COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2172, 10 June 1914, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

' . . INVESTMENT SHARES.' ' No transactions were recorded .in invest me'nt- shares yesterday. The quotations were aa follow "' : Buyers. Sellers. . ' • ■ £s. d, £e. d. National Bank 515 6 — Union Bank — 62 0 0 Well.'.lnvoitment 0 11 1 — Christehurch Gas 7 5 0 — Nnpier Gas (£5) 8 0 0- — Pafmerston If. Gas 10 10 0 — rtellinfetpn Gas (£10! ...... 16 7 0 — Well. Gas (preference) ... 10 0 — N.Z. Insurance 6 B 6 6 10 0 Standard Insurance 1 15 0 — Meat Export (£4) 5 0 0 . — Jf.Z. Shipping — is io o Union Steam (ord.l — 15 4 Well. Wdolien (ord.) — 411 6 Well. Woollen (prof.) ... J 2 fi — ' Weatporfc Coal 1 10 3 — Manning and Co. : — 4 0 0 N. 7., Con. Dental — 116 N.Z. 'Drue 2 5 0 - Ward and Co.' .; 5 0 0 5 2 6 1 W.F.C.A. (£1) ' - 1 6 0 I

THE GERMAN FILM INDUSTRY. "According to the annua! report of the Berlin Chamber of. Commerce. the German film industry has obtained a very great importance during the lost few years. BerUh; has bcc'ome one of the centres of the nlnt industry, 'and especially as regards fllme for production., in picture shows. A -number of film factories are cstab j hshedin J3erljn, and the capital invested is very considerable, while< the amounts changing hands, in connection with material?/ salaries, to authors and actors,: reouieites, wages, etc., are extremely large. Alrother German and foreign film producing firms have branches in Berlin, or at least representatives. The letting of films Ijs becoming more and more concentrated within a few firms, and tho increased cost of producing' films has resulted in" theprices for letting certain classes of films having reached a, very high figure. At the • *' P* ctur ® ehows have to reckon wtfch increased expenses for rcnto, advertising. etc., so that the times when they reaped golden. ;harvc6ts appear to have passed while new ventures without largo capital are.hopeless from the start. Gre-at progress is nl&6"madi» in Berlin with the roughj a-nd films ready for printing. Experts of films are very. considerable, although th« tastes of the various countries to which they are being dispatched vary to a great extent.

I ' ' CANADIAN BOREOWINQ. ■ | ' Tho : Canadian Government i-s in the raar- " 4" once "again, and is. underwriting o: 4 Tier cent, loan for £5,000.000, which io to be I issued ,to tlje public at £98. Early. in March > t last C-llladfl. floated a loan for a similar amount,i but ,the issue prite was £99. This was .o.: failure OP the ' underwriters had to provide 78 tier cent!'of the' Amount, ine loan to. he raised now is not' likely to meet-with any . better reception than the earlier issue o« the market is not at oil favourable. Furthermore, the economic conditions in Canada are far from satisfactory. and this is Evidenced by the failure of Greenfield and Company. This firm hoe suspended raymMit. and this must advcreely affect Canadian stocks. However, the Canadian Government must, have borrowed money, as It? commitments run into many millions 6t«rling. , COMPANIES REGISTERED; : . Last week's "fcierca-ntile Gazette" recorded, the registration of the following companies :— Thompson Jtaruia Hydraulic Sluicing ( , itegisteral May 25. Office: Z.l Aatlian e Buildings. Grey Street. WclCapital: £10,000 divided into 10,000 shares of £1 each (2COO pref. shares i.p.u., and EOOO ord. shares paid up to 15s. each). Subscribers: Wellington-C. W. Tringham, C. Adams, E. Moult, 0. Stewart, O. A. Hetclicr. Nelson—A. Joyce. Lower Hutt—T.'.Burt. ' All 100 shares each. Objects: ilinmg and incidental. Australia}; Bheuirio Co., Ltd. (The). Ee-Bi-ftered June I. Offlce: Wnnfeanui Capital: £8500. divided into B£Cfl shares of £t ™ c ''-. Subscribers: Wanpanui-H. H. Tlibmpson 100, J. Greaves 60. J. H lioS at ?, r }? ' ~T ' Warnoct 100, W. B. Joneo 50, 0. H. Burnett 100, J. Hodson 50. ObJradJ' r 6e -.V le pa, f nt riehtfl nnd tiaae , mafk. of the patent medicine , E '>?!' mo over the Commonwealth of Auetral'ft end territory possessed by the Federal Government, etc. Watkins Bros., Ltd. Keijistercd as a private company. June 4. Offlce: At Kakah 0? P kf i. Jv, M <j divided into 10,000 shares ?L <r-' c - Subecri bers: Kakah i-J. E. .JTatltjns. Sp A, 11C0 11. 650 B shflrea f.p.U.. P. W. Watklns. 650 B: W. E WatOhiectV 'i? : E ' 5 V * atkins ' "'nr., 650 11. 4ir J ♦ &cquir<; as a pomg concern the busmes* itoetofore carried on by J t., i. W„ \V. E.. G. T.. W. A.', and E Wut sen,, (-aivmillers, etc. Alf, iEobinson. 'Ltd." Ecg'istbrcd'" as'« «°"lpan.y May 26. Offlce: Hardy Street, kelson. .Capital: £1250,' .into 1250 phares of £1 bach. Subscribers: Nelson— f r Obic^ ,n To n, IZ49 ' : May .Robinson, J.- uojects: To acquire, and corry on' the "»«' a bookseUer, stationer e ?.' ?i6biS nt 0,1 at "y Alf. "W. G. Vinning; Ltd."' Bceistered n private company Mav 25 Office* iT'»rfiif fe et ' ;•' into 45C0 wSlh?™ 0 ' Neleoii- & ' We Mayo Hebbell, Soo!' Ob nceV J° s a Tnf 0 aiul c - arr> " 011 bid. jiegs oi a motor-car importer, etc n+ viS g . 0,1 at N< " SOll by G

