COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3001, 12 February 1917, Page 8

COMMERCIAL

LIVE STOCK SALES w?? sr f; and Williams, Ltd., re- ™ , Palmerst-on North on Tuesday cattl» JA lr yapdine of both sheep and Mfrid , J^° h Sold readily at lat6 ratosfvMr ?? C S° S - Ms - t0 31s " 6(1 '■ 4 and mws in S. 3 5=\ M -: fat. cows, £9 10s.; iuir olLi- rri J s - ' lC 10s.; spring£7 7- to cf l > M ' : s Pr in E in e heifers, £4 10s weancrs, 10s„ 255., 505., to tkeir^afifnfr* Lt<i - report on fat $ L l Tln: Fnt irethers, 365. 4d. : 2s- y®®'. 33 ,?.;- fat. ewes and wethers, £2 and 00111 wethers, 345. Id.; 2, 4, wether 1 ™ th «™. Ms - IW-; shorn 13s ?J• il s - : mixed sex lambs, sL «s. Sd.; fat cows, £9 S« V 7" ) 15s - to £lz 17s. 6d.; veaJers, 2th';. : forwftr <i cows, £7 to £8 17s. 6d.; co «-s. £4 10s, to £6 35.; 15 and it ®°™ 1 Jt«er6. £5 17s. 6d„ £6; weaner \ 2 ?' M,: weaner heifers, £2 milt^a 11 ! 19 (raixetl se *J. £3 165.; cows in °'"Si ' £ J 5 5.; bulls, £« 65.. to £12. A good ? 'IS 8 oamo forward. Stores r^?^ neß l octe^rbut ' Porkers met with a Quote: Weaners, Bs.; „° a J s, „ £ 1 175.; stores,. 225. 6d. to 265.; irii ' 4- J°, s - M/: baeoners, £3. Messrs. Wright. Stephenson, and Co., rv,ii' reilor t' on their sale at- Pomvarcil: SL ems '„ l9s ' to cuU lambs', 125.; *tooth -wethers (small), 295. 4d.; 4-tooth Lincoln rams, 5 to Bjgns. Cattle; 2!vr. steers, £10 10s.; 18-month steers, £8 12s. W.; yearling heifers, £4 17s.- Horses: lin- £!- 0 ? eII n l i acks aud Ponies, £4 155., £5. £6, to 53., £7 to £8. At Marfcinborough: Four and 5-year «wes, 31s. to 365.; rape lambs, 20s. to 20s. 9d.; small lambs, 12s. to- 175.lat ewes, 355.; store, owes, 295. - to 30s. ct'ST c avy fat cows ' store cows, ?(n <o ■ ' .■ fco £?: J ">' car dairy- heifci*. fcXU; 18-month, steers, £6 55.; tveaners, £2 tq S 'il2 T StCfirS ' £12; bulls ' £7, £10 ' Wright, Stephenson, and C 0.,. Wd report on their sale at Ilinakura ra Febjuary 9 : 803 four-year-old ewes, on wopnnt of Neil M'Laren, "Bush Gully," »s. lOd. and 395.; also on account of the same vendor, 346 two-tooth ewes/ ;it 355. «6 4-year-old ewes, on account of Stanley M Laren, 'TakapauV 395. Id. 673 4 and 5-year-old ewes, on account of Norman MLeod, "Glendrynoch," at 31s. Id. Also >n account of the Earne vendor, 258 blaeliace lambs, at 18s. lOd. 888 4-year-old ewes, ?_ n ao ™ u . nt °f D- Cameron, "Moeraki," at >Bs. 255 4 and 5-year-old ewes, on account >f J. Cooper, "Maoriland," at 295.; also >n account of same vendor, 2rtooth wetliJ nl and black-face lambs 19s. ™- 83 4 and 5-year-old ewes, on account )f Sutherland Bros., at 305.; also on account of same vendors, 43 25-year-old steers it £13 163. 