COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2112, 1 April 1914, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. A sale of Taupiri cool at 225. M. was the only transaction recorded in investment Share 3 ycuterday. 'I'he Quotations were 03 follow:— • . Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £, s. a. Bank N.Z. (cx-righto) ... 5 10 0 - -• Metropolitan. BuUdinft ... - 12 0 0 Wellington Investment ... — 011 3 Well..a'rust and' Loan ... -7 6 0 - . <iisbor.no Gas ...:...■. - „ 22 9 Well. Gas (£10) ...: 16 5 0 - Ashburton Gna :...'..:.. - , *« 0 ohri6tchurch Meat 15 17 6 — Well. Woollen (ord.) .;.... 4 16 - Taupiri Coal .• 1 i l> - WestportrStock'ton .-• — •' ?i ? Leyland-O'Brien -14 0 Taringamntu Totara 2 5 6 .-- Golden Bay Cement 0 17 9 0 IB 9 W.i'.O.A. (£1) ..................... - , 160 The course of 'eales during tho' past 'month was as under:— ■ Bank New Zealand, C.H., £11 17s. 6d.; exrights, £9 73. 6d. ilaak New Zealand, rights, £4 18s., £4 15s. 6d., £4 156., £4 15e., £4 15s. 6d., £4 16s. 6d:,- £5, ,£5, 7s. 6d.. • , National Bank, £5 fo. 6d., £5 7s. ■ Metropolitan Building, £12 6s. cum div.j £12 ex. div. ■ Auckland Gas, 275. 9d. i Christchurch Gas, £7 Is. Wellington Gas (£10), £16 7s. 6d., £16 65., £16 63. fcd., £16 7s. ,6d. National Insurance, 51s. 3d. N.Z. Insurance, £5 15s. 6d., £5.155.. £5 15s. 6d. Meat. Export (£4), £5. I'nion Steam (ordinary), 245. 6d.,.245. 6d., 245. 4id. Union Steam (preference). 2Cs., Mβ. 3d., 203. 3d., 20a.. 3d. '' , ' Kaiapol Woollen (preference), £5 ss. Mosgiel Woollen, £3 12s. ,- Wellington Woollen (ordinary), £4 25. , 6d., £4 2s. 6d. " ' Wellington Woollen (preference), £3. Taupiri OoaT, 225. 3d. Loyland-O'Erien, 245. WELLINGTON INVESTMENT. The shareholders of the Wellington. Investment Trustee and Agency Company, Ltd.,' met, yesterday and confirmed the following resolution, which was passed et a meeting on March 10;—" That the capital of the company be increased to J>2CO,OOO by the creation of 100,000 new ordinary shares of. £1 each, ranking for dividend in all other' respects par! passu with ■ the existing ordinary shares of. the company.", Resolutions were also passed making provision for dealing with the additional shares and amending the , articles of association. . ■ ■ . • • TRADE' IN ALLEN BTKBET. Fxuit.— The next shipment .of Maud oranges is due-on April 7, and on April 9 the Na.vua.is due with the usual monthly. shipment of Fiji bananas. Only moderate shipments of iruit are coming from Sydney,/ and these, consist mostly of pineapples. Tho market has advanced for Cox's Orange Pippin and Jonathan apples; cooking.apples are.plentiful. A better demand ' exists for hbt-houes grapes. Choice dessert peaches have improved in valuo during tho past week; quinces are moreplentiful, and , passion fruit from ihe Auckland district are in heavy supply, and low prices are ruling. Vegetables.—A . good demand is being experienced for green peas, pumpkins, and cabbagee, and consignments can be recommended; marrows are in excess of requirements, and are selling at low rates. Tho usual demand exists lor beet, turnip, and ,cerrot.... : Onions.—The martet is well supplied, and prices range from £5 to £6 10s. per ton, according to quality; pickling onions are selling at 3d. to Id. per lb. . Potatoes.—Supplies arc reaching the market, from both islands, and prices range from £4 ss. to £4 15s. for first-class samples. Flour continues to sell ot £10 10s. per ton. ox, store, Wellington. Fowls' wheat is in strong demand at % sd. to,4s. 7d. per bushel. . ■■ Fowls' barley ie extremely dull of sale at 3s. lid. e. bushel. . : ! Cape barley is , ruling at, 3s. Id. to 3e. 3d. per .bushel ■; ! Maize ia extremely Blow of sale at 4s. 9n. to 4s. 10d. per bushel.. . 