COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2171, 9 June 1914, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. A sale of Union Seam ordinary starts at, 255. was .tile only' traneactioft riioordc-tl la investment shares yesterday. The Quotations were as follow:— Buyers, Sellers.' National Bnnk I s~lf' 6 "i 4 ®" Met. Permanent — 12 (I 0 Well. Investment 0 11 i •— Well. Deposit 0 & S ' ' — Wellington Gas (£10)> .16 1 0 — Meat Export (£4) 5 0 fi' N'.Z. Shipping (ord.) — 15 jg § Union Steam (ord.) — 15 3 Union Stcain (prof.) .;.... — 16 J Mossiel Woollen 3 IS 6 Well. Woollen (ord.) — 411 6 Well. )Voolltin (pref.) ... 3 ?, 6 ~ Taupiri Coal '. — , 12 0 Wcstport Conl 1 10 9 — C. 31. Banka (£4) 12 9 Ward and Co 5 6 0 — W.F.C.A. (XI) - ISO NORTHERN ASSURANCE. The report of the Northern \fsuranet Company, Ltd., for 1913, pfcw-ivted: o.t ttus meeting at Aberdeen on May 6, shesvs that, In the fire department the- nfci. premiums amounted to £1,260,037, an ittuffeflse of £Js,. 573 in comparison with those of the previous year. The net losses irtre £643.353, and the total expenses of management (including: commission) were £472.355, TJte result' Is that, after rc.wrviiijj 50 pef cent: ei tlie premium to cover liabilities under current policies, a profit was earned of jßl!i.Wl. In the life department 1197 ps'Be.iaj were issued for new assurances aHjeuntipg- in th® astrregate to £440,640, yielding in aftnii.il premiums £17.577. The total iimiriije (if the your from premiums was £231,4.16, ,ind Eroin interest £159.238, and the inorfeaife in the funds in respect of the year's working was £114,500. In the accident detriment tho net premiumfj amounted to £54J2i isi the employers' liability section. £®S in the accident section, and £24,2!6 in the gnnfltal section. Tlio bfllancc of profit and iocs account, after crediting ft. with • £215,96 D, the, profit and interest on tfre fire airi tie. oident acfo'mts. and ii tviih tbo interim dividend oaid in ' Jiaraaihsr last, amounts to £308,047, out of which the dire?> tors pronosn to add £t'S,iCO to the stiff nension fund; to pay a- further divnteffiil et 4s. per share, less income is*, ursd «. honwe of ?/'. per share. ]cfr> incßm.e tn*. <iri jiecount of the year. absaHnns £-9J.?SO, <md leaving: £260.297 to be carried forWaTd.' The total accumulated funds 4iii Bciwmbei' 31 amounted to £8,253,940.

• ' PETTiDINO .MABKKT SKPOM". At their Friday's sale. Jfessrs.. A, S. Atkinson and Co., Ltd., of JViMiny, reporti-'i <v small yarding of pige., fpr which tirere was keen competition, prices sltijivius a decided riee in A m<?.d ; hv:n entry of poultry talcl at- lo.se TRicS:—PlsSWcaners. 9s. 6d., 12s. 6d.. 1J«. 50,, 15®.; slt-jis*. 15s. 3d.; porkcra, 265., 30s„ JCs, 6f1., 3is„ J2s. 6d., 395. 6d.. 425. 6(1. PonlWy. at per pair' Kens. Is. 6(1., Ift 9d., 25., 2s. &}., b, 9ti. Is., 3s. 3d., 4s 3d.: pulletfl. 45.; foekerelc, ia.'eil.; roosters, S;. Cd.: ducks, 3s. 3s. 3d. One pice! bred rooster, ss. Fruit, |>«edtu-«, ow„ snlrt at tlio following prices A'ptiietij Ss,, 2s 6(1.. 3s„ 4s„ 7s. 6c1., per ' vflrimM weights; potatoes, table. Is. 3d. 9s, 6d.; pig potatoes, 2s. M„ 2s. Sd',' t 3!"* cnclt: seed, <t>. Gd. per saek; pmjijikiiis.'ja 3d., 7s, fid. per sacl;; onions, l<l. per lii, bag lots; enbbages, 6(1. uhrl 94. e.ieli ; broil! 