COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2166, 3 June 1914, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAKKB Sales of Leylana-CBrinii shares nt 13* -'2; ?. ,!d \™liagt3n Woollen, ordinary, at £4 lls. 6d. wore tho only transactioiiii in invcHiiHint snares.rc.-!fli"Jc:l yesterday. The quotations were as under:— Hi|yore. Seller?. No.tinnnl li.in!<' sr i n ~H ' Equitable KuiUHug .!..""" 9 5 0 — kz';<ir.\rravcr n piatc ; :.'.:::' 2 2*6 "- ° Wellington Investment .. 0 11 2 Uol|. Trust >Hi.| Loan ... V R (, _ CliriftohnroU (J-3s .760 — .Vapicr Cias (£5) 8 0 0 _ Paliaeitobon Nortli G<\« .. 10 5 0 — Welliiigloii Ci-as (£10) 16 7 6 -. National Insurance — • 2 13 & v'i n "^'- 1 '.""''"in'T- 1 14 6 - h?J- |, h .'P p . ,n S (<"•«•) - 15 15 0 h.i, Sliiunniir (pref.) 10 5 0 _ ,Jlo«fieMVoolleii 313 6 - <!■,}■ }J oM ™ (oril.) 4 11 6 1 12 0 \v-ell. Woollen Un:-t.y ... 3 2 6 — ttcstport Cral (old) 1 n 3 — Westporfc Coal (new! J ft j Toringnmutu Totftva ... 2 S 0 2 6 6 C. Jf. Banks. Ltd. ..: 12 9 - Sr<iu»i'i K a ,,rt Oo .- d 1 o N.Z. Paper Mills ■ 016 Go IB 6 Word and Co. . 5 ti 0 ■ ■ \v.v.c.\. (£5) • _ «:; fi \\.i-.C..\.. (it) _ l 6 0 I.ONDOX AND LAXCASHIBE PIKE • INSURANCE. The report of the London dud Lancaeliire I'ire Insurance Comixuiy, Ltd., preT*i o<. tl,c T eli " ? Nt Liverpool ou Anvil 23, covers the year 1913, and status iliat in the flrc d«ii«rtment the net premiums amounted to £1,713.441 aniV the nst losses, paid and outstanding, to £846,644. The ilrc fund reserve for unesnircd risk's has been increased from £658,5C0 to X66.CCO on additional reserve has been commenced with tho sum of £ICO,OCO and £177,204 has been transferred to profit and lots account. In the marine department the net premiums amounted to £218,370 and the Sμ' 'mi 503, . and ouManding, to £1«,271. The marine funds have been increased '/SVl 84,50 !! to£lß7 * end the sum 01 i-66,692 has been transferred to' profit and loss account. In. the accident and general aeiiartment the net prcminme nmounted to and the net lossco, paid and outstanding, to £233,980. The accident fund reserve for uncipired risks has been increased from £232,000 to £273,500, an additional, reserve has been commenced with Hie sum of £ieO,ooo end £17,574 has been transferred from profit ond loss account. The amount standing to credit of profit and loss account at the closing of the accouuts for 1912 was £855,595, from which Jias to be deducted the interim dividend of £59,692. or 12s. per ehere. less income las, paid in November last, leaving o nsHr-lnl. anoe of £795,902. There is now to be &1 Si -The surplus on tlio year's operations, after providing for all expenses, income tas on profits and charges of everv liinrt amounting to £423,006, and interest" on investments from tTie several account--, amountina to £113,669. The total available balance, therefore, is £1,332,578

'TIIADB I.\ ALLEN STREET. ■ Pruit.-The transhipment.'of Fijian bnno, Tim ej i\avua. «re. duo here on Friday! Transhipment of Island orauges. exstenm«r at Auckland, came- to hand yesterduv, per Warnnioo, and «, Ini-ge proportion of Uio consignment had to be fumigated; tlie condition generally waa not satisfactorv. I'n.e Sydney steahior, due here to-dsv is bnngm ? . in addition to the usual ship, ment o, paesion fruit and pincepplw, a small lot of mandarmes, which should meet with good competition. A eaod dcmana exists for choice dei-iser't flpple«, wllile eacond-quelily apples arc som»what iicBlcctcd. First-clase cooking apples axe in good demand. The market for choice de=seri, peara has advanced, ami consignniuiite can be rcaoinmcntlefi. Messina lemons arc in plentiful supply. Vesc'taiite3.-&uiliflower.j are realising extreme rates, and the demand for par'nin, 13 very good, 'l'ne supply of celery is «hort of requirement!