Business Gossip

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 123, 15 August 1927, Page 2

Business Gossip

New Company.—One public cm. was registered in Auckland urday. Details are- Sphere Oil r, finers. Limited. Oil borers .L 8 finers. Capital, *B,OOO, in £l“h»£ Subscribers: A. M. Ross, c w? a 7 r * t E. Perks, P. L. Rendefk W H^" 1 ' A. M. Gould and G. M. e. Hart kwa 10 shares each. "“rt-SWfc, New Zealand Pork in London ... following is an extract from si ceived by the Xew Zealand MeatV ducers Board from its London mil" ger, dated July I:—"As is custonSJ,; this time of the year the demamiV light porkers has been very there is such a small supply of \.- Zealand available that there' Ism? auction in price. On the other hand is difficult to move "off stocks" of \vi Zealand bacon pigs, as the hA. market is still selling at low and from present indications it J) pay the Xew Zealand producers to J ou l to supply light-weight porker pS rather than baconers.” MINING NEWS NEW W AI OT A Hl.—The manager r*. ports for week August 13: The drive hE ward for the aiotahi-Cambria h . been advanced Bft. for the week tC. country continues to be a hard rrey J desite with a fairly strong flow of Vat»* making through heads. MOAN AT AIAR I —The manager report? for the week ending August 13: No 1 winx« on reef has been sunk sft., a total of 3«l The reef averages 2ft. 6in. wide, and is & nice compact body of stone carry ing a fair amount of mineral, ruby, silver and blend Colours and dabs of gold were seen in thr stone. CLEARING SALE WAIKATO STOCK VALUES The Xew Zealand Loan and Mercantili Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, report holding a clearing sale on Friday last at Te Pahu, on account of G. A. waterman. There was a large attendance, and all stock realised satisfactory prices. The dairy cows were tested, and th* highest producers made from £l4 to £ll 10s; others, £9 to £l2 10s; Jersey heifers, at profit, £lO 5s to £ls 10s: more backward, at profit. £5 10s to £8 10s; yearling heifers, £4 10s to £5 ss; pedigm Jersey bull, £l2 12s; breeding sows, 4} to 53 gns: slips, £1 2s; milking machinf, £sl; sundries at usual rates.