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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9061, 23 May 1888, Page 4

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Nsw Zraxan'd Herald Office, Tuesday evening. The Customs receipts to-day amounted to £2454 0s 6d. The following is from the latest circular of Messrs. C. S. Ross and Co., brokers of timber and building material :— The sales this month have been lighter than those reported in our last, owing to the shortness of stocks held in the public yards, and the disinclination of holders to submit their goods for sale. Prices for all classes of timber have advanced, but cement is a shade easier and the market for galvanised iron, through the frequent small shipments from Sydney, is much weaker. The deliveries from the public yajds are very active, and are greatly in excess of the arrivals.

Kauri. —Imports : 508,453 feet super. The ar rivals have been Caberfeidh and Devonport, from Kaipara. The balance of unsold baulk has been quitted publicly this month at prices ranging from 10s to 113 3d per 100 feet super, and the next cargo to arrive will meet a good market. Sales have also been made of dressed flooring and shelving and sawn boards and flitches, ex Astrea, particulars of which will be found below :—Auction sales. —20th April—Ex Devonport: 49 hewn logs (51,887 feet), 10* per 100 feet super. Ex Ensign : 4ft hewn logs (70,966 feet), 11s 3d do ; 28 do (30,333 feet), 10s 9d do. 4th May—Ex Astrea : 5489 feet 6xlJ T. and G. flooring, 12s per 100 feet lineal, shorts included ; 7210 feet 6 x 1J do. 11s do, one-fourth off shorts ; 30,434 feet 6x 1 do, 9s 6d do, do ; 15,050 feet 54 x 1 do, 8s 6d do, do; 50,000 feet 4x 1 J do, 8s 6a do ; 19,425 feet 4 x I do, 6s do, one-fourth off shorts ; 19.751 feet 3J x li do, 7s do, do ; 25,000 feet 3x 1| do, 6s 9d do ; 14,475 feet do, 6s 6d do ; 3287 feet do, shorts, 4s 3d do; 5368 feet 3x 1 do. 5s do, onefourth off shorts ; 3106 feet 18 to 9 x J dressed shelving, 15s per 100 feet super face; 3778 feet 20 to 9 x 5 do, 16s 9d do ; 16,825 feet 20 to 15 x } do, 22s do; "15,018 feet 18 to 14 x I do, 24s 6d do; 11,385 feet 18 and 16 x 1 sawn boards, 24s per 100 feet super ; 8255 feet 14 to 9x 1 do, 18s do; 4269 feet 18 to 9 x 6, and 4887 feet 13 x 64 to 12 x 9 sawn flitches, 17s do ; 9116 feet 12 to 9 x 6$ do, 16s 6d do. STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION. Auckland, May 22, 1888.

A. Saunders, C. Alexander, S. Vickers, J. F. Clarke, R. Frater, J. M. Lennox, D. B. McDonald, D. G. MacDoiinoll, Aitken Carrick. R. Spratt, Francis Hull, James Beid, It. G. Macky. Joseph Newman, Chairman. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. calls: £ s. d. Duo. Taupiri Reserve Colliery C 0... 0 1 0.. May 28 Tβ Awamutu Cbeeite and Bacon Factory .. ..100.. June 1 Rose Goldmining Co. .. .. 0 0 2.. Jane 13

Company. Business. Closing Prices. Buyers. • Sellers. Banks: £ s d|£ s d New Zealand .. — 12 7 612 10 0 National .. .. — 1 15 6 — Colonial „ — 2 3 0 — Insurance : New Zealand .. — 3 18 0 - South British _ — 200216 National .. - 17/6 — — .Standard .. .. — 0 13 6 — Union .. - — 140160 Miscellaneous: AncklandGas .. — — 11 6 0 Thames Gas .. — — 2 0 0 N.Z.Land Mortgage — 10 0 10 6 N.Z.L. & M'rcantile 80/ 3 10 Oj 4 1 0 National Mortgage — — 0 10 0 Mining : Cambria .. •• 8/9 086(089 Saxon .. -. — — 0 4 0 New P. Imperial.. — 0 3 0 0 3 8 Trenton .. .. 2# 0 2 6J 0 2 9 Manukau .. .. — —020 Golden Drop -. — — 0 1 6 Marototo .. _. — — 0 16 0 Colonist .. „ 8/0 038040