COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2177, 17 June 1914, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. '■ The t-roiisaction:? in la-vestment shares yeaTerdsv were Kquitahie Buildim;' <it £5 ?«. id.-; Wntftn prefercncc, 20s, Td-4 and ffestport Coat, at oCs. 3d. The quoio tions -were a.s foil-low Buysri Sellnra. £ i« 'd. £e.d. Bank N. 7,. (£6 lis, m ... - 17 5 0 ■ ClHfist'shiirch' flas •*- J J { Wellington; -Qaa f:£loi 1.6 7 6 — Wellington. Sw (pre.f,l ...ICO — Standard Tnsurti'ntfi 1 15 0 Ohristehtircli Scat — Ij 5 0 jifeat Export (£4) 5 0 0 — Kninpoi "Woollen (0rd.).,.. — $ 6 0 tVcllinelon WcoUott (oTd.l — : . I, iv n Vfett. Wwlfen (prefc) ...3 2 6' ' * Tyiyland O'Brien — J J 9 O. ?i. Banks, ltd I!? 80-wron B.rmS 0 6 . j —• BCTTEU f?TATI'STIOS. The imports of h.nttw iti,t»i th® Ijnlt«d Kined-oro daring A.flr-il wwe JAitQfeirK', against 370,7226-wt,, for April, 1913, of a' dec::e<ute of the - decrease -being mainiy due to. th» smaller inmort-s ftoin Atf'st.rfiliieia, imparts of buttnr into the Vnited Kinßdum dii-ring the flrst four weeks of tho year compcre as follow - !9t3. 1:914. C\vt, (Hit. YietorSa 1-61,196 154,381 K«# Sau.th: Wales E9.46S -69J7Q Oiiecnsland 88,262 61.497 New Zealand. i 6:l t KS 2'6t;.7i'B fM,138 536,26.6 R-osste . 143,05 a D'on-tnark «..., M-2,,745 586,5'?6 Sweden. 1C.7,580 : 2!.«J Ne't-lreftods 27.509 25.352 Franco -2.938 31! 67 N'artli-.Amer.tea.',, — "g#S' Argentina -.-..a 49iit 28,1224: Oliher'coufitncs 15,43'2 11,734 ■ Total 1,38 j, 592 1,5©,®5 f he'total for . the foi'ir mn-Stili.s. ehost.s an . Incrcigse Bf lMi'so3c#t-„, comiiftted ivit/h tho : ei;rre«poii(!>Tig period of last. year. Sew : Zealand sns-vys an incfenefl of io,s£3i;-wt., but' Austrfllto ■% deGroasr: <>E abcjut. fer Wie four ijip.ntlis. rertin.arli. elwjws an in- : oreaie <st 44,ljlcwfc., and Russia an i-ncf-casß of M,Jl9cwt TRADE I\ ALLEN STULET .frixlt—tElro Afi-Rnfl, due en Pritev, via the Coolr Islands, -is' brißpfni; the :nj.bn-lhtv sMpi«ipn:t..Qf liananas and oranges. Tho MoeraU, from Sydney, due: to d.ty, i s bring-.hg.l-or f.his mflfkej a. ntee assortment .of 'AlfUttfttfe*. -ptissi.on'fcuit, nK>..ud"«i.'tns, find liMDoni'.. Choice desJertoppl.es, aioo ojaakfns ■ ajijiles.,'- ftrts ift stfong demand a;nd moltiiitf :iris'h- prices, -of bot.h sort« pan ho recommended.. Choice dessert pears ate in kc.e'n dcifiand. the most pofillar 'viir-let-y Beins! Winter Xclis. tcm-ous are crrtr. in£ w-eeMy from. So-iiih Aiistiai-Xi, in moidcrate riiianUties. mid the !,!i.il;ty • i« in-, eefjd-ingly good., hei-n.s: e.q.-'usi-W-Messind, j fhs lft-if.er are now ttff the rta.rkst, .: V-wetahlefiV-'-Cb.oke-c.o.uffjottcrs (tnd prime R-tiali-iy f;a;bbngßs are sellinpr at eifrenic rates; eoler'y'and Sftrin-ips ate Iti eieeife-n-t •AcßUipd, while marrows, aw> on the low side at p.r-e-sSrtt 0/i-J»8« Tis-vii: oveßir'otf innulry. ««o4 Can. .«? ipi'jj £« to £1 10f-,

itiarkcC.cont'V'niieß to be well supplied. fttifl prices rango Jro-in £4 t» jBS fiei,' ton, ■pjous 1 .—¥jte quotation i.o.b, sotith is $16 per 1 an, the Wellington- irrice, ex store, homg Xil.

