COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9171, 11 October 1915, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

COMMERCIAL CABLES - QUEENSLAND INVESTMENT CO. ijy Telegraph--press Association—Copyright LONDON, October 8. The Queensland Investment Company shows a.profit of ,£3009. A dividend of 8 per cent, has been declared, and .£279 carried forward. AMERICAN WHEAT CROPS. Dy Telegraph—Press Association— I Copyright WASHINGTON, October 8. The official estimae of tlio winter wheat crop is 659,600,€60 bushels, and of the spring crop 315,(100,000 bushels. FROZEN MEAT PRICES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received October IC,' 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, October 9. ... The Incorporated Society of Meat Importers’ Smithfield market (jactations for the undermentioned classes of frozen meat arc based on actual ...vales or not less than one hundred carcases of mutton or lamb, or, twenty-five quarters of beef of lair average quality. The quotations aw not for selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative, of the hulk of tho shipment now 'on the market. The prices which follow are on Hie average’ a farthing per !b more, than the . values ox ship, this! difference representing the average cost in expense, handling, conveyance, and selling of the .meat New Zealand Sheep (crossbred wethers ami ... .maiden ewes). ' .Canterbury. 48-sGlb, 7|d. Ditto, SG-fillb, 71 d. .Ditto, G4-721b, 7d. Southland,, 56-C4lb, none offering. North Island, SG-651b, none offering. Ditto,-jbest. brands,;,,s6-64}b. nonb offering. . ", “aW "' ’ ” Ewes. -48-6411), 5Jd. -.- Australian Sheep (crossbred or merino ■ wethers). , ' ■ ' Light S3-561h> 53d'.', ' ,' Heavy. 46-Golb. s|d. , ! ,V : Kwos, 30-50 lb, Sjd, t ‘ Soutu American (crossbred or ir.‘«rl&* wethers). Light* 40>561b, G^d* Heavy, 56-721 b. 6d. ’ Ewe&. 48-6411), s^d, Norr Zealand Lamb*. Oariterburyf 28-3Glb, 7id. Ditto, 'second quality, 7sd. Ditto, 36-421 b, 7£d. Ditto. 42-50 lb. 7£dSouthland, 28-421 b, 7£d. North Island, select 28-421 L,. none offering. Ditto, ordinary, r23-421b, “r^d. Australian Lambs. Best brands,. 2S-421b, 7i<i. Dairy quality, under 361 b. 7A<L Inferior quality, light weight, 6fd. South American Lambs. Light, i!8-36lb, lid'. • ' Heavy, 36-421 bi 6‘|d. New Zealand Frozen Beet. Ox fores. 160-2201 b, : 6id. Ox hinds, l€o-2201b,‘ 6|(3. Australian Frozen Beef* ••’Ox-.fores** 160-2201 b, 6£d. • Ox hinds’; 'l6O-2201b.' 6Jd. Argentine Frozen Beef.Ox fores; 160-2201 b, none offering. Ox hinds. 160-2201 b, none offering. Uruguay Frozen Beef. Ox fores. 140-2001 b. none .offering. Ox hinds, 160-2201 b, non© offorinf. 1 Argentine Chilled Beef. Ox fores, 160-22'01b, s|d; Cx himU, 7*d. Ox fores, 160-2201 b, sd. . Ox hinds, 160-220ib, 6£d. is Lrugiiay. Chilled Deaf, Ox fores. 14Or2Q0lb. none offering. Ox hinds. 140-2f191b. none offering. r ' ; FBOZEN -RABBITS. . - The market is very l firm, owing to shortage of supplies. Netv South.r-TAEales-blues, 25s Sd per crate ex stoi’-e. HEMP AND JUTE. New Zealand hemp is quiet.'.''October-, December shipment, .£33 per ton, the

same as last week. Jute, native first marks, Octpber-No-vember shipment, £2i 10s per ton. COPRA. The copra market is steady. South Sea tagged.- Scptember-October shipment, £23 per ton. ~ ■ - COTTON. • The Liverpool quotation for American middling Upland cotton, October-No-vember shipment, 7.07 pi per lb. RUBBER. ; Fine hard Para rubber is quoted at 2s 5d per lb; plantation; first latex crepe, 2s 6d; smoked, ribbed,- sheet,; 2s Sid. ! BUTTER. Danish butter is quoted at 205 s . to--209- The “Grocer” states that tho opening prices' for colonial may be 170 s to 180 s.: WHEAT- , The wheat market is quiet, and slightly easier oil a J reaction* in America and, Canada-. Fifty-six shillings is asked. At Chicago yesterday wheat : futures were; December 104 J cents to 1011 cents; May, 1051 to. 102jd. PRICES OF METALS. Silver—Bar silver is quoted ,at 23id per oz standard. Quicksilver is quoted at 320 s to 3255. BREADSTUFFS FOR EUROPE. Heavy shipments caused wheat to bo dull at sixpence lower. Wheat and fiour afloat: For United Kingdom. 1,055,000 quarters; for: the Continent, 2,355,000. Atlantic shipments, 1,060,000; Pacific, 72,000. Total for Europe, 1,345,000. From 'Russia, 30,000 quarters, and other countries 18,000. WESTPORT COAL OUTPUT. Press Association. WESTPORT, October 10. Coal and coke shipments last week were:—Westport Coal Company, 151 tons 9 cwt coal and 5 tons 16 cwt coke; Westport-Stocktou Company, 3097 tons 6 cwt coal. Tho large number of enlistments froih the. mines for active service is having the effect of curtailing the output. . Approximately 120 mipers have enlisted’ from Millerton and StocktonWELLINGTON CUSTOMS. The Customs revenue received at Wellington on Saturday totalled JJ1707 15s 3d. ' ■ '