6s. per sack. Customs duty collestat) fit the wort of Wellington yesterday anioiirivi'd to ssjts isV lid. ' " . JirOJJ COJfMISSIO'SJiIi'S CABI/E, The Department of Agriculture, InfelHcs and Commerce has rerehM the fotlgiviiiß e.ablcKram from tlio nigh CsifsniissioßCr forNew iieajand, dated London.. June 6. cXv'v —Quotations, unless nth(:t\vi=;& c-jerificd' are avcrape market prices oil Mutton—A Rood (leiisatirl senrimues nftrt are linn, cenertaljy f;;r light ffisitisfs' Canterbury, 4 5-3(1. per Ib.'j f(ir weitTliti'.- lieov.v wcigbtft, Jfe'i.; Vorl'i %■ land. 4 3-Brl. for best o'uaUt.v light vviirtit" Lo.nib.—The market is (i.itf!. tin!- stedrty" There is less demand o;ii aecoiuit nf tin large supply of inferior minlity linslish Inmb. C-nntorbury twos,.fecr lb., j for first-class quality, to aj Mifli as 6 SM '

! Jiecf.-TiioM! is !(Wfi d.emari<! owuw fa) enpPHew of tincT bfe'rtii? iflfciro, Xnw Zcrtliind 4 7-iM, per 3b.: Teuta, i 3 T-lW.i ch iJit c-I M«ds, 5 S-te.i fores, 3ja. ; Buiwr.-TOere has been flltcwa-ton, m I the Ijylter inafK't since fast veels. .17.-. i! H-lt, ;■ quiet, per cwt. 114s. to IMWi Scvr Zealand, I BKirlsel fttilfrt, bat-steady, to lifts.; A usI trallnit, 'lias, to M4s.! Miboriiui, uiarhcii i timet, hut inieady, SBs. to Kfe.; Irish ereain- ( orv. flow. l«*. to ttls, Chwse.—The market is armor. 014 Can;i'Ei.:ni. firm market, per- cwt. 68s. to its,: new. in fiewl demand. Us. to 625.: 3few Zealand, in ROoel demand, white. fr&. Is 65:;., cob.MiPert Ms. in Ofe. Tlw estimated Vanadian cfeeasa stocks on Jtitle 2, IJS4. at t,o)ickiii, Bristol, nwd Liverpool were 33,K0 boxes. 67,001) f* j. ilit- fomc time last YO.'ir,' tfiii; New Zealand nß<! Australian ■sto/'fia on Jane 2. 1914. at- London and Bristol weM 37.85-0 crates against 34,f1C0 it the same time last year. Hemp—The market is quiet fltti stßttll bwiMAs iioiifg. Vtices li a-vo /tecHned. Manila: Pai? current. ss. icm, £26. Juno, to August shipments, ss. more. The ois'tiint. from Manila. fo-i' the veeek Sl.-9CO biiics. Ni'W 7.o;tJaivd; GTood j>er ton, t £S6: fair, -'(iiid to August-shipments, j ss. mjWo ill caeh case. Stock at jiew Zealand lionivj «t «!kI of May '.ras S7t tons. 1 ■ Si»a.L—The market, is reported easier. Kmv j York rrHnttf/i'on, 5/25 .rr.n. ctjUd.l to .£25 pei' J | tort- c.i.t Klirope. Shipments from Pro- ] diifins April were, HM93 bales, ! I (ißiiinst 47.938 during Amil last year, i f hto' j i; c fi of 4G.957 Tj.ri.lce*, I flfiainst iSf.CBS ttt Uh; earns time lflst yeajc. I market h qwß}., smi rety Httfe j offering. Jforain«s values pet ton. sceo-tii! { grade £!S IBs.: t-iiiri! erads, £1$ 10s. Stock j at. end of Mav was 3m tons. Kauri. Sum.—l'M! umtfcet is fifßl. fetit i little doins. Prices afo noujinnliy tau- | elisiiced. 5& packajj-es ffi.Osr.]y I low grade, tat tione paid, Jfeir»—The iiwrtot ).s /fiiiet, but prieca ore fairly ste-iny. knefish, per owf-.. HSs. to 1555,: tontiwrnta). 955, to SCos.j Oalifoijii/i.ii. 75:* to tOOs. : ■ Wool.—The market is <jrjlet-i but firm. [ -WHEAT AXD FLOOR. I By Teleffraph—Pr»H6 Assoctfttinu- 'Conyrifcht r toridpn, Jijiid 7. I Tho wheat market is firm, and orkip. iair; 375. 6d. is asfeefl and 2T«. 3d. AEFercd. Tlw wheat, and flour afloat int the 'Onffr c<J Kißgdam iotflla j,e®.Ce.O quarters: for the OciflUtieiH. Z,&sto€o; Atlantic shipments, 37.3,<X6; PaeSiio. nU. ,• The total irliipments to Europe during tfio wefk (imtititiied to 1.550..0C0 ituarters, inclttdim; ■. AasWafrisian 2f5,C53, ■ I,OND6Jf KAKKETB. London, ,fu.ni- 7. Hemp.—The market is mitl at a hich point. Fair Juiit'-Attgmst is at £17 7s, 6sl. Biilibef.—Para, 2?. 9Jd. to 2s. .10l', ; tslaiitfttion. ati.d. smoked, "is. 'id. pof ih, Ootton.—jim.e-July, 7-16Jd. pc-r lb. Capfa— week. Soath Sea, in bogu, £24 Ss. to ito.