FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 298, 10 September 1908, Page 10

FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

" • THE SHAREMARKET. ' s ' A fair, amount of business was reported- on- ' Change yesterday.'. Mana'watuußiiils""soldi at ite!,' ■ but this' was before - theternlS 6'f "'jftr-" chase : 'were disclosed/' 'Yesterday rilornihg buyers were: willing to pay J!2. lis.; 6d.,,,b,ut.:the', Bhates; : not procurable.:;T,he coftipaiij ;will ■ receive frbui ..the Government; i£42i5,00Q, .b'ut"out of 'this debenture 1 interest'-' htlKw'ibe' 'paid; It;' is estimated that .with: the' cash, balance and, other,..liquid. assets, remaining.,wjt.h•. the. com'-' to~ , sharehoWoi i soa)f ' <£2(6i'.' $2\'*ißs'?.v per'" share. "Teil'di'ng' Gas : share's have'firnV6d,'"arid' sales'were reported yesterday at 19s. 6d. •" There:, was a sataof Manning ahd-.Co.'s, brewery, share's' at i 3 16|. n 6(1;..' Quotationsishow^no; .changes.'of 1 ' consequence. National' buyers 'i£4'-'l9s.'' 6d.,' sellers £5 Is. 6d. j •Np#'.Z&land;' ■ -sellers i! 8 17s.j -Wellington- ■luvestmea&'-iellers lis. 6d. ( ; National Mortgagee-sellers ViJUs.l'Od.o, New; Zealand and River Plate, buyers-ieijldf. ;* New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, buyers 4s.Y Peilding Gas, buyers 19s. Cd.; Port Chalmers Gas, buyer's 205.; .Wellington Gas, £5' paid, sellers Jsll 2s. 6d.; National ,Jh*sufance, buyers' £} 7s. 9d.; South 'British,"sellers-,£2viss. "Gd-S-- 1 Standard Insurance, buyers ,£1 Is. 9d.,, r sellers/ .•£1 2s.' 3d.; 'Wellington Meat,.Expor.tif'thij'd, issue, buyers £2 195.; MariawatU'R-ails,'buyers'-£2 lis: 6d. .Shipping, buyers £$ 75.; Union Steam, sellers' ,£1 15s. 3d.; Wellington Steam Perry, sellers 17s. fid.;' Wellington'' Woollen,' buyers . 55., sellers £3 7s. Gd.; Westport-Stockton- Coal, "setters- .tef'fidi-p'lEauri . Timber,'.lss.?.,paid/-,.sell^ijs;;.l4s...Xeyland-O'B^i.eii;,Timber, j'Jwyersl.,?% •4jj,'6d:j.N%- Zealand, Portland Cement',, buyers' J£l-'?s.,(>d;; sellers ' .£1 '^TarariaHi'V'TPetrblqViri"^ 9d:; Ward'-and Co'. i brewery' sharevT-bnyers' , - ; ii lis.' 6d. and Tombs,.' 7s. 6d. . . ' " / "T ( HE. &INa'.MABKBT!'^ I '. . ■ Good ibusiness appears- to have been done in mining, shares liiF-to'Ttlie 'dlfekCd'ftthewESchange- - i'TalisiuanfrV'werc i-slightly weaker,' sales being of the Talisman mine for August was -££4,-167. Owing to the water trouble the return for' tho next - few months "-Will - but- should--average' about .£IS,ODD. Waihi shares changed hands at &^l9s.». . and 4s. Bale at 225. 3d.' The yesterday received the 'fbllowi'ng itflegram'ffom < < the • VBlackwater • Mines;" v £td. -.^"Blacl^pP'.' battery .'during; August crushed ;lQ|owtous, yjMtp-itig-lby anialgamati6'n i cyanide'works, not -cleaned' up.' -'Jhirty. stamp-,; battery, no, wrunning' ;fiill" tinie? ..quofai*' tions-'yesterday were as under,:— ' ' "?'* •'• ',1 a- Buyers... Sellers,V..Sales.„ 's,.s.- -£'s,"d., .je-'s.:,#? Talisman.-'--:2 .0 .0 ~2.jj.'-Ot"-2-1- 0WaihiV' ' ; '' i:..- 1 8 19: . 0 9 .0 0 ...8 19 -. 0 Waihi;:G'd Junction. -. — . 142- Of- - —'•■'•' ■ Tairua'Golden.-Hills - 0 -,8. 2 ' 0. B 6 -j*Wa'ihi, Consolidated 0 2- 0 -0 -2>"o Tairua- Broken Hills ■-. — ....,.,..— 1'..:. N.Z:7.CrowhV :--- 0---'0 41 New ; vUlster,2s;-3d.pd.>o-r2- 9i- 0 »;-3«... —' " Blackwater 'iN — • 12 3 — - Big River : 12 : 0 113 0,112 '6 ■ ■The decline in British_trade j.s .bejoming pro; nounced", - and" the"~deficit""Tast r "month" totals" •£14,000,000.'