COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2429, 7 April 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Customs duty collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £4849 Is. 2d. WELLINGTON MARKETS. Messrs. Lacry and Co., Ltd., Allen Street, report wholesale prices as follow:—Fowls' wheat, prime,, 7s. 9d. per bushel; fowls' barey, 6s. 3d ; Gape barley seed, 7s. 6d.; feed peas, prime, 6s.' fid.; partridge poas, 7s. Gd. bushel; Prussian blue peas, 35.; maize, 6s. 3d.; oats, 4s- 9d. to 6s. per bushel; chaff, oatensheaf, per ton, £8 10s.; hay, £7; flour, in sacks. £'8; oatmeal, £22; bran, £8 55.; pollard, £9 155.; onions, New Zealand, £6 Ion; potatoes, white skinned table, £6 ss. to £6 10s. per ton; bacon, all befit factory sides, 9sd. per ib.; hams, 91d.; rolls,. 103 d,; shoulders, bacon, 73d.; basic slag, £6 per ton; superphosphates, £5 ss; boncdust, mixed, £6 155.; linseed meal, £19 10s. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED REPORT. The Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, dated London, April 1. (Note—Quotations, unless otherwise Bpeeiflcd, are average market prices on spot) :— Mutton.—The market is firm, and there is a good demand for prime quality. North Island, 6Jd. per lb. for best quality light-weight; heavy-weight, 6d.; ewes, there is less demand, 5 9-16 d. Lamb.—The market io very firm. There fe a large demand for better grades, but a limited demand for poorer grades. Other than Canterbury, Bd. per lb., and as high as 81d. for very bcßt quality; second grade, 7Jd. Beef.—The market is firm, with an improved demand as a result of small arrivals of chilled beef. New Zealand hinils, 6Jd per lb.; fores, 6d.; chilled hinds, 7 3-Bd.; fores, 6id. Frozen Fork.—There is a large demand owing to export being probihited from Holland; 7}d. per lb. Butter—The market is quiet. Danish, per cwt., 138s to 14Zs.; New Zealand; 1345. to '365.; Australian,'l32s to 1345.: Siberian, 1265. to 1325.; Argentine, 130s. to 1345. Cheese— The market is quiet, but steady. Canadian, white and coloured, per cwt, 945. to 985.; New Zcalond, white and coloured, 935. to 945.; Australian, 88s. to 925.; States, 88s. to 905.; large Cheddar shapes, up to 945. ; English Cheddar, 98s. to 102s. Hemp.—The market remains firm, especially for near at hand shipments Oil account of congestion at the docks spot parcels command premium. New Zealand cood fair grade, per -ton. £35; fair, £33; fair current Manila, £40 10s.; forward shipment: New Zealand good fair, £34 10s.; fair, £32 10s; fair current Manila. £40. The output from Manila for the week was 20.000 bales. ■ . kflt is jmleU. small puti-

nwa doing Forward shipment:—Market is a shade weaker: Canadian, and American on passage, 635. per quarter; April or Hay, 615.; Argentine on passage, 60s. 6d. Oats.—The market is inactive. Argentine, 28s. 6d. per quarter on passage. Kauri Gum—Nothing has been offered. Imports for February, 1 ton. Tho stock on February 28 was 346 tons.

HEAT MARKET. Itessre. Gilbert Anderson and Co. report under' date London. March 2:—The quantity of roeat available for market is still restricted, owing to slow discharge o 1 steamers Local strikes have aggravated the position, with the result that higher prices are being obtained for goods for immediate delivery. Home-grown and Continental—Beef: Firm, owing to light deliveries of ehillcd; Scotch (side?j, 7Sd.-BJd.; English, 7id.-Bd.; Irish. 7Jd.-73d. Mutton: Scotch, Bd-SJd.; English, ?3d.-Bid. Tegs: Scotch, BJd.-9id.; English, Bd.-B£d.; Dutch, 7£d-Bd. English ewes, 7d. Lamb: English nu»v season's, 10id.-l3 Veal, sid. (plain); 7£d.-Bid. (better quality). Pork, bd-B£d. Frozen Mutton: A good demand prevails and prices'arc firm. Best New Zealand, 56-64, s£d; ordinary, 53d.; ewes, 5 716 d.; Australian wethers. 40-60 , 5 3-Bd.; secondary, 35-55, 5 5-16 d.; ewee, 5Jd.; South American, s§d.; 40-55 {very scarce), 56-72, sd. Frozen Lamb: The demand lies been so good and tho supply so limited that Bd. has been touched for the best New Zcalands, with secondary at 7id.-7?d. Australian; Best are 7d.; fair, 6Jd; inforior, 6 5-Ed ; South American, 28-36, 63d; 36-42, 63d. With a normal supply available, however, these extreme prices are 4 not likely to be maintained. Beef: Arrivals of chilled have been heavier than previously, but have marketed in small quantities, and anticipations of # muoh lower prices have not been realised. Chilled Argentine fores, 61d.; hinds,. 7Jd.; frozon New Zealand'fores, 6 l-16d.; hinds, 6 9-lod.; Australian crops, 6d.; hinds, 6 7-16 d.

Advice Frozen Meat Shipments. Chilled

Mutton. Lamb. Beef. beef. Jan., 1915 ... 380,336 405,932 241,374 130.668 Jan., 1914 ... 947,000 887,500 236,050 313,/ SO

Shipments,. February (to date). N.Z 364,000 506.000 69,800 — Australia ... 119,000 54,200 30,00-0 S. America... 117,000 42,000 182,000 13,9000 600,000 602,200 281,800 139,000 Last year 689,250 526,000 168,450 208,500