COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9789, 12 October 1917, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE,

YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS,

QUOTATIONS ELSEWHERE. Pres* Association. AUCKLAND. October 11. Stock Exchange sale, Talisman, 11s 4d. DUNEDIN, October 11. Stock Exchange sale : Huddart-Parker, 32s Bd. TALLOW SALES UNNECESSARY". By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received October 11, 8.20 p.m.) LONDON, October 11. No tallow sales were held yesterday, as no tallow was avaaluible. Recent arrivals discharged at Glasgow have been sold at full prices. SOUTH BRITISH INSURANCE CO. ProH« . ■ AUCKLAND. October 11. At the annual meeting of the South British Insurance Company to-day a (dividend af 2s 6d per share for tho halfyear ivojs declared, Whidh with the interim dividend paid in April brings the distiriibu'tiian far tho year to 4s M per share. The chairman stated that the financial position of the company justiifled the transference of jESOO.OOO from .reserves to the credit of .the capital acfconnt. and this will bring the paid-up joapital to .£500,000 and (reduce the liability on each share from. JJ3 10s to £2 110 s. To do ’ this a call of £1 per share : Haa ben made, and. is being- paid out idf the bonus dividend .of .£1 per share. •AUSTRALIAN PRODUCT MARKETS. ■By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Received October 11, 9.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, Odtober 11. Oats, Algerian feeding 3s to 3s 3d per butfhcl. milling 3s 6d. Tasmanian 3s lOd to 4s; maize, 4s 5d to 4s 6d per bushel; (Potatoes, Victorian, J 25 10s to HIT per ton: onions. ,£22 no rvon, ADELAIDE, October 11. Otaite, 2s 5d to 2s 6d per bushel, WELLINGTON CIiISTOMS! The Customs revenue reomved at , Wellington yesterday totalled ,£1495 Is 7d. be continued for some time, and if freight is satisfactory it mnv develop into a permanency.” The Wellington officials explain that there is no intention of opening up a permanent service. The Rosamond was fixer! merely to'inake two special calls at Wanganui. BREEZE DUE THURSDAY. ■ Next Thursday the Canterbury Company’s steamer • Breeze is to arrive at Wellington from Dunedin, Timaru, and Lyttelton. From here the vessel will sail on Thursday evening for Wanganui and Lyttelton. THE STEAMER HUIA. The Wellington Steamship Company’s steamer Hnia left Wellington at 10.40 o’clock, vestordax- morning for Wanganui, and New Plymouth. The vessel is due back here on Sunday, and is to sail on Monday for Wanganui and Now Plymouth. THE WIMMERA. The Huddart-Parker steamer Wimmera is due at Wellington l this morning from Dunedin and Lyttelton, and will berth at No. 6 north (inner tee). Queen’s wharf. The vessel has 280 tons of cargo to discharge at this port, and about 400 or 500 tons of cargo will be loaded. The Wimmera is to sail at 5 o’clock this evening for Napier, Gisborne, and Auckland. THE HIMITANGI. The Chatham Islands Fishing Company’s steamer Himitangi left Waitangi (Chatham Islands) on Wednesday for Lyttelton and Wellington. The vessel is due here on Sunday with a quantity of frozen fish. She will receive cargo for Lyt. telton, and is to sail on Tuesday fox that port. WORK AT THE SLIP. The Union Company’s harbour tug Na. tone is to bo taken up on _ tho patent slip at 9 o’clock this morning, behind the hulk William Man son, for cleaning and painting. The Natono is to be relaunched to-morrow. The hulk will problably ’be brought off the cradle bn Monday, and the hulk C. Tobias is likely to take her place. THE ROSAMOND. Tho departure of the Rosamond from Wellington for New Plymouth has been postponed until noon to-day. The vessel will receive cargo up till 10.30 o’clock this morning. CALM DUE WEDNESDAY. The Canterbury Company’s steamer Calm is duo at Wellington next Wednes. day from Dunedin, Timaru, and Lyttelton. The vessel is to sail from here on the same day for Wanganui. THE MONOWAI. The Union Company advise that the Monowai, which left Anckland at 5 o’clock on Wednesday evening for Well, ington, via ports, is bringing 660 tons of cargo for this port. _ The vessel is due here to-morrow morning, and is Jo sail for Dunedin at noon to-morrow. PASSENGERS FOE AMERICA. The following passengers have left New Zealand for America :—First Saloon: Mrs A. W. Akers, Miss H. Akers. Miss L. M. Coldham, Mr R. W. Dyer. Mr I. H. Kahn, Lieut. Major, Miss C. A. Nicholls. Miss M. Nicols, Miss C. Rowe, Mrs W. Shirtclifie and infant, Mr Sunderland. Mrs Sunderland, Major Sir Robert Walker Lady Walker and maid, Mrs A. Howev Walker, Dr. J. H. Will, Mrs Will.” Second Saloon: Mr R. Amedeo. Mr B. Berman, Miss E. J. Black Mrs A. Goodove, Mr H. M. Harcourt, Mrs Har. court and child, Mrs O. F. Hill and child, Mr F. S. Hoben. Mr E. 1. Horne, \lr H. W. Horne, Mrs J. Kneen. Miss kneen Mr C. Lyndon, Miss M. Menzies, Mrs H. Naylor, Mrs A. K. Stanlake. Mrs L. J. TnrnbulL

Bujers. Sellers. £ s d £ s d Mining— Blackwater Mines .... . 0 10 G 0 13 0 ConsoJ. Gold/ieids .... . 0 4 6 — Talisman Consol . 0 11 0 — Waihi — 1 17 6 Grand Junction — 0 1« 0 Investments— National Bank . 5 4 0 — Bk. N.Z. (£‘S 6s 8d). . 13 4 0 12 C 0 Bk. N.Z. (£6 13s 4d). — 17 12 6 Wn. Trust Loan . 5 12 6 *— Auckland Gas (paid) — 1 7 Auckland Gas (contb.) 1 0 0 1 0 Wn. Gas (iilO) .. 12 5 0 — National Insurance . — 3 0 0 Meat Export (£2 13s 6d) — 2 12 0 Union Steam (pref.) . . 1 1 3 — Taupini Coal — 0 16 0 Westport Coal .. 1 a 9 — A Vestport-S toekton .. 0 8 2 0 8 6 Waipa Colliery .. 0 18 0 — Colonial Sugar (Aust.) 23 17 6 Golden Bay Cement . — 1 0 0 ■Sharland (ord.) 7 6