COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2716, 10 March 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. There were 110 .transactions recorded in investment shares' yesterday. The Quot'Ations were as under:— Uuyera. Sellers. £ s. 4. £ e. d. National Bank 5 0 0 — Banff N.S.'W. — .3912 6 Bank N.Z. (£6 13s. <!d.) ... 16 8 0 — Union Bank .. 60 15 0 — National Mortgage — 317 6 Loan and Merc-ail. (ord.) — 81 0 0 Loan and Mci'cnn. (pref.) — , '79 0 0 Gisborne Ofcis- 112 6 ' N.Z. Insurance, — -650 Union Steam (ord.) 1' 7 0 18 0 Union Steam (pref.) 10 6 1 ' 3 Well. 'Woollen (ord.) 5 3 0 — Kauri Timber (155.) 0 14 6 — Taringamulu Totara — . 119 0 N.Z. Consol. Dental 1 0' 3 — Golden Bay Cement ......... 0 19 3 — Customs duty collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £2964 3a. w. ' • LONDON WOOL SAL3S. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Kec. March 9, 9 p.m.) a» , London, March 8. At tho wool sales faulties were very slow and some were withdrawn. Values of faulties are unohangod, aud croesbrcds are slightly easier, Tho following prloro were lealised lor tho fleeco portion of tho clips 3i«md ; — Napier, top price Slid aver Jße 18£ d.; "Rautoawa;" top 21£ d„ aver"Jlalto'" tqp Bid., average 19 3-Bfl • t'L t<>P 20<l " "Toroa," top average 17Jd. Messrs Murray, Roberts)' and Co., LMt. ha,vo ttus morning received a cablegram from thoir gondon friends, Messrs. gandorson, Murray and Co., under date March 8, as follows: —"The market for merino is very irregular.. Compared with last, sales' closing rates, inferior descriptions have dechned 10 per„ cent. Crossbred wools kaje declined 5 per cent, to 75 per cent," wS™ k' 1 ' and . Co ™P an y. Hmlted, Wellington, have received the following cablegrftift from their London office, dated March 7:— Owmg to snowstorms no wool n"n oS fi?« ro 5 We <liiote:-Avur-"V Ms, costing 40d.; greasy crossbreds show a declae of 5 per cent, to 71 per cent, on last sale avitos." TALLOW SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright (Kec.. March, 9, 9 p.m.) ~ . London, Maroh 8. j "ta-llow sales 990' oasks were offered and 56 sold. The quotations 6 were f_ Mutton, fine, 545.. fid.; medium, 495.; beef fine, 525. fid.; - medium, 475. ' ARGENTINE MEAT. (Eec. March 9, .9. p.m.) m< , , . London, March B.' The Argentine shipments of meat fo* February are:—Mutton, 41,000 (Sarcasms' lamb. 2o,i,iM carcasses; frozen beef, 268.C00 quarters; cliilled • bcof, 53,000 Quarters. WHEAT. (Eec. • March 9, 9 p.m.) . I m , v 4 ' .London, March 8. The wheat market is dull, and nrieos are easier, t ■ .. .. SYDNEY .WOOL SALES.- ' ■ (Eec. March 9, 11 30 p.m.! .. .. „ ' . Sydnoy, March 9. At the -vool r.a.es ;':<'ssb.reds cijsed weaker; scoured was' j .mewhat irregulargood merinos were active and firm. ■ HIDES SALE. (Red. March 9, 11.30 p.m.), . , Sydney, .March 9. At the hides sale supplies were small. Heavies and stouts were Arm, and light sorts were m buyers' favour. AUSTRALIAN MABIiETS. 'Bee. March 9, 10.35 p.m.) , . .. . Sydney, March 9. Oats, local Algerian, 2s. 7d. to 2<= M • Tasmaman, 2s 3d. to 3s. Id.; white, 2s! lid. to .3c., bailey, feeding 35., malting 45.; Tmrne, local ss. v South African sb.- to Ms. : 3d oiio^!M. S ' rasmanian ' £12 to £12 Bran. 11 jd.'to Is.; poliai'ltl'ls! Hu.; oats; Is. 7d. to Is. 9d.