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Otago Daily Times, Issue 13268, 27 April 1905, Page 6

COMMERCIAL.

Daily Times Office, Wednesday evening. The amount of revenue collected at the Dunedin Custom Houso to-day on goods cleared for consumption was £1096 13s 3d. COMMERCIAL CABLEGRAMS. LONDON. April 23. The. total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for tho United Kingdom is 3,835.000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,705,000 quarters. Stocks and Shares.—Banks: Australasia, £93; National of New Zealand, £5 ss; Now Zealand, £> 15s. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, £SM. All others unchanged. SYDNEY SHOW SiuOK SALES. •' V SYDNEY, April 20. At the horse sales at the show the draught stallion King of the Ring, tho property of Mr J. Small, of New Zealand, brought 200gs, and two others SOgs and sGgs respectively; Mr J. Grant's King Tom llOgs. Mr Grant bought tho coaching stallion Baron, winner of the championship in his class, for 130gs. BENNETS PATENT BOOT COMPANY. 'Che first annus! general meeting of shareholders in Bemiet's Patent Boot Company (Lid.) was held in tho office of tho company yesterday afternoon, and was well attended Jlr Walter Hislop (chairman of directors) presided, and, in moving the adoption of the report and balance sheet for year ended March 31, 1905 (which, having besn sent to all shareholders,, was taken as read), said: I do not intend to detain you at any length, da the report submitted reaily gives you all the information in respect to the company that your directors can give. The directors regret tho delay that has taken place in getting tho soles and heels on the market, but they feel quite sure that you will agTeo with them thai to do so before n. perfected article can bo produced will not be to your interests. Until » supply of.stosl for the soles can be obtained from England, it is proposed to start theif'mauufactnie, hut we hope that a commencement ml! be-mado at onco with the heelß, and that they will be on the market 'very - soon. Daring the year Mr Beiinet worked out ■ another mode of fastening the . heels, \\ - hich x your directors hava patelitcd temporarily ufttil it is seen which of'the two methods is the best. As to tho Working of tho tights in other countries.thait New Zealand, . tho directors have made inquiries, hut they ccrsider nothing should be done in this direction till it can hi shown that the invention is s, sucecsa. Turning to the balance sheet, you will note that Hie total expenses to date,' including all cost J ill iioliiiection with the floating and registering of iho company, amount to £98 Is. 'l'ho actual tvorking es- , pansea hav£ been, and ndw.- are, only nominal, jr The retiring directors—Messrs E. S. Patersoli and li. M'Gatin—were reappointed, ahd Mr jL Anderson Wa3 appointed to fill the vacancy on the board tensed by tho resignation of Mr, Bullock on his leaving New Zealand for-a trip.to the Old Country. Sir James Brown, the retiring auditor, was reappointed at fho ttiift rtmuneratiofl as WWe—ttatoely,' £2 2s. .

A LINE OP FAT SHEEP. ' One of the iineat lines' of fftt alicep. iiia-t has ever bcert'sden at BurnsidoYards waa offered by Messrs Wright,,S+oplienisoii, and. Co. at this'week's sulfi. II consisted. ol 123 beautifully-finished "Jour, - bu>7 and eightrtobth wethers from Moa Flati Estafej which property is now bang cut ■up for close settlement.- The first 50' offered' realised the record prieo of 31s 3d, and the'- remaining 72 sold at prises ranging front, 27s Gd to 29s 6d,-.th« average ever tho whole.' consignment being 23s 9tl. lis buyers werol'ltr-ssis -'T.-SinitU and Co. (of George street aid South Dunedin) and Mr W. W. Duke (of George sfreot), A number of the sheep were killed at the city abattoirs immediately after the sale, and both the buyers are exceptionally well pleased with-t-he way in which they have turned ont, ilie > weights being very satisfactory,' and the quality of the meat excellent.

The New Zealand! FlounniUers'. Association has advanced the price locally'a,ud for shipping of bran and pollard by • 10s. Quotations are?— Bran, local, ±'3 15s; shipping, £3. - Pollard, local, £5 10s; shipping, fn 10s,