LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 38, 8 November 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile 'Agency Co., Ltd.,' report that at their Levin yarde on Tuesday they offered a fair entry of sheep and cattle to a small attendance of buyers. Quotations-.—Wool-ly hoggets, 335. 9<1.; shorn hoEgets, 295. 6d. to 30a,; light storo cowa, £6 7s. 6d. t.o £7cows and calves, £9 12s. 6d.; small "yearling heifers, £4 to £4 155.: yearling stcore (inferior). £5 75.; springing Jieifere, £8 12s. 6d. to £11. The Wairarapa Farmers' 1 ' Co-operative-Association, Ltd., report on their Fahiatua sale held Tuesday in the Farmers' yards as follows:—A medium entry of sheep and a small yarding of cattle was offered to a fair attendance of buyers. Competition at auction was rather slaok, but we wero successful in disposing of-the moßt of our entry. The following sales wer-o effcoted:—Bß ewes with lambs, 355. lid.; 12 fat owes (woolly), 375. W.; 20 wool ly hoggets (good), J")s. Bd.; SO medium hoggets. Ms. Id.;. 16 do., Z6s.; 78 f.m. ehorn ewes, 255. 6d.; 14 lipht fat shorn ewes, 25b. id.; 18 fat shorn ewes, 275. Id.; 12 do.. 29a.; 4 15-month Jersey ,cross heifers, £5 10s.; 2 cowa with Hereford calves, £14 125.; 1 do., £14 17s. 6d.; 2 epringing heifers, £12 12s. 6d. and £13 10s. ;1 two-year Jersey bull, £8. COMMERCIAL ITEMS INVESTMENT SHARES. ' Yeeterday's quotations for investment shares were as follow:— 1 ' Buyers. Sellers. £ «. d. £ b. d. Bank N.Z. (old) — 12 7 6 National ilortga-se- 3 17 0 — N.Z. aud kiver Plate ... 116 0 ■ — Wellington Deposit 0 6.3 — National - Insurance 2 17 9 — S.B. Insurance — 5 17 0 Gear Meat (£1) 411 6 — Well. Woollen (ord.) ... - 615 0 Well. Woollen (pref.) - 4 2 0 Taupiri Coal 015 6 — Westport Coal 19 0 19 6 Waipa Colliery — 018 3 Leyland-O'Brien 16 6 — Banks, Ltd. (pref.) - 110 Colonial Sugar (Aust.) ... 23 2 6 '- Golden Bay Cement — 0 19 9 MOSGIEL WOOLLEN CO. The balance-sheet of the Mosgiel Woollen Factory 00., Ltd., for the year ended October 6 ehowe that alter -writing off £5000 for depreciation, £1600 cost of replacements during the year, and providing a sum to meet the income tax, which, ie payable during the current year, there remains at credit of profit and loss £16,175 11s., which includes £12,663 Be. 10d. brought forward from the previous year. The directors recommend that a dividend of 7 per cent, and a bonus of 2 per cent, be paid,' -which will absorb £7511 ss. (A., leaving £5664 7s. 6d. to be carried forward.

Customs duty collected at the port of Wellington yeeterday amounted to £3449 3s. Id.

NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY. . By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedln. November 7. .• The report of the National Insurance Company shows a balance of £90,043. An interim diyidend of 10s. 3d. pir share was declared. The directors may recommend a further dividend oJ 10s. per share. The directors added £30,000 to the reserve lund, and propose to cary forward £35,063. ENTEBTS. .i£v-