COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1726, 17 April 1913, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

.... INVESTMENT SHARES.' The eales'of investment 6hares recorded yesterday vroro:—N.Z. Loan and MercantUo at Its. 3d., and Golden Bay Cement at Is. The quotations were lis under

COMPANIES REGISTERED. Iti the list of companies registered, published in Mi is week's. "Mcrcaritilo Gazette." 11-.evo appear llle following:— 11. K... iMomiinc,. Ltd. ItcgUtcred aa 'n. private. company April 9. Office: filler's. Avenii'?. Wellington. Capital. £2200. divided into 2200 chares of .€1 onch. Subscribcrij--11. E. Monnin?. 7CO f:p.n.. 9CO con.: h. D. .Manning.. 000 f.p.u.. both or Wellington: oiui K. W. .Miller, of Christchurch. ICO'con. Olijccti-: To lake over and acquire as a. fri'iut; concern t.lie .business heretofore carried on by Henry Edwin Mamiinir abuilder and contractor, eli-. ' ' Jlnncnweka- Cavity Xon-rtrftlloble Bottle Co., I.,id. Jlctisterctl ;>s o private comitenv Arril U. Offlco: Pi'ondv.ay, Jlflnsifl.ivclt.i. Capital; £600, divided into 61 shares of £13

each. ' Suhacrllwrs—ilansiweka.: G. .T. -Welsh,' 32: R. Smart. 4:' D. CI. JI. Turnbull. 6; R. B. Tuvnbull, J: J. W. Gannon, 3. Oiling*iti: T. C: Berry.- nnd 1J »»Ws with I share e-ach. Objects: The, monufnelure ot/;., of u-lioii-refillnblo bottle. ■ "New Zealand Shipping (Jaaotle." rVi„ litcl. Eegfctored as a private compauv •April 14. Capital: £1380. divided into 133) > marcs of i!( each. -' Subscribers—Hnvelcck North: G. I\ Wcikr, 79D f.p.u.; ,T. 13. Finlav. 10 f.p.u.: A. E. libs;, 40H rori. and -'.0 f.p.ii. Chrinchnrcli; 11. O. Wake, 80-f.p.u. Objct*To acquire and take over as a. coins conccin Hie business of newspaper proprietor", etc.. heretofore carried on bv the "Now - Zealand ■ Shipping Gazette" Printing and i Publishing Co., Ltd. j THE WOOL MARKET. ! I The fluctuations in the price of wool may ' J be "seen by comparing the. quantities and • | Tallies ol the exports over ?. period of! ! years. .Tlie following table will, therefore, ' ;he interesting:— ' |

. Ths bale is.taken at «n average of 5C01b., ; ! aurt it will he noted that there have been ! pronounced fluctuations, and the price for ; tbe ias-t year- io much bolow the a.rcrae<> ; for 1907. Although the prices durinr the • past five jeans have been Rood the areraco for-the past five years,is less than the fl.vern.ge. for the previous five years. The figures cpmira-rc as under:— . . Average per bale. • ' ■ ■■■ X f-. d. . 1904-1908 19 2 J 1909-1913. .:. 18 1 4 10 There is' a, difference of 7a sd. per hajp Iti favour of the first fivo years,. and thus there is room for improvement in the price of wool. • ' CUSTOMS REVENUE. Customs duty collected at, t.hc port, of .Wellington ycc-terdqy amounted to £1248 IDs. 6d. | FINANCIAL CABLEGRAMS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, April 15. : Testerda-y's closing quotations were oa follow:— ■ Bank of Australasia, buyers £110,' Kellers £112. .. Bank .of New South .Wales, burers £38. s sellers £40. . Bank of Victoria, buyers £4 2s. 6d„ sell. . crs £4 13e. fid. ■Onion 1 Bank of Australia,- buyers £JG sellers £57. National Bank of Australasia, buyers £5. sellers £5 MS. National Bank of New Zealand, buvers £4 155., sellers £5 ss. Bank of New, Zealand, huyers £10 10«. sellers £11 10s.' N.Z. Loan and ?>Terrnntilo Agency 4 oer rent, debentures. £94 ■ ID<5. City of Melbourne, 4 per cent, debentures, £98. Melbourne Harbour Trust, 4 per cent.-de-bentures,, £97. ' Melbourne Tramway Trust, 41 per cent, debentures. £100. Melbourne :ind Metropolitan Ronrd ol Works, 4 per cent, debentures. £96. Australian Mercantile debentures-. £91 10s. Dalgcty and Co., 4 per cent, debentures. £95. Daleety and Co.'s shares, buyers £6, sellers £6 10=. .: Melbourne Gas Co.'s debentures, £99.

CONSOLS. London, April 15. Imperial Consols, arc quoted at £75, an advance of 153. on last Wednesday's quotations. LONDON .QUOTATIONS. (Rec. April 16, 11.15 p.m.) London, Aptll lis. Copper, is quoted at £65 3s. 6d. to £69. Electrolytic. £72 sa' Tin, £227 to £221 ss. Lead, £18 17s. £d. Wheat i 5 quieter. Australian, prompt delivery, 375. 9d.: on pissage, 355. lid. to 38s. Jd. ■ . si£vek. London, April 15. Bar silver is quoted at. 27 5-16 d. per ounco standard.

Buyers. Sellers. . - - £ 8. d. £ s. d. Bank New Zealand. 11 8 0. •— Kcjuitable Building; j.;... — 9 10 0 N.Z. Insuranco . 5 0 0 — Meat Export (52s. 6d.) 2 17 6 — Oo]dc?i Bay Cement — 10 3 Manning and Co. 4 o o — N.Z. Con. Dental 1 0. 6 — W.F.C.A. (£5) - 7 5 0

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