COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2580, 30 September 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

: . INVESTMJiXT SHAKES - In. the investment sliaro : morliet yester'day a. sale o£ Union Steam (preference). at 20s. was reported.', Tlio rjuotations'were asunder:— . V. ■ 7:0.".' Buyers. ; ■ Sellcm. " £e: d. 'fa. d. National Bank 417 6: -5 0 0. Bank KJS. l£S-6s. Bd.) ...-" - . J 10: 6 0 Bank N.Z. (£6 . 13s. , '4d.):16 2 .'6 16/6 0 Union Bank" V.. — .51 S O Equitable BuildingS's-fl Well. Gcs (£10) TV.;.....:.:.:.. • ;16. 2. 6 Well. Meat. Ex.> (£2lZs. 64.) . 2.17 0 TJnion Steam-(ord.), ;13;i 0 — ■ Kaiapoi .Woollen (ord.) 5 4 0 ;v 5' 6 0' AVestpoit-Stockton 0 5 2 . Golden, Bay Cement 0 19 3 — , Customs ■ duty ■ collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £1856 13s. 7<L

WAIR'ARAPA FARMERS' CO-OP. By Telegraph.—Press Association. ■ ; Masterton, September 29. The annual meeting- of the Wairarapft' Farmers' Co-op. Association was held .today. Tho chairman of divectore, in moving- the adoption of the report, stated that tho profit for the year showed cin incrcaso of £1108 on the. profit of lest year. The surplus of assets of the company over liabilities' amounted to £150,932, and as trad© had becomo normal the directors had thought it prudent to recommend a aivi- . dend of 9 per cent, from which, income tax would be deducted. The chairman urged that the motto for the future should be "i3>usince3' as usual, bat avoid extravagance-. and-waste." • , Messrs. D;* J. Nathan,- D. Caselbcrg, end V. 0. Turnor were reflected directors, ana Messrs'. Badliam and Scllar auditors. Tho shareholders present at.the meeting passed a resolution pledging themselves to assist the Government to prosecute the "war to the bitter end, also ,to render euch otiier service m their power i as the Government may require, and to! 'gave pecuniary assistance in accordance ..with.their, nteans., ,

' —MINING NEWS 1 WELLINGTON SHABE MAKK.ET. No business was done in mining shares yiWterday, and tho quotations wero as follow.:—„ ■ ; Buyers. Sellers. .. . ,'', £e. d. £8. d. Murray'b' Freehold .......... 0-1 -5 — Talisman: ' — OIS u Waihi 1 JIJ ° , Grand Junction •■.■'■■■ 'J J J — Dominion Developing ... 18 0 ... STOCK. EXCHANGE.. By Telegraph;— Press Association. Christchurch, September 29. Sale reported: National. Bank of -New Zealand,. £4 19s". V r „ . .i •• •-... " Dunctiln, September 29. . ; The i ifollowing;; sales.' were made _on 'the Stock Exchange ■ to-dayWaihi : £1 175.; National; Insurance,' £2 45.; Union Steam (pref.), £1. ■ , .The • following: - sales were .reported:Donaghy's and' Twine, £1 2s. ~6a.; Kaiapoi Woollen, £5 'ss.'

;k ; BOSS, /GOLDFIELDS. • The mine superintendent of the , Eoss Goldfields Reconstructed reports as ' follows on ihe-work at "tie mine for the \veek ended September 23:—No. 2 east drive has',advanced; 38* feet," the wash' showing fail*: grade values for- 3 feet below the back, laths. No. 15 north drive.has been extended 20 feßt' in, pay-wash, end No. 11 north 19. feet, which is out 107 feet, blocks inp hce commenced. The north-west drive off No. 3 shoot has been advanced ZZ feet in 3 feet of pay-wash.'. /Blocking is proceeding off No. .7- north drive.

- GOLD RETURN. • Tho return from the-Ross Goldfields is 5302. sdwt. of gold from 889 trucks. "... -THE HATJRAKI REEFS, LTD. • The mine : manager of the Hauraki Reefs reports as- follows :~During the past week •four men have been employed stoping over ,the - back of No. 3 level. Good crushing . dirt is coming to hand, and about 81b. of pickcd stone was obtained. A shift is employed driving No. 3 level face a distance of about 10 feet in-order to make a ladder way up in firmer country. V HIGGINSON AND -MACSHANE, 143 Feaffierston Street, Wellington, 3HAEBBROKEEP and ACCOUNTANTS. MONEY TO LEND on First-class Fi-ee-ho!d Security.

RUGBY — : —« 1 — LAST,GAME ; NEXT. SATURDAY. With last Saturday's game_ the • more, serious' matches .of the championship contests were completed, and but one more gaino. will be played' this season, . viz., Athletic versus Trentliam. This game has been arranged at the request of the large number of, players and,, supporters of the game in the camp,' wlhich is reported to he able. to place an exceptionally 'strong.team in the field, and Athletic will probably be hard pressed to secure a further. victory : to their present season's excellent record. .-. The Rugby Union has decided to devote the wheje of the, proceedsl to the soldiers, and it is expected that a good' sum u;ill be available for this purpose.;.; Owing to the drawn game between Pctone , and Poneke sixth-class on Saturday last, the tie will be played ' at Petone on Saturday next at 3 o'clock.