COMMERCIAL SUMMARY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5729, 29 March 1880, Page 6

COMMERCIAL SUMMARY.

SALES BY AUCTION. March 10. Messrs. Samuel Cochrane and Son held a sale this day of freehold properties in the estate of the late Henry Keesing, when the following prices were realised Two brick houses in Princes-street, immediately below the Northern Club, £G10; allotment in Shortlandstreefc, £360 ; and an allotment, Bank-street, £1 3s per foot. March 4. To-day Mr. R. Arthur reports a large property in Hobson and Chapel-streets was offered for sale by order of ths trustees of the late Captain Lillewall. The attendance was good. Hobsonstreet frontages sold at £7 to £7 10s per foot. The house and allotments in Uhapel-street were passed for higher price than was offered. March 11. Mr. E. Arthur offered for sale the schooners Advance and Opotiki by order of the mortgagee ; there were a good number present, but bidding was very languid. The Advance 58 j 59-100 tons registered tonnage was first offered. ' Bidding commenced at£36o, andslowly advanced i to £370 ; she was passed for a higher price, and has since been sold at £400. The Opotiki, 37 92-100 tons, registered tonnage, started at £200, and was sold at £245. March 19. Messrs. E. and A. Isaacs held an extensive sale o: ships' stores, wines and spirits, bulldog ale and stout, kc. t on Thursday last, at which good prices were realised, the attendance ! being fair. j On Thursday the sash and door factory at Newton, with engine and boiler and the seven allotments on which it is erected, having 107 feet frontage to "West-street, and 132 feet frontage to Dublin-street, was sold by auction by Mr. R. Arthur, and realised the sum of £810. March 24. Mr. Alfred Bucklandheld a land and property sale to-day at the Haymarkefc, and the following lots were sold :—A farm of 4SO acres, adjoining the township of Alexandra, with house and buildings thereon, £16G0, purchaser Mr. Sv. I. Taylor ; 1 acre, in the township of Kihikihi, £32, Mr. "VV. A Owen ; 1 acre, in the township of Alexandra East, £21, Mr. "W". H. Fenton ; 1 acre (255), £10, Mr. J. P. King. The allotments at Hamilton, Whatawhata, and Wairua, also Mr. Jas. Brown's "Waikato farm, were passed. Messrs. B. Tonks and Co.'s sale of allotments was fairly attended, and the following allotments sold : —Allotment corner of St. Mary's Road, Punsonby, £03; seven allotments at "Whangarei, £2S; at Port Albert, four allotments at 16s each, three at 24s each, and two at 35s each. The lots at Raglan and Karioi were passed. Messrs. B. Tonks and Co. sold the privileges in connection with the Easter races at Henderson's Mill. The right to sell liquors and refreshments, £30, Mrs. McClougblin; cards, £15, AVm. Adams; also totalisator, £7. March 25. Mr. A. G. Grant sold this morning, by public auction, by order of the Harbour Board, the right to collect tolls on the Queen-street and Railway Wharves, also the right for levying charges for the weighbridge. The period for which they were sold was for nine months. Bidding started at £120, and was finally knocked down to Mr. J. Russell at £152 per month, or at the rate of £1824 for the year. The net income to the Board for the year 1879 was £1507 4s Bd, so that the result of this public competition shows a clear increase of profit at the rate of £25G 15s 4d per annum.

Statement showing the amount of Customs duties collected at the port of Auckland, ia the colony of New Zealand (according to thß several heads of revenue undermentioned), from the Ist to the 29th Febrary, 1830, both days inclusive :— Heads of Receipts. Total. Spirits, 21s aud 143 per gallon .. £4,299 2 1 Cigars and snuff, 6s per lb 26S 19 6 Tobacco, 3s 6d per lb. .. .. 2,359 3 0 Wine, 6s, ss, and 43 p2r gallon .. 475 IS 4 Ale and beer, in bottle, Is 3d per gallon 397 9 5 Do. (in wood;, 1b per gallon .. 17 10 0 Tea, 4d per 1b... 405 7 7 Coffee, cocoa, chicory, anl chocolate, 3d per lb 112 12 9 Sugar, raw, refined, and molasses, Jd per lb. 3,05$ 11 G Goods by weight ] ,485 10 8 Ad valorem, 25 and 15 percent .. 8,185 0 0 Other duties not specified above .. 497 16 1 Total £19,594 0 11 Gold duty .. 495 14 3

SHARE INVESTORS' GUIDE.

