COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2386, 16 February 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

1 ■' ' r— : t ". DTVBSTJIENT SHABE3. ' TJiere" wereno. transactions in investment rfiarcs 1 yesterday.'( The quotations were; as

Customs duty collected at- tie port of -Wellington yesterday amounted to £2001 fe. 7d. , . : . , T. WHERE THE COPPER GOES. ■<: Tfcfe Washington correspondent of : the ."Times" givc6 tho following striking statistics respecting the exports of American copper to neutaal countries during September and October of 1914 and 1913. Copper,"of ooursc,"is"ono-of the chief essen'tials for rnnnitioi&'df war:—'

■■■■'«; HIDKASD SKIN RKPOItT. Jfcrars. Dalgety and Co., Palmcrst-on Worth report:—At our usual monthly salo held- on Friday, -February' 12, we offered «, Icitrc catalogue of till classes to <i full attendance of buyers. Competition waa very- keen for (ill lots, flud prices wero somewhat higher than those realised at our lost sale: Wool-Crossbred, bright, and clean, 10M. to 13d ; medium to inferior, Od. to loi; seedy, 7Jd;' to 'Bd. Lembs-licst 'lines. lOd. to Hid.;.seedy «nd inferior, SM. ■to 7(1.; dead-wool,-Bd. .to 9.,d.;..be11ies and pieces, M. to 'Bjd.locks and' pieces, 6id. 'to 7d.; locks, s}d. to 61d.; crntchings, 7d.\ to Sd.i black wool, 7}d. to Bid. Sheepskins. —Full wool, coareo, Old. to lOid.; medium <and.\.fins. lOd., to> MUd.; damaged . aid

I broken, 7Jd. 1 to 7Jd.; dead, 7d. to 73d.; inI ferior And damaged,. 6d. to 6id.; lambs' skins, 9d. to 91d.; inferior and damaged. sd. to : 6}d.; pelts, 4Jd. to 53d.; (jcflJter end half wool, 6Jd. to 74d.; butchers' salted and part-dry. pelts, and lambskins—Bare pelts. Is. , to. le. 3d. • sliorta and quarter-dry, 2s, 6d., 2s. 3d., to ,3s. 6d.;lamhs,. Js. 6tL to 4g.'6d. Hides-Ox hides, medium to heavy. (Ojd. to'lOjd.; steers,- 95d. to sjd. CowsGood lines, 9|d.; farmers, 8 5-8 i to 9Jd.; cut, Bd. to 9d.j 6lippr, 63d.; yearlings, BJd. to 9£d-: cut and:damaged, 6d. to 7id.; dry hides, Bgd. to 9 3-Bd. Horse hides, 6s. to Be.; calfskins,- sound 10Jd. to llid::' cut and damaged, 6}d.:to 9d.; dry. Is. '8d- to 3e. Sundries—Tallow, in oaks, 2Ss.; inferior quality, 235.; tins, 14s. to. 205.; rough fat, 135.; horsehair. Is. • 6d. to 2b. 2d.

I FEILDISG MARKET REPORT. A. H. Atkinson and. Co., Ltd., sold on Friday a: good yarding of pigs; prices ruled low for stores and slips. . Fruit was m full, supply; peaches ■ sold 'well; for pears little inquiry. We quote Slips. Bs., Ss., 9s. .6d., ICS.; stores, 18s„ 20e„ 275., to 35b. 6d.; porkeTe, 405., to., 455.. 6d.; harness pony, £8 10s.; old horses to £3; harness, 295. -Ponltry. per pair—Hens, 2s. 6d., 2s. 9d., ■is., 4s. 3d.,- to 4s. 6d.; chickß, 9d. to le. 3d.; ducks. 4s. 3d., 4s. 9d„ to ss. Grain sacks, 7s. ito 7e. 6d. doz.; potatoes, 3a. to 4a. bag; peaches, 4s. to 55.; plums, 2s.'to 3e, cafe; pears,. 2s. to 3s. 6d .cose. ;. . SOUTHERN MBAT COMPANY'S SHORTAGE FREIGHT. (By Telegraph.—Presß ApsoctatlMLl : Chrlstchurch, February 15.. The situation in the frozen meat trade here with regard 'to the shortage of freight remains unchanged. It i« said that unless something' is done to divert more ships to the South Island there is little prospect of rcliel for some' time. Killing,will be very intermittent for the next three months. •

. Th© Chrietcimrcli Heat Company notifies lis -employees, that. it intends closing its' worne ;at the end of the month. > *

COAL EXPOETB. ; /■ . FebrnATy 15. : 'The weeks . coal : export from Paparoa totalled 1700. tons 2cwl~, from Point Elizabeth 1689. tone 4cwt., : Liverpool 2343 tons . 6cwt., ' Brunner 1422 tons, Blackball 2290 tons' scwt;j .total, 8177 .tons scwt. , .

