FINANCE AND TRADE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6488, 7 April 1908, Page 4

FINANCE AND TRADE.

T.ONIJON market reports. mail COMMISSIONER'S CAULK. Tho IICBUi-linont ,of Triilum Hi's ..ml "omni'Ti"! bus rririvcil Inc loilo.vlUK v-bio from Ihn Uich Coiomifwiom'r. Jatl/oml'.m lib April. lW<a Tlio million mnrl.i-i. i. firm, killi, a bi-ilcr iloniaml. (nil lln'i-o is a scursily of nrtinn <|im!ity mutton. Tim to i;) no rimiiKO in i»ri«;i« to ropni i:. River X Into in 111 t (,|1 is riuok-il lit 31<1 lior lb. Thn liinili mnrlmt is very linn, ivith a be'ter lone. SlocltH on, liarni nro light, ami I lie prospects for Hie sale of Seiv /joaliiii'i lambs Ibis season are good. Canieiimry lamb in unoli.l at .ad. ami oilier limn Canterbury at s}<l per ,lb. Them is a better 'lemari'l for beef, bimliinaHora being tiuoltsl at 3JfI, and forf’(|u.artors at 25d per ID. 'j )n> butter market is firm, with an improved demand. and supplies will bo rn'dr-rnte. Tho following aro thn airrent f|iiohaf.i6n«:— Choicest New Zealand, Ills; Danish, Jll«; Australian, 107 a; Siheri.m. 11J7-!; Argentine, 10ss per ewt.

T ho rdiecso market is (j-uiel but. steady, md thcro is no change in prices to n;w>rt.

Tho hemp market is steady, with an im (i roved demand. bu) i'!'•]:( ndeni on Manila reports. Tho following ni-o the current cinotations: --<b od lair grade on spot, .iS2o I (is; fair grade* on spot, X'£i IPs; fair current Manila, .k 24 10s. AprilJuno shipments—Good fair grade, XSj; juir grade. X'JR Jf)s; fair current Manila, dliMi 10s. Tlio (dock of Neiv Zealand hemp held In London amounts to tons. Tho cocksfoot market is firm, butibere is loss demand at 80s per cwt for bright, clean New Zealand need weighing 171 b nor bushel. In order to posh wiles or* &ock«foot, lower prices would have to bo

Tho hop market U very dull, ;nd becoming more depressed on account of largo shipments which hav»‘ arrived. Tho current qnotatkms arc: HcM quality Engli*h. 60»; A mericnn. 40s. non.-mil. The following are tho ahinmmtH f crn Rivor 'Pluto during tho month of March. 1908: —Mai ton—Loudon, 33,366; Liverpool. 81,076; Hull, BSM-; Newcastle, 5225; Cardiff, 1350; Plymouth, 918. LambLondon. 2481; Liverpool, 10.997; FCu 11. 1077: Newcastle. 1000; Cardiff, nil; Plymouth, 100. Butter—Liverpool and Southampton, 8790 curt. PRESS ASSOCIATION ADVICES. LONDON, April 5, Jopper—On the spot, £53 15s; three months, £59 2s 6d. Tin—On spot, £lls ss; three months, .£ll3 os. Antimony, J 29 10b. Copra, iirm. South Sea afloat, J 215 12s fti. . : Hides—Neglected; all ■withdrawn. Leather—Dull, First Wellingtons, <£l6 sr. Basils—Firm. First Wellington, £l7 [is to .£l9 5». Rabbits—Market brisk. Arrivals are being cleared well at late rates. S h eop— Prices unc hanged. Lambs—Canterbury iigat, 5 11-lGd; others unchanged. Beef—Fores, 2-j d; hinds, 3*d. River Pl/aito Sheep—ucavv, 3 7-lGd; light, 3jd. River Plato Beef—Fores, 2 13-I6d: hinds, 3*d.

Tho wheat and flour afloat for tho United Kingdom is 4,060,uvti quarters; for tho Continent, 2,915,000; Atlantic shinmeats, 99,000; Pacific, 8000 quarters.’ DREDGING RETURNS. PBES3 ASSOCIATION. T , DUNEDIN, April 6. Latest returns;— Ivaikaka United (1), “loss -khvts; VVaiknlm United (2) 250 z 16d-n-te: Pactohis (li, 770 z 2dwts; Pactohia (3), uloss Itkhrts; llising Sim, 5-loz; Aew Koxhurgli Jubilee, iThiz 15dwts; Kiso and Hurts No. 3, lioz lOdwts; Hide and f?i«Srt N °i- *’ «toz-6dwts; Alexandra , oclwts : Golden lied, Stoss Mwbs; VWukaka Queen, Sfloz (idivts: Pol "! : f 30oz Sdsvbs; .Electric No. / ,1 s - I{cvlva ‘« 20oz; Pn,nt, tooz lidwte; Olng, loo?. 3dwts, DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. a, , is i DUNEDIN, April 6, _j™9* Dxohange Sales-Golden Bod (i precis), lie; Olng, Is Odj Pnetolns, 31s Tha Customs revenue received at Wellington yesterday totalled .£llBB, STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS. Exchange yesterday sales were SVr^Th'^f 1 lte b a at fe* ™B nt e e d. at £1 M8 ' “'■“Wostpo^

BdtEKS. SULEERB. Sat.rb. tfANTta--a; a. a. £ B. d. £ 0. d. JTntloual of W.2. Ltd Now Zealand 5 5 0 5 7 9 15 6 0 - ii’lNANOiAIr- ■ Equitable dulming Co.. Ltd. ... 10 2 k.Z. and R. Plate "■** Land. Ltd 1 11 3 _ CU9— Wellington, £10 — 19 10 0 Meat Piijsseiiving— Canterbury Pro* aen Meat 3 2 g Christch’ch Meat Go 10 5 0 Wellington Moat Bxp’t* £212s6d — 3' 6 _ Railways and Shipping— W’gtn-JHauavratu Earl, ex. 2 6 0 Union Steam 1 14 0 1 14 6 z Coal— Westport 6 17 6 — __ MiscellaneousLeylaud O’Brien Timber 2 4 0 N.Z. Panel 1 Mills 12 6 1 0 Taranaki Potro* loum, £1 pd. ... 0 5 0 0 6 0 Ward and Co., Ltd. 4 13 6 _« _ Mining— N.Z, Crown 0 7 5 0 7 7 'iaiieman.Consolidated 2 12 9 2 13 9 Walhi G.M. Com9 8 0 pany 9 0 0 9 10 0 9 3 6 Walhi Grand Junction, Ld.... 1 16 6 1 18 0 Big Hirer 0 14 9 — —