COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2310, 18 November 1914, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

--•;i;:.;';:-"':; SHARES. •'•.■'•'■':''••- ; '" : :.-'- ■ The foUowinejeales of investment shares, ..were registered?on: the'' WeUington Btook .-'.....iixohange. Bank, £51;y ;:,Qear o -Meat: ■ (£1), £3-133. 6d.':;'and:Whitrrcombe and:'Tomba,'-''£s'.losV' : The Quota-' ;:tiona were,as follQw:—;...:. ■..,-■-■.•;, i. • '•■ : ' i .-';'"-;":^- ; > '"•'!;,'v:':;r-; : !V--Bny«ra::;'/BeHeTS. -;-' :^ '^ :i ■ ;■W' : ' A.& - £.s.,d.' ■: -:Natfon«l -Bank.-...;;.i.v.'.,..-- 6i-2;-.« ■' 0 ■'■::'•• Bank N.Z, '(new) A».v.:;.:v'l6" 6; 0 : ' '■'.■ "-■-,•■■ •.. ; N.Z.'and OKiver:,Plate J ',;r. .1 19f0-; 2!■ D.'O -;:-TVell.MTnist. ; vLcffln»(.litdi;^-7-sV.'fi-•-' 7- ( 6 6 ::\;olnistohuroh, Gas -(£s)'-;..'•.''—'" •'■' 7' 2: 6 /^: ; Weii;;Gas' (£io):. ;;a;;;;;;::r: ; "-:: 'J leva; 6 --' M6at.Export.(£2:-12s.- 6d.) — --- ?.'-.- 415-0- : :Xfnlbn Steam (0rdi>....... 1.1 3 ;..';-'—'*'■-' '■: :WcH., Woollen (pref.) ...... ■^•■-- : : ? 3 -SJO ...Westport ...-....:.; ;.... '.. -' "• ; "'*!11 9' ;...'...';. 0-3.' 7 :■"" •' ::—:':■.:" : ;.:,Wardand; Co, '..■;;.:...;:....'..,-;-:..- .5 1-^O- - .WELLINGTON WOOL' SALES, '^l : r V The associated wool brokers-will hold tie ■: first '- sale to-day; •■ beginning.' at ■' 9 '.'a.mV '-~i when over 11,000. bales :will T be'.'offered,'the', of .the.several brokerßheinijap.. ':' proximately a-s .*.-;■■■;.; ::>~i-<:.:: ~ ■.:■■'■.. ■■■-...>.•.:'. -•:!;>'*/BalesV.v: '■'■::. '■:... Dolgety and Oo'.-•-..;.'......',.".:::?..';; '2800 iJ : -: ■:.,'■; '■■!';-Murray, Eobcrta-and C0'...'.;..'.. -2760':.; t T. -:--)':.'levin and-Co. ih:::;:.::....::„...,;:;;l,' 2300»>;-• \vp.-;;.lioitn and Mercantile. ..'.V.'..Vi;:£., ; .1400;V r V'i f i:;■{;•■ ".Abraham and iWiUioms ;■..;..'..-..,: . 950 -. ~ :'■-"•.;■ j:.-'W.■■■-end G. Turnbull .i...:,.';.-;.'.^:'' 420 • ■'"' ,v.-. : ;,":'::-; United .Farmers.;':;'.!?.::/ ...S/»«»..; ■-- 'WO;■:: '■■; 'K r'-'-V-■■':■ ':"';/■:' IjsS''' ■ 11,030;:; '^ : /-:'-.'Tho.'wool'will be offered under*the usual .: ..cbnditdons of salej-but owing bo the.pro-; : .. v Ihibition of exports .to-enemy countries the .: following .special conditions- will be .added: :.■■■'..- "The auctioneers will-only, accept the .•'.'l; bids .of abuser on the express-condition •:•; that : such buyer is not acting on-behalf ofi a-principal in Germany..Austria, or Turkey. ■ - , , ■'.. ■:•....;.->. •:. "'Tie, auotaoneerc reserve to-'themselves ■ -. the .xight of cancellinj: any. Dur'chase.'mado :; In .violation of this condition;" ■v..:< to very keen competition, ■ -'especially for crossbred.wool suitable for -.'; manufacture into' "khaki'' ploth/for uni-' ':■'■'■ forms. .Good as'the position was'for. this .