COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2722, 17 March 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

IKTESTIIENT SHAKES.' There were no transactions in investment shares yesterday. The quotations were as lolUjst Jluyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ 6. d. National ISank .... 5 1 0 5 2 6 EaiiK Jf.Z. (£6 13b. 4d.) ... 16 11 0 - Union Bank ...... 50 15 0 — • Loan and Mercan. (0rd.)... 80 0 0 .81 0 0 Well. Dep. and Mort. ...... — 0 9 6 Gisborne Gas 1 12 6 .— Napier &as (£5) — 8 10 0 National Jnsurpnce 2 9 3 — Standard Insurance 115 3 — Union Steam: (ord.) 1 .7 6 — Onion Steam (pre/.) — 113 Well. Woollen (pref.) — 3 10 0 Leyland-O'Brien — 12 6 Taringamutu Totara 118 6 N.'/i. (Jonsol. Dental 10 3 ■ — N.Z. Portland Cement ... 1 0 5 — Golden Bay Cement 0 19 3 110 FROZEN" MEAT MARKET. Messrs. Gilbert Anderson ind Co. (Messrs. Mellsap, Elliott and Co., Palmerston, local agents, report on the frozen meat market, under date London, January 21, as folloiys:— - ' General supplies continue to be below the average, and some anxiety is being felt for the future, in view of the short shipments during December and the unsatisfactory season experienced in Australasia. ( •iiomc-grown.—This is again prominent on Smitbfield, but unfortunately appreciable quantities .are not expected to be kept up for. long. ' 1 ... Frozen Mutton.—Stocks available for distribution are negligible, and the meat In being worked .on immediately it is discharged. Frozen Lamb.—Some new season's Auf traliuns have made their appearance, and the best fetch 73d. Their bright appearance makes thorn attractive. New Zealand lambs Temain firm. Beef—There is hardly any colonial beef, but - chilled Argentine has been more plentiful, and quotations much lower. . Sundries.—Thero are good prospects for every class of meat, and consignments turn strongly recommended. HTJDDAItT-PAKKER DIVIDEND. The directors of Huddart, Parker Co., Ltd,, havo declared (subject to the'op proval of the meeting of share holders) a dividend ■for the half-year ending December 31 last at the,rate of 6 per cent, on preference shares, and: 8 per 03nt. oil ordinary stores. _ WHEAT QUOTATIONS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, March 15. The American visible wheat. supply Is 156.973,000 bushels. ' Chicago May options are quoted at 1092 c. to lCBlc.; July, 1085 c. to 107Jc. AUSTRALIAN PRODJJCE MARKETS. (Rcc." March 16, 9.40 p.m.) . Sydney, March 16. Oafs, local Algerian, 2s. "1. to 25.. Bd.; Tasraanian, 3s. to ss.'-.1d.; white, 23. lid. to 35.; barley, feeding'3s., malting 45.; maize, local ss. 3d.. South African ss. to ss. 3d.;v potatoes, Tasmaniau, £13 10s. to £14; New Zealand, £12; onions. • £4 10s. to £5. ' Adelaide,, Marcli 16. Wheat, ss. fiid.; fiour, old £14, new £13 | to £(?. Mis.i bran, It.) pollard,. U, IJd.i oats, 2;, Hi X

LONDON WOOL SALES. (Rec. March 16, 9.50 p.m.)

London, March lb; At tiic wool sales the' better tone reoemtly displayed confUnuos, and prices for all ( classes arc maintained. The following' wore the pnccs realised for the llcpce portion of the Now Zealand clips named :-Opanga, top price 23* d., averago price 21d.; Tauroa, top 23d., avorage 183 d.; Jaidhou, top 18Jd., iavcmgo 18Jd.; Tangilion, top 18d., average 17Hd. TALLOW SALIS. (Hcc. March 16, 9.50 p.m.) London, March 15. At the tallow sales 671 casks were offered and *old. Mutton grades were unchanged, mixed advanced 6d. per cwt. ' METAL,'MARKETS. London, March 15. l'sg-iron, 87s. 6d. per ton. Lead,'soft foreign,. £34 17s. 6d. per ton. BRISBANE WOOL SALES, (Rcc. March 16, 9.40 p.m.) Brisbane, March 16. At the wool sales a..good proportion,of the offerings showed the effects of the adverse season. There were numerous withdrawals. Competition lor the best olasses was keen at lull late rates, medium and scoured were 5 per cent, lower, inferiors were irregular at 7£ per cent, to 10 per cent, decline. Customs duty collected at the porfc o! Wellington yesterday amounted to £3325 4s. 2d. \ MINING NEWS ' WKLI/DJGTON SHAJtE MAEKET. Tliero wore a few buying orders reported on the Exchange yesterday, but no business resulted. Tho quotations (vote as under Buyers. Sel'.erp. •B 6 d. £ a. d. .Murray • Creek 2 5 0 — jtoss *0 0 S# Success Dredge — t 10 6 Talisman i I) 14 3 "W&ihi : 1 15 0 — Grand Junction - 019 6