COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 677, 30 November 1909, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

;:-,':w:/. : : ;,INVESTMENT;;.SaiLEES. :■ V ; , ;". ': 1 A. sale .of Eguitablo Biiilding -at '£9: 6s. was tho only transaction recordod yo3terday. : Na.tional. Bank,, slelloro £6 Is.; national Mortgage, biiyors, £!■' 188.:.' 6&.. seUers £3; OFeilding Gas, buyers £1 Is.;' Napier , Gas; £s.paid," Eellers £12 7s. 6t1.; Ohristchurch-Meat, buyers £10 155.; Meat -Ksport, third issue,'-buyers £2 15a.; Wellington •Woollen, ordinary, ■ buyers £3 2s. 6d.; Hikurangi Coal,.buyers 19s.' 6d. Westport Goal, sellers £6 "',Sii"Westp'6rt-Btockton:Coal,,sellers. LeylandO'Brien,; buyora '.£1 2s. 9d.;-.: Mannine.- and Co. Brewery- shares, buyers £3 145.;. New Zealand Oonsolidated N Dental, sellers' £1 4s. £d.; Now Zealand Drug, buyers £2 65.; sellers-£2 7s. 6d.; Jfew., Zealand Portland Cement, buyers £1 155.6d.,' sellerS . £1 17s. '■' 6d.';" Sharland's .preference, •buyersi £l : 0s. 6d.;' Ward- and .'Co. Brewery 'ehai'ds' buyers.',£ l ).:l2s;, : .'Bel!eTs £4 ',15a.;' Welling-' ton Opera House, sellers/£7 17s. 6d. '.'■•.■ ■i The "Exchange: , will' be closed to-day (St. Andrew's" Day). . " '.' .".'•..-.- , . ' ■■ •■- . - : ' : -.■:^:v;'F^ozM v MEAT^':r:^:v , :;^';- ;;: - r . 'Values-of. mutton and lamb are ' again .tending downwards,, and low values seem: likely to -rulo,. t <ispecially_foc-4anib, becauso of the fact' that Australia, ia a large shipper this season, while tho consumptive demand seems still to be comparatively: small. In , dealing,, with frozen meat as with some,,;of ■ the other. markets it will be necessary to consider- tho Newcastle coal strike. < The transport sorvice.is atpresent disorganised, and if the disorganisation continues for any length: of time tho-shipments of frozen meat must bo: affected. There is thus eomo probability: of an 'artificial scarcity arising in' London. - whichywould ca-uso prices to- advances and ; when the strike 'ends and -eteamers get away there.,will .be -,a • l marl;pt glnt and a-foil in values.: Broauly speaking, farmers,'must look for a lower range of prices for mutton and lamb, but they receivo- compensation, in tho bettor.price, of-vw00!....;;,. ~ , ' ■:■■■■ ';■; .;!',': THE. WOOIi." MARKET; .'■;,''',•.■ :: ...■'' ■ The London - wool - sales arc going isfactorily, especially.., so -for orossbred wool Fine crossbreda rule.-at.. about the-lovel'of tho September -:sales, and coareo to: medium' crossbieds are?abcrat's per eont. : higher. ! The quotations for : < Bradford ■ tips show .that crossbred counts -are firmer,. , and, havo. risen a pjnhy .per lb. pant • month.■'■■ Merino tops are-slightly, higher, but for future delivery, lower, prices are being accopted.'■<■ The followine figures are i'interestmgi— ■ -■;.. -: •■■-: , ' «• -•,-. . V ; i-':V-'--v--V,:;-; •'.- Oct-27.V\.'-/-K0V. : 25;-'-'' ■ :. : y-. 1 ;- Tops; I. '-i'. : ,'-.;.■;"•'• ;:--il:' : ::-'".-•;'■ d ■■■'■■■ J:: ■ ■:■!>: "'■■ iForties>-: :L.:..:.;..:,,...;::.; 123' • . >W ■: 133'.■"■■'-'■ ■' ' f-'l'orty-SA'es ■.'•——-".•' 15 : ..:. . .'•';. m": "■' ■:*■' /Coißinon 'ffl'e ::'i.'.,'.......'-25| ~>:■,;';, 253 v viiilSuper-M's ;......,..,. .V;.-KJ'-"..v'.'-;-'-,'-.'M'-.'.. : :-'. :^^ff^k' i^~iT" < M :. iftv : -?h; Wl /■;,;■;

Mori no wools have scon .their highest' for tho present, .andm 1 -is iiist possiblo" croßsbreds may not [advance further! but that ■Iβ unlikely, an tho (latter, ia still comparatively' cheap. Tho woojl market also is' "subject to the 'disturbances caused by tho Newcastle coat strike.

