COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2649, 21 December 1915, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARE 3. There were 110 transactions in iuvestinont shares yesterday. The quotations were as follow:—Buyers, Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. • National Bank 5 2 6 ' Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. Bd.) ...10 2 6 - Well, i'rust, Loan, Ltd. .. — 75 0 Well. Gas (£10) - 16 0 0 National Insurance — 2 6 3 N.Z. Insurance — 6 7 6 South British Insuranco 4 15 6 N.Z. Shipping/ ford.) ...... —. 18 0 0 Well. Woollen (ord.) 4 1!) 0 Well. Woollen (pref.) 3 6 6 — Golden Bay Cement ......... 10 3 HIDE' AND SKIN SALE. . Messrs. W. and. G. Tumbull and;;. Co., Ltd., report having' field' their, fortnightly, sale of sheepskins, hides, etc.,' on December 17, when they submitted a good catalogue. Competition was exceedingly brisk, and prices for go'ofi combing sheepskins •showed. «lu advance' of Jd. to id. per lb.' Hides were' Arm at late rates, and tallow showed au advance of Is. per cwt. Wool, of which only oddments were offered, -was in exceedingly keen demand, and sold at late rates. Customs duty collected at the port oi Wellington yesterday amounted U> £2170 te. sd. / . • ; HIGH COMMISSIONER'S* REPORT.- ' The Department of Agriculture, Indus- • tries, and Commerce has received the foli lowing cablegram from the High Commiej sioner for New Zealand, dated. London; . December 18. (Note:—Quotations, unless' » otherwise specified, are average market '/ prices on spot):— . Mutton.—Canterbury and North Island • mutton is not quoted because there are •• only a few carcasses on the market. There is <i goad demand for ewes, but a limited 5 supply. They are selling at 6Jd. per lb. 5 Lamb.—There is a better demand for , Kunb owing to short supply of frozen mut- ' ton, together with less chilled and higher 1 prices for home-killed. Canterbury, two's, i 7£d. ]K;r lb.; heavy-weight four's, 7&d.; secl ond-class quality light-weight, 7d.; other . than Canterbury, 7 3-Bd. for beet quality f ligJrt-wetght; ordinary quality, 6cd. j ( Beef—Prime New Zeaiand beef is not quoted, as there is only a small quantity on the market. It is selling at:—Hinds 6£d. per lb., fores 5Jd., second-ciass quality cow,hinds s§d., fores 43d., chilled hinds Bd., fores 6}d. ' Buttei\—The market is weaker and. tendqney is downward. Danish, weak market,' 170s. per cwt. and up. to 1745.; New Zealand, the market is dull, and prices irregular. During the week prices declined rapidly, and continue'to do so;-154s. to 1565., and up t-o 1585., onisalted 1665. to 1625.; Australian, market dull and prices .irregu- . lor, 150s. and up to 1545.; Argentine, 6low, 150s; to 1545.; Irish creamery, slow, 150s. to 1545.; Siberian, a fair demand,' 1265.. to 15fe. . Cheese.—The market is very firm. Canadian, white, per cwt., 90s. to 945., coloured 5&. to 545., occasionally 955.; English Cheddar, 98s. to 1025.; New Zealand, market is !irm and prices continue to advance; there is a good demand; white, per cwt., 90s. to 915., coloured 91s. to 925.; Siberian, 80s. to 82s. Hemp.—The market is very firm and demand is greater than the supply, of New Zealaild. New Zealand, good fair grade, per ton., £37 10s.; fair, £35 lte.; fair, cur- . rent jtf&hila, £45; coarse l , £37; January to March, New Zealand, good fair, £37; fair, £35; fair current Manila £44 10s., coarse £36 10s. The output from Manila for the xwcck was 16,000 bales. Wheat.—The market is steady, with a very good demand. Canadian, on spot, per quarter, 615.; December to January, 575.; Australian, January to February steamer, 645.; sailer, 60s. Oats.—Tho market is firm. Argentine, on spot, per quarter, 325,; January to February, 30s. . Hops—The market is quiet, small business doing. Fdiglish, per cwt., 100s. to 1305.; California!!, 80s. to 100s. Wool.—The. market is strong; all stocks are advancing. . " LONDON WOOL SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, December 19. At the wool sales there was a good sale of all qualities at full pnees. Prices realised: St. Albans, top 20id., average 18Jd. There were 78,927 baleß catalogued, and - 72,409 sold. WHEAT AND FLOUR. London; December 19. The wheat and flour afloat for the United .Kingdom is 1,935,000 quarters; for the Continent, 1,685,000. Atlantic shipments total 1.007,000, and Pacific • 31,000. The total for Europe is 1,265,000.