COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2719, 14 March 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

XNTESTMENT SHAKES. There were 110 transactions iu tlio investment market yesterday. The quotations were as under:— liuyera. Sellors. £ 6. d. £ s. d. Bank JT.Z. (£3 6s. 8(1.) ... 10 13 0 - Bank N.Z. (£6 13s. 4d.) ... 16 8 6 - Wgtn. Trust, Loan. Ltd. — 710 Gisborne Gas 1 12 6 Napier Gas (£5) — 8 10 0 Well. Gas (£10) - 1515 0 Wgtn. Gas (pref.) 0 18 6 — Union Steam (ord.) 17 3 — Union Steam (prof.) 10 9 — Golden May Cement 0 19 3 — N.iS. l'aper Mills 016 9 — Sharlniid (ord.) 14 6 — Sharlaud tprcf.) 14 6 — THE EGG MA2UCET. New Zealand Poultry Industries, Ltd., reports a groat scarcity of eggs, leading to a fartlier advance in tho price of Id. 'per dozen, or Is, lOil. wholesale as from to-day. 1 HIGH GOMIUSSIO'NEE'S MARKET BEPOBT. The Deportment of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce liue received the following cablegram from the High. Commissioner for 2Jcw Zealand, dated London, March 11. Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot:— Meat.—There lie* been no. material change in the during this "week. Home-killed, a moderate supply. Supplies ol frozen do not meet x-equircmcnts, but there is no change iu prices. Evory endeavour is being made in order to prevent abnormally hign prices. ' Mutton.—Canterbury and other brands than Canterbury, 7^d.' per lb., extremely scarce. Quotations (ire normal. Ewes, 7}d. Lamb.—Canterbury, BJd. per lb.; other brands than Canterbury, this eeason'e, 83d. per lb. . L'eef.—There is no New Zealand beef on the market. Chilled hinds, Bd. per lb.; fores, 6Jd. ' ' . , Hutter.—Tho market is very firm. There is a good demand for colonial, and prices are . lirm. Danish, slow, per. cwt., 180s. to 1845.; New Zealand, 1625. to 1645.. fair to good quality 2505. to 1535., unsa-ltea 1645. to 1665.; Austrian, 1565. to 1685., unsalted 160s. to 1625.: Siberian, a good demand for best quality, 1265. to 1345.; Argentine, a fair demand, 148s. to 1505., uncalled 1545. to 1585.; Irish creamery, a small supply, 1565. to 160s. Cheese—The market is firmer. Canadian, no arrivals this week. There is an active domand, per cwt., -103s. to lWs.; New Zealand, available stock is email, notwithstanding recent arrivals. The market has ! advanced during this -week. Holders are firm, 98s. to lOC's.; English Cheddar, firm ; market, 110s. to 1125.; Cheshire, very scarce, 114s. up to 1205.; United States, firm market, a good demand, 98s. to 1025., flats 965. to IOCe. ' Hemp—The market is quiet but steady. Good-fair, per ton, £47; fair, £45 l(te.; Manila, new graded, fair, £57. March to May shipment—Good-fair, £46 10s.; fair, £44 10s.; Manila, now graded, fair, £56. The output from Manila for the week ended Uth instant was 95,000 bales. Wool.—The market is rather unsettled. Prices, are irregular, but prospects are favourable. > Wheat.—The market has been irregular, but closed firm. On passage, Canadian, per quarter, 66s.;.Argentine, 655. Oats.—The ma?Kct is very quiet; nothing doing. Ai'gcntino, on spot, per quarter, £9s. 6d.; on passage, 30s. 6d.' WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES. Messrs. Laery and Co., Ltd., Allen Street, report, wholesale prices -as follow:—Fowls' wheat, prime 65., medium ss. 9d.; feed barley, 4si 9d.; cage barley, 55.; feed peas, 'pnmo ss. 6d., good ffs. 3d.; partridge peas, 63.-Bd.; maize, feed 'ss. v6d.,. seed 65.; oaten sheaf chaff, iS 10s.; wheat straw, £4 10s.; lucerne hay, £6; flour in sacks, £13 lte.; oatmeal, £20; bran, £5 10s.; pollard, £7; rice Doliard, £15; onions, £6 10s.; potatoes, £3 10s.; bacou, sides Is., rolls Is. lid.; hams, Is. Id.; shoulders, lid.; cheese, medium Bid.; Unseed nuts, 13s. 6d. . HIDE AND SKIN SALE. Messrs. Dalgoty and Co., Palmerston North, report:—At our usual monthly Sftlo on Friday, we offered a good catalogue to a full attendance of buyers. Competition was keen, but in sympathy with other markets "wool and sheep-skins showed a decline as compared with last sales rates, of from W. .to Id. per lb., whilst'hides and tallow sola afi late rates. We quote as follows:— t • Wool.—OroEsbred, in bags and fadges, bright and clean, 13Jd. to 14jd.; medium to inferior, 113 d. to 12-Jd., seedy 9d. to lid.; lambs wool, be-st lines 14d. to Mid., medium to good 12d. to 13d., inferior and seedy *° Sv d ? ad i wool » lld ' D^ccs, m. to 93d. J locks and pieccs, 7R; locks, 6jd. to 7d.; blaok wool, tod. to lujd. Sheopsltins—Cro€sbred. full wool 9Jd. to llid., Jiajf-wools BJd. to 63d.; quarter-wool 7d.; lambs-skills 104, d., short and shorn 4d. to BJd., ilead_skins Sd. to Sid., ditto broken, ami damaged 6d. to 7Jd. ; butcher part-dry pelts and lambs' skins at cacli best lines oi Quarter to liaU'-wooled, "Is. to 4s M ■ other lines, 3s. Sd., 3s. 3d., to 35.; pelts, '£ od.. 2s. 8d„ to 2e. 10d.;,bare pelte, is. to Is. 4d.; lambs (shorn), Is. to Is. id.; lambs (woolly), 4s. to 5?, 3d. . medium and heavy, ICd.; ox hides, 9d. to Sja.; cow hides, beet lines, i j S o& df 8 3-Bd. to 83d.; farmers' anU ox ' cut and damaged, 6id. -to 72d. ; yearlings Bd., cut and damQl?p ♦ !- • ; J C ? lfSltiUS ' SoUnd IiQCS SJd. to 10d„ out and damaged 6£d. to BBd. bundrics.—Tallow, in tins, 235. 3d., rough lat 13d., tallow m casks 255. 6d.: rabbit skine, 7d. to 7id.; horsehair, la.

