COMMERCJAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2198, 10 July 1914, Page 10

COMMERCJAL ITEMS

;j;;:;..■■ iNYESTiiEOT'SHARES.' •'::;. -,■.• : A-fair business was '■'. donein. Trivcetin'erit Shares yesterday. The sales recorded were: Bank of New Zealend (£3 6s. ed.) at £10 183.; National Bank, at £5 16s. 6d.; Christr <ch'urch.-,Gas,vat:'£7. 7s.VWestport;Coal, at j£l : 9s.'9d;'; and Sharland'e 'ordinary; at-21s. The quotatione" iyerc"ae^follow:^'■ .■;"":', %>„ : - '.-.■ ■•'':■ i:"\' <■■ " 'Buyers. ~ -'Sellers. :; ".•. : -*\j .V :■ .'..- •>£ e d. ' £ s.d: •Bank N.Z. t£3 6s. -Bd.) ...10 0 :• 10 19,0 BankN.Z.:(£6 13s. 4d.),:. - ■-•:■ . ■ 17,10 National Mortgage :......,.- : 4 5,0. , — /. .Pcilding Gas': .'..;....:::..■..:... 0. 2 .0 ; i r-;, .Palmerston North-Gas,. 10 5 0 — ;' Gas ......16 7 6 .. —';. '■lieai Export" 1 1625. 6d.),-.... ■■ — 3 3-6 Well. Stoaiiii'Ferrr '.:..i..':. .0 2..0 . — -■' Union Steam (ord.) ...... 1 4 6-. 1.4.10 Weatport-5t0ckt0n........... 0 2 9 . .0, 3.6 Leyland.; 0'8rien,...; ; :...:...' ' —, . , 1; ,4,0 : >/. COMPANY''bEGISTE ATION. ; 'JO ■£/ • The .registration of the,- following pany is recorded in.thisweek's "Mercantile Gazette":-r',' ..',::.. ■.■ ;. : v.,:i~'■:• -■:;, - : :■; -North' Tiraumea, Dairy;. Company,' Ltd. Registered- July -.3:-i- C,apital:'.-,'£2oCo,' divided into) 2000 shares.'of £1 each. Sub- V scribors:' G,;H. Suisted,;so; V J. EUmers, 1C0; JI. : S.- Gregory; 12; 0. Boner. 30; flTi'Hull,' 50; W. -M.: '"JSiller,:■ SO;'-- W.' Sargeant.j 15; G. H. Hodd,! SO; M. Alpass, 100. Objects;:,' : I)aii'ying;:and--ihoidemtal. ■■' ■.'..[■'■■. ■'- ; ■):'. ';, . V. ; -.''■(..''■ CUSTOMS DOTY. ..: ' ii','. • ; l : Giietc(nis J dir;y collected at "tho.ippr't'-'ot ''Wellingtoii'f'y l - 51011,8^" .'amounted' •:to;'£3l3ll 55. :: .r.;. ■, '.;' >. '...-. -...V. ' v - ; >(;CEUTCHING,'•;SKIN, 'AND, HIDE ;;SALE; Mesers. Vfilliams and Kettle, Ltd.,' Dann*--Tlrke, icporting 'on 1 their, anuual crutching eale, tpgether,'with skins, Chides, etc.,,state .that they eußmitted a, record catalogue for .DanneTlrkciv, The-'.tb.tdl .offerings . were :— 478 bales ' wool', and. crutchings, 380' bag's, .6754 .skins, 538 hides, 92 calfskins.,and 355 packages fat. Our catalogue comprised.— 309 balesVand. 155 bags wool, 3666' skins, 214 hidee,-43 calfskin's, and 192 packages l :fat. Buyers 'present .wprEeented colonial and ifofeign.: firm's,, .competition was , ' koen throughout', and we .report a'total clearance of our "catalogue.- Pricee were' In 'advance for inferior lines, -while better'lines were not-so good. Wo topped tho market .with a'line of 3.bales LS over D on account Messrs. Lane and .