COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 525, 4 June 1909, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

LIVE STOCK SAIiES Messrs. Abraham and .Williams, .Ltd., report is follows —At Palmerston yestorday wo had ' a' small yarding of -both sheep and- cuttle, • and. tha attendance;; wasVsmall,'. -owing to it ' being publio.;holiday-^classes-/of:',stocky 6pld. at ' : i ; curront rates; : wethers and young breeding, ewes .- ■. ... bomgj in keon . demand; AVo. Quote. Two-tooth I^M^iwethbrs,-O9.",lld:'::to/llsli idii ;75.: 6d to 9« , small lambs, 2s. 6(1 to 5s 6d.; ' aged breeding owes,' 6s Id. to 8s lid , forward ,i ewes, 8s 6d , fat owes, 12s. Cattle Storo cow 6, 10s.; fat heifers, •'•E3 :.7s.'r. yearling heifers, 'ftf&W^Bßs^We : SalsWheldi'6iir?mbhthly|:Eaumisale 'S'--.. r on Juno 1. Sheep "and cattlo capo: forward', in ji%l^ , !A<e^^SQ^;odv»rfised,;numb'erC : iind; we;hav'a.ito rKvJfWxeport la v succ'essful tsale..quotei-r-Sheep: .4d.Vto :, 75.-'3d.';'-aged "ewes in, lamb,; Si)'ito Sethers/l^sV. Cattle: -18-montbs. V L ''". " 6leers, ; .iS2 95.-;v2-years.'steers;^JE2-.123.'Gd. to; JS;^S^:;43.VSi•V: I 375.; forward ,; . empty cows, ,'i£3, to' i! 3.105- Cd.'i mixed,'wethers,; -,v 13s: j cowsvand .--calves,/ JC2- Gs. >6d.: Wo-also, of-: fered Hr T Hall's herd of U cows, which 'herd averaging itrt;: Nbivtori' \veakly\ auction '-report/ ! ii'fS^-^pn'^Monday;there of, fkeerivcbinpetitionj ; sold: v.h with -the -exception of. one- lino, of three-yoarr, . !: ' old steers, which did .not quite.bring .vendorsreserves." 1 iWch'hors,';mad^l'ls.S''. : weaners,V6teers, Sifjifeffeoodi^^<]uality/;32s;;. ; erai>ty /^heifers,: 37s.:; heifers,.' ®^t:!;rn:! , ;:Bs. . good:- quality/ "M , :bowij/ieil 15s.■ t9:i£2.,65.; forward:do.i; , 6s to £3,Vis 6d , fat do, .£3 193 , cows m •..J-''.: -calf,/dC3 , ls.;'3-year.bullocks, .i:3 308. to «£-4 35.; 'i'' : 4:?-?!'.,B)-year;.:do:i'. good;' '£5 .Bs.;;> 7s;: 5d to 8s Id; 2-tooth wethers, 9s Bd., fm i4"i^>« s ;e^es,'';6s. ; ;:fat : 'ewes I 'and/wethers,-i2s.;?;At Sttat-: i;:-S'Saford,; oil -Tuesday,ithero-was Only:-a'smair:musr- ; ;2is. empty, :^:y:®®;heifers/ : 25sf \to-:31s.;; V; ' do;y l email;. ,iC2. • 4s. to»JE2 ,6s:;. springing 'hei%s,'; :"'.! store cows, J!1 9s. to £2 65.-; forward cows, ifciSw'4;^2;,lte.Mto^3^lls; : ;-flB-m6nths-;steers, '75.: ; 'embty-iteifers, ': forward, :'bC3 ss. 6d.; bulls, £3 19s to 12s , , : &{j>V?v~2 i'Messrs.'.Dalgety :.and;. C 0,;.; Lfdi',:; report '■ that;V E^v'fiat^their lyesterdayi. there was : a .very; fair .'yarding -of stock,-and: all sold fxibepti;oiia-' small' pen':at the vfollbwing^prices: ■mixed;agsdjlambs,:tb.Bs; ,6dl; ; ewes, -to Bs. Four,'six, and f;m. ewes, medium line, lis , Diinedin, Juno 2 At Burnsidorto-day .2177 sheep were yarded (a email yarding),-; the,;quality; ibeihgJ/.pobr.s'The : 4^"S''4•^)'^-'«oniMe4••b^^ewe^'^#ldcfi7»^a•.!faWy ) fc'i'S?:,7- scarce.'