FINANCE AND TRADE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 5735, 2 November 1905, Page 6

FINANCE AND TRADE

Tho Customs revenue received yesterday totalled £3'M3 12s 2d. Tho Customs revenue ami beer duty for the month amounted to £54,770 11s lOd and £909 10s Gd respectively. A private cable-message received from Sydney yesterday says Winciicombo, Carson and Co. report that tho wool market continues strong for good wools. They sold five thousand bales greasy Vocco to 131 d, Bconrcd to 22}d.

Laery and Co., Ltd., Jcrvois quay, report the following wholesale prices; ruling on the 'Wellington produce market during the past week:—Flour, £lO j>er ton; oatmeal, £ll 15s to Cl2 ;er ton; rolled oats, 9» per do/,cn; prime ontomOieaf ehaff, 87s Cd to 95*; fee.i oat;;, 2s 7d to 2s fid per bushel ; seed oats. 2s 8(1 to 3s per bushel; dun oats, 2s fid per bushel ; whole fowl wheat, 3s 5d lo Us 7d; split peas, 15s per cwt; pearl barley, 15s per cwt ; feed barley, Us to 3s 3d per bushel; Cape barley, 3s 3d; pollard, £5 10s to £5 15s per ton; bran, £1 Kls to £5 per ton; prime potatoes, £l3 10s to £l4 10s; onions, £lB to £lO per ton; swedes, 2s Cd per cwt; pumpkins, 8s to 10s per sack; carrots, table, 3s per cwt; cabbages, ■&s to Os; cauliflowers, 4s to 8s; mutton birds, in casks 4d ; eggs, fresh 101(1 to lid per dozen; factory bacon, sides 7d, rolls 8d; poultry, turkeys (hens) 7s to Rs per pair, gobblers fls to 12s; lions, 3s Gd to 4 « per pair; roosters, 4s to 5s per pair; ducks. 5s Cd to Gs Gd per pair; butter, bulk f)d to 10s, medium 7d to 8(1 per lb; cheese, host factory s]d to lid per lb; fungus, 4(1 per lb: peanuts, 2d to 3d per lb : honey in bulk, 4d per lb: ■ wiilituts, Gd to G.d per lb; blue 'peas, 4s 3d per bushel; crushed malt, 7s per bushel; liorsi- beans, crushed, 3s Od; rice pollard, 00s per ton; superphosphates, £4 15s; houedust, £5 Os. COMM FE CIAL CAULKS. CHESS ASSOCIATION. LONDON, October 31. Hopper.—On the spot, £7l s<s to £7l 10s per ton; three months, £7O 5s to £7O 10s. Tin.—On tho spot, £149 12s Gd to £l5O 2s Gd per ton ; 'three months, £l4B 12s Gd to £149 2s Gd. Iron, 53s 4<l per ton. Lead, £l4 18s 9d to £ls Is 3d per ton. Tho quantity of wheat and flour Afloat for -the United Kingdom is 1,075,000 quarters; for,tho Continent, 1,825,000; Atlantic shipments, 252,000; Pacific, 45,000. Shares aro unchanged, AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. SYDNEY, November 1. Wheat, chick 3s 4Jd to 3s sd, milling Gs Gd to 3s 6{d; flour £8 5s to £8 10s. Manitoban £l4 10s; oats, Algerian 2s 3d, New Zealand Cartons 3s to 3s Id, B grade 2s lid to 3s: barley, malting 3s 9d to 4s; maize, 4s 5d to 4s Gd; bran, lid; pollard. Is 3d; potatoes Circular Heads £9 to £10; onions, San .Francisco £lB to £l9; butter, prime 9Jd to 10id; bacon, 5Jd to 7Jd. MELBOURNE. November 1. Wheat, 3s GJd to 3s 7d : flour, £7 ISs ; oats, Algerian feeding Is KM to 2s 2d; milling. 2s 2d ; white 2s 9d to 3s; barley, malting 4s to 4s 3d; maize, 4s 4d: bran, lid; pollard, Is 3d; potatoes, £8 10s to £9; onions, £IG to £2O. I ADELAIDE. November 1. ! Wheat, 3s 7Jd; flour, £8: oats, Algerian Is lid to 2s 2d, white 2s 9d to 3s; bran, Is .Id; pollard. Is 3d. SOUTHERN STOCK SALES. DUNEDIN, November 1. At Burnside market 157 fat cattle were yarded, principally unfinished bullocks. There was good demand, and nricos were fully 15s per head higher until towards the close, when they eased, and wore about the same Us last week. Best bullocks £lO 10s to £ll TOs, medium £9 to £9 15s, inferior £7 10s to £8 ss, best cows and heifers £7 10s to £B, extra £8 10s, medium £6 5s to £0 15s, inferior £4 10s to £5 ss. A number or northern buyers were present.