.;. -If .;wo,-;take the; monsf of Trade -returns/ t)io figures' compare as under with those of last, ;yeaiv : for 'theTeightV-iuMitlis ended' August 31-st*;'>» : • 1 ~,l9o7.Decrease. T - ,-. ■ ■£ ■ £'• • -. Imports ' ... 387,948,732 428,916,137 41,967,405 Exports ..... 254,024,434 . 284,124,844 V 3Q,WQ,4M Re-exports • i.-.' 13,876(925 1 • 094,400,989 "'7&O M,729 85,944,740 i The figures disclose a very substantial shrink---age,, and the.approaching English-winter is certain to witness-considerable distress and . in-crease-of ' ' V-^AUSMAN>!?MDBNS.'"'" ** r The return, fro'ni. tthe -Talismaii^/iriinoy,last month was •exceptionally large', because some unusually high-grade, oro was' handled. Tho' return for'-each of the past eight- mouths' compared with ••''the corre'sponding" : iu'onths of last year show as under:-r' ' .;• .1907 1908. ~ • •_• -.M'..,.:.- ";U- - January ... •>{■* 12,500 18,216 February- 12,315 <-v -16,662 ... March '1059" '17,6/5 . April . . ,11,343 17,296- - May 16,979 18,909 . June , " 17,517.,•' 18,884 July ... .- ... 18,51)6 18,020 . August "V 15,335 's*i'-24,467 ' • ' ''' jeiib,tf9i £150,129 - The aggregate discloses an increase of .£34,035, which is-y.ery satisfactory... The watei; djfiicultjsmay be' regarded 'as purely a"; mat; ter,-and,at worst it oii'ly'mea'Hs a smaller divi-; dend for the'year.""' '" ' V,'T'.? 1" ".'i,''- ■ - -•' ■ ■ PIG-IRON.r- .•""' -Pig-iron is.generally .regarded ,as .a.'yery,good: barometer of the industrial situation', of manufacturing countries. - It is'Sd"regarded. in Great: Britain; consequonl.ly when'-there is an; advance in thc niet'al : it'"is ah indication of" bo 111f: measure of £rade improvement.' Dtiripg tho first six months of the year the conditionof the iron and steel trades of Great Britain was far fioiu satisfactory. - The- tendency of business throughout tlie whole 'period hail been towards contraction, ' and Mn many '"dojtartf inents 11 serious loss' ir. values-took : place. The "Ironmonger,Teriewing'• tjlp hiil'tyear's";,'p'osi-; tion and .the outlook; sayßj^''lj6pkinff'at-what-; inay ;be called? the 1 'world xdnditionsf, -it'is not' yet- easy to see a' '-farourit^le German -'trade is uijqurelionably *in tro'ubTed | waters, and no help car. be eirpectbd froa^tbitrj

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par.t of Europe during .the present year. Tho . .linglish... tiedej may, bo - i thankful,, jf it escapes fierce 1 from -'Germany' on its own m ground';' 'boSoJißefpan works also ?are ratherhungry' for' orders/- and may' send . cheap ma-; • tsrial over hei-e to disorganise o'ur'.'price's'. 'There : iremainS hn'd.vrederitly/iliprb > (favourable'-reports.'-bf-general' trade ■ .have', como- • ironii .that!■,quarter.: v How' nitfcli' to ' believe, is a difficult-point.;?J)ut,; even:if jwe; assume-these ■ .reports. to. be' wcll-foundedi a-'Jong, time -must ..slaßSe/b'Qfffa'yM'rAJiieric'aii l -revival-, can be' of • |an'yruse;:to;;th§ British iron trade.. The extra ■ idemand-'ftetiibni'df;-,it-'txist, oari bo met for a long .time by putting more of the standing < -.plant into operation.- 'Thp impulse for a „ jeyisftL'; ) ofi, i ,the.. J ,))'9r)d's iron trade' ,will-t not - yoine /; ftbnj; t (jermai^,' ; -npr''-wiir ft'come' from Is it' possible ' that' it might, come: from South Africa? That great ioipanSioiv of industry in South Africa which • Vtis exfebted'to-folldw the' Boer War is shock- . ingly/overdue."