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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 605, 7 September 1909, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

INVESTMENT SHARES . A-salo .of. Palmorston, North Gas, at £7 15s. was ( all' tho; bUßipesa recorded yestorda^... . Na-. -tional Hank > / ,buyera>jßs ll3.j'. : Bank -of' Now - Zca* land,/.sellers '£9; 63.; : ;?'W'eUingtori Investment, sok lers-Ha.*- 9d.j. VfeUington A Trust and Loan, eel* :6d<V National • Mortgago,' sellers £3; Loan and. Mercantile, , sellers'* 4s.j New-; Zealand and Riverv Plate, ibuyors, JBlvMs.' 6d., v.sellors £1' .^Sv-^d.;JPoliding Gag, .buyers. £r'os; 9d.j Pal;merston .North ,Gas,-. sellers' £7 155.; .Standard •.Insurance, -sellers .£1 '.3s. 3d.Now 4 ---Zealand Ship*; ping, /buyers' £7;' Taupiri {Joal, ' buyers ,19s. 6d., sellers/ £1 Os. 3d.; "\Ye3tport;Ooal,.sollors'£6'lls.;.| .Weßtport-Stockton,"' aellora . 78.. 3d.;. : Leylarid- , O'Brien . Timber,' sellers £V 2s. 3d.;; New Zealand. I ■ £2 :7s. f'3d.;' ; Wellington . Opera.l Jlouse;-; eellers , £7; 17s. •. 6d.;: Taranaki. Petroleum," I 6harland's ; ordinary;. sellers 20s. ; 9d.;-:preference, -sellers 21a. 3d.; Miramar, Ltd., I , £1/,palU,- tellers 15a., v.-.. - y;,'-/ I THK WHJjTE JtKTAL. -"V. ;j vTho.prico'of'silTor-flnetnatesrbetWeon' 23d;.' and «id;per/ ounce standard, .arid /there .'seems r -to , be/, no immediate prospect of •an improvement. ! The- : price of the: raetalvwill again : advance* witli'outival'doubt;' ;bnt;-'thiß' will-, depend - upon the. •course, of '.trade ;'-in: India- and , OhinaV ,Great quantities of silver are produced at Cobalt! in. :Canada,T ( ahd..also' in- 5 -the/United States,' and, recording: to 'i the'..'"Statist" ;a. league '.has '-beenformed' at;- Ottawa,to: bring about-. an ; agree*-./ nient/ ibetweeu-- the- British - -EmpireV and, • the ' .United-'States .;to adopt;>the -po-CQ-lled ;'Goschen plan; and tovreopen-.thW Indian mints. .But -the-s'ame .authority.''considers tha^,it ; is 4 in'the. .hishefit desreo -improbable that the' British EmS' irei ; , Will'f. a'greo to 1 this.; That * system- »y was I r6ughtvto}..ari endi 16/.years ago.'. India has | been put .to/ great .inconvenience' Co imako/eifec- i tive jthe new;r system.'\; Great. hardship has' been• | her. people,; and; much vcost lias I • beeri-; : incurred. r vlt • seems'" scarcely, likely- that .British''statesmen will" undo .all that has thus been done, In the i vague' hopo that'a\ system: whioh ,:wbifl- utterly- condemned' in .1893"can now. be :qet-up ,again -and 'made-.to/ work more-satis-: factorily•. than '-it',did before, 1893.;^-There *ia.a further < objection;' ;.Both; tho:United StatCß' and Candda' lepislato^against/tho Indian 'subjeots" of • the - British Oro\vn, -.-"Statist"': points .out ; .in'-blaborating iitS: argument. ; ,They' will /recognise -Indian's.as: .too equals of-white men. -They,' will'-' not' .iev.en ;Va!low.-i.lndians.'-to .