COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2701, 22 February 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT 'SHARES. Yesterday was a quiet day in the invest* mont. market, and no transactions were recorded. The Quotations were as follow:— Buyers. Keller?. £ s. d. £ s. d. Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. Bd.) .... 10 11 0 - Loan and Merc, (ord.) 80 0 0 — Well. Invest. T. and A. - 0 110 Well. Trust, Loan, Ltd. — 7 10 Well. Heat Export (52b. 6d.) 214 6 — N.Z. Shipping (ord.) 18 15 0 — Union Steam (ord.) 16 9 17 3 Union Steam (pref.) 10 6 — Well. Woollen (ord.) 418 0 — Well. Woollen (pref.) 3 6 0 — Sharland (ord.) 14 6 —. • Sharland (pref.) 14 6 ■ — W.F.C.A. (£5) - 6 2 0 Customs duty collected at the port of •/eliington yesterday amounted to £1759 3d. HIGH COanaSSION.EK'S CABLED MARKET REPORT. The Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, dated London, February 19. (Note: Quotations, mnle&s otherwise specified, are average,, marker prices on spot):— Mutton and Lamb.—Market firm with hardening tendency. There is a good demand for all descriptions owing to a short supply available for the general public. In more than one instance sellers have accepted Jd. below the official quotation. Canterbury nrntton, 7gd. per lb., for all weights. Other brands tnan Canterbury not quoted. Ewes, 7&d.; Canterbury lamb, B£d. per lb. for all -weights; second-grade, 7£d.; other brands than Canterbury, ordinary quality, Bd. A small number of this season's selling at 9d. Beef.—Only New Zealand cow beef available. Hinds, 6id.; fores, 5Jd.; chilled, a limited supply, hinds 72d„ fores 6 3-Bd. Butter.—The market is firm, with a good demand for colonial at higher prices. Danish, market firmer, per cwt., 1646. to 1685.; New Zealand, firm market, a good demand, 1545. to 1565.; un salted, 160b. to 1645.; fair to good quality," 1465. to 1505.; Australian, market quiet, 148s. to 1505.; Siberian, steady, 1245. to 1305.; Argentine, market closes strong, 1425. to 1445. Cheese.—The market is uuiet. Canadian, market quiet but steady, per owt., 995. to 10Cs.; New Zealand, market quiet at the decline; white, 9£e. to 965.; coloured, 965. up to 975.; fair to good quality, 93s.'to 945.; English cheddar, firm market, 106s. to 108s.; Cheshire, 114s. to 120e.; United States, market quiet but steady, 966.. to 975.; flats, 955. to 965. •

•Hemp.—Manila, market quiet, cxcept for lower grades, for which prices 'have advanced. Coarse has sold at £53 for March to May shipment. Value, new grade*!, fair, £56. The output from Manila for the week ended February 19 was 33,000 baleß. New Zealand also quiet at about good-fair, £47; .fair, £45 for February to April shipment. iSearer positions commend* premium ol about ]os.

Hops.—The market is firm, but little doing. A limited supply, English, per cwt., 140s. to 1505.; Caliiornien, 955. to 115s. . Wheat.—The market is firm, but on aocount of high prices buyers are cautious. Canadian, per quarter, 70s. ou spot; February to March shipment, 685.; Argentine, February to March shipment, steamer, 685.; Eailer,' 675.; Australian, February ship* ment, steamer, 705.; sailer, 68s. 6d.

Oats.—The market is dull, -with a downward tendency. Argentine, on spot, per quarter, 31s. 6d.j afloat, 30s. 64. Wool.—The market is quiet, but firm. The current quotations for Bradford topß are: —J6's low crossbreds, 2s. 3Jd.s 40's low crossbreds, 2s. 5d.; 44*6 medium crossbreds, 2s. 6d.; 50's halfbreds, 2s. lid.; 56'6 quarterbreds, 3s. M.; 60's merinos, 3s. Bd. WHEAT AND FI/OUH, By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, February 20. The wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom totals 2,255,C00 quarters; for the Continent, 2,980,000; Atlantic shipments, 714,000; Pacific, 30,000. The total shipments to Europe during the week amounted to 1,195,U00 quarters, including. 3C6,000 from Argentina.