COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 268, 8 August 1919, Page 10

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES. Yesterday's quotations for investment shares were as follow:— Buyers. Sellers. S, s. d. £ b. d. National Bank — 610 0 Bank N.Z. (£6 3s. <d.)„. 18 11 0 - Union Bank 59 0 0 59 15 0 Natiounl Mortgage 5 3 0 Well. Investment 0 10 5 0 10 9 Ohristcluircli Gaß 6 4 0 — Stanlui'd Insurance ...... 217 6 — N.Z. Refrigerating — 412 0 Meat Export (cum. div.) — 310 0 Auckland Tram (ord.) ... 1 2 0 12 6 Huddart-I'arkeiv lord.) ... 2 4 0 2 4 6 VJ.S.S. Co. (pref.) 10 9 — Wcßtport Coal - 19 6 Leylaml-O'Jiricn Timber 17 9 Golden Bay Cement 10 0 — Inscribed Stock 95 0 0 — COMPANIES REGISTERED.

Tho "Mercantile Gazette" records the registration of the following companies:— Copeland, Lambnurne and Co., Ltd. Registered as a private company May 8, 1915. Office: Oarlyle Street, Napier. Capital: JEIOCO, into 1000 shareß of £1 each. Subecriberß: Napier—Harry Copeland, SCO; Jumos Lambourne, 600. Objects: To carry on business of grocers and general merchants. Waipawa. County Club, Ltd. Registered May 15, 1919. Office: Ruataniwha Street, Waipawa. Capital: ,£3OOO. in GOO shares of £5 each. Subscribers: Waipawa—JL 11. Rathbono, 5; L. M'Kav, 5; W. 11. ltathbone, 6; E. J. D. Deck, 5; E,. N. JI.. Brewer, 5; W. I. Linibrick, 5; C. 11. Critchley, 5. Objeots: To carry on business of a club, reading room, etc. Hawke's Bay Autos., Ltd. Registered June 11, 1919. Oce: Jleretannga Street, Hastings. Capital: £20,000, into 20,C00 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: .Hastings —George Ebbett, 60; Mason Chambers, 600; H. A. Russell, 50; E. J. Henrick, 50; B. Chambers, SO; T. CJavkson, 500; C. J. Tipping, 20. Objccts: To carry oh business of motor garage proprietors, agents, repairers, etc. Lerew Motors, Ltd. Registered as a private company July 9, 1919. Office: Hastings Street, Napier. Capital: £5000, into MOO shareß of £1 each. Subscribers: Napier— W. G. Lcrew. 25C0: A. L. Heale, 2500. Objects: To carry on business ot motor garage proprietors, engineers, etc. Mangaroa Dairy Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd. Registered as a privato company August 4, 1919. Office: At Mangaroa, near Upper Hutt. Capital: £.1000, into 1000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Jta.ugaroa—John Gorrie, 30 paid up, 41 cont.; Henry Whiteman, 50 and 69; T. S. Burrett, 30 and- 41; J. Maher, 75 and 106; H. Gorrie, 23 and 30; W. J. Keys, 22 and 30; H. Alexander, 25 and 35; 15. Brodie, 33 and 39; J. Whiteman, 40 and 56; W. 11. Collutti, 23 and 30; J. Inglis, 75 anil 105. Objects: 'To carry on business aa dealers in milk and dairy products. Hall Manufacturing Company (Extended), Ltd. Registered August 4, 1919. Ofifice: 9 Parish. Street, Wellington. Capital: £50,000, into 50,M0 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Havclock North—'J. Holdsworth, 2000; B. Chambers, 2000. Featherston—W. K. Bidwill, 2000. Wellington—W. A. Ohote, 1; W. G. ManteH, 1000; R, Hall, 9000; 11. Wardell, 6COO; Kate >?. Hall, 10; Norma IC. Hail, 10. Objects; To acquire and take over the business of the Hall Manufacturing Company.

INCREASE OF CAPITAL. The following companies havo iiicreasert their capital:— Hawke'a Bay Farmer's Co-op. Association, Ltd. Capital of company increased by creation of 20,01)0 new shares of £5 cnoh, making tlio nominal capital of tlio oompany £60,000, in shares of £5 each. Registered .)uly 29, 1919. Agricultural and l'nstoral Food Company, Ltd. Capital to be increased from £5800 to £10,000 by the creation of 21 additional shares of .C2tlo each, ranking pari ■passu with the ordinary existing shares, itegistered August 6. Inglts Bros, and Co., Ltd. Capital increased by £15,000 by tho issue of 9000 preference shares and COCO ordinary shares of £1 cach. Registered August 6. TALLOW. , (Kec. August 7, 9.20 p.m.) London, August 5. Tallow stock, 4529 casks; imports, 3951; deliveries, 3788. AUSTRALIAN -PRODUCE. (l!ee. August 8, 0.10 a.m.) Sydney, August 7. Oats, Algerian feeding, is. ftl. to ss. Bd.; milling, ss. 9d. Tusmanian. 6s. 3d. to 6s. 6d. Hurley, Cape, ss. to ss. 3d. Maize, 7s. 6d. Potatoes, Tasmanian, £18. Onions, £20 to £21. Adelaide, August 7. Oats, 4s. 9d. LONDON- STOCK EXCHANGE. ■;Uec. August 7, 9.30 p.m.) London, August 5. P. and O. Stock, £540. RISE IN SILVER. (Eee. August 7, 9.30 p.m.) London, August 5. l'ho riso in silver is attributed to the inadequacy ol American supplies, the instability of the Anglo-American exchange, and neavy Chinese purchasing. OUSTOMS ItEVENUE. Oiißtoms revenue collected at the port ot ■Wellington yesterday amounted to £9327 19s.