AUCKLAND STOCK AND SHARE MARKET.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7003, 28 April 1884, Page 4

AUCKLAND STOCK AND SHARE MARKET.

The sharemarket shows no improvement, and trans* actions in all descriptions of stocks are of tho must limited character. Money continue* very tight in the usual commercial circles ; notwithstanding, thero is a good deal of foreign capital awaiting investment. Eight por cent, is obtainable on good freeiio'd security, and notwithstanding tho general depression throughout New Zealand the trade of Auckland seems jto be thoroughly healthy ancl Labour finds ready employment in carrying out "tiio variou* works undertaken by the Freezing, jfew Zealand Insurance, anri other pn--lic companies. Tho mining market is unusually dull, and quotations are in most cases nominal. Stocka are not, how. ever, unduly pressed, but "buyers are. decidedly siarco. The Prinr® Imperial still continues to bo the loading -mlno, and should be very soon in a position iw P V small dividends. The Caledonian low level and Cambria ure both carrying on important operations, and doing a large amount of prospecting in what is virtually virgin r ground. Tho returns from" tho Aroha, though not quite up to expectation, aro very steady/ and when aU the

berdans are In position there should boa conlMGrftblO increase in the yield of gold. -'From the West Coast there is no important news. The. directors of Humphrey and itoss UnlMa ate pushing ou works*' In the former the mala dim* culties have been overcome* and the latter company should soon bo In ft position to stop'calli and bogio to tarn out somo gold. The eloTat-or* set up oo the adjoining mine—the Princa of Wales—are, we understand, a great success.'. This, of course, is encouraging news for Rosa shareholders. The following quotations will give a fair idea of pre* sent market rates and course of sales :—

3lr. R. Arthur's Weekly Report.—A fair amount of business has been done in all departments. Tho demand for potatoes do*s not improve, neither the price stock it light, as not so many have been ia. Ocions : Dull. Batter and chaesa in full demand. Good bacon is wanted Fruit has lowered a little in price, owing to a large quantity of Hobart coming to hand ex Loongaua,- of inferior quality, and in very bad condition. The supply of local grown has dropped off very considerably. Furniture, etc., in good demand. Monday : Sale' of unredeemed pledges from the London Loan Office, Victoria-street. A good attendance, and satisfactory prices were obtained. Tuesday: Sale of furniture at mart. A fair'attendance ; bidding rusher languid. < Upon the whole prices obtained were satisfactory.- Wednesday: Sale of dobart, Nelson, and .Auckland fruit. A large number were present. The Hobart fruit ex Loongana; was of inferior quality, and owing to the vessel making a long trip, in very bad order, therefore sold with difficulty at low prices. Apples sold at Is 6d to 93 9d per caso ; at Is 9d to 9s ; Nelson apples sold at 6s 8d to 7i 6d per case; Auckland apples, 2£d to 3d per ib.*; pears, at l&d to 3d; medlars, 2d to 2}d; Passion fruit. 2Jd per doz.; lemons, Is sd; carrots. 3s 6d; onions, l£d per lb. Thur«day: Sale of earthenware, clocks, fancy good*, otc. The attendance was small, bidding dull, and prices low. Friday: Sale of poultry, produce, frulc, groceries, etc. There was a large attendance throughout, and good business was done at satisfactory prices. A good number of poultry was enterod, and fair prices were obtained. The supply of fruit was much smaller, and the obtained, although nos quite so high' as of late, were satisfactory. Fowls, Is to 2s lid; Brahmas, 9s to 10s; Langshans, Ss Id to 3s 3d; turkeys, 2s 8d to 3s; ducks, Is 8d to 2s Id; geese, 4s to 4s 3d; pigeons, Is to Is 6d; pigs, 8s; pointer dogs, 16s and 445; spaniel, 15s-; potatoes, 2s to 3s 6d ; .onions, £d to Id ; oats, 3s; wheat. 3s 6d to 3s 9d; chaff, 2s; sharps, 5s 6d; flour, £6 to £13; apples, l£d to 3d; pears, l£d to 31; lemons, Is 4<i to Is 8d ; watermelons. Is lOd; passion fruit, 2sd to3£d; cheese, 2d to 7d ; butter, 6d to 8d ; nacon, 4d to 7&d; confectionery, 8d; tea, box, 20s to 24s ; half-chests, Is 6jd ; lemon peel, lOd; sugar, 4d to 4&d ; biscuits, 6d.

