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investment shares. A fale of We-tport Coal shares, at !9s. 3d. was the only transaction in investment shares recorded yesterday. Tlio buying and selling Quotations were as under Buyers. Sellers. ■Es.d. £s-d National Bank 5,? £ 616 Wellington Investment J'J » , , Well. Trust and Loan ..... 7 13 0 7 15 o Woll. Deposit 0 8 3Palmerston Gas — ' J J Christchurch Heat — 16 5 0 Meat Export (£5) 6 4 0 — Meat Export (525. 6d.) ... — 16 0 Union Steam 2 0 9 Well. Steam Ferry (18s.) . 0 14 0 - Well. Woollen (pref.) 3 0 0 - Taupiri Coal ( [ J . . , Wcstport Coal 19 0 19 5 Leyland-O'lirien 1 ' J ~ New Zealand Drug 2 9 0 2 9 6 N.Z. Paper Hills - 1 2 D Sharland's preferenco ...' 14 0 — Taranald Petroleum 0 16 0 0 1/ 0 Tariuganmtu Totara ... — 210 o COMPANIES REGISTERED. Among tho companies registered recently, according to tho "Mercantile Gazette, arc tho following:— . „ "Melbourne Clothing Company, Ltd., a, private company with a capital of £4000 in 4CCO shares of £1 each. Subscribers Arthur Parsons O'Leary 3100, J. Scanlan SCO, Olave O'Lcary 100. Objects: To acquire and tako over as a. going concern the business of a draper, clothier, boot and shoe seller, etc., now carried on by Arthur Parsons O Leary at Xcw Plymouth, Stratford, and Ekham. "Mav and Arrowsmitli. Ltd. Capital £2450, *in 2450 shares of £1 each., Subscribers: Edwin May, George Monticr Arrovrsmith, 1225 shares each. Objects: To carry on all or any of the trades or, busm&ssea of bakers, oonfectioners, oaterers,, restaurant, tea and refreshment room proprietors, and any kindred trad© or business which may bo conveniently earned on in connection with such businesses. As the first operation of the company to acquire and take over aa a going concern tho business of baker, confectioner, ctc., now earned on by Edwin May. . "Fisheries Supply Company, Ltd., waitara. A private company; capital £1200, in 1200 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Herman Shultz. Waitara, SC-0; John Ncustrowski. Toko. 250; Bernard Ncustrowsfei and Joseph Neustrowski, of Toko, 2CO each and John Jameson. Hawcra, 250. Objccts: To acquire and take over as a. going concern the business of a fisherman and fishmonger, now carried on by Herman Shultz at and about Waitara. together with all stock and nlant of said Herman Shultz and used by him, and particularly the fishing launch "Tempest" and all nets and anchors used in and about and in conjunction with such fishing launch. To acquire and erect a.U plant, machiuery. and appliances which shall bo considered necessary or desirable for or in connection with the catching, cleaning, dressing, freezing and transportation of fish at or between Waitara and Kawhia, ctc.

Hawera, District Loan and Discount Co., Ltd. A. private company; capital £4500. in 9 shares of £500 each. Subscribers: Louisa Joll, Okaiawa; William Dines, Wh.ikamar.a: Thomas Walsh, Okaiarca; John Vinten 'Vfyborn, Inaha; John Bryson Murdoch. Okaiawa; Mary Lees. Okaiawa; Bernard M'Carthy, Hawera,; John Anderson Turton, Hawera,; George Herbert Mouli, Jr.inaia, all one share cich. Objects: The making of loans and advances of money and tho giving and obtaini-nc of credit to such persons and upon such terms as may bo thought lit.

SOYA BEAN. .OIL AND OAKE. Tho oil of Jtanchurian beans, imported into Europe within tho last two or threo year 3, is claimed to have proven hotter than cotton-seed for fuel, soap-making, and other purposes, and tho demand for it has been leading the exporters to abandon wheat raising and to take up bean growing. In Manchuria, the oil is used for lighting, lub-ication, end cooking. Tho oil was first pressed from the beans half a century ago by tho Chinese, who found that the refuso mado an excellent fodder cako and more recently have used it as a superior fertiliser. The consumption of Soya, bean cako in Denmark during 1910 is estimated at 160.C00 tons. The reason for this considerable increase in the consumption of Soya bean cakes is, no doubt, t.ho fact that the American cotton crop has for some time been rather short, while the demand :-n the Tmited States for the products of the seed has been very strong. This has caused prices of cotton-seed cakes to advance to such a high level that the 'Danes have been forced to subrtituto other oil cakes: When Soya bean cako was first introduced, it was the gonoral opinion that, if fed to dairy cows in quantities of over I.llb. per head, it wonld irive a better taste to tho butter, and even it fed in .moderate quantities would after a. timo have nn unfavourable effect on tho butter and flesh But experiments since then have proved that this 13 not the case, and 'the only drawback to feeding with Soya bean cake is its rather strong laxative effect.

Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £3576 Is. 6d. WHEAT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Oonyrieht London, .Tune 14. The American visible supply of wheat is 40,628,000 bushels. TALLOW SALES B; Telcsraph- -Press Associatkm-Oopyritrhl London. Juno 14. At the tallow sales 2111 casks were offer.od and 1730 sold. Prices realised:—Mutton, flue 365. 3d., medium 325.; beef, Sne 336., medium 31s. MELEOTJRiTE LEATHER PKICES. By TcleEraph—Press Association—CoDyneht Melbourne, June 15. The master tanners have resolved to increase the price of leather by 10 per centum from July 1, owing to tho advance in the cost of raw material and of wages in the different branches of the industry. AUSTRALIAN PRODTJOE MARKETS. By Teloßraph—Press Association—Copyright (Eec. June 15, 11.35 p.m.) Sydney, June 15. Wheat.—Shippers are offering 3s. 3d.; millers 3s. 4d. Flour, city brands, £8 10s.; country brands, £8 ss. Oats. Algerian feeding, 2s. 3d. to 25. 5d.: milling, 2s. 7d.; Sparrowbills, 2s. led.; Giants, 2s. lid. Barley, English. 2s. 4d. to 2s. Cα.; Cape, 2s. ■6d. to 2s. Bd. Maize, 2s. 7d. Bran and pollard, £5. Potatoes, Tasmanians, £6 lCs. to £8 10s. Onions, £4. Butter shows a. strong advance, and selected brands aro quoted at 1065., and prime at from 98s. to 104s. Cheese, 5Jd. Melbourne, June 15. Wheat, 3s. 4d. to 3s. 4Jd. Flour, £8. Oats, Algerian feeding, Is. 6d.; milling, 2s. 2d. Barley, malting English, ss. 6d.; Cape, 2s. 6d. Maize, 2s. 4Jd. Brau and pollard, £5. Chuff: Tho market is strong, and supplies are scarce. Oaten, dumped, 775. 6d., 755., and 725. 6d., according to quality; pressed uncovered, 755.; covered, 80s. Potatoes, £3 103. 6d. ' Onions, £2 15s.

MELIIOUKXE HIDES MAfiKET. By Tclcerauh-I'ress Association-Copyrieht (Use. June 15, 11.30 p.m.) Melbourne, Juno 15. At. the hides Ka!c3 to-day stout ::nd gnodeniulilionocl lots were unchanged. Sloppy iot« were Jd. per II). lower. f.nKF.SSKINS. Messrs Dnlgoly and Company, Limited, 88-vo received cable advice from their Lonfroii house, dated June 14, that-, since lart telegraphed advice, the market for shcopftKips is lower by Jd. per lb.