COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2610, 4 November 1915, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT 6HABES. A sale of Leyland-O'Brien Timber shares at ZZa. 6d'. was reported in the investment market, yesterday. The Quotations were as follow:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. d. National Bank 419 6 — Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. Bd.) 10 3 0 10 8 0 Well. Trust.' Loan, Ltd. — 7 7 6 Well. Gas (£10) 1518 6 - Well. Meat Export (£5) .. — 6 0 0 Well. Meat Export 525. 6d.) — 215 0 Union Steam (ord.) 13 9 — Well.' Woollen (pref.) ..... 3 6 0 — Taupiri Ooal — 0 15 6' Westport Ooal — 18 9 N.Z. Drug — 2 5 0 Shariand (ord.) 13 0 — Shariand (pref.) 13 0 — Ward and Co. 5 0 0 — BANK OP AUSTRALASIA. Tho report of the Bank of Australasia for the half-year to April 12 last states that, after providing for rebate on bills current, for British and Australasian rates and taxes, and after making provision for bad and loubtful debts and other contingencies, the net profit for the half-year amounted to £208,778. -To this sum must be added .-0)14,575 brought forward from the previous half-year, making a total of £323,353, out of which the directors have declared a dividend for the half-yeaj at the rate of 14 per cent, per annum, or £2 10s. per share, and a bonus at the rate of 3 per cent, per annum, -or 12s. per share, together £3 Bs. per'share; free of incomo tax. The dividend and bonus will absorb £170,000, and the directors bare further appropriated £40,C00 to tho reserve fund. There will then remain £113,353 4s, lid. to be carried forward. Customs duty collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £4250 Os. sd. METAL MAKKETS. Uy Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright London, November 2. Copper—On the spot, £74 ss. to £74 10g.; three months, £74 12s, 6d, to £74 17s, 6d.: electrolytic, £89 to £90. Tin.—On the (spot, £161 3s. to £161 155.: three months, £160 to £160 10s. In stock, 16,753 toils; on tie spot, 3057; alloat, 1917; deliveries, 2146. . Lead, £24 10s. and £23 10s. Spelter, £87. Bar silver is Quoted at 24 3-16 d. per ounce standard. ADDINGTON MAEKET. By Telegraph—Press Association. Ohristohuroh, November 3. The tale of live stock at Addington yards to-day was a double one in view of the fact that there will be no sale next week, and yarding!-, in all classes of stock wore considerably larger than usual. Tho attendance was good, and business generally was very fair. Fat lambs.—Prime, 19s. to 235. ld.j others, 13s. 7d. to 18s. 3d. Fat sheep: Prime woolly. wethers, 30s. to 60s. 5d. ; others, ISs. to ias. 6d.; shorn wethers, lis. Id. to 365.; prime woolly ewes, 28s. to 40s. Id.; others, 18s. 7d. to 275. 6d.; shorn ewes. 16s. 9d. to- 375.; woolly hoggets, 255. to 425. Store sliccp: -Ewe hoggets, 15s. to 19s. 3d.shorn ewe hoggets, 15s. Id. to 18s. 10d.- extra good wether hoggets, to 21s. 3d.; wether hoggets, 13j. 6d. to 21s. 9d.: medium wether hoggets, 16s. to 17s. 9d.; shorn wether hoggets, 12s. to lfe.; half bred hoggets, 21s. 9d. ; two-tooth wethers, 15s; 3d,; four and six-tooth wethers, 235. 10d.; shorn four and six-tooth wethers, 17s. lOd. to 18s. 9d • intenor shorn four and six-tooth wethers, 13s. 9d. to 18s. 6d.; dry four, six, and eighttooth ewes, 225.; aged owes and lambs, 7s. lid. to 135.; good ewes and lambs, 13s. 6d. to 14s. 3d. Fat cattle: Extra prime steers, to £24 55.; ordinary .steers, £9 12s. 6d. to £12 15s > extra prime heifers, to £18 55.; ordinary heifers, £7 15s. to £11 10s,; extra prime cows, t<r £16 12s. 6d.; ordinary cows, £6 15s. to £10; price of beef per 1001b., 30s. to 545.; extra, to 605.; fat calves, Bs. to 72s .Store cattle: Yearlings, 2f0.; fifteen to eighteen-months, £1 17s. to £3 55.; twoyear steers, £3 15s. to £4 ;■two-year heifers. £3 55.; two and. a half-year steers, £6 10s.;. three-year 6teers, £8 55.; thrce;J r car heifers. £5 2s. 6d.; cows, £2 to £7 ss. There wa6 tho largest yarding of fat pigs seen at the sale for a considerable time; the quality was only fair, and prices were decidedly easier. The market for store pigs kept up well.

There has been a frreat demand for the celebrated Victor cheeee vat (hiring the past few months; anyone ifq new

vats are urged to write immediately to short. Albert* J, Parton, Carterton.—Advi. the maker, as material is extremely short. Albert J. Partem, Carterton.—Advt.

Never haa the demand for clear-headad constructive thinking in bnsines been eo urgent as it is right now. We ore living in a progressive age, and must take advantgae of all up-to-dart© methods. It is in Bavings from waste of any description that money is made to-day, and bv concentrating one's efforts on all details of our business we claim to be able to produce results for our many cream suppliers. We want more cream. Can yon supply us? Further particulars, Wantra nui Fresh Food Co.-Advt.

Mr. H. G. Moss, secretary of the Wairarapa- Show, writesl understand your report of our show contained the announcement . that the champion draught horso had been awarded to Mrs. J. D. Ormond's hprse, whereas tho judge's book shows Donald Estate horso Bucklyvie's Favourite was awarded champion.