COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1036, 27 January 1911, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHARES.' A salo of Taringamntu Totara at 465. was the .only transaction in investment shares recorded yesterday. Tho quotations were 13 under:— Buyers Sellers. , £s.d. ii.s.d. National Bank 5 15 0 — Bank New Zealand 10 13 0 — Wellington Investment ... — 011 6 Christchuroh Gas.- 10 00 ' - Feilding Gas .-. 119 — (jisborno Gas :... 2 19 0 — Wellington Gas (£6 155.) .1315 0 - N.Z. Insurance — 4 9 0 Meat Export. (525. 6d.) — 3 2 0 Union Steam :. ' — 117 6 Well. Woollen (ord.) 3 15 6' 3 17 6 Taiipiri Coal 10 9 — Wcslport Coal 7 4 6 ' - Leyland-O'Brien 1.7 0 — Manning and Co. .'.' — 411 6 N.Z. Con. Dental .'; 12 6 13 6 N.Z. -Drug ......:....:. - 2 9 0 N.Z. Paper Mills 13 0 — Sharlahß'a ordinary 119 — Saarland's preference' 119 — Taranaki Petroleum ...... 0 11 0 - Taringamutn Totara'.... 2'5'6 " '" —•' Ward and Co.' ....; — 6 2 0 Whitcombe and Tombs... - 67 0 NEW- ZEALAND AND RIVER PLATE LAND MORTGAGE. •. The report of the.New Zealand and Itivcr Pinto' Land Mortgage Company,- Ltd., for tho year ended October 31 last, states that the net profit for the year, exclusive of tho amount :brought forward, amounts to £45,?23, and compares with £46,5C0 for the year ended October 31, 19C9, being a'decrease of £777. By the addition of £K65 brought forward, tho balance, to' credit of profit and ,los 3 account amounts to £51,283. The directors recommend a dividend of 4 per centmaking with the-interim dividend' of '. per cent., . a total. distribution of 8 per cent, for the year, to reserve (making the reserve £3!0,CC0) £20,CC0, and to carry forward £7288.

PERMANENT'INVESTMENT OF CAXTER- '■ " ~ BUIiY. *

The balance-sheet of the Permanent Investment and, Loan Association of Canterbury for tlie year ended December 31 last is to hand. Tho profit and loss account shows a gro33 profit of £7112 55., which include! tho sum of £426 Is. 6d. brought forward from tho previous year. The cost of management absorbed €1221 12s. 4d., tho dividend on capital shares totalled jPSTM, there has been carried to reserve fund £SCO, malting tha-t, fund J-SjCI. and there remaius a balance of £4CO 12e. Bd. to be carried, forward. The paid-up capita! of the association U £100,000 and the doposUs tolal £36,160 Bs. 4d. The nmo'mt advanced on inorttragc i5'£146,073 Ds. 3d., and tho interest due and accrued on same is £2014 9s. Id.

DAISY PRODUCE. ; ; SHIPPED BY ..THE lONIC. Tho following dairy produce was shipned by the White Star liner lonic, which sailed for London yesterday:— •' . BUTTER, ' Boxen. Auckland 22.041 Now Plymouth 13,015 - P.atea : ; 2,600 Wellington \ 12,699' Timar'u , 782 Total 51,137 - CHEES3. Cases. Auckland " 731 New Plymouth 2,116 Pateo, 3,422 Wellington 5,287 • Timaru > 271 Total .' 11,827 With the, above, the totals to date are:—' Boxes Crates. . - butter, cheese. Corinthic, on 'Nov: 3 47,580 19,169 Ruahino, on Xov. 17 :.... 55.810 14.022 Arawa. on Dec. 1 61,014 17,983 Ituapohu, on Dec. 15 ......... 61,922 11,296 Tainui, on Dec. 30 59,732 14.313 Rotorua, on Jan. 12 57,700. . 11,383 394,895 99,993 Customs revenue collected at. tho port! of. Wellington yesterday amounted, to £11,001 17s. 9d. WHEAT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Rcc. January 25, 11.30 p.m.) London, January 26. Wheat.—An Australian cargo has been sold at 365. 6d. METAL' MARKETS. By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright-London, January 25. Ooppor, cash, £55 6s. 3d. per ton. I Tin, on tho spot, £191 10s. per ton; three months', £192. ' (Itec. January 26, 11.30 p.m.) London, January 26. Tin i 3 untouched at £195. only American purchases have been niado for bears -who are covering. The market closed at £194 and £194 10s. for cash and forward on bulls realising heavily. TALLOW SALES. By Telegraph—l'rcss Association—CopyrightLondon, January 25. At tho tallow sales ICBB casks wero offered, and 650 sold. Prices were unchanged. . AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. Ily Telceraph-Picss Association- Copyrlgh", (Rec. January 27, 0.5 a.m.) Sydney, January 26. Wheat, buyers, 3s. 61d.; sellers, 3s. 7d. Flour, old, £9: new, £8 15s. Oats, Algerian feeding, 2s. 3d. to 2s. 4d.; milling. 2s. 6d.-, Tasmauiaus, 2s. 6d. to 2s. Bd. Baflov, Capo feeding, 35.; seeding, 3s. 2d. Maize, 2s, 6d, to 2s, lid. Bran, £4 sb. Pol-'

lard. £4 10s. Potatoes, £9. Onions, £3 to £i 15s. Butter, 90s. Cheese, Gd. Bacon, 7d. Molbotirne, January 26. Wheat, 3s. 6Jd. Flour, £8 10s. to £8 15s. Oats, Is. lid. to 2s. OJd. Barley, prime Chevalier, <3. 6d.; Cape, 2s. 3d. Maize, 2s. 5Jd. Bran and Pollard, £4 15s. Potatoes, to £4. Onions, £2 lCs. Adolalde, January 25. Wheat, Js. 7d. Flour. £8 lCs. to £8 153. Bran. 13d. Pollard, 12d. Oats, 2s. 2d. MELBOURNE HIDES MARKET. By TclceraDli—Press Association—Copycieht. (Kcc. January 27, 0.5 a.m.) Melbourne, January 26. At the hides sales to-day stout and heavy were firm, but kips went in favour of buyers.