COMMERCIAL.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 20, 16 September 1912, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

'THE LONDON MARKETS

London, September 11. Wheat is firm, and there is a bettor enquiry for cargoes. An Australian cargo sold at about 4Us 3d; holders ask Ms Jd tor january-Feuruary snip monts, and 38s has been bid. Liverpool futures: October 1/2} cents, L»ecemoei »yj cents; Chicago: September yi h cv.ji.cs co w2s cents. December yOi to <JU cents. . ine nop crop is turning out well. The latest estimate is 3-10,000. Cotton —September-October, 6.3< id. Jute. — shipments, L2l. Hemp.—steady. January - March shipments, £-< ios.

xmooer.—-Is 9£d. Copra.—Dull. Couth Sea bags afloat £2o j-Os, c.i.f. Lead.—£2l to £22 10s. Tho imports are 10,650 tons, and the exports o<0.: tons. Vivian's report forecasts the probability of higher prices. The pro auction is not equal to the consump cion, and there is no prospect of an equilibrium being reached in the neai future. London, September 15. The wheat and Hour afloat for tin United Kingdom is 2,100,000 quarters for the Continent '1, 200,000 quarters Atlantic shipments '210,000 quarters, Pacific nil. The total for Europe it 1,08-3,000 quarters, Argentine quarters, Russian 575,000 quarters, Uanubian 239,000 quarters, Inuian 235,000 quarters, Australasia /4,00 i

quarters. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. have re coived the following cabled information from their London ollice, under date September 12:— Tallow.—Since our last telegram, fine beef and mutton is 3d to .6d pei cwt. higher; good coloured mixed it from par to 3d higher, low and in ferior descriptions also show an a.I vance of 3d to (id, but gut is from pin to 3d per cwt. lower. Frozen moat: The market is firm, owing to tne smal. supply, but the demand is checked bj the high prices. Mutton: Tho markei is very firm; since our last telegram prices"aro \A to ?,d per lb higher. LanU shows an advance or 1-1 (kl to id. Poof: Prices are -Jd per lb higher.

HOCKEY,

THE LADIES' TOURNAMENT

(Per Press Association.)

Christchurch, September 15. The New Zealand ladies' hockey tournament, which opened on Saturday last, is now approaching the end. The seventh days' play took place ai Sydenham Park' this afternoon in fine weather, before a large attendance ol spectators. The matches for the da,\ resulted :

A Section. Nelson 2, v. Canterbury B 0. Wairarapa 1, v. Poverty Bay 0 Manawatu 2, v. Otago 0. Taranaki, a bye. D Section.

Canterbury A 3, v. Auckland 2 Puller 2, v. West Coast 0. Wanganui 0, v. Hawke's Bay 1 Wellington, a bye. Championship Points.

The championship points in the tw< sections are:—

A Section.—Wairarapa 12, Poverty Bay 8, Nelson 7, Canterbury B 5 Manawatu 5, Otago 4, Taranaki 1.

B Section.—Hawke's Bay 12, Can torbury 9, Wanganui 7, Auckland 7 Wellington A 9, Wanganui 7, Auck land 7, Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa wil play off for the championship on Mon day afternoon.

OTAGO v. CANTERBURY

A DRAWN GAME

Dunedin, September 15

The ninth interprovincial hockej match between Otago and Canterbury was played at Carisbrook in bleakweather, on a good keen ground. Can torbury early established a. lead ol three goals to one, but before the interval Otago drew level and made the scores throe all. Goals had been scored by Anderson, Jacobs and Smith for the visitors, and by Kerens (2) and Calder for Otago. Smith (Canterbury) notched the first goal in the second spell, but Kerens scoring for Otago again brought the teams level. The fifth goal for Canterbury was scored by Wylie, but live minutes before time Drake (Otago) scored, and brought the tally to five all, which was the final result. The "iinic wa; fast and full of incident, though better hockey displays have been see!! here. Canterbury were more clever with their sticks than the local mon. but Otago was saved by its brilliant full backs.