-'Bcttloi ireely Jn.';their>couhtrieq.; <•; la. it- : possible ,/for. 1 Government vih-'; England,. h'owovcr .'strong' j ,it : may.;be,\And-however' sincerely it'may .desire , to •co-operate, in, every -'.way-: /possible with the'! /cdohius; and/with I :the ? '.com* I ''to- , 'alter['-her -settled "'policy, 'not be-, causc^lridla:,wishes it;, or because*.British." stated." • •men 'beHevevthat-the 'chatigo- would- be -beneflcial'v.to jlndia/ = but ". because, -of\ a - wish to be - Oanada ;.ajid the • United States?: :Thev-Brltish. .Government; in" India must/Vih .the' first-- place, :'and : before - everything- else, co'n- ; ,flider',.the interests\in '• India.;- • Until-'its •' subjects in 'India r;aro.-treated, as equals; by ,'bthcr v .;ptqplo;;itvVpannot.An][oddl9; -with viridlan'* inatitu?/ 4i6hrfr>to; gratify^tho'se;.other..people; -/'And', fur;thermor'ei ''is ho e 'evidence : .that''-tHe t su"-/ 1 gested ' system -could ;be >mado Vto.Mvork. . 1 . the V.depression / -:that : ; followed /the crash l ,iu;:1907 ; passes •: away--and -it' is ' pasain-V /away, ; very.: Tapidly-rther6 «wiU' be a/dccided -re-;! 1 covory'/ in. tliQ' price of'silver. ': More/ particularly': tho-value of silver: will riso if /tbe Chinese' Gov-/, •'ernment is ,-wiso;'enough to recognise that' a'eil* ' /W be th'e;best.y-ln. : silver recover:-orice' i •Far;E^st. ; \..'-The V | immediate for-t.hia/rmovement : then , docs- . not io/.be / fiufflcicnt,and, -in 1 any >' case/, theV-mahner.- in^ : which - Indians '..- are . treated > .throughoutthe.\self-governing, colonies' and the : ,United;.!Stfites maliea'ft impossible for .tho.',Government'; of: India " ; to alter/ Indian institutions to" ;suitjlthe'Kcplonies 'and;, United 'States.; ,/■ /i 'c-Customs r'revenuo Vcoltectcd * yes-'* i .|Qrqay-r;am6unted : ; : to':i.£2774: 9^

«^;fe:v^???®v^?pVPRpDTJ;OEVB^POHT;-'-.'lfcW/Zciland' Friiit . and Producc' Company, report- -pricesv;for/.; the -..week /endedi- September, .6 as follow 4s/ 3d.' io 6e.' 3d/ - . cwt.; seed. ~dates, onlona/.(local);-fis; to 7s.' Qwt.;/|Amencan;>up, ; to rljg; ;ow,t.; ;lottuce,:,3B.'6d.; •fco v '3ffi;9d<^;aso vipinach,-26.' r 9d. to swedes';. lfl)...6d.{tov' ls.OSd.'/Cwt.'; ' carrots,' 3a: to ;45.. sack; j parsnips, - 25.: (o>3B;r sack';; puhiDkinH 3s/ to; 3s. • 9d.' . sacK j.<S2.Ullfl6wer t 23i; to, 'fewsacn; > turnips, ls.6d to. '2s. ;sack;.beetroot, 2si'tßdi ;to 48;. sackr marrow, ls.i'.to' 25.-'-sack'; cabbnge,V33.'' to Bs. /sack;*'man7s.jVJeraons, Bs. -to-9a. 6d.'; Tos ;l .laanian pears,^2olb; 1 , -.75.;'6d.--.tO;9s.;'.passion' frnft, r : ,W j'6d. \ \ apples, - 'oxtra r cb.oice; ;Jbnathan' or .-Dougherty,-10b.'to lis; -'6d;f;;;.media,m, Jonathan dt -..Douffhertyv 7s/r 9d;. to /9s, ; ;''coolcinc/.'Wolgleys or/ZWR'shinpton, Bs.. to 10s.; / perma-in , 15s. - 6d;, • Styrihers'85. - t0.",95-; ®d.French crabs, Bs.,fid. to -9s. ;vqton©. ' r.lsland .oranges', (arrived' -bad' order), -Aa. : /t0;.85.:6d. ; :; .Esffs (fresh),: 15.,1 d./ doz;;.';hen's, 'Ss.^/to 1 45». ; pairturkeys, . 9s. /t0.103. .103. . 'palr/j'-'dacks, ' to ,6s. pair; bran, / 9s. pet szLok /to/:i£3 :, 2(J.;\t6/.2sA3d, per.bushel;7p.cantltsi:iios."t(i , 225./ sack; preserved 41d.;pbr llb.\; «'anS/;OTPP pk08t08.,.. .