COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1598, 15 November 1912, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

\' ", ... INVESTMENT SHAKES .'.■■■ , The trafflfactiom recorded yesterday were Palmorston North Gas: at £5, and Now Zealand Shipping at £14. The quotations were, as uiKfci , :— • . , -'■-..■■••■ . Buyftrs. "' Sellers ■■■'~ ■ •' £ s. a. £ s. d. Equitable .Building - . 9 ifi (I Metropolitan' ' r- 1210.0 N.Z. and River Plata Z 10 - Auckland Gas — . 3 <s fi I Ohristchurch Ga3 ..-. — 8 5 0] Well. Gas (£10) .-. •—' 17 17 6 Well. Gae. (second issue) , — 1616 0 Well. Gai3 '(third issue) ... 13 17 -6 14 2 6 Well. Gas (prcl.) „.;.....,... — ■ >. 1 p 9 S.B. Insurance ~.■„.;; —. ,3 110 Gear. Meat (£4)' — . 12.15 0 ■ Meat Export W) ..1.... — 50 i. Meat' Export (525. ii.) — ' 2 19 6 N.Z. Shipping ......: .14 0' 0 '' i--^--Woll.'.Woollen(pref.)-.. 217 0 — ■ Loyland-O-Brieh Timber ' ' .— 1' a ,0 Golden Bay Cement ....... 10 9 ' — N.Z. Drug .„..;.' , . - - 210 0. Sharland's "oMinary :'-"'.•. 1 li Wa'rd~'Ma«''Co,-?..; & O'.O',' 5 2 6 .■■':'• v ' ..' w001..-.; : ;/■■;..".'" .',,!.■; '.Shoarine much delayed by the wet, woathor, and >o ;far .very little wool has reached the. stores in Wellington. Thorp is some fear of wot wool coming in. but it is.to bis hoped that every (va.re will be telton. by farmers to prevent this, tho next' Wellington sale will not be hold for eonie "Ume, but it. is expected , that prices will be bettor than they wefe a y«a.r ago. It. is a question the Americans will .operate to any great extent. ai the r.eit'liond'on , .Ealcs,,irhiC'ii begin on November 26. The new Pri»Bidbnfc,and hi.i pa,rty are pledged t-o: tariff reform',- and lower duties for wool. are bound to follow. .In. view*'of.- this,• tho American textile tredo wdll not.fill up with high duty wools. When tho wool tariff' is lowered wo may expect- ttio Americans to be keen buyers. The following table' of Australasian wool exports from ' July 1 io -October 31i 1912. compared. with tho eorrcsnoodiong, period last yoar, has been compiled by Hctsre.' Dalgety and Co., Ltd., MelboEr&o-.V ■■:■-.- . JSl4.'.- ' 1911. Bales. Bales. Victoria :... 44,63? ■ : 75.4?a New South Wales- ....... 222.781' 256,589 Queensland .., 6?,3« • 94,679 South AustraJaa 57,382 ■■ 54,369 ■West AuijtraUa '~.: ■ 18.595 .. 16.710 ', Austra-liao: !. 412,356 497,395 . ~Now Zealand ; 33,459- 31,042 -'.■'••■•.'■ ■ . .. ,445,816.. '■■ 5J8.437. : There is. a n-et' dcereatc of 82,622- .httJcs; n.nd this is certain to bo inorcjEcd as the season, prog-rossee. ■ , , ; v - 'COMPANIES REGISTERED.. . The registration of the undermentioned companies ia nublislttd in thde week'e iseue of.tac' "Mercantile Gaiotto":—,'. . E. Y.- WaHa'and Co., I/td., icgistorcd as a private ■ company, November ~12. Offlcc— Wellington. Capital—£ll2s In 1125 shares'of £1 eaoh-Subsftibcrq—Wellington: 'It. Y. Walls, 950:. S, Ockcnden, 175. ObjectS-To business ae engineers, ironfounders,,etc. '' ■ . ,'-,'.'-.-.' ■■■" . / ' ■W. E. Woods, Ltd., fegistcred Nbvembor 13.. Office- Wollin'glon, 'Capitol—4loo,ooo, into £100,000 shojos of £1 -each. Subscrib-ore-Sydney: W. B. Wobfe. Weliiington: A. , H. Turnboll,' G. Wilson; G. Wilson, jun-r., J. G. W. Aitken, W.; P. "Keid, :and H. Hall, all pno share each. Obiec-W—To' acquire and carry on tho business of Tho William ■E. Woods' Groat Pepperaiiiit Cure Co., Ltd., otc. -'..