COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8613, 26 December 1913, Page 8

COMMERCE AND MINING

AVAIHI-PAEROA CO. Press Association. , AUCKLAND, December 24. For tho five weeks ended December 20ch, 1913, the Waihi-Pacroa Gold Extraction Co.. Ltd., treated 14.500, tons of tailings for a return of .£4350. This brings the total for 1913 up to £76.111 6s 5/1 from 234.200 tons, as compared with £33,811 2s 5d from 94,100 tons in 1912. COMMERCIAL CABLES BUTTER AND CHEESE. By Telegraph—Pros Aaioclatloo—Copyright (Received December 24, 10.10 p.m.) LONDON, December 24. The butter market is dull for the holiday season. Choicest Australian salted Ills to life, occasionally HSs; unsalted, 114 s to 116 s. Cheese is firm. New Zealand 66s to 675. CONSOLS. Consols are quoted at 71j. SILVER-. Bar silver is quoted at 27>|d per ounce standard. JUTE. Jute. —Native first marks. DecernberJanuary shipments ore at £35. WELLINGTON MARKETS. Laory and Co., Ltd., report prices ruling as follows: —Fowls’ wheat. Is lOd to 5s per bushel: fowls’ barley, 3s Id; Capa barlcv seed, 3s 4d per bushel; oats, feed 2s Sd to 2s lid per bushel, seed Algerians 3s to 3s 2d. duns 3s; maizo 4s 9d to 5s per bushel: seed maize, 6s 9d to 7s per bushel; Prussian blue neas, 5s to 5s 6d per bushel; sucroseno. £7 per ton: flour. Atlas brand £ll per ton: oatmeal, £l3 10s per ton; pollard, £6 10s to £7 per ton; chaff, prime oaten-sheaf, £6 per ton; straw, bales £3 15s per ton: factory bacon, shoulders Sd per lb, sides lOd per lb; hams, is per lb; rolls lid per lb; factory cheese, loaf size 7d per lb. medium size 6Jd; honey (bulk) in 561 b tins, 41d per lb: margarine, in 281 b tins, Bld per lb; butter, bulk Od milled; whole linseed, 15s per cwt, linseed ground 15s 6d, linseek cake 14s per cwt, nuts 14s per cwt; basic slag. £4 per ton; superphosphates. £4 15s to £5 ton; rolled oats, 10s 6d per dozen; potatoes, new £4 to £4 10s per ton, old potatoes £3 per ton. WELLINGTON CUSTOMS The Customs revenue received at Well, ingtou on AVednesday totalled £5076 17« 7d.