COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 252, 18 July 1919, Page 8

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

,'•' SHARES. Tcsterday's quotations for investment' uharcs wero as follow.—

~. -:.!,..,: customs revenue. ■ Customs revenue collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to, £5508 4s. 7d, , COMPANIES REGISTERED. The "Mercantile Gazetto" records the re-gistration.'-of tlio following new 'companies:— M'Carthy and Hunger, Ltd., registered as a private company, May 31, 1919. Office: Dorset Street, Patca. Oapital: £5000, into 6000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers; Patca -Rudolf. Hunger, 2500; John Rudolf Hunger, 1250; Christian Hunger, 1250. Objects: To acquire the business of "MX'artliy and Hunj;er".at Patea as a going concern, and to carry on the saino as engineers cud dealers In machinery, etc. '---■Rotoltaro ■ Dairy Co., Ltd. (The) registered , Juno'. 12, 1919. Office: No. 97 Gill Street, New Plymouth. Capital: £3000, inio, 3000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: New ■ Plymouth-Henry Marfell, 100; Arthur' Robert Dains, 60; Fredrick Wayland Early, 80; John William Lovcll, 40; Henry William Bullott, 20; Joseph Courtney Lobb, 30;. Stanley William Loveard, 12. Objects: To deal in milk and cream and to manufacture cheese, -butter, etc. Hughson's, Ltd., registered as a private company, June 17, 1919. Office: Main South Road, township of Rahotu-. Capital: £5000, into 5000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Rahotu—Thomas Polo Hughson, 4000; The? Mas-Pole Hughson, junr., 1000. Objects: TO acquire the business of "T. P. Hughson and Sons" at Rahotu aud carry on same as general storekeepers, etc. West Coast Mortgago and Deposit Co., Ltd. (The), registered as a private company, July 1, 1919. Office: Foy's Buildings, Princes Street, Hawera. Oapital: £40,000, into 4000 shares of £10 each. Subscribers: Hawera—Alexander Hunter, 100; , George Preece, 300; Farmers' Co-op. Organisation Society of N.Z. Ltd., 400; William Ronaldson, 200; Andrew Gale Larconi, 200: Georgo Henry Buckeridgc, 100; James Heathcoat Livingston, 200; William M'L. Dowie. 100; Bamuel Blake, 200; Albert 'Ernest Death, 100; John Alfred Dufllll, 200; Arthur Davenport Perkiu, 100; Frederick Campbell Spratt, 100; Kakaramca—John Francis Williamson, 200; Waverley—William' George Bolton, 100; Albert Edward Thorley Symus, 200; Charles Dunske Dickie, 100; Manutahi -John Richard Taylor, 200"; Manala-Jameii Francis Stovcuson, 200; Stratford—David Steven, 100; Tikorangi—Fred Saxteu, 100; Normanby—William Thomas Jane, 200; Mokoia—Brian Cuthbcrt Lysaght, 1C0; Kltham—Thomas William Owen, 100; Takapau —Charles, lfmrice Guy Livingston, 100. Objects r To negotiate loans, invest and deal ■with money, securities, negotiable instruments, etc. To undcrtako guarantees, trusts, commissions, etc. AUSTRALIAN PRODUOE MARKETS. (Itcc. July 17, 10.40 p.m.) Sydney, July 17. Oats, Algerian feeding, ss. 6d. per bushel; milling, ss. 9d.; Tasmania n, nominally, 6s. Barley, Cape, ss. to ss. 3d. Maize, 7s. 3d. to 7s. 6d Potatoes, Tasmanian, £17 to £18 per ton. Onions, £20 to £22. Adelaide, July 17. Oats, 4s. 6d. to 4s. 7d.-per bushel. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. (Rec. July 17, 8.5 p.m.) London, July 10. ■ Wheat is steady. Several Australian parcels on passage sold at 80s., and one er store at 82s. Flour i 3 quiet, thero beinj; little offering.. Oats are firm., La Platas, on spot, ar& quoted at 625. to, 635. Peas and beans are steady, and prices ■are unchanged. The Ministry of Food has purchased 100,000 casks of Danish butter for delivery before the end of October. Regular weekly shipments have commenced. The price has not been disclosed, but is above 1725. per cwt., f.o.b. The Ministry is also purchasing a considerable quantity of Canadian butter, aud is offering to purchase 25,000 tons of Canadian cheese at 25 cents per pound, f.0.b., but the present flrice in Canada is about 30 cents. Pending the result of the Ministry's offer, other buyers .aire holding off.

TALLOW SALES. London, July 10. At the tallow stiles 1820 IoU wcro offoreil and 1453 sold. Fine lmitton advanced 65., a_nd beef was unchanged. COPPER RISING IN PRICE, (Itcc. July 17, 5.5 p.m.\ London, July 16. Copper is risinp in sympathy with- tho American advance.

Buyers. Sellers. £ n. d. £ 5. d. National Bank (new) ... — 610 0 Bank N.Z. (£3 6s. 8d.) .... 14 2 6 14 3 0 Bank N:Z..(£6 13s. 4d.) ... 18 8 6 Union Bank (new) 58 17 6 59 5 0 Loan and Mercantile — 115 0 0 Wellington Deposit. 0 8 3 0 9 0 Napier Gas — 9 5 0 Wellington Gas .-. — 1116 6 Meat Export (52b. 6d.) .... 3 3 6 3 5 0 Hiiddart-Parker (ord.) ... — 2 3 9 TJ.S.S. Co. (pret.) -1 110 P. and O. fief. Stock ...;. — 485 0 0 Well. Woollen (ord.) 8 2 6 — Well. Woollen (pref.) 5 5 0 — ' Kauri Timber (15s. paid) 0 15 11 Loyland-O'Brien 17 6 - Golden Bay Cement 0 19 6 — Wilson's Cement 0 16 8 0 16 11 Inscribed Stock — 96 2 6 6,p".c. P.O. Bonds, 98 2 6 —