COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1028, 18 January 1911, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

A sale of Christchurch Moat shares, £3 paid, at- £4' 4s. was tho only transaction* Tecorded yesterday. The cuotations were as under:— Bnyerft Scltern. £ s. d. £ s. d. National Bank 5 14 0 5 15 0 Bank N.Z. 10 12 6 — Wellington Investment.... 0 11 0 — Well. Trust and Loan 7 12 6 — Wellington Gas (£10) 19 2 6 — Wellington Gas (£6 155.) .13 15 0 • — Meat Export (525. 6d.) .... —. 3Z 0 Union Steam — 116 9 Kaispoi Woollen 5 0 0 — Well. Woollen (ord.) - 3 15 0 - Taupiri Coal 1 0 9 — D.1.0. Preference — 13 6 Lcyland-O'Brien 17 0 — Manning and Co 4 7 6 — Miramar, Ltd — 0 2 6 N.Z. Con. Dental 12 6 - N.Z. Paper Mills -1..3.0 . - Taraniaki Petroleum 0 10 9 — , Ward "and Co. % 5 5 0 EXPORTS TO NEW ZEALAND. The following is a return of tho princi* pal lines of goods of British manufacture exported to New Zealand, during tho month of November, 1910, also for the eleven months ending November 30. 1910, with fic* ures for 19C9 ; shown: f.or,' purposes of com- | pafison i(compiled/.from » ths .Board .of i Trade returns):— I Eleven months j Month ending ending I • - Nov.'3o/ Nov. 30. I « • j 1909. 4910*. 2' 19C9. 1910. Boer and a1e..*.... 2,366 2,326 32,056 33,070 , Spirits 19,172 25,412 ~203,583 230.601 | Iron and steel and .il manufactures ' ? j thereof ; 64,358 78.W3'. 734,479 932,359 .Copper, wrought •' and manufactured •: 1.583 4.414 23,917 - 31,530 Cutlery- 1,624 3,330, 28,126 33,096 Hardware ............. 7,108./8.263 88,428 102,393 Cotton piece goods of all kinds ....40,087 55,274 584.266 654,9C8 Woollen and worsted manufactures. J.' 24,395 31,836- 302,132 369,284 Haberdasheryand ! millinery .V../-3,91;3r- 4.260....56,178 57,021 .Tute manufactures 1,991 - 3,841\ 33,356 34.C69 Linen pieco foods . • of al l kinds -7.111- 9.9M-' 78.R70 • 95.436 AdmH ....1 19.9 M '23.778 : 409.297 <67.<41 Boot«? and shoes 5,350 9,015/ 150,426 177,885 Saddlery and harness 3,830 • . 3,986; • 33,8.42 34,175 China and earthen-' • ware 9,316. 9,211 84,312; 95,971 Writing and print-' inc papor • 10,489 11.421 105.397, 120,f1S Cement \ 1,724-. 3,113 .24,612 30,453 Stntionery other,.•••;■", than paper 5,104 53.883 55X58 Customs revenue collocted at the port of Wellington yesterday; amounted to £1561 15sl sd. ;• : : e TRADE IN'ALLEN STREET. Chaff.-Frora the MariDorough district the new season's chaff i-? now coming forvrard, anil tho sampfc'3 arc highly satisfactory. So far. none of tbe now season s has come from the WairaTana. Oatc.—The market. Hr. shade easier owing to the fact that the new crop will soon be' on tho market. ■ Wheat,.—Tho market is fully a. penny a bushel lower, due to the excellent harvesting weather, and the fact, that the storks will turn out. more milling wheat than usual. Maizo.—Moderate supplies are coming forward from the Bay of Plenty, and these are being sunplemented by shipments from Auckland.Pollard.—The bulk of the supplies now coming forward arc from Australia. New Zealand pollsrd is in exceedingly short, supply, and tho present Quotation is £5 lCs. f.o.b. south. Bran is in heavy supply, and the market has cased ss. per ton since last-week. Flour.—The usual business is passir/,' in this line, and there io no alteration in tiio price. Grass. Seed.—Samples of new season's cocksfoot are now available; the quality aud colour appear to be hiphly p.ati.^nrtory. The usual demand is • being experienced ,

Bacon and hams meet with fair business at last rates. Fresh eggs aro without alteration at Is. Id. per dozen. ' Butter.—Some lots of milled butter have been rejected owise: to excessive moisture, but tho Department permitted the owners to remill. Tho demand is pood for prime milled butter. Chees>3.—Loaf is in good demand, but medium is dull, with a tendency to cafe. Onions.—Light supplies aro coming from vict-ona, bi'.t New Zealand-srrov.il aro comma forward more freely. Potatoes.—Numerous complaints have been mado by retailors: recently as to fair? packing. Sacks have been opened which showed excellent tubers cr. top, th? bottoms of tho sacks beinjr filled with potatoes only fit for pinfeed. Vegetables.—Cabbage fluctuate between Is. nnd <is. a, sack. French bean? continue to 'improve in value. Tho demand for firstrdass green peas ,5s ?.ho good. Swedes mnke. from 2s. to 2s. fid. per cwt. . Fruit.—Peaches, plums, and apricots in good supply, whilst grecz gages and nectarines are inonir?d for; so far no choico New Zealand dessert, apples have eomp on the market; cooking varieties realise 3?. to ss. per care.. according to size. California!] oranges ar? raiher dull of sale. Messiua lemons are in full pupplv, original packages rcMising from 13s. to Ms. per Onlv light supplies aro coming from Sydney to-dav by tho TTlimaroa.

BUTTER PRICES AT HOME. (By Telegraph-Press Association.) New Plymouth, January 17. A private cablegram states:—Choicest New Zealand butter is now 112s. at Home, and likely to go higher. IMPERIAL CONSOLS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. London, January 16. Consols aro ciuotsd at £80. or 73. 6d. higher than on Wednssday last. . THE METAL MARKETS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. (Rec. January 17, 10.45 p m.) London, January 17. Copper.—On spot, £55 7s. 6d.; three montha; £56 55.; electrolytic, £57 15s. Tin.—On spot, £136 15a.: three months, £187 ss. SILVER.' By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. London," January 16. Bar silver is Quoted at 24 13-16 d. per PETROLEUM REPORT. (By Telegraph—Press Association.! New Plymouth, January 17. . The flow 'of oil in the Taranaki Company's No. 2 well has shown a marked increase during the lac*t few days. GRAIN MARKET. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Christchurphj January 17. • There has not been much business doing in the grain market during the last few

days. :tz farmers arc taking advantage of the line weather to push 011 harvestine operations. Practically no new \vhea£ is yet being offered, ar.d enly a few lines of oats are coining forward. Sales of tho latter have been made up to 2s. at country stations. Prime malting barley changes hands at onotatious, but only the best Clualitv is being taken .at present. In view of tho new crop beiuc harvested, or.tslieai clialf lias cased off m price, and isalcs of britrht have been made at 755. at country etations.