THE SHOW SEASON.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 986, 29 November 1910, Page 8

THE SHOW SEASON.

' ■■' A TABLE OF DATES. The following list of-dates of.A. hnd P. gho'ws. lip till February next. Sfany South Island shows and some in the far north of this island are omit.ted:- : ; , ' -.-. >''.'. November. 29-30.—Nelson, at Richmond ;Park. 30-Dec. I.—Taraiiaki, at' New Plymouth,. December. " , 7-B.—Stratford, at Stratford. t ' January. 25.r-Bush' Districts, at Woodville. 22.—Eketahuua (Farmers' Union). : February. 1.-Central;Hawke's Bay; at Waipukurau. 1; Horowhenua, at Levin. 7,-S.—Feildinfr, at Feilding. . ~: , B.—Dannevirke, at Dannevirke. 10-11.-rPahiatua r Akitio, at Pahiatua. H.1'5.-Masterton, at Masterton'. 10.—Waimarino A., P., H., and "I. Assooia-' tion, at Eaetihi. . x u . . :';!:.: COMMERCIAL ITEMS. .... INVESTMENT'SHARES.. The only ■ transaction .in investment Shares .-recorded- yesterday was a sale of Kaiapoi Woollen preference shares at £5. Tho quotations were- a3 under:— Buyers. Sellers, siles "-.-'■.•■.•'.""£ s. d. £s.d. £'s.d. National 'Bank 515 6 516 6 — Bank:.N;>s. ../...,„,..10 8 .0,.,,.,,-. - - Equitable,. Building '.; - .-- -.9-15 0 — Well. Investment... — ' 011 6 .— ■Well. Trust and /'-. • Loan ' ;. 710 0 715 0 - •Well.- Deposit — 0 8.3 .— Napier. Gas/.....:.;.;..12 570 ... — -—. ■Well. Gas (£10) .... - 19 2 6 - Well. Gas (£6,155.). 13 12 6 - Well. Gas (new) ... - 210 6 — N.Z. Shipping ...... 1016 0. - — Union Steam. .' '.-, 116 6.. —. — Kaiapoi Woollen .'.'■ (prcf.) ::..-:.. /;■ — .;..— 5 0, 0 Well.. Woollen:-(ord.) 3 13. 0 .' 3 14 0 - Westport Stockton '■ — ---. 0 1 9 — Leyland-O'Brien ...'.,. '—„ "., 16 9 — Miramar, Ltd. „.... — 02 6 — N.Z. Con. Dental ... 1 2 -3 — — Taranaki Petroleum 0 8 6 .— — ■ TaringamutuTotara 2'3 -0 — — Ward and Co. .... v 5 If.- — ■ '': THE WOOL MAEKET: ■-.' .The sale y held in Wellington yesterday was on the whole satisfactory,..and pricea were up to the parity of the last sale, and in some-cases an advance waa registered. ..The .quantity, offered,was fairlylarge, and some fine clips were included. The brokers' reports give a full description of the movements of the market. ' Messrs; Dalgcty and Company have issued their revised' estimates of the wool clip -of 1910-1911",. and tho total ■ compared with the actual shipments of the past season show'an increase of 100,000 bales. The figures are as under:—.. ■...-.:'; ■'•■./ ...;:-!'.;.;:'': .1909-10. ~,1910-11. '■. i, ... ,'/.. ..-'..Actual Estimated / '/ '' ■ ." bales. -bales. New South 'Wales ..... 931,000 915.000 Victoria :........... 510,000.. 535,000 Queensland 239,000- 300,000 8. Australia, ._.-.. 161,000 175,000 W. Australia '. 64,000 - 70,000 Tasmania . ,' 17,000 20,000 Australia. •..:. 1,922,000 2,015,000 New Zealand 513,000' 520,000 2,435,000 2,535,000 . Tho increase from the Commonwealth is estimated at 93.000 bales, and. from New Zealand.7ooo,.bales. It may that so far as, the Commonwealth is concerned the figures represent the shipping

from tho several States, and not the production. '-The internal consumption is not included in the above figures. If the estimates-. are ' realised, and there ia--'every probability of that, next year's clip will be/the largest'.in the history of Australasia, but this record-breaking has been a'feature of : every successive wool year for the past four or five years.,.

