred. ?d., to Bird,; t?hort to halt-wools, tijd. io 73ii.; dead and do mused crossbred, Sid. to J*d.;'lnterior and badly daniasea, •"■)• to b'l<l.; lambs. 7ld. to Etd.; damp; eoilt«il, mid green, 3». 9rt, to 4e>. lid.: pelts, 6}d to 7d. Hides: OS. heavy. 9d. to 93d.; «*< *ediuni. Bid. to 93d.; ox. light, 6d, to 9 3-Bd.s cow. heavy, SSd, to 9d,; tfow, medium, £3d. ts> 9 3,8 d.; emv, lfc*ht, 8!d. to 9jd.i out. sliifpy, and inferior. Gsd, to 94.; foti.U,- S'tftg, Bad. 'to- 6jd.; yearlings, 9d. to lsd.; calf, fttpnrior, lli.d,'. to iffid.: calf, mediupi to sood, ICM. to IZd.; calf, daiimgcd, ,7Jd. w 9Jd. Tallow: 111 tasks, Ks. Ed. to 273. '9d.; in tilts, lfe. 6d. to 2Ss. 6d. R<iK.ehair. Is. 3:1, to Is. ii.; c*\y Is. 6d. to Is. oju.i e»w Unir, iOJd. to .Slid. OAMAEU AAI3KE-IS, (By 'MceWL-ph—Press Association,) QaiiiarUi March 21. A. ftooti amount of business lias bcein doiic lit frrain during tho w£eiii. Velvet wheat is iii Rreatcr dcaiiand, lrnt- other BOfts less so. The felUminir are the f-iiof.'itiou.s:— la. 7»d. m 3s. 9d,-. H*d TiifiCflfß. U. %1. ts oe. 9d.; irarsheil's White, 3s. 7id. and is. m.: ■all net at cosmtTy stations. TfteM lios been a better demand for lie«vvy cats, and eood millißE Gasfcans Tmvo been. ta.Ken at U. BH'. ottcl to. 9d, far B pr-lde.. Tito nnid* has been Is. 7d. and ts. W. tow, Sd., oil net at country stations, A hue of 750 ea-cfts of iiri*rid Ki.iHmß barley. has been sold at 3s. net at country staUmis. PvAcam nas sold at 33. net at ootiMry stoj tinti«. The quotation for tuelisfoot seed of pood nndlity is <Td. TlWo fe UWIo BtlfiWesfi doißs in potatoes owitM* to the tfbsenee of orders for shipment.

BANK OF ENGLAND. By T*leSra,|ili*-Prqss As^iciitfion-Co-pyfiEh-t ] LOhciarv March 21. , The Bank of England return issued for the week ended Wednesday, Match 18, is as under :— iTOiE SD-.PAIITJtPNT ! S«t6-lasu« *53.011,50!J <3ty.tt«bt — £11,013,030 Other stourj. tioj MM .088 Gold 3H.562.tn0. m.mw* £D3.oii,cco Ewriss WfAftntfis-T. frenfrotfeis' Govt, seouvtcrt.iiltß.l SlWoiim vies... ... £IU S MOa Piitiljodi- Other sectui' iiasits ...fffstfoOOfl ,«<!s„, „. 43.819;00fl OHiwdo- ' „*««* pessits ... itO-IiT.GOO K«toa . ... 29.575,W» ■lies't,7-day -. , ' ind atiaarr ' .... .„.„.„ Litis <„ „. 5.789.000 Coto 1.H09.0C0 fSMS7,OOS . fdG.ISMOO Thft kadfag i.t«m-s. pf the Bank fef laud return afford tho fallovim? compart »an;— Ibis iT«ak last SaSt S«ar ; ' £ ' £' £ Rullioa „-. ... S9-Stsi.OOCi. IOjTUXM. SS.-65*.000 ■ n-ossrta Sl.mOflß' ai;S55-,OtJtJ ■m i tM,WQ .Nbloctreultlloti' J.i,4!js.