COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2012, 20 March 1914, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

• !,'." ; INVESTMENT SHARES. A sale of. Wellington. Woollen (ordinary) at £4 2s. 6d. was tho only transaction in investment shares yesterday. The quotations were as follow:—

W.F.O.A. (£1) .'.;. , - 1.6 0 AUSTRALASIAN WOOL SALES. During the eight months from July 1 to February 28 the Australasian wool sales have, ■ according to Messrs. Dalgely and Company's list, accounted for 1,760,969 bales, or for 130,760 bales more than during the corresponding, period in the 1912-13 season. The groat inoreaee was in the Sydney market, and there was also a gain in Melbourne, -but'a decreasb'at tho New Zealand sales. Australian and New Zealand Wools Sold at Local Sales-Eight Months. 1912-13. . 1913-14.

GOJiD OUTPUT. The gold yield of the Commonwealth for e K ,? rß „ t two month s of the year totalled 547,973 line ounces, or 1751 ounces greater than the aggregate for the corresponding period of 1913. The production, in each of the States of the Commonwealth and New Zealand compare as under:—

The comparison discloses a gain of 1984 fine oz. in the Victorian, yield, an increaseof 10,375 flue oz. in the quantity won in Western Australia; a decrease of 9157 fine oz. in the production of the metal in Queensland, and a gain of 39 fine oz in the output of New South Wales mines. In New Zealand the quantity won was ICE 3 fine oz. larger than the yield for the Janunry-Fcbrfiary term in 1913. and including th" Dominion figures in the calculation, tho difference shown by the comparison is 2314 line oz. in favour of 1914, the improvement noticeable in the latest aggregate returns being an ab6cnt feature from similar compilations for many previous months. COMPANIES .REGISTERED. In tho list of companies registered, published in this .week's "Mcrcantilo Gazette," the following appear:— Tho Union Cloth Co., Ltd. Registered as a private company March 13. Office: Corner Cuba and Manners Streets. Wellington. Capital: £85C0. divided into 8500 shares of £1 each. Subscribers Wellington—B. Piric. 2500: A. Reich, 203: J. .1. Reich, 15C0; T. Bush, 1500; J. T. Martin, SCO; C. J. Pirie, stKi, Objects.: To acquire as a going con-

