COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2820, 11 July 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

| Customs duty' oollected at tho port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £2256 Is. 9d. ■ I EIGH COADIISSIONER'S MARKET ItEPORT. The Department, of Agriculture, Industries and • Commerce has received tho following cablegram, dated Loudon,- July 8, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand. (Note: Quotations, unless otherwise specified," arc average market prices on 6pot) Meat.—Prices are unchanged for New Zealand mutton and Jamb. There is a good demand for Kev Zealand lamb. Argentine mutton and heavy-weight lambs - are in poor demand at lower prices owing to large supply. New Zealand beef is in poor demand at lower prices owing to large supply of Argentine beef. New Zealand mutton, B§d. per lb.; ewo mutton, Bid.; Argentine mutton, 9jd.; Jlew Zealand lamb, 9id.; Argentine lamb, 10|d.; New Zealand bull neef, hinds 6d.,' tores sid.; New Zealand boneless. beef, 7£d.; Argentine chilled'beef, hinds, 83d.; fores, 7iu. Butter.—Tho market is Quiet, and prices are slightly weaker. Danish, salted, 1725. to 1745. per cwt.; Irish' creamery, salted, 158s. to 1625.; unsalted," 1635. to 1645.; Canadian, salted, 160s. to 1645.; Australian, salted, 158s. to 1605.; unsalted, litis, to 16'45.; good to fine quality, salted, 1625 l to 1565.; New Zealand, salted, 168s. to 1705.; Argentine, salted, 1565. to 1685.; unsalted, 158s. to 162«. Oheese—The market. Is dull and unsettled, and prices are declining. Canadian, white,/925. to 945. per cwt.; English Cheddar, lWs.to 108s.; New' Zealand, white, 945. to 965., up'to 985.; coloured, 945. to 965. Higher prices refer to sales made earlier this week. There is fair inquiry for New Zealand cheese in eood condition, uut cheese in unsatisfactory condition is difficult to sell. Friceß are irregular. % States Flats, 90s. to 935. per cwt. On July 1 tho estimated Canadian and States cheese stock—London, 'Liverpool, Bristol—was 127,000 boxes, against 124,000 at the same time last year. The estimated New Zealand and Australian cheese stocks—London and Bristol—was 18,250 crates, against 12,750 at the same time last year.

Hemp—Business is dull, but prices are firm. Good fair New Zealand hemp, per ton, £48 10s.: fair, £47; Government-grad-ed, fair Manila, £52; coarse, £49; jTuly-Sop-tember shipment, good fair New Zealand. £48; fair, £46; Government-graded fair Manila, £50 10s.; coarse, £48. The output of hemp at Manila for the week ending last Saturday was 15,000 hales. Wheat—The market is steady, but demand. is only moderate. • Prices nominally unchanged. Canadian, arrived,.sos.; afloat. 495.; Argentine', afloat, 50s. 6d. Oats.—Tho market is firmer., Argentine, arrived, 295. Hops.—The market is quiet, but holders are English, per cwt., 130s. to 1505.; Califorhian, 110s. to 130s. Wool.—The market remains firm. CRUTCHIXG SALE AT NAPIER. - . By Telegraph—r'wss , A«r.c:?Hna Napier, July 10. The second and last crutching sale was held to-day. 1500 hales of wool were also offered. 'Japanese buyers were active. Though fleece wool met a ready sole, the average .price, Is. 2d. to ?l£. 4d., was less than at the previous sale. Seed/wool was neglected, but lambs' wool elicited keener biadingr at advanced prices, with lower qualities in comparison. Better favoured sconred crossbred to 16Jd., inferior to 14d., 6eedy to 12Jd., -lambs to 14d., pieces to ll|d., looks to Bd.. crutchings in 14J4. MINING NEWS STOCK EXCHANGE. , By Telegrai>h—r'ress issciftir.n. . Auckland, Jitlj- 10. Sales: Grand Junction, 16s. 6d.; Union Steam (pref.), 215., (ordinary) 335. TALISMAN CONSOLIDATED. , Auckland, July 10. During tho month of June the Talisman' Consolidated crushed and treated 1610 tons of ore for a. yield of bullion valued at £6616 12s. 9d. The coats for. the past month totalled 645. 5d.. made up or follow:—Mine Development, 275. 4d.; mining, 195.: milling, 12s. 9d. ; general expenses, ss. 4rl. Tho directors have sent tho following cablegram to London.—"Woodstock Section, No. 1 winze: Progress, 23ft., reef 51in. wide, value 135.; No. 15 level,' No. 6 winze: Progress Bft., reef 36in. wide, value £3 7s.;' No. 12 winze: Progress 17ft., reef 12in.: wide." ' '