-tpriceS for'them :ad-'. v., ;,-;.:: vanced.about 13. per- head. .Best' wethers. 155.: Bd.' to Ms;; extra, -17s. 9d. to 19s; 3d.; medium, 3d/;; best: ewes/: 13s; 3d.extra, » 175.; medium, lis v 3d i tfjf yarding:of;fail. ;:vSCbmpetitioii 'prices firm.'; 1 Best ilajibsi ;.i3s. ■ toV;l4s. ;yextra;',l7s.,6d;; '.■. , medium > '.115. : 6 d.-to 12s.'Cd:;.stores. 7s.'6d. Cattle—l2-t yarded; .'a small 'yarding, vla^htr : : |ii ; ;' ; :rSf:;fors;bullocks':.^h'owed^a?'6li^^^^ • v t0..£9; light and.'.unfinishcd,.from ,£G 10s. , PigSr-85^^^Syarded;-:-SniaU'"-pigs."^^were ; ih.vgood" S^yj?yTOpjily/S'and; "soldat ;lato rates; i'The'!'demand J,for .'porkers"abd;'bacoiers;- which;were .well ;,re-;.,V::)'r:.*'presented,':was-Tiot:great..Sackers;' -125.'t0148;; iift;^:?slip^ l 'lSs;; vstpres,:;22s;Yfq ; ; 853-; Ito ;^0s;; Vli ght-: JiiicpheT^iSa;j ; 50s; Keavy, 'h VP i^V' I r TEC MONEY MARKET jlniist 7'imp.i>r,taiit-:.of'vthe-ffaotors'- ;• ■. ii'.'Bent:,time. (says theilatest, issue: of..the "New,' r ;; ; V',Zealand Trade 'Heview") aro tho imports , and exports', of : »tbe?Doroinion,>/; and ;■■ tie-proportion .in.'their'respective'.'volume, ithey;;bear. to -each other. i. As :our trado statuties.'are^ab-, quartCTly. HheV-next^.s^ Indications, ■% so ifarjiencburage, the' .]ibE6;.'thtt(!;;'tJie.i,.ifattiras' < jirill.. Kjjivf:?; Blib'wi. : like: those ,'of ; March'-quarter; 'a fairly Bubstantial excess.of exports over, imports. -..Thc-Sfr-'sWiVtables'bf -■";;<&.=»>slow:'that-.rdr«:April and May.-tho- exports.:of.' ;-wi"'vY&an°tlie r -cdltunia3 - TOheat;Vbats,'; '.aj strong. demand'and-an, exceptionally.;gisad: harvest, en--50.2vpv r ' ablcs ;this;;to; be /doiia;,witli >. prbfifc. ; rto [the. •- -and advantage.; to the' Dominion. 4On the other f-'.;.;'; l ":'-;-hand 1 -. the.indicationA.iaevideiicbare'.eaggeg-' tive of afcoatiriued decrease ,i in; ; the) volubie: f of imports in most,.if not all, branches of triide, connected': with ( articles of luxurj Already, there are signs 31:.bt''b^tittl : vimp'rovement; anu.- a Vinore. .sangyine .-■i.tone,! though':we . still consider.;.that.! substan--tial«.amelioration, is. not itoi be'looked 'for -till'. , , . about , the end of: the-current year. -If. m tho i , JjVV;-^j"J.:^moMiHmei^adyant££§^'";;cp'^^sba;.j'ta£en. , -:'bf'-"tlie fsirt :"<present ucheapness; of a money-: in<. the Xondon; ifti':-. market and -fuller', 6upi)hes ; brought- in' by the i oriptEere; for, {advance-'on "freehold and the-.unoccupied of;'tHci of recoyerv, andk np9ntaC;.inore permanent 'basis.; Mr; ..-B^naid;'-Eden Johnston : has' ;been i: : api sti; :bf-.the' ;BAnk?of Englandin■ 'Middloton-'Campbell.'Mr;' ®«S-j::?ohnstoh',Tras v is : • ...