9d. Aged Southdown rams, E2 25., £2 12b. 6d., £2 17s. 9d„ and £3 3s Iged Lincoln rams. 20s. Aged Komnev ■ams, £2 2s. to £4 lis. The New Zealand fcoan and Mercantile" J-gency Co. reports; At Feilding on Thurslay and Friday wo held the annual ram air on the Feilding Showgrounds, in conlunction with Levin and Co., Ltd., Abstain and Williams, Ltd., and Dalgety and -0., Ltd. There, was a large attendance if buyers from all parts, and bidding vas spirited-throughout. The demand vas very keen for good Quality Eomneys « ■I''"™! 118 ' Southdowns also sold ii V- IUI tho el °eption of two or three imall lines of inferior rams every nen. ras Quitted.. < - COMMERCIAL ITEMS IN7ESTJIENT SHARES. Saturday's quotations for investment shares were as follow:— Buyeri Sellers. <r « 1 , - £R e. d. National Bank :... 4 18 0 — Bank N.B. (£3 6s. Bd.) ... 11 1 o _ ;CJnion Bank ,\ 5110 0 — itandard Insurance 119 0 — JuddartrParker (ord.) ... 1 4 3 _ Paipa Coal 0 18 0 — V-estportrStockton (ord.) 0 6 7 — jeyland-O'Brien 13 6 — fEx div. Customs duties collected at the port of 1 Wellington yesterday amounted to £872 London markets ] By Telegralph-Press Association-Copyright j (Bee. February 11, 5.5 p.m.) j _. . ... London, February 10. 1 W4^r'ten. CCm CbrU / Shipment > N.Z. Hemp.—The market is strong and ( he Quotations nominal. < Hubber.—Hard line para, 3s. 2Jd. per lb.- i 'Station, 3s. 3jd.; smoked sheets, 3s;-3'd, r Kabbits are scarce and very firm. ' \ Alutton.-fioutli American, lOgd. per lb Lamb.-Sonth- American, Is. per Ib.-Au's.-«.Z. Cable Assn. r UNION STEAM SHABES. t (Rec. February 11, 5.5 p.m.) c -rr„,-„_ London, February 10. v Union Steam ordinary shares are Quoted ■t 40s.—-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. 1 f MINING NEWS ° ® WELLINGTON SHAKE MAKKET. . I^ 10 , Quotations for mining shares oil laturdny were as under:— " 1) Buyers. Sellers, a i i- £ s- d. £ a d al| sinan 0 8 0 a - 114 6 1 I=i 7. t lauraki Beefs - 0 0 6 p ' b When you scloct a factory to send n •our cream to you want CONFIDENCE I n the management. You want to feel J" YPA tt T n W fc ? ou I viU B et tt SQUABB JbMj. We started 15 months ago i><tii 'rin a "4 W .. SU ?f liorS; t0 w have <L whats the reason? CONl'iri- C iACE of the farmers, KNOWLEDGE : e hat they have aud will get "EESULTS P because we play the game. We WILL M t ,-m L^. r - iYS ser r e o«r suppliers , the BEST of our ability, and hope to SVIN tho CONFIDENCE of a good' inanv nore. Write us for Prices and particua DAIRY CO., LTD., P P. 0., Box 185, Wanganui—Advt. t