3r«n.—Millers ere. holding fairly heavy stocks, and the prices range froin £4 ss. to £4 10*. per ton. . , ' . PoUard.—The Australian market hae eased; the Wellington, quotation is £6 !ss. to £7 6s. per ton. Peameal is selling at £5 53. per ton. Barley meal meets with moderate inquiry at £5 15s. 'to £6 per "ton. • Oatmeal.—Leading brands ate polling at .£l2 10s. for 251b. bae5;,£13..i0r...71b.-.baffe, and £12 for 2001b., Sacks.'' ■ '•'•- •' "i •'■' Eolled Oats—Thistle brand, in 411b..bags, and creamoata, in 41b. bags, are selling at 10a. per dozen. Chaff.—There is fair inquiry for prime oaten sheaf chaff at £-4 lte. to £4 15s. per ton, sacks in, ex Gtore. , Broken peas for fowl feed arc quoted at 3s. 6d. per bushel of 6011). , Shell grit is quoted at Mβ..per ton. Fresh eggs are in fair demand at Is. 7d. to ls.Vßd. per dozen; preserved, Is. sd. . Butter.—Prime- milled, in bulk, is ehort of requirements; best quality, lCd. to IOJd. per lb.j good quality, 9Jd. Poaltry.—Hens, 2e. 6d. to 3s. 6d. per pair, heavy table birds making 4s. to 4s. 6d.; young roosters; good quality <e. 6d. to 55., medium 3a. to 45.; Indian Runner ducks, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d.; Pckin and Aylesbury ;ducka, Sβ. to 63.; Eccse. ss. to 6s. Turkey gobblers, Is. per 16. live weight; hens, 9d. to lOd. ' CUSTOMS. The Customs Tevenue collected.at the port of Wellington for the month, the quarter, and the year ended March 31, compare with the figures for the previous corresponding, quarters fts under:— .. : . •1914. 1913. . March 31. £ s. d. . £ e. d Month : ' 80,859 15 0 76,997 2 2 Quarter ... 248,025-15 9 254,647 2 5 Year ~ 888.C67 16 0 ' 870,966 10 6 The Customs duties collected yesterday totalled £3611 Us. Id. BEIER. DtfTY. , ■/ ; The-.beer .duty-collected last month amounted, to £1355 9s. 2d., as compared with £1207 23..'9 d.in March, 1913; the collections for the -year ended March 31, 1914, were £13,201 10s. 3d., ae against £13,461 2s. 9d.. W.OOL, SKIN, AND HIDE SALES. . Messrs.' Abraham and ' Williams, Ltd., rep'prt .oh. their Palmeistpn North wool, skin,"ami hide tale:—We held our monthly 'sale on , fri'day,'and ottered a rooil catalogue to a fair attendance , of buyers. Bidding was not very 'spirited, except in Borne ■where a, lino'took the fancy 01 a number:of buyers. We are able, however, .to report, a total clearance at prices canal .to.late rates. We quote :—'Wool: Crossbred medium,. 73d. to 9jd.; crossbred and lambs, JJd. ..to ,BJd.; Down and crosebred, 9Jd.; crossbred and pieces, 5Jd. to 7d.; locks and •pieces. 4Jd. to 5Jd.; lambs, Ed. to 83d.; dead and black, 7d. to 83' d.; locks and bellies, 6d.; black, 7d. Sheep6kina: Cross;bred fine, 83d.; croEsbrod medium, 63d. 10 85d.;'croEsbred faulty, 4Jd. to 61d.; lambs, m&. to Sid.; dead, 71d..; hoggets, 53d.; black, ,7d.;.'skina at per piece, crossbred, 2s. »d., |s. .10d... 4s. Bd., to 65.. 3d.; lambs., 4s. <Jd.; .black, Is, 6d.; salted ekins at per piece, icrossbred, 75.; quarter-wool, 3s. 5d.; half/vrool, 4e. 7d.; hogget, Is. Zd.; salted pelts, ,Is. to< 2s. ld. : Calfskins: Sound-calf, IOJd. to lljd.; cut and slippy, 6jd. to 9 l-Bd.; dry, ;3d. per lb.;'yearlings, sound, BJd. to 103 d.; cut and sjippy,, 6 3-Ed. to. 6id. Hides: Ox, .heavy, 9d.; medium ox, 83d. to 9d.; cows, medium weights only, Bjd. to BJd.; cows, 'cut and slippy. 7 l-Bd. to Bd.; heifers and -steers, Bgd.;. bulls, 5Jd. : horse hides, 10s. 6d. ■to 13e. 6d. each." Tallow: In tins, Kα 9d. per cwt.; drum. 23a. 6d.; casks, 265. 6d.; rough fet, Bs. Horsesair, le. Bd.; cowtails, .per. dozen, Iβ. 6d.; washed cowtails, per docen* Is. 7d. Our next sale will be held on April 24.