- ••••',. • • y ' ' In"tli'e'last'few weeks the position appears to" have" Undergone "a change for the-better. .'At-the; close of, June pig-iron was quoted at j e | , S <3n - 10s., an advance of £1 10s. per ton. The recently-reported im- ' jir'ovenient in the shipbuilding industry will •^ this; at all events, it is an excollont sign, and if it continues the producers in New Zealand will'ultimately (jenefit. ....NOTES, .. 21r,r cEs£,.mechanical. , engineer of $ijwick, Morei,ng and Co., leaves Sydney today, and is "bringing with him complete plans and ,cstimatg§J,oj. thje; new pumping machinery br„tho' Talism.in ' Concolidated' for operating'in the'Woodstock shaft. ' ' tho, directors of -the Phoenix it-was resolved to make a cairpf'rfdr.per sharo upon the contributing shades of the'ebmpany for tha purpose of paj'ing Jar the. maphjppry recently erected on tho mine;-' and to provide the necessary funds for tho officieiit'Mvorkm'g of the v miric. There are 615 fountains, and 303 troughs in a draught'.'of re- , Treshing watefTor • man aiid. beast . is obtain- > -at ;one' fountain alone' 1 j.COuCLi persons sidriniifdaily, while''abdut 500,000 ;' at the troughs. ') "• *" - - . • ' AccprdiSg.-Ato recent returns regarding the iforcipn trade o£ Qermany, tho imports during the first six - months of the present year , fimoujitcjd-, against' ,£221,200,000 I| J,. : :th<! i ,' t (i o r ( l l eSppjlding, period of ; 1907; and: the • e^porto 1 ..'.' to..^BiMsoW > OM,'?as* bompared. with' , iJ67;2SO;(WPf : ';" r imports' "decrepsed by 26,p50,0pp,_,-.aijd>tho exports'by jC2;100,000. ■- " ' A manufacturer "of'sweetmeats in Berlin' recently 'applied'!tG,-,tJie muni'Sip'al - council- for permission ' 'to i -place" • automatic sweotstuil machines in *th§" communal schools. - The town authorities a'efused, : but ' the suggestion kavo •Jhem has been so successfully carried to .be adopted' in all tho Berlin schools. Automatic savings banks 011 .. thejprinciplp: familiar to all'those who know ;th"e automatic machines that supply cigarettes, jiuatches, etc., were placed in the sclioolhouse, tho chjl(l--ivhtv-dropped■ in a coin receiving in :roturfc&\itoterg'd"!t!6unter. • -When the- child, •has cardboard..counters', -they ,the . schoolmaster, who with' a • savings bank .'amount lodged in the A ' c,iecK is' kept on tho " • : 'I"book, goes to the! .right'bMla. bf tfi'Sarfs of receipt counters paid i y he xl\Wr one month recently ;over -trjO-.Kii S-- found-in .the 'Schoenberg school' '.machine, in the form of pennies.' .Next month ■brought only 2s. less. I 'Motor is probably the j youngest' brother of tho insurance family. As ! far as I am aware, there are onlv 17 offices : which' transact this class of insurance, but' ionly-r-about half/ of this, number push' this four ■' or five really •speciahse-r.his-'sect]ou i of'the business." Thus of tho International Company; -in an interesting paper insurance read before ' the 'Insuranpe Institute; of Dublin." Dealing with the" tnird-parfy '"risk's, Mr. Meredith pointed out ! the Slime class of risk :aa. with ■ horse-drawn vehicles', owing to , tho against rii'otor risks ithere is _ a greatly increased risk' of faked (Claims. ,f lt is by no moans .Uncommon for 't?,? I .®'"} for damage to sheep, cattle! -dogs, etc., 'which have'been injured labile stai;|ng' road, entirely unqori-.trolledi».