COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2731, 28 March 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHABES. ■ b ' A sale o! Golden Ba.y Cement shares ei JOs. M. was reported yesterday.: The' - tations -were as under:— ' - . Buyers.. Sellers. ' ' " . - • £ s. d. £ s. d. ■ National Bank 5 16 • — Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. ad.) .... -- 1# M 0 * Loan and Mercantile (ord.) — \ W,®,.®. f ."Well. Dep. and Mort. .... —' \ 0.- 9 0 > If.Z. Shipping towL) - 2f I®. ® ' Union Steam- tad.) 110 0 111 6 ' Union Steam (prof.) 1 0 9 — ':'W|» : ■ ■ ,? q ' Wcstport Coal ; — . 1 » " : TVcstportrStockton- ~ 0.5 3 [- Kauri Timber-(155.) .015-0 —• I:.Leyland-O'Brien \ v\ Word • and Co; — 6: 0 0 N.Z. Paper' Hi'l? ..; 0 17 9 t . ' Sharland (ord.) 1 4-6 — . (pref.) 1 J 4 6 * HIGH COiBIISSIONEE'S 3JEPOHT. i\ The Department of Agriculture, Indus. ; ' tries, ciid Commerce lias received the fol V lowing cablegram from tho • High Commia. V s'oner for New Zealand, dated- * London/ tt.']£cxch 25; • - (Note: Quotations, unless other- \ wise specified, are avorage prices on spot):— I Heat.—There is a great demand .in tho market for mutton and lamb at higher * prices owing to a short supply available, v Demand greater than the supply* Mutton.-rQuotations are nominal. Canter- ' bury, and other brands .thon Canterbury, :. any weight, per lb.; ewes, Ti-d. * Lamb.—Canterbury and other • brands { vthan Canterbury, Bid. per lb.; this sea* ; eon's,' 9d. : Beef.—There -is no New Zealand beef, at .• the market. Chilled hinde, Bid.; fores, 7d.

Butter.—Tho market is weaker, and tendency downwards. Demand has faUen uu considerably on account of high P r 'ee--Danish, market very dull, per cvt., lfo--up to lROs.Mow Zealand, market quiet, prices slightly weaker, M«s. np to 1M...1 unsaltod, market ouiet but steady, 1 6j3. t, 1665.; fair to good quality. '°S; Australian,• practically none 126s are nominal, 1565. to 1685.; £ .to 1545.; Argentine, steady market, MM. to '^Cheese.—Tho market is very J 1 ™J?™ 1 ' dian,- prices are firm, per owt.. lMe- to 107s ; lair to good quality, 1043. to lUos., New Zealand, a fair demand market quieter whito 102s. to 10os., coloured 103s. to 1045.; United States, 102s. to-1035.; fair to good quality. HiOs. to 101s.; English theddar, market remains firm, 112s. to Ills., Cheshire*'-120s. to 1225. . Jfcirip-Manila - market easier, on account of lieavy ..'receipt- figures. Fairv near a* hand, -has been' sold to £S5. Tho output from Manila for the week ended March 25 was 33,000 bales. New Zealand (mutilated word) a good demand for spot and near, parcels. February to Hay- shipment; High' points sold during *thia week £46, but £46 ss. now asked. February to April shipment: Fair may be quoted at £45 ss. New Zealand hemp stock, end of February, 673 tons. 1 ... , ' Hemp.—The market is qUiet with no alteration, in prices.,' . Wheats-The market is very quiet. Quotations are nominal. Canadian, April shipment, per quarter, 555.;/ American, loading, 655.; Australian, llaron shipment 645. 6d. Oats.—Dull market at lower prices. Argentine, afloat, ficllers 295.; Plate 28a. 3d, ORISTdTUEGH WOOL SALES. - I By Telegraph.—Pre?B Association. Chrlstchurch, March' 27. At the concluding wool sale to-day, 8297 bales were offered. There was a good attendance of buyer®, but several prominent colonial firms were not represented. Much of the .wool was of inferior quality compared with the earlier' sales. The bulk of i the entr.v. was secured by. Dominion ana ' Frcnch buyers, -Home representatives largely holding aloof: *Thre was good all-round competition, but for fleece wools the prices i suffered a decline of about a halfpenny per lb. Prices realised were:—Merino, 10 j jd. to 1 15 d.; halftired, ICd. to 19d.; three-quarter-bred, 102 d. to 16id.; crossbred, -lOjld. to 16Jd.; iongwobl (little offered),* Hid. to 14j?d.; Cor? riedale, 15|d. to 183 d.; Down, 132 d. All sorts of pieces,; sold quite up to recent quotations, haifbrod making up to 18$ d. WHEAT AND FLOUR. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London) March 26. Tho wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom'is 3,410,000 quarters; for the Continent, Atlantic shipments, 885,000; Pacific, 2COO. The total, shipments to Europe during the week .amounted to 1*595,000 quarters, including-331,000 from Argentina and 138,000 from Australasia. ■ -0 . . ' N -Customs duty collected ,• <it the port oj Wellington yesterday amounted to- £4649 '6s/ 3d.-----.-- •• . *•