COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2772, 16 May 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

. INVESTMENT BHAEES. Yesterday's ■ Quotations for investment shares woro as under:— Buyers. ; Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. National Bank S I ( — Dank N.S.W 39 5 0 - Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. Bd.) ... 11 2 6 11 7 6 Sank N.Z. (£6 13s. 4d.) ... 17 3 0 - Union Bank 55 0 0 — Equitable Building 9 15 0 — Well. Trust. Loan," Ltd. ..700 — Well. Dup. and Mort. ... — 0 8 £ Ohrlstchnroh Gas (£5) ... 710 o ' — Napier' Gas (£10) 15 10 0 - Well. Ga« (pref.) 0 18 9 — Uhristchurcli. Meat 17 5 0 ' — Gear Meat (£1) A A 0 — N.'/5. Bhlpping (ord.) 3) 0 0 - HuddartrParkcr (ord.) ... — 17 8 Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.) ... 5 10 0 — Waipa, Ooal — 0 18 6 Westport Ooal ..-. 19 5 — I N.Z Drue 2 4 9 Golden Bay Cament 116 Ciistom6 duty collected at the .port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £982 2s. 2d. ' ADVANCE IN PRICE OP GOODS. Everybody knows that the ; priccs of commodities of practically all descriptions havo advanced, but tow. however, can have any Idea of the rise that has taken place in linglish manufactured goods. A city merchant has jotted uown the following:Earthenware, riso-ot 50- per cent.; >hinavare, 60 per cent., and hard to .obtain; wicker demijohns. 60 per cent.; pulp honey pots, oO per cent.;, twine, 50 per cent.; envelopes, 125 per cent,, the- cheapest lines oeing unprocurable; iron tanks, 100 per cent.; cnamelwaa-e, 50 to 60 per cent.; nickel spopns and forks, 60 per cent; cheaper grades of pipes, 100 per cent., and difficult to procuro; and toys, 30 to 40 per uccnt The advances represent the increase m Eughsh prices,, and do not include excess ot freight or War risk insurance. HIGH COJfJIISSIONEE'S CABLED KEPOET. Tho Dop'artment of Agriculture, Indus, incs, and Commerce has received'the fol lowing cablegram, dated London, May 13, from the Jilgrh Commissioner tw 'New Zealand. unless otherwise opecined, ore. average market prices on

i Meat.—Tho demand is greater than the supply for all descriptions. Supplies oi home-killed are about the average, but D !" l<! ??,, a T° higher owing u, snort supply ol chilled, and on account of the decrease in the amount of Now ealand meat avail- .<* i ol Li he r Beoeval ■ public. Canterbury and North Island mutton, Sid. per. lb.; twos, Via. New Zealand, lamb of all descriptions, 9d. Chilled beef- is in very limited supply; hinds) Hid.; fores, BJd. ■ Juto.-'flie market is firm owing to reduced supplies. Danish, steady at tho advance,- Wus. to 1745. per owt. Prices for. Now Zealand. are iirm, but spot market is bare; twotatiohs aa-o 1645. to 1665.- unsalted, ]655. to 1665. Australian, market practically cleared, -1565. to '160s. Siberian ■: .in fair demand,. IZSs. to 1365. Irish creamery,. m good demand and deliveries increasing, 160s. to 1645.: unsalted, 162s to toieos • rs<!D ' t,lne ' firm " IMs ' : unsaltetl > IMs. Cheese.— Tho cheese market is very firm but. cimet. ■ Canadian,. U4s. to 1165.;. New /Joaland market closed strong, but . spot •market Is bare,.- U3s.- to ■.■1145.; -English Chodaar m fair demand, 118s. to 1225.; tutted States offerings very small, 1 lC6s. V 10s " •' ccor(iln S to auality and size ilcmp.—Tho. market is quiets but firm and prices are normal. New Zealand cooa tair on apot, £50 per ton; fair, £48; Man ..la, fan-.. Mi 6 For May-July delivery, Nc-.v .Zealand.good fair as. quoted at £49; fair, ili; Manila, fair, £55; coarse, £52 The -?a u y'es m % tue ™ ck . was

\Vheat.-Tho market is steady. There is ilut much demand, but prices are-firm although only nominal;\ Oanadian-, arrived o3s. per- quarter; April-May delivery, 57s • Australian, afloat," 625.; Argentine, afloat, wis.- ■

pats— rhe market is slightly weaker, ivitu less acmand. Argentine, arrived 53s per. quartor.

'• Hops.—Tho inarkot. io. quiet) buyers and sellers art> waiting further developments. ■i™slish,..l3Cs. to Mi's, per owt.; Californian, luOs. to 120s. ! ':

Wool.-The market is firm, with a hardening tendency. Merino and all i-rilL'S of fine-crossbreds have advanced. Medium .una coarso crossbreds mo firm at last quotations. ~ ■ i.