-.-Smith, , ' whicli reached 9d. per lb.', being equal to the:top price reci-voa In Napier, on Jlonday; last. Other brands Teached:—Gß over dae'i, account'.G. Buchanan, B}d.;,G and TP-over T, account G. and T. Prescott, Bjd.; OEINGI, account \V. Gaisford,- Bjer.; MANGATOKO, account Knlghtaiid .Co,, Bd.; BROADLEAP, account' H;P; Johnstons 83d.; BKIGHTSIDE, account J. Hill, BJd.'; 808, account B. Stevens,.B}d.;'Tl KOUKA, account H Cowper, BJd.; HBB," account 11; Ti. Blyth Bid.; • TP,- account T. Fothergill. SJd.j'-.GS account, Wdodban.k, 83d.; It over- MTO, account J. Millar, 81-d-; CHX between dashes, ■ account Ohas. Herbert, 8(d.; : MP over MANGA,, account Jf: Pranklin; 83d. ■■ We quote ae, follows:—Wool— Crossbred dead, 5d.. to ■ 84d.:. crutchings, 6d..t0 9<l.| ipieces, 4dl to. 7i0.; crossbred, black, 7Jd to 73d.; locks. 3d., to 7d.; lambs, 6d. to Bid Skins.—Half to 3 'wools. • B.Vd. to 83d.; J wools, 73d.; 1 ;wools, 7id.; crosebred. blacP. 6id.; pelts, 6d.. to Is. Bd. each;". cmsbrcil, inferior. 6Jd. to 73d.; shorte, inferior, 4jd to'.'6d.; crossbred, dead, 7Jd. to 73d.; crossbred, dead, inferior. 43d. to 6Jd.; crosßbred, at each (110), ss. Bd.; crossbred, raited butchers' lines, &=>.\7d. to 6s. 7d.; crossbred, salted, farmers' linos, 2s. sd. to ,6s. 7d. Hide3—Cows.; 7Jd, to 73d.; wcaners, Bd.j horse, 7e. M.-'to 9s. M.;..bulk end etaes, 4Vd. to 4?d.; oxi 6 3-Bd. to 8 l-Bd.; cow, cut, ■63d.; slippy, 6. 3-Sd.; calfskins, 7d. to ICd, Tallow;: in .tins, 245. Horsehair, .-. Is. 45d. Fungus, 4d.,'. ■..":; ■ -._, ■-.. -. ' -. . . - -..• : The,.-ifew .Zealand; Loan and Mercantilo ,Agency Company, Ltd., have received tho. following, cablegram, from their .. London house under -date .July B:—Tallow—Wo\ quote present spot values for the following descriptions: Good mutton, 345. 3d. per '.cwti;--good: beef, 325. ; i 6d.'i pe'r cwt.;'mixed, '28s • 6d. per owt.-; The market has a lower tendency. Wheat.-We have sold an Australian parcel at:3ss. 6d. c.i.f. The market is quiet but steady. . Buyers are- h6ldlnn t off, and the .outlook is uncertain. ' '■; ;"'•; LONDON WOOL SALES. , : : SOME EEAiISED PRICES. ■...';■ By ■Telegraph—Prei« Association—Cooyrieht (Eec. July 9; 9.35 p.m.) •■■■■•:■"■■ '■'■'■: .London, July ?.' ■ ■-At the (sales the following ..prices, were for the fleece portion ' of the Now clips •namcd:- :1 Ota. Creek; top price 14} d.; average price 11 5-Bd.; Longburn,- top,-14d,y- average,- 12} d.; - Birdgroove,

top, 12id;',, oarage,:'lo:s-8d;; Tolmore.'- top, 12d., average, 10 5-Bd.' .■...• ■~-.

