COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 74, 20 December 1919, Page 12

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

COMPANIES REGISTERED. The registration of $0 following new companies is recorded in the "Mercantile Gazette":— , , New Zealand Bi'tishware Company, I.td. Registered October i. Office: Glover Boad. Ilawcra. Capital: £15,000, into 16,000 shares of £1 tfacli. Subscribers: S. Tonks, 200• y. W. Wilson, 200; F. Gillandel's, 200; L. S. Tarrant, 2CO; A. Blair. 200; E. J. Judd, 60; A. G. Frasor, 200; O. J.. Thompson, 200; W. M. Thomson, 100; O. E. M. Thorburn, 100; W. 11. Cochrane; 25; J. W. Garner, 10: J. M. Bowman, 50; J. M'Leod, 100; C. It. Corfe, 50; S. Bromiley, 200. Objects: To carry on business, wholesale and retail of manufacturers, buyers, sellers, and importers, and dealers in brushes and part of brushes, brush-making machines, supplies and necessaries in nil its braijchcs; also in paint, oil, varnish, wallpapers, hardware, ironmongery, household fittings, and utenßil6, etc. W. and A. Ambury, Limited. Itegistercd as a private company November 10. Office: New Plymouth. Capital: £10,000, into 10, COO shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Walter Ambury, 3800; Arthur. Amb;iry, 5800; Lucy Harrison, 10C0; Annie Ambury, 1000; 0. Ellen Ambury, 200; Emily Ambury, 200; Objects: Business of drapers and milliners in Dovon Street, Row Plymouth, and elsewhero in New Zealand; to purchase, to take on lease or in exchange, hire, or acquire, any real and personal property; to enter into partnership; to borrow or raise Plymouth Marblo Bar Company, Limited. Registered November 25. Office: 75 Devon Street, New Plymouth. Capital: £3000, into 3000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: A. E. IVatlrins, 735; James M'Leod, 490; J. Clarke, 245; T. C. List, 245; J. M'Nelll, 200; P. Lealaiid, 50; C. I[.,Wynward, 1. Objects: To enrry 011 business of an American soda fountain, marble bar and refreshment rooms, and refreshment caterere and contractors in all its respective branches. Salvation Army Auxiliary Co., Ltd. (Tho). Registered as n private company December 11, 1919. Office. 20S Cuba Street, Wellington. Capital: £55,000, into 55,000 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: William Brainwell Booth, by his attorney Arthur Bitt.es General of the Salvation Army, London, 64,997 shares; 11. C. TToddcr, J. It'lnnee, W. P. Page, all of Wellington, 1 share each Objects: To take over and various undertakings ot the Salvation Army. Derbyshire (N.Z.), Limited. Itegistercd as a private company December 11, 1919. Office: Aulscbrook's Buildings, Wellington. Capital: £7COO, into 7000 Bhares of £1 each. Subscribers: Byron P. Brown and John W. Davys, both of Wellington, 350S Eharcs cach. Objects: To take over business of J. Derbyshire and Co. Savage Tyre and Rubber Co, Lt<t. (The* Registered December 12, 1919 Gfllce: 39 I Johnston Street, Wellington. Capital: £6000 into 6000 shares of £1 each. Sub. scribcrs: R. P. Wilson, Sydney, 5999 shares. G. D. W. Morel, 1 share. Objecis: To purchase business of the Savago Tyro and ltubber Company, Auckland, and benefit of N.Z. trade mark 14743. , Colonial Motor Co., Ltd. (The). Registered as a private company December 13, 1919. Office: Courtcnay Place, Wellington. Capital: .E2OO.OC\) into 4Klo shares of £50 cach. Subscribers: .WnUington—J. M. Geddii), 10; A. Voitch, 230; T. W. Hislop, 20; F. N. 1!-. Meadows, .110; J. 11. llarcourt, 20; A. Warbiirton, 130; Chas. Collins, 20; W. J. Scatcr, 60 shares partly paid up. l-h-ccU: To take over and carry on the business of the Colonial Motor Co., 1 td. Superb Hconoiniser Carbureilcr Co., I'' l (The). Registered 'lecembcr 15, 1919. Office: Armagh .Street, Christchurch. Capital: £50.000 into 100,000 shares of 10a. cach. Subscribers: Palmerston North—O. A. Loughnan, 1000; P. A. M'llardy, 2COO. liangiora—W. Cunningham, £000. Oliristchurch—J. C. Whiteman, 5000; W. Midglej', 2000. Wellington—G. W. Magnus, ICOO shares. Objects: To purchase patent rights of ,and inanufaeturo 1 BuDcrb" carburetter. ' 1