METROPOLITAN BUILDING SOCIETY. The twenty-fifth annual meeting of the Metropolitan 'Permanent Building and Investment .Society was held last night, the chairman oi directors (Mr. W. M. Hannav) presiding. •" In .accordance with the recommendation of the - directors, the usual dividend, at voted ° Per ° ent " I)er °? nuiu ' TOS The retiring directors! the Hon. J. G. w. fe-elSedf •' and Mr ' Henl ' y we "> Messrs. H. Kcmber and Sons and E. Buchnolz were appointed auditors. LONDON WOOL -SALES. By Telegraph Press Association— Oooyright m , . .. . . London, March 12. The better tone continues 011 the wool market, prices being in sellers' favour Jd SMH fold. baICS haV ° be ° U Catalog"ednf ed° OC N »?" tgionrs ' 1C ° OfS Kow e Zealand d clins named: ftgatapa, top 19d., average 16a « Mouotaria, 22Jd. : Bushy Hill is?]" 17|d.; Annedalc, 20d., 183 d.; Tautanal 20d!! I mu , - , rt London, March 12. I wheat and flour afloat lor the "United ; Kingdom totals 2,775,C00 Quarters. Por the Continent, 3,615,000. Atlantic «hm. ments, 798,000 quarters; Pacific, 16,000. The total for Europe is 1,395,000 quarters, inmm ° uarto3: Mossrs. Levin and Co., Ltd., have received cablo advice from London that the fillowmg clips have been sold at the sales now current. Ihe prices given are the average prices for the fleeco of the wool — ■». V & W ?r Ul / l 3; Featherston, Is. sf<L; Matahnvi, Masterton, U. Weka, Bulls, Is. 5Jd.; Huia. Bulk, l s . 5Ad ■ Jjansdowne, Ma6terton, ls. 7<i.: Tuscnnhili Pahiatua, Is. G.id.; Pukete, Masterton, ls! Eas mussen, «M wwir iu « aot ' Alfredton, Ib. 6id. ; WMK over SY, Masterton, Is. 7Jd.

Customs duty collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £864 6s.