COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2581, 1 October 1915, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

" INVESTMENT SHARES Til ore' was nothing doing in the.-invest-ment market yesterday. The quotations wcro as follow:— Buyers. Sellers. 11 £ 6. d. £ s. d. National Bank 4 18 6 — Bank N.Z, (£3 6s. 8<1.) ... 10 6 0 Bank N.Z. (£6 135.. Id.) 16 13. 6 - Well. Invest T. and A. : —■ (111 0 Well. Trust Loau, Ltd. 7 8 6 Well. X>ejL ; and Mort. ' — .079 :Chch. Gas ,(£5) - 7 8 6 ■7 .9 6 Well. 'Gag (£10) ...... - . 16 2 6 National Insurance 2 3 6 ' . — Gear Heat (£1) ..V. — 4 8 0 •Well. Meat Ex. (£2125.'6 d.) - ' 217 0 Union Steam (ord.) 1 3,0 — Well. Woollen (ord.) 6 O' O ' Well. Woollen (pref.) . 3 6 0 — ' Westport Coal — 1' 9 3 West port-Stockton 0 5 2 0 5 4 lieyland-O'Brienj . 12 3 . — Manning and/Co 4 14 0 N.Z. Drug' :... - • 25 0 .Golden; Bay-Cement ; 10 0

. .' companies registered. The . "Mercantile .Gazette," published yes-terday,-records the registration Of the following companies:— ICai Iwi Co.-op. Dairy Co., Ltd.,-registered September 24. Capital: ■ £3000 divided into 3000 ehores of £1 each. Subscribers: Kal Iwi—W. J. Davey, £0; Haare Tamumu, 50: A. G. Goldsbury. 25; E. E. Wright, 30; P. Huwyler, 38; Tui Tehawiri, .40; G. A. M'Cullooh, 50; Ruru Hercmia, 20; Pokiha. Peni, 20;.'0. T. Berrett, 25; J. J. Davidson, 40; W.'B. Gibson, 15; 0. H.-Morrison, 27; Itangi Kawea, 88. Objects: To carry, on the business of dairying, a co-operative store, etc. Westmere Co-op. Dairy Co., Ltd., registered September 24. Capital: £3000 divided into 3000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Westmere—J. P. Laird, 50; J. Itobb, 50; G. Pulley bank,. 50; 0. B. Laird, 50; B. Allison, 120; C. Price, 60; D. M. Finnie, 30; G. H. Leacli, 40; G. H. Tyler, 30; G. B. Bannister, 40; E. Prince, 45; J. Cutfield, 40. Tayforth —G. W. Pelley, 50; J. P.-O'Connor, 50. Objects: To carry on the business ■ of dairying, a, co-operative store, etc. D. 1). Walker and Co., "Ltd., ■ registered as'it private company September ZB. OfflcC:' St.-Hill. Street, Wariganud. Capital; £1500, divided into 300 shares of £5 each. Subscribers': A. B. Gibbons," 200,; D. E.'Walker, 100. Objects: To acquire as a going concern the business now carried on at War nganui under the style of "D. E. Walker and Oo. 1 ," as grain, produce, indent and general merchants. .

Customs duty collected at .the' port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £3479 4a. '2d. LONDON WOOL SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, September 29. Orossbreds show a better tone. Prices:— Gibb, top Mid., average 22(1.; Cowga," 12Jd., lljd.i Manerog, 15Jd„■ Wed. New Zealand: Owhaoko, 2Jd. (?), 19d.;. Kapara, 9d. , Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., Wellington, adviso having received tie following cablegram from their London house under date September 27:—"The market for good wool is firm, whilst it is irregular ; for other sorts. Faulty, pieces, bellies and locks are in poor demand."

ii>. TALLOW. London, September 29. ':.At the tallow sales 1429 casks were of-,, fered and 893 sold. Prices: Fine, 375. 9d.; medium, 355.' Beef, fine, Sis. '<d.j mediums 346. 6d.j ■: .' The New Zealand Loan and' Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., have received the following cablegram .from their London house' under date September 29:—Tallow: We quote present spot values for the following descriptions: Pine mutton, 37e.; 3d. per cwt.; good beef, 3is. 9d.; miied. 345. The market is good. . •

, . HETAI IIAEKET. London, September 29. Copper.—On the spot; £71 'ss. to £71 10s. three months, £72 55.-to £72 10s. Tin.—On the spot, £153 to £163 10s. ■ Lead.—Soft foreign., £23 10s. per ton. . Silver, 23 11-16 d. per. ounce 6tandard. LONDON MARKETS. . (Bee. September 30, 11.25 p.m.) ' London, September 29. .Wheat is'very firm. ' . Turpentine •is quoted at 355. IOJd.

AU STB.ALIAS PKODTJOE JIARKETB. ■By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright "' : '(Bee. September 30,' 11.25 p.m.) • _ Sydney, September 30. . An official correction fixes the prico of pollard at £5.10«. and bran at £4. Oats, . Algerian, 35.; Tasmanian Whites, 3s. 6d. Barley,' nominal, Maize, yeJlow, ss. 3d.; wihite,' 4s. 9d.; Javan, 35.: South African, 4s. 9d. to ss. Potatoes, Tasinanian, £9 to £11; New Zealand, £9. Oniorns, Victorian, £8; New •Zealand, £7 10s. . ' Adelaide, September 30. ; Wheat, ,Bs.: flour, £18 to £18 2s. 6f1.; bran, is. lid.; polteld, 1 Is. 7d.; 'oats, 3s. 3d. HIDES. . .. (Kec. September 30, 11.35 p.m.) . , Sydney, September 30. . ■ The hides .markets report smaller catalogues; prices unchanged..

The Victoria Bowling Club green wilt be officially opened on Saturday, and past members and lady friends are invited to be;present. • , Messrs. Laery and.Co., Ltd., will mako a special display of a consignments; of choice new potatoes, grown on the celebrated Pukeklie Hill. The potatoes will be on view this morning: The Dorset, which'is at present loading at Wanganui, will visit Picton before coming to Wellngton.