COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2452, 4 May 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. On the Wellington. Stock Exchange yesterday a sale of Bank of New Zealand (old) at £11 2b. was reported. The quotations were as under

WEMjINOTON PIiODUCE MATiKET. Messrs. Lnery and Co., Ltd.. Allen Street, report wholesale prices os follow:—Fowls' wheat, prime, 7s. 7il. per bushel; fowls' barley.' 6s. 3d.; Oape barley seed, 63. 6d.; feed pens, prime, 6s. 6d.; partridge pons, 7s. 6<l. bushel; Prussian blue pisas. Bs.; maize. 6s. 3d.; oats, 4s. 6d. lo 4s. Bd. per bushel; eliofl', oatensheaf, per ton, £8 55.; liny, £7; flour, in sacks, £18; oatmeal, £22; .brail, £6 55.; pollard, £9 15s. to £10; onions. New Zealand. £6 to £6 10s: per.tan; potatoes, while skinned, table, £5 to £5 15s. per ton; haeon, all best factory side 3, 5Jd. pei; lb.; ha.me, AOj^jy

ders, bacon, 73d.; clieose, factory, medium, Sid. to 9d. per lb.; basic slag, £6 per ton; superphosphates, £5 55.; bonedust, mixed, £6 155.; linseed meal, £19 10s.; linseed nuts, 14s. per cwt. CUSTOMS FOR THE MONTH. Customs duty collected at the port of Wellington for tho month of April, 1915, amounted to £63,491 9s. 4d., as compared with. £69,107 lis. 4d. for tho corresponding Month last year. Beer duty collected at this port for Apral totalled £1156 16s. 3d. Customs duty collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £1273 17s. 7d. GEEYMOUTH COAJj EXPORTS. [By Teleeranh.—Press Association.) Greymoutll, lay J. Week' 6 cool eiport;—Blackball, 3618 tons IScvrt.; Point Elizabeth, 1687 tons lewt.; Liverpool, 1227 tons 6cn*t.; l'aparoa, 1852 tons newt.; North Brunncr, 302 tons 3cwt.; Brunner, 30 tons 3cwt.; total, 8983 tons Jcwt. DAI/GETY AND CO., LTD. The New Zealand superintendent of Mcssre. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., has been advised by cable from Loudon that an interim dividend of 4s. per 6hare, equal to 8 per ccut. per annum, has been I declared. This will be payable to share- I holders on tho colonial register on and after May 15.

LONDON WOOL SALES. XfessTs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Wellington. have received tho following cablegram from their London'office, under date or April 30;—" Tile fourth 6cries of wool sales continue very animated. Prance and Russia are buying good scourods. We guota average 64'e costing 2s. sd. to 2s. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED MARKET REPORT.

Tho Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce has rcceivcd the following cablegram from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, ■ dated London, May 1. (Note; Quotations, unless otherwise specified, arc. average market prices on spot):— Mutton.—The market Is firm, with an upward tendency, and a good demand continues. Canterbury, 61d. jiac lb.; North island, 6 l-16d. Higher prices have been obtained in each coeo for best Quality light Veight. Ewes, 5 9-16 d. Lamb —The market in weaker and tendency downward owing to high price, tof ether with increasing supplies. Cantcrury, two's, 73d. per lb.; other weights, Bd.; eccoud grade; lifht-weight, 7Sd. Beef—Tho markot is very firm, and supplies of American chilled are small. New Zealand hinds, 68d. per lb.; fores, 6Jd.; chilled hinds, Bd.; fores,, 63d.. Butter.—The markot is firmer with a good demand on account of quantity of colonial to be 6hipped to Australia and New Zea.la.nd and butter, being packed in. tins for the Government; also absence of Siberian. The supply is running short here, and merchants .aro experiencing an inconveniet delay in delivery on arrival of butter et London docks. Danish, firm, 1445. to 1465. per cwt.; New Zealand, firm. 1345. to 13&5.; unsalted, 138s. to 1425.; Australian, 13Cs. to 1325.; exceptionally, 1345.; Siberian, 128s. to 1305.; exceptionally, 1325.; Irish creamery, 1305.; Argentine, 1235. to 130s. Cheese—Tho market is firm. Canadian, white, per cwt., 965. to 985.; coloured, 945. to 965.; New Zealand, firm, white and coloured, 935. to 945.; • Australian, 88s. to 905.; united States, in good demand, coloured, 83s. to 905.; white, 87a. to 925.

1 Hemp.—The market ie firmer, but the demand is chiefly-for immediate delivery. Jfauila freights have been raised 30s. per ton of 22401b. Fair current Mauila, per ton, £39; New Zealand, good fair grade, £32 10s.; fair, £30 10s. Forward shipment, good fair, £31 10b. ; fair, £30. Mauiia forward shipment cannot be ''quoted owing to the great uncertainty concerning' ' new grading regulation*. • The output' from Manila for the week was 26,000 baJes. . Hops.—The market continues dull, and no change i 6 expected until definite Government regulations concerning liquor traftic can be settled. English, per cwt., 755. to 1006.; Oaliforniatn,, 70s. to ?ss. Wheat.—There has been considerable fluctuation during the week, .but the market i 6 now somewhat- steadier. Canadian, on passage, 66s.'per quarter; May .'and' •Tune, 645.; American new crop, July and Auguet, 55s.;'Argentine, on-passage, 625. Oate.— I The market is very quiet. Argentine, 31s. per quarter.

WHEAT AND FLOTJB. (By Telegraph.—Press i6sn.—Copyright.) London, Hay 2. The wheat market is quiet. wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom total 6 2,695,000 quarters; for the Continent,- 4.755,000; Atlantio shipments, 786,000; Pacific, .43,000. -.The. shipments to Europe during the week totalled 1,475,000 quarters—from India 14,000, from Argentina 529,0001

Buyors. SeUors. £ s. d. £ s. d. Bank N.Z. (£6 13b. 4d.) ... 17 2 0 17 '4 0 Equitable UuildiiiR 9 10 0 - N.Z. and River Plato 2 0 0 — Wn. Int. T. and A 0 11 3 0 11 6 Well. Trust Loan, Ltd. ... 7 8 6 — N.Z. Shipping (pref.) 10 10 0 — Union Steam (ord.) 14 0 14 6 Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.) ... — 5 2 0 Weil. Woollen (prof.) 3 5 0 — . Gohlnn Bay C«ment 10 6 11-1 Ward and Co — 5 15 0