COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2916, 31 October 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAEES, Yesterday's quotations for in investment ehaies were as under:— ' Buyers. Sellers. £s. d. ■ £s/d'. Bank N.Z. (£6 13s. 4d.)... — 17 7 6 Union Bank — 54 0 0 N.Z. end E. Plate — 2 -1 '9 Well. Invest. T. and A. .. - . nlO 9 Well. Trust Loan, Ltd. — 619 0 Well. Gas (£10) - 15 2 0 Well. Gas (prcf.) - 019 6 National Insurance 2 16 0 — N.Z. Insurance 612 0 — N.Z. Refrigerating Co. (£10) • - 19 15 0 Well. Meat Export (£2 . 12s. 6d.) 3 10 3 3 0 Well. Meat Erport (£1 155.) :.: - 2 10 Union Steam (prel'.j 113 — Well. Woollen (ord.) - .6 0 0 Well. Woollen (pref.) 315 0 ' - ' Westport-Stockton (ord.) 0 6'3 • 0 6 7 leyland-O/Brien — 13 6 N.Z. Consol.- Dental 13 0 — N.Z. Portland Cement ... — 011 6 Golden Bay Cement — 110 Customs dutieß collected af,' the port cf Wellington yesterday amounted to £3943 lis 9d. , HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET HEPOET. The Department of Agriculture. Industries, and Commerce has received the following cablegram, dated London. October 28, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand. (Note: Quotations unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot.) Meat—Home-killed mutton and English lamb are in good supply, and selling at comparatively low prices, with tho result that the demand has considerably fallen off for New Zealand lamb. Owing to continued small supplies of New Zealand mutton prices are higher for Argent-ino mutton. New Zealand mutton per lb., B}d.; ewe mutton, Bd.; Argentine mutton, heavy-weight. BJd.: light-weight, B|d.; New Zealand lamb, 9jd.; Argentine, lamb, 8}(Ij Argentine beef, small supplies. Argentine chilled beef, hinds 9id., fores, Bd,

Butter.—The market lias a firmer tone | since last report., Offerings from all sources arc small, and demand is rather quiet. Price* have a hardening tendency. Danish, market continues dull, "prices are liishcv:- per'c'wt.,' 210s. t0'2116.; Irish creamery, salted, 1945. to 1985.; nnsalted. 198s. to 2005.; Now Zealand, a steady demand, salted 198s. to 2005.; good to fine

quality saltod 1955. to 1555.; American oreamory, salted 186s. to 168s„ good to fine quality salted IBOs. to 1845.; Argentine salted, 1948. to 1965., unsaltcd 1965. to 198s.

Cheese—Ttbo market is rather quiol. Canadian prk.es are firmer. White, per cwt. 965. to 983. (?) coloured 114s. to 1165.; New Zealand prices are firmer while l!2s. lo 11 Js. ■■ Stoles Hats, white 110s. to life.; English' cheddnr, 1245. to 1265. Hemp.—The market remains firm. Quotations arc nominal. Good fair Now Zealand, per ton. .£53; fair, £51; Government graded, fair Manila, £54; coarse, 1 £51 10s.; October-December shipment, [*ood fair New Zealand. £52 10s.; fair, £50 10s.; Government graded,' fair Manila, £53 10s.: coarse. £50 10s. The output of hemp at Manila for the week ending lart Saturday was 20,000 bales. • Wheat,—The market is quiet, and there is ■ little doing; hut good fecllntr prevails. Oats.—The market is Arm, with improvod domand. New Zealand, on spot, 375. Wool.—There'is a strong market for. all classes. , BUTTEK AND CHEESE I'IUCES. Messrs. Dalgcty and Company, Limited, have received the following cablegram from their Loudon office, under dato of October 27:—"Butter: Tho maa'kot is firm. New Zealand, 200b.; Australian, uncHangert. Cheese: Quotod at 1135." SYDNEY WOOL SALES. By Tolcgrapli—Press Association. Utec. October 30, 9.30 p.m.) Sydney, October 30. At the 'wool sales there was a stjong market, at late rates, for tho bttt. qualities. Faulties were (lifllcnlt to sell. Tlerinos and crossbreds reached 22Jd.