FARMING & COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 171, 15 April 1921, Page 8

FARMING & COMMERCIAL

NEWS AND NOTES

AUCTION SALES FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. TO-DAY. 157 Lambton Quay, Wellington, 10 a.m.— Sale of pillaged cargo (Johnston and Co.). 137 Lambton Quay, Wellington, 1.30 p.m, —Sale of unclaimed cargo (Hodgkins Carver and Co.). 157’Lambton uay, Wellington, 1Q.30 pan.— Sale of Furniture (Johnston and Co.). 141 Manners Street, Wellington, 2 p.m.— Sale of poultry and furniture (Wheatley and Co.), Dominion Avenue, Wellington, 2 p.m.— Sale of furniture (Vine and Wilson). TO-MORROW. Hautana Street, Lower Hutt, 1.45 p.m.— Sale of Furniture (H. E. Leighton). Main Road., Petone. 2 p.m.—Sale of toymaking machinery (Hodgkins, Carver). LONDON WOOL F-ALE ; MORE CONFIDENT TONE. (Rec. April 14, 10.35 p.m.) London, April 13. At the free wool sale there was a good selection of merinos and crossbreds, and a much more confident tone all round. Practically all was sold at par to 5 per cent, above the opening rates/ Continental operators bought the bulk, Germany taking about two-thirds of both tho merinos and crossbreds. Yorkshire buyers wore more active than recently. New Zealand lots sold included Waipunga, which realised HJd. per lb. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

BUTTER, CHEESE, AND MEAT

LONDON QUOTATIONS,

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following cablegram from their London house, under date April 13:—

New Zealand butter realising £l3 ss. per cwt. Good demand. Cheese—Coloured, £7 19s. per cwt.; White, £7 per cwt. Fair demand. Frozen Mutton—7}d. to BJd. per lb. Lamb Is. 2d. per lb. EXPORTS OF WOOL LAST MONTH’S FIGURES. The following table showing the exports of wool from New Zealand during March has been compiled by Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Christchurch:— Correspond-

WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES Laery and Co., Ltd., Wellington, report wholesale prices as follows:—Cape barley, 4s. per bushel, .sacks in; crushed barley, 4s. Gd. per bushel, sacks in; partridge peas, 7s. 6d. per bushel, sacks in; peas, Prussian blue, 7s. Gd. per bushel, sacks Is.; peas, feed 6s. 6d. per bushel, sacks in; oats, hulled, for. poultry feed, Gs. Gd. per bushel, sacks in; oats, seed Algerians, machine dressed, 4s. Bd.; farmers’ dressed, 3s. 9d. per bushel; feed, 3s. 7<l. per bushel, • sacks in; oats, Duns, choice heavy, 4s. 4d. per bushel,.sacks in; oats, dressed oats for poultry feed, ss. per bushel, sacks in; oats, Gartons, , A grade, As. per bushel, sacks in; B grade, 3s. lid. per bushel; crushed oats, 4s. 4d. per bushel, sacks in; Farro food, £lO 10s. per ton; chaff, oaten sheaf, Blenheim, prime ton lots, £7 17s. sd. per ton, sacks in, free on trucks, Wellington; hay, extra choice lucerne, £9 per ton; good quality, £B' per ton; potatoes, choice, Bs. Gd' to 7s. Gd. per cwt.; fowls: hens, ss. to 6s. per pair; heavy roosters, 6s. 6d. to 7s. 6d.; ducks, Bs. to 10s. per pair; geese, 10s. to Ils. per pair; turkeys, Is7d. to Is. Bd. per lb.; butter, farmers’ separator dairy and,milled, Is. lid. per lb.; eggs, fresh 3s. 9d. to As., preserved 2s 6d. to 2s. Bd. per dozen; shell grit, choice quality, 1001 b. bags,' Gs. Gd. per bag; onions, 7s. 6d. per cwt.: picklers ltd. per lb.; maize, whole, 7s. 9d. per. bushel, sacks in; crushed maize, Bs. 3d. per bushel; fowl wheat, 9s. per bushel, sacks Is.- Bd.; meat meal, for poultry feed, 22a per 1001 b. bag.

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

INVESTMENT SHARES.

Business in the investment share market is tending towards dullness. Fewer claancs of shares arc in demand, and as. a. matter of fart there were buying quotations yesterday for only nine lots of which three were banking shares and two insurance. Bank of New Zealand shares were easier, with buyers at 455. Refrigerating shares. 10s. paid, were higher at 15s. 3d. Yesterday’s quotations

