COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3096, 29 May 1917, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAfIES. Yesterday's Quotations lor investment shares were as follow.— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. National Bank — 5 12 0 Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. Bd.) ... 12 5 0 - Bank N.Z. (£6 13s. M.) .. 17 10 0 — N.Z. and River Plate ... - ' 1 18 6 Wgtn. Invest. T. m<l A. 11l ( - Wgtn. Trust Loan, Ltd.... 7 0 0 — Well. Gas (£10) - H 2 6 S. British Insurance 5 15 0 — Union Steam (pref.) — 113 Huddart-Parker (ord.) ... — 19 3 Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.) ... 6 17 6 7 2 6 Wgtn. Woollen (ord.) ... — 6 6 0 Wgtn. Woollen (pref.) ... 3 17 6 - Waipa Coal .....-; — 019 0 tWpstpbrt Cool 17 9 18 3 Westport-Stockton (pref.) 0 11 3 — Ward and Co — 5 15 0 ' tEx div. Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £2442 os. 3d. TONKS X ESTATE SALE. The auction salo of the Ttraks Estate ■will be held at the Chamber of Commerce at 2.30 pjn. to-morrow by Messrs. Bruce (ind Luan, 27 Panama Street. The property includes two valuable freeholds on the corner of Dixon Street, and Howes. Lane and JMxon Street and Herbert Street, ■with frontages of 67ft. llin. and 69ft. 91n'. rcajWctively. Vacant section with 44ft. llin. to Wallace Street. A fine Lyall Bay section, with 45ft. frontage to Queen's Drive; 7J acres, -with a total irontago to Duncan Terrace. liodri-go Street, and Antico Street, of 1200 feet. Ten sections fronting Sutherland Itoad and Sutherland Orescent, each section having a full -width length and bigger frontage than 60ft., with big depths. Full particulars and conditions of salo can bo seen at the office of Messrs. Martin and Martin, eolicitors to tho or from Messrs. Bruco and Lush, auctioneers, 27 Panama Street. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET REPORT. Tho Dopartmont of Agriculture, Industries,- and Commerce has received tho following cablogra-m, dated London, May 26, from tho High Commissioner lor New Zealand. (Note: Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices on spot).. Meat.—Home-killed mutton and beef are in fair supply, as high as 19Jd. and 14Jd. per lb. All descriptions of frozen meat are vory scarce, domand is very active. More Aru'entino mutton and lamb now selling at official quotations. Government releasing largo Quantities controllod meat - in order to steady the markot. Now Zea- " land mutton, per lb., Bjd.; owe- mutton, BJd.; N.Z. lamb, 10d.; Arconlino mutton, lOd.-, Argentino lamb, lid.; Argentine chilled beef, small supplies, Jiinds 13Sd.; fores, lOjd, Buyers for low erado on eccount of the weather. Butler.—Following maximum prices fixed during tho next two weeks. JT.Z., 2085.; Australian, salted, 202 a.; Irish, creamery, taltcd, 2043.; Argentine, salted. 1985.; Danish. 2185.; maximum cheese prices remain unchanged. Market has a downward tendency. Danish butter, 2025. to 2045. Salted: N.Z. salted. 1945. to 156b. 9d.; unsaJted, 1945. to 1985.; Australian, gal ted, 188b. to 1925.; uncalled, 190s. to 1945.; Irish creamery, sajlod. 1925. to 1965.; unsaltcd, 1945. to 2005.; Argentine, no official quotations, no arrivals. Cheese.—Market is easier. Buying in conlined to immediate requirements (mutilated words here). Canadian, white and coloured, J6Zs.; States Tints, 158s. to 160s. (mutilated, word hero); States Hals. Quotations are nominal. Imports probably under Government control. Hemp.—Manila roaxkct remains as last roport. Output for two weektt ending Jlay 19, 58,000 bales. N.Z. hciup iii steady demand, market continues firm. Juno to August., High. Point £84 10s. pot- ton; fair, £li 10s. Whcftl.—Markot fflirly steady. A moderate business has been dono in forward parcels. Canadian wheat No. 2 hard winter, afloat, 795. No. 1 Manitoba Northern, 82e. L Oats— Market quiet, with a tendency iu favour of buyers. i'- ' FROZEN MEAT SIAKKET. Messrs.\ Gilbert, Anderson, and Co. (Messrs. Alellsop, Kliott, and Co.. i'ulujerston North, local agents) report on tho frozen meat markot under date London, March 16. as followe:— Prices for home-grown beef and mutton aro about 50 T>or cent, dearer than corresponding date last year. For Government controll6d mutton it Is only about Ud. per lb., and Plate mutton 2id.-3d. per lb. higher. The demand at theso prices is naturally restricted, but not to the ostent that might be imagined. Govorumeiit mutton and lamb arc being released in very email quantities in order lo provide, for later in tho year. Market Prices for Weeks- ending— Mar. 16. Mar. 17. Max. 9. 1917. 1916. 1917. Home Grownlieef sides v- 12-131 81-95 12 -US Million, wethci-s ... m-13J 9.W03 Ki-«i Mutton, ewes 12 -«i" 83-95 11-12 Mutton, Dutch ........ . — — — Tegs 13 -15 10 -1U JZj-15 l,ambe 14J-16 11J-13 14H5 Pork 121-MJ 10.V-11 m-14\ Veal, best «i-U5 9M2 Bi-Wi Frozen--wethers .'.1...™' .. »n 73- Vi* 8J Mnttou, N.Z. and ' Am. ewes »i <i >>i TJutton, S. American " « liamb, N.K. and wethers 111-11-5 82- β-j 11.J-U5 Australian ' 10 82-8 J 10 l,amb, fi. Anorican 13 — 12- , ! Pork. TJ.S.A 101 8} 10J •Nominal. = Chilled— — Argentine ox, fores and hinds 10J-1U - l(U-ll-i

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