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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8799, 12 February 1892, Page 4

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New Zealand Herald Office, Thursday evening. The Customs duties to-day amounted to £1798 2s lid. it can hardly be said there is orer-inuch activity. The main deliveries of the new month s needs have been completed : and, although every day brings its demand, the pressure of orders has been cased, and only a normal business remains. The low price ot maize is reducing East Coast trade, and the generally poor results of mining enterprise for the past year is limiting employment of labour oil the various fields and adversely affecting trade. It used to be a boast of the Thames that it kept up Auckland. It is the general opinion that it is the other way about now, and that for years past Auckland residents have practically kept the whole tiling going, and at a very heavy loss. Speculators refer to the Caledonian, Lou;; Drive, Queeu of Beauty, Prince Imperial, and Cambria in the palmy days, as if we always have a reasonable chance of the halycon tune returning, but withal the fondness for old memories, when this fondness is taxed by printed £ s d reminders from legal managers, there is some excuse for the very general loss of faith in the mining business, and doubt whether it is a practical advantage at all. The only dividends are from investment stocks, and tlio only calls are from mining ditto. Quietness is the general characteristic of the import market. The inquiry for White Rose kerosene is stronger. Advices irom Japan indicate that the new crop of rice is generally deficient in quality. Xext week the Star of England, cargo steamer, is due. It is understood she brings a heavy supply for this port. The Duke of Buckingham is also near. The former is the first of the Tyser line, and by all accounts this line means to put their spoke in the wheel of the New Zealand carrying trade. It is a curious redox action that the demand at home for New Zealand frozen meat reduces the laid-down cost of English goods, as the surety of a return cargo enables charterers to accept low freight rates outwards from London, and lower costs means lower prices. The demand for rock salt is getting general, with prices more in favour of buyers. Hotel liquids, other than local known brands, are in constant otfor at all sorts of prices. The conservative element is, however, so strong with buyers that it is practically useless offering cheap stuff at any price, A comparatively new Style of business is superseding the old. American, English, Japan. Indian and German merchants are adopting the practice of quoting cost freight and insurance prices, so that the colonial buyers take no risk about freight rates, and know to within a fraction the laid clown cost in store. This is ill every way an advantage, as any special freight rate is embodied in cable advice, and the beautiful simplicity of exactness is secured. As the old conservative firms stick religiously to the practice of their forefathers, the new spirits are yearly encroaching on the trade preserves, and the tendency of modern business is strongly in this direction. Flax: There is an improvement in the I market, with the demand running more on the better qualities. In the produce trade maize has sold freely at Is BJd. The demand at this exceptionally low price is rather active. Oats are at 2s Id to 2s 2d. It is too early to gauge the effect of the floods in the South. They occasion a good deal of interest, but the hard-headed section are inclined to doubt whether the losses will have any market influence, distressing as they must be to individuals. Potatoes are lower. £3 per ton is now the rate for best quality. There is a good deal of difficulty in finding prime lots. The bulk of the provincial growth is small. This being now the season for grass seed, we are able to report large business in cocksfoot, clovers, and ryegrass. The market price for lance lots of the former is 4d per lb, and for ryegrass good samples of Canterbury are worth 4s ; Poverty Bay, 0s to 6s (id. Milling wheat Local: Most fortunately the whole of the wheat in Auckland and the Waikato was securely