COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2207, 21 July 1914, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

■.■■-•■■ /INVESTMENT. SHARES: . \ .',/ ; The; sales of 'investment sharee recorded yesterday were: Bank of New Zealand (£3 6s; Bi,), at'£lo IBs.; and' OhrietchiiTCh Goj, at £7 6e.' The quotations were as follow:— ."'": '■ . . ■-'-■■•• '■■••-■.■• Buyers. ' Sellers. ;-:■ ■■'■i.-y-r. ■ : £6.-d. .-£ B. d BankN.Z; (£3'6s.-Sd.) ...10 17 0 ' - Bonk N.Z. (£6 Uβ. '«.) ... - 171 0 National Bank .....'. 516 0 . - Christchurch Gas 1 7 5 0 ■ — -Wellington Gas (£10) 16 10 0 — Standard Insurance i 1 16 0 118 0 Gear Meat (£1) — 3 18 0 Meat Export (.€5)- —. 6 3 0 Meat Export (£4) — 5 2 0 Meat Expert .(E2s. 6d.) ... ■ - 30 0 Union Steam (pref.) ...... 107 • • — Taupiri Cool ..„;.;........... 116 12 0 Westport Coal : 110 0 T-Westport-Stockton 0 2 6 — Kauri' Timber - 0,19 6 C. M. .Banks; Ltd. 1 2 6 1 3 6 Goldcni!,Bay .Cement — 10 6 Word and Co. 5 0 6 — iW.F.O.A.- ; - .'159 EXPORT OP PRODUCE. ". . The values of the principal products exported from New Zealand during tne month of June', compared -with the figures for the corresponding month' of. last 'year, show ae'uuder:— . . . . ■ - June, 1914. June, 1913. • ■ ••' • ■' £ £ ■" ■ Butter , .„: 31,462' .15,462 Cheese '..'62,972 67,649 Beef ..'..■........'......; 83.880 74,576 Mutton carcasses ... 161,851 280,710 Mutton, legs end pes. 2,104 5.7E6 . . Lamb .- 379,570 ' 431,296' •Wheat' ; :.. i 58 S7-' Oats •..'.'.........::....■. 13,553 , 1,428 .■■ Potatoes ....;. 557 560 . ' Hemp 61',928 ■ 99,004 Babbits, ct«. .........' 886 4,265 Tow ■.'......',....:...■ 7,073 8.702 ■ . Kauri-gum 56,761 44,369 Grain and pulse 14,187 14,763 ■ Hops ■■■„: 3,263 2,957 • Hides. ...:....;.... 41,576 : 28,282 Skins '........ '92,837 137,725 .'Tallow ; 83,253 102,897,. . • Timber 29,850 27,494 Wool 332,004 414,762 Gold.-. .-.:; 141,932 73,217 ••..': ■.'_"■■ 1,621,607 1,835,9.71 For the month there is a- shrinkage of £214.364. The value of the exports 'for the year ended June 30, totals £23,045,565, as against £21,700,476 for 'the. previous year, the increase b6ing £1,345,089. ' • ...

WOOL, SKIN, AND HIDE SALE. Messrs. Abraham and William, Ltd,, report :-We held: our monthly sale at Polmorston North, on Friday, and offered a large catalogue.' Bidding was not very spirited, at times and a few lots had to be passed owing to owners' reserves not being reached. We have since, however, been able to make a deal for nearly every line passed at eale. We quote:— Wool.—Our- offering comprised 120 bale* and bags of wool, the,bulk of which, comSriscd medium to fair crutchings. Meium crossbred from 7d. to 9d.; dead, sd. to BJd.; pieces, -4d. to 6d.; black, 7}d.; ecedy lambs, 5d.; inferior crntchings, sd. to'6d;clean criitchings, 7d. to 7Jd. ' Sheep-skins—Crossbred, One, 7Jd. to 83d.crossbred medium, 73d. to Bjd.; crosebred damaged, sid. to 7d.; quarter wools, 6*d.-dead,'Sd.-to 71d.; lambs, s}d. to Bd.; hoggets, 7d.; black, 6d.: butchers' skins «u per jiiece, oroa?brcd flue, 55., 6s. 3d., to 6s. 9d.; crossbred medium, 3s. 7d..-3s. lid., 4a. 6d., ss.'3d. 6s. 2d., 7e., 7s. 8d;, Bs. '3d 9s. 2d..'9e. 6d., to 11s. each; dead, Is. 7d 4». 6d. to 10s. 6d.; dead hoggets, 2a; cross-' bred salted, 4s. 6d., 55., to 6s. Calf ami Yearlings.-Sound calf, Bd. to lljd.per lb; calf, cut and' slippy, SS. to 7Jd.; eound yearlings, 71-Bd. to 9Jd.; slippy, 6d. •;..,■ Hidns-Oi medium weights, Bid. to BM.; cows, medium -weights, 6d. to BW.: light, 7.7-Bd.; cows,'cut,- 7Jd.; heifore and steers, 7d; to 77-Bd.j bulls, sd. to 6d.; hornes, 45., 4s.- 3d. to 133. 6d. , ' ■ • : . Sundries— Tallow,- tine. S2s.-6d. per cwt.; casks, 245. per cwt.; horse oiO, 3e. 3d. per tin; cow hair, l\i,.. r ~ FEILDING MAEKET KEPORT. ' Itasre. A. 11. Atkinson and Co;, Ltd., Tβporting on their weekly ealc. quote:—Poultry, at per'paii I —Hens, 2s. ,6a., 3s. 9d:, 45.; roottore. 3s. 6d., 4s.:'turkey' gobblers, '6s. Pigs-Weaners. Us. 3d., 15s. 9d.; slips, 16e., 16s. 6d.,- extra good 255.; stores, .239., 245. 255...255. 6(1.."265., 275.;- sows .in pig, £3 lie.; baconer, 50s. Horses—Child's pony, £2 155.; cob, £3. Apples. Is. '6d., Iβ. 9d.. 2s. 3d.. 2s 6d., 3s. 9d., ,45., 6e., 7s. pel , rate, various weights. ■Polatocs- U ,fleble. 6s; 6d., 75.. 95.. 9s. fid., per sack; pig, 2?, 6d., 3s. 6d., 3s. 9d. Pumpkins, 55., 6s. 6d. eack; marrows, 3d. cachr s onions, Id. per Ib., bag lot*; swedes. ss. "64', sack. Hiiy, meadow. 35., 3s. 6d. trnss. -Lucerne, 3s. 3d., 4s. tni6S.