-In-most-'oosos of this'class there is .no liability,.pn.'tho part of the motorist,' but jho is often-put-to-considerable expense to (lis.prove liability. Heavy compensation has frd- ; ;qtrently to be paid in those cases' to avoid • .even more costly litigation,-or to satisfy an lanti-motprist jury." : ' WELLINGTON-PRODUCE MARKET. Messrs. Laery and Co., Ltd., Wellington, re- ' Iport wholesale prices ruling-on the' market:— [Wheat, fowl 4s. lid. to ss. 2d., broken 4s. 6d. ; -to 4si'9d..;-'oats-2s". 9d. to 35., -seed oats 3s. 2d. " 'to,3s. 4d.; Algerian seed oats 3s. lid.; maize, ss. ■ ito-Es-3d;;--brushed-malt,'Bs. 9d.; fowls' barley] ;4s;;.','horse',.beans,„.4s; 8d., ; all at per buslioli ricemeal; flour, Now Zealand .611 10s., ,AusValian "j£lo 15s:'to .£11; brdn, Jti'-lo £7 i sfi- > "pSarl!' barley,- I ' iSl9 10s.; peas, partridge ! 4s. 9d:, Prussian'bluo 6s. 6d., fowl peas 4s. 7d;, ; Split *jGlB' 10s.; bonedust,- 6u'porpiiosphatcs, ■ ■ ;£i 10s. .to' JK;' guano, ,JB4 10s.; clialT'(oaton ; 'sheaf), 7s; 6u. .to <C 5 las.; oatnleal, \£l2 !• 10s. to JBl3!'potatoes, tabio; £& Bs. to is 155,, . -New Zcaland.iseed-.(U.p-to-Dates) £6 to -£G 10s"., Early Eose JC7. kidneys X 6 10s.,'Beauty of Hob-

rori £7; molasses fodder, £6; bacon, factory, sides Bjd., hams 9d., rolls OJd.i butter, bulk, prime Is. Id.; cheese, factory, Gld.; poultry, hens 3s. to 3s. Gd., ducks Gs. to 7s. Gd., turkeys, gobblers 15s. to 225., hens Bs. to Os., all at per pair; cauliflowers, lis. to Cs.; cabbages, 2s. to Gs. Gd., all at per sack; fresh eggs, Is. per ,doz.; cheese, Gd. to Gld. per lb., loaf 71d. per lb.-; onions, Japaneso, £14; Akaroa cocksloot, 10d.; ryegrass, Is. 9d. loss. Gd. per bushel. The .Customs revonue collccted at 'Wellington yesterday amounted to £5009 lis. sd. • ".WELLINGTON HORSE SALE.. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. held their usual, fortnightly horse sale at Watts's stables on Wednesday, afternoon. The entry was very good,. a , number of horses and drays beinj; .offered in the estate of the late Sir. H. D. Crawford,' and some Tory fine horses on account of Mr. A. Sarqjeant. Mr. P. B. Watts also entered some horses of rood quality. There was a good attendance of buyers." A'pair of handsome half-draughts, prize animals, brought ,£63, and one first-class grocer's cart gelding brought £30 10s., both these being on account of Mr. Sargeant. Draughts sold at .£2O and ,£22, and ono pony at £12 10s. Bidding was keener than usual, due no doubt to the approach of spring. The firm anticipates a good market for good sorts for some months. STOCK SALES. ' Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their usual fortnightly sale at the ,Mas.terton Yards yesterday, when they offered'. only a vory few sheep, but had'a very good yarding of cattle, which wero very hard to quit. A good number of buyers were present,, and practically the whole yarding was sold. They quoto:—Fat owes and wethers, 13s. lOd.j ISmonths steers and heifers, 325. Gd.; 12 and 18months steers and heifers, 225. .Gd.'; 3 and 4-year steers passed at.. £4 17s. 6d. Dairy cows wero .well competed for, but buyers and sellers were .wide of the mark, and very little business resulted. (Br TELEGRAPH—rRESS ASSOCIATION.) Christchurch, September 9. At Addington livu stock market to-day there were, fairly large entries of stock and a large' attendance. There was no change in storo 'sheep and fat lambs. Extra prime beef was ;i a little' firmer. The fat sheep market opened at last week's rates, and all classes of; pigs sold yell. There was a moderate yarding of store sheep, including a few. good lines of ewes arid ewo hoggets, and several lots of wethors. For . the latter there was ii good inquiry, and the supply was'not equal to the demand; but prices showed practically no change. Well-', grown 15s. to 15s. 9d., and'small low conditioned 13s. Gd. to lis. Gd.'