stacked before the weather changed, and in the course of another week or two threshing will be quite general. Southern: Heavy arrivals have been received ot old wheat for the purpose of working with this season's. We regret to receive very doleful accounts from the South of damage to the cut and uncut wheat by rain and floods. It will be a week yet before the full extent of the loss can be ascertained. In the earlier districts wo are glad to hear that a fair proportion was stacked previous to the big rainfall, and therefore safe from injury. Bran and sharps are selling freely. Flour ifl In a rather better demand. In the local produce market eggs have decreased in price as compared with last week. Present prices aroßest dairy butter lOd; second quality, 8d; third, 6d per lb wholesale. Eggs have decreased to lOd per dozen wholesale, and Is per dozen retail. . KAURI GUM MARKET. The following is the report of the gum market and ruling quotations as furnished to us by tho committee of gum merchants: — Ordinary .. £37 Poor ordinary £25 to £30 Hast Coast £05 to £0S j Supplies from Ist instant to date 200 ton*. Superior ordinary, unpicked, and extra cleaned, in worth from £40 to £50. There is very little to report. The supplies are a little le.-s than the average, and the pries for really wood ordinary are steady. Kast Coast gum is easier, the highest price reported as paid the last week l.« £tM, and buyers are disposed to hold back for lower rates. It has been long thought by many that this quality was dear In proportion to ordinary, and It was more the competition than the Intrinsic value that put up prices unduly high. LIVE STOCK & PRODUCE MARKETS. AUCKLAND. Messrs. Hunter and Nolan's Report.— Horse feed, grain, seed, etc.: Grain has been in rather brisk demand and stocks ample; maize has been over-supplied, and prices have receded. We quote :— Oats, 2s to 2s 4d per bushel; maize, Is 8d to 2a. Seeds are coming forward slowly, and values unsettled for new season. Oaten chaff, £2 15s per ton : bran, £3 17s (hi to £4 per ton. Horses: There has been increased vitality in the market, larger numbers than usual have been brought forward, and found purchasers at values showing an upward tendency. A large number were disposed of by auction at the Durham yards on Friday, competition was brisk throughout, and most of the lots were cleared. ■ We quote: — Hacks, at from £5 to £15 lUs; tho blood stock sold at from 15 to 43 guineas each ; light harness horses, £6 to £11 10s ; medium draught, from £8 to £14. Wool, hides, skins, tallow, etc.: ode rate quantities were pitched at the " Durham Yards on Tuesday, for which there was 1 steady competition at the previous week's

values. We quote, extra. jtotftfox hides, Bid per lb ; heavy, 3Sd to 4Jd; light, 2£d to 3d; cow, lid to 24(1; calfskins, 3jd to 5W per lb ; sheepskins, 'is to 3s 3d ; pelts, lCkf to Is 9d; lambskins, 10(1 to Is 8d each ; tallow, 17s Gd to 19a per cwt ; bones, £5 per ton. Cuttle : Fat and dairy stock have been attfhcient for requirements. Fewer stores than usual changed hands without alteration in values, while prices were in favour of the vendor In dairy and fat stock. There wore barely an average muster at Newmarket on Tuesday, and good competition throughout. The Pukekohe Yards were well filled on Wednesday, and the demand was good at the previous week's values. Some averages of fat steers were—£6 IBs Bd, £6 Its 9d, £6 3s 9d,£5 4s6d: cows, £5 17s 6d, £4 15s, £4 '2s 6<l, £3 12s Gil, £3 7s 6d. Sheep : The Newmarket Yards were well filled on Tuesday, and the demand was steady throughout. Store ewes sold at from 3s 9d to 9s each ; lambs, (is 9d ; fat wethers sold at from lis to 13s 9d ; ewes, fls to 1 la; fat lambs, 7s to lis each. Pigs : Very short supply. Messrs. A. Uucklakd and Huns' vv kkkly Rktoht. —At the Haymarket during the past week oaten sheaves have brought from Is 9d to '2s; meadow hay, la 6d to 2s 3d the cwt; maizo. wholoaale, on wharf. Is Sid, in store Is 10.1 to Is lid; oats, Is 9J to 4 2s 2d the bushel; chaff, £2 10s to £3 the ton. On Friday a full number of horses were yarded, and for serviceable animals good prices obtained, ranging from £12 to £10, but weedy and inferior animals were at lower values. On Tuesday hides, pitched in full number, sold briskly, best heavy ox, 6d ; heavy ox, 3id to 4Jd ; light to medium, 2d to 3d ; cow, lfd to 2-id ; calf skins, 4d to 6i}d the lb; tallow, lis (Jd to 15s 3d the cwt; sheep skins, .'ls 4d ; pelts, 4d to Is Sd ; lamb skins, Is 3d to 2s lOd each. Lambs wool offered in increased quantity brought from Oil to 64' d ; pieces. 