GKEYMOUTH COAL EXPORT, (fly 'feleErsrh.—Prtse Association.) Croymouth, July 20. The week's'icoal export was:—BrunncT, 325 tons llcwV; Point Elizabeth, 1250 tons 6cwt.; Liverpool. 1775 tons 7cwt-; Blackball, ?891 tons scwt:;-Papar«t, 450 tons IScwi.i total, 7963 tone lcwU. '

LONDON WOOL KALES. Messrs. Levin, and Co., Ltd., have received cable advics from their agents in London that the following clips have been sold oil their account at tho sales now current. Tho priced named being the average price realised lor the fleece wool in oach instance.—JlM, Karioi, 107-Bthe of a penny; London Hill, Blenheim, 126-BUi.h of a penny; Kiverbcnd, Mastertou, 115-16ths of a penny; lluatca. Alfredton, IOJd.; Mar, .Waiigunui, 10jd.; JCM, Opaki, 12d.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S OABLECIItAM. Tho following cablegram has been received by the Department of Agriculture, Industries and Commerce/ from the High Commissioner for Now ZcaJiuid, dated London. July 18 (quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot) !—■■•■•■■■

Mutton.—There has been no alteration in tho mutton market since last week. Canterbury, 48d. per !b. for -light weight; heavy weight. 315-16 d .; North Island 43-Sd. for-light"-weight. Lamb.—The market is 'weaker and slightly lower, and holders are anxioue to sell as o, result of heavy arrivals. Canterbury, two's, 63-163. per lb.; heavy weights, four's 6{d.; other than Canterbury, 61d. for light weight. • ■■ ■--■.-:■

Beef.—The market is steady, with a fair business doing. New Zealand hinds, 4Jd per lb.; fores, 33-Bd. Supplies of American chilled beef are small. Hinds, 61-Bd.-fores, 3jd. Kivcr Plate shipments received during the!month of June, 1914 —

. ■ . ■ ; ■ Mutton. Lamb. London 70.994 45,047 Liverpool 171,348 21,233 Cardiff 4;C00 2CO Hull 6,CW 387 Southampton 2.452 7.192 , Newcastle 3,349 2,620 Totals 76,679 Totals' for Jun-i— 1913 278,544 ' 86,445 Butter.—The market is steady at the advance. On account of the dry weather in Ireland there ia a, decrease in production, which has been estimated at 15 to 20 per cent. Danish, market quiet at the- advance, per cwt., 1275. to 1295.; .New Zealand, .quiet, 116s. to 118s.; unsaltcd, lies to 1206.; Australian, steady,. 108s. to 1125.; Siberian, m good demand, ; 104s. to 1065.Irish creamery, in ,fair demand, 114e. to 118s.

Ch©3se.-Tlie market, is steady with a moderate demand. Canadian, market quiet White- and coloured, per cwt., 635. to 6!e • New -Zealand, steady market, white, in small supply, 655. to 663.: coloured, supply meets the demand, 635. 6d. to 645. 6d Hemp—The market ie quiet with a tendency 111 favour of buyers. New Zealand good fair, £25-per ton; fair, £23 10s.; mamla, ..fair current, £26. Forward ehipment about tho same. The ontnnt from Manila for the week was 9000. bales. . ■ Wool.-The market is firm at tho adfane*.

°. a Je, Peas, and Beans.i-Tlie market is quiet, but firm. , ; LONDON MARKETS. : , Copra.—There has been more businese South Sea, an'■ bags, £24 to £24 10s. ner ton.-.- '...:' - - ■; ■

Hemp.—Market dull. High-point fair, June-August, £24-ss. per ton. Rubber—Paro, 2s. lOid. per lb.; plantation,: 2s. 23d:.- smoked, 2s. 33d. ■ Cotton.—July-August, 7.15Jd. per ]b. ' Galvanised.iron, £16. and £14 per ton. ~ Fencing, wire, 1355., less 3 per cent, off JlSt- -.-■■'.•' i ■ v ' Wire netting, £62 10s., less 5 per cent. ; Off list. . : . :■:■••■ WHEAT AND FLOUR. By Teleeraph—Prees Association—Copyright L. ■■■ ■■■'■' London,' July Iβ. The wheat market is firm and prices unchanged. . . • • . • ■ \ The wheat and flour afloat for ' the United kingdom totals 2,625,000 quarters;' for -the Continent,, 1,720,000; Atlantio . ship-. ments, 609,000; Pacific, nil/-"The total shipments to Europe during the week amounted to 1,200,000 quarters, imcluding Australasian 48,000. .. " .. ■;:.