COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2547, 23 August 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Onotome diufty collccted. at' the port of Wellington on Saturday amounted to £1544 16s. 41 -. ' SKIN AND HIDE SALE. Messrs.' Abraham, and Williams, Ltd., report as follows on their skin and hide sale of Friday:—Thero was'a good attendance of buyers. Dry skins were somewhat higher than at last sale, salted were a little easier. Ox hides were firm, but cows, except hea,vics, were again lower. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited,report:—We had. a very emcccssful sale, when a full of attendance of buyers made spirited bidding far all lots. Practically everything was sold under the hammer at prices quite up to those ruling a fortnight ago, and taking into account the 6tato of ■both the Home and Australian markets, this is very satisfactory. In. comparison with last sale we quote:—Best'.sheepskins. 3d., to Id. lower, inferior . and damaged l at par, and salted slow of sale. Heavy ox made up to id. per lb. more, while other weights were about par. Hides were slightly easier.

" FEILDIKG MARKET REPORT. Messrs. Atkinson and Oo„ T/t-ri., report, as ' under:—Baled-hay, £6 t-o £7 10s. per ton; oaten chaff, £9; straw, £4 10s. j wheat, 7s. 6d. per bushel; peo>s, 6s. 6d.maize, 75.;, feed oats, ss. 3d.; seed Algerians, 7s. 6dl; table potatoes, £6 ss. to £6.155. ton; seed. £4 Its. to £9, according to .variety: pig, £2 ss. Basic slag, £6 10s. Good weaner pigs, .179. to 18s.; others, 12s. 6d. to 165.; stores, 2Cs. to 335. 6d.;. porker, 355. to 38s. Poultry, i .per pair, hens, 4s. 6(L to 65.; turkeys, 12s. j f ; to 16s. j' FROZEN MEAT. ' By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ' ' (Rec. August 22, 5.5 p.m.) i London, August 21. | J The incorporated Society of Meat Im- : -porters' Smithfleld market quotations for ' ' the undermentioned classes of frozen meat axe based on actual sales of not less than one hundred carcasses of mutt-on or lamb or twenty-five quarters of beef, of fair | average quality.. The quotations are not for selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of tho bulk of the shipments' now on the market. The prices which follow are on the average a farthing per lb. more than the values ex ship., this /difference .representing the average cost in expense, handling, conveyance, aqd selling of the meat:— Mutton— d. Canterbury, light none offering ' Canterbury, medium ...... nono offering . Canterbury, heavy none offering Southland ' Bone offering New Zealand, best none offering • New Zealand, ordinary... none offering New ZBaland, ewes 5? - Australian; heavy 6 Australian, light 6 Australian ewes 53 River Plate, light 63 ltiver Plate, heavy ' 61 Biver Plate, ewes 5J Lamb— Canterbury, light 1.... 85 Canterbury, seconds 8. Canterbury, medium ;. 73 Canterbury, heavy ;. 73-8 Southland 7J North Island, ordinary 73 North Island, selected 81-16 Australian, beet 73 Australia®, fair 7j Australian, inferior '7j •River Plate, first, quality 73-8 River Plate, seconds 71-8 Beef- • Argentine, chilled fores .. none offering Argentine, chilled hinds 6J Babbite—Unchanged. '" DANISH BUTTER. (Rec. August 22, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 21. Danish butter is quoted at from' 1695. to 1725. per cwt. WHEAT. (Eec. August 22, 5.5 p.m.) _ London, August 21. The wheat market is dull, owing to tho fino harvesting weather, and lower quotations in America and Chnada. Chicago September, options, 106 1-8 cents to 104 1-8 cents; December options, 104 i cent 6 to 102} cents.- ' LONDON" MARKETS. (Rec.'August 22, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 21. >Cotton.—August-September shipment, 5.29 d, per lb. ... Jute.—Nativo first marks, August shipment,. £24 156. per ton-. New Zealand Hemp.—August-October shipment, £33 per ton. Copra—Augiuist-Septcmber shipment, £22 15s. per ton. Rubber-Hard, fine Para, 2s. 41d. per lb.; plantation. 2s. 41d.; smoked sheets, 2s. 3Jd. Silver.—Bar silver is quoted at 22 l-Bd. per ounce .standard. Quicksilver. 3655. per bottle. THE METAI/ MARKETS. London, August 20. Copper.-On the spot, £65 to £65 5a.; throe months. £66 2s. 6d. to £66 7s. 6d. Tin—On the spot, £148 2s. 6d. to £148 12s. 6d.: threo months, £149 5a to £149 15a. Pig-iron, 645. per ton. ' Lead.—Soft foreign, £21 ss. i Seplter.—Cash, £60; forward, £50.