CUSTOMS REVENUE. Cußtoniß revenue collected at the port, of Wellington yesterday amounted to £6277 8s: 3d. LONDON METAL MARKETS. Au'-lrnluui-Ncw Zealand Cable Association. (licc. December 19, 10.55 p.m.) London, December 18. Copper.—On spot, £103 15s. per toil; forward delivery, £105 56. licart.—On spot, £40 17b. 6d per ton; forward delivery, £40 sb. Bpeltcj-On Bpot, £52 10b. per ton; forward delivery, £53 ss. Till.—On spot, £318 2s. 6d. per ton; forwiird delivery, £319 7b. 6d. Eur Silver.—7BJrt. per oz. standard LONDON TALLOW MARKET, London, December 17. Owing to poor demand the London tallow sales were not lield aa arranged, VICTORIAN PRODUCE PRICES. (By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright Melbourne, December 19. Jini'lcy, English, malting, 6s. to 6s. 6d. per bushel; Cape, ss. 6d. to sb. Bd. Oatß, Algerian, milling, ss. lid. to 65.; feed, ss. 7d. to ss. 9d. Potatoes, £15 to £17 per ion. Onions, £9 to £9 10s. Hides—Heavies are unchanged; liips and lights are id. to }d. easier.

INVESTMENT 8TIARE8. ■ Yesterday's quotations lor investment shares were aB follow:— Buyers. Scller» £ s. d. £ a. d. Inscribed Stocli, 1938 95 0 0 Inscribed Stock, 1920 95 0 0 — National Bank 6 13 6 6 15 0 Bank N.S.W 34 10 0 Bunk N.S.W. rights 13 7 6 Bank N.Z. (£3 Ca. 8d.l ... - 14 16 0 Bank N.Z. (£6 13s. 4d.) ... 18 10 0 Abraham and Wi!"ams 5 5 4 5 9 0 Goidsbrough, Mort 2 6 3 2 8 0 ]>r|iiital)ie Building 9 2_ 6 — Metropolitan 1113 6 — ltiver Plate 2 4 0 Well. Investment 0 10 7 0 11 3 Trust and Loan 6 2 6 — Christcluircli Gas 6 12 6 — Well. Gas (£10) 10 15 6 11 i 1 Well. Gae (pref.) 0 16 0 National Insurance 314 0 — Standard IusuraitCe 3 0 0 — Refrigerating (lOa.l 14 0 14 4 Meat, Export <52s. 0d.) — 3 19 6 Adelaide Steam — 212 6 Huddart-Parker (ord.) 2 8 0 2.8 6 U.S.S. Co. (pref,) 113 Mosgiel Woollen 6 2 6 — Well. Woollen (now pref.) — 5 17 6 Westport Coal 1 10 0 110 9 Waipa Colliery fl 13 6 0 15 0 Kauri Timber — 0 17 0 Iieyland-O'Bricn Timber 18 0 — Colonial Sugar (Fi.iti 20 10 0 — Golden Bay Cement 12 0 14 0 Iloward. Smith 116 9 — Paper Mills 1 10 6 — Sharland and Co. (cum rights) 116 6 — Ward and Co 5 10 0 6 0 0 Wellington Cordafl — 116 Whitcombe and'Tombs ...7 2 6 , — Vilsou Cement 0 14 11 v 0 15 3