(Hy ;Tolocrapbi-:Prota;>Aßfloclallon.nCrtnyrfehlJ . '< 1 * London, September 5 '•''-Vfhcat.-^The^wheat -is .very. quiet.'-; For ' v coast, 415..- 6d. Vper• quaVtcr'>> is; iasKcd'.fjiu'd; 37s^/6d;':,'for/.new.icr6p r Jauuary-Fcb- i 'ruary'.'Bhipmerit//.L..\' : .7; •. ; f /»/^-: : ; f,'.f^opi^B.dullt ; S6uth:.Beaigquoted/atabout'£W^^ , \ London, September •:6.- » :• '/Oopper.—Spofc/' £59 .'2s. ; 6d. j / three: months, £60 • ton,/ -• -Tin .-~S'pot»/. £157 175.-,' 6d.; / tbree /^months/' £138 ■17a. ;, •j. /'/-»,-! ..;//-:./ . *' ?-'iM? tpii.;" >."/ : v"; r r--J C letrraeesjvA*ps6ctWtf6pCopyr!cht r', '""The :.follotTiDe/;'aro':ahd ( ilktc3t'quotations :V.!v' : .Seliors.:'i; />■-•"/•''£ s. dJ ; ':-': £ s.d. j"rWaiht; "/.i.Vi.-;f.T.1.1-911.3,': - 9 13 -9- r .' • Junction. /• ' ~ 2 U i i;-.;;. /\/iiiait .commissioner's 6 '. Tho/'Department vof -iridusjries '.and -' Commerce, has following -cable,l from' the^HighOommißsioner, ;.dated London, i September. 4:—: in. mutton '.market- this? week, and price's/htive; slightly l ad*; .vancedl fonfall -believed; 1 i'that'-prices ! will 1 ' not- advance .materi•allyruntilVrcduction';has been, made of/ stocks' of : ilamb.T.'Oantefbury'mutton-is- quoted' at 2ld.;'pe'r. ilb.'-and/North >Iskhdr;at':23d. per.-lb.':. :•. v.*}• / /;n6*-'alteration f. iin:j the.--lamb' ;majJket;slncef;last!^eek/ 11 ./' , riiere: ; is' ; fc' better ,do-;, /mand for^heaVy-wciehts.;No '.ghangeVin- pricesi-/Oa^rburytiaVquoted'atASid.-'and-^ort^ /.tihe; beef >hi r arket : - is,''auiet,• •supp;ly ( on/.hand./i;'NewvZealand' hinds arc quoted ' ;;at "3Jd., per,: lbi, / and'/fores /at.; 2jd;''per lb. -. •. V -Thevbuttcr.; market ! remains: firm, /and goo'd. equalities aro iin demand;' The -lonic 'stiip. ; ' ment'.has/beeh 'putr in > store. L '{The 'average' pi-ico', .lor>.the.'jweek for^choicest New '-Zealand • butter : 114s* 5 Djuiibll'T 117f1.»'/ v Siberipin/ •v- ;fThe'~lcKee3e % Vjn&ricpt "'-with'Zealand Tai quoted at ; 635.\6d; ; and ; .Canadian :'-d^s7s>"6d»7.—: ; ; / \YThe/ ( Kew.: Zealand xhemp;.market >is 'qniet':.ii)ut: ,ilrm,./at -about / quotationS'';already /given.; 'Now: Zealand I .good fair erade; on -spot,' ton,'-£25 155.; /New ; Zealand'fair graded/ on'spot, .£24.vlss.vjv«Septom];er-I)ccpmbcf.;"shipments-New.! fair,->per.vtoh, . '.Zea« v| land-fair, grade; ;£24 l0s:- per .ton;.; • Manila-hemp'j 'r-Thc-: ma'TKbt';.is saffectcd' by-'increasing arrivals! I Fair .current-• Manila,-'on K spot,-. per; ton, v£24. I . y.-.,- shipments-Fair. '/ currcnt •' ('Manila,! per'?t6nj'£23;.:ios.;.;Arahila^"/'output;-32.CC0 H /bales. j. , j v'-There. a':better'• demand^forVcoeksfoot seed at-tho last/rate quoted—viz.;' New .'.Zealand;' 665., 1 The .market'is advancing'gradually, ' v . 1 ,:- :/ , l i ; ;:Th'e ;kauri,, gumf, market, cloSed'/ ; firmer,:' with { - more'«inquiryy.y; Ordihary to ■'<(air.\three*quarter« • scraped,,46ss.fair .halXrscrapcd, v 100s.• ! brown 1 ;falr i shalf;to,tnree-q , aarter.-6orapod,* GSB.; v pickines, icomiuon-Ho' "good,\4ss;;-blißh,- fair. ,to>gobd,./paleM i and; amber* .seraped; :1455. .'-/.Stook': on - August 31.-. -.323 : -