.. Oftistoma revenue collected al Wellington yes* toijday - amounted to £862 173. 10d." '• WELLINGTON MARKET REPORT. uMessrs.■■Laery- and Co.; .Ltd., Wellington, report wholesalo prices ruling on tho market:Wheat,- fowl, 45.. Bd. .to II 4s.- v lOd.j feed cats, 2s.' 2d. to 2s. 6d.;' dun" oats. 2s. 4d: to ?B. 6d.; Reed osVts, 25.4 d. f to 2s. Bd.; alfferian 'oats 28. 2d. Ho'2s.'6d.;. maize, • 4s. to 4s. 3d.; . malt,-75.; fowl barley,. 2s. 4d to 25.. •6d.; Capo barley seed, 2s< tid. to 2a. .9d.; Hour. • New Zealand £11 ss. to £1110?.. Australian £12 p sa. 3 :to • £12 •IDs.V:bran. £3155. to £4; pearl barley. 155.; • jpeas, Prussian blue,ss.3d.to ss. fid.; fowl peas,4s.; 1: / split. £17 Ida:; boneduat,£slss.: superphosphates. .£5 to £5 6a.; pollard. £1 15s. l" 8 ;' I basic slag, £4 ;10e.'i chaff, .oaton-shcaf, ' £3 ss. to ;£3 155.; oatmeal. £10'. 10s. . to !, £11; potatoes, table, £6 to £7: Victorian onions. ■ 10s. to 12s. fcVrt.; molasses /fodder, £5; bacon, faci> tory, sides <73d.,- hams Bid., rolls16i(l,; butter, primo •j bulk, Ed.'tD 81d. , .Poultry: Hons, 4s. 6d. to ss. I 6d.; dacksi6s. to7s.; . turkeys, gobblers, 18s. to [ 205.; henaJlOs. to 14s.j fresh eggs, is-to Is. ,la. doz.; ~ cheesc, 6iL;to 6Jd. per lb.; loaf. 7d. to 7id. per " lb.j\Aka)«*a machine-dressed cocksfoot 7]d. to 3 Bd.; fariaers' dressed cocksfoot, ad.- to 6d. per 9 lb.; ryegrass, 3s. 9d> to 4s.- .'6d» • per bushel; 1 Italian iryegrass, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d. bushel, whito , clover, 70 s. to 75s*. per cwt.; • red clover, 755. por cwt.; N cow gra.ss,"7ss. 1 cwt.; alsike' 825.6 d. cwt.; rauatard. 40s.' cwt.i rape seed, 265. cwt.; timothy. 3 325.' fid.'icwt.; Swede and,turnip.seed, .50s.' to 60s. 3 cwt-' s ; ~ 'HIGH .COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. ' The ; Oommer\!e and Tourists' Division has re< ceived the fallowing cable'message from the High. tCo'mmisjioner, dated London, November .• The mutton ■market is'caiet, with ,a tendency in favour of, buyers; Blocks are being reduced, • but the suppJiy meets tbo demand;..the average price of Canterbury mutton is 4d; per lb.,.North Island: 33d, 3!he sale of lamb is dull all round, owing to poor demand; considerable quantities 1 of stftle. lamb are being placed'oa the mar- • ket; average .'prico Canterbury lambda, per id., • other, New Zealand. 3?d. , ' . , . r The beof Biarket is weak: supplies of I Plate. beef /are heavy; New . Zealand, hind? quarters' average 3Jd. per lb.; forecuarters 3a. Thare is r.- good demand for butter; prices ; / arc firm,- but on .a; lower, love!, in anticipation of heavy airriyala; the average price. of 'New Zealand choicest butter :s 1183.; per cwt., A Aus«. tra-Jian 1145.,< Danish. 