COMMERCIAL.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16157, 11 March 1918, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

(By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright.) (Australian ar.d S.Z. Cable Association.) I.OXDOX MARKETS. (Received Ttjarcli 10th, C 5.20 p.m.) LONDON. March 0. The Hank of Australasia has declared a dividend of Us and a l onus of 12s Gd, equivalent to 17 per cent. Copper—Copper is quoted at £110 os to £110 15.5, electrolytic £125. l.ead —Lead is quoted at £29 10s, £23 10s: spelter £58. £50. Tin—Tin is quoted at £310 to £316. Stocks. 20,007 toDsj spot 2703, afloat .'i:!7o. deliveries 1595. Hemp—There is a fair demand. Prices are unchanged. Rubber —Para 2s 7]d, plantation 2s old. su.'oked 2s 42d. Sliver —Silver is quoted at 42ijd.

TATTERSALL'S HORSE. BAZAAR,. Messrs 11. Matson and Co. had au entry of 35 horses on Saturday. Owing to the very broken weather experienced lately, the harvest is being greatly delayed, and consequently very few farm horses arc being put on the market. The. demand oil Saturday was good, and the bulk of the entry was sold. _ Among the sales made were:—For W. Kolkmann, Probbleton, four-year-old filly, £1 (> 10s; client, five-year-old mare, £14 15s; client, seven-year-old gelding, £12; VvY Russell, R.iccarton, eight-year-old gelding, £12 15s; R. J. Kelly, six-ycar-okl mare, £22: A. C. Spray, Lincoln road, hve-ycar-old gelding, £15 10s; client, seven-.year-old gelding, £13; H. Moore, Spreydon, six-year-old mare, £12 : aged harness horses at lato prices. THE SPRINGFIELD ESTATE SALE. Following aro the principal prices obtained for the live stock on the second day at Mr Thomas D'owling's Springfield Estate dispersal sale: — •'37(J six and eight-tooth tliree-quar-tcrbred flock ewes, 375; 652 two-tooth owes, 38s; 250, 38s: 202, 37s 9d; GS7 six-tooth ewes, -38s; 3(Jl' eight-tooth, .'i4s 3d; 429 six-tootli, 375; 231 twotooth, 36.s 3d; 2-16 failing-mouth ewes, 24.s 0d : 15.3 six and eight-tooth ewes, 33s lid; 200 wether Jamb.-'. 25s lOd; 222, 25s 7d: 44G ewo lambs, 2Ss sd; 200 fiill-moutli ewes, 30s 3d; 250 halfbred wethers, 28s Gd. Fat Sheep—l 32 wethers, 42s 9d: 48 ewes, 3!)s; 19 ewes, 30s; 9, 30s. Fat lambs—o22 at 25s tkl; 22, 25s 7d; 2GS, 365. Store sheep—o9(3 flock sheep, mixed sexes, 22s 4d. Fat Cattle —2 bullocks. £28, and 2 at £25; 4 cows, £15 ss; 1 £15 10s; 1, £17; 3 heifers, £11 10s; 3, £13 15s; 8, £12 2s 6d; 1, £13 15s; 16 bullocks, £17 2s 6d;'one yearling steer, £7 7s (>d: 14 two-year-old steers, £10 os; 16 empty heifers, £S. Draught Horses —1 bay mare, £38; 1 gelding. £27; 1 marc, £13; 1, £22 8s; 1, £12 ; 1 gelding, £12. Fourteen others sold at from £2 to £7. Light horses, by standard-bred trotting sires:—Seven-year-old maro, by Advance, unbroken, £6; scven-year-okl mare, by Prince Imperial, unbroken, £4 10s f five-year-old mare by King Cole, unbroken, £12; yearling filly by Wildwood, £24 10s; yearling filly by El Carbine, £22; gelding, 8 years, by Sfc. Kovin, £11 10s; gelding,- 8 years, by Prince Imperial, £13 10s; mare, 6 years, by Advance, £10; gelding 2 vears, bv Cronstadt, £6; gelding, 5 years, by Advance. £9; gelding, 3 vears, by Coldstream Bells, dam by General Traeoy, £65; brood, mare by General Tracy, dam Tradewmd, £46; aged mare hy.Foniiosfl.ii, £2 10s; nlly, 4 years, by Bonny Glen, £7.

