COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2425, 1 April 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT 6HARE6. Thre* sales reported yesterday. Bank of New Zealand (old) changed hands at £11; New Zealand Shipping Co. (or<L)» at £15 10s.; and Westport Coal, at £1 13s. c«d. The quotation were as under:—

CUSTOMS DUTIES. FIGURES FOR THE YEAR. AND QUARTER Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington for the year ending March 31, 1915, amounted to £848,099 16«. lCd., while the beer duty collected for the same period i v?as £13,485 IQe. 3d. l s Daring tUe Quarter >31,1915,

tie Bum of £200,109 Is. was collected at the port of Wellington in comparison with £249,499 19s. 7d. collected for the same period lost year. The beer duty collected for the quarter ended yesterday was £3447 4s. 2d. Customs duty collected at this nort for the month of March amounted to £78,547 155., whilo the sum of £81,479 Os. Bd. was collected for the corresponding month last year. Beer duty collected last month amounted to £1355 9s. 2d. Yesterday's Customs duty amounted to £3976 7s. lOd. OATS BUSINESS AT A STANDSTILL. ißy Teleeraph.-Press Association.! Christcliurch, March 31. "We absolutely decline to touch oats until we get something definite about tho Government's intentions," remarked a prominent miller to a reporter. Inquiries among merchants and brokers showed that business on the oat market is practically at a standstill. Uncertainty concerning the fulfilment of contractu has practically stopped all dealing, although a few sales have been reported of Algerians where they are available at the high price ruling. LONDON WOOL SALES. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright.) London, March 30. Good wools are selling well, but shabby crossbreds and merinos are slow of sale, and prices are often in buyers' favour. The following prices were realised for the floeco portions of the clips named:— "Adelgo," top price 131 d., average 123 d.; "Quambone," 14d. and 121 d.; "Edagee," 12d. and 10Jd. New Zealand: "Christchurch." 19d. and 173 d.; "Ngakonui," 19d. and 153 d.; "Tora," 19d. and 172 d.; "Glenside," 19d. and 13d.; "Brookslands," 18Jd. and 18id.; "Ugaupe, 1 18Jd. and 173 d. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London office under date March 30:— Wool Sales: Fourth series list closed March 35; gross arrivals 412,500 bales, forwarded 210,£00 bales, leaving 202,000 available. Crossbreds dearer still. Merinos irregular, especially faulty and burry sorts. WHEAT. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) London, March 30. The wheat market is firmer. (Kec. March 31, 10.55 p.m.) London, March 31. The American visible supply of wheat east of the Rockies is 71,507,000 bushels. Chicago May options, 151 cents to 1531 cents; July options, 121* cents to 123J cents. THE METAL MAEKETS. London, March 30. <Jcpper—On the spot, £69 to £69 55.; three months. £69 12s. 6d. to £59 17s. 6d. Tin.—On the spot, £172 10s. to £173; three months, £168 15e. to £169 ss. Lead.-Oa tho spot, £23; for forward delivery, £22. Spelter.—£43 10s. to £44 10s. Bar silver is quoted at 233 d. per ounce standard. AUSTRALIAN PBODUCE MARKETS. (R-ec. March 31, 10.10 p.m.) Sydney, March 31. Oats, Tasmanians, ss. 3d., ss. 5d.; New Zealand A Gartons, ss. 4d.; B Gortons, ss. 3d.; Japanese, 4s. 9d. Barley, Cape malting, ss. 6d.; English, 6s. Maize, yellow, ss. ?d.j white, ss. 3d. Potatoes, Tasmanian. £6, £7. Onions, £6 10&, £7. Butter, selected, 1245.; secondary, 120s. Cheese, Bd. Bacon, Bd., Bid. Adelaide, March 31. Wheat, Bs. Id., Bs. 3d. Flour, £18, £18 ss. Bran, 2s. lid. and pollard 2s. 6Jd. (sic). Oats, feeding, ss. 6d.; seeding, 6s.

Buyers, Sellers. „ . . £ s. d. £ s. d. Equitable Building 9 6 6 ~ Kapier Ga* (£10) 16 0 0 — Well. Gas (£10) 16 10 0 17 0 0 N.Z. Insurance 6 10 — Gear (£4) 14 7 6 - Meat Export (£2 12s. 6d.) — 2 16 0 N.Z. Shipping (pref.) — 10 12 6 Union. »Sleam (pref.) — 110 Well. Woollen (ord.) 4 10 0 4 12 6 1 Well. Woollen (pref.) 3 5 0 ' — W€6tportrStockton 0 4 U 0 5 0 Golden Bay Cement 10 0 10 3 Consul. Dental ..." 116 — N.Z. Portland Cement .... — 0 8 3 Sharland (ord.) — 14 0 Sharland (pref.) — 1 4 0 v Ward and Co 5 12 6 6 0 0