•/'class of wool;.it, promises ,to be evenmore : .monounced, as the Imperial Parliament -~ lis; sanctioned-'the increase of. the Army. !''■. by. : another million men. At the momeht ' .'■'• mffinufacturers at Home hayo not sufficient ."': of, the.raw material to 'meet'the: pressing : ■' demands of '."the Aroh'y authorities iin^Eng; '.land end.-France,'hence whatever supplies. '.'V-Vare available will be readily taken up and :!.;r.apidly. shipped.'.','.Thera'.'is ;no.real, dearth " ~o.E": wool suitable. - for manufacture into- . r'Khaki cloth;'.;.bjrt; the:.tronble: arises;.from: .' tire fact that the pressure, has .come at ■. 'a,:-time when it is between'-seasons. '"Pre-. ;■' '«en.t!y New Zealand, Argentine, and South 'Africa' will be able to furnteh-.-all: the - 3-.IW. wool required. To-day'e prices should ;. 'be-.Tery. muohLln favour of sellors.onil.the : prb'tapt realisation shouldr put- many farm,;:;'',ers,' in credit '.to meet the expenses of im-'-'proving-their holdings... ...' ~ •:';,:■' Oustoms dutj;' v collected,.,at'..the'port .of |!WelHnßt6ii yesterday amounted, to £2834 lyfa.Jld. :'■;■: : i \.,v.; i ;>- - - :> , : m ::-K "V " ; -.■■'' xtr: ;;; : '^' ; sojothben .';maesbtb? ,'■ - ', ; : '.:■ (By rTdegraph.—Press'' AesociatlW.) '.'■;; ■ l. r .;-?,;. -";:.-'.■>.-. Ohr!stohurch,"November 17.:^. '■;:'-Sfobe .the: holiday ..week'; business'in the v. eraini and produce market has opened very...quietly.."CNo.:wheat is offering, and- .very ,'ifew-oats.' Oatsheaff-chaff is. in fair' de■rniand,':dnd,tlie price has firmed'to £3 3s. . 6d. -: As';thfere;jst;bnly.V,a'.luhitied£amount' . •'_■ iofferins--. potatoes have.' advanced. to, £2 10s.-. .. 'per ,ton;: at: country, .stations.': When-the ,)pricb: gbt;':dbwn':,t6; 20a.'/poi:'.'.to'n:.trade.'.waß. ,-. 'neglected;-.-a3':it. ,\vas ■-. not expected''to' im-: .':,.pr6ve-;aeain'.V.and. r stocka i were allowed to -.-i-rrin-; dowu:,se'veie;frosts- vnhich cut down i.crops,-.'especially.- in the'North'lsland,'has ;'.Tenewed.ithe : ;demarid for. bid'..potatoes,'end : ."the price- has'-'been Raised to-Beoure' eup:;t'. '■'■'■''■ i '.-'-\:-l-'-': : : :V;^;rafl^^imAT :; ltoKET.;;:i ..:.! "" -'. ■■'': Messrß.yGirbert' r Andex6on iand '00., (Messrs: :' '.Wellsop^rEliott, 'and. .00..vi.100el agents), ■'"'•'•; writing/: on'the :,frozen :; meat, market under k '- date, report -as. follows: ::-—Tho~first-'arrivals Jof-''ooilled 'beef 'since :.- /September,'-14;'consisting of 25.000.7 quarters. : ;■: werel.marketedj'this'.week, .for. which.there- -,; was a-disappointing demand: the.oheapne?« : :'. nnd.-econbmioaKnature T of Irish.beef, sup-; ; 'plantinfrHti-'Home-grown: Tho same liberal" :... supplies Ireland and the-^country .:-'cenerallyi.',that' have .been. a. feature.