■-.•, ",' ■ ' ' M'Nco and Co., UA., tegietexed as -a- private company, November 8. 1512. O!Hce--Padrfax Street, MumshiMn. Capital—£6ool, into; 6000 shares' of .£.l each, SubeoribcfG— MuTchison: Eobert : Jl'Jlco, 600 (fiilly.paid shares and 2400 contributing shares); Jano ■ M'Noo, Jessie S. Ball, EvesiSSl, J. M.'N«, Arthur R: M'Nco, -K. it'Nco,- dl! 600 . shares each. ' cttrry on the , buGincss of a general ■ merchant, grocer, 'draper,' etc., : lately carried on tit Ilurchlson by Eobcri M'Nco. • . Manaia Building : Investment Co., .Ltd. (The), registered October 29. Office-Town Hall, Mamaia. Capital, £20C0, dnto. ZOOO eharcs of £1 each. ■ Subscribers—G, O. Glonm, ICOj J. <■ ftilummefe, 1C0; A, H. Ohri6tie, 60; H. E. Candy, 59; J. Hunt, 25; J.! Aitken. 25, and 54 ottos.. Objects-To nsrist any'.company, ftseociatlon, etc,, with capital, credit, mc<tns, resource-?, etc. Andrew,' Ltd., registered as a private company, November 12. Capital—£6ooo,l in 6CCO shares of £1 eacli. Subscrihore-'-Wa-nganui: N. Andrew, 4000; B. Jl.' Amdrcw.. 2000. rObjecte—To carry on tho businere of warehoueers of gas, oil,, electric, steam, and other engines, motor cars,' and ceneral: . : : -..■-. ■' • . ■ Customs dutta collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £6524 fa. sd. • .-■ LONDON MAEEETS. The Now Zealand Loan and Morcan-tilo Agency Company, Ltd., and Beduced, have received tho following , cablegram . from ■their London house, under &n,\e November 13:—Wheat: W-o nnoto'Sfs. 3d,, c.i.f., Australian, cargo. There i$ very little demand, and the market is likely to decline. We quote, por nwrtcr, c.i.f., New Zealand wheat, long-berrieil, 365. 6d.; short-berried, 365. Tallow: Wo quote present spot values for the following descriptions :—Good mutton,. 39a. 3d. psr ewt.; good beef, 355. 6d. per cwi.; mixed, ■ 325. 6d. per owt. The market is firm. . P. AND O. DIVIDEND. By Telegraph—Prass Apsociation—Copyright London, November 13. The Peninsular .ami Orteiital Steam Navigation Company ha: declared a, dividend of 65 per cent, on deferred shares and abonus of 5 por* cent. TALLOW SALES, London, November 13. At the tailow sale?. UM caskn were offered and 673 sold. Prices Maliecd'i—llutton, fine 40s. 64., medium ote. 6d.; beef, fiae 385., medium 335. 6d. . . . ■ SILVER. London,. Novombor 13. BftT ttUtW Is dUOWd» at 25 15-i6ll, pec ot,

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. (Itcc. November 14, 9.40 p.m)! * Sydney, November 1.4. Wheat, old, 4s. 6Jrt. to 4s. 7Jrl.; new, 3s. 4Jd. to 33. 6(1, Hour, £9 103. Iff am. £6 1&. Pollard, £7. Oats, Algerians, nominal; New Zealand AViiites. 3s. 5d.; Gianta. 3s. 6d. Maize, 4s. 6d. Potatoes, local, nominally £<8 to £20; Now Zealand, £18. Onions, Victoria, £9 to £10. Butter, selected brands, lOBs.; prime, 98-s. to 1043. OhecMi, BJtl. Bacon, ..BJd. ■ 4T ... Adelaide, November 14. Wheat, old 45.; new, 3s. Bd. flour, £9 iOe. Bran, Is. 21d. Pallard, Iβ. 3S<l. Oats, 2s. 9d. MELBOURNE HIDES MARKET. /I?cc. November 14, 9.40 p.m.) Melbourne, November 14. Hides were in small supplies at to-doy'e Bales, and there was strong competition* Prices were dearer. I