COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 38, 8 November 1919, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

IN V E3TMENT Sn AH ES. A sale of Vestport Coal shares at 325. 9(1. was reported yesterday. The quotations ■were as under:— Buyers. Sellers. £ b. d. .5 is. (1. N.Z. Inscribed Stock, 1938 - 93 5 0 War Bonds (1938) - 95 5 0 P.O. Bon (1b (i per cent.) . 97 10 0 - National Bank 6 B 0 - Hank New South Wales . - 41 0 0 Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. £<1.) .... - 14 18 6 Wellington Investment .. 0 10 7 - Well. Deposit - 0 9 0 Napier Gas (pre«l — 10 0 0 Weil. Gas (£10) 10 15 0 11 5 0 N.Z. Insurance 1 10 6 — Si. Ilritisn lusri'-'Uieu — 9 10 y.'i. llcfrigcru-trg — 14 6 Well. .Meat, (£2 ife 6d.) .. 3 16 0 4 0 0 P. and O. (deferred) 625 0 U 650 U o u.h.s. Co. (pi-cf.) 112 lluddart-Farker (urd.) ... 2 6 0 2 6 6 Ilmldurt-J'a.rkcr .prcf.) ... 1 0 0 — Kaiapoi Woollen (ord.) — 9 11 0 I'nup.n (,'oal 0 17 0 U 18 0 Westport Coal 1 12 6 1 13 0 I.eyland-O'Drien Timber 18 5 - Crown Brewery 111 0 — Ward and Co 6 7 6 — w'iUon i.viiiuat, - 0 16 2 Uatcs, Ltd o 14 0 0 19 0 Abraham and Williams (cum) 5 4 0 — Colonial Sugnr iHjlj WOO - fccoulltir and Co i 4 6 -

WOOL, SKINS ASD HIDES. Jfcssrs. Levin and Company, Ltd., re-I.ort:-Wo held Ihe usual forlnHitlv «ale 10-' Jay or hides and tallow. We tiibiuiucd a. fair .-election ol hides to a good alleu'lance of laiineru and exporters Tanners cxcrciiied their right ol selection freely on all lots catalogued, with the exrivptiun ol a few lots of damaged and inferior 'titles Competition for lots not selected by tanners was at times animated, but biddings generally were restricted, and valuta in the majority of tT'slanccs showed a decline. As compared with tho rates ruling at the sale held a lortnigbt ago, to-day's prices showed a decline of Jd. to Id. per lb for ox and cow, and l.|d. lo 3d. per 11/ for yearlings and kips. Calf were in keen rerjuoßt, at late rates. Although there was an all-round decline it will be seen from tho following rnjge of prices that tho lots add by auction exceeded tho Government

schedule prices in every instance. We quote:— Auction Schcdulo prices per lb. per lb. f.o.b. ex-store. (1. d. d. d Ox. Bound, 7011). and over... 124-14 18 -181 Ox, sound, 591b. to 691b 12 -13.'; 18 -183 Ox, Bound, alb. tp £91b. ... l\i-m 17-J-13 Ox, Bouni, 151b. to 521b. ... 10HIJ 171-19 Ox, sound. 331b. to 441b. ... 9J-1H 16 -19 Ox, cut and slippv all grades Id to 2d. per lb. less 13.1-183 "ow, sound, 451b ;nd over 10J-12 17~-18\ Cnw, Hound, 4411) ::nd under 101-12 17 -191 Cow, cut and slippy all Erndcs Id. to 2d. per lb. less 108-173 Yearling and Itip, sound, Mb. to IMb 131-15 191-25} Yearling and kip, sound, 1711). to 521b 11J13 182-24 Yearlin'g and kip, cut and slippy, all grades Id. to 2d per lb. less 9 -22J Cult, sound, Ist unalitj,under 61b 22 -?i ' * Calf, oil), to 811) 21 23 Calf. 91b. to 101b 19 -21 Calf, cut and slippy BJ-35 Bull, stag, not scheduled 9J-13J Horse, nob scheduled lOs.-2'.'s. *AII taken by tanners. Tallow showed a. slight decline upon prices current at tho last auction sales. In casks, 60s. to 705.; in tins, etc., 455. to 645. Sundnes.-Ilorse hair, 13d. to 18<1.; tails, per dozen, Is. 7d.; horns, per 100, 4s. Sales were also conducted bv Messrs. Murray, liubcrts :<n<l Co., Ltd., Wairarapa tanners' Co-op. Assn., Ltd.-, the New Zealand Farmers' Distributing Co., Ltd., Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., and the New Zealand Loa* and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.

CUSTOMS REVENUE. Customs revenue collected at the port of Wellington yeFtcrday amounted to £87M os. Bd.

SOUTHERN GRAIN MARKET, liy Telegraph—Prow Association Chri'itchuroh. November 7. The grain market remains very ([uiet. Indeed, business- in wheat is practically at a standstill.

Generally speaking, tho oats market is firm, and there is littlo doubt that those who have supplies are holding on for an oipeeted hardening in values. Tho potato market seoms to have died away almost completely, and few of tho merchants will touch the tubers nt this poriod, the crop being a very uncertain thing to handle.

VICTORIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. Melbourne, November 7. Barley, English malting, ss. 9d. to 6s. por bushel; Cape. Ss. Id. to ss. 2d. Oats Algerian, 6s. Potatoes, £24 to £24 10s per ton. Onions, £9 to £13 per ton.-Press