TEADE IX ALLEN STREKT. thc r^«r« t l,J'nm„n^ r< > m^. unf ? rtuna,e tne ehlpment of Fijian bananas linrf to ho transhippe-3 at Auckland, <is thev arI ihl C i«T f on Saturday, the worst d« v Yn the week, for the .mIo of such frtiit*' Kn snifrf 5 condition wns only fair to good. The Mftungtinui, due here from SvH to l tar ' I „ i . s juet a Vov. Dine! / or h -' s markot " A etrong demand exists for prime cooking applee also for choi ce coloured dessert appFcs and slgnmcnts can be Tccommeudcd. A lareo proportion of the epplcs reaching thia mar Ket consist of second quality, the choicn fru't ha,-,nß been eiportol. Choice pear! ore in excellent, demand and the market South Australian lemons are duo tl ) , » J r . Qn d will come into competition with Jfessina, which, however? are now be 'E* The next steame? from the Islands is the Koano, which will brine MiK" of orange! a T "JZ eabbapres. Ceicrv enquiry, whil6t marrows ere eell nB At low prices. The usual demand is be 'nfp? for Q«4 pat

Onions. These ore not, Iteoping well this season and buyers are operating from hand to aouth. The cJ-store price is £6 ond low be®accepted to'tfpTtoST, ci store. rC Quotctl « * 10.1 w°^i r .'T T < h * s0,llll<>r " nuotfltion i s ■ W i fl , out-alteration qt £t0 per' ton f.ob and P&IW' l rk ? J® £U nor ton 'ex store *,i-«< 13 , movin ? Off freely ot.'<k Iroin' per bus,,cl - fol ' Prlmi " hole ra,,ier at 3s P °R mo,!flro '* «t arc UsS!\£tfSS, W - d •• {nq,ilry '- ftt ' * *• n r^'. wi,h ™" 1 ' "»* Rice Jteat.—Owinp to the low rMio'fati™ nfi 4 ' OS - , i'- pe T '"J!' th !" is ™ Ilin S fre"lv Oatmeal.— hrnnds nr« mmtAVT* «* £12 108. per ton in 251b. bags. flt JJoIIM Oate.—Thistle brand, in Mi, u n -_ s Chaff.—Prisio oaten slipaf «liaff is in demand at M 5,. to £4 issuer ion?°ex

Broken p«a, f-r njjr.'onil ponltrv fed «»■ J,. 6,1." ppr l„U"l 10?. wr'ton 3 ' !< " 6 nt 55 ' 10 £ < hulk. lid. t f llld. per lb.: woA® PnnlVry.- 3=. »•. .*«. M. ner i'«irpo/vd hMv.t-Me Mr'U . j, ; cockerels. J s . Cd. tn sj. 6d; ; lnrp» vniin» J'Wkf. M. to rnnn«Wki<> M. Tuektr t*hhUr<. t», nw ailr. ilr& vreLsht; hens. iOd, to til ' ,

