COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10085, 25 September 1918, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS.

QUOTATIONS ELSEWHERE. „ • Press Association. AUCKLAND, September 24. Stock Exchange sales : Wilson’s Cement, 14s 6d. Rising Sun, 8s jd, 3s id. HTOII COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The Department of Agriculture, Industries, and Commerce has received the following cablegram dated September 2lst, from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London. (Note: Quotations, unless otherwise specified, are average market prices oh spot):— Meat—Wholesale prices of meat ha> e been revised:—Beef, hinds and fores, respectively: Canadian. Is 3|d> Is id; African and Brazilian, Is SJd, 1IJ4: other countries. Is &fd, Is |d; English, Bides IS ,2id. Mutton, lamb. whether English or- imported;. Is 3d. Retail prices raised averaging 2d per lb. ■ Butter; —Prices have been raised wholesale ill2 12S, retail 2s Gd per lb. SOUTHERN OEiAIn”AND PRODUCE. Press Association. » CHRISTCHURCH. September 34. The local grain and produce market is very quiet, there beihg practically nothing doing in grain. There is a fair amount of business passing in seeds of all kinds for spring sowing. There is a little better tone in the potato market.- A few more ihqtiifieß are ■ coming to hand and some sales dan'how be expected. There are inquiries from Auckland for deliveries next Mouth. Buyers are offering .£8 at country stations, whereas last week some were not willing to give more than 15s. . WELLINGTON CUSTOMS. The Customs revenue/ received at Wellington yesterday totalled ,£3403 IDS 2d.

Bur era. Sellers. Mining— M » d £ a d Consol. Goldfields — 0 5 0 Talisman Consol. 0 9 6 Waihi i is 9 — Waihi Grand Junction 0 18 4 0 13 9 Westland Gold Investment— 1 12 6 “ National Bank 6 5 0 — Bk. N.Z. (£3 6s 8d) .;. — 13 s 0 Bk. N.Z. (jSS 13s 4d) ... — 18 7 0 Union Bank 38 10 0 58 15 0 National Mortgage ... 4 5 e — N.Z. Loan (ord. stk.)... 83 0 0 — National Insurance ... 3 3 0 — South Brit- Insurance — 7, 0. 6 Standard insurance ..; 2 4 6 N.Z. Refrigerating — 2 5 9 HuddSrt-Parker (prd.) 2 2 9 2 3 6 Union Steam, (pref.) 1 0 11 100 0 P. and 0. Defd. Stk. 393 0 0 0 Westport Coal 1 10 9 111 3 Kauri Timber (83s pd.) 1 9 3 111 0 Leyland-O’Brien 1 7 0 Crown Brewery 1 9 0 — D.-I.C. (pref.J 1 6 0 — Ward and Co. . — 4 17 6 Wn. Cordage t 1 *Ex div. 6 ""