COMMERCIAL.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 13739, 21 May 1910, Page 11

COMMERCIAL.

United Press Association—By Electrio Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, May 20. Tho wheat markets are very flat, largely owing to considerable weakness of the American and Continental markets and liberal offerings of Indian wheat. The European crop prospects being fairly favourable, there is no prospect of the markets improving unless there is serious damage to crops. There is little enquiry for cargoes. Some have sold at from 3_s 3d to 355, while 35s 3d is asked for South Australian and Victorian sailors, January. There is a small retail demand J'or Australian spot at about 395. NewZealand quality is disappointing at aliout 35s to 35s 6d. Flour is dull. Australian patents, London, 28s, Glasgow 295. _A -MayJuno shipment is offering at 27s landed Glasgow. The barley market is inactive, and Australian is practically unsaleable .-t from 21s to 225. Oats aro quiet. Gartons 20s to 20s Gd, Sparrow-bills 17s 9d, La Plata MayJune 13s 3d. The butter market is very quiet, and all prices are practically unchanged. The larger part of colonial arrivals is being stored. Cheese, New Zealand 565.

STOCK AND SHARE QUOTATIONS. The following are the latest quotations as revised by Messrs R. Hill Fisher and Son, 179 Hereford street, Christchurch: — a= ir= "Si? Stock ?j= =.c y S Marie*! B-s. Ja. Oe. n»nke— £ il & n. A. Australasia ..40 40 1 112 0 0 National of N.Z. .. 24 15 33 517 6 New Soutli Wales 20 20 10 44 10 0 New Zealand .. 31 3i 124 I] 0• 0 0 Union ot Australia 25 50 Uj66 0 0 eiirances— - I National, Ud. .. 4 44 15 | 19 6 New Zealand, Ltd. 2 8 10 I . 3 16 0 South British Mil. 10s 41 30 3 3 6 Hlamlnnl, Ltd. ..3 9J I 10 13 6 Fanners'(Jo-op I.til '2j 24 I 7 210 0 Gas— j Auckland .. 1 nil ! 174 310 0 Ashburtoii 44 4 9 6 5 0 ClirUtclmroh .. 5 nil 10 917 6 FeiMi.ifc .. .. 1 nil 6 12 0 Cllsborue.. .. 1 nil jls all 0 Ilokillka.. '.. 6 nil 7 ].12 5 15 0 Napier .. ..JO nil 1 15 yn 0 0 Neurl'lyiiioutti .. 5 nil 10 8 4 0 IV.werston N. .. 5 nil 10 725 0 I'ort Chalmer* .. 1 nil nil 019 0 liumru .. .. 5 nil 10 9 0 U Welliiiuton .. 10 nil 10 17 17 6 ~ .. 6i 3J ;10 1310 0 New Zealand .. 8 nil 6} 8 2 6 Onion Sle»m .. 1 nil 1*91.1 113 3b Coul— Weel|iort .. 4* 4 1 121 6 7 6 WeNttiort Stouklon I nil! — 0 7 0 Tmij.iri .. ..1 nil 171 "',O J9 6 Loan and Aueimy— 1 DiiluetyiuiilCo. ..| 5 15 7 60 0 NulionalMorlKHgei 2 8 1U 3 2 6 N.Z. i,oau& Jler. j JO-. 8j ' 5 011 6 N.Z. Uivei-I'liite ' 1 nil 8 2 16 reraiuiienlline!.l. 10 nil 1 5 912 6 UiiHiul Uenellt .. 1U nil 7 11 0 0 CII.CII. Hnildiiiu' 10 nil 71 11 12 6 K<|uUnMelliti!itiiiK 5 5 10 9 0 0 \Yn. Trust Si /.onn 8 5 8 7 2 0 U'n. Investment 4 4 6 011 6 Melro.i'eruil., Wn. 10 nil 7 11 10 0 Meat— Welllimlon ' 5 nil 0 6 0 0 Caiilerhury 1\ tij 6 7 0 0 Qhrtaluhurch 10 nil 8 12 5 0 Clear, \Yelli» K lou 1 nil Vii, il4 0 Sllacelluiceouu— ilueon.S. ami Co. 1 nil 8 12 6b „ „ ~ Iβ 6s 8 015 9 Booth, UuctlonnM. 1 nil 5 10 0 Gleniitore Driok 14* 69 10 017 69 Colonial Sugar .. 20 nil 10 13 10 0 N.Z. I'aper .. 1 nil 7 12 3 D.I.C. I'relerenves . 1 nil 6 12 0 lUiupoi Woollen .. 5 nil 7 417 6.4 HotjL'iel „ .. 34 14 54 3_o 0b WelViuuloi A 1 6 • 3 3 6 OainnHu ~ .. 1 nil 8 14 0 llill.nrn l.ime .. I nil 10 1 12 6 N.Z. 1 , . Cement .. 1 nil 12 .2 3 0 N.Z. Oriii; - 2 nil' 7 2 7 6 . Sluulftiiri .. 1 nil 7( 1 2 0a N.Z.Farmers ..2 3 9 2 6 6b CunlerlmryFarnirs iij i>4 7 217 6 n hiluonilie arid T 1\ 24 J5 5 7 6b Siiiliieou ami Wins 1- nil 8' 12 6 11. .1. Weeks .. 5 nil 5 * 412 6 Manning mul C 0... 4 1 10 3 17 6b Ward and 00. „ 4 1 10 4 17 61 Warrc, llockley .. 5 nil 10 ' 6 0 0b Crown lirewcry .. 20a nil 112 0* Leylatule O'U. Co. 1 nil 71 14 6 Doimpliy Hope .. nil 6 14 0 Walhi GOIII .. 1 nil 18 8 14 0 WnihiO'd.Juiiclion 1 nil nil 1 13 6 Talismans ..18s 2h 7s H l3 3 Mul.yelU .. 1 nil 3s 6d 114 6 Hercules .. 6d 2a* 2s* U 9 6 'Dividend per eh are per annum, b Buyers, 8 Sellers. ■

Course of sales since 18th inst.:—Bank New Zealand 200s; South British Insurance, 63s 3d; Union Stoam, 33s 3d; Taupiri Coal, 19s 6d; New' Zealand Loan and Mercantile, lis 6d; Christchurch Meats, 2455.