COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3062, 25 April 1917, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. Yesterday's quotations for investment shares were as follow:— Buyers. Sellers. . ■ £ s. d. . £ s. d. Bank N.Z.(£3 6s. Bd.) ...1114 0 - ■ Bank N.Z. (£6 13e.-4d.) ... 17 7 0 — Union Bank ....; 53 0 0 - National .Mortgage — ■ 3 16 6 N.Z. and R. Plate - 118 9 Well. Invest. T. and A. ... 0 11 0 — Well. Trust Loan, Ltd. 6 19, 0 — Well. Dep. and Mort 0 7 0 - Ohristchurch Gaa (£5) ...6 5 0 — National Insurance 2 14 0 — N.Z. Insurance . ■ —. 7 9 0 N.Z. Shipping (pref.) - 1015 0 Union .Steam (ord.) ....;; — 2 5 6 HuddarfcPa'rkcr (ord.) ... 1 5 0 16 0 Westport Coal 17 0 — WestportStockton (pref.) D'l 0 0 11 6 Leyland-O'Brien 15 3 — Ward and Co. 514 0 — N.Z. Drug 2 8 0 - Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted :to £2584 lis. 7d. ' HIGH COMMISSIONER'S ■ MARKET REPORT. ' -•,.;'■ ' The Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce has received the following cablegram, dated London,. April-21, from tho High Commissioner for New Zealand. (Note:—Quotations, unless .other-, wise specified, are average market prices on spot):— Moat—AH descriptions of meat in slow demand on account 01 the decreased- consumption -as a- result of Government regulations limiting amount to be supplied hotels, etc. Home-killed beef selling- at comparatively low prices, partly owing to Government recommendation. Foodstuffs should be reserved as possible for human consumption. N.Z. mutton, per lb., Bld'.j ewe mutton, Bid.; Argentine mutton, quotations are irregular, lid.; N.Z. lamß, 10d.; Argentina lamb, heavy-weight, 12Jd.; light-weight, lZgd.; Argentine chilled beef hinds, 10Sd.; fores, 9jjd. ■■-'. Butter.—Market very quiet about the beginning of this ■ week, at lower prices. Market is firming up, partly owing to largo supplies; of Australian butter requisitioned, by order of the Government. Danish, salted, 2045. to 2085.; N.Z. salted, 2025. to Zo6s.; unsalted, 2003. to 2045. (mutilated word here). Argentine,' no supplies available; no official quotations. Cheese—Market continues firm owing to continued small supplies. Oanadiac white and coloured, per cwt., 1625.; States flats, I6OSI Hemp.—Firm market, little offering. Government taken control,, Manila hemp business therefore unsettled. Freight 'difficulty • hinders N.Z. business. Quotations are nominal. Good fair N.Z. hemp, per ton, £75 lOs.j fair, £72. April to June shipment good fair N.Z. hemp, £74; fair N.Z.,. £72. Manila output for the fortnight ending April 14, 60,500 bales. St. Helena hemp, on spot, sold at' auction, £77 1531, and tow, £40 ss. . . Wheat.—Market remains firm. Offerings

arc Tory small, but Tithcr leas demand. Quotations are nominal. Australian, 835.; Canadian, 81s.i Argontino, 80s. Oats.—Market remains linn owing to a good l demand. N.Z., 555. RROSSEN MEAT MABKET. Messrs. Gilbert Anderson and Co. (Messrs. Wollsop, Eliott and Co., l'almorston North, local agents) report on the frozen .meat market, under dalo London February i, aa follows:— All moat has fetched increased prices, and prospects point to- ah even higher lovcl. Plato sheep are dearer than New Zealand lambs, tho latter being "controlled," whilo Plato lambs haw been sold at Is. per lb. Chilled beef has been in short supply, and quotations are now too high fox tho small quantity offered. Laxgo releases of Government meat wouldl have; a steadyinE influence on the market. Advico of Shipments to U.K. Only. Frozen Frozen Frozen Chilled; mutton, lamb. beef. beef. Bee.. 1916 456,200 629,850 259,000 111,500 Deo., 1915 ...... 257,600 321,475 325,600 62,000 Markot Trices for Weeks Ending: Fob. 2, Feb. 4, Jan. 26, Home-grown- 1917. 1916. 1917. d. d. d. d. d. d. Dccf, sides 12 -131 7J- 83 111-13 Mutton, wethers ... 111-131 84-101 104-12 Mutton, ewes 101-IIJ 71- & 9 '1° Mutton, Dutch ;. lOi-111 — - ■ Tegs 12-13 9J-1U 11-15 Lambs 13-145 11 -12 12-13 Pork 12J-13J 83-11 11-13J Teal, best 125-14 ■ 9-12 12-131 I?*rozen— Mutton: N.Z. and Australian wethers 83 7J-7} 82 N.Z. and Australian , owes 81 7 81 S. Amer. wethers 101-10 71- 7J 10-93 Lamb: N.Z. and Aus. ... 10 72- 71 10 8. Amer 11l - 11 -103 Fork 103 7} loa Chilled: Argentine ox, fores and hinds 10 -12t 65-73 9J-lli fNominal. NATIONAL INSUBANCE 00. . By ' Telegraph—Press Assoeiatiin. Dunedln, April 24. The directors of the National Insurance Company have declared am interim dividend of Is. 3d. per share. LONDON WOOL MARKET. Australian-New Zea.la.ud Cable Association. (Bee April 24, 5.45 p.m.) * London, April 23. There is no market at Bradford owing to the Government prohibition order. THE METAL MARKETS. (Kec. • April 24, 5.45 p.m.) London, April 23. Copper.—Spot, £135 15s. per ton; three months," £132 155.; electrolytic, £143. Tin.—Spot, £224 12s. 6d. per ton; three months, £224 17b. 6d. Load—Spot, £30 10s. per ton; three months, £29 10s. Spelter.—Spot, £54 per ton; three months, ; '£so. • ■ , "■ Bar silver.—37d. per oz. standard. WHEAT. (Eec:. April 24, 5.45 p.m.). London, April 23. Wheat is in good demand at late rates.