COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2686, 4 February 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHAKES. Thero wore no transactions in investment shares yesterday. Tile quotations were oe follow:— -7 Buyers. Sellers. • £ s. d. £ 6. 4 National' Bank 5 0 0 — 'Equitable!- Building ...... 9 15 0 — National Mol'tgago '317 0 — N.'Z. and Itiver Plate ... 2 0 0 Well. Invest' T. and A. — 011 0 ■{•Well. Trust, Loan, Ltd. —, 710 Gisborne Gas ;.. 112 0 — Napier Gas (£5) — 9 0 0 Well. Gas (£10) 16' 0 0 - *N.Z, Insurance — 6 6 o Gear Meat .(£1) — 4 3• 6 X.Z. Shipping (ord.) 16 0 0 — Union :Steain (ord;) 1 6 6 17 3 Well.;. Woollen, (ord.) 5 10 — Well;" Woollen (pref.) 3 8 0 — Westport Coal 1> 8 0 — • Taringamutu' Totaro/ : — 8 0 0 Shavland „(ord.). 14. 3 — Sharland (pref.) .!...,.; 1.4 3. . — Ward' and .Co.' ..i..'..... 6 10.0 — Kauri .Timber' '(15s.) 1 . .. 014 0. . — 'Cum div. +Ex div. , '

COMPANIES REGISTERED. The "Mercantile Gazette," issued ycsteT-. day, reports the registration of tho following companies:— - Zak Studios, Ltd., ; a. private company. Office: Wellington. Capital: £1000, divided into 10C0 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: \Y ellington—J. Zachariah, 999 f.p.u.; P. W. Vare, 1. Objects -. To acquire the business of photographer, etc., carried on by Joseph Zaehariali, under tho stylo of "The Halt Studios,"of . Manners Street. Wanganui Bread Company, Ltd., a privato.company. ,Office: 233 Victoria Avenue, Wanganui. Capital: £2529, divided into .2529..shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Wanganui—G. P. Nowsome, 3CO; M. Anstcy, 10!); L. Ball, 237; T. godson, 93; H. J. Osboldstone, 20; I{. Louisen, 100; Southern Cross Biscuit Co., Ltd., • 1320. Oamaru—E. Milligan, 350. Objects: To' carry on the business of bakers, confectioners, storekeepers, etc. •*'. ! . :.;..Kcir.'s;(Ncw! Zealand) Forwarding Agency, Ltd.,, a private, company. -Office: Welling3COO shares o|; .jEJ;'"«aolfi"Subscribers: Wellington—J. keuy29so; Mary P. Kelr; 50. Objects: To 1 acquire" as av going,'concern the business of . general' carriers,' railway, Customs, carrying .and'forwarding agents, now carried, on by; John-' Keir, of Wellington. . ' WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES. - Messrs. La'ery and Co.', Ltd., Allen Street, report'.^uolcsalo.-prices as follow:-rowls' yheatfe/M. to fc. 6d.; fowls' barley, 6s. ■3a:;.Capo barley, ss. 6d.; fee 4 peas, ss. to.-, partridge peas, 6s. 3d.; maize, feed, 6s. 2d • maize, white, ss. 6d.; oatonshcaf' chaff, £6 •to £6 55.; hay, £5 to £7; flour in sacks, £14 103.; oatmeal, £20; bran, >£6; pollard, £9 15s. to £10 55.; rice pollard, £7 10s.; onions, £o to £6; potatoes, £7 10s. to £8 ICa.: bacon, 6ides lid., rolls 12t<l„ hams Is., shoul£l3 S lte CJlceEC '' BJdi t0 Bid,; lin6e e4 meal, Customs duty - collected at the port of ycsteraay amountcli to £4325 DUXKDIN WOOL SALE. . By Telegraph—Press Association. • Duncdln, February 3, The;.stcond wool'.sale, of the season, commenced - to-day. .The total .offerings were 24,777 bales, 06 compared with 23,618 bales' at tho corresponding Eale la6t year. Tho

buyers' benches were well filled, and competition was exceptionally keen for practically every lot offered except earthy and very musty wools. It is expected that all overseas wool purchased at this sole will ue B°t away before the end ol next month. Ihe buyers have decided to postpone the northern solos till they can see shippinu space available for all purchases in Duneain, , Compared with Docember sales values today weroj—Merino, super, to 163 d., par to id. dearer; medium to-good, 12jd. to 14id„ .id. to Jd. dearer; inferior, lid. to 13d., id. to Id. dearer; halfbred, super, 18id. to 21d. t par; medium to cood, 16id. to 18Jd., par to Id. dearer; inferior. IStd. to par to sd. dearer; crossbred, loJil. to laid., par to id. dearer; crossbred, super. 18d. to 193 d., id. dearer; medium' to good, led. to 173 d., id. to 3d. dearer; inferior, 12Jd. to 15Jd., Jd. to Id. dearer; pieces, super 16(1. to lojd., par to id. dearer; medium to cood, 13d. to 15>d., id. dearer; inferior, 9d. to Hid., id. dearer; pieces, all grades, id. to Id. dearer; locks, first-Eradc, 7£d. to IM., par to id. dearer; second-cradc, 6d. to 7d., id. dearer. LONDON WOOL SALES. By Teleuraph—l'ress Association—Copyrlrlit (Rec. February 3, 10.50 p.m.) London, February 2. N At the wool sales eood merinos are very Arm, end faultics show a rather better tone. Cl'oesbreds aro firm and unchftneed. TALLOW SALES. (Keo. February 3, 10.50 p.m.) London, FebTuaTy 2. At the tallow sales 2*<2 casks were offered, but buyers refused to bid. The difficulty of obtaining licenses prevents tha middlemen from exportiuE what they had previously purchased. Soapmakers are holding off, hoping for a reduction in prico. TIN STATISTICS. (Eoc. February 3, 10.50 p.m.) London, February 2. Tin.—Stocks, 17,468 tons; spot, 1165 tons; afloat, 2129 tons; deliveries. 1434 tons. WHEAT! London, February 2. Chicago May options, 130 3-8 cents to 135 cents; July options, 122} cents to 126 cents. The 'American visible supply of -wheat east of tlie.Kockies is estimated at 167,882,000 quarters. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. (Rec. February 3, 10.50 p.m.) Sydney, February V Oats, Chilian Algerian 2s. 3d., Tasmanian 2s. 10d„ Tasmanian, white 33. Bd. to 3s. 9d.; barley, 3s. to 45.; maize, South African, ss. lOd. to 65.; potatoes, Tasmanian, old £10 to £12, new £17 to £18; onions, old £2, new £3 10s. to £4. ' Adelaide, February 3. Bran, 10Jd, to.lid.; pollard, Is, 2d. to Is. 2id.; oats, 2s. Id.