COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 950, 18 October 1910, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

• INVESTMENT SHARES * , sfwfl!. J saies'>of t lieylandTO'Brien 1 .Timber stares' at" 27s."'Jd.'.wcre' recordedyestor-'! day..-.The. market -was. quiet,, and there. ; were,few quotations. . . - .

. Custom'srevenue collected at the - port: of Wellington' yesterday' amounted to £2995 Is. 4d. FROZEN MEAT. ' llj Teleeraph-l'reiS Association—Copyright , • London, October 16. , . The, Frozen Meat ' Trade " Association's Smilhfield market quotations for. the ..undermentioned classes of frozen meat i are based oil-actual, sales of not less than one hundred ;carcasses' of ..mutton, or lamb,' and'; 1 . twehty-fiVe', quarters of beef of fair :av'erage'qualitj\-The':quotation's '• are 'not for. salected? lines, but. for parcels, .fairly -representative, of the. bulk, of the shipments''inow. on H the ■; market.: '.The . prices which: follow are on an average a farthing per lb.; more-.than .thervalue ex ship, this ; difference representing an average cost in expenses, - handling,. conveyance, ana,6euing me meat-;—,

•r;?: : WHEAT AXD FLOUR. ' By Telegraph—Press As&ociation-CopyrigM. ~ ! •' L'onnon, October 16 ■ The total quantity of Vheat ..afloat* for tho .United, Kingdom is 2,345,000 quarters, and :• for \the Continent 2,G25,0C0. Atlantic shipments 140,CC0 quarters,- -Pacific 80,000. The total shipments'to Europe amount to 1,8^0,000■ quarters, including.,69,ooo -quarters .from Argentina,-925,000-from-Eussia, 375,000 •from tlie Danubian provinces. ■ 00,000 from India, and 23,000: from Australia.

\:. :^: : ;;'":ttARDWARE.::'': ''-~;' ' By.Tflegraph—Press'Aeso'ciation-Copyright. -■'.':' '.''' London, October 16. Galvanised iron, best brands, £14 2s. 6d. per ton; second brands;:£l3.il2s. 6d. Tin plates—l.C. coke; 14s. 9id.; 1.0. diarcoal, 15s. 9ii:-'- '■'■ 1 ;*%r:?-y.'32::''■•.'■-: ." Tram, rails, £5 2s. 6d.... ',' Oenient-Best, 6s. lid.; 'second brands, 4b. UJd. - ■ .'. -,

.> HIGH COMMISSIONER'S- CABLE/ - The Commerco and Tourists' Division of the Department of Agriculture, Commerco and Tourists has received-tlic following cablegram from the Hi Jii.,,Commissioner, dated London, . October' ,-15,* 1910. . (Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are aver-, age market ..prices,,.on .spot):— Mutton.—The market - Temains firm; 'small"shipments'' aro"exp«eted. Prospects are favourable. ..Canterbury,. 4Jd. per lb.; North Island, Id. per Plate, sgd. per lb. .. ~ '•;""' *'.;,. ..- •■Lamb.—The market is : firm; stocks on hand are: light: No 6toclt will be held over : this season. Canterbury, 5,-; d. per lb., other than Canterbury/ bid .. .per. lb. Beef.—The market, is . weak; stock is •heavy. New Zealand; hinds,.':3sd,' per Jb.; i;NeW: Zealana-foree,J|d. per-lb, •• ,

'. .Butter—The market is steady, with a very good demand for best quality;. There is no demand, and adecline is possible, for, lower quality. Australian, 1145.; Danish, 118s.; Siberian, 106s.%.per' ewtv.'. Cheese—i'ho market' is'quiet,'but rather steadier; no change in prices. Canadian, 55sV per ewt. . . Hemp.—The market is lifeless at about quotations already given—viz., New Zealand good fair, spot, £24 10b.; fair, £21 10s.'; Manila, £20 155.; forward, shipment, about the same. I expect no immediate change in the hemp market. The output from Manila for the week was 25,000 bales. Stock of. New Zealand hemp 343 tons. ■ , ' .

