COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2127, 20 April 1914, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHAKES. A sa]e of Wellington GaMlo) «t «16 7b. 6d. was the only t'ransßctiea recorded in invciitmcut shures on SaiHirday, The quotations -vvere. 03 follow:— ' Buyers. Sellers. ■ ■ £ 6. d. ■ '£ «. 4. Bank'N.Z-. (£6 13s. 4(i.i... }6 0 0 - National Bank S 6 6; — Equitable Building ». 0,0 ■ -- Well. Trust and Loan 7 7 6 - Christeburcb Gas $ 17 S T 1 0 Wellington Go 3.(£10) 16 5.9 16 JO 0 Well. Gas (preference).... 0 19 f National Insucancei , nlt 0 v N.Z. .Insurance ( — 6 0 0 Meat. Export (525. 6d.) - 3 1 J ITnion Steam (ord.) 1 5 8 15 6 Union Steam , (preM 1-0 3 Ka.ia.poi Woollen lord.) ,_ 5 S 0 — ■ j Well. Woollen (ord.) ■ 4 .1 6 Well: Woollen (pref.) SCO , Lcyland-O'Brion ' 1 % $ } J 1 Taringamut.u Totara 2 5 <! — C. IT. Banks, Ltd 12 8 - . THE BUTTER MARKET,. ; Latest, cable messages indicate thai tho butter market is easier and the valucE of Continental butters ha.ti?. faMen; laal week Banish butter was Quoted at !Ke. to U7e.,'. as compared iriih. 118?- 1o 12ls. in tho previous week, thus rejtistefioc ?■ dwline of . 45. per cwt- New Zealand and Aiietraliaft button? cannot maintain their pasitioess in | tho fac«.of tht3 movement, but- fertußntely so far a.3 tho London mafkefc is concerned, the exporting seaeon , frpta Australasia, is over. A prcat maro - o{ factories are making 'cheese, prices d.f which afe well maintained. Manutacturera and. ijterchatits must look to local consumption, to- absofb 'tho heavy supplies now in hand; jjossibiy furtlier shipments will bo made to faneouvor, and it i 9 etdted that etforts aw being mado to place butter m the South African market, but even With any relief that may be obtained from iheso sources, the supplies for tho lacal, market will bo large. At tho end of March the butter in cool etoro exceeded 65,f,C0 boxes, and a few days ago the total hfl.d incrcflßijtl to ever 72,000 boxes, and tho Wanntantti ligijrcs wore not available.' There- is still (he Miy output to bo taken into account. Batter should bo retailed !ii IVelltnslon this winter at about Iβ. Id. to ss. M. per lb. It. is stated that one firm in New Zealand holds 25 COO boxee, or more t-tai o-ne-tMri of the total now in cool store, most of which. cor,t a. shilling; a pound. Tbcrp heavy shipments of butter and clieesc during tho first half of the current, month. The butter exports totalled sl,sSse\rt., 3.8 agaiast 10 803owt. in the first half of April, i.913, and 155.899cwt. of cheese asoinst 96)0cwt,. Butter h.is occunnilD.ieA in cool store, lit epite of the heavici- sliipme-nts.

5.7.. INTBSTMKK'P CO.MPAXI'. 'Hie Sew Zealand Investment, ■ Martiyise and. Deposit Company's eretith anflMai re. nort aud balance-fiftest /or tlic- year ended iliifli 31 lart showed that-the nrt profit on the year's burineas is £1659 18?. IM.. Iβ which miist be fldde/l the stini <Jf £-39 Bs. id., brought forward from la-st venr, aiakißS ,•>. lo°al fif £1535 '«• 3fl. AaJnwriffl jftjl, dend uf Si p«r ccat,, asouatrUi* t<! £560 li,

sew I* re""™. bul iWonelltl-i fnr^rl.* lion. ' .; '■ -s-i■-,.:■.■ :-;5:f ls ■

fenwC l« ««*■ «»»»<. .'M'nrtjiij.* of J)uvi<ri! ■ I'ric-os Tor wool, shinn. «n«l luttow w"ro on'*'p«r wtlh tho™ fj.fli.Bfl.; I/...1. sate whilst Ultra wrro'Vl. ■'"■J"' .I"' , - , ' ,,, - Tlio nuntntlonp !or hl<tr;- nrii: .o».'llM\,V. f01f,.. rtp, ?M. ■ Li. sad.: «. mi'ilHi.fi,, ifcffl. w in ) .VBd.: or. litflit. •W and fimhr. 8 Vflil t<l Md.: row. Jiwivy. Itflb. -illrl nwr, L vt ,:"«v, Jiftlit. miller 43, BW, l» Hi cow, mertOiMi. 1» tr. H B)<L l» Oil: n».l, slippy an* h'upM-lor. ?«• to BW,; hul, si.* sid io ejil-:- yearling. Bill. ■In IW<I,: "'lf. Miljwior. Ifel. -to Isi; "ilf. .mmli-rnj* i.. 9t Other (,iie>)fl.tioil=> w!«/ifflilW; fo lh<*« (tiniii in the Tfl.nisn '<>! prices-published on Saturday. , , .

