COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLI, Issue 9515, 24 November 1916, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE,

YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS.

QUOTATIONS ELSEWHEE^E.

Press Association. | CHRISTCHURCH, November 23. Stock Exchange sales : Union Bank* *£s3 15s* i

WELLINGTON MEAT EXPORT COMPANY.

The Wellington Meat Export Company directors, who some time ago, decided on the erection of freezing works at Eakariki. Marten, have authorised tne ■work to be proceeded -with. The original •plan provided for a capacity of sheep and 50 bullocks daily, hut in order that the works may be completed, in readinose for tho 1917 season -hose plans have been modified, and new ones drawn which provide for extension. the works when inquired. ;

WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES.

Laery and Co.. Ltd.. Allen street, re; , port wholesale prices as follow: —FowL ■wheat, prime 63 9d per bushel; fowls barley, 3s Wd per bushel; Australian Cape barley, 4s. «d per bushel: N-Z. Capo barley, 3s. lOd per- bushel, barley seconds. 3s 8d per bushel; partridge peas, 6s 6d uer bushel; maim feed, 5s 9d per bushel; chaff, oat-sheaf, £8 5s per ton.-sacks in; hay, clover, Ai 10s per ton; hay,v meadow, Xos per ton; flour in Sacks, Al 5 10s per ton: oatmeal, 7’s J-21, 25 s l£19; bran, £i las per ton; pollard, 10s P p r ton; hacon (all best factory), sides 10ld pe l *lb,.Jrolls Hid.! hams la, Wd;, cheese- (factory), medium 10Jd., per lb,; 1 loaf -lid; linseed huts, 12s 6d per cut; linseed ground cake. 12s 6d J?er cwt; linseed oil meal, 100's, lls od per cwt; onions, Victorian Brown Spanish, AiJ per ton: potatoes, white-skinned _tabls. SIS per ton; pig-meal, X 6 per ton All poultry in very good demand; consignments • strongly recommended. Hens 5s 6d to 6s 6d per pair, cockerels 6s 6d to 8s; ducks, Pekin Mil Aylesbury, 9s to 10» per pair, Indian Runners 7s to. 8s; turkeys, gobblers i Is;Id to Is 2d,,per lb,. heno*Hd !|,o ( ;^. : Butter, prime bulk. Is 3d per lb; eggs, 1 fresh, *ls -4d to-Is 5d per dozen. -- , .

PRODUCE FOR EXPORT.

Tha values of New Zealand products entered for export last week were as follow ) -g Butter Frozen mutton 68,097 Frozen beef, etc 57.807 Gold, 32.626 Grain and pulse - > -986 ;,. Hides and skins 22.2J3 , Kauri gum eFlax and tow . 16,^4 Tallow •’ •••• B,B^ Timber Wool 5 3 .^ 3 , r Totals ...;. ■-

WELLINGTON CUSTOMS,

The, Customs • revenue received; at Wellington yesterday totalled ASI26 8* fid.

Buy era. Sellers. £ 8 d £ 8 Mining— Hauraki Beefs (cent.) — 0 0 Success Gold Dredge ... 1 10 Investment— 0 Nat. Bank of N.Z. ... 0 0 0 0 ■ 3 Union of Aust — 54 Equitable Building ... N.Z. Doan and Merc. — , (cum. pref.) — N.Z. £ B. 1'late Land — - Wn. Invest. T. & A. 9 — 0 10 Wu. Gas (-£10) — 15 0 19 0 3 Wn. Gas (pref.) 0 lb 3 Nat. Insurance ot +2 15 Q ■ Gear Meat (MU 4 10 0( Wn. Meat Export (JB2 - 6 12s 6d) — Wn. Meat Export (At n g 15s) Huddart-Parker (ord.) 1 4 0 .1 i 9 Union Steam (pref.) Wn. Woollen (ord.)... 1 6 1 0 6 0 ~ Wn. Woollen (pref.)... 3 13 0 Westport-Stockton — . 0 19 Waipa Colliery — Leviaud-O'Brien 1 3 - Golden Bay Cement ... 2 — N.Z. Drug (M) 7 6 ‘ Taranaki (N.Z.) Oilwells (XI) 0 0 1 ■ tEx. div.