COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 296, 10 September 1926, Page 12

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE YESTERDAY’S BUSINESS AND PRICES At the morning call yesterday a sale of Bank of Ac* Zealand shares at 61s. (id. was made on 'Change, and another sale also at 61s. 6<l. was reported. A sale of National Bank shares at £7 Is. was reported. At the afternoon call the sales reported were 5 per cent. P.O. stock at £l)9, and C. M. Banks ordinary shares at 235. There was a very good demand for Government stocks and bonds, with bids of £96 10s. for tho 4J per cents., £9B 15s. for the 5 per cents., and £99 15s. tor the 5.1 per cents. Bank shares were firm, but the demand was restricted to Bank of New Zealand at 61s. 3d., English, Scottish and Australian Bank at £8 2s. 6d., and Western Australian Bank at 575. Financial shares were also very firm, with buyers of Equitable Building at £9 2s. 6d., Wellington Trust and Loan at £6 7s. 6d., a rise of 6d., N.Z. Guarantee Corporation at 10s., Wellington Investment at 10s. 5d.» and Wellington Deposit at 9s. 6d. Wellington Gas ordinary shares were firm at 265. 6d. Shipping shares were steady, with buyers of N.Z. Shipping, preference, at £8 17s. 6d., and Union Steam, preference, at 20s. Id. Kelburn Tram ordinary shares were firm at 265. 6d.' Wellington Woollen shares were unchanged at £6 7s. Coal and timber shares were neglected, and there were no declared buyers. Brewery shares were firm. There were bids of 395. 6d. for Manning and Co.’s shares, and 535. 9d. for N.Z. Breweries shares, the latter showing an advance of 9d. Dental and Medical Supply shares at 16s. 9d. were 3d. higher. Yesterday’s buying and selling quotations were as under:—

SALES IN OTHER CENTRES By telegraph—Press association. Auckland, September 9. Sales: Auckland Gas, 235, 4d.; Northern Steam, 15s. '4d.; Bartholomew Timber, 235.; Kauri Timber, 305.; Leyland-O’Brien, 43 s.; Parker-Lamb, 255. Gd.; Electrolytic Zinc (pref.), 375.; New Zealand Paper Mills, Ills 3d.; Wilson's Cement, 30s. 6d.; Kawarau, 2s. 2d., 2s. 3d.; Waihi Grand Junction, -s. o . C | u . lKtcllurc j li September 9. Sales reported: New Zealand Government 4} per cent. Inscribed (1928). £96 12s. 6d. (two parcels); New Zealand Refrigerating (contr.), Gs. 3d.; New Zealand Breweries, 535. 6d., 535. 3d. Sales: North Canterbury Hospital Board 5i per cent. (1932), £9B; Bank of New Zealand, 61s. 6d.; New Zealand Breweries, 535. 9d.; British Tobacco, 51s. 9d. Danedin, September 9. Sale: New Zealand Coal and Oil, Is. 6d. Sales reported: Bank of New Zealand, 61s. Cd.; St. Bathan’s (“A” issue), ss. 3d. prein. . NEW COMPANIES The “’Mercantile Gazette” record's the registration of the following new companies:— Ihaia Co-operative Dairy Co., Ltd. Registered as a private company April 28, 1926. Office: Corner Havelock Streel and Domet Street, Opunake. Capital: £3OOO, into 3000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Opunake—M. Hickey, I*. Carter, J. Hickoy, Jun., A. Harvey, R. Affleck, jun., D. W. Hickey, D. D. O’Sullivan, and M. Fennell, 100 shares each; J. Fcaver, 80; D. Mourie, 50. Ob jects: The manufacture and sale of butter, cheese, and preserved milk, ham bacon, pork, etc. Westinghouse, Cooper and Co. (N.Z.) Ltd Registered as a private company August 31, 1926. Office in N.Z. Auto mobiles, Ltd.’s Bualding, 35 laranaki Street, Wellington. Capital: £5OO, into 500 shares of £1 each. Subscribers Wellington—H. L. Morris, 490; G. Iv E. McLean, 10. Objects: To act as and carry on all or any of the business w all or any of the respective branches thereof of' importers, exporters, indent ors. warehousemen, merchants, carriers and forwarding agents, and general in cidental. , , _ . , , Agents (N.Z.), Ltd. Registered as u private company August. 31, 1926. Office--10-’ Wakefield Street, Wellington. Cam lai: £lOO into 100 shares of £1 each Subscribers: Sydney—G. A. Dunbar, 40 Wellington —J. G. Fortey, 30; E. V Dunbar, 30. Objects: To carry on the business of manufacturing, importing, exporting, buying, selling at wholesale and retail, and dealing generally, in toilet commodities, toilet preparations, etc. and general incidental South Wairarapa Motors. Ltd. Registered as a private company September fi Office: Memorial Square, Carterton ’ Capital: £l5OO, into 1.500 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Carterton—A W Petherick. C. S. Elmsley, and D. G. Johnston, 500 shares each. Objects: To carrv on the business of manufacturers of and dealers in, letters to hire, repairers, cleaners and storers of nintorenrs trucks, cycles, and vehicles of all other kinds, and general incidental Masterton Masonic Hall Co., It Registered ns n private company he-'-tember 6, 192fi Office: I?7.Dixon StreM Masterton. Capital C-tOOO. into W shares of £lOO each Subscribers: M.terton—J V. Gordon. 6: F. M Tomr, 6’ A. E Winz<*nnerg. 6: A. »). Low o N C Prnenell 6- R Page. 4; A Rowlnnds. 3: I. W Andrews. 8 Ciect«- To nnrehnse. lease, or otliern c acquire land for f’’<’„n’irnoso of t o erection of n Masonic Hall offices, cn, taker’s livin.> quarters, and other Im hr’s, and general incidental W 11 Tong and Co.. Ltd Rcgist'-I ns a private comnnnv September 6. 1’”>• Office- 15 Cuba Street. Wellington. CamInl. £5OOO. into shares of £1 one Subscribers: Wellington—TV. H. Toll-. 150(1 ordinary shares. 499 employee -Imres- F. X Dickinson. 1 emplnvc--hare ’ Objects. To acquire and t-’-e over as a going concern and to canon the business of grain and prorim - merchants and general incidental.

