COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2599, 22 October 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHADES. In the investment market yesterday sales were'recorded of Wellington Deposit and Mortgage sh«re3 at 76. £d.; and Westport Goal at 28s. 9d. The quotations were as follow:— Buyers. Sellore. , £ s. d. £ s. d. National Banl; 4 19 6 — ■ Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. Bd.) .... 10 2 0 - Bank N.Z. (£5 13s. <d.) ... - 5 0 EqmTabie Building ? 5 0 Well. Invest. T. and A. 0 10 10 — Well. Trust, Loan, ltd. — 7 8 6 Christcliurch Gas (£5) ... — . 1» 0 Napier Gas (£5) - J<> ® Well. Gas (£10) - If \ J Gas (pref.) r — 10 0 N.Z. Insurance 514 o - ' Well. Meat Export (£5) ... - . .600 N.Z. Shipping (pref.) 1 0 o — Well. Woollen (pref.)' ... 3 6 0 - V COMPANIES REGISTERED. The "Mercantile Gazette" issued. yesterday records the registration of the following companies Whakama.ru Development Co., Ltd., registered as a private company October 16. Office: Mast-cfton. Capital: £10C0, divided into 1500 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: J. Strang, 50; W. IT. Booth, 50; J. F. Heckler, 50; J. Atkinson' ICO; H. H. Wolters, 38; J. C. BidwilJ, 50; J. M'ifeister, 50: C. A. M. Simpson, 50;' F, H. Hayvard, 25; T. F. Fitzgerald, 60; A. J. B. Sdcely, 50 (all fully paid up); and J. P. Heckler, 146; W. K. •Booth. I<6; H. H. Wolters, 145 (all of which Id. per sharo has been paid iip. Objccts: To acquire' the Assets and liabilities of "The Maraejfci Development Co." in a block of £00 acres of land on lease with right of purchase from the Karaetai Farms, Ltd.. in the Waikato district. John Cobbe, Ltd., registered as a private company, October 20. Capital, £20,000, divided iuto 20,0C0 shares of £1 each. Subscribers—Feilding: J. G. Cobbe. 18,995; Francis A. Cobbe, 5; Kathleen Cobbe, 1C00; all fnlly paid up. Objects: To acquire the business of draper find outfitter now carried on. by John Q. Cobbe at Feildlng ana to carry into effect a. certain, agreement. Customs duty collected at the poTt of Welliugton yesterday amounted to £1697 :Bs. Bd. tallow:. SALES. 8y Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, October 1 20. At the tallow, sales 1730 ca*ks were offered and 1520 sold. Pricee-ilutton, fine 395. 6d.. medium 375.; beef, fine 395., medium 365. / WHEAT SUPPLIES. (Rec. October 21, 8.20 p.m.) London- October 21. The American visible supply of "wheat cast of the Rockies is estimated at 56,897,000 bushels. The market has rallied, but is quiet.

METAL MARKETS. '(Bee. October 21, 8.20 p.m.) London, October 20. Copper—On spot-. £73 to £73 10s. per ton. Tin—On spot, £152 Ice. to £154 per ton.. Lead.—Soft foreign, £25 7s. 6d. per ton. Silver.—Bar 6ilver is quoted at 23Jd. per ounce standard. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. (Bee. October 21, 8.20 p.m.) Sydney, October 21. Oats, American 3s. loos. 6d„ Tasmanian 03. 6d.; maize, yellow ss. 3d.i white 4s. 9d., Javan 4s. fid. to 4s. 9d., South African. 4e. 6d. to ss. 3d; potatoes, Tasmanian £13 to £14 per ton, 1 New Zealand £11 10u. to £12; onions, Victorian, old £5 10s. to £6, new £10, American £10. -.. . Adelaide, October 21. Wheat, is quiet, pending • a freight announcement; growers' lots for delivery at tho end of October are quoted at 4s. £d.; flour, £16; taan, 12Jd. to 1314.; pollard, Is. 6i. to Is. 7d. .

HIDES. (Rec. October 21, 10.15 p.m.) Melbourne, October 21. The hides market reports fair supplies. Heaviest sort 6 arc "unchanged; mediums, Id. lower. '