COMMERCIAL.

Evening Star, Issue 14932, 19 July 1912, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

A meeting of the United Starr-Bowkett Building Society was held last evening to dispose of £1,500 by ballots and sale. The 145 th appropriation of £SOO in No. 1 group was disposed of by ballot, being drawn by ♦•luster No. 256. "held by two members. The 146 th appropriation of £SCO in the same group was offered, and £IOO was disposed of at a peranum of £5. the balance being carried over to next meeting. The 28th appropriation of £SCO in No. 2 group was then balloted for, and was drawn by cluster No. 73, held by one member. EXPOKTS AND IMPORTS. Durinc the six months ended June 30, 1912, 199.2810z of cold, valued at £784,668. was exported from the Dominion, compared with 222,6490z. valued at £891.387, in the corresponding period of 1911. The Customs duties collected in New Zealand during the quarter ended June 30, 1912, totalled' £778.040, compared with £721,184 in the corresponding quarter of last year. The imports during the quarter ended last June were valued at £4.763,952, as against £4,319.445 in the corresponding perifd of last year. The exports in the June quarter of this year amounted in value to £6,108.096, and for the corresponding period of 1911 to £4,727,491. THE WOOL SALES. Press As«ociation —By Telegraph—Copyright. July 18. The following prices were realised for the fleece portions of the clips named : Tukemokiki, top average 9jd ; Waipai, top Is average lOjd : Oraki, top Is Id, average Is; Braemar, top Is 9r>d, average Is 7%&. -The market was animated, but prices are unchanged. A good selection of finehaired Tasmanian wool realised high values.

THE LEAD MARKET. j Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON. July 18. Lead : Imports, 16,224 tons; exports, 3,766 tons. MINERAL PRODUCTION. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 18. _ German statistics show that the world's jopper production last year was 898,400 tons, as compared with 877.600 tons in the previous year. The production of lead was 1,117,800 tons, as compared with 1,122,900 tons in 1910. and of tin 108,200 tons, as compared with 115,700 tons, and of spelter 895,400 tons, as compared with 816,600 tons in 1910. HIDE SALES. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, July 18. At the hide sales to-day there were average supplies forward. Competition was good, and prices were unchanged. AUSTRALIAN MAEKETS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, July 18.—Wheat : Firm, 4s Id to 4s 2d. Flour : City, £10; country, £9 17e 6d. Bran and pollard, £5. Oats : Algerian, 3e 6d to 3s 9d; seeding, 4s; New Zealand, white, 3s 5d to 3s 6d ■; giants, 3s 6d. Maize, 4s 9d to 4s lOd. Barley : Nominal. Potatoes : Ta&manian, £ll 10s; New Zealand, £9 ss. Onioue : Victorian, £l2 to £l2 10s : New Zealand, £7 to £B. Cheese, lOd. Bacon, 6d to 6*d. ADELAIDE, July 18.—Wheat, 4s Id to 4s l£d. Flour, £8 17s cd to £9 2s 6d. Bran, Is 2d. Pollard, Is 3d. Oats, 3s 6d MELBOURNE, July 19.—Wheat, 4s Id to 4e l£d. Flour, £9 ss. Bran, £5 15s. Pollard, £6. Oats : Algerian feed, 3s sd; teed, 3a 9d to 4s; New Zealand, 3s 2d to H 4d. Chaff, £4 10s to £5 10s. Potatoes, £8 10e to £8 15s. Onions, £ll 12e. Batter, Is 2£d to Is 4d. CUSTOMS DUTIES. THE PRINCIPAL COLLECTIONS. [Special to the Star.] WELLINGTON, July 19. Customs revenue collected during the quarter ended Juno 30 amounted to £778,040, an increase of £56,852 compared with the 1911 first quarter. The Preferential Tariff was responsible for £28,000 of the total. Principal collections were as follows : Auckland £210,237 Wellington 193,258 Lytelton-Christchurch ... 111,296 • Dunedin 106,573 Napier 28,462 Invercargill 24,453 Wanganui 20,950 Poverty Bay 13,957 Timaru 12,203 New Plymouth 12.070 Nelson 9,551 Greymouth „ 7,243