' FKU.UISG MARKET TICTOBT. / ' Messrs. A. il. Atkinson. m 4 ,Covl/ML )■/-- sort email entries ol "both poultry nnd. b!»s at. i.hcir *-010 on Frirtny.: prkoe realhSi r:«insr elmllar 1o late ratos. «"«*■?'■ tiiins:-IN>ultr.v. at per pair: Husks, i<). W., lv it. Ed,; hens. Ss. M., Se.-W1.,. 2s. «.. J*. Id. W.-Sd.. Jβ. 5*.: iMillotfl. S'.-3.tv45. M.i ceckortls. Iβ. M.: oWcte bon :til< fki'k* 6s. 6d., 6=>- 9<l Vies: WwiicW Sf.. «Sf; Si.: eUps. 65, td.. ''to. M... Wβ- M-: nnrlse'-s, S&-. W-'- 6fi - 41!, -: m*' in--.plg.m-:. MS litter, i3j Ijorftp, »,'Jj5. rmit, g.t jiPf case (ra.rious weiEhtß): Apjilen. ta. 6(i.. fe.. 3*. 6d., 45.. M.. 65.: ncafij, {(i.-'toraatocß, is. «d, as. M.. f>. Potatoes, tout *ad iaoks loie. In. M., »<■ 6d 3k, <S, M; ba., 6i*. 6*.; p«rnt*!*>«. *i' in ci ■ nuitrovfs. Ji.'ann 8(1. eacai: voirtiorp, W »*P biiftdlo: onione, sn.o?! tow, id. por Ib, Cutitoniß duty rMtfieA »i. tbc port »f Wellingtou ofl Saturday amownted to tl3w ts. pd.'.

SOUT.HJSBS SIAKKfrrS. . (B? Teleerapl.—Pttsw Aissofiifttion.l Oartiaru., April I*.. file iwliylarß have interfercil with (train Iransactiaiia, but the ilno vpcat»icr lies «n----ablcd a good doal ef threfthjne W bo detne, and tiie aiiailtfty hae bcou eroater th-pn at any time isiitco tire season ojponea. Wheat lias come back about a penny a fetisUel aii round. iSi sympathy. w«h outside marketa. and pTic«g 'have ranged ea fojlow at the curt of the. vedti-Velvct., i>. Id.i rrf thaff. 3s. Jd. and Jβ. lOd.i OwWrs Cross, 3s. 9% Marshall's white. solid straw Tuscan, is: Bd. and »». m.. white Hed Tuscan )i*s RoW at «. w. net delivered at etore. Os.te cojitimm to mawlain lh«r values, where the samples ar| "A" Ch-a.de tjartons fcaje been bbW at is. W. ft.nd ts. iOd. s And "B" Grade (it Is. 54. , nnd Is. Rid., all dpi at country siAttoW. A small pared <ji tbalUtif. hartoy hie be-en sold at 35., l«,i comimsswn. An jraproired inquiry has been «xp«waced far potatoes, bitt owing to th» wet eteit* of the irroumt Sitmfg has not bMa (jn a large f-ale, and'oirwnlßS froft the 00-untty have been s'roaß. QnW a. sm«!r proportion of tho wop has yet been lifted. »ud yaSuea etc not ret dnaisi'KrJj" flseo. : MWBOX MARKETS. . . ■ ■ Messrs. B-alsrety. and Comfrs-ny. Uißite-d. have been advised, by cahle from tjyir Lonittce.' totod April 16, ae fottewi :- Proaen Mcati-I/aftib"; Any change is in .lajour <"f buyers. Jfattoß: Tmws, Jd. to I*. Sdf ft. ioW mtKa...SD R linj«s tendency. W: Prites are |d;' Sower. The market js vtTv «uiet owing to cheap eupjdiee α-t chilled.- . .-,' ■ ' By TeUcriph-Press AiEodAtion-Oopyritnv, . '■ • (Rec Apfil 1?. 5.5 fl.rfl.) ' ' fcQiidptip' April ifr .•CepHL-the tt»Tl(et-i« -rather *»dtcr. SontX fi#»;i« bass. -.April-Msy ■ elupjnoot, ■ k'.Z- Hejnp..-t ! *.« marliet ie ,fi«ict. Hay.Tiilv Bhtoroc'nt., £2S'tus- per-ton. Gten-Mprii-May of-Amftl-ca,a: widdliflg «sttf)n. fl.ro clfe-nisg nl. 6.86 id. IJ'ulihW.-HaH fine PWa, Ss. OM.-.pSr ft.; piafitatton, Ss.i , smoked sbeett, «s. 3d.-to \sfo»nT.'2&.>d. to2e. 30} d. . Ai'uminiiim.'ijl.to £to. ■ Babbits it* dull stii jßtiuofffl. wbeaA is dull aiifl easier. ■ ■ ■

FINANCE COMPANT'S , -. i-r.ec. April IJ, 5.3 .p.m.J ■ . • UondQrt, Ajril 18. The British AuMiralasiM.; Wai ■ pompaiiy'B profit amounts to. il2Ssf. and tie amount to be rtttrind fouMwd is £15/<39.