COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2557, 3 September 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

'• '. ISVKSTJIKNT SHARES., '. In' tlie investment, market yesterday a. : fealo'of Bank-of, New; Zealand shares (£3 ; - 6s. Bd.':paid)' at £10 was reported, .The ■ - . quotations were as follow . ' Buyers. Sellers.. ' : ' £s. d. . £s. d. ! ' - National Bant ............... .4 15' 0 417-0 Well.' Gas (prcf.) : - . 10 0 Well. Moat Export (£5) ... . - ~6 .0 0 j : . Well; Meat Ex. (£2125.6 d.) 217 0 TJnion- Steam (ordO — 12 6 ; ',*Kiaia,poi AVoollen'(ord.) ...,5 2 6 — r . !•Well.' Woollen (pref.) ...,,3 10 0. . - ! : lieylahd-O'Brien — 12 3 I . Jlanninp anil Co. 411 0 — i Golden: Bay Cement —" 110 D.LQ.. (pref.) - -10 0 - . *CJmn, dividend. ''. vj.v " COMPANIES EEGISTERED.. , Tho I "Mercantile Gazette" issued . ' 'day reports the registration of the follow- . ing companies:— . . "JCaorilaiid Worker" Printing and ■ Pnhi jishing " Co., Ltd; Registered August * 26. Office,. 250 Wakefield Street, Wellington. ; * •' Linuted hy guarantee. Subscribers: Fendalton—Ji M'Oarabs: Westport-J. Dowgray, J. • Brown, A. .Alexander; ' Greymouth—l'. O'KouTke; Blackball—\V. Rogers; lteefton— J[. Fa-gan. Objects: To ecquiro from the New Zealand Federation of Labour and * from'-, tho unions affiliated therewith, tue ' newspaper published at 290 Wakefield Street, • Wellington,' known, as "Tho Mooriland Worker;" together with buildings, miictin- ' , ery, etc.,. . i.

Leery, Bevoridgo iQcl Co., Lid. Registered as.a private company August 20. - Ofllcc: Comer-' of J Allen and Victoria Streets, Wellington. Capital: £25,000, divided into 25,000 shares• of £1 each. Subscribers: Wellington—Win. Brovm, 3125; J. IBtoUell, 3125; OliristcJitiTcli—J. Beveridge, 10.CCQ; FeUding —A. J. Hum, 8750. Objects: j ro acquire as a going concern tbe wine and spirit, tobacco, cigar, and cigarette business now carried ,on by Laery and Co., Ltd., at Wellington, together .with, stock-in-trade, nndertakinj, etc. . Bairy Co., Ltd, Registered August 27. Office: Manakau. Capital: £20DO, : : divided into 3COO shares of £1 eaoli. Subscribers: Manakau—S. R. Mason, 40; S. E. Burncll, 50j F M. Winter,. 40; T. D. Clifford, 30; H. Sclioles, 25; T. Hammond, 30; H. J. Y. Nicholson, 100, Objects: !To carry on the business of a dairy iacI toTy in all .its branches, I Hugo and Shearer, Ltd. Registered as a (private, company Augusts 31. Capital: j £is,C(fl;'dmdediiito 1500 shares of £10 eacli. I Subscribers: Jfosterton—H. P. Hugo. 7CO; J. Shearer. 550; Annie W. Hugo, 1C0; Ethel M. Shearer, 100; 8.., V- Salcombe, 50. . Objccts; I To. acquire from H. P. Hugo aud J. Shearer, of ITasterton; the business of drapers, olothier6, etc. Kitchen any Starkey, Ltd. Registered at» a private company, July 31, 1915. Office* Hastings." Capital: £5000, divided into SCCO shores of £1 each. Subscribers: T., A. Kitchen. 25C0 (700 of which are fully paid up); E. H. Starkey,. 2500 (700 fully paid up). Objects To acquire, as a going concern the business of drapers and milliners now.carried on by T. A. Kitchen and 'H. Starkey at Hastings. ■. . . ■ Matarawa. Land Co., Ltd. Registered August 11, 1915. Office: Napier. Capital: £20,C00, divided into 20,000 shares of £1 'each. Subscribers: H. Campbell, 4475; <1. B. Campbell, 4475; F. J. Stopford,- 1876; 13. B. Goulter, 1958: G. E. Mannering, 1876; F. Logan. 1876;. 