COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3115, 20 June 1917, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT Yesterday's' quotations for hiTcsluient

Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted .to £4364 18s. Bd. FROZEN MEAT MABKET. Messrs. Gilbert, Anderson, and Co. (Messrs. Mellsjp, Eliott, and Co.. Jtaltnerfiton ftorth, local asents) report on the frozen meat market under date London, 6, iiß follows:— The Easter trade has set, in a fresh demand for the limited number of lambß, and a further advance in the price of I'late meat is to ho recorded. Government meat, however, being unchanged. Sold for their actual value New Zealand lambs would letch 50 per cent, more .than J hey are now allowed to. Meantirao, Homei'qrown has not .advanced in proportion, and the difference in the prices of HomcErrowu arid frozen lamb is very little. February Shipments. Frozen Frozen Frozen Chilled Mutton. Lamb. Heef. Beef. 1917 155,700 " 122,003 217,000 24,000 1916 234,275 317,097 286,066 53,000 March Shipments, as far as advised. Australia — — — — B.' J 'AiucTica 54,000 48,000 73,000 70,000 March, 1916 400,393 411,842 396,722 90,000 Market prices for weeka endinf Apr. 5, Apr. 7, Mar. 30, 1917. 1916. 1917. Hotno Grown— Bed', sides 121-131 31- 81 12J-131 Mutton, wethers 12J-14 ,93-12 13 -14 Mutton, ewes 12 -125 Sj-104 12 -124 button, Dutch — — . — Togs 131-151 105-12 13J-15 Lambs 14 -16 ' i'H-H 343-16 i'urk 13 -14J 11 -lli 13 -14j Veal, best 121-14 10 -13 13 -14,', FrozenMutton, N.Z. and Aus. wethers ... 83 Bij *&ominal. Mutton, N.Z. and Aus. owes 8J 71 81 Mutton, S. American I wethers 12 -12.1 10 -93 121-12 Lamb, N.Z. and Australian 10 8.? 1,0 Lamb, S. American 14 103-101 131 l'ork. U.3.A; 105 9-10 lOj Chilled— Arscntino oz fores and hinds 10J-11J 7 -8J 10J-11S TIIB MIvTAL MARKETS. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. (Kce. June 19. 10.30 p.m.) LONDON. Juno 19. Copper.—Spot, £130 ss. per ton;three months, £129 Vh.; electrolytic, £140. Load.—Spot,'-;,530 10s. per ton; three months, £29 10.-> Spelter.—Spot, £54 per toil; three months, £50. Tiu.—Spot, £240 2ri. 6d.; three months, £246 17b. 6d. Bar Silver.—39l(l. per oz. standard.

shares were as under:— Buyers. Sellers. ±1 s. d. £ s. 4. National Bank 5 10 6 5 11 6 Bank N.Z. (£6 13s. 4d.) ... 17 15 0 — Well Invest. T. anil A. 011 6 0 12 6 Christchurch Gas (£5) ...- 6 6 0 .6 9 0 Wellington Gas (£10) 13 10 0 14 2 6 N.Z. Insurance — 8 19 South British Insurance 6 0 0 6 3 0 Onion Steam (pref.) 10 9 — Huddart-I'arkor (ord.) ... — 112 9 Well. Woollen (ord.) — 6 6 0 Well. Woollen (prcf.) ... 3 18 .6 - Waipa Coal 0 18 6 0 18 9 Westport Goal 1 10 0 1 10 6 WestportrStocklon (»ref.) 0 11 6 — teyland-O'Brien 0 6 3 — Sbarland (ord.) 17 0 18 6