COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9094, 13 July 1915, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS. MINING Murray’s Freehold —s VI 6s. Ross Reconstructed—s 6d. Talisman Consolidated— sale ill (reported). Waihi —b M2. . Waitangi Consolidated, ]N.L.—s Is ba. (Note.—The letter "b” signifies buyers, and "s”‘sellers.) INVESTMENT STOCKS. Buyers. Sellers, Sales, s d i- © d •£ b o Banks — Now Zealand, ii 3Gs 8d pd. 10 18 0 11 0 0 - Gas— Wellington,J6lO 16 12 6 - - Meat Preserving— Christchurch . Meat Co - 16 9 0 - Gear Co., i 11... 4 0 0 Shipping — Union Steam. pref 10 4 Coal — WestportStockton ... 0 5 1 Miscellaneous— N.Z. Portland Cement ...... 0 9 3 Ward and Co. 510 0 515 0 COMMERCIAL CABLES By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, July 10. HIDES AND LEATHER. Hides—Strong demand; salteds, fair business at enhanced prices. Queensland 10|d, 10id, 9id; New South Wales, lid, 10|d, lOd. . , „ Leather—Demand improved. Government’s decision in allowing Australian to be used for Army work has enhanced, the value of suitable leather. Australian. 17Jd to-20s. Basils, slightly better inquiry, but stocks are heavy- Australian, 15d to 17fd; New Zealand, 18Jd to 20d-

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The Department of Agriculture, Industries; and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, dated London July 10th, 1915. (Note: Quotations, unless ’otherwise specified,- are average market spot);— . , Mutton—The Government is regulating meat supplies- Only a small quantity is available for the general public, but the market is steady, with little alteration in prices. Canterbury. 7id per lb, for light weight: North Island, 7sd for light W LaraV—A fair demand continues but it is chiefly i for light weight. Canterbury's two’s Bid per lb. heavy weight fours ’B4dj other; than Canterbury, B|d f °Baef—Prime ß New Zealand beef cannot be quoted, A small supply of cow beef is Beilin e at: Hinds 744 P er I N, for ®{ 63d There is a moderate supply or chilled beef. , Chilled hinds B|d per lb, f °Hutter— The market - is quiet, but .steady. .Best quality, for which a good demand continues, .is-scarce, but there .is a large supply of second-class qaaltty. The report is current here that a quan titv of low grade' Siberian and French hotter ha, ■ been P«l SSti^oSSi ‘ M ’ ~ Choose— The market- is - ***• Prices are .. irregular- and .also dining all round on account of large supplies coming forward. Buyers are • holding back and holders are anxious to sell- Canadian, slow, white and col cured per cwt, 84s to 88s; New Zealand, auiet ‘ coloured 90s to 925. v?hite 91s to 935; English, firm, ® B |.. t(> + I(K I<L A white lian, slow, coloured 86s to 88a, white Ms to-90s; States, dull, white and colcured! 82s to 86s, according to quality a ilemp—The market is dull. N-Z. good fair dm ton .£33, fair £3O; fair current Manila, £37. Forward t j , 29 Se ) P o t , em Ma r niK'' i.rSaS fair £36 ms. medium £32. The output from Manila for the week was SO.OOO baßs. There is now a brisk demand at £2O f 6 for second grade, which is extremely S °Hops— The market is firm with Improved demand.. English, per cwt, 90s to 115 s; Californian. 80s to 105 - Wheat—The market is qmet but steady. Canadian, July to August. Sfe M per quarter;. American, July to Oats —The market is quiet. Argentine, July to August, 34s 6d per quarter. Scheelite—Blackwell s quotation for scheelite on July 9th wag 50s per unit.

LONDON WOOL SALES. Dalgety • and Co.. Ltd.. Wellington, have received the following cablegram from their London office under date 9th instant:—“All good wools are selling excellently but shabby crossbreds and inferior add faulty merinos are irregular and often id per lb lower. We quota average 64’s costing 39d..

The Customs revenue received at Wellington yesterday totalled £9691 4-s 6d.