COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2873, 11 September 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. Tho quotations on Saturday for investment shares wore as follow:—

Customs duties collected at the norf. ot Wellington on Saturday amounted to ■ £-3361 lis. 3d. ■ .-..SHEEPSKINS. The New Zealand Loan and Mejcantile Agency Company, Ltd.. has "received the following cablegram from their London house, dated September 7:—"Sheepskins UDohajiged." Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report having received the following cablegram from, their Londoji agents, dated September 9:—"Sheepskins ;imchanEed, to Jd. lower." ■ LONUON WOOL SALES. Australian-New Zealand Oablo Association. (Kec. September 10, 5.5 p.m.) ' London, 'September 8. . At the wool : auctions there is a brisk solo for all sorts-of combine merinos, but burry and faulty are irregular. Crossbreds are very firm. ■ The following wero the prices realised for the fleece portions of the New Zealand" clip 3 named —Morven Hills, top price 18d., average 17|d.; E.W., top 17d., average 16Jd. LONDON MARKET. ■ (Kec. September 10, 5.5 p.m.) London,- September 8. Wheat is firm, with little business doing. Chicago December options, 1565 c.; May options, 1573 c. . : , N.Z. hemp i 3 Quiet and unchanged. Copra, Septgmber-Octobcr shipment, £28 10s. per ton. . .. Eubber.—Hard fine Para, 3s. fld. per lb.; plantation, 2s. 42d.; smoked) sheets, 2s. 2|d. Ra-bbits.-Tlie market is 6teady. Though supplies are plentiful, prices are well , ••' , • Mutton.—New Zealand, 9d.; Australian, Bsd.; South American; 93d. Lamb.—New Zealand and Australian, 10c].; South American', Hid. Hides.—'The market is firm, and there is an improved demand, as permits' for the export of light sorts are being rather, more freely granted. Australian, 10Jd. to 11W-■ . Leather is very firm. All qualities aro in strong demand. Best Australian, 20d. to 22d. Basils'are in small supply. First grade Australian, 20d. to 22d. AMERICAN CROP ESTIMATES. Washington, September 8. . The Agricultural Bureau, in the crop estimates, announces that nearly all the estimates declined during the month, wh<fo.t by 43,000,000 bushels, oats 43,000,000, and-barley 11,000,000. Spring .wheat is.estimated to give a production of 156,000,000 bushels, compiled with the August forecast 'of 199,000,000 bushels. The report says there is liarley and enough spring wheat for home consumption.

Buyers. Sellers. £ b. (1. £ s. <1. Bank N.55. (£5 6s. 8dJ ... 11 2 6 — Bank X.Z. (£6 13s. 4fl.) ... 17 4 0 - N.Z. and River Plate ... 2 0 0 — Napier Gas (£10) 15 10 0 •— National Insurance 2 13 l . ~ N.Z. Insurance 6 4 0 — 8. British Insurance 5 2 0 — Gear Meat {£1) 4 9 6 — fWftlL Meet Ex. (£5) .. - 6 0 0 "Union 1 Steam (ord.) 2 16 — tWolT'ton Woollen' ford.) — 6 0 0 tWcll- Woollen (pref.) ... 3 35 6 — Westport Coal 110 0 • 1 10. 3 "WestportrStockton 0 6 4 0 6 6 N.Z. Consolidated Dental 12 3 — +Es div.