2Jd to 5d the lb. At Wainku, 011 Saturday, more sheep than usual were yarded, but cattle were in less number than usual. For cattle bidding was brisk and full values obtained. Sheep were comparatively dull of sale. At Remuera, on Thursday, dairy cattle, in moderate supply, were at late values. Prices varied with quality from £2 10s to £5 10s each. Store cattle were limited to young dry cows; thoso sold freely at an average of i' 3. Fat calvcs, abundant, were required, and kept their full values. Fat cattle in usual supply: '202 sold. Prices were steady throughout the sale. Steers brought from 18s to 203, cows 14s to l"s the 1001b. Sheep ot all classes in full numbers; 1521 sold. Fat sheep at first slightly better worth, but lost the advantage as the sale proceeded. Fat wethers brought from 10s 9d to liia; fat ewes, 7s to 12s 3d: store wethers, 9s 9d to 10$ 6d ; store ewes, 4s to 7s ; fat lambs, 9s to 13s; store lambs, 4s to os each. Pigs, all of goCd quality, were in full supply, and sold freely at late values. Heavy pigs ranged from 352 to 395; medium weights, 13s to 2.5s each. „ , _ Messrs. G. W. Binney and Sons Report. —On Tuesday, hides, sheepskins, tallow, etc., met ready sale at lato quotations. No prime hides offered. Stout ox sold from 41d to 4.? d ; heavy, to 4d ; steer, 2sd to 3d; cow, 2d to 2.2 d ; inferior lots, lid to lid; calf, s^d: stags. Id to lid ; kip, li'd to 2'Jd; damaged, Ad to Id per lb. Pelts : Local, Is 3d to Is "lOd ; lambs, Is 6d to 2s ; country, salted, Is to la 6d ; sundried, 5d to Is 2d: lambs, salted, Is 3d to Is Sd. Wool: About 20 bales sold from 6d to 6i ! d per lb; lambs. 6Jd to 7d. Tallow, 17s' to 17s Oil per ewt; uoues, £4 15s to £5 per ton. BY E L EG R A P H. WANOANUI RAM FAIR. Wanganui, February 11.—Messrs. Freeman R. Jackson and Co. 'a second day's ram fair was even more satisfactory than the first day's, prices 011 an average being half to one quarter higher for the better classes. The highest j rice was received by J. M. Baker, Ford ell, who got 42 guineas for one ram from Fred. Sutton, lnvercargill. Mr. Bakers average for the two days for flocks was the highest, at £8 T>s IM each. To-day 550 rams were offered singly in live hours, and 509 were sold. This is Mr. Jackson's most rapid sale on record. Buyers attended froni all parts of the colony, and bidding was spirited to the end. _____ LOIS DON. Prtxs Association.—Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. London, February 10. The total quantity of wheat and flour alloat for the United Kingdom is 1,908,000 quarters, and for the Continent 1,15 (5,000. Shares in the Otago and Southland Investment Society are quoted at 5s ; Robert Campbell and Company, £4; Dalgetv and Company, £6 15s. Prices at the wool sales for crossbred fine greasy, average id lower: course scoured remain at par; lambs, at par to id higher ; merino, greasy superior, par to Jd, average id ; inferior, £d to ifd ; scoured, good, average £d; inferior, Id lower; lambs, greasy, superior, id dearer; other sorts, Ad lower. The market is steady. London, February 11. The estimated visible supply of American wheat is 66,600,000 bushels. The majority of the peaches imported from the Cape were spoiled by low atinosi here. The rest brought from 14s to 18s per dozen. Nectarines were inferior, and only realised 2s per dozen. Grapes were also inferior. They brought 12s per 4lb. Merchants think that even these prices were only reached because (Jape fruit is a novelty, and they are not likely to be maintained. Tomatoes fetched 3d per lb. Factory butter is 11 Ad ; dairy, 92s to 100s. Austrian and Italian dairies are sending over large quantities and depressing the market. Heavy sales of colonial stocks have been effected. There is a general fall of 10s. The issue of Treasury bills is the chief cause of the depression. THE AUCKLAND MARKETS. [Correct rd to noon of Thursday.] FA KM AND DAIKY PRODUCE.

