COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2819, 10 July 1916, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

• INVESTMIiNT SHABL6. Prides of-investment shares on the Wellington 'Change on Saturday were as under:— Buyers. Sellers. £s. d. £s. d. 117 10* 0 — Well. Gu6 (nref.) — 019 N.Z. Insurance 6 5 0 — Christchureli Meat. 19 5 0 . — Well, ileal Export (£2 '12s. 6d.) ; - 3 2 6 Union Steam (ord.) 113 0 1 13 6 Union Steam (pref.) 1 0 10 — Waipa Coal 0 18 3 — Taupiri Coal — 014 0 West-port Coal 18 3 — Wcstport-Stockton — 0 6 5 Leyluud-O'Urtcn' 119 V.Z. Portland Cement ... 0 9 6 — BUSINESS FIRMS AMALGAMATE. The amalgamation of two more wellknown business firms—.Messrs*. Levin and Co.,- of WclHnerton, and Messrs. Gorton and. Sou, of Feilding—is announced. The ; Gorton business was founded in 1379 by the late Caloncl Gorton, who entered' into partnership with Mr. Jno. Stevens, under the style of Stevens and Gorton. In 1884 Mr. Stevens retired, and Mr. R. S. Abraham joined the firm. In 1892 the firm's business was cut up. Messrs. Abraham. and. Williams taking over the interests of the south eide of them Orou& Hiver,. and Colonel Gorton—who at this dato took his son, Mr. Norman Gorton, Into partnership—the north side of the river. Since the death of Colonel Gorton the business has been under tho management of Mr. Xorman Gorton. Tho business will be conducted as hitherto, Messrs. Levin and Co. having taken over the whole of tho staff of the old firm. Mr. A. R. Sclandsrs, formerly of Masterton, has been appointed joint manager with Mr. Norman Gorton, of the Feildiug branch. FEILDING MARKET. ; Messrs. Atkinson and Co., Ltd., report' prices as follow:—Store pigs, 245. to 275.; Blips, 16s. 6d. to 13s. 6d.; porkers, 435. to tes.; harness horses, £7 10s. to £8 10s.; poultry, per pair, hens 4s. 3d. to. 55., cockerels oe. 3d., ss. 6d., to 7s. 6d., purebred 125., turkey hens 145.; potatoes, 10s. to 12s. sack; pig, 3s. 6d. to 45.; chaff, £5 10s. ton; pressed hay, from £5; barley, 3s. 9d. to 43. 6d. bushel; feed oats, 3s. 9d. to 45.; 'seed, ss. to ss. 6d. Customs dnty collected at the port of Wellington on. Saturday amounted to £2129 13e. 3d. J ' . LONDON MARKETS. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association, Rec. July 9, 5.5 p.m.) Londonj July f B. 1 quiet, holders offering sparingly. Chicago July options are quoted at 104J cents and 103 i cents; September, 106$ cents and 1052-cents. New Zealand Hemp.—Market inactive, prices unchanged. Copra.—Market quiet, prices unchanged. Cotton. July-August shipments, 7.9CJd. per lb. . • ' ; . » Rubber.—Hard fine para, 2s. Bid. per lb.; plantation, 2s. 3£d. per lb.; smoked, 2s. 3Jd. per lb. . Rabbits.—Market firm, with slow sale. Frozen Mutton.—'New Zealand, 9d. per lb.; Australian, BJd.; South American; 9 3-Bd. New Zealand and Australian lamb, Jod.; South American, 10|d. v Copper.—Spot, £56 15s. per ton; three, months. £9o 55.; electrolytic, £130. Tin.—Spot, £173 2s. 6d. per ton; thre<# months, £173 7s. 6d. { ' ; Lead—Spot, .£2B;- threa months, £27. Spelter;~Spot; £46 10s.; three months. £43 10s; ' 'Silver.—3oJd. per oz. standard is quoted for bar silver. BUTTER. I London, July li Butter.—Banish butter i 3 «lojv of sale. Prices unchanged; 1725. for spot.-'