8. J. Goulter, 19o8; M. 33. Hogson, 753; A. Hodgson, 753. Objects: To acquire certain''lands and develop the ?amc. Boon Bros:;- Ltd. Registered as. a dpivate 'comipany August 17. Office:.' Gower i Street, -New Plymouth; Capital: £10.000, i divided »into 10,000 shares of £1 each.' Sub* 1 pcribers:' J„ W. Boon, SCCO; -A- Boon', 5000. ' Objects.: To carry, on. the business, of buaMi ors,- contractors, painters, end.-dealers, in hardware, etc.' V ; - : i'/Eden- Gazette," -Ltd. Registered as a i private'company Augiist 24. • Office: Poroinion Road, Auckland. Capital: £1800, divided into 1800 shares of £1 oaah. Subscribers: 1 Auckland—J. Knight, 900: H. Sym.ons, 9CO. Objects:,To acquire as a going concern tho business, and undertaking of newspaper pro-: prietor and general printer heretofore car« ricd on ,by James Knight at Auckland under the style of the "Eden Gazette." W. M'Kay. and Son, Ltd. Registered as a private'-company 'August 27. Capital; £10,000, divided, into 10,000 shares of £1 ench. Subscribers: Greymouth—Wm. M'Kay, 8900; Nelson—A., G. Nightingale, IflGO; .W, Arm> strong, 100. Objects: To- acquire the business at ; Nelson of W. ,11'Kay and* Sons, diiajjers.LONDON WOOL SALE'S. Messrs. Dalsety and Company, Limited, Wellington, have received tho following cablegram from their London hou6e, under date August 31:—"For the sixth series of wool sales, commencing on September 7, the date of our own sales have been arranged as follow :—SeDtember 8. 14. 23 , 30. The 'series has been drawn to October 1." LONDON MARKETS. New Zealand ' Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., have received the following cablegram from their London house, under date September 1:—Tallow: Wo quote present spot values for the.' following descriptions:—Pine mutton,.-365. -cwt-.; good.beef, 355. 3d. per cvrfc.; mixed, 325. 6d. The market is good.. - . • COMMONWEALTH BANK. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright . (Rec. September •2, 10.15 p.m.) , Melbourne,\ September 2. The Commonwealth Bank; for the. halfyear' ended Juno 30, shows a net 'profit of .£25,788. ; . ~ , AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. (Rec. September 2, 10.15 pan.) ! Sydney, September 2. I The forage markets are dull, .and only ! immediate requirements are being filled." lOats, Algerian and American, 4s. 3d.;-maize, 55.-'3d;; South-African and Javan,. ss. to •55.'2 d.; bran,'£s; pollard. £5 IDs.;-potatoes, ;Tasmanian; , '£9 10s. to £10; New • Zealand, £9. to £9 -10s.'; ■onions .Victorian, £9; New Zealand, ,£B. '• • • . . . ' Adelaide, September 2. ' Wheat,'Bs.; flour, £18; bran, Is. 3d.; pollard, Xs. Id.', oats, 3s. 6d. • METAL MARKETS. London, September 1. Copper.—On -the spot, £68 to £68 55.; three months, '£69 ss. to £69 10s, Supplies, 29,519 .tons; deliveries, ,30,518; stocks; 29,564; afloat, 2100; visible supply, 39,237. , •Tin—On tho spot. £151 10s. to £152; three months, £153 to £153 10s. .On the spot, 2474 tons; afloat/ 2585; in stock, 17,376; deliveries, 1907. i Pig-iron; 645. 9d. > Load,'£22 ss. to £22 15s. Bar silver is auoted at 23 3-16 d. per ounce standard. TALLOW. . In. stock, 111663 casks; imports, 3345; deliveries, 4767. , At the tallow sales 1384 casks wero; offered and 1307 601 d.. Prices Mutton, fine, 36s. 4 9d.; medium, ,345. Beef, fine, 375.; medium, 335. 6d.' .; ;;..•' • WHEAT. 1 London, September 1. Wheat is in poor demand, ana prices are unchanged. • • , .. • Wheat.—Tho American visible supply of wheat is 13,727,000 bushels., Chicago September options are 955 cents and 923 cents; December, 93} cents and 91 cents. : . ' OIL AND, TURPENTINE. ' Linceed oil, £26 ss. Turpentine, 345. 6d.