COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1207, 16 August 1911, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHARES.

The. market for investment shares was quiet- yesterday, no transactions being recorded. The buying and selling auotations were as under:— Buyers Sellers. ■• £6. d. £ s:d. Bank of New Zealand:.. 12 7 0 — National Mortgage' 3 10 0 — N.Z. and River Plate ...200, — Wellington Deposit — 0 8 0 Christcliurch Gas !.... — 9 17 6 Feildiiig Gas — . 1 2. 6 Napier Ghs : .' ;.. — 25 10 0 Palmerston Gas II 19 0 9 4 0 Well. Gas (£10) 18 17 6 —' Christcliurch Meat - 16 3 6 Well ■-Woollen lord.) - . (01 Taupiri Coal — 12 0 Westport. Coal 18 9 19 3 Vestport-Stoekton 0 2 0 — Lcyland-O'Brien 18 3 - New Zealand Drug 2 10 6 — N.Z. Paper Mills >. - 116 Sharland's ordinary — ISO: Taranaki Petroleum — 0 17 0 Ward and Co ~ 5 0 0 - • HOME IMPOKT . FIGURKS. The following ii a return of the principal lines of goods of British manufacture eiported to New Zealand during the month of June. 1911. and aim for the six months ending June 30, 1911, with figures for 1910 shown for purposes of comparison. Compiled from the Board of Trade returns :- Month ending Six months June 30. ending June 33 1910. 1911. 1910. 1911. £ .■£ £ . £ Beer and ale... 2,933 2,558 15,777 19,334 Spirits 11,247' 26.514 105,512 118,822 Iron and steel . ~ and manufactures thereof 60/81 83,503 445.122 592,665 Copper, wrought or manufactured 1,281 4.670 12,«7 . 26.081 Cutlery 3.547 3,683 15.777 18.227 Hardware'. ' 8.665 ; 11,985 51,063 72.767 goods of all "' ' kinds ...1;... 94,691 117,961 310,308 391,003 Woollen and worsted manu- - factures 52,126 66,521 188,905 265,840 Haberdashery finery" - ;"'...;.::' 7,318 : 8,383. 29,405 31,160 Jute manufactures 2,530 3,194 14,6« 22,151 Linen, piece ■ goods of-*all ■'• •■;'.'-.'.:■■ kinds.'.: ..•...■.12,349 14,606 50.7£6 58,085 Apparel 49,713 55,640 236.912 290,188 Boots end shoes : 10,758 12.184 75.184 96,131 Saddlery and ... harness 3,767 XM6 16.105 19,475 Enrtbenwarc and glass ... 7.356 5.622 59.954.. 56,697 Writiii" , ajid priiitinc paper ... 10.991 : 16.992 57.960 82,824 Cement 1.808 3,«4 10.189 15,055 Stationery, other than paper... 5,722 6,182 20,932 24,720 Customs duties collected a,t the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to it2OE9 Is. 4d. TRADE IN ALLEN ■ STBEDT. Fruit.—The Ma'itai is due from the Cook Islands on Thursday with further kunnlies of Island orances and bananas, and these should, reach a. good market. The Xavua is due from Fiji with the regular monthly shipment of bauauas. Tho Ulimaroa is due from Sydney to-day with the usual consignment of mandarines, Seville oranges, lemons, and passion fruit. On Friday fresh Euppiie3 of Tasmanian apples are due. Vegetables.—lmmediate consignments of cauliflowers p.re recommended,' choice quality bringing 15s. to 20a.; choice cabbages are realisiuit 12s. per sack. A cood demand exists for celery, parsnlp3, and carrots.

Onions.—Victorian-grown are offerme at 6s. to 7s. per cwt., according to sample. Potatoes.—Prime table potatoes are meeting with good sale at £4 ss. to £4 10s. per ton. There is also a good demand for seed, potatoes. I"our.—New Zealand flour remains at £8 10.--. no? ton. Jess the customary discounts. Pollard is selHnir at.£6 Ms. to £7 per ton. Bran' is quoted at £5 15s.

Rico meal is now offering at £4 15s. per ton, and rice flour at .£5.155. to £6. Oats.—The market continues firm, "A grade fiartons, 2s. 7d. per bushel; "A" grade Hparrowbills. 2s. 6Jd. Maize meets with fair business, at 3s. 2d. Baled straw is selling at £3 to £3 ss.

Baled Hay.—Prime finality, £4 10s. per ton: choice (rye and,clover), £5 10s.. f>g?.—Fresh cues have tleclined in value, amf are now quoted at Is. per dozen. Butter.—Prime bulk is in excellent demand at Is. Id. to Is. 2d. ■ Lard in bulk is etcady at Bd. t>er lb., and in pots at Bsd. Margarine.—Australian meets with moderate inr.uiry. at B'd- to 9d. per lb. Cheese— Best factory is without change, at 63d.: loaf. 63d. ,',-,_••. . Bacon au'J Hams.—A further rise in va.lues would not cause surpriw; sides Bd., rolls 83d., lnms 9d. per lb. Rabbits axe in eood demand, at 9d. to Ud. a pair. Poultry.—Hens. 3s. to 4s. a. pair: cockerels, Is 6d. to 55.; ducks, ss. to 65.; turkey gobblers. Ed. to 9d. per lb. live weicht: hens, 6d. to 7d. WHEAT ANDFLOUE. ' By TeleiraDh—Fress Association— CoDvrlirbi London, Aueust R The wheat a.nd flour ' afloat for • tho United Kingdom'totals 2.630.C00 Quartern: and for the Continent 1,670,000 ouarters; Atlantic shipments. 258,000. ■ The total shinnicnts to Europe during (he week amounted to EBO.ODO ouarters, including M/X3O from Argentina. 265.000 from Russia. 7C.CCO from Dannbian distjicls, III.CCO from India, and lO.CCO from Australasia. • LONDON" MARKETS. Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received the followine cablegram from their London office, dated August There will be no public sale of tallow this week. . ... AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. ' By Tclecraph—Press Association-Copyricht Sydney, Aucust 15. New Zealand wheat is strong, and there is an active demand. Ppot parcels are quoted at 3s. Bd. per bushel. The Millers' Association has advanced the price of Hour ten shillings. Best brands an , now £8 10s. per ton. Melbourne reports a similar advance. (Hec. Aug. 15, 11.45 p.m.) Sydney, Autnist 15. Wheat is weaker, and farmers' lots on tracks arc duote'l at 3s. 6d.. aiul narcelii alongside at 3s. 7(1. Bra.n has advanced 55., and now stands at £5. Melbourne, Aueust !5. There are small sales of wheat at 3s. 7Jd. CANTERBURY GRAIN MARKET, lliy Telegraph.—Fres* Association.) Clirlstchtircli, Aumist 15. The locil wheat luarhct i:i firm in tone, but, on the absence of Irniihactions. uo oiiotafile chaufre ill price ca.n be civcu. Farmers arc holding lirraly, and what few srjc? are lieinc made are between merchant.-. There is practically no export husincss doing, ami the At.iw.l is expected to take only a small quantity. Oats are wanted, but are. not obtainable, and there is no Qha'nge in chaff. There has been a iilll" moi'u business doing ill notntocs, of which tlrere-is.a 'fair-quantify on olfer. The price ccnerhlly being paid to crowers is"£os. at country stations. Onions are now ouoted at £4 at country stations. >