WllOLKSAl.E. HKTAIL. *. ll. 8. (i. A. (1. 8. d Butter, fresh, dairy, lb (i 10 — 0 0 10 — 0 0 !)<»., second quality 0 3 — 00 0 10 — 0 0 Do., third quality ..00 — 00 Ob— 00 Do., New Zeal ml Dairy Association .. 0 0 — 0 0 00 — 00 Prime .salt .. .. 0 7J— 0 8J 0 0 — 00 Do., inferior salt .. 0 a — 0 4 0 4 — 0 0 Milk, quart .... .. 0 3.J— 0 0 Cheese, local, lb .. 0 4 — 0 5 0 6 — 0 0 Do., best factory .. n 5 — n 0 Eggs, dozen .. .. 0 10 — 00 10 — 00 Lard, bladder, lb .. o a — it (> 0 o — 0 o Hams and Bacon, Pro. 0 0 — 0 CJ 0 0 — 0 0 (Jam. Bacon, now (In cloth) .. ..0 "1 — 0 7 J _ Hams (in cloth) .. 0 ft — U 104 .lams, case ados .. 23 9 —20 3 fowls, each .. ..00 — 10 14 — 2 C Ducks, do .. 10 — In Geese, do. .. .. .. 2 0 — 3 8 Turkeys, do. .. .. .. 0 0 — S C Feathers, lb .. — 1 6 — 19 FLOUR. £ 8. Auckland Roller Flour, sacks per ton .. .. 12 10 _ Household do. do. do. .. 12 0 Roller Flour, Southern do. .. 12 10 Stone Make do. do. do. .. 11 in Wheatmeal 12 10 Bran 3 15 . Slurps 3 15 Cabin Bread .. .. 17 0 — 0 0 Oatmeal, 'Jo's .. .. 11 10 — 0 0 Oatmeal, 7's .. .. 13 10 — 0 0 Pearl Barley .. .. 19 0 —20 0 MKKDH. Clorer, white .. ..0 oj— 1 2 0 0 — 0 0 Do., rod 0 74— 0 10 0 0 — 0 0 Cowgrass .. ..0 8}— 1 (J .0 — 0 0 Alyske 0 11 — 1 1 0 0 — 00 Timothy .. .. 0 £ — 0 (5 0 0 — 0 0 Trefoil 0 ft - 0 <; 0 0 — 00 Rape 0 3J— 0 6 0 0 — 0 0 Ryegrass, Poverty Bay 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 Do., Southern.. .. ft 0 — CO 0 0 — 0 0 Do., Italiaa .. .. 0 0 — 0 6 0 0 — 0 o Cocksfoot .. ..80 — 1) 0 0 0 — 0 0 HAY AND CORN. Per cwt. Hay, ton .. .. 3 0 — 4 0 50 — 0 0 Lucerne, do 6 0 — 0 10 7 6 — .SO Oaten, do 20 — 30 4 0 — SO Chaff, threshed .. 2 0 — 2 10 0 — 0 u Oaten Chad .. .. 3 ft — 3 10 Straw, load .. .. 0 18 — 1 10 (/'lover, ton .. ..50 — 00 .. Potatoes Kidneys .. 00 0 — o 0 Do., Iloharts .. .. 00 0 — 00 Do , Magnum Bonum 00 0 — 00 Do., Shepherds „ 40 0 —50 0 M 9. d s. it. Maize, bushel.. ..1 9 - 0 0 0 0 — 0 (I Barley, feed .. .. 20 — 'A 0 00 — 00 Do., malting .. .. 3 0 — 10 Oats, feed .. ..2 1 — 2 2 0 0 — 0 0 Oats, seed .. ..24 — 2 0 00 — 0 0 Oats, milling .. .. 2 2 — 2 4 0 0 — 0 0 Wheat, local .. .. 40 — 43 00 — 00 (Sacks extra.) Wheat, Southern, old 40 — 4 6 00 — 0 0 (Sacks extra.) Do., do., seed ..00 — 00 0 0 — 0 0 (Hacks included,) Do., do., local ..00 — 00 00 — 0 0 Sacks included.) Do., local, seed .. 00 — 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 Do., fowl .. .. 3 10 — 0 0 0 0 — 00 (Sacks included GARDEN AND ORCHARD PRODUCE Apples, lb, local .. 0 1 — 0 2J 0 0 — 00 Lemons, doz .. 10 — 0 0 13 — On Orange?, doz .. .. 