COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 657, 6 November 1909, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

' i ; " : f raVESTJIENT^HAEES;':;';-;^:'^':/^ :'" The transactions -recorded' yesterday were:Wellington Trust and Loan, £7;-. Wellingtori Woollen, £i 2s. ..9d.; :and. Leyland-O'Brien Timbor, £1 3s. 6d.. National Bank,-buyers £5-195.;, sellers £6 Is.;'. National Mortgage, sellers' £5;. New Zealand and Eiver Plate, £1 155.; Welling-ton-Investment, buyers Us.,-sellers lis- fid.; Wellington Trust and Loan,-buyers .£7,' sellers : £7 25.; Feinting Gas, buyers £I'ls.;.Qisborne ,Gas, sellers £2 11b.; Napier Gas,-£s.paid,'sellers £12 7s. 6d.; Palmerston North Gas, buyers- £7 155., sellers £8; Wellington Gas. £6 10a. paid; sellers £14 ss.,:new.issue, £2 ss.,premium; South British -Insurance, 'buyers £2 ..135.;. sellers £2 155.; Geaj Meat, £4 paid,, buyers £10 ss.,'£l paid, buyers £2 135.; Wellington Meat' Export, buvers £2 155., sellers '£2 175.; Wellington Woollen, buyers £3 2s; 6d.; Westport Coal; sellers;£s -ss;; Westport-St-ockton ' Opal/ buyers ■ ,65.. 6d.,.' sellers

75.;- Leyland-O'Brien Timbef, buyers £1 3s. 3d., sellers £1' 45.; Sharland's ordinary, sellers £1 os. 9d.; teranaki. Petroleum, buyers , 75., • sellers : B s ; :„ward and. Coriipany lirewery shares,- buyers £4_75., sellers £4:118.; Wellington Opera' House, sellers £"M7s. 6d.. '~:.'■;. ...OTJSTOIfS EEYENTJE. ! : '•:.''j ". Custpm-: revenue : collected' Vat 'Wellington yes-'' .terday. amounted -t0,£1839;-10s.,Zd.v .- : •'. ;.,.,''.WELLINGTON MAEKET-pEPORT.. ; : '! '.Messrs.- 'Laery.'and Co.. .Ltd.; 'ATelling-ton, ; re--' . port wholesale- prices ruling,bn".the-Wftrkel;-i-Wheat, ' fowl, 4s.'. Bd.- 'to ' 4s, '•':* 10*cl.'s--',■ feed' oats, as. 2d. to, 2s. 6d.;,'duri • , bats, l J'2s-;- ? 4d.; to ,2s. 6d.; seed oat's, 2s. 4d.' to 2sYAßd.;j'algcrian oats 2s. 2d. to'2s. 6d.; maize, :.4s: tof 4s;' 1 Id.; •.crushed malt, 75.; fowl : barley,' 2&" 4<L" to 2s, 6d.; Capo barley seed, 2s. 6d. to 25.-9 d.; Hour New Zealand £11 ss. to £1110s.,.Australian £12 ss. to £12 10a.; bran,£Jlss. to £4; pearl barley,'lss:;; peas, Prussian blue,ss;3d. to 6s. 6a.; fpwl peas,4s.; split, £171l)s.; bonedust, £5165.; superphosphates. £5 'to £5 65.; .pollard, £4. 15s. "'tO' £5 lOs.i : basic slag. £4 . 10s.'; •' chaff; ilTWiteri.shcaf i £5 55., to : £J'. 155.: batmealiu £10-• 10a.' , to,, £11'; potatoes, table' £4-)MOs. to{.'£s;°-New''ZcaT, l land seed potatoes, Un-to-DatesT - ' £4' ,T l(fs7 i fo£6;:,Yiotorian onions,'. 12s. ,owt.'; 'molasses-, fodidSr,'"' £s;' : bacon, .'factory,':" sides'". "'73 d!' 1 'ha'ms: ..Bid.,:-; "rolls: • BSd'.;'"' butter, "prime ;bnlk,Bd. to 'aid. .'•:Pbultry'?-Hcns.' 4s: -6d. to 'ss; :(d.;.ducks, 6s. to 7s.;'.turkeys, gobblers, 18s. to 20s.;:• hens,: 10s." to' 145.; frcahniferi; Is.'' dozen;' cheese, 6d.. to .6}d.,, per lb.;: loaf, ; '7d. to jfa Der lb;;!rAkarba,-,niacnine'-aressed', fco'clkstoot... 