COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2190, 1 July 1914, Page 10

COMMERCIAL.

LIVE STOCK SALES.

' ' : -S-Sr—rrr" * Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Moetcrton, report ; having held their fortnightly sale at Greytown. on Monday. There was a large entry f, of stock, far over advertised Humbon, i Which met witll" ready sale afthe following i pricos Sheep t Fat lambs, 16s. Bd.; small I m.s. lamU3, .10s,; 7d;; Cattle: Spring dairy cowb, "duo July, to £7; fat cows, £5 163.; forward cows, £4 1C8.,'£4 19a.» to £5 165.; store' w to" '£4' 10e;i 18-month' i steers, £3 7a. 6d.; yearling eteera. £2 65,; spring- cows, to £4 lSs.r'tav'ls.-.-to £4 ss. ■ • Mosfirs. Abraham and. Williams, Ltd., report on a clearing ealo held on account 1 of Mr. G. W. Scott, Woadville, on Friday. ' The dairy herd elicited spirited competi- :* lion, and the cows brought up to £10 and i averaged £7 per -head all round. Heifers in.'calf*#6* 103:- 4 to*--£10'29."6di: Jersey-weaiier heifero, £2 165.; weancr heifers, 363; Jersey i bull, cows, to. £>%- 17s. 6d.j. Btoro Digs, 165.. 2fe., 215.. to 225. 6d.; Devon pows, £3.,i7s~6<Uto' £4-10?,; Berkshire sows, £6 7s. 6d. to. £6 10s.; pedigreo Berkshire I boar, £3,,25. fid,; 6;yoar,mare, £19; aged bay ' gelding, Ste.-'foK: cows; on behalf of other. .vendors, i£4 12s. j6d. to X 7. ■ I ' Jresers. *" Wiiiiams' and' Kettle, - Ltd., reporting on their fortnightly • sale in the Woodvilio yards/fstate '.that* -bidding throughout was rather slack, aod prices wero hardly up to previous ealcs. Quotations—s.in. ewes in lamb; 17s. to 18b. 6d.; m.s. hoggets.-lie.-6d, to-145.r11d.; fat ewes, 17s. 3d;? fttt'^ws;:£s:loe.\t6 % £s 17fl. 6d.j m.s. weaners, 30s. to £2 Us.; meaner Jersey heifers,. £3 55.; heifers in calf £6 2s. 6d. to £6 15s.;'etdr^'c6\ts'."'£2 10s. r to £2 17s. 6d.; three«ycar steers, £6; cows in calf, £4 to £4 126. 6d. . COMMERCIAL ITEMS i . * . ■ INVESTMENT' shares. . The bnfy'iraiisaotion recor'dod-in the-in--1 Tostment market yesterday , was a sale of Ward and Co,, at £5. Tlio quotations were i as follow:— i r , Buyers, Boilers. I £s. d. £6. d. ! Bank of N.Z. (£3 65.8 d.)... 1016 6 - ; Bunk N.Z. (£6 13s. id.) ... — 17 2 6 j National Bonk. 5 !?2 ~ Well. Investment Oil 2 — ' .Wellington Deposit 0 6 6 . — Wellington Gns (£10) ...... 16 7 6 — ■ Meat Export (£4) 5 0 0 ~ Meat Export (525. 6d.) ... — 5 ,/? Union.:-Sttfom (ord.) 14? , TJnion'-Steam (pref.) 1 0. 6 • •• • — Wellington: Woollen (ord.) — . 49 0 Hikurangi Coal 0 8 0 — , Westpprt Coal — J 10 J X ■ Leylarid OBrienV — J J ®.' C. M. Banks, Ltd. :— - - 13 0 The coarse of sales during the past month was at under:— ■ National Bank. £5 15s. 6d.,'£5 16s. 6d. Bank New Zealand (£3 6s. Bd.), £11 4a., ■. '£!0 IBs.' Bank Now Zealandf(£6 13s. 4d.), £17 4s, ■ • —"""Union .Bank, £62, £62. j Equitable Buildiiifj. £9 7s.' 6d. / Metropolitan Building, £12. ■ N.Z. and River. Plate. 425. 6(1. Wellington- Trust and Loan, £7 10s. Auckland Gas, 305.,'305. ■ Wellington Gas (£10), 516 7s. 6d„ £16.75. Sd. Wellington Gas (preference), 20a. National Insurance. £2 13s. N.Z. Insurance, £6 7s. Christch-urch Meat, £16 14s. Union Steam (ordinary), 255 l 7d„ 255., 245. . t(l.. 24a. 8(1. c; Union Stenm (preference), 20s. 7d„ iOa. 7d. . Wellington 'Woollen (ord.),'£4 Us. '6d. Taupiri Coal, 21s. 9d„ 21s. 6d.. 21s. 9d. 1 Weifcport Coal, ,Ms. 3d., 30s. 3d., 30s. 3d., J . 10s. 3d. Leyland O'Brien, ?3s. 7d., ;2Js. 7id. Ward and Co.; £5. ■ f ■ ... Wilson's Portland..'Cement, 235.... THE. AXE. SOCIETr. . _ "MSTKIBUTION . OF. BONDS. ...... The annual bonus distribution, which Is ttich an-, important feature of this great .- society.:'.ip. ..brought . before,, tho members of., thd Issuo of the bonus certificates for the-year ending Dccomuer 31,. 1913, winch- : received by them throughout tho • Commonwealth of Australia, and . the Dominion of Now Zealand. The cash surplus available for distribution was £975,881,- -and - this- will- provide reversiona"ry. bonuses, of about. £11730,000, which doubt bo highly'gratifying -to tho members. •.■.