Messrs. Dalgoty and Company, Limited-, Palmerston North, report:—At our monthly eale on Friday we offered a largo catalogue to a good attendance of buyers. Competition was keen for all lots: wool sold at last ealc rates, and akins and hides advanced from Jd. to Jd. per lb. Wool: Crossbred, Bid. to 9d.; seedy and inferior, 7Jd. to Sid.; lambe. Id. to 9Jd.; seedy and inferior, 4Sd. to 7d.; dead, Bd. to B*d.; bellies and pieces, 6d. to 7d.; loclts and piccos, bid. to 5Jd.; locks, 5d.; locks, dirty and inferior, W.; black wool, 63d. to 7d. Sheop3kins: Crossbred full-wool, conrsc, 7Jd. to Bid.; medium to flue. 83d.; quarter tD half-wool, 7d. to 7Jd.; lambs, woolly, Bd. t<i 8!d.: shorn and short, bill, to 7Jd,; dead, 55d. to 7d.; damaged and inferior, 53d. to 7jd.; seedy and inferior, 4Jd. to 6d.; butchers' salted and partly dry at each, pclte, ■ bare, 2s. to 2s. 6d.; abort to quarter-wool, 2s. 7d.. 2s. Sd.. 3a., Jβ. 3d., to 3s. Bd.: hairwool. 3s. 10d., 45., 4s. 6d., 4a. 9d., to ss. 6d.; woolly lambs, 45., 4s. 6d., ss. 3d., to 7s. each; short and shorn, Is. to la. 9d. Hides: Ox. heavy, 9 3-Bd.; medium, 9d. to 9Jd.; light,: 83d. to 8Id.; stows, 9d.; cone, best lioce,. 83d. to Hi.; medium to Rood, Bjd.; yearlings,- 101 d. to 103 d.; ditto ; inferior end rough, Bd. to 9d.; cut and slippy. 6d. to Bd.; coive and ox, cut and slippy, 6Jd. to Bd.; dry hides, BJd. to 9 1-Ed.; horse, '6s. to' 9s. 3d. each. Calfskins: Best lines at 123 d.: goad, 113 a ,.; rough and inferior, lOid.; cut and nlippy, 7Jd. to 9ijd. Tallow: lα' casks, 245. 9d. to 265. 9d.; tine. 225. 6d. to 255. 9d. Horeclieir. U. 6d. Our next ■sale will be held on April 24., ■ SOUTHEHN MABKETS. (By Telegraph.—Prese Association.) Chiistchurch, March 31. Tho grain market is quiet but firm Offerings aro ntill light, but there is fair inquiry for both wheat and oate, aud prices have been quietly firming. Tuscan is now worth 3s. 6d. to b>. 7d.: Hunters', 3s. 7Jd. to 3s. BiU.; and pearl. 3s. 71c!. to 3=. £id. at, eoiintr.v station?. Oats have advanced in cotihcnucure of the wnroity of ■jffcringa, and the need of supplies to Jill orders from the North Island. Almmne appsar to be scarcer than was thoueht.

and they are now selling at Js. Til. to Is. Btl., and up to Is. 9d. hae boon paW for choice su.mplO3. The same fwugc a£ prices is also ruling for . Diida flauißk <irc .Worth Is. 6d., and Gartons Is. 6d. to Iβ. Ed., necording to grade, at emutiry stations. Jlalting barloj' is still dull <pf sale, e.n.d it requires a very prime sample, to realise 3s. 3d. There is. no change iB oatshcar chair. Kyegrass is ecarcs, and the bulk of it lias now changed hands. White clover ia now offering, and is soiling «6 Sd."to lOd. Partridge peas are ttortn 3s. 9d. to 3=. lCd., and up to. is, has lately been paid to secure supplies for imflierliat* iihipraent. Potatoes are ft Httlo lirnter. ■most. buyers aro only offering M J&.. but various prices have been paid »p to £5i . the-, latter price for early delivery, 'tltOTigh j ■ Auckland is still supplied. tociliy-KToivrt I' potatoes are not of very good tiu.affty, and. 1 the flrat shipment from liyUoltqn- is beiag . made this week. There is iiow & little more inquiry coming to lia,u<J. TASUANIAN LOAN.. . ■ By Telograph—Press Aesosidtioa—Cotwrieht L-andon, March 50.' Taomankin loan scrip is at a. qast'te? ucr ' cent, premium. GREEK LOAN ISSUED. (Ecc. March 31, iO.M p=gi..l Lonifdnj Sarob Jl. A Greek 5 por cent, loan of f9,023,CC0, at ' £92 55., has been issuod. file bulk of it was offered in Prance. toedofi, t&ok £1,687,C00. . WHEAt ■ (Eec.' March 31, lftlO p.m.! Lsndon, Match 31. The wheat market is-quiet; Australian is steady.