WHEAT A3TD FLOTO. BxTeleffrtt-ph—Press Association—Copyrlghi

; ™ London, February 14. • The .wheat ajod flour afloat lor the United Kingdom total 2,295,000 quarters. .For tho Continent, 2,805,000; r Atlantic shipments, .051,000; Pacific, 73,000. The total for Europe 18.1,440,000, including from India 7COO and Argentine 143,000. • - - -

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED BEPOBT -The' Department of Agriculture, Industries, .and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the High - Commie* sioner for-. New Zealand, dated London, February 13,r 1915.... (Note.-Qnotations, unr less. otherwise specified, ere average mar-' ket'prices on 11 spot):—' . ' ■ - , Ifeatr-There' ie a . good demand for all descriptions, , r , and' prices -are ' advancing. Mutton: The market is very'firm. Gut-' terbnry, ia'not ouoted, as there is no eup- ? hand. North Island is : quoted at 5, 11-16 d.' per ,Ib.; Lamb:'■ There is a good demand'for-everything offering. Canterbury is~not-quoted: other than Canterbury, per-lb. 7.3-fki. Beef: The market '!-iT°j y *S™'" to short supply of ohiUed. New. : Zealand hindquarters, per Jb.. 6Jd.; fores, 6d. Chilled,-.hinds, 7,1d.j _ Bntter-The market is quiet-, and at the decline i: Prices are irregular. Danish, per cwt„. 138s. .to 1405.; New Zealand, 1345.-to 1365.- to; 1405.;' Australian. 1325. to: 1345.; Argentine, 1325. to' 1345. .. oheese—The market was firm until about .the middle of this week,..but closed rather ■quiet. - Canadian, -quiet, white and coloured,, per cut.. 88s.-. to 90s.r New Zealand, Wiet, _ white end coloured, :87s. to 895.; English cheddar,, market : firm, owing to supply running ahort (present- quotations ? jJ? 365.). Australian, ./white and coloured, 85s, to BEs. The'e.s: Tongariro has arrived, but, ..has not, yet commenced discharging, dairy produce on account of the congested_6tato. of the dock sheds. ft : -Hemp—mie market is firm, and ' prioes continue to advance. .. Further advances may-rtake place if the rate of freight ,is raised, as is anticmated. Good, fair on spot Is quoted. at'£29 per ton; fair, £27 lOs.: fair current Manila, £32. For forshipment: Good fair, £28 10s.; fair, ?5 t Li at r current .Manila, .£32 10s. .The 2P 000 balS™ Ifor1 for the week TOS market is quieter, and mo /° T ? seT ™ d - Canadian.' per lcan ' '3a-. any position; -These/ere-, prices, offering for, January to March shipments

underr- . . ■ •' ■ ' „ • . • Buyer!. Sellers. -V 1 " V ■"£ s. d. . £ a. d'. - JWotional'Bank 5 8 0; — Hank N.Z.-(old) .10 5 0 ; ■Bank N.Z. (now) 16 10 0 - rBquitable Building ...... 9 6 0 i — ' ■T;oar. and ITercan. (ord.) 80 .0 0 — ■ iWn. -Int., T. and A .' 0 11 0 Well; Tniet Loan, Ltd. .... 7 : 5 0, ■ ■ .. Auckland Gas (paid) 18 0 :v' Clich. G<is (£5) 7 7 0 ■ Meat Export (£2 12s. 6d.) 2 15 ,0 . . 217 fr '2J.Z.' : Shipping (pre£.T 10 5 0 •' ' — ■Union Steam (ord.) 13 9 — .Union Steam (proE.) 1 0 10 11 0 ■fWeetport Coal ;..... 111 6 H;We3tporW5tockton .' 0 410 — •

I Sept. and Oct. Sept. and Oct. 1913. ' 1914. lb. ' lb. RaJy •••• 6,800,000 25,000,000 Netherlands .... 1,300,000 12.200,000 Narray None. 8,200,000 Sweden, 2.800,000 6,700,000 ■ , R9eo,cao 52,100,000