«aa -28.'23M03 SB.JBt.dgO PohHsn'ososrts 3r,ttß,ocq' -25,6-27i(KX) Qtlier BejiosiM ■10.iW.000 ©,9-22,000 48,637,008 ■Pvo:t?oi'tioi'i of ttitbiliUos' 15.02 19.D9- 40.16 ' tONDOS JUEKSTS. (Bee- Jfarei 22, 5.5 p.m.) . ■Loftßort, Jtefch .2!-.. TCo-Sf Zealatid hc-rbp.—Tho riiarket Is steadr; Matah-STor shipßicn.t, £% »cr tail. Rubbcr.-Bne hard Pata, is q-'aotet! at i£-.:\ per li>.-; pkutfftion. .first lfftfix, Ss, 53d.; ;| femokecl sheets, iB. 6}; d. ..- ' Copfa.—The mar-tel is weak, am tiiete ■ . -is Btily a small iM'sincss-.dijfaiff. ,SoJith- 6eav..i in 'imss ,Mirch'-A.priV-Mdy shipment', £24 U.*. jjer ton,' ' - - ■ v , ' ■;'■ Cottpn.—MMoh-April tjiipaciitft of A.ra*vl' ' can ittirtdling potttin.ar.c clearing: at «,vsß> . tier lb- '"' '•',.,,- ... . ' Bnhbits.r-There is a- snaittlj' bfitte <lc- ■ maud for rabbits, bat- prfcesi aro unsha-tts- ■ ed, „ J ____^ J __ " SBA3JE JIAJtKET. ' ' . A sale <tf WdjttiaKt at is, was this only, minihpr. frttßSactioß recorded. on/Saturday, i'iio ciiibtAtieiis \seto as Iflfta'w':— ."' iiiiyers. Scllfcrß.. £-3. d. £ % d, „■;..;„. J■-~ ■ - J 00 Con. Grrldfleld.s. ..;:...■,;.,.,•..... —■■■ .'0 IS,& ttoss Itecb.flEtrUffted ■ — • ■ ? 311 Talisman ;X-.:. 118 6 2 -is 0 Woihi ', • HO ? ! •tvaihl Grand Junction ... 1 5 3 1 5 9 Waitittgi -.0011 — SWOIv ■ IB.v Ass^elxtlaa,! '■ A-ncMand,' staj-:eh 21, \ The fallow!n? Rftle.a. were, ln.adc on the j Außklaii<l Stock Eischaiieie:—' .-. ■ ; Bass, 3s. ICi, 3s. 9d.-. . Talisman. *1 IBs, 6d.« £1 19t); 3d, Wit-llii, &2 Os. U. ....... .' , %'ate.hjnaif, 'ss. ICd. $,%, Inßuraiie.b, £5 15s. 64. Koti-oaal liank, £S 7s, l Dunediii, ifnrcli- 41. • s S«le an 'Cliancfc;—JniHifeiia. M os. l&. , Sdies I'fiporled:, tJniqn-Hanfii £55. ■ .

FLOOBISG AT BBSS 3USE, HqHMiUa., Mm-cU ?■?. Tiro fintis rami) was Hooded oh Satirfda-y owinjr to n> break in (to water-race inter- : ferine with tbe woykSne srf Hits hydroelectric plant, i'he Pics'e-1 ■ciiKiuo wis set, ill. motion, but it was found. Must the water supplv for -eoolrm; the engine was cot off, nftil it bcMroii necessary to draw the- mtmnn. This wae catrfcd out success- ; fully, and in Addition to «ccurinß tira motors one starter' was afco brought to the . surface, ttcpairs are bpin* effected to tfio ■ race, and o-pcroiiotis will lis n-sutMil i-ii a ■ few days. . BKEiDGIKB. Hsinedirb }foreh 21. Wrcd-swtf returns: Oiriir, i'loz. iOdw'fc. fer otic week: His; and Shine. No. 1, 440z. 6u\*t. for 130 hours,; Bis* iiijtl -SMrje 4 No. %, -330z. Mwt. for 125 hours; Bising Sun, 38os. lJtert; for 1«2 hours, TALISMAN MINE. Talisman advise* as to-Bows:—Sent W Lniidon the fol'lowinT «iW«gr<Vfln So. W level, sotrfch drive—Progress SSJfe, assay* Sow; sinking, No. 12 tf.tirze, pfoer-ess Mi., wot wider than wittze. value-. £19 Ms, W '■