73d.: to'; Bd.;. farmers'■ dressed cocksfoot, 6d.': to' 6d." per-' lb.j ryegrass,: 3s. 9d. to '4s. :6d.:; per biishel;' Italian• ryegrass,'3s. 6d. to 4s/ 6d. busb'cl, whits clover, 70s. to :755.' cwt.; : -red clover. 75a. cwt.; cow, grass, 755. c\7t.; alsike .825."6 d.'. cwt.; muti tard. 40b cwt.; trefoil, J7s. 6d. cwt.;'. rape, seed,' :265; cwt.;' timothy, 325. 6d; cwt; ;Bnede and turnip seed. 60a. to, 60s..cwt. . ~;,'.,-',: ~' ' '''•' , ; .Tho New.'Zealand Fanners'. Co-operative Diß--tribnting.Company,.Limited, report as followB:— | Mai2e,-.45. 3d.; wheat, whole fowl, 4b. 10d. t0.5a.; barley.'-Cape. seed, 3a.6d.; ;barley. feed,'3s. per. bushel; barley,meal, £sJper5 J per ton; oats, 2s. 3d.ito 2s.' 5d.;-oats, seed Bparrowbillß, Gartonsi. Duns, 2s. Bd.;..Algerians, '2s. 4d.f oata,"crushed. 2s.'7d. per' bushel; horse beans,■; 45.;.,:6d.- ;per bushel;partridge. peas, 55.'6 d.; pruasian bluo peas,;ss. fid.'per bushel; hay, prime, l £3 to *£4 per tpn; stravp. wheaten £2.55.. oaten £2 25...6a.;,.bran, •'£4' : to £4/ 5s. ;■ pollard, £5 fo'£s'sa.;. sucrosine, 200's/£7, .100' a £7 55.: per ton; superphosphate, best, £5 per :ton; ryegrass, dressed,.6s. -'per bushel; cocksfoot, dressed,;Bd. per lb.'; linseed oilcake, cenuine,-£l3; primeoaten sheaf chaff, £3 to £3^55.;• now. potatoes, 225. 6d. per cwt.; potatoes, old, :£4 to £5; ■ selected Canterbury TJp-to-Date seeds, £5; onions, Melbourne, £11 per ton; butter; separator BJd. to 9Jd., dairy 7d. to: 8d;: per. :Ib.; eggs,'fresh, Is." to : ,ls. Id. per doz., good demand; .honey,-60's 3Jd. to 4d.,14's ,4}d.;' Deeswax, Is. fid.; fungus, 6d.: walnuts, 'sd.'.to. Sid. 'per-lb.; cheese, best factory, ms diums, :6Jd. ' to 6d.; ; bacon, factory,, sides •: 8d., : , rolls>9d., hams 9d. per lb.;-porkers; 70's to 90'b 4Jd., 90's to 100's 45d.; baconers, 4d.: heavy pigs,' 3d ".per lb.; green, peas, .Is. to Is. 2*d. per peck. During the week we sold 187 sacks, green peas averaging Is. Id. per, peck. Cabbage, 7s. to' lis.;' parsnips, Ib. 6d.j carrots, table, ; 2a.'.per sack; marrovis, 4s. 6d.; cauliflower,: 10s.; pumpkins, lOs.pcr sack; swedes, 40s. to 50s. per ton; rhubarb, 2s. to ss. per dozen; asparagus, 4s. 6d. to Bs. per, doz bundles; cucumbers, 6s. to' 9b. 6d. per dozen; tomatoes, lOd. to-Is. per lb.; apples, dessert; 15s.;,apples, cookers, 12a, 6d. Poultry— Tablo roosters, 4s. 6d. to 55.; cockerels,':ss. 6d. to 6s. 6d.;'table hens,"4s. 6d.'to 65.; ducks, 7a. to; Bs.; geese,' 6s. 6d.,all:at per pair; turkey gobblers, 9d.; hens, Bd. per lb. .' MOSQIEL WOOLLEN.COMPANY. .- (By Telegraph—Prosa Association.) '.. ,'Dunodln,; November 5. : The! Mosgiel' Woollen Oonipauy'B report shows a balance on the year's work of £8096, of .which' £2500 has'been set aside for depreciation, leaving £5596 for distribution. A dividend at tho rate of ,5J per .- cent, per annum,, absorbing £4590, is recommended, and it is proposed that £1066 bo carried forward. ,

