MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 12024, 10 December 1901, Page 3

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

London, December 8.

The British imports tor November decreased by £2,923,000. The exports decreased by £1,782,000, as compared with the previous November. The decrease in exports included £1,360,000 for coal mainly due to the lower prices ruling.

Wheat—looo quarters of new Victorian December-lauu&ry shipment sold at 30s. Copper—Spot and three months £65 2s 6d.

Tin—Spot £ll3 Ss, three months £lO6 10s.

Kauri Gum—ln stock 1639 cases. Frozen Meat Market—Mutton and beef of all sorts are unchanged. Lamb; Prime Canterbury 4id, fair average 4]dWool—Competition is keen at late rates. The “Eapntone" clip sold at Hid, “Leslie” 16{d. To date 121,000 bales have beat catalogued, and 110,670 sold.

DREDGING RETURNS. [BT TELBGBAPH.] Dunedin, Monday. During the week ended to-day returns have been reported from 68 dredge*, the total yield being 13950z lOdwt, or an average of 220z per dredge. Additional return* are:—Sheddan's Waikaka 390z, Waikaka United 290z, Paterson’s Freehold 230z, Upper Waipori 19oz Idwt, Happy Valley 17oz 15dwt, Reliance 17oz Bdwt 6gr, Waimnmn Queen 16oz 16dwt XBgr, Toapeka 15oz lOdwt, Waikaka Queen Hoz lOdwt, Enfield loz Idwt.

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE REPORT.

[bt telegraph.]

Dunedin, Monday. Sales—Grey River Consolidated, Is; Leaning Rock, 16s; Meg and Annie, 21s 6dj ManaheriMa, 37s 6d; Paotolos, 29s 6d, 30s, 30s, 30*, 30s; Premium Trafalgar, 19s 6d.