Business Gossip

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 151, 16 September 1927, Page 2

Business Gossip

r^K ntion . Wo °' Salrts.—Under date Sep,,the Hifrh Commissioner for ,‘f ea^and stationed in London cabled SaJ roU ° ws: "Wool sales opened yester<':i - ( T larg-e ottendanoe of Home and Continental buyers, and Rood neral oa,"ed wVr°h n - i Siipe in keen demand. ComPf‘ e * Wlth closing rates last series open■ng prices are: Merino and fine crossbred par to 5 per cent.; medium and coarse crossbred a per cent.; siipe generally S per cent, dearer There are 141,000 biles available for the series, of which 57 005 KmaZutriESrtSg? Australian and Alburnia Gold "Wining Company.—The adjournetl a-nnual meeting of the Alburnia Go d Mining Company was hold vesterday. Referring to the annual report, previously summarised in THE SUN. the chairman, Mr. H. R. Cooke, said that sonie very hard country had been met xvith recently, but the drive was proceed•ng satisfactorilj-. :t was hoped to clear this banc within six weeks, and indioations were that operations would be highly successful. Messrs. C. Adan s and H. R. Cooke were re-elected to the directorate. Companies Registered.—Yesterday two public and two private conpanies were registered in Auckland. Details are: The New Era Pressed Brick and Tile Company. Ltd. (public), brick and tile manufacturers; capital. £50.000, in 10s shares; subscribers, M. Hawkins. A. H. Hyde, P. W. Lange, J. RoutJey, J. Hardley, J. A. Duncan, and J. Raynor, one share each. Dunedin lam Company, Ltd. (public), manufacturers of Jams, jellies, etc.; capital, £S,OOO. in £1 sharer: subscribers, Thompson and Hills. Ltd., and Kirkpatrick and Co.. Ltl., 3.995 shares; R. S. Thompson, F. M. Hills. W. R. Durbin, W. F Thomson, and C. Milner, one share each. Motor Spare Partr, Ltd., deal el's in motor vehicles and spare parts; capital, £2,000. in £1 shares; subscribers, John Donald 1,498 shares; A. E. Alexander, 500 shares; T. E. Hanry and A. B. Beekerleg, one share each. Th«? New Vogue?, Ltd., milliners, tailors. boot and shoe dealers; capital, £SOO. In £1 shares; subscribers, Harold Le«s. shares; A. D. Stewart, 100 sharer; C 4. A Clay and F. C. Brookbanks. 75 share" each; Madge Jeffrey and M. J. Skhneideman, 25 shares each. MINING NEWS OCCIDENTAL - UNA.—The wired yesterday: Broken down m®* morning, and secured further 151 b Spec * mens of gold showing freely. LONDON TALLOW SALES By Cable. — Press Association. — CvvvrUJ** LONDON, Wednesday. At the Lon 3on tallow sales to-day I, cask 3 were offered, and **- Prices were unchanged to sixpence so, vance. Fine mutton, 38s bfn cw . medium, 345; fne beef, 395; medium, 6d.—A. and N.Z. MELBOURNE HIDES SALES By Cable. — Press Association. —Copyr»o*' MELBOURNE. ThursdayAt the Melbourne hides sales reduced catalogues were offered. and kips advanced one-eighthto thing. Other glides were extremely l»rr —A. and N.Z. SYDNEY WOOL SALES By Cable. — Pres; i Association. — Cipyriyb. SYDNEY, Thu‘»da>'At the Sydney wool sales to-day “J market ruled firm at the Qooi of the week for aU clearances were made. urw*/ sold to 25dc—