Cocksfoot Sced.-The market is quiqt.. Buyers are not keen to ■do business in cocksfoot seed. Bright clean New Zealand cocksfoot seed, 171b. per bushel, 765. per cwt. .■•',■'■

. SALE OF RESIDENTIAL SECTIONS. • . Messrs.- Abraham and Williams, Ltd., re-port:-On Saturday last we offered thirteen- sections' in Albert' Street and Grey Street, Palmerston, on account of the Palnicrston North Sash, Door and. Timber Company, and report having sold, every section at the. following prices :—Section 1, to.Mr. J. M'GiH,at-£2 17s. 6d. per foot; Section 2, to/ Mr. C. A. Loughnan, at £2 7s.'6d. per foot; Section 3, to Mr. H. Woolland, at £2 7s. 6d. per foot; Section 4, to Mr.- G. Hansen, at £2 7s. 6d. per foot; Sec'tion 5, to Mr. J. M'Gill, at £2 per foot;. Section 6, to-Mr. J. M'Gill, at £2 per foot; Section 7, to' Mr. J. M'Gill; at'£2 peTjoot; Section 8, to Mr.'B. P., Edwards, at £1 log. per foot; Section 9, to-Mr..». P. Edwards, at £1 lOs.'per foot; Section -10, to Mr. E. P. Edwards, at £2- per foot; Section 11, to Mr.- E. P. Edwards, at- £1 65.-per foot; Section 12, to Mr. E. P.' Edwards, at £1 ss. per footi-Section 13, to Mr. B, P.Edwards, at £1 ss. per foot. -

•-Buyers.. Kellers. Sales ' £ £• ij ; £ s. d. £ 8. d National Bank • 6'15 0 6 17 0 ■ — ■ Metropolitan 12 0 0 — ' , — ! X\Z. Loan and Her- . " ■ cantilo •• 0 10'0' —s; '■ / 2 1 ; 6 - — : . W«nJf'Gas.;(£6 ;ISsK ,;14.'tf-'OV- . 'Standard Insurance l' - 5 .> 6 ' ■ — Olirisl.church<Meat 14 2:' 6 ' ■ Well.-iWoolIen (ord.)-3 13. 0 — . ;■ — Westiiort-Stoekton , 0 V 0 — h. ! Leyland-O'Brien ... • d 7 ■ 0 1 7 3 VI 7 / 3 Jliramar,, Xitd.'-(133.)' —' 0 ' 3 0 . ■ N\Z. Con Dental ..... 1 1 0 1 2 0 — X.Z. Portland Ce- '■ 4 meiitii iz-.— ' V ;117 ,0 : Sharlaiid's ordinary.. 1 1" 9 ."-r- c ' ': 1 — ' Taraiiaki. Petroleum".c-ivbo.' 9. 0 •; .— V TariiigamntuTotara-2 .2' 6. .2 3 ,6 . —

• Oct. 8.' Oct. 15. Mutton— ■ • ■- ... •: d. d. : Canterbury/: light ........... ,'4J : 43 Capterhnry,;medium'/..;... 45 ••••. 45 Canterbury, ' heavy ■;4: ■ <1 . Southland '' — ; • ; North Island,' best4J ■: ; 4J , : ■. North Island, ordinary... ; 4 ' 4 ; . Australian/' jlight' 3g .. . . 3| Australiaii,' heavy 3J 3j: .EiverPlate,' light ......... , 3 9-16 3 9-16 : . . 'Hiver Plate, heavy S3 ' 33 Lamb—. ". ,• •". ; Canterbury, light ........... ,51,54. .. Canterbury,' medium 55 ; r 6 5-16 " Canterbury, heavy.4? ; .*! 415-16 Southland ., .ir 55-16 —- North Island, selected ',.. .55-16 '■ 55 Xorth Island, ordinary . 5 3-16 : 65-16- . Australian', best Australian, fair . Australian, inferior. ' —... Eiver ' Plate .....-: — . — , rieef—'' New Zealand, ox fores ... 22 2i 1 . New Zealand, ox hinds ... 3j 3g Australian, oi fares .211-16 23 Biver Plate, ox fores ...... 23 2$ Australian,;ox hinds 33 .35 Eiver Plate, ox hinds "3 7-16 31