CUSTOMS BEVENUK. .- duties collected. at tfe sort ot 19s 4d S ' 0n • vc ' stwlft - v .oowuatcd to £361 i SOUTHKIiK MARKETS. ,'®y l«l«jstww>.-m»i Assftcla&m.) m . '~ ' ... eiirlstchurih, Jtmo 9. rhc loca) grlu-ii TiiiD.iict fhtiivs no fitnie or improvement, T6or« Crc no off«ieilun from the country siuf no jtirtlcolo'r 'ilp'mand. a Jimfted outlet throKfjh exiwrt to the United .fe.J.usdr>ni lias been found for . Q<i,te but for B Braite the only market availably ls t| w jfotth Wand and the pricc offered is only equal to nbout Is 6d.«t country stations. This price" w»! will not-accept- as oMs are wsrtli more, to tnem for feed purposes when feed'for i sU>ck Is ns scarce te during the pr«st*nt winter season. The potato tnarfc«t Is etili further depflfis=£d atMl pales arc now difTicult to make in North Island ffiariw-te owing to the large qmmUtJr of }o«&Uy-.8rosrtv potatoes that wwe wi-t upoii the "toaj-fot after tho price rose in Che Sairtli Island. t'i ot to improve until the "tosi-ra on hand . have ftecToassd lhe beet offer now marie is .£2 }Ds. t ofl at country ■ editions, a£d .. bu.ye-ift fUc .not-

FIiOZKX MEAT. ir^!f ssrs ' ®'." 3c r< i Anderson and Co. (MesErs. Mellaop, Eliot-t- and Co. iodil dffents), in their weekly report nn the frflitSi uttt' market, datea London, May I, writ« as follows:— .Home Grow.ii.—Tlip market ho?-GRntiJiufcii firm and fiuiiplics nrfldcratc. Beef.—Scfiteh, r' i,-'? fc»«li5l». W. to «ja.; Irish. sd. }?U 61 «J Muttoß.-toteft. 7Jd. to- eid.i '& E , L l£ y j l,O 754.; ««es, ii. to Sid. Teg-s.—. hcotch, B}d. to 9j(L: Eoetfeh. 75' d to SM«i rT * JM. to Hid. 'tea|.-SW."tu 7jd. Pork s&fob Bow ohdihS; poor demand, -ftfd. to 63d, Frozen.—Sterw in London and provinces are reported W be- h-sitviSy stocked fritii beef mutton; boUi i-n a: vcty position, but Itimte a.re maintaining price* on. account.of tte good anttgetftian. Tttatm Mutton—Smalt ehcep seU fa'rrfy -ri-c-lj. 'but heavy weights arte. eice-pffoE.al-ly -siieik. Can. «i r i, ,n^Ti ah ff.? we Q ' n: "Bib. to wi V VV i 1 S(I-; S4!b. to 72-ib., . 2 oTf,h 5 6ih. to 63-lis..' tmallcred atM.s iS-rtijhary. 3 Jim; ewes. 4Slb, c?n t'Aj - *«rtr«ißan wethers. 40th ta 601b., 3 3-Bd.; sjioon.d sfua-lity. 351 ii„ to -sSlb;. JJd.; exrts, 3CIU, to sMb., j asutti Amenron wethers, 561b.. -to 521b., 3 S-Bij.-ewes, 481b. to «41-b„ 3 m Prorm Lambs.-' there is no afjewtioii ,in vohic. Mft.ht weight lambs pefl rfadiiy, an(! owing to tiie clearness of Fc>!ch tnnHwn, lieavy Wilis ? re ««r m *c ??'7 t6t ?*!J rr ' 0» to «»b.. 6-Jtt.: safe. -to 4211>„ 5 T-Brt.; 4SHi. t-0 5011).., 5 54d.; smoVl senond quality .55: d, Bs-s-t Nwth al ' 1 ? Soiltlilijjtd. 2Mb.. to ii2ib., s 13-16(1 ; ordinary norf-h IsHtnd. 28)b. in J2lb.. 5 -S-Ea- Austrafosh, beat, 2Mb. to <31b.„ 5 ■ e ii, ? lr ' ?" 10 W>» SH - ; Infotrtr; HA ;.° U «n Ad '" ic -™- 2«IK to 361b.. 5 3-H.- Uli,. 1 ''i, M ' temporary i&rjke. of dock labourers fn Liverpool cftiised chfflcd luntis It reach sd, ff one. p-erio3, hut nwrflgp prices rujp ®d., fait, m.' hf«d». 3 m.: hinds."4 MM. Australian,crops-. 3«.j hi-rtis, 4 WW. South American fores, 3>d.; hiftds, 4 Jfil.

rnr: AT. By Telegraph—Press As.wiaiion-Ccpvricht ®eo. June 9, 11,55 p.m.). .Lofiri'on, .Ttifio 9. Ths wheat roarkot to firrn, liut iiKictiw l . COPrSR STOCKS, (Eec. June 9', 11.55 'n.mj, - . , ' London, .lis;-.,- a. American copper* stectos total 84,-345,0£f1Lh«. BOABD 0? TRADE HKTU.nXS. -b ■ , m . Loflfen", Jaiie it. Board of Trad? returns #ho«r that Vl".-r^r Ul <! f May Bmpofts d<"*A<fee3 by £2,176.029. And export* bv £1,PA7(j72 witffo in"rei.sert.!iy M coriipared with May, T913.