COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2633, 2 December 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHABEB. In the investment, market yesterday a Bale of .New Zealand Shipping, ordinary shares,- at £17 10s. was reported. The quotations were aa follow:—

Customs duty collected at the port.-of Wellington yesterday amounted to £2545 9s. 3d. TIHAE.U WOOL . SALE. , By Telegraph—Press Association. Tlmaru, December 1. For the first wool sale ffl7o bales were offered, and there were left unsold' only 67 bales. The offering wasNless than a year ago, as - many clipej . had' been sold privately. All kinds .(even out of condition. wool) were competed for, the competition was very keen; but the sales were uuieter than usual., French', American, and Dominion buyers; were eager bidders. , The top Jb 2Cd. for super half bred.' ,

jmuorea. v Tho range of prices was' as- follows:— i.lcrino '(little offered) and Corriedale. 16d. to 20d.; medium, 14d. to lojd.; ; inferior, 12£ d. to 133 d.; super ■ three-quarter and crossbred, 14Jd. to JBjd.; medium, 13d. to 14Jd.;'•inferior, UJd. to 123 d.; best pieces, 12d. to 14ld. (one lot 16Jd.); medium pieces and bellies. lOd. to llijd.; inferior, 9Ad. to 93d.; locks, 4{d.oto 7d.; crutchings, 91d. to 12id.; scoured halfbred, 244 d.; three-quarter-, bred, 23d.; crossbred, 21d.; pieces. °.OJa. The priccs are considered highly satisfactory, as the wool was not in the condition as is usual for this district, owing to the drought and strong wiuds. BRISBANE'WOOL SALE. By Telegraph—Press. Association—Copyright Brisbane, December 1. ; At the wool sales, new series, there was a fair selection, a considerable portion showing the effects of the drought. Competition was keener, and . there waa from a 10 to 20 per centum increase on tho prices at the October, sales. Greasy crossbreds fetched - lßid.r. and greasy merinos 18Jd. '

jtuyers, Sellers. £ 6. <L £ s. d. National Bank 5 0 0 • — Bank N.Z. m 6s. 8d.K.. 10 : 2 6 • 10 7 6 Bank N.Z. (£6 13s. 4d.) ... - 16 10 .0 Well. Invest. T. and A. ' — 0 11 0 Well.-Trust, Loan, Ltd.... — 7 5 6 Well. Heat Export (£5) — 6 10 Well. Meat Export (£4) - 4 It 0 Well. Meat Efc (£2 12s. 6d,)- - 2 13 6 Union .steam (ord.) 15 0- — Well. Woollen (pref.) 3 6 6 — West.port Coal — 18 6 Manning olid Co 4 13 6 uoideu Bay Cement — ■ 10 3 Ward'.and Co 5 0 0 . —