COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2571, 20 September 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Custom's duty* collected at the port of ■Wellington on Saturday amounted to' 1 £656 Is. Id. . '■ " .•'■ • LONDON WOOIi SALES.' : . By Telsgrapli—Press -Aseoclation— Copyright • ■ . (Kec. September 19, 0.5 p.m.) . ' London, September 18. , The wool market shows a better tone for crossbreds, and prices hardening for the best wool. There is more general, competition for wool, and good competition for : all sorts, which are firm and unchanged. To dat 0:.86,704 bales have been catalogued, and 70,321 sold. The following prices were realised for fiyeco portions of . the Mow Zealand clips : na.medKawakawa, top .17d., average. - 153-Bd. : ;:Samt r Clair, 19d;: 1854.;' Ngatun, . . 175., 154; Tuaroa, 17d., 15} d.; Two Hearts, 13Jd„ lljd.; Two Hears, crossbred, 14d., 13fd.; Doondi, 16d., 14} d.; Kiwakiwa, 18Jd„ ■ 16|d.; Westdofee, 19d„ 17Jd. , .•' ,;'V LONDON MARKETS. ' '' i , (Bee. September :19,' 5.5 p.m.) . ; • London,' Septanber 18. . i: isf auoted sklißs. to 181s. . per cwt.. . • Cotton—September-October shipments, 6.23cL' ' per lb.- ' Jute—Native', first September-Octo-ber shipment,' £26 12s. 6d.. r»6r ton. New' Zealand Hemp—The market is* quiet. October-December shipment, £32 per ton. ' Rubber— Hapi-fine Para, -2s. 4Jd.-per lb.; {plautation-,. 2s.- 33.dij smoked 5 sheets/ 25.. ujd. . . Copra—September-October .', shipments . aj© quoted' at £22 15s. per ton. . • . Hides, aie quiet ;and ::unchanged:; • Leather is-' ; auiet. . Bestr Australian,. 17>. . 6d. to 225. " . . , Basils a.ro Quiet. Australasians, 15s. to 16s.'.'fid.; Kcw Zealand,-. 18s. to 195.-' ■ . .. Silvciv-Bai' salver .is, quoted at .23id. per ounce standard. ?, ■ fiuickdlvei' is quoted at 33fs per bottle. _ %■' PKOZB>f JffiAT, • ~. i- (licc. September 19,' 5.5 p.m.)' " London, September 18. ' Tho ' Incorporated . Society/.of. .Meat Im- ' porters'- SmithflMd .-for- . onvactaal' sales''of % . BOt -less 'than" one "carcasses. 'of J . mutton or- lßJiib,.: or. twenty-five'.quarters of - beef. of;foir.':avera.ge."qnaJity.:The auota- • tions are/iiotl for.* selected lines,.: but ,for. pai'cels".fairly-icpro6entative-of ■ the •bullc- .. of the sH®men<6'hoiv."on'the' , maxket."The prices which' follow' toe' on the dverase?a farthing per lb. more than the values cx : i '6hip, this diCfareEco>repieeentmg the aver- , '. age cost in expense, handling, conveyance,and sell'ing of tho meat;—' ' Jiutton— .; . ' ' dCanterbury.-, light 7 3-8 Canterbury, medium : 7} , Caat-erbury. heavy. : .1..... 1 7i Southland ' none offering Now-Zealand, best none offering ■ -Sow Zealand, ordinary ... none offering Now Zealand, ewes sii • Australian, heavy .5* ; , Australian, light 55 - Australian, owes 53-8 . Kiver Plate, light t . Kiver'Plate, heavy ;"6 ■ BiTer'Plate, ewes 6J .. t»aiiib— ■ ■■ . Canterbury, light , n ' Canterbury, seconds - 7h . Canterbury, medium' 78' ■ .'Canterbury, heavy ......... 7S . 1 Southland 71 .-North. Island, ordinary 7i North-Island, selected ...: 8 Australian, host 'S Australian, fair 7J

: . Australian, inferior 7 River Plate, first quality 73-8 Biver Plate, seconds "J Beef— ■ „ d Argentine, chilled fores ufi Argentine, chilled hinds 65 BABBITS. Babbits are firmer. New South Wflles blues, 245., ex store. i; IIETAL-MARKETS. • (Eec. September 19, 5.5 p.m.) ■ : ' London, Septembm 18. .Copper—£69 to £70. f' • Tin—£ls2 10s. to £154. 5" ■ Pig-iron—£64 9s, ] I,ead-£23 ss. and £22 10s, > : Spelter—£7o and £64. : ' . ' 'WHEAT (Eec. September 19, 5.5 p.m.) ■ London, September 18. Wheat—The market is firm. Chicago Septembcr options arc Quoted at 103 to lio cents;' December, 951 to 97i cents.