-'of .':.: tiie'-market-during.the last six weeks have; ■-;;com"e'.forward.. : ,'Holland'.also:iß, exporting ...heavily, .'-.Dutch • pork and >veal!.. being .'in great '-eyidenoo..'. on -' Smithfield' . market.- ;.'. : Beef:-'.Scotch,'side's,';-7d.-7id.:.-English,'::6ld.V ."":' 7Jd.jMrisli.i6sd.-6?d. ; '-Mutton: Scotch, Bd.- ' >EJd.;. i ;i!ngli'6h;,. t :7d.-73d.." -■• (ewes,' r ;- sJd>6d.)l I ;:lrish,-'6Jd.-71d; ! ;:.'Dutch,"6d':7d..-Tegss'Scotob;. ; •-' Bd.-83d;;'-:-' English,? 7d ; -8d;; Irish,.' 6Jd.-VJ(I.: "'■ Dutch,":6}d.7id.:; i.Scotch -hilli-'lambs,: 6Jd.- '. 7?d. - Pork. 6|d.-7Jd: (Dutch,-' 6a>7d.)."" Teal. '..-;. 6d.r6ld..' '.<: :-.-.&ozen'.'.Mutton:■'.Arrivals. since. ■-'•■:. the middle;, of vhave'-been, 27,000 ; ; ; :'froni-:Anstralia;i : S4,o(Kl:- South ..America,: and :-.-" 25,000 .Neiv Zealand.:; . Only; one steamer-is ; ! >; eipected :,from"-i VNe.Wi. Zealand /during. , the .'.next ■ five ■• weeks-vr Canterbury sheep,.v4s-56. '>"'66*l,i"''6ga".;:'t64-72,i":«d'.'; : best- North-Island ;:' and: Southland,.' 56-64. ,5'13-16d.; 'ordinary - 'North-Islands, 56-64. 53d.: ewe 3, 51d.; Ao'a- - /tralian'. wethers, .40-60, 5 3-Bd.: .35-55 (second > cruality), 5 3-H-; Sonfh American wethers. ■':'-. 4055, 'Sid.; 56-7Z; 6ld. -Frozen- Lamb:. Oan./"'terbury., u-56,'6Jd.; 36-fIZ." 63d.: "52-50,,6 3-6 d;: : smalNsecond. quality,. 6 9-16 d.: Southlands . ''and selected North-Islands. 2842, 6}d.; 0r- ,.: :dinar'y North Islands, 6-3-Bd.: South Amerl-. ■'■':: can, 28-36, Beef:; Ohilled " foree,"'about s£d.;hinds, 68d..'Frozen: New •'Zealand.fores, s|d.; hinds, 63d.: Australian .;crop3r":s3d.; hinds, 6}d.: Argentine fores,. 6gd.: .-hinds,'-62d.; Uruguay" fores, , 68d.: : lhtnilav;;6id. , r .,,;,.- ,',;-; .;' '. ";■;'•.; ■, ;^; ;.;'-' -S\. 'y. wheat; '"■:.]■:■'■■.': :'".. . By Telejbaph—Prcs3 Association—Oopyright ; ; '-;;:' !-.igj:.'.;;; ';:: London,; NoTember 16. : .- Tho-',wheat market is steady, with, little ;";inp.ulryjr ■',■/■■:■'-!?■:"•? :.;;-;:': . : V:'-..'•;..";■ l:''--'': : : -'S«'.' L....London..Kovember-16. ~ Oopro ; rOash.-'"£s2 175..'6d.'-tc'-£s3j. thieetaonths,: £53 10s. to £53 169. ■ -/Electrolytic.. £54 to"£s4 -ss.' '■'"":■'.':':' ",?, '■:•:■ > Tin—Oash, £139 t0:£139 10s.: three .months. / ai3B.to»,'£!3B 10s. '-••• \- :. / Lead;;.<£l7'l6s. : :;././ "... .:.;_.,/../-. /. / ..: Spelter, £24-''sfl.''tov£24 10b.- .'.'■/ ->-■" "J .■•": Ber,"Oliver. ,is quoted.at 22Jd. per our.co' .; 'etandard.'/. ■",'.- ■ • ' - ' v; ■ '.- ; ; :^hlbotone'; wooii sales;;:/; \\ V- ■'-''■ - ''?■}■''■ i.November.l7.' '.'.'■■ 'At ;the wool, sales thero/was/a/'decided; -. . Jmproyement« and ,' keener competition; ' Prices'were;in' sellers' favour." ■■:, ;:' V