COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2631, 29 November 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

OAMARU WOOLLEN COMPANY. ■ The annual report of the directors of the Oamaru Woollen Factory, Co., Ltd., states that the result of the year's operations must be conswlprod satisfactory. The net profit earned lor, the year amounts to. £4125 14s. 4d., to which has to be added' the sum brought forward from last year, £836 7s. 10d„ making a. total of £4962 2s. 2d. From this total an. interim dividendV of 4 per cent, was paid ini June last, absorbing £1314 Is. 7d., and it is now recommended that a further dividend be paid at the same rate, making 8 per cent, for the year, and amounting to £1314 Is. 7d., leaving a balance to bo carried forward of £2333 19s. ' Trade during tiic past year has been well maintained, considerable quantities of khaki, materials having been required for tho equipment of the Expeditionary Forces. The plant has been kept at a .high standard of efficiencyand additions during the year have been made to the value of £155 9s. 4d. The sum of £264 Us. sd. has been written off for depreciation. The retiring directors are Messrs. W. H. Meok and yi . H. Rose, who are eligible and offer themselves for re-election. . HIDE AND SKIN SALE. . Mess™. Daijjety and Co., .' Palmerston fiorth, roport:—At our monthly sale on Friday wo offered a full catalogue of all classes.;. Competition wa-3 very good, and the following prices wci», realised;— Wool in bags and dumps, medium to inferior, 12d. to 12jd.; dead wool, best lines, l«d.' to 12d.; inferior and rough, 91d. to 10} d.; crutchings, lOd. to 10} d.; do., inferior, &d. to 9d.; locks,ond pieces, 6Jd. to oja.; lock«, 6d. to Bid. Sheepskins: Fullwool, course, 103 d. to lid.; medium and fine, 10£ d. to llid.; do., inferior, BkL to 'i. hoggets. 10d.; do., short and shorn, Td. to |d. ; damped, 6Jd. to 7*d.; sound dead, Bd. to 9*d.: do., broken and damagnh 7id -' shorts to half-wool, s>d. to (I<L.; do., broken- and damaged, 4id. to fid.; dry Is. each; butchers' partdry and ealted, at each, best , lines lis. Id., medium 95., light 7s. 7d.; pelts, Is. fid. each; do., lambs< le. 6d. to 2e.; dry pelts, Is.; lambs. Is. 2d. to Is. 9d.' Bides: Medium to heavy oivlOid.; light 01, 9Jd • cows, best lines, Bid. to 83d.; farmers' lines, Bd. to Bjd.; heifers and steers, Bd.; yearbngs, 71d. to 72d.; 'oow and ox, cut and 6lippy, 7d. to 74a; do., cuit and slippy, bulls M. to 63d. Calfskins: Sound lines, 10Jd.; to 10jd.; inferior and msaty, &d. to 8?d.: cut, Ba.; slippy and. damaged, 4d. to 61d. tins, 225. 6d.; «isks, in ehippinc order, 21s. $d. to 2fe. 6d. Horsehair. U per lb. Customs duty collected at the port of VrcHington on Saturday amounted to £346 luS. - otl. FROZEN HEAT.'

Br Telegraph—Press AssocJatlon-Oopyrlehi (Rec. November 28, 5.5 p.m.)

London, November 27. Incorporated. Bociety ol Meat Im. porters' Smithfield market quotations for frozen meat ax© based -on actual eales of ■ not -less than one hundred carcasses of mutton or lamb, or tweuty-fiYo Quarters of beef, of fair average quality The Quotations are not for selected' lines, but for pajcelfi fairly representative of tlio bulk of the shipments now on the market. Tho priccfl nhicli follow, are on the arerage a farthing per lb. more tftan the volufci ex flhlp, tlifs difference representing tho cmrage icoat in expense, handling, conveyance, and selling of the meatr.—

BABBITS. ' Babbits aro firmer. Nctt South Wales blues, Ms. 6rt.; ex store. English and colonial are 'selling briskly. ' WHEAT. ffiec. November 28, 5.5 p.m.) ' , . London, November 27. The market is quiet. Chicago December options are cruoted at 1023 cents, and 104 cents; May options, 105J cents and 1063 cents, , 4 LONDON MARKETS. {Bee. November 28, 5.5 p.m.) Londotfc November 27. Rubber.—Fluctuating; hard fine Para, 2s. lljd. per lb.; plantation, 3s. 2>.d. ; emoked. sheets, ss. 2}d. Jut«.—Native first marks, quiick delivery December-January, shipment, £25 10s. New Zealand Hemp.—January-March shipment, £35 10s. per ton. Oopra—December-January shipment, £30 2s. 6a. per ton. flatten'.—November-December ehipment 7.16 d. per lb. Silver.—Bar silver, 27} d. per oz. standard,

Mutton— d. Canterbury, light 7 Canterbury, light (seconds) 7 Canterbury, medium' 63 ' Canterbury, heavy 68 Southland 73-S • • New Zealand, best'..— none offering Now Zealand, ordinary ... none offering Korth Island,'ewes 7 3-8 New Zealand, ewes 53 Australian, heavy none offering 'Australian, light J. ..none offering Australian, ewee ...» none offering River Plate,flight 6J lliver Plate, heavy 6 River Plate, ewes. .. 53 Lamb— *• Canterbury, light ....!.. 7£ Canterbury,, seconds ..v • % Canterbury, medium % Canterbury, heavy 7 Southland 7 North Island, ordinary 61 North Island, selected : 7i . Australian, .best none offering Australian, fair none offering Australian, inferior none offering River Plate, first quality-. 63 Riyer Plate, seconds 6f BeefArgentine, oliilled fores 5J Argentine, chilled hinds 7J