i'owls' wheat, prime .whole, hae. pood inquiry at. is, 6(1. to te. rn. per ibuiihe). Frnvb' baiiey is orceediugly slow offals at Es., 9i. pgr bushel. Caps barley is in poor demand at is. i/L mt hu=het.

ilftizi?.—S.outb African 5s quoted at 4» sd. to. ?'s. Tel. per bfebei. Jlras.—Supplies are somewhat lighter, and the ®s $totc qaotaitoii is £4 ss. to £4 ids. per tcm.

Folierd,— f J*he Australian rnerltets have advanced-, Sew 55cs)aii-a {stilling at £7 to £7.56. per ton. „£ a }? 10 * ,L ~filing brands, in 2S'b, bags, £12 IBs. m ton.. ' ' It.s>lled Owts.— : Sliistle brand, i>i 4|l.b. bag?, and Cremoata. in 41b, bags, are ectliaft at ICS, par dozen. Ghat?,~Frti)(» quoUtr oaten s.he:af rhr?ft J" (pood inquiry at. £4 55.-to £4 lis. per ton, cz Store, ear-Itp ia, U.fokert pttos tt;ro in good demand for plfc ana nsoirttry feefting is setting jdt. 3s. Sd.'to os. Sri, per bushel. oi .S 11 erit hos goo:! inquiry a i £4 se. to .SM IDs. jinr ten. Fresh- eggs have (leeJincd con.stderaH'v, -Mi price now being Is. stf. per doifea; irieserved are quoted at is. 43. . rP-'tf ' n . Boa 4 deriKtfiA mime milled '-Od * *Ud. per lb.; .good quality.

PouJtr.vy--Hcns. t 3?. to %. -6d. a pe.-irr good heavy birds,- 4s. to 55.; coetereTs, .ss. 59.. to Ss.:Pelrtfiir <ffid Aylesbury jueke, 6s. to If,; Isdinn riitnor ducks. •!«. to 55.; turkey goblid* 5 ' 1S " V '°' li 3" !ivc hens, iCd. to

Custom** duty col'lectied ot. the port of WeiJ'.ngton yesterday amounted to £5429 13s, 6d.