! m,„nanli.« Noof Shares , Total Subscribed Paid-up Rcu'v'ilFumKt imount l'aid-up per I a«t DivlM tier Latest Market Annual In'estnt Finanoinl Uiilf-y'i-g companies. Shares. Issued, CapitiU Capital. Capital. Uudiv'd l'rollt. |> r share. Share. Cunt, pur Anui. Quotations. Current PriceB. or Year Closes, |g Hank of Now Zealand 100,000 loO.OOO £1 0011,000 £1,000,000 ill,<.00,000 £G(i>V-00 £10 £10 (To £ift~0~i) £]» 12 1) JtvTI) Sep. 30 & March 31 3.8 National Hank 200,0.0 101', 005 li,000, 000 1,000,000 US0.U0U 12,000 1 0 3 10 U li 0 0 1! 2 0 6 15 0 Sep. 30 & March 31 An Colonial Bank 400,000 2(10,000 2,(IOO,'jOO 1,000,000 -100,000 <15,120 ft li 0 0 U 0-0 2 3 0 7 10 0 June 30 .6 Doc. 31 JB Now Xenhind Insurance Company.. .. 100,00(1 100,000 3,01)0,1 00 1,000,000 200,000 144.288 10 2 0 0 5 0 0 2 In 0 4 10 0 May 31 ><c Nov. 30 |E National Insurance Company .. .. 1< 0,W!0 100,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 00,000 w,«08 10 0 10 0 20 0 0 1 0 0 10 0 0 Sep.S0.fc March 31 • S South liritish lusurnneo Company.. .. 50,00(1 50,000 1,000,000 1,iOO,OOU 100, 0(W 7-1.001 20 2 0 0 Id 0 0 2 2 0 10 0 0 Au B , 31 & Feb. 23 go Standard Insurance (Jo,npany .. .. 100,000 100,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 75,OHO 4U.26B 10 0 15 0 .. 0 12 0 .. June 30 & Dec. 31 g« e Union Insurance Company .. .. 100,000 3(0,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 76,000 *-'4,121 20 0 16 0 S 0 0 0 10 0 7 0 0 May 31 i > g Colonial Insurance Company .. .. 100,100 100,000 1,000,000 1.000,000 37,500 (i,711) 10 0 10 0 .. 0 S 0 ? a g- Now Zoalaud Loan nnrt Jlercantilo Afsency.. 120,000 12',000 3,000,000 3,000,000 300,000 12!), 848 2ft 2 10 0 15 0 0 -J 7 (1 0 0 0 Juno 30 & Doc. 31 f£- o OtaKO nml Southland Investment Co. .. 75,000 75,000 600,000 1175,000 75,000 2-f,lf,0 5 1 0 0 10 0 0 17 0 S 0 0 Jan. 31 & July 31 » S" Sf Guthrie and Larnach'a Wuodware Cumpany fiO.OOJ 42,151 250,000 210,00.'! 103, 812 12,857 6 5 0 0 12 10 0 2 10 0 .. March 1 & Auk. 31 2-g, ag National MortKaKO and A Kcncy .. .. 100,(100 fiO.uCO 1,000,000 500,000 60,000 .. 10 1 0 0 . 1 2 0 4 0 0 §5 Union Sash and Door Company .. .. lli,!12(i 10,320 117,020 117,020 75,0-10 3,230 ft 5 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 JO O 0 Juno 30 & Doe. 31 ■"l e-S Auckland Tnnbor Company .. 24,000 If,,000 120,000 75,000 00,0(0 0,052 ft 4 0 0 10 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 ,1 uno 30 .V Dec. 31 f# liay of iBlandB Coal Company .. .. 4,000 2,0fi0 40,000 20,(100 28,0(10 .. 10 10 0 0 .. (10 0 .. Juno 80 & Doc. 31 8 Stt Auckland Gas Company 10,000 7,«71 50,000 30,055 3U,»;.6 4,S(10 5 50 0 15 00 800 000 Juno 30 ii Doc. 31 B.» Thames C,as Company 10,000 SI,OSS 25,000 2-l,!l55 18,005 .. 21 1 18 0 K 0 0 1 3 0 12 10 0 Jan 31 & July 31 &£ Now Zealand Shipping Company .. .. 25,000 25,000 250,000 250,000 125,000 00,000 10 ft 0 0 10 0 0 3 10 0 14 0 0 Juno 30 <8- Union Steam Mupping Company .. .. 20,757 20,757 250,000 201,000 201, OuO 77,416 10 10 0 u fi 0 0 7 10 0 8 0 0 Jan. 31 & July 31 S Auckland and North Shoro Ferry Company 20,000 11,OUO 20,000 11,000 11,000 .. 1 1 0 0 10 0 0 1 2 6 0 0 0 « Kaiparn Steamship Company .. .. 0,000 -1,000 30,000 20,000 12,000 .. 1 10 o