COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2518, 20 July 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAKES. .There were no transactions in investment shares yesterday. •■The 1 aiiototions wero ae under;— Buyers. Bellers. ■ £s. d. £ s.d National Mortgage i 4 0• 0 •— <•' Loan and Merctle (ord.). — 83 10 0 Well. Gas (£10) -' , J Christchurch Meat, ~. — •MJ •- Gear Meat (£4) - " ,2 ? Gear Meat (£1) 4 0 0 4 10 0 Union Steam (prcf. 1 0 4 . ~ , Westport Coal — 111 6 Westport-Stockton, 0 5 0 ~ , N.Z. Con. Dcntol - „ ! ' 1 Sharland (ord.) 1 2 3 — Sharland (prcf.) 12 3 Kauri Timber (155.) 015 6 j - WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES. ' "Messrs. Laery and Co., Ltd., Allen Street, report wholesale prices 1 as follow Fowls' whoat, prime, 7s. 7d.; fowls' barley, 65.. 3d.; Oapo barley, 6s. 6d.; feed pea 6, prime 6s. 6d„ good 65.; Prussian blue peas, Bs. 6d.; maize, 6s. 3d.' to 6s 9d.; chaff, oat-sheaf, £10 &a:j hay, £7 to £8 10s.; flour, in sacks, £17; oaAmeal,' £24;. bTas, '£9 10s.; pollard, £11; rice pollard, £8 10s.; onions, ss. id. to 6s. 6d. cwt.; potatoes, white-skinned table, -£7 to £8; Derwents, £8 10s.;' bacon, oil best factory sides, lOd. lb.; hams, 9Jd.; rolls,.lid.; shoulders, 73d.; cheese, factory, .medium, 9Jd.; linseed meal, .£l9 10s. per ton; linseed nut's £14 ton; linseed ground, cake, .£l4ton ; whole linseed,.. £17 10s. ton: - up-to ; date seed potatoes, £6 15s ; Gamekeeper seed potatoes, £6 10s.;. Early Rose eeed potatoes, £9 10s. per ton. -

Customs duty collected at the port_of Wellington yesterday amounted to £3197 (3. 3d. \

V: aREYHOETH COAL EXPORTS';

> (By Telegraph.—i Press; Association J • Creymouth, July 15. Last week's coal output— 74 tons 4c\vt.; North Brunner,.s69 tons lOcwt.; Point Elizabeth, 2427 tons; Liverpool, 2287 tons lewt.; Blackball, 5209 tons-scwt.j total, 10,507 'tons. -.a-.': ■; , ■

BUTTER AND CHEESE. 1 Messrs. iXsl Patersori,and Company, Ltd., Wellington, ihavo been ' advised by cable from tlieir London.-principals, Messrs. J anvl J. Lonsdale and/Company, lit-d., as fol-lows-.—Butter: -Market:.is steady; choicest quality scarce. .Cheese:. The market is overstocked and. dcpressed'owiUE to heavy shipments. - A; • , HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED MAEKET REPOItT. The Department of i Aericnlture, Industries, find Commerce .has received trie iollovring cablegram. from tho High. 'Comniißpioncr for New Zealand, dated London, 'July 17. ; (Note: Quotations, ; unlesa. otherwise specified, axe average marJset prices on spot):—' 1 ; i - . • - , Meat.—Thexe lias been no material change in market -conditions during last week. Mutton.-There is a good, demand, but pr-ces are firm owing to short supply .Canterbury, ,7id. .per lb. ..for- best; quality lightweight; North Island, 7sd. for lightweight; ewes,-6 9-16 d. . J r - Lamb—A fair demand continues, especially for light-weight, even if quality is poor. Canterbury, twos, BJd. per lb.; heavyweight, a moderate supply, Bid.; second grade, BJd. for light-weight; other than Canterbury, 8J(l. for light-weight. .Beef.—Prime New Zealand, beef cannot be quoted. Chilled hinds, BJd. per lb.;, fores, 7£d Butter.—The market Is firm, and good qualities are in demand, but there is n poor demand for inferior quality.^Danish, very slow, on ■account of high price; 1575. to 160s per cwt.; Australian, Tery littlo offering, 138s.'to 1405.; Irish creamery, 140 a. Lo 1443.; Siberian, a good, demand for fin* est, 128s. to 1325.; Argentine, 1425. to 1445. Cheese.—The market remains very depressed, priccs have declined. very con' si'derably, and tran&actione in cheese, are very limited. Canadian, weak market, 7te. to 84s. ,per cwt.* Cheddar, quiet, 98s. to 1025.; New Zealand, in moderate demand, white and coloured, 82s. to 84s.j Australian, dull, 78s. to 80s.; TJnitcd States, dull, 76a-to 825., according to quality and size. - 's , Hemp.—The market is very quiet, and 1 there.is nothing doing.- New Zealand good

fair, per ton, £31 10e.; fair, £29 10s. Forward shipment: Good fair, £31; fair, £29; M!anlJa,'new graded, fair, £36 10s.j medium, £32. The output from Manila for tho week was 17,000 bales'.

Hop3.—Tho market is firm, with uprrard tendency. English, per cwt., 100b. to 1205.; California.!), 85s. to 105 a.

Wheat-.—The market 19 firm, owing to reports concerning unfavourable! weather In America July to August sbfpmenfc: Canadian. 55b. per quarter; American, 48s. Oats.—Tho market is very quiet Argontine, July to August, 245. 6d. LONDON WOOL SALES. ■ The Bank of Serf Zealand has received tho following cable advice from its London office, dated July 16:—The current prices for crossbred woola arc:—Ooarsc, 36's to 40' a quality. 15d. to 16Jd. per lb.; medium, 44's lo 45's quality, 15Jd, to 16Jd. per lb.; fine, 60's quality. 16d. to 17d. per lb.; lialfbred, 56!s quality, 17d. to 17Jd per lb.; to merinos, inferior quality, lOd. to 10id. per lo.; superior quality, 17<1. to 18d. per lb. Messrs. Murray, Roberts aUd Co., Ltd, have j-'joeived the following cablegram from London, under date July 17: —"Market weaker for all descriptions, pWces irregular, poor competition; short, burry woole, 2d. to 3d. lower than opening rates."

Messrs. Levin and Co., Ltd., have received cable advice from their London agents that the following clips have been, sold on their account; at the- sales- now current the prices named being the average price realisod for tho: flccce wool in each instance :—MOROA, Alfredton, 16jd.; HWL, Mosterton, 16Jd.; M.D.T., Pigeon Bush, 15d.; RUATEA, Alfrodton, 153d.;-HR (conioined). Tenui, 153 d.; CBW, Masiterton, 16d ; PU KBTE, Ifasterton,. 16d.

- SYDNEY WOOL SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rec. July 19, 10.55 pm.) • . Sydney, July 19. At tile wool' sales god sorts wero Arm at last week's rates; poorer lots were neglected. Many lota-were passed in.