TYPOGRAPHICAL DISPUTE f

COMPLETE SETTLEMENT J

Since last November sittings of the Conciliation Councils have been held iu Auckland, New "Plymouth, Napier, AYellington, Netson, Greymouth, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Invoreargill to deal with the dispute affecting members of tho Typographical Union. Messrs. Frod. Pirani (Feilding), and Lem. T. Watkins (Wellington) have represented tho Newspaper Proprietors and Master Printers' Associations at eacli sitting associated with a local employer, and representatives of the Typographical Union were assessors for the workers. Prior to theso sittings, by direction of the Arbitration Court. a_ conference of representatives of both sides was held in Wellington to arrive at a settlement, but it was considered best to allow the Conciliation Councils to meet first and endeavour to secure a partial agreement. A conference was held in Wellington on Saturday, Mr. Hagger (Conciliation Commissioner) presiding. Messrs. Fred. Pirani, Lem. T. Watkins n T. Jones., and A. Sando represented the employers, and Messrs. M'Dougall and Barker (Wellington), Wilson (fliristelnirch). Farrant (Invercargill), Graham (Auckland), and Ferguson (Dmiedin) represented the workers. The conference, after a ed sitting, reached agreement on all points, which only require ratification by the Arbitration Courfc to conic into force on April 1. At the close of the sitting ■ the Conciliation Commissioner was congratulated on bis tact and impartiality. The agreement is to remain in force for three years, but the employers' representatives undertook to recommend thaiS six months after w:\co i<! declared a conference should be held to consider a reduction of hours in tho hand section. ; The principal variations from the existing award are as follows:— Wages.—Machine Section: A war bonus of 10 per cent, is granted to operators on. the minimum wage specified in the award, on condition that the, keep a record of their work, and prove to tbo employer that they have maintained an average of 7500 ems per hour, as against 7000 in the last award. Probationers arc to be paid £2 los. -per week for day work and £3 for night work until they can maintain an average of 7000 ems of corrected j matter, per hour, based on eight-point matrices, with a minimum cast-up of 40. ' Bulk-bands, stonehands, and machine-correctors are to receive a bonus of ss. per week. Piece, work rates, based on solid matter as it comes from, the machine, are to be: Up to G-point, 3J<3.; up to 8-point, •Sid.; up to 9-point, 3|d.; 10-point, 4d.

Hand Section.—A war bonus of ss. per week to be paid on the minimum fixed in the last award in Divisions I and 11, the latter division being enlarged to include towns having a population of 5000, and the whole of the industrial district of Westland, and the minimum wage being increased from ••£2 15s. to £3. Overtime for both sections is fixed at time-and-a-third, and for the hand section double pay is given after the first three hours' overtime. Tho award is not to apply to females at present engaged in the trade. Apprentices.—The proportion of apprentices is extended to ono for every office and one for every threo or fraction of three Machines; the extra 2s. (3d. per week for machine apprentices js abolished; the;limit for hand-com-position before an apprentice may be put on a machine is reduced to six months, but a total of two years out of the five must be spent on case; an apprentice's probation time may commence three months before the expiry of the term of another apprentice: and the mode of binding must be by deed. Record of Work.—Provision has.been made that no objection shall be made to any employer making use of such time records or other means as shall enable him to ascertain the cost of his work. . Returned Soldiers.—ln addition to the ordinary under-rate worker, provision is made on a similar basis for disabled returned soldiers. Monotype.—The monotype-machine keyboard operator is placed in the jobbing section at tho same rates of par and hours as in the last award. General Piecework.—lt was decided that, provided the union and tho employer are in agreement, piecework may be worked in any jobbing office on general or speoial work, and charged bv mutual arrangement, the wages earned tp-.be not less than 15 per cent .above time rates.

Preference. — A novel preference clause, at one time in the Wellington Country Printers' Award, giving preference to employers belonging to the employers' unions, was agreed to. ff £ cds " Great Pepperjnlnt Care «or Couffha and Oolds, never fails.' Wellington has been sadly short in the naat of accommodation houses run on the Continental principle, in which guests, instead of boarding by the week simply pay for lv hat they get in the house, lhijj want is remedied at the Columbia Private Hotel, Cuba Street, where the proprietary has adopted this system. The building i s a spacious one, with ample accommodation and all modern conveniences, including an electric lift. It la situated within five minutes' waik of the railway station and wharves. l.oe Columbia Hotel is now under the management of Mr. T. M'Guire. • News has reached this office that the demand is greater than ever for Parton's famous Victor Cheese Vats. Orders are being executed in rotation, and by placing- your order to-day, you can be sure of comparatively early delivery. Middle arainage and sloping bottom arc outstanding features. Get details. A .T PARTON, Sheet Metal and Plumbing Works( Pembroke Street, Carterton.— Advt.