TRADE AND FINANCE.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 34, 10 February 1922, Page 6

TRADE AND FINANCE.

AUCKLAND SHAREMARKET. UrFIXTCSK DOM-:. .AT THE r..10 P.M. CALL YESTERDAY— Auckland (Jus (pi c1iv.)..».«.»...£1/O/0 >>iv Zealand lihfuniure £1/7/0 Li rand Junction ..-_....u ■» ■AT THE NOON CALI, TO-DAY— South l!riti«li — (tr'-'.'ei Auckland Gum [coui.i - (IC.TI | Northeru Btflnni »•>•••*• ••1-/1)

MAKKET CHANGES. Northern Steam—Sales 12/9, down 3d. South British Insurance —Sales £1/12/G, •—■ -~Vi down Ud. Sugar (Australian issue)— Buyers %£S)/5/, up 0/. >N >AtISTRALIAN MARKETS. (Received 11.30 a.m.) MELBOURNE, this day. Hide market irregular. Mediums a farthing to halfpenny lower; heavies and light kips unchanged. Barley: .English 4/4 to 4/6, Cape 3/1 to 3/2. Oats: 3/ to 3/5. Potatoes: f:« 10/ to £4 D/. Onions: £C 10/ to £7 10/.— (A. and X.Z. Cable.) SI'DKEr, this day. 4/o. Maize: yellow 5/2 to 5/3, white 4/!> to ?4to^n at sT S io? a iri& ian £T '° £8 - °" lonS: N.Z. BEPKIGERATIXO 20MPANT. ,v^ e 5, an , nUa ? £ ep , ort of directors of the tw eal S lld - Kefri seratto e Company states that the business of tVfe company during Wi. T .X was coveted under pnrticu" i^ y .n d I erSC cond i'csons, causing a shrink?hn « c qual *ty of stock treated and iff.i" veniJ^. CfiTrned. l)oth in respect of f™ 6 " 011 ? Sjßarscs and results of trading ■cconnts.X The maintenance of the comimliZJr* works ? blKh stand a"i of 1 Jr~jftßcy was nevertheless provided for out and, in view of the unsettled stocks and consignments were ' Talued upon a thoroughly- conservative iasis. The manure and fellinongery buildings at Picton were destroj-ed by flre during last May, l>ut -were rebuilt and equipped in time for the current season. The net profit for the year amounted to ■£48,727. making, with the lialance of .£44.000 brought forward from last year, a total of £!VJ.788 available for appropriation. An interim divideud of S per rent was paid in August. 1921. and it is now "proposed to pay a final dividend of 3 per cent, making a total of 8 per cent for the year, and to carry forward the balance of U244.755. LONDON PRODVCE MARKETS. The Bank of New Zealaud has received the following cablegram from its London Office under date 3rd iust:— Butter.—Market steady. 125/ to WB/ per CW Cheese.—Steady. Coloured o.l' lo 100/, ;wliite 90/ to 04/ per cwt. Frozen Meat. —Wether market quiet but firm Immediate future prospe<:ts for lamb appear to be good. There is very little do ins in beet at present; quotations nominal. Current quotations: M ethers light, 7d to Sid per lb: wethers, heavy, «d to 7d per lb: ewes. 51d to b*u: lamb, new reason 112(1 to 12d: In ml), old. fMd to lid; jamb, Veco'nds. 9d to 9Jd: ox hiuds. 4id to M; ox fores, 0d to ;!}cl: cow hinds. ::jd to 4d; cow foaes, 2d to .'!d. TAIHAfE STOCK SALE. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd.. report liavin- held their usual fortnishtly sale at Tainape on the Bth mst when a good -raxdln- of sheep came forward. Tliere %?£? a good nttendance or buyers, ami there -was keen bidding for all goo.i soand imp« of sheep. ?ood forward rape lambs and good four-year-old ewes jwerc keenly I sought after. Other lines ot sheep were * in fair demand, but competition was not so i inT« Stabs, 3A 3/8. to 5/: aged ewes, '■W 10/6% and 5-year-old ewes, 33/ m W'' %Pr life s t e g/S./= 2-ya.r-old steors, £2: '% FEHTtLISBRS MARKET. rS AUCKLAND. FoUoW»»^L e nd , !l retail Pr ' CeS f ° r ferd " User* »' Guaranteed Price Description. &"&!£. Per To - n w 15J £30 M*Jr ammonia.. X £0 fZB l'?nrti>nO s P llatcs -- Sl> !1S £6 17/6 meal (Calcutta) TP 49 £15 SUB 17 -'*> f> 15/ '^SU,- Sulphate.. 03.0U £22 10/ , oub—X, nitrogen; SP, soluble b ojpß»te; tP. tricalic phosphate.