Messrs. Murray, Roberts end Co., Ltd.' yesterday received the 'following cttbleV gram,'.dated'July' 6, from , their. London, friends, Messrs. Sanderson',' Murray end Co.--.—Greasy merino - market has advanced: 5 per'cent.; best scoured merino ad- : vanced 2J; per cent.; - -other descriptions ecoured merino par to 5 per cent, advance.; '.'■' .' '';'■. LONDON' MARKETS.;'':' By Telegraph—Press Variation— Copyright' , . • . , London, July-8. ; The TabbitsWin. sales opened/at a -three-, halfpence decline. ■ : - Pearl Shells.-Of Aroe, 291 . cases were, offered end l<2 sold: West Australian, 634 offered and 278 eold; Queensland, 1330 and' 572. • Aroe, stout'medium bold, realised 16Jd.; chicken, light medium, 14Jd-; defective 10 3-Bd.: West .Australian; 15 3.8 d., UJd.,- and. Hid.; Queensland, :,158d.', I2jjd,, and Bid. ■. : " . ■ > ■ Linseed .oil, 24j. ' •■ . ■ ' ' .' ■■■■'■ Turpentine, \£34:'. ...' :-■-. "_• • . . .-'"•' ; ' ■ .. silver.: '■' ■••■ ■. ■•; .■•••' ■ * . London, July 8, : -'. Bar. silver.is quoted at;2s 7-Bd. .per ■.ounce standard.. ; .. •" : ; . . . .''. ~, ; .:'■■'■■' ,-' TALLOW. .VV . ■'.'■' :v .'•■■.•"...■'■ ' '■■■. London, July a At tho Ullow sales 1485 casks were of. fered.and 845 sold. Prices realised;— Hut ton, fine 355:,. medium, 325 , ."; beef, fine 3is ji., medium 31s. •',-■ •..-'■ •■, : .'" ; '' ■' ' ;. • : : ':. ■ advance'inmerinos. ...."'. • ; "•'■■ " .- • ' -London, July: 8.. A good- selection. of croesbredg' eold 'at ■full opening Tates, and- a small selection ol merinos'at a 5 per cent, advance. ' -.'.; '.;-:' ■■■'~■■ Copper, on spot,£62' ss. to £62 10s. per ;■' (Kec. July' 9, 11.5 p.m.)' . . ; : . '..■'•■ ■. '."■■ ■'■■■'. London, July 1., The etock of American, copper is estimated at.- 106,111,0001b. ;..• '. -.'-.. "■■'.:. ' \'y'' .■';■-': "';*: ;WHEAT. '':'.. v.'.' 'v; '■' '' ; " ; :'I (Eec. July 9/V.IS p.m.) ' ' ' ' :', .'.■'■ ■ '■•■' '; '.;';•( , : ;' London, July? ■The wheat market'is inactive. V;.!.: .''...-.. HIDES- 'SALES.''•'■•.•■•■'• '-.-• ■'.■ 'i- ''■■ - : : ' / (Rec.July: 9,,9 p.m.).,: ' :•-.--.- ' ■ ■; Molbournb, July-9. • At'the'sale of hides, thoro-.were good stiPt plies; lights and kips.were very,/firm;, leavy 'sorfe;.were slightly.easier. ■ ._. . .<■ AMALG AMATED ZINC COMPANY., • ./.:.■ ■.'•■.-■.• Melbourno. July 9, ' The .latest divdend paid by the Amalg* mated Zinc Company, brings the total to half a, million'pounds, which Iβ equal to the.unpaid capital.. ' .;' •, ■ ~/;: . ' •.ATJSTRALIAK. "PHODUCE. MARKETS.;, v :■[' ■ ■■■■ (Bee. 1 July:9,-.8.50 p:m.)'. :-"' '- •"•"'■"' '.■":.■■■■ July 3. '■■Wheat, ■Jβ." 10d. -to 3s.' IOJd. per. bushel; flour, .fa--ss. to:£8 7a. , 6d. per ton;\bran,. £5 55.:-per ton;, pollard;.' JE5,5a. per .ton. Oats, -Algerian, 3a 4d.to 2s. sd. per bu6hcl; milUng, • 2s. 6d.'.to. 2s:,.7d.i.llHsmanian,- ,2s. lid.: to Js. Barley. .English, 25.. 6d.- ; CapeZs. 6d; ; ;seed, ; 2s;. 10d..- ; Maize. 'oe.' ; Bdft to MlCd.' per bushel; Java maize,-3s. 6d. Potatoes; Taemanian, £5 10s.-per ton. Oruone, Victorian,:£7: New isealand, £6 to £6 10s.; picklers, $£ 10s. to £2 155.. Butter, select ed,:ll4s. per. owt.; secondaries, 93a. to 100e. Cheese, 9d. to9id. per''lb.- Bacon, BJd. to ■9d. per lb.. .:,...■ ;.. Adßiaide .: July ; 9