-; •' vBANEVOF ENGLAND RETURN/ -'■ V" -(By Telegraph.-Prcßs Association'.—ObpyrieliU ■ ':■_'■' ' -■•" - . London, November 4. :'Tae Bank of England i return . issued -for- the weed ended:.-Wednesday, November, 3, is as under:—' ' ' .■-...:.-.,...-..'.'" .-, ■ "'■ ' , lisni! Depabtmeni.' ■ • > '*•'■■■ NotolßSM ... .flD,2BS,COO'Gov.Bdcnritles'fU,ols,ooo :-. . ■.■■;. -.- :. Other.aecuri-■ . ~-. •'. ■■ ■■-■" •'-.; -.. ■■■■•■■•ties':' '„'-V7,'434,008 •'■■ '.'■■■.■. ;■.',;':•' Gold ■...•"';'-«i.3oSs.ooo'.■'■■ : ■'.' '■■; ■ ■'. , v : i.to,s«,oM '■ . '"';'";■ ; p : : fio.w.uM; : :-•"■'■. Bis^biciDktabtment.".'"., ','■-.-, ■'■:", Proprietors '"' 'Govt.accuri-'" '■■' V 7;. capital £14,553,000 tioa ■' ... £16.387.000 ' '.. : Fublicde- : ~'Othersocuri-'■ .:;?:■■ posits •...-■■. 6,150,000 '.■ tios ...': „ '27.079,000 ; . ■ .;;.:■'■ Other de- - ,-'■ ) ■ V','. posits .';.-;■;■ 10,770,000 Kotos ■'-.. _' .80,096,000 •' ' ■ Best,'7-day ■ '.- :■) .■.'.. : '■■-:..-' ■;■;' ; «nd other..- ■: ; " Coin:.-': ■■ ■ •.'.'■ 1,365,003 ::'. ■ >■■..'. v.,1)U1a.. ..;■ :3,H3.p00 : ■'■>:'';■ V V::"" ' .■'''"V.-« vij/;';' ; ■'i6<.027.000 ' . . '.;..;Thq.leading,items : of the.Bank.of England return afford tho following comparison":— .'■ - ! ":-.-' "-, This week. Lost weefc Last year ■-;:,■:. :"'■-■■ £' ■:■:':■£ ■ £ '.'.-.BdUon '...,''■._ 30.335,000:'' 50,9i.,000 ■■' 34,21t>,000 ~'Reserve... ... 21,481.000 21,074,000 ■ 16,330,000 ? . Note circulation 29.18t-I.OOJ •:: 28,850.000 2b,966,000 ly.'PubJio- Deposits 6.450.C03. 7,U8,iX.0 6,363,000 ;■:.- Other Deposits ':'. 40,776,000 •■■ 40,t514,00J . 42,364,000 "-' Vroportioa-ot :■'■'" "■ ', --Vr-'. reserve ;to '::.''■:■■' ■■:.;■■>■■■ .:■ V.% labilities —; : -;■ 45.30: ■;:,.. 62.00 ■.:;.-:■ .'.';■. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.; '' _' r jnie ..following, .are. the latest quotations for Government securities,, with - a comparison or those.;ruling last week:— ••'.'.■•,. " ■■•".-.. '■:.■* .:,,•'•,■'• '■.■'■ Variations- ,:"■■'.■:■■■■"■'■:■:''" .. ---t>»w ■ compared-.:'. ':?•.:•':• ' " - ■ . • pri< - a :. .with :■'■ '■ ' '' '' ' "' ■-'■ ■ ■ last week: ■■«!«,'.:" .";-■' ■'"■'. -fl B. d. 25% Imperial Consols... ,„. 82 6'3 3s.M.lower 4 >„N.8.'W.1933Jan;-Jaly ...107 15 0 ss.lower .3i„N,S.'W;l9lßMar-Sopt _. .93- 76 82s,6d.lower 8:„N.5.W.1935ApL-Ooli.-'... . 86'0 0 Unchanged 4 „ Vic 1520 Jan.-July..., ... 103150 . ss. lower .'35,, Vic. 1921-6 Jon.-July .... D 715 0 6s.lower 3 ,„Vtc.ll,2a-49Jan.-Juiy ' ... 8517 6' 12s.M. lower 3i -§'4-}S^ <Ln - J , aiy '•■• -W'lo-O-V Unchanged 3 „B.A.l9lbJan.-Juiy ... 84 10 0" Unchanged 4 ~QTdl9ls-24 Jan.-July . _-. -jo 40 0 Unchanged 34':„1!Td1924-30Jah.-July ... itf 10 0 Unchanged 8. „QTdl922-47Jan.J'uly.- ... 86 0 0 • 2s. Cd, lower 4 ,.••S•,r,S 2s, ? lal '•' NoT • '■'••• W5 10 0 "Unohanged 3i "S^', l ?S^ an '7 lttlsr ■'- :«Sl5O. rUrichanged 8 ;,N.Z.194->Apnl-Oet. : ... .-86'7 6 ; Unchanged 8 ' ~WvA.l»2WoMay-Nov '.. „. ■97 15 0 . - 6s. higher 3 .„w.Aaaifr3sUay-NoT. ... 88 00 10s.hlgbor -3 i „ l'as. 1940Jin.