„ . Sales Compaty. Bayers. Sailors. affectad. £ s. d. £ 8. d, Bank of N. Zealand 22 15 0 — £2215/ National Bank .. 3 8 0 3 10 0 — Colonial do. .. 2 1 0 2 2 6 42/ N ew Zealand Insur. 3 14 0 S 15 6 — South British do... 2 15 0 2 16 6 65/ 66/ National do. .. — *13 6 — Union do — 14 0 — Standard .. .. — . — 12,12/S Colonial do. ... — 0 8 6 8/6 Accident .. .. — 0 7 0 — . Loan <fc Mercantile — B 12 6 — National Mortgage — 17 0 — : l.and Mortgage .. — 0 14 0 15/14/ Auckland Gas .. — 9 15 0 £9 12/6 £9 15/ Thames do. .. —' 17 0 — ' " U. Sash & Door Co. — 7 5 0 £7 2/6 £7 Auckland Timber — 5 2 6 £5 £5 2/6 New Zealand do. .. — 6 2 6 £5 2/6 £5. Mercury Bay do. .. — 0 12 6 — ; N. Z. Shipping Co. — 4 0 0 — ! Pevonport Ferry — 0 IS 6 — Corrimvndel Steam 0 14 6 0 15 0 — Northern Steam .. 0 8 0 — 8/ Taup»ri Co..l ..100 110 fr -20/6 New Zealand Drug — : 13 6 — i Auckland Fibre .. — 6 0 0- — Gold Mining Shares. . Prince Imperial .. 0 15 0 0 16 0 14/ 15/ Caledonian ... — 0 10 0 # — Cambria .. — ,016 — .. Deep Level Cross.. — 0" 2 S ~ Caledonian low lev. 0 0 6 — — Queen of Beauty .. — 0 2 3 — New Manukau .. — 0 10. — „ Wow Find .. .. — 0 9 0 — Colonist .. •• — 0 4 6 — Waiorongamal •• •— 0 12 — Success .... — — 4/6 Alex. Saunders, Stock and Sharebroker. ' Auckland, April 26,1884. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. oaxlr, £ s. d. D*tp. Union Beach G.M. Co. 0 0 3 May 1 Humphrey's Gully U. G.M. Co, 0 0 6 — M*y. 5 Reuben Parr G.M.Co. .. ... 0-1 0 — May 6 Werahiko G.M. Co 0 0 2 — May 14 Union Sash and Door Co. .. 0 10 0 — May 26 IMPORTS. The following is a summary of the value b of the imports at this port for the quarter ending March 31, 1884:— . United Kingdom.. 895,299 U.S.A. (Pacific) .. 5.650 Queensland .. 1.622 Japan .. .. • 13 New South Wales 39,346 Bengal .. 220 Victoria .. .. 22,907 Bombay .. 2 South Australia .. 42 Mauritius .. ' 7,S67 Tasmania .. .. 4.267 Hongkong .. 274 KJji Group.. .. 0,719 France .. ... . 408 Friendly Group .. 3,290 Germany .. ... 489 Cook Group .. 5,010 Auntria .. »» 8 Gilbert Group .. 5 Belgium 34 Marshall Group .. 4,290 Malta 11 Sandwich Island .. 20 Ptcaaix Group 750 Chesterfield Island 336 Savage Island .. I,0i0 Total •• .. 522,752 U.S.A. (Atlantic) 2S.293 . EXPORTS. ; The following is a summary of the exports for the quarter ending March 31, 1884, from the port of Auckland : — .wmaIi 'Produce and Foreign and Manufactures other produca T1 export.a of colony andmaa'f'tres. United Kingdom.. .. 74273.. 18,195 06 463 Queensland .. 2.609 353 3,027 New South Wales .. 48,003 1,947 49,950 Victoria 8,491 759 9,250 Tasmania .. .. .. — 1*0 120 Norfolk Island .. .. 21 449 470 New Caledonia .. .. 5.669 15 5,634 Fiji Group .. ~ 3.S77 706 4.533 Friendly Group .. .. 856 263 1,119 Navigator Group — * 35 35 Cook Group .. •• 247 616 864 Kllice Group .. •• 12 408 420 Sandwich Island.. .. 232 99 331 Solomon Island .. .. — 14 14 Austral Island .. ... 1,988 2,203 4,191 Kermodic Island.. .. — 33 .23 U.S. America (Atlantic) 4C,803 30 46.833 U.S. America (Pacific).. 14,193 163 14,856 Bengal .. .. .. • 1 •— 1 Hongkong .. .. 385 — SS5 Suwarrow Island.. •« 118 434 602 Total .. .. 239,030