Wtt-TireUS MAKKETS. 'fir Tclerraph.-'PreM Assoflatioll) CHrlstcliuroh, June 16 ■ Tlier# is no wheat offering: from griswerfi. but tfltre «tr«) rather .Snofe graoe oftte, for whfeh tljefe is difiicult-y itt "finding ten on. account pi tho limited loco.l e'en* eumntson. A fairly large of A Brnce oais will be shipped Home by tho urhfl-m itnd Pimtidaka. Barloy it? ' Tory difS.eiilit tfl i-eU, and fjir inai'tinE 'cffiii he ob-. tamed for less titan U. (&,■ The potato markci ha ? frn proved a little, as there is rather tnoro from the north,' Though there- are report,? of SalSs doWjt #.b lj>w as £? fe., a good deal of 'basmces has hce-ii So'tle dflijiis the tot few days o.t £ilss. A sto.ti«n j within a. tcn.-3n.ile radius of Christchurch. Bayonet 'that distance 3-oWe'r prices ' proportionately Are offered. A Ictrgi) qimn-: t'-t-y. of .pote.ioes arte Ptocked at l.vttcKon awaiting- shipment. Ffiep'jr meat m.vkkf.t. JJessri Oiibert, Ajidor-son and Co. (Messrs. Jlelleop, Eliott e\rid fat,, local in. ®W traim meat- dater London, Jla-y a. rgp.feri as ISD.ows;" Home Grown,—There has heeii a jfood inarket, with thereased prices. Dutch mnt-. ton jd etoiQll tfUftntitiea now eo.ifliriE? to 1 hand, Scotch beef, 6id. to 63d.; Engliph, |3. to 63<1-t Irawh. Sja. to 6id. I'fti.tfeih; S'cotoh,, 8A to ,9jd.| EogH&t 6jd, to ,B(Li. PUtcfl, ?4. to 84.4 ewes; to ,65d. Teii'; Scotch,.9l;d, to led.; Etjglisll, 7Jd, to Bid. Irtrnli, 9,1(1 to I®, Pork., 6Jd. to 63d. Ycal. : ?{d. to Bid'... ■ ; , .geti.eral atmos.nher.e is' ntiich as reeards Cud therc are moro inquires for small sheep. TTa4e has been srood. Frozen X'uiton-. Oar.terburvand ■hsrt Nfirtlj Island rcnian unaltered, but ordinary Jfeir Zealand sheep -fife i-iid. ■ Jower.. 35wes. slow sale and sveeiiief, Canterbury cheep: iSib; to -SSlb.. S;.d.: 561b" "to 64Vh., 4 BM , 641b w 721b,, ijd. Best, Xorth Tstrtftd: 56'lb. t04(j..; bt'(iipd;rv t ijrt.; •five#. *Blb. to -.Mlly., , iOtb.. S. P<jc6ni3 h'aaJiir, : #lb. ia 551h,» W&*. 301b. to 6G1.&,. M t'6lb. to' 721b'., 3:43,.; mto 6411),, 3fd. Fm«n hamU ' —.Litflitei? ?,Wnm<ittts. liieb-t- arrivals anif ctfi Itave tho ud&ltto and ,rnes ore nefJip rea'dily absorbed. Hr-fl.Vy' Jambs ttre favajitWttl-y .a'(fop,te.d bv 'the Msih ''fices of n.mie-trrowi,-. teirs. CMterburv lambei. nt> to ,151b. 6»d.; 351b. in 4211,.. 'j 1 7-Sa.; t-o '501,1).., d. Second miality: C.-inierburv {small), 554! fio!ithlan'<t nn« best No-rth Tsia'nd, 28Mi. .to 4Zlh., 5 7vS'd.; ordinary. 5 K-lSd. Aasirol-on-. 281b, io 421b., Sid, : fair/Tin to 361b„ '5 3-Sd,: inferior, 51<t, South Amtwon: Tip to J6lb„ 5 3 Bd.; 361b, to 4?,!b„ 5 W6d. Beef; Chilied has shewn iranyo-veTien't, Bfiee'gllv' .in hinds. jYOMtt $ wto Bttti'. Ch-ili'eid Wn : dS, ojd!: fores, Slid. New Fores, .3 MM.; IriftdS, 4 T.-16S. Australian: Crops, 3 ,5.Pd, : binds, 4id. South Ammcan-i Poies, J 7-}6g. s feinfe, f J;8& WHEAT, tty Tele jr a nil—Pre >s A«v>ei«{ton-(;oprrlßht I 'R'eo, June .16, 11,10 p^m.) _ j - ~ London, Juno IS . Tlie.whca-i market is d;;l!, with a teßd- , oney in ■ the buyers' favoiir, ' . 61L?PR. „• 1 • London, June 15. etonfed 55 (IHot<:d "5 li-16d. per ounce BRBifigTOFFa, ~ v. , , . London, June 15. t-T h ®i ,y ! 5e ® t .fICFHCt Aflrtat -fbr "the United t-otals _3,?if1,000 quarters; for the ESS®**' Atlantic Shibinciit^ 45fi«r Pacific. I5i(M. T;h o totol shipments H->iFiS we ! < h rn ' , s., .amoiin-toa to }J2°,OCO qparWM. iirclij'dms 2'.;.C<o qsiorters jTfira tjho? Aw&Uftfri. ofisiCo9 Rtjße.iQß. fejJOCO to^Fffn-tm Austra.