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INVESTMENT BHAEES. In the investment market a sale of Wellington Investment shares at Us. 3d. was reported. The quotations follow:— Buyers. Sellers. £s. d. £s. d. Bank" N.Z. (old) ..... 10.. 3 6 - Auckland Gas (paid! i 8 0- — Ohch: Gas.(£s) 7 7 0 - Meat Ex. (£2 12s. 6d.) 215 0 —. ' Union Steam" (pref.) 1 0 10 - Union Steam (ord.)> 13 6 — 'Well. Woollen' (ord.) - 4 15 0 Taupiri Ooal 015 9 . •' '— Westport ::..-.-. •'. 111 6 — WestportrStockton 0 4 7 — Tarinsamutu .'. — 2 4 0 Manning and' Oo 4-9 0 — Ward and Co 515 0 — W.F.C.A. (£5).. ; 60 0. - *Es dividend. Customs ' duty collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £1812 14s. sd. OHEISTOHUEOH' JfEAT COMPANY. " CBy Telegraph—Press Association.) .'.'Christchurch, February 10. The annual- meeting of shareholders of the Christchurch Meat 00. was' held to-day. Tho report stated that the output from the various factories of the company haß been fullv maintained, and the satisfactory total of 1,529,914 head of all classes of stock had been dealt with during the season. The company's new factory at Pukeuri had been completed, and opened for the treat ment of stock on March 18. The .quantity handled during the comparatively short period between then and the end of the season was exceedingly gratifying, aad fully justifies the belief that a material increase in output from the North Otago district may confidently be looked for. Considerable improvements have also been out at the other works. As usual these were efficiently maintained out of revenue. After making provision for depreciation andrepairs, the balance' available for appropriation is £36,826 195.,, which the directors recommend should be disposed of as follows:—Dividend of 4 per cent, for the half-year ended October 31, 1915 (making 8 per cent, for the year), £6768 145.; bonus of 2 per cent, on paid-up capital, £3384 75.; leaving an amount to carry forward of £26,673 tßs. Total, £36,826 19s. The. report ana balance-sheet were adopted. NEW PLYMOUTH WOOL SALE. 7- New Plymouth, February 10. •. At tho New Plymouth bide and skin sales to-day there . was a good attendance < f Home and colonial buyers. There was keen competition and record prices. Crossbred fleece ranged from 10d}d. to UJd.-.per lb., lambs' wool to 12Jd. Hides showed a considerable advance. Butchers' lots ' ™a d p Wid. to Hid. per lb.; sheepskin up to 93d. .' LONDON WOOL BALES. Mefsrs. Levin and Co., Limited, report that their London agents have cabled as follows:—"The wool tales closed with crossbrode: steady and .merinos 10 per cent. dearer than at the opening of the scries. The following prices have taecn realised for tho fleece wooi:-D arrow it, Wanganui, Is. l}d. average: X over WO, Alfredton, Is. 23d. average; WA and MA, diamond with crops swards, Tenui, 151 d.' average; BKAM : EETON, Masterton, 15|d. average; WMK over SV, Alfredton. 15Jd. average; MAHAKI, M&rtinborough, 14Jd. average, Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, have received the following cablegram from their Lcndon office, under date February B:—For wool sales just closed the total quatititr available was 160,000 bales, of which about 10,000 were sold privately; 121 000 bales wore sold for Home consumption, 3000 to foreign buyers, 15,000 to America. 17,000 bales wore carried forward, 15,500 tales were not offered. The list is closed for the second series, and no transports have arrived. The gross arrivals amounted to about 277,000 bales. Old stocks carried forward total 7000 bales, and the net quantity availablo for salo is 155,000 bales.
' NELSOU BEOTHEES, LIMITED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Coprrieht ! (Ecc. February 10, 11.25 p.m.) London, February 18. Nelson Brothers, Limited, show a profit for the year of £75,758, and a dividend of 4 t>«r cant, and a bonus of 2 per cent, have been declared. Invostmcnta arc written down by £15,000, and £20,761 ie carried .forward. '•- TOEAT UAEKET. London, February 9. The wheat market ts idle and featorcles6. METAL MARKET. London, February J. Copper-On the spot, £62 10s. to £63 155.; throo • months, £63 to-£63 5e.; electrolytic, £68 to £68 10s. „„, ■ Tin-On the spot, £173 105..t0 £174; three months, £153 to £153-lCs. Lead, soft foreign, £18 12s. 6d., £18 Us. 9d. Spelter.-Ordinary brands, £39, £«.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2382, 11 February 1915, Page 10
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