COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9869, 15 January 1918, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS. Bayers. Boilers. JS a d t ■ d Mining— Waihi Grand Junction 0 15 3 Worksop Dredge investment — National Bank 5 3 0 Bfc. N.Z. (i’3 6s 8d) ... 12 2 0 12 5 0 National Mort 3 17 6 Wn. Dept, and Mort. 0 6 4 Wn. Gas (£10) National Insurance ... 2 18 6 N;Z. Insurance 8 0 0 Gear Meat (£1) , 4 15 0 - , Auck. Trams (ord.) ... 1 0 6 Union Steam (pref.) ... 110 W’n. Wooll. (ord.) ... 6 12 6 Westport Coal 19” Westport-Stockton 0 9 0 Taringamutu Saw. ... ” 100 Sharland & Co. (ord.) 1 ‘ J> W.F.O.A. (£3) 6 5 0 , ~ NEW ZEALAND HEMP PRICES. Py Telegraph—Press Association-- Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON. January 13. The Army Council has fixed new maximum prices for New Zealand hemp as Jt2v>w:—Good fain £99; high point, j&7i fair, o£9G. . LIVE STOCK SALES AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS. Loan and Mercantile Agency. At Kongo tea on Tuesday we had a fair yarding of cattle, all of which sold readily at the following rates Small weaners.S2s.te 3*s 6d, small weaner eteers £2 8s: two-year Jersey heifers r.w.b. £6 13s; 18-month discoloured steers £4 15s; store cow's ’l6s, J/6 13s 6d. «£7 10s; forward cows £8 6s, £8 15s, £9, £9 7s: fat cows £lO 15s. £ll Is: good Shorthorn bulls £B. £ll. £l4 15S: two-year Jersey bulls £7 2s 6d. At Palmerston on Thursday we had a fair entry of both sheep and cattle. Competition was not keen and several lines failed to make vendors’ reserves: Vcalers 255. 30s, 18-month steers £6 7s 6d; forward cows JJ7 ss. £8; fat cows £lO Ids, springing heifers £lO 17s 6d, springing cows’£9 10s. ' At Feilding on Friday a moderate entry of sheep and a small yarding of cattle came forward. There was a large attendance of tho public and the bulk of the yarding was chitted t Store lanibs 7s 3d: forward lambs 13s: woolly store lambs 6s to 8s .6d;. mixed 2-tooth black face sheep 22s 6d: 2-tooth wethers 275; mixed weaners £3 2s: bull £l4. ; HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The Department of Agrcultuire, Industries, and Commerce has received the following cablegram, dated London January 12th, 1918, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand. (Note: Quotations,. unless otherwise specified, are aveiage market prices on spot):—. Meat—Demand is in .excess of supply for all descriptions of moat, notwithstanding increased supplies of ' Homekillod mutton and beef and Argentine beef, all selling at maximum prices. New Zealand lamb, Argentine mutton and Argentine lamb, small supplies. Hid. Butter—Government releasing margarine So ns to supplement small supplies of butter available. Partly owing .to prices being under Government control.imports,- Danish,; Dutch and French butters almost- ceased. - • ■ ■ Cheese—Cheese continues in active demand owing to. continued , small supplies. * . , Hemp—New maximum prices have been fixed. Prices will be announced later. Wheat and Oats—Market quiet, no change in prices. WELLINGTON CUSTOMS.

The Customs revenue received at Wellington yesterday totalled £4146 11s lid.