COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2637, 7 December 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAKES. ' There-wero no transactions in investment shares yesterday. The quotations were as under:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d, £ s d. National Bank 5 2 0 • — *Bk. N.Z. (£3 6s. Bd.) ... 9 WO - Well'. Invest. T. end A. - 011 0 well, Trusc. Loan, Ltd.... — '/ 1 I Napier Gas (£5) — 9 0S National Insurance — 26 6 S. British Insurance 4 14 6 — Standard Insurance 114 o — N.Z. Shipping (0rd.)'...... — 18 0 0 .ftTnion Steam (ord.) v— 1 5 'J Union Steam ,{prpf.) 10 9 — Well. Woollen (ord.) ...... 419 6 . — Well, Woollen (pref.) 3 6' 6 — . Westport Coal — IBS Golden Bay Cement ...... — 10 3 Ward and Co. 5 0 0 -r *Ex dlv. fCum div. - WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES. Messrs. Laery and Co., Ltd., AUen Street, report wholesale prices as follow Fowls' wheat, ss. 7d. to ss. 2d.; barley, 55.; .Cape barley,' ss. 6d.; feed peas, prime, 6s. 6d.; good, ss. 3d.; partridge .peas, 6s. 3d.; inaizo ieed. ss.' to ss. 3d.;, seed, 6d.; oatcnslieaf chaff, old, £8 55.; new, £7; hay, £4 10s. to £7 10s.; flour, in sack 6, £12 155.; oatmeal. £19 10s.'; bran. £5 7s. 6d.; pollard, £8 lEs.; rico pollard, £7; onions, £7 10s. to £B; potatoes, old £9 10s., new £B,to £11; bacon, sides,lid., rolls Is., ehouldere Bi?d., hams Is.; cheese, medium, Btd.; linseed meal, £19 10s.; linseed nuts,. £13 10b. . Customs , duty collected at the port of Wellington yesterday, amounted to £2431 2s. 4d. - HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED MARKET REPORT^"' ' The Department' of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce has received the' following cablegram from the Sigh Commissioner for New Zealand, dated London, December 4. (Note.—Quotations, unless otherwi6o specified, are average market prices on spot) :— Meat—The market continues dull. There has been no material change In the market conditions during' this week. MuttOn.-'Canterbury, 7d. per lb. for lightweight; hcavy-wciglits, 68d.; other brands than Canterbury not' Quoted; ewes, 53d. - Lamb.—Canterbury, . two's,. 71d.; heavyweight-: four's, 7d.; second-class quality light-weight, ordinary .quality, 6Jd. Beef—Prime New. Zealand "beef Is not available.- Chilled hinds, 7Jd.; fores, 5Jd.

, Butter.—The market is Tory firm for finest, i There' is only- a moderate demand for second grade. : Danish, quiet,' per cwt., 180s.-to 1825.; Siberian. 128s. to 1345.; exceptionally. 1365. to l<os.: Irish creamery, 160s. lip to l&e.s Australian. 1605.. up to 1665.; Ifew Zealand, firm market,.. 1665. to 1685.; nnsalted, ■ Ifißs. to 1725.; Argentine, a good demand,. 160s. '

Cheese.—The market remains firm;. but steady. Canadian, market quiet, but Frm, white and coloured, per cwt., 90s. to 925.: English Cheddar, firm iparket, 100s. to 1025.': New' Zealand, nuiet market,' whita andu coloured, 89t>. to 905.; United States, fair to good duality, 78s. to 84s.' On December ' 1 the estimated' Canadian and United States cheese stocks, .London, Liverpool, Bristol, 209,C00 boxes 'against 215.000 boxes at the same .time last year. New Zealand and Australian cheese Ptorks, London and Bristol, 2000 crates against 7000 crates last year. . •. :

Hemp.—The market is firm. There is a better , demand for hemp; New Zealand, (rood-fair, ncr ton,, on, spot, £36; fair, £34 ,10s,Manila, new graded, fair, £44 10s.; coarse, £35. Spot: ■ Prices are nominal.

January to March shipment: New Zealand, Eood-fair, £35 10s.; fair, £33 ICQ.; Manila, now graded, fail', £44; coarst, £35.. The output from Manila for the- week was 22,000 bales. ■Wheat—The market is firm,\with an upward tendency. There is general and active demand. Canadian, on spot, per quarter, 57e. 6d.; December to Jamia-ry shipment, 565. 3d.; Australian, January to February shipment, per steamer, 615.; per sailer, 58s. fid. Oate.—The market is very dull, and the demand is falling off. Argentine, on spot, per quarter, 305.; January to February shipment, 275. fid. Wool.—The market remains firm. There 18 general and active demand. .. . WHEAT AND FLOUK. Dy ltfegra ph— Pre* (Roc. December 6, 9.30 p.m.) London, December 5. Wheat is being sparingly offered, and full late prices are ruling. The wheat and flour afloat for the TTnited Kingdom totals 1,885,000 quarters, Tor tile Continent 2.495,000 quarters. Atlantic shipments,' 878,008 quarters; Pacific, nil; tdtal for Europe, 1,385.00b. SYDNEY WOOL fiALIiS. (Bee. December 6, 11.5 p.m.) December C. At the wool sales there wae an exceptionally strong market for good classes, on tho basis of. the late high price levels, with a further tendency in the sellers' favour. Merino touched 2Cd.