. Ewes'were hardly..so .firm as last week. A'lino of. .1000 .two-tooth lialf-breds made 16s. 3d.' Ewe hoggots sold .well at 135.. 9d. to 155., mixed sexes made 10s. Gd. to 12s. 6d., and a lino of good. wether hoggets 135.! Tliero was a small entry of fat hoggets and young lambs, and they sold'at about lat'o rates. Hoggets made Hs. to 19s. 6d. v and-young' lambs 12s. to 20s. The v yarding of 'fat sheep wiis about equal to that of last ,weok, and was chiefly composed of medium and light'crossbred and half-bred wethers; and several linos of. merino wethers. . Tlio. prices wero about the same as 'last week. , Tho entry of fat cattle, totalled 328 head, including a fair proportion of'prime quality.' At tho opening several lilies were, passed, but as the salo progressed bidding improved, and last week's 'level "of prices -was maintained,; extra prime boef showing a. little; improvement. Tho range of prices was:—Steers,'£6 7s. Gd. to <£10; extra, .to '£16; heifers, £5, ss. to.£9; cowsi JU '15si to £3 2s. fid.; North Islandi cows and heifers, '£8 ss. to ..£9 155., equal to 245.t0 28s. for primo beef,'3ls. for extra, -21s. Gd-. to 235. 6d. for medium, and 18s. to 21s. for cow and inferior per 1001b. An average yarding* of. veal calves sold at'4s. Gd. to 535., according to size and quality,' There, was 4. fair yarding of pigs, baconers boing, in good supply, and all'classes sold-well. 'Choppers sold up",-to £s'ls.; heavy baconers, 575. to 655.; lighter, 50s. .to 535. (equal to Sid. to 5Jd. per lb.); porkers,' 38s. to 48s. (equal to Gd. per lb.); large stores, 335. to 375.; medium, 28s. to 315.; smaller, 235. to 275.; and weaners, 18s. to 245. i £ (CI TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Dunedin, September 9. At Burnsido 218 fat cattle wero yarded—a medium yarding of good quality. Prices were much the same as last week. Best bullocks, ill to £11 :'los.; extra, to .£l3 35.; medium, £9; 10s. to JEIO' 10s.; inferior, £7 to £7 18s.; best coivs and hoifers, .£8 to £9; extra, £10 10s.; medium, .£G 15s. to £7 10s.; inferior; £5 to £5 15s. Fat sheep—There was a large yarding, 3624. This ivas largely due to the closing down of the freezing works end of this month, and owing to freezing'buyers operating freely prices were' ai shade firmer. Best wethers, 19s. to 225.; extra, to 255.; medium; 17s. to 18s. Gd.; inferior, 14s'.. to 15s, Pigs—A small girding. Prices for small pigs were firm. Suckers, 19s. to' 205.-; slips, 21s. to 245.! stores, 28s. to 325.; porkers, 455. to 555., baconors, GGs. to 84s. Lambs—The first of the season were in to-day, and sold up to 245. Gd. METAL MARKETS... '' '. (BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT.) i ' 1 London, September B.' 1 Copper—On spot, =EGI 2s. Gd.;'three months, £61 17s. Gd.; electrolytic, £63. . ' Tin.—On spot,' £131 10s.; three months, £132 10s. " ■ Silver, 23 15-16 d. " ' AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. Sydney, September 9. Wheat, 45.