COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2443, 23 April 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

_ ■ INVESTMENT. SHARES.',.,. Leytend aid O'Brien shares \>ere reported to have been sold on the Wellington Stock Exchange yesterday at £1 ?e; 6d. Other urices were as follow:—

Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. Equitable Building 9 10 0 — Wn. -Invest. T. and A.... 0 11 3 — Wn. Trust Loan, -Ltd: ... -7 8 6 — N.Z. Insurance 6 1 0 6 3 0 Canterbury Meat — 8 13 0 N.Z. Shipping (ord.) 15 12 6 — ' Union ,Steam '(pref.) ,'1 1,0 .Wn. Woollen (ord.) .......... 4 10 A — Manning ;0nd'C0:'"...'..,. "'5 0 0 Golden Bay Cement ...... 1 0-0 J WELLINGTON AND SUBURBAN' PRO- . , ' PERTY SALES. Messrs. J: H. Bethune- and Co. report having Tecenty cft'ected the sale of the following City, suburban, and country nroperties:— City.—Te Aro, comer allotment, 51ft.' by 66ft.,. Tarahaki Street, with shop and dwelling tliercou, <£2000| York Street, section 38ft. by 51ft., with cottage, £700; Austin Terrace, Mount Victoria, section having tOft." frontage, with ft-roomod residence, £775; Courtenay Place, having 66ft. sin. froutage, with buildings. £6475; Alpha Strpet, section -33ft. by 112 ft.. with 5-roomed dwelling thereon, £720; Alpha Street, section 33ft. by 112 ft,. with 5-roomcd dwolling, £600; Mount Cook, Wright Street, section 21ft. by 147 ft., with 6-roomed dwelling, £625. ,

Suburban.—lsland Bay, two sections, Melbourne Itoad and Mersey Street, containing about .three-quarters of an acre, £200: Trcnfhain.' Barton's railway subdivision, section containing 1 rood 12 perches £40 i Barton's railway subdivision, section containing about-'quarter of an acre, £40; Karon, Wallaco Street, land 60ft. by 240 ft., ,with 7-roomed rosidonco, JS1C80; Brooklyn, Todmari Street, about quarter of an aero, with 5-roomed dwelling, £500; -Lyall Bay, Apu Crescent, section 45ft. by 131 ft., £159 65.; Bay's Baj, Ferry Road, section containing 19.4 perches, £75; Silvorstream, about 2J acres, with 7-roomed residence, £1300; Kllblrnic, block of land having 144 ft. frontage to Moxham , Avenue, 5-roomed - dwelling, £950; Hataifai, Matai road, land 40ft. by 100 ft., with 6-roomed residence, £900; Day's Bay, Morimako Rood, section containing 31.8 perches, and 5-roomed dwelling, '£490; PlimmerUm 'Extension', Moana Road, section containing 24.5 porches, £60; Lyall Bay, section, Apu Crescent, 45ft. by 147 ft., £220; Kilbirnie, Bourko Street, 80ft. by 150 ft., £275.

Country.—Upper Hutt, about 11 acres, with 60-obined houso, £1200.

SHARLAND AND CO., LIMITED. The report of.Sharland and Co., Limited, for the year ended February 28 states that ifter providing for all bad and doubtful debts and full depreciation, the net profits for the year, inclusive of £965 6s. 3d. carried forward from last year, amount to £8573 10s. Bd. Prom this sum the directors lave added £2500 to the reserve fund, making it up to £20,000, end recommend appropriation of tho hnlflJico as follows:—To pay a. dividend of 7i per cent., £5315 7s. !od.; Mr. R. M. Watson, who is not now residing in the Dominion, has resigned from tho board, end it is not deemed necessary to fill his place. Mr. J. S. Owen retires in terms of tho Articles of Association, and offers himself for re-election. The prose profits for the year were £36,155 Us. Salaries, interest, discount, etc., totalled £26,633 10s. Bd.; bad debts, £734 18s. 4d.; and depreciation £1178 17s. 7d.

Customs duty colleoted at the port of Weltogton Testerday amounted to £1675 29, 74.

BRISBANE WOOL SALES. (By Telegraph .—Press Assn. —Copyright.) Brisbane, April 22. At the wool Bftles competition was keen generally, and prices were firm at about 5 iper cent, below those of late sales. BIG INSURANCE DEAL. Melbourne, April 22. The London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Company has purchased the shares of the Australian Mutual Insurance Society. The business will be carried on in the name of that company, tho directors continuing to hold their seats. The London and Lancashire will run out its 'iabilities on. current policies. MELBOURNE HIDE SALE. ■ * (Rec. April 22, 9.15 p.m.> Melbourne, April 22. At the hides sale, good conditioned sorts were firm at late rates, while sloppy , and inferior were irregular; AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. (Rec. April 22, 9.15 p.m.) Sydney, April 22. Oats: Tasmanian, ss. sd. to.be. 6d.; New Zealand'A grade, Gartons, 06. 6d. Barley, Englleli Cape feed ss. 6d.; maize, ss. 9d. to 6s. i potatoes, Tasmanian 38 to £9, Victorian £7; onions, Victorian,. *8; cheese, nominal; bacon, Ad. to Bd'. Adelaide, April 22. Wheat, 86. lid. to Bs. 2d.; ilour. £18 Sc.; bras, £10 10s.; pollard, £12 7s fid. AUSTRALIAN FRUIT. 1 London, April 21. The Tasmanian pears by the Medina are' excellent. They brought ss. 3d. to 9s. 9d. per tray. The apples are generally good. Some Ribstons, Cox's, Spotty, and Jonathans realised 10s. 6d. to lie. 6d.; Cleopatrae, 10s. 6d. to 13s. 6d.; Ribstons, Bs. 3d.'to lis. 6d.; Cox's, Bs. to 18s. The Victorian apples were too ripe. Jonathans, 76. to 10s. 6d.; Reinettes, 9s. 6d. to 10s;; London Pip,pin6, 10s. to ils. TALLOW. London, April 21. At the tallow sales, 2143 casks were offered and 537 60ld. Prices realised: Mutton, fine 425., medium 365. 6d.; beef, fine 41s. fid,, medium 365. ' METAL' MARKETS. ' Copper.—On .the'spot, £77 12e. fid. to £77 17s. 6d;; three months, £78 7s. 6d. to £78 12s. 6d.; electrolytic, £83 to £84. Tin.—On' the spot, £164 10s. to £165; three months, £165 to £165 ICa. Pig iron, 645. 3d. - Lead, £20 12s. 6d. to £20 15s. Spelter, £50 and £48. Bar silver is quoted at 23 13-16 d. per ounce {standard.