COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2680, 28 January 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

. INVESTMENT SHARES. 'There wore no transactions in investment shares yesterday. The quotations

WELLINGTON WOOL SALE. Ifc will be remembered that a -wool ea-lo ivas to have been held in Wellington on January 25, but was indefinitely postponed because, 'of :-the difficulties shipping. Tho.-,Diinedin sale, fixed for tin earlier date/ had also to be be postponed for the same reason.- It is now stated that the sale tafc Wellington will bo held on Thursday, February 10, when, the whole of tho catal^gueysomc. 37,000 bales intended for the- January :sale—will be submitted. Tho Dunedin* sale will be held on Thursday, February 3. It is obvious from this that sonif) satisfactory arrangements have been reaehed as regards shipping.

COMPANY EEGISTItATION. The "Mercantile Gazette," issued yesterday, reports tlio registration of the lollowing company:— '■ Hutchison's Sbalcs (Australasia), Ltd. Hcgistered' January 17. Office: 10 Dundas Street, Cliristchuroh. Onipital: J514.CC0, divided into 28.C00 shares of 10s. cach. Subscribers: Christchurch—o. B. Cogan, W. I. Ward, G. F. T. Eowe. and H, B. Low, 100 6harcs each; A. J. Wintle, J. W. Batie, and A. G. T. Symons, 1 share each. Objects: To carry. on in tho Dominion of New Zealand and the Commonwealth of Australia and . elsewhere the business of mechanical engineers and manufacturers of . scales,.'"agricultural implements, etc. Customs. duty., collected at the port of Wellington yesterday- amounted .to £4958 13s. sd. ' ''; -v - ; 'LONDON WOOL BAI.ES. Messrs: Dalgety and Company, Limited, heg to report having received the following csblegram -from their London house, 'und-;r ' date of January 26:—"Wool sales continue, and competition is very animated; ■ Prices, as compared with December series, for got*! combing merino, 10 per cent, dearer; short faulty, 5 per cent-.; fine crossbreds, % 'per cent.; medium and coar«, 7i to 10 per cent.; 64's aTe quoted at from- 3s. Bd. to 4s. per lb." WHEAT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Otipyright ' ' London, January 26. Wheat—The American visible , supplies are '170,317,000 bushels. Chicago Hay options are 132 3-8 cents to 136 3-8 cents. July options, 1241 cents, to 1268 cents.

wcro as follow:— Buyera. Sellers. ~ ; • £ s. d. £> s. d. National'-Bank 5 0 0 — Bank.N;Z. (£3 €s 8d.) .... 10 10 0 • - Banktf.Z. (£6'13s.4d.) .. 16 5 0 - Well. Trust, Loan, Ltd.... 7 3 0 — Napier Gas (£5) — 9 0 0 N.Z.,' Insurance ............... — ,660 Standard Insurance 115 0 * — N.Z. Shipping Cord.) ...... — 18 0 0 Union -Steam (ord.) 16 0 16 9 "Union Steam (pTef.) 10 3 — Well. Woollen (ord.) 5 10 -J • W.Z. Drug 2 4 0 — Sharland (ord.) 14 0 — Bliarland (pref.) * 14 0 —