0 6 — 10 0 0 — U 0 Bananas, lb .. .. 0 2 — 0 3 0 0 — 00 Cocoanuts, each .. .. 0 2 — 0 0 Do., sack .. .. 10 0 — 0 0 Onions, lb .. ..0 Si — 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 Garlic, lb .. .. o u — u 0 0 5 - 0 i; BUTCHERS' MIC AT. Per pound. Roasting Beef, lb .. .. o — o 5 Boiling do .. 0 i}— 0 4 Mutton, hindqnarter .. 0 4'— 0 0 ,. less .. .. .. 0 <1-0 0 Do., forequarter .. .. 0 2£—0 0 Pork .. 0 4 — 05 Veal .. 03 — 05 Mutton Tallow, cwt... 26 — 0 0 — Beef and Mixed do. 25 0 — 0 0 Steaks .. '0 ft — 0 4 Mutton Chops.. .. .. 0 5—07 Sausages .. .. .. 0 0 — 00 N.Z. FLAX ROPK. Prices subject to trade terms Rope in all sizes, ton _ .. 36 0 0 —40 0 n Tarred Yarn, do 36 O 0 —40 0 0 Wool Tailings, do 25 0 0 — 33 0 1:

r KAURI GUM, HLAX, KTO 'Snprrties for ten days of February, 200 ton*. & a. d. « . i. U. Poor Ordinary, ton nominal .. SB o 0—80 o o East Coast , « 05 0 0 —03 0 l) Ordinary range gum .. .. 0 0 0 — 37 0 0 Flax, best clean Auckland .. 17 10 0 — 0 0 0 Good medium 16 0 0 — 0 0 0 Poor, ordinary .. .. .. 12 0 0 —13 0 0 Tow.. .. .. .. - i I) 0 — 10 0 Fundus, lb.. .. .. .. 0 0 2J— 0 0 0 Cocoanut Fibre, cut, cwts .. 0 16 0 — 0 17 0 Beeswax, lb ». .. .. 0 9-009 MANURES Boned Sydney, ton.. .. 7 10 0 « 8 10 0 Do., inferior .. .. .. 8 10 0 — 100 Honeflour .. .. .. — 860 — 900 Do., AucKland .. .. — 7 10 0 — 8 10 0 Peruvian Guano .. .. .. it 0 0 —17 0 0 Coral Queen do 600 — 000 Long I daml do., bags included 4 10 0 — 0 0 0 Superphosphate of Lime, 20 to is per cent. .. .. .. 600 — 0 10 0 Do., 30 to 38 per cent 8 0 0 — 8 10 0 Potato Fertiliser Fison's .. 11 0 0 — 0 0 0 Wheat „ .. 10 10 0 - 0 0 0 Grass . „ .. 10 10 0 — 0 0 0 Turnip Fertilisers _ .. .. 3 10 0 — 0 0 0 Sulphate of Ammonia .. .. 15 0 0 —10 0 0 Superphosphate ,, .. 7 10 0 — 0 0 0 Lawes' Superp'phate, 3f>/8per ct. 7 5 0 — 7 10 0 Ho., do. 20/8per ct. 6 B 0 — C 10 0 Do., Dissolved Bone Compound 7 fi 0 — 7 10 0 Anglo Co.'s Superphosphate .. 7 0 0 — 7 5 0 potash Manure for lloot Crop* 7 5 0 — 7 10 0 Potash do. for rasa and rain 7 0 0 — 7 5 0 Nitrate of Soda 15 0 0 —10 0 0 Thomas' Phosphate, 40 per ct. 5 in 0 — 0 0 o Kainit, Standard brand.. .. 4 10 0 — 6 0 0 Indian Bono Meal .. ,. 7 0 0 — 800 NEW ZEALAND DRUG CO.'S MANURES. 1 Ton. 6 Ton*. Superphosphate,CM „ 6 17 0 — 6 14 0 Do. A 32 „ 7 6 0 — 7 0 0 Bonedust. pure .. .. »» 7 10 0 — 760 Do. and Blood .. ~. .. 0 15 0 — 6 10 0 Animal Manure 526—500 Root Manure 7 10 0 — 75o Corn Manure .. .. .. 7 5 0 — 700 Grass Manure .. .. .. 6 16 0 — 0 10 0 Potato Manure 7 10 0 — 7 8 0 Maizo Manure 7 5 0 — 700 Turnip Manure 7 10 0 — 7 60 Orchard and Tobacco Manure 8 16 0 — 8 10 0 Coral Queen Guano, 50i% .. 