Fat sheep—l3ls penned, principally good quality-wethers. Competition was keen, and prices were from Is 6d to 2s above last week’s. Best wethers 24b 6d to 27s (a few pens realised up to 29s 6d), ■jhorn wethers 20s 6d, good wethers 22s fid to 21s, others 225. Very few ewes wore penned, these realising up to 25s 6d.

Fat lambs—s 3 penned. Prices about the same as last week, the top 'being about 18s. P'S®—2o7 penned. Despite the large yarding, prices were about equal to last week. Suckers 7s to 11s, slips 12s to 15s. stores 16s to 225, porkers 24s to 345. light baconers 36s to 40s, heavy baconers 45s to 50s, choppers up to 61s, OTAGO GRAIN MARKET. DUNEDIN, November 1. Wheat—Business done is in choice lines, and there is not much, demand for medium, except as fowl feed. Choice milling 3s 3d to 3s 4d, good 3s Id to 3s 2d. whole fowl feed 2s lid to 3s, broken' and damaged 2s 7d to 2s lOd, sacks Kstra. Oats—Quantity offering is limited, and is taken up for local requirements at prices beyond shippers’ limits. Prime milling Is lid to Is lljd. good to best feed Is lOd to Is lid, medium and inferior Is 7d to Is 9d, sacks extra. WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. TESTERDATS QUOTATIONS.

» Bursas. Sellers. x 9. a. X a. d. Banks— /rational of N.Z. Lid 5 12 0 Now Zealand .. —. 6 18 0 _ Financial— Equitable Building * uo,Ltd .. 9 IS Q National Mortgage Ltd 2 10 0 N.Z.&R. Plate,Ld. 18 9 Wellington Bid., Ltd,, 10s pd, .. 0 12 0 dVellington Trust s A Loan, Ltd. .. 7 7 0 W’gton Deposit and Mttjo As. .. — *0 0 6 GAS— "cilding .. .. 18 3 Palmerston N. .. 5 0 0 _ Wellington, £10 .. 13 7 6 £o .. 9 8 9 9 10 o _ I.VSUIUNC*— of N.Z. 12 4 outh British of N.Z 6 10 0 MkAT PRESERVING— Ch’cli Moat Co .. — 10 12 6 Wellington Moat Export £2 12a 6d .. 3 2 6 3 8 8 3 3 0 Railways and Shipping- — »W,&M. Railway ... — _ 1 14 9 N.Z. Shipping .. — G 1 6 Union Steam Ship 15 0 0 'Wellington Steam Ferry .. .. 0 17 6 0 19 0 Woollen Manufacturing— Wellington .. — 8 17 6 Coal— Taupiri (cum div) 0 19 0 0 19 0 Westport.. .. — 6 13 6 — Miscellaneous— Manning & Co. (ex div) 3 10 0 Mauriceviile Lime Co — 17 0 Uitcbolson Timber Co — _ 0 8 0 N.Z. Drug Co., Ltd. £2 — 3 6 6 _ N.Z. Paper Mills (ox dir) — 14 9 4 10' Ward 4 Co., Ltd, — — 0 •Prcm. L, H, B. Wilson. Chairman, O. D. MoarzxH, Secretary.