-2 d. Flour, £9 ss. Oats, Tasmanian.white, 3s. Id.; New Zealand "A" grade gartons; 3s. 2d. Barley, Cape, '4s. Gd. to 4s. Bd. Maize, 4s. 4d. Bran and pollard, £6. ■ Potatoes, Tasmanians, £5 10s. to £6 ss. Onions, Victorian, £11; 'Japanese, £13. Butter, 116s. Bacon, Bd. .. • . , Melbourne, September, 9. . Wheat, 45., 2d. Flour, £8"15s. Oats; 'dull; Algerian, 3s. Barley, Cape, 45.'2 d.; -English, 4s. 3d.'to ss. Maize, 4s. Bran and- pollard, is. 4d. ■ Potatoes,. £4 10s. to'£s. Onions, £9 10s. to £9'lss. ' „ : • ■ . Adelaide, September .9. . Wheat, 4s. ; ljd. .Flour, £8 10s. Oats, Algerian, 2s. lid. to 3s. Barley, Cap?, 35.. Sd. to 3s. lOd. Potatoes, £6 to £6 10s. Onions,. £9. Bran'and pollard, Is. 2Jd. GRAIN. (BY TZLEGRArU—PRESS ASSOCIATION'.) Dunedin, September 9. There; is no change in the oats market, and very little business is passing. Seed lines have been in good demand during tho' week, gartons and Danish being in most request. Prime milling, 25.. Id.; good to best feed, Is. lid. to 25.; inferior to medium, Is. 9d. to is. 10Jd. The wheat market remains firm at last week's- rates, and there is good inquiry for all prime lines suitable for millers. Fowl wheat is scarce and is readily sold. Prime milling, 4s. 2Jd. to 4s. ,3-id.; medium milling, 4s. l{d. to 4s. "2d.; best fowl wheat, 4s. to 4s. lid.; broken and damaged, 3s. 3d. to 3s. lid; MOUNT ZEEHAN GOLD .MINING ' COMPANY. AN'INDIGNATION MEETING. (liY TELEGEAPiI—ntESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, September 9. As the directors of the Mount Zeeharij Gold Mining- Company failed tc' conveno a meeting of shareholders 'as requested by certain of the latter for the discussion of the company's affairs, an indignation meeting of' shareholders was held'this afternoon. Mr. J. G. De Renzy, who was voted to-the chair, referred to the fact that at : the annual meeting of'shareholders the report • and balance-sheet were not' accepted, and jt was understood that tho meeting was to' lje adjourned for 14 days. As the directors had no't called that meeting, shareholders had' met to consider the position of affairs. Since the last meeting he had . asked Mr. Malcolm Fleming W visit the mine and'report iipon it, but'upon' Mr;-Morning arriving tliero ho was refused'' permission "to .'take samples for assay purposes.. The chairman said he had also'seen tlio manager of tho mino himself. "Mr.' Cartwright told' him that tho directors had closed down tho mine in'spite of his'request to be allowed- to continue for another fortnift'it or three week's; when he would bo ill "a position to report fully upon tho .'prospects of tho proporty. ■ After a great, deal of discussion a ■resolution was moved and carried,' calling upon tho directors to resign. On tho motion of the chairman,, it was further resolved:— "That th 6 company appoint two inspectors' for tho purpose of examining into the'affairs of the- company "; and . tliu meeting appointed Messrs."'!'. ;G. Do lienzy and-Alex. Rose for this purpose. The meeting then terminated. Mr. Angus Gordon,'chairman of the Mount Zechan Board of' Directors, seen -later,' explained that tho directors had called a meeting for the 19lh for tho pnrposo of electing n new board of directors. "We havo all decided, in view of the virtual no-confidence motion passed by the shareholders at tho annual meeting," K c said/" to -retiro as a body, and not'seek reelection. The secretory has also resigned, as well as auditor.' I have also received the resignation of the mino manager,' Mr, Cartwright." '

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