0 0 0 — 5 17 0 Sulphate of Ammonia .. .. 17 0 0 — 0 0 0 Terms 2$ per cent, discount for cash within one month. BUILDING MATERIALS. Boards and Scant linn, undressed, first class, 100ft .. 0 13 0 - 0 0 0 Do., do., medium ... .. 0 10 0 — 000 Do., do., second-class .. .. 0 7 0 — 0 0 0 Flooring boards, P.T.G., first. „ class .. 0 18 6 — 0 O O Do., do., medium .. .. 0 12 0 — „ o n Do., do., second-class .. ..0 9 0 — 0 0 0 Rustic weatherboards, best .. D J « — u lj> u Mills, cargo, host .. .. <> U 0 - 0 10 0 Flitches .. •• 0 11 0 — DUO, Balk -• 000 — 080 Bricks, Wlwu .. .. - 1 10 0 - 2 0 9 On., town yards, 1000 .. .. 2 0 0 — 2 6 0 Do., delivered .. .. -« 2 10 0 — 0 0 0 Hydraulic Lime, bushel .. 0 16-000 Shell Lime 0 16 — 020 Craig's Stone do., .. .. Oil) — 000 Drain Pipes, Oin bores, 1000 .. 16 0 0 — t> 0 0 Do., 4*11 .. .. - . 0 10 0 — 0 0 0 Do., 3i.l .. .. - . 4 10 0 - 0 0 0 Do. Jin .. .. - . 300-000 Do., 2iil 2 10 0 - O 0 0 Knglish Slates, 1000 .. .. 1( 10 0 - 0 0 I) Socket Glared Pipes, foot ! •J1 inches 076 — 000 21 inches .. ~ .. 0 6 0 — 0 0 0 18 inches .. .. .. 0 S 0 — 0 0 0 U> inches .. „ •• 0 2 6 — 0 O 0 ?2 incites _ ... .. 020 — 000 1) incites - „ .. 0 16—000 6 inches „ .. ... 006 — 0 0 0 4 inches 004 — 000 3 inches 004 — 000 CO A I, AND FIREWOOD. Coal, Newcastle, ship's side, cargo, ton 12 C — 000 Do., delivered 1 in 0 — 1 15 0 Do., vard loo—OOi) Grey month yard 1 IS - 0 0 0 Do., Bay of Islands, yard .. 0 0 0 — 0 00 Do., delivered 0 O 0 - 0 0 0 Do., wine .. .. - 0 0 0 — 0 0 !•' Do., ship's side .. .. »• 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 Miranda, mine .. .. .. 0 9 0 — 0 0 0 l)o„ household 0 12 0 - 0 0 0 Do., in Auckland (I 1J 0-1) 0 0 Kam<>, loading ground, *,ou .. 0 11 0 — O 0 0 Taupiri, mine, steam .. .. 0 10 0 — 0 0 0 Do., yard, steam .. .. .. 0 IS 0 — 0 0 » Do. household .. — _ 110 — 000 Do., do., deiive.ed .. .. 150 — 170 Firewood, uncut *liarf, cargo, ton .. .. .. 080Do., delivered 0 12 0 — 0 13 0 Do., cut 0 14 — 0 10 0 MISCELLANEOUS. Kerosene. 130" test, duty paid 0 1 4 — 0 0 ft Do.. ISO* test 015 — 0 17 Castor Oil, in drums, per gal... 0 3 4 — 0 3 6 Fencing wire. No. t>. ton .. I , No. 7 .. .. >13 0 0 —14 0 0 !, „ No. 3 .. Barb Fencing Wire .. .,"'10 0 — 24 0 0 1'iit Wire (close barb) .. .. 24 0 0 —25 0 0 Galvanised Iron, 6 to Sft .. £2 0 0 -23 0 0 Lime, slacked, bushel .. .. 0 10 — 0 0 0 Quick lime, in stone .. ~ 0 16 — 000 New Zealand Palings, 6ft _ 0 7 6 — 0 10 0 Teatret> Rails, 100 - - 2 10 0 — 3 10 0 l'uriri Posts .. .. .. 500 — 0 0 0 Shingle.*. 1000 .. M .. 