COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1574, 18 October 1912, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHARES. A sale of TVestport Coal shares at. 28s. 6(1. was reported yesterday. The fiuotar (ions were as under:—

COMPANIES REGISTERED. In the list of companies registered published in this week's "Mercantile Gazette" there appear the following:— Fluenzol Proprietary, Ltd. (The). Registered October 10. Office. 149 Fcatherston Street. Wellington. Capital. £45C0, into 2200 ordinary shares of £1 each, and 2203 £B'per centum non-cumulative preference shares of £1 each. Subscribers—H. W. Williams. 150; A. E/ Whytc, 150; C.' W. Palmer, 22C0; G. M'Mbrran, 50; J. A. Stewart, 20; Johnston and Co.. Ltd., 2CO; J. B. Harcourt, 100; W. A.. -T. Dutch: 25; J r W. Abbott, 250, all of Wellington. Objects; To acquire the merti' cine "Fluenzol" and to deal in drugs, medicines, etc. ' Frank Feist and Co., Ltd. Registered as a. private company, October 11. Capital, £3500, into 3500 shares of £1 each. Subscribers—F. Feist, 28C0; W. C. M. Soronsen, 700, both of Carterton, Objects: To acquire and carry on as a going concern the business of a general merchant now carried on by Frank Alfred Foist, at Carterton, under the style .of "F. Feist." J. Wood and Sons, Ltd. Registered as a private company, October 2. Office, 52 Bridge Street, Nelson. Capital, £4CCO into 400 shares of £10 each. Subscribers—Kelson: J. Wood. 320;-E. G. Wood, 40; E. A. Wood, 40. Objects: To purchase and carry on the business of a general storekeeper at Nelson, lately carried on by "J. Wood." PROPERTY SALE. • The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report through their Auckland office, a sale of farm land, they having di-posed of Messrs. Hall Bros.'s well-known "Pukotutu"'lsland, containing 479 acres, situated in the Manukau Harbour, just opposite Mangere. The island was one of the original purchases of the late Sir John Logan Campbell, who sold to Mr. Robert Hall, who in turn disposed of the same to his sons. Mr. John Massey, brother of the Premier, has now become the owner of the property. MELBOURNE HIDES MARKET. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Roc. October 17, 9.E0 p.in). Melbourne October 17. Hides wore in small supplies at to-day's sales, and there was strong competition. Prkes showed Jd. advance in all classes. AUSTRALIAN TRODUOE MARKETS. (Rec. October 17, 9.50 p.m). Sydney, October 17. Wheat, 4s. 53d. to 4s. 6Jd. Flour. £9 ICe. Bran, £6 Ks. Pollard. £7. Oats, Algerian feeding, 3=. 6d. to 3s. Sd.; Now Zealand whites. 3s. 5d.: Giants. 3s. 6d. Maize. 4s. Ed. Barley, Victorian, ss. ti\. to ss. 6d. Potatoes."Tasmania!!, £13; New Zealand, £13. Onions, Japanese and American. £17 to £18. Butter...selected brands, lUs.: prime, 106s. to 1128. Bacon, 9Jd. Cheese, 9d. Adclaido, October 17. . Wheat, 4f. 4d. to 4s. 4{d. Flour. £9 IDs. Bran, 13. lid. Pollard, Is. l}d. Oats, 3s: 2d. WHEAT. (Roc. October 17, 10.5 p.m.) London, October 17. The wheat market is dull. Buyers are very reserved; 59-5. 6d. is asked for Australian Jannnry-Fcbrnary shipments; and 395. 3d. for February-March shipments. SILVER. London, October 16. Silver is quoted at 291 d. per ounce. LEAD, (Rec. October 17. 10.5 p.m.) London, October 17. The lead imports total 14,819 tons, and the exports 6818 tons. TALLOW. London, October 16. At the tallow tales 332 casks were offered, and 486 sold. Prices were unchanged. . The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. has received the following I cablegram from its London house, under j date-October 16:—"Tallow: We quote present spot values for (he following descriptions:—Good mutton, 395. 3d. per cwt.; good | beef, 365. per cwt.; mixed, 335. per cwt. i The market shows a-' lower tendency. I Wheat; We quote 41s. 6rt. c.i.f. Australian cargo. The market i* nuiet but steady, and the outlook is uncertain." j I

Buyers. Sellers. £ fi. d. £ 6. d. National Bank — 6 2 6 Equitable Building: - 9 17 6 Metropolitan — 12 10 0 S.Z"., and Kivcr Plate - 2 2 0 Well. Trust oftd Loan — 7 10 0 Christchurcli Gaa 8 0 0 — Fcilding Gas 10 6 Palinorston North Gas ... 9 2 6 — Woll. One lilO) ., - 18 0 (I Well. Gaa (third issue) - 14 15 0 ?C.Z. Insurance — 4 15 0 Gear Meat (£4) - 13 0 0 Gear Meat (£1) 3 4 0 — Meat Export (£4) - 5 0 0 Well. Woollen (ord.) 3 14 0 - Well. Woollen (pref.) - 2 17 6 Wcstport Coal — 18 6 Lcyland-O'Brion 16 6 17 0 Tar.ingamu.tu Totara, 2 5 9 2 6 6 Oi II. Banks, Ltd — 110 Golden Bay Cement — 113 Sharland's ordinary — 12 9 W.F.C.A. (£5) ' - 7 5 0