COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1918, 28 November 1913, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

INVESTMENT SHAKES. There were no transactions in iiivastment shares yesterday. The iruotations arc given below:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. Wellington Investment ... — • 011 9 ■Well. Trust and Loan 7 5 6 7 9 0 Christehurch Gas 615 0 ' 619 o NiZ. Insurance — 5 14 6 H.B. Insurance 4 10 — Gear Meat (£4) 13 4 0 - Gear Meat (£1) 3 9 0 Union Steam .'.. 14 6 ■Union Steam (pref.) 0 19 .6 0 19 9 Mosgiel Woollen ."..... 3 9 6 Well. Woollen (ord.) - 4 10 O. 11. Banks, Ltd — 14 0 Golden Bay Cement — 018 j N.Z. Con. Dental 10 9 - TIUAL OF THE Pl'X. In the annual report of the Royal Mint it is stated that at the annual trial of the Pyx at Goldsmith:;' Hall, the greatest variation from the legal standard in the fineness of an individual coin wa-3 0.45 per ICOO the remedy allowed by lay being two imrls per ICCO, and the greatest variation from the legal standard in the weight or an individual sovereign was 0.165 grain, the remedy being 0.2 grain. There wa L -i a decrease in the number of persons charged during the year 1912, as compared with flic year 1909 and 1911. Of the 99 convictions in 1912 40 were for felony; 9 being for tho making of counterfeit, coin, 10 for the felonious possession of moulds and other implements used iu the manufacture of such coin, and 21 for uttering or possessing counterfeit toin after a previous conviction fur an offence under the Coinage Offcncca Act. 1651. In all, some 2266 pieces of counterfeit, coin were taken possession of by the police, against 3256 in 1910 and 1710 iu 1911.

OAJI.AIW WOOLLEX CO. The report of the O.iuiarii ll'oel/cu ..Factory Company, litd., for the year euded Octohcr 31, states that the net, profit for tho year amounted to ,£21:51 iS J . 6:1., end there was IjioiiEht furward £USI Vs. lOd . makiiiß'available £im 16s. fcl. The dividend for Cue year absorbs .£2349 I2s. 4d.. IcaviiiK £1139 ?i. lo be carried forward. It is further elated:—"An mentioned lo you at the last meeliii;:, tho proposal placed before you. ou.-I which was accented wliu practical unanimity. Tor .slri;njrtliciiiiis the jiosition of the <:!impany. ha* been successfully curried uut, and tlie i-oinpany now rcquiriv.i little us?is.tancc from its ):;i!il.-civ, except for piircha.-iiiE wul. The number of new shares allotted i.-, 10,01-1. and iilthiuiKh the laftl, payniciiL only Tell due on N'member 1. 191 i, there renininrd only £ZM 10s. unpaid on (he whole i ; „uc at the end of Iho liiiaucial year."

Ctl-OI'MISATIVK AS.SLMIAXCK CO. Mtisre. W. 11. Turnhull and C:... bieuiuiou repiesciilalives or the Cii-opcratitc As-Mirni't-e Cinupany, 1.tt1.. rcjiort Mm I the hccoml annual tuccliiiir <if Hie coinpaii.v was hrlil in Sydnrv mi Wcdiic,i!;iy i.-i.-il. Thcv Jiavc. rcucivpil A, cablegram from 'Jlr. Jaims S. Inch, mnnagiii!,' ilim-tnr, thai I lie meeting was most, lianiumiiuis, llic report iinauimously adopted, and I he yrngrtics this year excclkut. Copies el Ihc report,