JONES. McCROSTIE COMPANY, LTD., SALE REPORT. Messrs Jones, McCrostie Company, Ltd., roport having sold during the past month, by public auction, on account ot Dr. Simpson. 25 acres of land with, residence thereon, situate Dunsandel, to Mrs iStapleton; also, on acoount of the mortgagees, building section situate Wyon street, Linwood, to Mr Crawford; on account of the trustoes in Powell's estate, shop and residence situato Mowbray street. Linwood, to Mr Olsen; on acoount of Mr Gray, residential property situate Middle Pai'k road, to Mr Kay; on account of Mr Scarff Cin conjunction with Messrs Nealo and Co.). bungalow residenco situated in Edgewnre road, vSt. Albans; on account of Mr M., P. Jones, bungalow residence, situate Colombo street, St. Albans; on account of Mr J. Grigg, two-storied residenco situate Gloucester street west, to Mr H. W. Bishop; on account of Mr Waller, residence of 7 rooms and about i-*acre of land, situate Cashol street, City, to Mr Hollands; on account of Mr J. A. Lummis, property situate Alma street. Lower Riccarton, to Mr Hooper; on account of the executors in the estate of the late M. G. Wallich, bungalow residence situato Fendalton road, to Mr A. H. King; on account of Mr A. J. Hall burton, six-roomed residential property with J-acre of land, situate Main South road, Sockburn, to Mr Terry; on account of the mortgagees, residential property situato No. 17 Gowlisliaw street, to Mr Thomas; on account of Mr Andrew, superior bungalow residence situato Papanui road, to a client: on account of the owner, residential property situato in Fendalton; on account of Mr Jas. Brake, residence situate in Oxford ten-ace, City, to Mr Watson: on account of the owner, residence of 6 rooms and over }-acro of land, situate Drydon street, Sumner, to Miss Clarke ; on account of Mrs Strouts, that valuable corner site situated at the corner of Cash el street and Cambridge terrace. City, to a client; on account of Mr Hall, about i-acre of land, with residence thereon, s'tun. to No. 389 Hereford street. Linwood, to a client; on account of Mr Heather, his fruit and confectionery business. Colombo street City ; on'account of Mr Knight, section situate Halsev street, New Brighton, to Mr Mallett; on account of Mr J. M. Baxter, ssction situato Esplanade, New Brighton, with stable thereon, to a clienton account of Mr Lawry, line bungalow site on /Richmond terrace, New Brighton, to Mr Nixon. Also linving leased soveral furnished houses and conducted numerous valuations for probate and other- purposes. Having held a successful clearing sale on account of Mr John Hall on the premises, Manchester street, of horses, conveyances, shop fittings, cash registers, scales.' etc.. etc.. whe n the cash register realised £91, Dayton scales £20, ditto £14, ditto £9, vans £25, carts £11, £12, and £7, othor gcods selling at satisfactory prices. On account of Mr Ford, superior furniture and effects on the premises, Brown's road, St. Albanson account of the trustees in Wilson's estate, furnishings, on the premises Bligh's road; on account of the owner' romoyed to our rooms for the convenience of sale, superior furnishings, niano etc.; on account of Miss Young, on the premises, Repton street. Mcrivale, furnishings : on account of M r Trent, on the promises, Gloucester street west furnishings; on account of the Church 1 roperty Trustees, house for removal, bt. Albans; on acoount of Mr H. Tavlor j furnishings and plant, Regent street' \\ oolston ; on account of Mr Dawson, on tho proniisos, Warrington street, St. AJbans, piano and furnishings; on account ot Mr Lucas, on the prcmisos, Ldgeware road, St. Albans, furnishings; on account of the Christchurch Svndicate Pipe )\orks, Gloucester street, Lity, machinery and plant (lathe realised £o°, motor £30, ditto £13, other machinery and plant selling at satisfactory prices) ; on account of Mr Jackson, on the premises, Wilson's road, Linwood, superior furniture piano, etc. V e draw special attention to impel tant sale on Wednesdav next, on account of the trustees in the William \\ilson estate that valuable citv pro- -\ Sl i , e ILgh and Colombo streets. Christ church, known at Tho Triangle! tu j ln our ' an< J sale rooms; and on 1 hursday next, on account of Mr on the premises, No. , eloign avenue, property, .n]-o tho whole of the superior furniture, Wo'seloy moror-car. etc., etc., on view on Wednesday next: and on Saturday, in our sale rooms, important sale of properties. 9878