BANKS— Bellem. Buyers. Australasia -.~...~ Jl •">,« - — (Jonimercial ..——• 1/Sv" ~ Natkmal !•■ " •• - „ 3few South Wale •'« •"• " -• ■■•' 1" ° New Zealand - H "• .. -.~/-i 1'niou of Australia .. 11-14 ■» ». IMSUOANCE— National .;.''..-o „ New Zealand l.' s " -. 1 • <> South British 1,13/"! .. 1 1-/'' Standard — - 10 /S FINANCIAL— N.Z. and Hirer ri:iir. 1 " » -. 1S/0 Loan and Men-. (pn>M - r.i 0-O COAL— nikuransi ....~..-~ <" <• — — Tanplri —• 1". '• — ltv I , OAS5 — Aucklnm] (p.U.l 1 1 " -4 1 'VO Auckland ict.m.i IT" „ 16'J Nuplf-r ton).I -• »-*/|» >"apicr (pre(.) • -- — .yn/D WeUingtun - • — u - '•' SHIPPING— I Devnnport Kerry .... 1 -' 11 ~ J.0'0 i fluddan I'arkarr fnrd.i - 4..B .. -'4/U Northern Sti-i/m (p.u.) 13,0 ., ?' Northern Steam (i-iirit.) 0. B .. — P. and O. Deterred.. 30P/O.'O .. — IIMBEB— Kauri Timber l'Cfi « 1/5,'U ! L.O'B - ■- 1/10/3 : Parker. Lainl. 1-1,0 - W/U Tartngamutu l/H.'U 1WOOLLEX— Waiapoi (ord.) ...._ 1 7.'0 _ 1.-../0 Mosgiel » — •• C/ 1^/0 "VVelllnjiton Woollen — ». 7/7/0 , ailSCELLANEOUS— 1 Auckland Trams.... — •-■ \.>,'i Vj Auckland Trains (prcX.) — .. 36/3 i Bycroft, Ltc li'O/O .. '• Colonial Sug.ir (Aus.i — .. SVo/Q . ColoniaJ ISugar (Fiji). 10/0/0 .. — • Kanners , Auc 4,11/0 .- — Fanners'Auc. (A preO — •• l G /° Farmers'Auc. (B preO 1T/0 .. — Hill and l'lummer... 11/0 .. — , Merediths, Ltd. ... 15/6 _ — ; Theatre Arcade (pref.i — -. 16/0 , illlne, Choyce (ord.) — « 1/0/0 I Milne, Choyce (deb.) 1/1/0 ... — j N.Z. Drug — 2/14/t) „ — a Parcnga nil (p.u.) in'n „ — . Parenga 'Oil (cont).. <> 0 _ — ' Sharland and Co. — .. 10,0 ti Maxwell and Co 1 "5/0 .. — " Takapuna Trarus .... J 2/6 .. !)/3 • ■: Thames Theatre .... — — 12/6 Tonson Garllck 16/6 .. — Wilsons Cement l.'..y 14/10 MINING Sl-OCKS— Ilauraki Eecfs .....>. 0/2 _ o/l HauraJd Mines 4/G .. — . Hauraki Mines (coct.) 1/0 — Ohineniuri Mines .... 4/3 .. — AVaihl IS'!) 18/3 Walbi Grand Junctiou li'i «. IS/ti Debentures and bonds— ' City Auck., 5| p.c. .. — _ SO/0/0 N.Z. War, m:(0, 4* p.c. — ». 00/15'0 N.Z. War, 11)38, 4i p.c 8S/1O/0 ..87/15/0 N.Z. War, 19:!«, « p.c. — .. S7/12/U N.Z. War, 1»1T, 0 p.c. — ,, 9J/0/U N.Z. Ins., 5 p.c. — ». S»2/0/0 N.Z. Ins., 192!), 5 p.c. —• .. 91/5/0 SX Ins., 1938, 4* p.c. — ■ S7/15/0 N.Z. Ins., 1933, 4i p.c. — ». S7/12/6 Soldiers' Loan, 5* p.c. — „ 94/0/0 Soldiers' Ins., 5i p.c. 94/15/0 „ U4/D/U