COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLI, Issue 9539, 22 December 1916, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. yesteedayVquotations. £ s d £ s <1 Mining— Success Gold Dredge , Talisman Consol. ... 0 8 6 Waihi 1 15 0 - "VVaihi Grand Junct.... 0 15 0 inveainumt— Nat. Bank 5 0 0 Equitable Build. 912 6 N.Z. and ». Plato ... —2 10 Wu. Invest T. and A. JVn. Trust Loan Gear Moat (*64) tIS 0 0 - Gear Meat (Al) "I 10 0 Wn. Meat Export. (£5) 6 5 0 Union Steam (ord.) ... 2 1 0 \Vn. Woollen (ord.j 6 0 0 Wn. Woollen , (pref.) 3 16 0 Leyland-O’itrien 12 6 N.Z. Drug (J 32; 2 7 6 'Cum dir. tEx div. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON, December 20. Union Steam Ship shares are quoted at buyers 495, sellers 51s 3d. COMMERCIAL CABLES by Telegraph—Proas Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association NEW YORK, December 20. The visible supplies of American wheat and flour oast of the Rocky Mountains are estimated at the equivalent of i 8,394,000 bushels of wheat. LONDON, December 20. Wheat —Market unchanged. Tallow—loll casks ottered and 734 .-old; prices unchanged. LONDON'WOOL SALES. . y Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON. December 20. At the wool sales there was a very poor selection of merinos, mostly carIxmising sorts, but a few good crossbreds realised full late rates. Prices: Gear, top 33d, average 23Jd; btruan, 30d and 29; d. It is believed the list for January 4th will be kept open a little longer to allow shins to arrive. ■ (Received December 21, 10.10 p.m ) LONDON. December 21. To date 39,462 bales have been catalogued and 36,930 sold. There was a fair selection of merinos and crossbreds yesterday, and a further hardening on opening rates. All sorts were practically 10 to 15 per cent, abovp November levels. Fancy prices were paid for greasy merino combings; which are scarce and are urgently needed. Slipes generally were 3d per lb above November rates. The list for the sale opening on January 4ti{ will be closed on Friday. Probably about 60,000 .bales .will be available, chiefly merinos. The following prices were realised for the fleece portions, of the New Zealand.clips named;— Gore, top 30d per lb, average 26id ; Ngajo, 23Jd and,"23d. v , *. .... The Customs revenue received at Wellington yesterday amounted to *62871 12s 7d. i