COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3132, 10 July 1917, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAUE6. Tho quotations for investment shared yesterday were as follow:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ e. d. Bank of N.S.W 36 0 0 — Bank N.Z. (old) 12 1 0 — N.Z. and ltiver Plato ... — ' 117 0 Wellington Deposit — 0 7 6 Gisboriie Gas — 018 0 Well. ■ Gas (£10) 13 15 0 14 10 0 N.Z. Insurance 8 2 0 — S.B. Insurance 6 2 0 — Standard Insurance 2 0 0 — Meat Expoit (£5) — 6 6 0 Huddart-Parker (ord.) ... 112 6 113 6 Union Steam (ord.) — 3 0 0 Union Steam (pref.) — 110 Well. Woollen (ord.) 6 5 0 6 10 0 Westport Coal 111 0 111 9 Waipa Colliery 018 0 — Lejrland.O'Brien 16 3 — Golden Bay Cement 10 9 Sharland's ordinary 17 9 — Customs duties collected) at the port, of Wellington yesterday amounted t0.£5635 se. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET REPORT. The Department of Agriculture, Industries, an<i Commerco has received the following cablegram, dated London, July 7, , from tho High Commissioner for New Zealand. (Nolo: Quotations, unless ouieiTvise specified, are average market prices on spot):— Meat—hower prices aro being accepted for Some-killed mutton and beef (mutilated word here). N.Z. lamb, Australian lamb, released by order of tho Government for the consumption of tho general public. N.Z. mutton, per lb., BJd.; cwo mutton, Bid.Argentine mutton, small supplies, lOd.; N.Z. lamb, lOd.; Argentine lamb, lid.;. Argentine beef (mutilated word here), hinds i2Jd„ fores 93d, • ■ Butter and - Oheeae.—Maximum butter prices remain unchanged. Cheese, no maximum prices fixed with tho exception of English Cheddar, 1325. per cwt. Butter market continues firm. Danish, per cwt., 208s. to 2125.; N.Z. salted, ,198s. to 2005.; nnsalted,'l9Bs. to 2005.; Australian, salted, 1925. to 1945.; unsalted, 1925. to 194 a: Irish • creamery, salted, 1965.; Argentine, no quotations, no supplies available. Cheese/no official quotations. r Hemp.—Manila hemp market is. very firm. Output, June 15 to 30, 53,000 bales. No change in prices. N.Z. hemp market is qit!et, but steady. Nominal quotations. N.Z. good-fair, per ton, £90 10s.; high-point fair, £89 10s.; fair, £88 10s.; shipment as early as possible. Wheat—Market is quiet, but steady. Little business doing. Prices are unchanged. ~ • , Oats.—Market quiet, prices *_• slightly weaker. Canadian, '65a. 6d.; American, 625, WHEAT. New York, July 8. Wheat offerings are plentiful, but buyers' aro reserved. Chicago July options, 220 cents to 210 cents; Beptcmber options, 196 cents, 191 cents. .

BTJTTBK. London, July, 8. Butter.—Tho ninsiinum prices "e unchanged. Danish is firm at 208s. to 2125. > COPE.A AND HBMT. London, July 8. Copra.—Unchanged. Hemp.—Firm. High-point to fair, £89 per ton. FJJOZEN MEAT. ■ London, Only 8. Frozen Meat.—South American mutton, 9]d. per lb.; lamb, Ud. Australian and New Zealand,'unchanged. ETJBBEB. London, .Inly 8. Eubbcr.—Para. 3s. por 1b.;.. plantation, 2s. 51d.; smoked sheets, 2s. i>i«.