COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2659, 3 January 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

FROZEN MEAT. By Telegraph—Press, Association—Copyright (Roc. January 2, 5.5 p.m.) London, January 1. The Incorporated Society ol Meat Importers' Smitllficld Market quotations for frozen meat ore based on actual sales of not loss, than one hundred carcasses of mutton or lamb, or twenty-five quarters of beef, of fair average quality. The quotations are not for selected' linee, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of the shipments now on the'market. The prices which follow are on the average a farthing per lb. more than the. values ex ship, this difference representing the average cost in expense, handling, conveyance, and selling of the meat:— . Mutton— d. Canterbury, light none offering Canterbury, light (seconds) none offering Canterbury, medium ...... none offering Canterbury, heavy none offering Southland jnono offering New Zealand, best none offering Now Zealand, ordinary ... no no offorinir , Worth Island, ewes none offering New Zealand, ewes 63 Australian, heavy' .- none offering

Australian, light nono offering , Australian, ewee none offering .Kiver I'latc, light VJ liiver Plate, heavy 7 Kiver Plate, ewes none offering Lamb— , Canterbury, light 75 Canterbury, seconds 7i Canterbury, medium 7 3-8 Canterbury, heavy 7 Southland 7 3-8 Nertli Island, ordinary 7J North Island, selected 7i Australian, best none offering Australian, lair jiuhu .muriiia ; Australian, inferior none olt'orlnß r River Plate, first quality none offering .i liiver Plate, seconds : none offering f licef- > Argentine, chilled fores 61 Argentine, chilled hinds 91 BABBITS. > liat-fcits.—Holders are asking 245. to 245. i 6d. for New South Wales blues, ex 6tore. I LONDON MARKETS. > Jute, native first marks, Deeembcr-Janu- ; ary shipment, £27 15s. per ton.' • N.Z. hemp, March-Hay 'shipment, £38 10s. Rubber, hard fino I J ara, 3s. 95d. per lb.j ' plantation, 45.; smoked sheets, 3s. Hid,. Copra, January-February shipment, £32 • ss. per ton. Cotton, January-February shipment, 7.73jd. ] AUSTRALIAN STATES REVENUES, f (Eec. January 2, 5.5 p.m.) Sydney, January .2. , Tho revenue for the half-year totalled £8.641,822, an increase of £47,414 over the J corresponding period of 1914. , Perth, January Z. : The revenue for- tho half-year totalled ' £2,273,707, an increase of £9980 over the 1 same period 'of 1914. Tho expenditure " totalled £2,671,394, a decrease of £43,796. J Melbourne, January 2. The revenue for hJalf-yfear totalled > £4,485,390. BRITISH REVENUE. (Rec. January 2, 5.5 p.m.) London, January 1. Tlio quarter's revenue totalled £64,390,510. Customs brought, in £17,761,000; excise, £16,575,000; and stamps, £1,814,000. There las becil a great demand for the celebrated Victor cheese vat during the past few months; anyone requiring new vats , are urged to write immediately to the maker, as material is extremely 6hort. Albert J, Parton, Carterton—Advt. Never has the demand for clear-headed constructive thinking in business been so urgent as it is right now. We are living in a progressive age, and must take advantage of all up-to-date methods. It is in savings from wasto of any description. that money is made to-day, and by concentrating one's efforts on all details of our. business we claim to be able to produce results for our many cream suppliers. We want more cream. Can you supply us? Further particulars, Wanganui Fresh Food Co.—Advt.