COMMERCIAL.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 October 1915, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, Oct. 0. Share quotations.—Bank of Australasia £IOG 12s Gd, Bank of New South Wales £35 7s Gd, Union Bank £4B 17s M. National Bank of New Zealand fl.'is iy a d, Bank of New Zealand £9 ]'(Js Bd. Copper.—Spot £72 2s Gd to £72 7s Gd, three months £73 2s fid to £73 7s 6r; electrolytic £S7 lOs to £SS 10s. Tin.—Spot £I4S 5s to £I4S 15s, three months £149 15s to £l5O 15s. Lead. £24 to £22 17s Cd. Spelter, £72 to £O7. Antimony, !>s to fls (id. Tallow.—l74o casks offered, 16*7 sold, ilutton, fine 38s fW, medium 365; beef, fine 38s 3d, medium 34s Gd.

TXIXDON WOOL SAT.ES. The Bank of Xew Zealand have received the following cable advice from llieir London office: London wool sales closed firm at ■decline. 29,000 bales of New Zealand wool held over. Merinos, good unchanged, inferior 10 per cent, cheaper; greasy crossbreds superior S per cent, cheaper, lambs 10 per cent, cheaper. Slipes scoured, fine 5 to 7% per rent., others 10 to 15 per cent cheaper. Current prices: Crossbreds. coarse. 14d to 15d, medium 15d to IGd, fine lfi'/.d to l/'/sd, halfbreds 17d to 17'/ 3 d. Merinos, inferior lid to 12d, superior IGd to 17d. Sheepskins: Crossbred, par; fine, cheaper; Merinos practically unchanged. BAXKIXG RETURNS. By Telegraph.—'Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The aggregate returns of the six banks trading in Xew Zealand during the July-September quarter afford the following comparisons with those of a year ago;—

1914 1915 £ £ Free deposits .. 14,172,777 17,545,831 Fixed deposits .. 10.S2S,8SG 11,609,063 Advances 22,717,577 21,991,220 Discounts 1,744,99!) 1,357,681 Coin and Bullion 5,823,570 7,002,987 Nc|te circulation 2,012,509 3,822,806 NEW PLYMOUTH HIDE, WOOL, SKIN AND TALLOW SALE. L. A. Nolan and Co. report:—On September 22 we held our salf of the above in our Gill Street store. We submitted our average catalogue to a full attendance of buyers. Competition was keen, and full market prices were realised for all lines offered. Hides sold on a par all round witli last sale. Calfskins were slightly better; good-conditioned and well-flayed skins advanced from %d to %d per lb, second grade and badly taken off lines being neglected. Sheepskins, in sympathy with outside markets, showed a decline of fully Id per lb on last month's rates. Crutchings declined sharply, full 2d peT lb. Fleece wool appeared to hold its own. Tallow advanced full 15s per ton. Sundries sold at usual rates. We quote:— Hides.—Ox, heavy stout 10% d, heavy 10% d, medium 9%d to 10% d, light 9%d. 9%d, lOd, 10% d, 10% d, cut 9d, 9%d', extra heavy B%d, settlers' 7d, Sd, S'/ 2 d; cows, light Bi/ 2 d, B%d, B%d. Ski, medium B%d, heavy Sy 2 d. B%d, B%d, cut Sd; bulls, medium 6y»d, heavy Od, o%d; horses, 7s to Ss; settlers' cow, extra light 7'/ 2 <l, light l%d, 8%, medium "y 2 d, heavy 7%d, cut 6%d, 7d, slippy, 'damaged and cut 3d to Cy a according to value.

Sheepskins.—Salted, three-quarter to full wools, according to size, os Od, 5s !kl, 7s (id, 7s Sd, 8s; damaged, 3s 4d, to Os, settlers', 3s 9d, 4s 3d, 5s lOd, 6s Od;, spring lambs, small, Sd. Dry: Butchers' f.w. hoggets, 9y 4 d; %to f.m., Od, 91/ d; fine wool, short, 9d; settlers, first full wools, 9%d, others 7>/ 4 d, V/gi, Bd, B%d, S'/od, according to conditoin; pelts, inferior and damaged S'/od fid, O'/.d; damp butchers', heavv 0s fid. others 5s sd, Gs fid. 8s; settlers', 3s 3d, 5s Id, 5s 4d, 4 lOd, 6s Cd, 7s '2d. 7s 11,1. 10s 4d. Wool.—Fleece, 10y,d, 11'/ad; dead, Ad, 9y«d; erutchings, sd, 6d, By s d, B%d; dead pieces, 2d; locks, 3%d. Tallow.—Casks, ordinary 23s 9d, 245, superior 24s (id; tins, 18s 6d. Sundries.—Cow tails, Is 3d; horse hair, mane (id, tail Is 3d.

LOCAL MARKETS. NEW PLYMOUTH, OCTOBER 7. .RETAIL PRICES. DAIRY PRODUCE, ETC. Butter— „. j. Factory -.-.. v..-.-.-.-,-,■.. 1 5 Best Separator , 1 3 Seconds ....-.->-..■,..-.-..•,,.,,. 1 2 Eggs ~..... 1 0 Lard .- - -,-r.-.... 0 10 Hams ~,.„,,-,. ...■ 0 9 Rashers bacon -.^.....--.... Oil Milk (quart) -,,. 0 4 FRUIT. Oranges -. 2s to 2s 6d Tomatoes ....,.-,-..., -.,,...-;,. .„..- Is lb Bananag ~,,....- 4d lb. Passion fruit .. ,-„. 6d doz. Pears »., w •>. 6d lb Walnuts wgsjj..-. Is lb Apples ~.. .-.,,■..., Sd to 6d lb Apples, cooking 3d lb Lemons ; Is 6d and 2s doz. VEGETABLES. Cauliflowers id to Is Cabbage 3d and 4d. Carrots »-.. 2d per bunch Turnips ? 2d per bunch Potatoes v „-. Id lb. Parsnips 2d Vegetables marrows ..... 4d and 6d each Pumpkins Id lb Rhubarb GJ bunch Lettuce Id to 3d each Asparagus Is bundle BUYING PRICES. Factory butter— e. d. Factory 1 4 Best Separator regist'd dairies 1 2 Egg's 0 10 Fungus 0 3