Buyers. N.Z. GOVT. LOANS— £ S. d. Sellers. £ s. d. 44 n.e. Ins. Stk., 1939 91! 10 0 — 4J p.c. ditto, 1938 .... 96 10 0 p.c. ditto, 1933 .... 99 15 0 — 54 p.c. ditto, 1930 • •••_.— _ 99 17 6 44 n.e. Bonds, 1939 .. 96 10 0 — 44 p.c. ditto, 1938 .... 96 10 0 —— 44 p.c. ditto, 1930 .... 97 5 0 54 n.e. ditto, 1933 .... 99 15 0 5 p.c. P.O. Ins. Stk., 5907 98 15 0 5 p.c. P.O. Bonds, 1927 98 15 0 — BANKS— English, Scottish, and Australian § 2 5 New Zealand ........ 3 1 o —' Western Australian .. 2 1. 0 FINANCIAL— n „ „ Equitable Building ..926 N.Z. Guarantee Corp. (ord., 8s.) 0 ip 0 Wellington Investment 0 10 5 r— Well. Trust, Loan ... 6 7 b — Wellington Deposit ..096 G AS — . . „ „ Wellington (ord.) .... 1 6 6 INSURANCE— <16 TRANSPORT— „ „ N.Z. Shipping (pref.).. 8 17 6 Union Steam (pref.) ..101 10 4 Kelb. and Karorl Tram. (ord.) 16 6 •— WOOLLEN— „ , „ Kaiapoi (contrib.) ... 0 1 9 Wellington (pref.) ... 6 < 0 — COAL— Westport — 1 16 3 Westport-Stockton (prof.) — 0 4 0 TIMBER— Loyland-O’Brien .... — 2 4 6 National — 0 17 6 BREWERIES— Manning and Co. 113 6 —— 1 1 Staples and Co — 1 17 0 2 3 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Dental and Medical ■M — Sliarland & Co. (ord.) — 12 6 Wilson’s Cement — 1 12 0 MINING— 10 0 Waiiii Grand Junction — 0 2 S 0 2 3 Kuranui — Old