:tHOENDON RINK AND. PIOTTJKE

THEATEB. .' . ; ',' ' ', A company, of which the prbsnectus. appears,in to-day's ißsue.of The'.DoanNioN,' is lieing formed with a capital'of £20.000, divided into .shares of £1 each, to purchase a section in Aitken - Street, having a frontage of, 235 feet,'and to build thereon a skating rink and picture theatre. The price of the section is £8250, of which £4350 is owinpr' on a mortgage, and the balance, vizi, £3900; will be.paid and satisfied by the allotment "of 390 fully paid-un shares to the vendors. The « remaining 16,100 • are /offered for public subscription. as follows:—2s. 6d. on application, 2s. 6d. on allotment; 15s. per share payable in calls of not more than Is. per share: It is unlikely that more than 10s. in .calls will be rcouired. - In view of tho popularity of picture shows and the profits earned by skatinii rinks, the venture should be a profitable one. There is, moreover, room for a hall'sucH as, the/company proiioses to erect, as there is ho adequate building at that' end' of the city for such amuse, ments.. The'site will allow'of tho erection of the largest skating rink in the Dominion,- and it is intended further to provide afternoon tea rooms. Messrs. Woodhouse, Trower, and Co. are the brokers. ' Customs revenue collected at the port of ■Wellington yesterday amounted to £4375 Us. ad. .•..'. ■ V LOKDON MARKETS. . By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. i London, November ■ 27. Hemp is dull. January-March 'shipment is quoted at £22 10s. per. ton. ' Copra'.—South Sea, in bags, £23 10s: per ton. ' Cotton.'—The Liverpool quotation for middling, -upland American 'cotton is 7.87 id. per lb. .. S . > - . METALS AND METAL GOODS. Silver—Bar silver is Quoted-at 25 7-16 d. per ounce standard. Tin.-On spot, £169 17s. 6d. >per, ton; three months, £171 2s. 6d. : Anglo steel, £5 per ton. - . Tram-rails. £5 Is. 6d. Wire-netting, 645. (?), and 23 per cent, off list.- ._.,.. ~ .; ', • : - LONDON WOOL SALES. By Telcgrap l !—Press A ssociation—Copyright London, November 27. At the wool sales competition for good sorts was keen- from all European centres, with prices firm and unchanged. To date 32,936. bales have been offered, and 29,334 hales sold. Tho Gear clip ton nrico'was 14Jd. pot lb.', average 118 d.; Clifford, 14d. and 13d.'j Koon, 11(1. and 93d. •HIGH COMMISSIONER'S CABLE. The Commerce and Tourists Division of the Department of Agriculture, Commerce and Tourists, has received the following cable, of market report from'tbe nigh Commissioner,' dated London KoVcrabei'26, ISIO. (Quotations, unless other-' wise specified, are average .market prices Mnttoni—There'; has been- .no.- alteration in-: the market. since last week, .viz., Can-' terb'ury 4}d.',-North Island 4d..per.;lb.'Bivcr Plate, sis. 'ii.-large supply, and is being. : AroDßfe pushed for;'fale. :'..':;- '

Lamb;— The market is firm. Australian 55d. per lb. Beef.-The market is steady, and there is a better demand. New Zealand hinds 31d„ lores' 2Jd. per lb. Butter—The market is firm, with an improved demand. The shipment of butter ox Athenio arrived in good condition. New Zealand choicest 112s. per cwt., Australian 108s., Danish 118s., Siberian 105s. Ohecse.—The market is quiet, but holders arc firm. The shipment of cheese es. Athenio arrived in good condition. Finest New Zealand cheese, whito 565. per cwt., coloured 575. per cwt. Hcmp.-The market is dull. I expect no immediate change in the hemp market. New Zealand good fair, on spot, per ton, £22 10s.; ,fair grade, £20 lCs.i failcurrent Manila, £19 10s.; forward shipment, about the sale. The output from Manila for tho week was 23,000 bales. Kauri Gum—The market is slightly weaker, with less demand. Ordinary to fair tbroc-nuarter-scraned, £8 55.; fair half-scraped, £5 55.; brown fair half, to three-quarter-scraped, 855.; brown pickings, common to good, 475. Gd.; bush, fair to good pale and amber-scraped, £8 ss. Wool—The market remains firm. ORIENT STEAMSHIP COMPANY. London, November 27. The report of the Orient Steamship Company .for. the year ended Juno 13 shows a profit of £119.386./ Dividends of 5 per cent, are declared on both the preference andjdeferred shares; £30.000 is appropriated to the expenses of the debenture issue; £50,000 is added to tho general reserve; and £25,257 is carried forward. PETROLEUM PROGRESS EEPORTS. IBy Teleeraph.—Press Association.) Now Plymoflth, November 28. A report from the Standard Oil Company of New Zealand states that their bore is down to a depth of 3210 feet. Everything is going on satisfactorily at the. Taranaki Petroleum Company's bores at Moturoa.