COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1030, 20 January 1911, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHARES. •' /,,?' r ,? n f ac i' ons '"vestment shares rcord£s fff 5, comprised National Bank at Thn Lwi™ 1 Wcstport Coal at £7 ss. axio Quotations were as under:— Buyers Sellers. « , ~ £s * d >' £ s.d. v??' i ,Z, « 12 6 10 14 0 Mtional Bank 5 14 6 — i?^l! in m ton . Invcs tffent '011 0 011 6 I 1! $ 7 !i° Wellington Gas (£10) 19 2 6 — SC!5 C ! ■nston Gas (£6 155.) .1315 0 ' - lorfc Chalmers Gas .. o 19 n Gear Meat (£1) 3 2 0 - Meat Lxport (525. 6d.) .... - ' 330 Union Steam 116 3 ' — h-aiapoi Woollen 5 0 0 — Hell. Woollen (ortU 3 15 0 — Well. Woollen (pref.) 2 16 0 3 0 0 Wcstport Coal ■ 750 760 D.I.C. Preference • - 13 3 Leyland-0 Bnen 17 0 — Manning and-Co. 4 7 6 '- 4 12 6 Miramar, Ltd — 0 2 6 N.Z. Con. Dental -1 2 6 . - • Ward and Co 5 5 0 n Uitcombe and Tombs... — -670 LONDON WOOL SALES. ' The London wool sales are nrocesdins actively, but the market is -fieing sustained by the operations of Yorkshire buyere. At any moment wo may see Continental support increase, but there is no immediate .prospect of America givine more than a very' slight support. It i<j hardly likely that there will be anv further decline. The colonial aud Elver* Plate wools imported into Europe and North America lor the gix series of 6ales held 111 London last, year and four previous years, show as.under:— Auftrai- Biver asian. Cape. Plate. Bales. Bales. Bales. }JM 1,371,000 201, CM 470,CC0 }®> 1,633,C00 209.000 468,000 }'?' 2,103,000 237,000 478,000 J®' 2,296,000 380,C00 571,000 2,411,000 277.000 461,000 The figures do not include tho actual imports for tho calendar years, nor Is tho Australian tardc with Japan taken into account.

. AUSTRALASIAN GOLD OUTPUT. The approximate total cold vield of Aus--1910 was «60,5500z. fine, of which 446,1940z. fine represents tho output of New Zealand. The yield shows a decline of about 275,0000z. for the twelve months, rho decline in the, West Australlan 2HE! lt 16 t25.0C00z.. and in Victoria' over 70,0C00z. Tho returns for the past three years comparc e.s follow:— 1908. 1909. 1910. Oz. Oz. Oz. Fine. Fine. Fine. Victoria 676,005 646,672 573 420 J;ew South Wales 224,792 204,709 - 189,*2H Queensland 465,085 450,937 432.000 West. Australia... 1,647,911 1,595.263 1,470.627 South Australia... 9,161 7,989 12.0C0 Tasmania. 57,065 44,669 37.100 Commonwealth ... 3,080,039 2,950,239 '2 714 361 New Zealand 471,963 484,920 446,'194 Total 3.552.007 3,435,159 3.160.555 Customs 'revenue collected at Wellington yesterday amounted'to £1462 16s. 7d. WHEAT. By Telegraph-Press Associatlon-Copyricht. . . . .London, January 18. . . The! American visible supnlv of wheat is estimated at 76,406.000 bushels. METAL MARKETS. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright. . • . London, January 18. Copper.-On the spot. £55 14s. 3d.; three months, £56 10s. Tin.—The market is cscited. and' "Trails"' a ? e ? u y.'i?„ s ,J ICilTil y- °- the spot is cuoted ai. £190 10s.;\tliree months, at £190 '63 Lead, £la. . Silver.—Bar silver is ouoted at 24? d.' ner ounce standard. TALLOW SALES. At tho tallow sales, 1133 casks were offered, and 1022 sold. Prices realised: Mutton,, line, 375. fid.; medium, 355. 6d.; beef, fine, 375.; medium, 355. (Rec. January 19, 10.5 p.m.) London, January 19. Copper.—On spot, £55 18s. 9d.; three months, £56 16s. 3d.; electrolytic, £58 5s r Tin.—Fo.r forward delivery, £190 12s. 6d. Lead, £13 Is. 3d. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. By Telegraph—Press Assoriatiun-Copyrieit. (Rec. January 19, 11 p.m.) Sydney, January 19. Wheat.-Tho market is quiet.. Shippers and, millers offer Zs.M., but there is small business at that figure, holders generally asking 3s. 7£d. Flour is in moderate demand, and unchaaged. - Bran and pollard. u-'n n a /j ss. Oats, 6parro\vbills, 2s. 6d.; gianty,' 2s. 3d.; Algerian milhnß, 2s. 6d.; feeding,. 2s. 3d. Barlev Capo feeding, 35.; seed, 3s. 2d.; maiz--55: ' to * s> 9ctl Onions, £3 IDs. . Potatoes Butter, 90s. Bacon, 7d. Chceso,. 6d." * ; J.'. . _ .. Melbourne, January 19. - Small sales have been made at M ri„« l 0 r - OW ' M ' ; old ' 17s. 6d. - Oats, Algerian millm!;, 2s. Id. Barley English malting 4s. 3d.: Cape, 2s. 2d. to 2s. 4d. Maize, 2-3. sd. Bran a"d pollard £4 lCs. Onions, £3. Potatoes? £5 ' -1171. i n, Adelaide, January 19. 3s. 7d. Flour, £7 l£s. Bran 125tl Pollard, 112 d. Algerian oats, 2s. Id. MELBOURNE HIDES JIARKET. By Teleji-apli I'rcH.- ... (Hcc. January 19, 11.0 p.m.) 'i > 4i, ~, Melbourne, January 19. At , the hides-sale to-day, stouts and heavies were unchanged. Light were id lower. Good supplies were offering.