corn, tho business of clothier?, tailors, etc., now corriod on in co-nartnerslun by Goorß-fe Pirio and Agneo Heidi imfec file style of "The Union Clothing Co." Tho Mastoxton Motor 'Hurt Co., Ltd, lt«. gistored March 18. Capital: £5600, divided into 5000 shares of £1 elicit Subscribers: Masterton—W. H. Kendall, Sfl; I'. It. Cook, 1C0; I'. Cotter, 100; A. J. Glidings, 20; ,1. ■li. Murray, 25; E. G. Eton, 25; E, J. Brown, 20. Objects: To establish ami carry on the business of motor omnibus and van proprietors, garage and livery stabla-keepors, etc, WELLINGTON WOOL SALE. The clean-up wool sale o,f the season will, ho held to-day, when about 18C0 Slates, will bo offered. There are name excellent samples of fleece wools to be submitted, although tho bulk of the catalogue will consist of the seedy, cotted, and log-stained wools. Prices aro expected to show an improvement on the £«lc lield earlier in flio month. '"' WOOL, SKIN, AND HIDE SALE, Messrs. Williams and Ksttle, Ltd., .Bannovirkc,' report on theit wopl, sU'in, and hide sale, held on Tuesday;— Our catalogue, comprised 55 bales, 150 bag 6 wool, 28G0 skins, 250 hides, 120 calfskins, and 2CQ packages.! tallow. Competition ttae very kesn throughout, wool and. sheepskins showing an advance of Id. per lb., and hides *dv per lb. Wo quote as fallows:—Wool ■ Crossbred fleece, Bd. to 92d»; crossbred lambs, 653. to 9Jd.; crossbred, dead, Bd. to 9d.; crossbred, black, 73d-; pieces., 65d. to 73d.; locks, sd. to sid.; <vrutcniogs, 53d< to 7d. Sheepskins: Crossbred, ftiH-woolled," BJd. to ■ 9d.; quarter-woolled, 6j.d, ts 73d.; lambs. Bd.; crossbred, dead, 63d.; crossbred, inferior, 4d. to 5d.; salted skinft polte, Is. lOd. to is. 6d.; prima butchers, 4s. 2d,; butcher lambs, 4s. 6d.; sSora lambs, Ss, Id. to Is. ,3d.; croa?breds, h. 6d. Hides: Butchers' cows, 88d.; inferior, B}d,; steers, 7Jd. to BJd.; ox, 83d.; cow. dry, 6fl. to 7d ; wcancre, Bd. to 9d.; hull*. 6 3-Bd.; cow. cut, 73d. Calfskins: Sound, MJd.i inferior. Bd. to 9d. Tallow, tins, 41 3s, -3d. Co*t»i)s, Is. E*d. por lb. Horsehair, Is, 5Sd. per lb. Fungus, 4d. per lb. LONDON MABKEI'S. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following cablegram from their London house under date March Uh-fotioir: Wo auotc preesnt spot values for the Mkwing descriptions :-Good mutton- 245. 94. per cwt.; good beef, 335. 6d. per c<rt.: njiied, 325. The market is dull. Wheat: We have sold an Australian cargo at 3§s. elf. The market is quiet, but sum! the prospectfl ate not likely to imnrovo at present'. Buyers are holding- off. WHEAT, By Te>eraph-Pres3 Assodjation-CopyrijrJH (Hoc. March 19, 9.3D p.m.) :m , , L , Lontjan, ji'stcli 18. the wheat market as unchanged and 6tead.y; 365. 4Jd. is being ottered. HIDES. (Kcc. March 19, 8.35 p.m.) Melbourne, March 1 19, Hides are in average supply, frith keen competition. Prices are very firm. TALLOW SAJiES. ' ,','" London, March 18. At tho tallow ealcs 1258 casks were offered and 711 sold. Prices deftlijsctt' :~Mutton, fine, 355. 9d.; medium, 355. Eael. fine,-345. 6d.; medium, 325. 6d. SILVEIi, London, March, 2a ■: Bar silver is quoted at 263-d. per. gunco standard. LINSEED OIL AND TTJfIPtiSTINE. . ■ . ■ London, March IS. ': Linseed oil, £25 15s. Turpentine, 325. 6d. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS,' (Eec. March 19, 9SS p.m.) , ' ■ Sydney, March 19. Wheat, 3a. 9d., 3s. 9Jd„ Flour, £8 15s. Oate, Algerian feeding, 2s„ 2s. =2d.; milling! 2s. 3d., 2s. 4d. Barley, Ca-pe ■ melting, 2s. 7d., 2s. 9d. Maize, te. 4d. Bran and pall. ard, £5. Potatoes, Tasraanian, £S 55., £5 10s. Onions, Victorian, £7.. Butter* £(AtieU ed, 1C,45.; secondary, 945.. 9&5. ' ClteeEß, Hi. Eacou, 10Jd.. lid. Adelaide, JT4W*. 19. Wheat, 3s. 95d., 3s. lOcl. Flour,- £g 55., £8 7s. 6d. Bran, Is. Foiiard, Is. Ud.

Buyers. , Sellers. ■ ■ ■■" £ s.d. £s. d. Bank New Zealand 11 17 6 12 0 0 Bank New Zealand (rights) — 4 17 6. National Bank ' — 5 7 6 Wellington Investment ... .— 0 11 3 Napier Gas (£10) 15 15* 0 — ■Wellington Gas (£10) ..„.. 16 2 6 • — ' National Insurance '.. • — 2 11 6 Union Steam (pref.) 10 2 — Kaiapoi Woollen (pref.)... 5 4'6 — Well. Woollen (ord.) 416 ' - Well. Woollen (pref.) .3 0 0 ' — Taupiri Coal — 116 Westport-Stoekton — 0 4 0 Leyland-O'Brien 1-3 9 — Taringarautu Totara 2 5 0 — Golden Bay Cement 0 17.6 018 6 X.Z. Portland Cement ... 0 9 9 " —

Markets. Bales. Bales. Bales. Sydney- ...„ 615.997 710.769 Inc.' 94,772 Melbourne 292,278 325,941 Inc. 33,663 Geelone ' :....:.:; 106,417 114,887 Inc. 8,470 Adelaide 146.600 140,228 Dee. 6,372 Brisbane 165,227 185,353 Inc. 8106 Fremantle .; ' 3,200 ' 3,658 Inc. 458Albury '14,578 19,557 Inc. 4,979 Tasmania 21,200 22,590 Inc. 1,390 Commonwealth 1,365.497 1,520,953 Inc. 155 "66 Sfow Zealand ... 264,712 240.0C6 Dec. 24,706 Australasia .... 1,030,209 1,760,969 Inc. 130.7E0

Two.months. 1913. 1914. ■ „. . .' . Finooz. I'insoz. ' Victoria 63.CC4 64,988 New South Wales ... 26,593 26 632 Queensland 44,182 35,'o25 western Australia ... 205,693 215,323 *South Australia 1,250 1,000 :' *T-asmania ' 5,500 5.0CO Totals 346,222 347 973 New Zealand 57,700 58,763 Australasia ...... 403,922 406,736 'Estimated.