COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3120, 26 June 1917, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAKES, leaterday's Quotations for investment shares wore as follow:— i ~ Buyers. Sellers. . • '£ si d. £a. d. N.Z. and Hirer l'late i 117 0 1 18 -6 Well. I)cp. and Alort. ... — 0 7 6 Well. Gas (£lo] 1J 10 0 14 0 0 ss.4. Insurance — 8 2 0 South British Insurance 6 0 0 — Well. Jleat Export (£5) — 66 0 Huddart-Parker (ord.) .... — 113 0 "Union Steam (ord.) — 3 10 union Steam (prof.) 10 9 — Westport Coal 1 10 6 — WestportStockton (pic/j 0 11 6 — Waipa Colliery 0 18 0 0 18 9 Leyland-O'Uricn 116 3 — Ward and Co 5 12 '6 — accepted. HIGH COMIUSSIONER'S MABKET KEPOUT. Tho Department of Agriculture, Industries, ana Commerce .tog received tho following cablegram; dalieA London Juno 23, from the Hijli Commissioner for Now Zealand. (Note: Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average maxkot, prtcei on spot.):— Meat—The demand fe In excess of tho supply for all descriptions of frozon meat. Tho demand Is mostly for lamb. Homekilled mutton and beoE are in fair supply, N.Z. mutton, per lb., BJd. ;• ewe mutton, BJd-; Argentine mutton, 10d.; N.Z. lamb, 10d;: Argentine lamb, lid.; no supplies available of New 7,c aland beef. Small supplies of Argentine beef. Argontino chilled beef, fores, Hid.; hinds. Hid. Butter and Oheesa—Maximum butter prices remain nnohanged. No maximum prices fixed for cheek. Holiday season affecting tbo trade. Knglleh Cheddar, 1375. Butter market is firmer, prices are higher. Danish butter, salted. 198s. to 2025.; N.Z. butter, ealted, 190s. to ISEe.; unsaited, 1925. to 1555.; Auatreliao butter, malted, 1925. to 19f0.: unsaited, 186 a. to 188s.; Argentine, unsalte4, !&<!»». to 188s.; Iriali creamery, salted, lMs. to 188s.; unsaited. 186s. to 188s. Checso—No. supnlies available, with tho exception of Dutch. No ofliciaJ quotations.

Hemp.—Tho Manila, liomp market shows no cbanpe. N.Z. Aojnp market continues Jirm. N.X,. highpoftnt. fair, ex storo. £90; July to September, N.Z. Mirhpotnt fair, £88; fair, £86 10s.; common, £U 10a.; N.Z. fair, ex store, £87. Wheat—Market continues firm. No. 1 Manitoba Northern, 84a.; No. 2 Manitoba Northern, 82s. Oats—Tho markcA.is dull, with a downward tendency. Canadian, 665.; American, 635.