COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2760, 2 May 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

;~1-\. INVESTMENT SHAKES. """ . • Yesterday's v quotations for' investment ohares wero as .follow:— - . ...Buyers.,, Sellers. -..v - ... ■ ; £s..d, :£ e. d. National- Bonk' 5 2"6 •• ' Bank:lT.Z.:.(£6 13s: M.) ...'1615 0 Ujiion-Bank 5115 0 — N.Z. and : 1t,.. Plate 2 0 0 — •Well.:,Dep. end Mort ■—' ■/ . 0 9 0 Well., Gas (£10). — 15 7 6 Gear-Meat (£1) 4'4 0 '" N.Z. Shipping (ord.) 20 0 0 Union Steam (ord.) 111 6 — 'Union Steam , (prof.) 1 1 0 . Well.-WoollenMord.) .„... 5 8 0 - ■Well.: Woollen (pref.)-...... 3 10 0' Wcstport .Cool ,1.-9-6:., - — - Kauri :Timber .(155.) .'..... 014 0 — ' Ward and . Co., '... — " "5 19 0' "Manning and Co 415 0 ' — Golden- Bay Cement ... 11 3, 12 6' N.Z. Paper Mills .... .0 18 6 . . C. M.'- Banks 13 6 — *Sharland; (ord.) ' I' 6 .0. *Sharland-(pref.) 16 0,. — . w.F:q. : A'.;;,(£s) ; .517 e .. .«• i div<. . .. .... ' " ! WEI/LmGTON--OPERA -HOUSE.--'v.; ,' Thb: annual meeting of shareholders of the Wellington Opera House Company will bc.-.held,\at.;the Ground' Opera': House '.tomorrow at noon, when the -twenty-eighth annual report covering the period to March 31 last will' be submitted..,Tho net profit for thb year amounted to £3448 Bs., to ■which has, to be added, the balance brought; forward' £1390 12s. ;ld., making; ,a. total' "of , £4639 :os.- ■ Id.,' 'outof which *an interim dividend'- absorbing: £1429 '55.. '.4d, ■was paid.-iii 'October , last, leaving.--'£3409 14s. 9df "The" directors ' recommend'-' tho payment ol a furtlior dividend of 'o per .cent.; "poking 6. per •• cent. ' for; the -year, and 'they also rccommend ,'that tlio usual honorarium "of : <£105 .to the directors be passed for payment.' • Tho rent received from? the Gi;dnd'Opera House during the year to £4010 19s. 3d., and from the old-Opera- House £1998' 12s? 7d;,-making a-total'of £6009'115. 10d.■"■■■

f HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLED MARKET HEPORT. The Department of Agriculture,'- Indus* trice and Commerce has rcccived the fol< lowing cablegram from tlic High Oom. missione'r for New Zealand, dated London, 1 April 29. (Note: Quotations, unleseother■\viso 6pccifi«l, arc average market price* on spot):— Meat—An active demand continues for all-descriptions. There is, however, only a small supply, and there, has been no change in prices, with tho exception that quotations for Home-killed have declined. The wither is.'hot, and the demandJiaa considerably fallen oil', ns after Easter. Canterbury and North Island mutton, 7£d. -per lb.; ewos, 7id.; New Zea- « land'lamb,- all. descriptions, 824. per lb. Prices, for River Plate have declined. Mutton, 9d.; lamb, 9Jd. There is no New Zealand beet offering. Chilled hin very limited supply; hinds, 10d.; fores, 83-Bd. . Butter.—Market closed firmer, with more inquiry and prices firm. quiet, 168s. to 170.5. per cwt.; New Zealand, in good demand,' 1635. to 1645.: fair to Rood quality, ■ 150s. •to 1585.; misfitted. 1635. to 164s.;'.Australian,* 1565. to 1565.; unsalted, 1585.-to 16Cs.; Argentine, firm, 150s. to 1525.; ■unsalted;--1545;-to 1565.; Siberian, good de- . ni.ind for all descriptions, ta 1345. . Cheese—Tho inarhet Is very firm. Canadian, 103s. to 110s. In the case of New Zealand .-tlie market has adycuipcd, and a further advance is probable. Spot market .is" bare; 107s. to -108s.: "United vStates. in good demand. 105s. to 107e.; English Cheddar, 116s. to 118s. rllemp.—The market is lifeless, and quotations are nominal. Nejy goodf<iir..,pcr. .to'n,.„'£49.;* fair; £47. Wheat.— ! The - market is quiet, but firm. Canadian. 60s. per quarter, for arrived, j Oals.—The market id, firm; Argentine, 335. per Grater. •' ' -FROZEN. MEAT MARKET "Messrs. Gilbert:. Anderson and' Co. (Messrs. Helleopi. -Eliott, and Co., \Falmerv stou North, local agents) report on tho : frozen V.iheat market, «undcr date Loudon, 'March 10, as follows:— '* Home-groy/n supplies have been tho chief feature- of the market for some months,'an'd ,now* that ttie colonial meat is "so scarce its value. is more apparent .than ever. / All-classes of. fat stock have steadily» increased in price throughout 'February, the 1 averages' for. tho 'month shpwing. an advance as compared with f'Tanuary of Jd.-per-lb. for. cattle. Id;., per sd. per 14lb. for pigs, while with' 1912-14, is greater still. It will, therefore, bo seen that high prices for the meat will be necessary, to make tho business 'profitable. ~ ' . • /•' . -Frozen.-The position of frozen meat la more difficult than eveT. No. sheep, or lambs have been released in London for a' week, and the agents not having any< thing carried, over :havo nothing- to supply the-urgent-jvants* of the buyers, many of Whom are. entirely, without colonial' sup. plies for the meantime. Tho only sheep about are Plates Patagonians, and those fetch remarkable nrlcea. The new jeaeon'e Wellington lambs arc much appreciated .for their brightness and good qualify, and sell readily at 83d.