1285.. Siberian 110s. • - . The cheese(market is.qujetj but'steady. There is no change in. prices (2few .Zealand 575.). 1 ; Tho hemp t market is firm, with -a better, demand;' New [Zealand good. fair, grade, on spot, £28'105." per ton; fair,'£27 10s.; Manila, fair current, £W ■ 10s.; January-March shipments; New Zealand pood fair, £28; fair, £27; Manila fair, ctirren t, £27. .. The ..output of Manila for the weett was 21,C00 bales.<: , . ,■ The cocksioot seed market, is firm, and buyers : have been offering more freely.- Stocks on hand, are light. ( s The price of bright, clean, 171b. New Zealand, seed is 725. per cwt. ~ • The kauia gum market\is. rathor Quiet; ordM' ary- to fa:n\\three-quartcr scraped is quoted at ' 1655. per.cwt.';'fair.half-scraped, 102s. 6d.;-brown fair half !to three-quarter scraped, ,875.. 6d.; ' picking ccimmon to good, 40s.;'bush fair to good, i pale, and! amber, scraped, 150s. The, stock on '• .hand.iß returned at 311 tons;/ Wool rcimatee firm. : Crossbreds are a strong market. . j ' f ■ | LONDON WOOL SALES, ■■J GOOD WOOLS IN DEMAND. , (By Telegraph—Press Association—CopyrJgnt.i ! London. November 23. ■ At the I wool sales a good selection was i offered, aad combotition for good* wools was well maintained. ! Faulty and average wools were occo'. '. sionally in buyers' favour. ; • > The top prico for Kaitangata wasl3ia.>periD., ' and thef average lljd.; Kynuna, top 23d;, aver-, i' ago 22Jd» ■ : • ■ ... , , i To dalK 45,567: bales have been-catalogued and , 42,246 sjzad. Messrsl Dalgety and Company, Limited, report ' having (received tho following .cablo messages '• from thnir. London house,«under dato November ■ 26Wof il: Sales continue active, . with bnsk ' compotiiicfn.,- ,As compared swith lasth. sales. 1 closing f ra.tes prices for: heavy, -■ aarthy, and . wasty :nsrino wools are fully 5 per cent.' lower. ; Eabbitskitrs: Prices for furriers .rabbitskins aro ; from Ml pijr cent, to 40 per-cent.-higher. Other descripUolis ,Jd. to Id. , higher. j ■ HEMP AND COPEA. ' /. 1 (By ifeletjraph.— Press Aosociation —Copyrleht.) ' '■ , i ; 'London, November 28. The iheiap market .is strong, Optober-Deccm; ! .her Blupmont, £29 per toil.', Copro.-There are only small sales, high prices ' checking,- business; South. Sea^bags,'.£22 75.; 6d. i T: THE .METAL 3IAKKET3. .' v <v ' t -l'rcga AKnor.laLlon —Onpyrleht.l. 1 . ... !- t , •,». London,, November 28., 1 ' Sihior, 23 7-163. per. ounce .standard. - > ' Cofiper,' on tlie spot; : £<s 12s.'6d. per ton (?£59 ,s i2s. 'pd.); three months,'£6o 13a. 9d.electrolytic, £62 fai-. ' ' " > Tin. spot, £142 10s. per ton; thrco monthß, 1 £144. 7s. 6d.' ,