-Jnly ■'• ... •' 07 12' 6' "unchanged 3:. ... '871216 Unchanged ..;'.'■ :- MONET' MARKETS. ' ' . . . Tho Bank, of England discount rate is 5' per cent,., to which, it was raißsd : on*'. October 21..- ' Short loans are J-higher. at 4J per cent. Three months' bills In the,open markets aro quoiod as,under-.— ..',:■■ • In. London, unchanged,' at 41 per cent. . Ini Paris, J -higher, at 2j!:per, cent. .In Berlin,'l-16-lower- at' 4 5-16-per cent.' .;. COLONIAL AND OTHER PBODUCE.. WJieat.—The- markets 1 are. dull. and 'inactive. Cargoes aro slightly lower. ;■ Australian '. shipments in the middle of October. avo quoted at 41a. 6d., December-lanuaryV shipment 375." 9d., January-February Bhlpment,, 375. 6d.. per quar-ter.-'These'prices, are'- about'Bixpence above buyers' ideas. Thero is a limited ■ demand for spot Australian at,42s. 6d.t0.435: New Zealand unchanged. ........:.> ',■ : - : ■•■■; s Flour' is ' dull..- Australian in .6maU' : supply' and inqiiiry; 305.; 6d. to. 31s. asked'for spot transactions. New crop flour, January : shipment, 28s: Cd.//. ~ : ■-.;■ ': ■■■ ,' '■■:,'. ■"' Butter is firmer. There:is an improving inquirj' colonial;-choicest salted .'Australian 112s; to- 1145., unsaltid 116s. to ÜBs.; secondaries inactive ,at'lo4s: to'loßs. - There -is.little inquiry for Btorod but-there is a prospect of improve-ment--as. Siberian-supplies are diminishing. . Sugar.—German beet,-88dcg., Id.. lower. at lis. 7d.,. first .mark granulated, f.o.b. Hamburg, 2d. lower, at ,13s. 4d.- ; ,-;,• Bradford Tops—The market is steady and un'changed. ,'....,■:,■.,;■..',' ■ ■ ■■• ■ ■ ...>.''.'.;.;■■'.THE'-METAL-MARKETS.' ; ;" . ■ 12si' 6d; -higher/ at J857,125. 6d.i three,months',4ss.-higher.:,-at £58 17b.-6d:per ,'tbnv ::,"','.-.'.', .-:;■:'.•'.- ':;:■,-■ '.'•."' '.'-..., ' . Tin.T-Spot,' unchanged.' at'£l3oj'three:months','. 6s. higher, .at .£l4O-25.-6d.Vpcr''ton. ':'-' ■';•■- viPlgr iron,'-3d; lower at 61i.1d.' per ton. ■•-, ■■ . -•: .Sielteri'- £Z3»2si;:6d.;;perMon.;,: -: :- '. ■ ■.■■■ v ;:i .'.';. ;.VLONDON. MARKETB. ~",- , :'. : -Messrs.: Dalgety-and Company,::.Limited,.report havihi: - received .the . following oablo- messagss from thoir London house, undor date November,' 4:—Tatlow:' Prices.:in -general,' and. 6d..'to !ls. : - liighei: ■' Frbaen meat: There is'scarcely' any domand.but if the'woather turns cold 1 demand .is likely,'-to -'increase'. ...Tho frozen 'mutton.; aid lamb .market' is depressed, owing to.unfavour-' ■ 'able-weather,t-and|-'- I conEoqnently,> forced isaleaijind for i.ta|uttbn are id- lower, arid: for lamb Jd. to Jd., lower. -Ex'store considerably, -lower,.'prices: are being •taken, in -order to -clear: hobks'.'vTh.o market for' frozen beef ■is firmer, and sprites'show: Jd. advance. .-'' -■■::-,■',.-' ■'•'"..' '■'.'■..•':'•'••"<■;' ' : . :'*•.'•' l ;■■ i" .Miniiig .:Nevf3,„':Live,^Stook, Sales,, ,'and.. -Vfool, - skin,: : jilai '; Hide 'sale's'.i; .of htis issue..-..','..,,,. :■.■;... ■••'', -,-; -.■.';.: '■ ■