ASHBURTON GRAIN MARKET. The weather during the week has been favourable, and good progress has been, mado with stacking and stook threshing.. Very little grain is now in stook. Wheat—Deliveries are now being made in largo quantities, and the grain which, was out m tho recent heavy rain is making its appearance in increasing quantity; the condition of this in most cases is not satisfactory. Tho demand for good-conditioned, sound wheat is sufficient, to absorb the quantity offering. Ont-of-condition and sprouty lines are not so easily placed. Oats —The market is very-firm, and offerings of any description of oats are limited. Algerians may be quoted at from 3s 6d to 3s 9d and up to 3s lOd to 4s for seed lines. Gartons from 3s 9d to 4s, a<scording to description. AH quotes on trucks, stations. Chaff —Demand for good quality is steady, and from 05s to ICOs, on trucks, is current value. Inferior quality is not in demand. SATURDAY'S POULTRY MARKET. Messrs J. B. Merrett and Co. had a large entry on Saturday. Prices were well maintained throughout. Quality in many birds was good, but a number of unfinished birds did not realise high, value. Table chickens realised os Gd to 9s 4d, hens 2s 6d to 5s lOd, pullets us to 12s fld, ducks 4s to 7s Gd, geese 7s to 10s, turkeys lis to 325. all per pair. EGG MARKET. The egg market continues well supplied. . Canterbury Egg Circle first grades are quoted at Is 9d, seconds Is 7d to Is Bd, pullets Is per dozen. 1 NEW COMPANIES. Registration of the following now companies was announced in last week's "Mercantile Gazette": — United Motor Service, Ltd. Regis tered as a private company, February 15th. Office: 152 Hereford street, Christchurch. Capital: £2200, in 2200 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: C W. Harris 1100,' C. C. Clements 1100. Objects: To carry on the business of motor garage proprietors and to establish a lino of motor cars carrying passengers, etc., between such places as the company may determine. Victory Mines Syndicate, Ltd. Registered February 20th. Office: Cobden. Capital: £7500, in 300 shares of £25 each. Subscribers: Cobden—J. Taylor, C. N. Taylor; Kapitea—E. and G." Wilson; Greymouth—T. Parfitt, L. S. Taylor, and W. J. Mcllroy—all cue share each. Objects: Quartz-mining, etc., at Paparoa.

MINING. TALISMAN MTNE. (rUESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) AUCKT.AN t D, March 10. The Talisman Consolidated return fox February was £11,120 from TlffO tons of ore, compared with a yield of £10,227 from 1380 tons in February of last year. HOME AND FOREIGN. •— EXPLOSION IN WORKSHOP. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and H.Z. Cable Association.; (Renter's Telegrams.) LONDON", March 8. The Press Bureau states that as the result of an explosion in a small Goverenment workshop in the south of London, four workers were killed and one injured. The shop was destroyed. PORTUGUESE CABINET RECON STRUCTED. (Reuter'a Tcfegrams.) LONDON, March 8. Owing to the refusal of Unionist members of the Cabinet to adopt universal suffrage at the Presidential elections, tho Cabinet lias been reconstructed without the Unionists. i The Premiership is unchanged. I