COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15997, 16 August 1915, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

LONDON MARKETS.

RANGE OF QUOTATIONS.

By Tel e£rranhrosa Association—Copyright (Received August 15. 5.5 p.m.)

London, August 14. WHEAT. - the «?:♦», .° t hreßhln « bein g affected b _ th« w.,\fc • hin * bein g affected b the weather in America, and coupled wit Brt"rK ICd fi ajnditio " of market - SiTJT fimshed weaker > foliowi^th - SK. S": reP ° rted in the America ,to Tm Cag °' options, U « 106 cent" ' December °Ption S) 108 t ' United KinS and flour afloat for th - quartors oS, m I, estimated to 1,785.00 ten At'lin • the . Continent, 640.000 qua. - r V, Atlantic shipments, 173 000- tots for Europe, 290.000 quarters '' " mated* "Sr* t" 1 Loudon that the est. : Side 8hl P'"ent s are now mislead withheld Catladliln det a i] s are official!; MUTTON ; hil antUry -: Uht ' 7d: medium. 6Jd " 01/ifii :So f uth]a " d - & 3 d ; North Island > 5Jd ; orands, 6 13-16 d ; ewes Mond^Sf 1 * 1 l Th ,i^ht - 8 ' 16d ; sec : e° d q ft hght, 8d : medium 7 ? d ' 7H^ , JiiJ°^?- 7Jd ; North Island i 'a" ; selects. 8 l-16d ' J" ! «j ian , sl,Pe : Li « hfc and heavy. 6d ; 12" l • t mb ' best brand*. 7|d Soutl Amencan sheer,, light, 6 gd ; heavy, 6id ; ; «J*». s|d; famb, light, ; ' heavy, Argentine, chilled, none offering. Other meats unchanged. RABBITS. New South Wales, blues, 20s 6d. T , , - HIDESwrQ" a ™ ls quieter. Queensland, 10|d, 9 9-16? W h Wales - 10 i d - lOidi LEATHER. There" is a strong demand for the 1ft?" « H l av - v Australian, Is 6d to Is 10d i Basils: There is a limited inquiry for Australian Li 3d to Is sd; New Zealand, is o|d to Is 7^d. COTTON. August to September, 5.27 d. JUTE. August shipments, £24 ss. HEMP. August-October shipments, £31 10s. COPRA. August September shipments, £22 10s. METALS. Copper: Spot, £67 to £67 ss: forward, £68 5s to £68 10s. Tin: Spot, £149 10s to £150; forward, £151 7s 6d to £152 ss. Lead. £20 12s 6d to £20 17s 6d. Spelter. £58 to £68. Silver, 22 15-16 d. MEAT FREEZING PROFITS. WANGANUI COMPANY'S BALANCESHEET. [BY TELEGRAPH. PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wanganui, Saturday. The Wanganui Meat Freezing Company's report for the year ending July shows a profit of £26,504, including £7058 brought forward from last year. An interim dividend of 3 per cent.) absorbing £1564, was paid in January I last, and it is now proposed to allocate the balance as follows :—Write off for depreciation, £5628; transfer to reserve, £8000; transfer to equalisation dividend, £4000; dividend of 6 per cent, and bonus 4 per cent., £5231; balance carried forward, £2080. The dividend was withheld last year owing to the outbreak of war. The company during the year extended its storage accommodation by making provision for a further 30.000 carcases.

BUTTER AND EGGS. The Dairy Produce Committee has faxed the wholesale price for butter and eggs for the week ending August 21 as follows:— butter, Is 6d ; farmersseparator and dairy butter, Is; eggs lOd per dozen. ° '