-! succeeded-m that position by Mr.. Alfred C'layj ton Cola t i#?M^^an^fi^d^!Js:.p^osing ; .to. l erectiaiid.'sqiilp' ■i;Y:v-; ,: a -large- manufactory.:in- : the^'-, neighbourhood' of y,ytt' f ;{^n' ; ■ .V^"!-;-jSj^™oiA_iiierX--i^llsfeo-'/n^is'li4Sd*£y.-a i - Cfc : .X:i;':'and plans and sjiecificatibris ;for a:plant capable '10,000,000 :s"acks;;yea'rly , are ::in- pre-' paratibn.^,'>V.v.: '4* : f - file directors - of the Colonial Mutual • Life xi:';';<:f-';'^^r a nce!Sopiety..have;decide^;-t^ industrial : department tn:-connection with - the ' • : •'- ;'eooiety. ■;i'-.v.--;:;yy':p'ij>/;/■'.;■ U'. '■ HIDES MAEKET. [BT TSt.2OP.APn —VRT.H3 ASSOCIATION- —CO [•TaraHT-J (Eec Juno 3, 9 5 pm) i " Melbourne, Jane 3 -v...' At.;the hides-market' there I'was -an activa- ' demand.''* 1 Kips and light' hides wera a .farthing: ; .Others .were, firm; :-SuppUes 'are mbde'r-: :; y;■ ■ THE METAL MAEKETS tut TEI.J GH a I'll — n; C.S3 .»3SUCUTIIIN,~C(II TinonT I■■ ' , \ London, June 2, .., .; . ' Copper—Oil, j,,- : <£Go,',\7s.'-: 6d.'. per ' ton; Sft®V-;th^ ; ss,'js , ele6trolytl(!i--- I j®2»'.i gnpi ; iS;;':; : . ';'''idiesV-.i1715 i.tons; ' 36,779; ' stocks, .v'. , .'56,85-I;,afloat. tfOO.' • • ..' • , • . Tin—Spot, £157 17s. Gd.' 'per ton; -.'three . months, -213,1 2s.Gd.; stocks, 19,818 tons; spot, •; ! 6303;. afloat, 4-167, tlcliverios, 2550..-. '. ; Lead, Xl 3 5s per ton , TALLOW. ' i': (Br.ratEaitirH—rnEss association—cortitianT-) London, June 2 ',"'-1 itf tons;' imports,' 2957; do-' i'^®'! : ;';Syeries,;.29B3/; :-'. '• - "' V STOCK EXCHANGE. i .: [BT -TXLEGUA I'll —SI'KCI A fi. rOfMt PSFOTPf MT t Auckland; Juno 3. ,The. only -transaction 'in 'investment-liiies^'■ on :,'.ihe<Ex"ch"ange'ito'- : day'':Was^.".in,- Northern-Steams : (paid .upL . whioh.ssold "at-13s.'..',.Talismans ad-- > ; vanced,-selling, from-525;; then'back' jk';#! *o ;525. 3d.-, with late sellers at 535. 6d.and . buyers at 525. : [-d. WaiKis changed hands at ; f-9 2a 6d, lato sellers nuoting X 9 3s and VAK ; 'y: -.-Juyers 23. : 6d. ; : Grand" Junctions sold - at4Gs.' to 453.'.9 d., to JGs. ,to. 465., 6d., to 465. ,9J. t0.465.,' lato sellers-asking 465. -9d., and -iSifv;::;'buyers : 46s.<;'6dJ. :Grand. Junction- options .sold at ,20s. 6d.. and ; 205.: 9d.,- arid ■'Waifii : Extendeds at 6s. 7d;._ ~; ", : . . . .\t, ; V . tut XELIGUAI'II—rIIESS , ASSOCIATION.! ' i ' „, , v, , Dunedin, June 3. ;-l". ' Stock :Exchange."sales:' Jlew .Zealand- Insur-' anco, -E3 165.; -National. Bank, 7s. C. C. AND D. CO. •,:< '.'..../j'"(DT TZt,EGRAPH—I'RESS ASSOCIATION',) ; m. n n „ i Napier, June 3. -m '• The .C. C.,and ,!D. Company cablo: <r No im» :'i ...provement in the market for :■ mutton and lamb. Second quality lamb declined one-eichth >. • of a.penny/' There is better demand for beef. Quotations \.■ Canterbury.■ mutton, 3}d.,"'Napier : .- ' Wellington; and-North Island,,23d. Lamb, first quality, Mr, second, 4d. . Beef, hinds, 3Jd.; 1 fores, 2Jd.