balancoehecl, ami suoituar.v "I the year's operation? ait.- oppn for inspection at. Moasrs. Turhbul] nud Co.'s offices. Pauoni" btreel. I COMPANIES JiHIISTJEIIKU. In the list of companies registered, published iu this wock'd "Mercantile CluzeUc," the following appear:— Vahiatiia-Akiio Motor C'\. lad., Tcgi-stcr-cd November 25. Capitol: XfOCO, divided into ECCO shares of £1 cacti. Subscribers: Pahialiia-C-. 11. Smith. If. M'Sherrv. ami A. E. Evans 25 tdiarrs each: E. .Sullivan, 60; E. 11. Hare. J. K. Carpenter. 12. P. Badger, and W. f. Husband, 10 shares each; and L. A. .Feist. 20 sli-are.:'. Olijrcts: To acquire anil carry 011 the business of a coach prop'rictor carried on by P.. .7. Hall, between Pahialua and Pongaroa.ct.c. Dominion .Meat and Produce Export. Co. of N.Z.. Ltd., registered November 18. Oflice: Tiiiiaru. Capital: £oO,CCO. divided into 30.000 shares of £1 saeh. Sutecribci-i; —Tcinuka: Thoiu.-M Buxton, Peter Thompson. A. fl. Lnneridirc, E. J), (,'illcspie. Tiiiiaru: .Ta.-i. Jlcel'nii. 11. J. Deeloy. Christchurch: T. C. Field, all one share each. Objects—MerA and produce dealers and exporters.

CUSTOMS KEVENUE. Customs diifir-j collected at the port of Wellington yesterday <iuiouutc;l to £3056 LONDON MAKKETS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, have received tlio following cablegram from their London house, under date November 25:—Tallow: We quote present spot value? for the following descriptions:-Houd mutton, £1 16s. 3d. per cwt.; good beef, £1 Ms. 9d. per cwt.; mixed, £1 13s. 6d. per cwt. The market is linn. Wheat: Sold an Australian cargo at £1 16s. c.i.f. The market is firm, .and there in a fair demand, owing to unfavourable crop reports. The outlook is uncertain in connection with Indian market prospects.

WOOL SALES. By Tctarraali—Press Association—Conyricht London, November 26. At the wool sales there was good all round competition, and prices were fully maintained at opening rates. Melbourne, November 27. /At tho wool sales, high-class wools realised extremely good prices. Super lamb reached 21Jd.. and fleece- t7d. The latter is a, record price for the season.

ItABIiITSKINS. ' London, November 26. Aiming aiid Cobb's report concerning tho rabbitekins enlcs states Ihat tho sales opened irregular, at about 2d. down. TALLOW .SALES. London, November 26. At the tallow sales-1414 cast* were offered and 1288 sold. Prices realised:—Mutton, tine 375. 3d., medium ' 345. 9d.; beef, tine 35a. 9d., medium 345. 3d. SILVEIt. London, November 26. Bar silver is. quoted at 27:1. per ounce standard. LINSEED OIL AND TUISPEXTINE. Linseed oil, £23 10a. Tuipentine, 325. ljd. METAL MARKETS. ""(Hcc. November 27. 10 p.m.)'London, November 27. . Wolfram is.quoted at 335. AUSTItALJAN* WtODTJCE MAUKKTS. (liec. November 27. 9/0 p.m.) Sydney, November 27. Wheal. 3s. 6d., 3s. 7d. Flour, -E8 l(V-\ Oats, Algerian feeding, 2s. 4d.. 2s. 5d.; milling, 2s. Bd. Sparrowliills, 35., 3s. 2d.; Ginnfe 3s. 2d., 3s. 3d.; Nov; Zealand A C4artons. 3s. 2d. Barley. Cape malting. 3s. 3d., 3s. 6d. Maize. 4s. 2d.. <s. 3d. Bran and'pollard, £4. Potatoes. Taamanians, £4. Onions, Victorian, £7 75.. £10. Butter selected, lC3s.; s-erondary, 965., 9Ee Cheese, 53d., £d. Paeon, 9d., iCd. Adelaide November 27. Wheat-, 3s. 6W„- 3s. 7(1. Flour, £7 155., £8. Bran and pollard;- lid. - -

HIDES. (Kec. November 27. 9.'0 run;) Melbourne, November 27. The hides market reports nverajrc tupplies and jrood demand, prices being lirm at late rates.