-. Jlarrows arc in hcavv ouppy. nnd low rates are l-n'uw The usual demand csists for pumpkins and leeke. ; Onion*.—A good demand exifits ror firftclass samples at £6 to £6 Ws. per tonpickling onion's arc neglected at ss. pev Potatoos.—The mnrket Is very heavilv supplied, and the current quotation is £4 lco. to iJS 15.". per ton, ox store. Flour is without change at £10 per ton f.o.b. south, and £11, ev store, WollinEiwn lent tht iMiial discounts. ■ Fowls' wheat hes very good inquiry at 4s. U. to Si. 811. -per bushel for whole, grain. ■ Fowls' barley is slow of sale at I* M per buehc'i. . "' Cape 'iKirlcy is iu poor demand at 3' Id. per bushel. ■ .ilaizc.-The last «te«mcr brought con-tignmcnti-i of Jav<i. nud South M'riran iiKiizc. the (liiotatioii for which is «>-. 3d. to 4=. 6d. liran.-The demand continues steady at nti i • ncr t0 "' uv si -ore. Pollard in in strong demand al. JE7 to £7 ss. per ton. Iticc meal, for pi s feeding, has fair inHHir.v at £4 5.«. per Uin. Oalmeal.-Ijcnding bronde. 251b. bags, £12 ICs. per ton. Rolled Oats.-T'nistlc brand, in <Hlli end craimoU. iu 41b. bagy, arc selliii" °ul ICs. per dozen. . " . Chaif.-l'rimo oaten sheaf chaff is meeting with ready tale at £4 ss. to £4 v-s per ton. ex stare. / ' Broken peas arc selling At Jβ. s<l. to 3s M. per iiusucl. Shell grit' lms fair, inquiry at £4 ss. to £4 lte. per ton . Fresh eggs are sellins at 2« nor rtn7f.ll. i?'"d 1, t0V , &i 10 ta 9<,:; <lml '"™" er ™"i "t Butter is in cxrcllrnl demand. Prime niillei, in bulk, is rrallMng mi. t 0 n»d. per Hi.; good ciiiality, led. * Poultry.—Jfeiis. 5?. to 3«. 6d per n-ir good henvy birds nilitig at 4s lo 6? ■ <' o i.|-' trclf. 3s. 6d. to !>.-•.: hru.vy yann<'° ilurli.e' t?. to 6s. 0(1.; Indian HunneV (!!»■!;,: 3=' M. u> *<. 6d.; turkey "obblors 1« ml' lii" live-weight; hens, !Cd. to lid." " |IL '.'"- Cu=loni.= duly cc>llt-:tt'd ot Ihc port or Wellington yesterday ■ iimouuled lo X4CJ3 Z*. Sd. FIiOXKX JIK.VT MARKKT. }10.-?r*, Oilhort. .\m!ci«n niid Co C,[c«r.« 3fcll<?:i)i, Kliolt hihl Co.. lurn-1 ' ro' liorting on the meal market under date London, Api-.l 24, write ne follows:-uome-growii: Average supplies have met

a firm rlcmiiinl. I'ricfcj iw liscf ere easier, acolch sides, old. io 65<i; 6d. to ,«'!•: Irish. 5-Jri. to lijd. Mutwn" ScafcSi, 'lid. to Bid.; English, fe'l. to Vjsi.; ewrs, 5-M. to S.!d. Tegs: Mcwt-Ch, B'd, t» 91; VJcl. to Ed.; English tatafi, 9UI. to Iβ ¥«>l, 7id. to BJd. Peru, W. to ill? Frozen: The market .is in .an nnUcalthv condition. Stoaks Are heavy, and arrive A continue to pour ifi. Th« very large supplica of chilled and fru7.cn beef are having a detrimental , effect- oil all clusec* of ti'ozcu meat. Frozen mutton- Arrival" from nil sources uwoiint, this mouth to over I.CCO.CCO tarKKssee. and th? market t* exceedingly vvcrSi i n coiisciiueacc. Canter?Si ry I, ,1 , I ' ol, ' P hl - io im - ■«•: M!b' to «»>•. 'W.; 6411). to 721i>.. Skii Bc-sl. Iforth laliinds, 561b. tr f «!>,.. «.;'ordinary 3M • ?M- m .-,,, t0 .to'")-. •**•; secoiid qualiw, Mlb. to 0510.. osd.i m» iSlb. to 5011)., 3i'd. frozen lambs arc sharing jn the tincral decline atttsattgh the weather conditions aro .ill in favour of a jrocd demand. Canterbury lamb-; remain Tra'clMinses- btM other clawcs arp lower. Canterbury. Mlu. to 061b.. 6i(1.; o6H». to <21b,. 6*d.; «jb. to up., sjd.; sccßßd quality Ssr-aaJl). ijd. ,? lil " l ' d ,«' 1 *««)> Island. ZBU). to 421b.. 5 13-16i1.: ordinary, 28-iis. to 4Kl> Gad.AiistrnW 28Ij>. to «i!,., .5 S-Ecl.: fo.fr, W eor 361b., a o-Sd.j inforier. 5 3-Bd. South Amcrw'an. 281b to 361U, 5?d.; MIL; to'tilth., Kd. Bscf: Fore? ere selling badly; lilii-na fairly hrm: chilled fares, 3 i-'M.; fcimSs. <Sd. >ew Zealand fares 3 3-sd.: binds; xisi= Australian crops. 3-id, : hinds. 4 «j • Sout » American force, 3 5-lSd.j hiad<