COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 198, 16 May 1919, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

!.:,' .INVESTMENT SHARE 3. ~.', ~ ■'. A sale of New Zealand Hefrigerating •hares at £2 17s. was reported yesterday. The quotations .were as follow:— i Buyers. Sellers. ; -.-•• £s.-d.. - -£s. d. Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. Bd.) ... 1317 6 .' 14 0' 0 :.Bank N.Z. (£6 13s. 4d.) .. - 1811 I) : Well. Deposit ....:.. 0 8 0 7 - Well. Gas (£10) '. - \ 1117 6 .N.Z. Insurance 1218 6 .. ..— . " N.Z. • Befrigerating... ... 216 6 ■ 217 6 ; Meat Export (£4) :....'. 319 o■' .. 4 1 0 "Meat Export ,(£2 12s. 6d.) - ■' '211 v Huddart-Parker (ord.) ... : 2 0 0 ' ' '2 1 0 : -Union Steam ; 112 - r :Wcll. \Voollen (ord.) 7 12 6 .:.■ 8..0 0 ■, Woll. Woollen (prof.) 415 :0 ■•• - i.Westport Coal- .' 111 6 • -112 6 rWaipa-'Colliery ;.-..;. -;: .. 015 9 '■ Golden Bay Cement ....... — '■ •■; 019 6 'Inscribed Stock: — ■ ;97 0 0 ! War-Bonds (1941) — 97 0.0 i S p.c. P.O. Bonds -~ 98 5 1) ! COMPANIES REGISTERED. - Tho "Mercantile Gazette" reports resistratlon of the following'companies :— \ The New Zealand Tyre and llubber Co., ■ Ltd.' Office: Dominion Buildings, Cathe- ■ dral Square, Ohristchurch. Registered ias a- private company May 12. Capital: iSO.OOO, into 50,000 shares of £1 each. Subt ecribers: Christchurch—W. S. Newburgh, i 25,001; W. E; Best, 24,997; Sarah E. Best. 1; Rose I. Newburgh, 1. Objects: To e'eal lin rubber products, motor-cars, and gene- ■ jai. .- •' Lever Brothers (New Zealand),, Ltd. Ko;cistcrcd May 9, 1919. Office: At I'etono ; Capital: £80,000;: into .8000 preference .dhares-of £10 each. Subscribers: -Eng-- ' lanAffteTemlßros., i'Ltd.?M'396o;f; Sydney, ' HMMimS. 'jreek, 10,-' T. Jv,>Burton, 1U;- ', Wellington,- N.Z.-B, Bull, 10; ■■ Petono-O, f O.- Hebb, .10. Objects: To acquire as a ► going', concern.the business established at , 'Pete-ne by Lever Bros., Ltd., and to carry : on business as soap'makero.

.New Zealand Soap and Candle Co., ,Ud. Registeredvlfcy 9, 1919.- Office: at Kaiwarra. 'Oapital: £40,p,into 4000 shares. . jdi;.Jßlo each. Subscribers; England—Lbvor ■Krosl, Ltd., '3852; Sydney, N.S.W.-J. lleuk , ; 40; Wellington-K. Hull, 40: J. H. O. Howley, 4; J. Jlacintohn, 4U: J. V. Turnbull, 4; Pctone-O. O. Hebb, 40. Objects: To acquire iis a. going concern tho Uieineeu now carried on-.at ICaiwarnvby "Tho-liew; Zealand Candle' Co., Ltd." No. 1: Municipal Milk Distribution - Co., Ltd. Hesietered May. 10, 1919.. Office: 194 Tinakori Koad, , Wellington. Capital: £10,000, into-10,000, shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Welllngton-H. Bodloy, Ml; A. G. H. Bodley,-s}o; L. T. It. llodloy, "530; J. Morton,',.. 169; . A.'. W.'- <A. \ Boniface,.' 53'/; Martha. Archibald, 150; El K. Wood, 200; W. H, lleid, 525; Mdud Dunn, 45; h. Woodberry, 210; T. J. Loighton, 136; V. Cavanagh, 160. Objects: To purcnase milk and other- supplies from the Wellington Municipal Oorsoration and deal lu.thu namo.' American Novelty' Co., Ltd. Itegietered a-s a. private company May 10, 1919. Office: 87 Victoria Avenue, Wangauui. Capital: £2000, into 2000 shares of ill each. Subscribers: Wauganui-T. J. Orr, 1050; H. 3. Bast, -950. Objeots: To carry on the business of dealers in fancy goods, photographic goods, et«. Silverstream Brick and Tile Co., Ltd. Eegistered May 12, '1919. Office: At , 'tlio company's works, Silverstream, Upper Hutt, W. Capital: £10,0C0,' into 10,000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: SilverBtrcam—T. B. Jones, 2820; C. E. Jones, 1315. Lower Hutfr-IV W. Joncu, 1315. Wellington—J. M. Oameron, 4550. Objects: To acquire as a going conoern the business of brick and tile manufacturers now carrl(id on at Silverstream under tho stylo of "The Silverstream Brick and Tile Co." Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £9.388 18s. 3d.LONDON WOOL SALES. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. London, May S. There was keen competition at tho London wool sales, and excellent prices were realised for all classes. Eolmby, 60Jd. to 49d.; Quamby, 44d. to 351 d. New Zealand wools;—" Gore," 73d. to 71d.; "Santoft,," 23d. to 26d.; 47d. to 35d. Bradford competition is 'Stronger, and there is more inquiry at advanced prices for merinos and ilno crossbreds.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aen. . AUSTHAUAN PKODUOE. By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright (Beo. May 16, 0.5 a.m.) Sydney, May 15. Oats, Algerian,, feeding, Ss. 2d. and sb. 3d.; milling, ss. sd. and se. fid. Barley, Capo, 4s, 10d-. and 55., Maize, Bs. 2d. and Ba. 3d. Potatoes, Tasmanlan, £13 10s. and £14 10s. Onionß, £14 10a. and £15; New Zealand, £13 10s. Adelaide, May 15. Oats, 4s. 6d. and 4s. 7d. BANS OF ENOLAND EETOEN. iuitrallao-New Zealand Oaple Association. London, May 8. The Bank of England return Wsued for the week ended Wednesday, May 1, is as under:— ~ Issue Depabtiiekt. ' ' Notes ißined £76,762.000 Gov. debt... £11,015.000 Other Mcuri- - : Notes in tios ,7,434,000 reierve 26.156-000 Cold 84,489,000 £■102.938,000 ' 4103,938.000 Banking Department. PiODrletors' Oov. seourlcapital ...£14,653,000 ■ ties -... £40,453,000 Public de- Other secun- : jiosits ...23.69-3,000 tics 70,477.000 ■ Other do- \ posits ...115,161,000 Notes in Eest,7-ilay tsaerve ... 26,156,000 and ottiui' Coin In bills ... 8.119.000 reserve ... 1,439,000 £156,525,000 £155,025.000 GOVEBNMENT SEOTIEITIES. The followinsr arc the latest Quotations for Console and Colonial Government Securities in comparison with those ruling last wepk:- \.. , Tliiß ' Last Stock yfeek Week P\? per il? nsole 8 6 d 6 IliV- § .-War Loan ■ „.,„ 6 E6 0 0 31,, War Loan moo 88 0 0 6} „ Aua-Coinmonw th ™ 6 10 \ j" „ > Ei „ Aus.-Oommonw th i™, „ o 101 0 0 i K.B.W.lS33Jan.Julj o 66 0 0 3j ~ N.8.W.1930-50 Ja-Jy f- N o J 00- .'. 5',;-iN,S.W.If ipl-Oct jS U o £j? 'J 4 ~Vi9.l92pJan.-July wm c 0815 J I 3i,.Vic.1921-6 Jan.-July £0 n 0 90 0 8....3},,Vic. 1920-1949 ,J 5 0 .71 00' 3 „ Vic. 1929-4? Jan.-Jly -no 10' 0 MlO 0 31,,5.A.19160au.-Jnly 77 ia - u '7712 f,' 3 ~S.A. 1916 Ja».-July 60 0 06110 0 ; 4-u.QTd 1915-24 ,Tan.-Jly 9312 6 -P 312 6 31,,QTd1922-47Jan.-Jly so 0 0 90 0 0 I „ Q'l'd 1922-47 Jftn.-Jlj 6G 10 0 66 10 0 4 ~N.Z.1929JUy-Nov. £8 19 6 8S 13 6 , 3i t ,."NiZ:1912-<D Jan.-Jly 78 0 0 77 10 o> ■ '3'i, I}.Z'.l92oApril-Oct. CS 50 68 0 0 .31 „ W.A. 1915-35 My-Nv 71)12 6 79-15 0 •• ■ U 7 0 7412 6 J5 ~Tas, 1920 Jan-July ' 78 5 0 78'2 C' : I ,, > Xasl92o-4()J4n.-Julj 7110 0 ,710 Q .:..>'.■■'.:• -.-THE. MONEY.MARKET. ; ■.■■;■■ .-'.The Bank of England discount rate ia •■■S.'-'n'cl , . cent.-'- -. . " ' ' ~ : Short loans, 3} per cent.; previoue quotations, 3J per cent.; laar year, 3} per cent. Three months' bills, 31 per cent.; previous quotations, 3J per cent.; last- year, 3J per, cent.. COLONIAL AND -OTHER PEOCUCE. Wlieat.-The market ia quiet; a-few Australian linea , afloat have been sold rat 80s. ■• '■ ■•- ■ Plour.-There is but little doing. No Australian parcels have been offering. ""• : Oats—Prices are firm, but thero is no change, •• - , ' . : Beans and Peas.—Beans are steady in price,-but buainees !b flrai. ; -> Peas aro flrp; New Zealand, white,-spot, rule 115s to 130s. per 504 pounds,. Tasmanian, tlio same. Buttor and Cheetn.-Na change in the position, Sugar.—Nn change. 1 MINING NEWS '. ■: WELLINGTON SHAEE IfAEKET. ' .The quotations yesterday- for mining shares , were ae under:— Buyers. Seller*. „, ... £»• d. £s.d. Waihi —. ■..,■ 9 6',n Wttihi-Paeroa - 0 3 9