COMPANIES REGISTERED. The "Mercantile Gazette" publishes the registration of the following new comP The" "Manawatu Standard.” Ltd., registered as a private comnony April 4. 19X1. Office- The Square. Palmerston North. Capital,' £30.090 into 30.000 shares of £1 ch. Subscribers: Palmerston North - N. If. Nash 15.000, J. Ooomhe 15.000. Obipctfl: To acquire and take over at? a going concern the business of newspaper nrnnriotorH °nd nubl’ c ’b' ,r * now being en’*rlod on bv Nash and Coon)be at Palmereton North, newspaper proprietors anti general incidental. , _ ,•’ The Wellington Suburbs Farmerfl A;;* (Ltd., rori'itered Anril 6. 1921. Office: Karori. Wellington. Capital, .£2OOO into 80CO Rhodes of ss. each. Subscriber - Wellington—R. Fsancfl 100. F. h. Lower• 100 F Pi»avb 200. J. Telford 200. R. J. Tarr 193 D. Clement 1. F. K. Pope*? 1. Objects; To enrry on the businesfl of storekeeper In all Ha branches and in particular tn buy. sell, manufacture, and donl in goods stores, consumable articles, chattels arfl effects of all kinds both wholesale ano retail. nnA to transact every Jcmd of agency business and general incidental. TTornig’s. Limited, registered ns a private enmnany Anril 6. 1921 Office*. 170 Cuba Street. Wellington. OnnltnL £6£o£ into 6000 shares of £1 meh (4917 f * . rB3 eont.l. »^’lbscrlb n ’ , s:—Wellington^—W. Tfornio- 2842 f.p.. 626 conf... A. Irvine 2075 f.n., 457 cont. Objects: Carry on busier*? as men’s outlfltters, hatters, clothier manufacturers. etc., and to carry into cfTcct a memorandum of agrwient (Inter March <7. I'D!. 'The Dntt'-d Commercial Traveller..’ and IVarohonaomen’B Az’mciation of N.Z.. rc. gintered "March 24. 192 t. Office: 245 High

Street, Christchurch. Subscribers: Wellington—M. A. Carr (president) and R. E. Silby (secretary); Auckland— ll. J. Clifton and A.. Selwyn; Christchurch—H. iH. Wauchop and 11. 13. Gould; Dunedin—D. M’Pher.wn and J. Brown. Objects: To incorporate as an association with unlimited liability tho following associations: Wellington Cutnmorcial Travellers’ and Warehousemen s Association, thd Auckland Commercial Travellers’ and Warehousemen's Aliociatiun, the Canterbury Commercial Travellers’ and Warehousemen’s Association, and the Otago Commercial Travellers’ and Warehousemen's Association. CUSTOMS REVENUE. . K Customs revenue collected at the port of Wellington yesterday totalled £4702 16s. 2d. NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIAN LAND CO. Australian-New Zealand Cable AssociationGlee. April 14,"'5.5 p.m.) London, April 13. The New Zealand and Australian Land Company declared an interim dividend on preference shares of 2 per cent. In view of the destraolonea'S- of conserving the resources, there will be no dividend on ordinary shares. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. (By Telwaph-Preas Assooiation-Oopyrlghl (Rec. April 14, 9.45 p.m.) Sydney, April 14.. Oats Algerian feed, 3s. 6d. per bushel; white feed, 3s. 9d. Maize, yellow, 6s. to 6s 3d. per bushel; white. S.s. 9d. to ss. lOd. Potatoes, Tasmanian, £7 to £8 per toil. Onions, Victoria, £5 10s. per ton. Adelaide, April M. Oats, growers’ lots of I Algerian feed, 2s. 2d. to 2s. 3d. per bushel.

Month of Total ing-9 March, for 9 months, 1921. months. 1920. Invercargill ... — 21,408 25,262 Dunedin — '.14,992 23,601 Oamaru — — 3,443 Timaru 7,310 31,971 24,959 Christchurch ... 7,110 47,168 64,522 Blenheim ....... 974 3,0-15 9,672 Nelson — 5,903 4,601 Wellington .... G.G45 97,451 47,259 Wanganui 5,836 18,791 38,806 New Plymouth 125 2 229 694 Wnitara — 5,152 7,327 Napier-Wai roa 5,346 42,652 66,891 Gisborne - Tokomaru Bay ... 7,243 33,818 26,065 Auckland - Whangarei' 4,253 ' 17,970 45,925 44,881 342,550 389,087

were as follow: Buyers. £ s. d. Sellers. • £ p. d. Inscribed Stock. 1933 ••• — 89 0 ■ War Bond ft. 1938 ... 77 10 89 0 - ' * 5 9 National Bank ■■■■■■ 5 6 0 Bank New Zealand 2 5 0 2 6 0 (Inion Bank 7: 11 10 0 Abraham and Williams 0 Balerety and Co. 10 15 u Goldflhrouph JTnrt .•—••• 1 7 6 9 5 0 18 0 It Eouitablp Buildins Co. — N Z 'and River Plate ... Well.' Gas’ (prof.) .... — 0 17 0 National Insurance 2 14 6 New Zealand Insurance 1 5 0 Routh British Insurance — 0 N.Z. (10s.] 0 15 3 0 Well. Meat Export (£3 3 13 6 lluddart-Pnrker ford.)... Union Steam (pref \ Well. Woollen (ora.) ... 0 17 6 2 0 0 18 9 6 — 9 12 7 17 6 Well. Woollen (pref.) ... — Westport Cnal . —■ 1 7 0 Levland-O.’Brien Timber —- 1 12 0 Wuirarapa Farmers (£51 Wairarapn Farmers (El) 1 5 Ward and Co —