-* To-day-is ! also, the forty-third annivcraftry of. tho establishment of-the.New ZcaJand brancll of the Eociety, aud it is now in the proud position of being the premier lifo ofilct; in the'-Dominion,-having a larger amouM l otriuslnesa oil its bdoks- than any other life institution/ doing business in Vho Dominion. Tho total' policies in-force )n the New Zealand Branch at Decembor 31 last in tho ordinary department- wee 45,891, assuring £16,005,135, including bonus additions,- fhiio -in- the industrial-depart ment ;th?ro .jy.erp,2o,94B'.policies.ln force, M5uring'.i768,443..,-'.: >•' 'i.. , .-' '~. . Tho BeW business written f0r,',1913 iii New , Zealand.was far ; in_exceds,"of any,'previous - ' year, end'COmprlsed -3857 polioies 'afatiririg x £l,3o2,B9l"in"the'.:6i;dinary'department, and 5985 policies assuring /£243,913 ■in the Industrial depaHmont, which, taken together, is oqual to an assurance of- about £1 10a. per head of the populatidn'of the Dominion. Tho total funds of the society on the books of the New Zealand Branch at Deeember;.3l';jlftSt;am6:un(od.:to '£5,294,813, and • the total .ihoomo. of» tho branch'from its ordinary'.ind Industrial departments combined is .£/18,634..per*.annum.- • ...-,.,r Custonia: duty ,collected at ..the port, -. of.-J Wellington for tho month ondi'ns Juno 30,1914, amounted td £70,045' 2s.' 4d., the sum collected for the- corresponding period last year being £68,565.35. 7d. - « For tho week ending Juno 30. tho amount' of Customs duty collected at this port was' £14,359 Or.-sd:, Bum;(dr ;theVcprrc6Pond-' ing ■ week last .year heing £20,442 lOs.-7d. _Cu3toma 'duty'collected yti3tctday amounted to. '£2641' r 1 fit l .' ; 7d.''-" a .. ' - Beor.('duty.■colleotod-for^tho'-"inonth of' Juno iya^-£953 and Sfor 'the week ending,yosterday. ,£9,J0a.,/ •. " ' GOI,I> EKTURXS. "y ' (By Telegraph—Press Association.;' -'■ Aucitlancfi "J'lino 30, The gold returns to hand from various mines in Auckland province for the'past, month -represent a- total of £75,058- 6s. 7d.' Of thisrsuni,''the i Ohinoiriurl Field contributed .£72,655 4s. 5d... and tho Thames £3203 2s. 2d. No-returns .were reported from tho- • Coromandcl -district. , -~Compared,Compared . with the figures tor tho month of Slay,, last month's total shows a decrease of £1091 15s. Ud.; in comparison with the returns for June,' 1913, tho past -months . flgnre3 are greater, by £3356 19si"7d."V • ■■ > ... ■ During,;.tho nion'th.-of ! May,th6,New Zea-. land Grown -Mines -Company,-Ltd.(-crushed *?4. Weftted;;|l6s oro lor a return 9t bullldji; vaWed at.£2161. .. KOUTiIEKN I'RODTJQK MARKET. -Chrlstchurch, June 30. There is,a good.dumand for A grade oats for shipment, but supplies arc somewhat' difficult to obtain. The Kimutaka is expected, back at Lyttelton for more cargo for the West of EngUnd ports, and will probably, t4Ske , aAvay < 12,000, sacks of oats in all. K: larger Quantity of, oatshcaf chaff is offering, but demands are limited to local consumption. The prlco is still from £2 ss. to £2,103. at country stations. Tbere is no change'ln the potato market, £2 15s; being "offered "at country stations for early delivery, £2 -17s. Sd.- for later in ' tho mgnth; and £3 for August. The whole of tho-crop has not yet been dug, a fow growers still being at work lifting their potatoes now that the.wea,thcr has cleared m> again, 1 - r LONDON MARKETS. ' . Br Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright ' (Rcc. June 30, 11.30 p.m.) r> . Loni 'on, June 30. Copper, on spot, £60 ICe. per ton; three months, £60 ss. Electrolytic, £61 2s. 6d Wolfram is quoted at 30s. per unit. Wheat—The market is dull, and values are unchanged. ... .... SIIiT.EIt. . ' „ London, Juno 29. Bar silver i« quoted at, 26 l-16d. per ounce et-andard. SOTJTH AFRICAN LOAN. London, .Tune 29. Tlie underwriters of the South. Africa loan arc to receive 64 per cent. LONDON WOOL SALES. STATISTICS FOR NEXT SALE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, Juta 29. , Tho ..arrivals for the wool eakr total 286.CC0 bales. There have been forwarded direct' to manufacturing centres. 144,500 bales, .leaving 146,500 bales available for tho sales. ' ' . ■ .-■