0 12 0 — 0 13 0 llobart Palings, 5ft .. ,. 0 17 0 — 10 0 Do., Oft .. 0 18 0 - 1 1 0 Hobnrt Rails .. .» .. 400 — 4 10 0 AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION. INo. of .a I Paid i j„ <t I Company. Shares "i up per j s £, | Date. I Issued s3J Share. I _____J Banks— i j £ £ a. d.| £ s. d.l N.Z., old ..1100,000! 51 5 6 0.5 I .'{Feb. 4 ,. new ..! 50,000; "1 7 111 0; 8 18 6 Dec. 25 National .. 100.000; U 2 10 0 — I — Colonial .. 200,0001 5 2 0 0 1 19 C Dec. 21 Insurance— | ! I , New Zealand jlOO.OOO; 10 2 0 0, 3 G C Feb. 4 National ..'200,000 10 0 10 0 0 15 9 Jan. 27 South British | «,62S : 19 1 0 l)j 1 a 3 Feb. 2 Standard ..'100.000 it) 0 15 0 0 14 « Dec. 2 Union.. ,.|100,000, 20 I 0 0: 1 7 9 Dec. 14 N.Z. Accident . 20,000' 1 0 5 0' 0 7 9 Jan. 21 Loan — ! | I ' loan— ! I ! N.Z. I,. it M. ..liflO.OOO 25 2 10 0 2 10 (' Feb. 10 Nat'nl M.JcA. 100,000 10 1 1 0 0 0 10 8 Dec. 22 N.Z. A It. P. .. 200,000' 10 1 0 0 0 3 P.Jan. 10 Auckland, old j 15,500 f. 5 0 o'lo 6 oj.Tan. 14 Auckland, old 15,500) 5 5 0 0 10 5 0 Jan. 14 ,, new,cum' 13,743 f> i 2 10 f>! 5 5 0 Feb. 2 Thames .. 10,000 2} 1 IS 0' 1 11 0 Dec. 2 Gisborne ..! 11,two 1 j 1 0 0 1 0 0 Dec. 2 Timhf.R— I ! Kauri Timber 1150,000 2 2 0 0 — — „ new 450,000 2 1 2 0 — — Shipping— I I Union S.S. .. 40,000. 10 10 0 0 — — N.Z. Shipping 50,089 8 i 0 0 0 3 10 0 Dee. 2 DevonportH.F. 10,000 111 0 0 1 10 0!l)ec. 2 Coromandel S. i 3,0371 1 | 1 0 0 t 0 14 0 Dec. 3 Northern S.S. ! 12,495'14/0' 0 14 CO 4 6: Dec. 3 new 101,-50 11/0 0 7 01 — — I I CO At. — Bay of Islands 3,000; 110 0 — — Taupiri .. 21,000 1 | 0 10 0 0 17 0 Doc. 3 Taupiri Res'rvel 3,000 } 0 10 0 — — ,, new 16,215 j! 0 3 0 — Westport Coal 09,2891 Ij'li ll I) — — MtSOEl.t.ANE'CS 1 N.Z. Drug .. C7.S74 2 40/-&20/- 0 19 OjOct. 10 Auckl'ndFibre 18,045 ill 0 0 0 0 9;Dec. 2 Northern Hoot! 12,0221 1 j 0 13 0 0 0 OiDec. 2 Union Oil .. 30,850, 1 ' 0 11 0 0 15 4 Feb. 10 GOI.nFIEt.PS— I : tin me*. New Allmrnia 50,000! }' 0 1 0 0 1 9 Jan. 30 Caledonian .. 50,000 J' 0 3 3:0 1 3;Aug.29 Calliope .. 50,000, J 0 0 2' 0 0 4 Jan. 19 Cambria .. -14,700. 1 I 0 5 9j 0 1 10 Dec. 4 Consols .. 50,000' JO 1 0. 0 0 10 Nov. 4 Dives .. 40,700; 4/- | 0 0 6,0 0 lOjOct. 26 llazelbank .. 42,000. i O 2 0 0 2 4;Feb. 3 "Lone Hand .. 30,000 J 0 1 0,0 I 2 Dec. 9 Magnolia .. 60,000 \ 1 0 2 11! — | - New Mannkau 30,wool 10 I ft 0 0 9 Nov.27 May Queen .. 60,009 1 0 0 8! 0 5 0|Feb. 3 N. .Moanataiaii 50,000 4 0 5 0 0 5 O.Keb. 5 Norfolk .. 50,000 A 0 (1 1 0 1 3 Due. 22 Occidental .. 1 Oil,000: 1 — I — — Orlando .. 40,000 ? 0 0 f> — — Pride Karaka 60,000 i 0 2 0 0 0 10' Feb. 8 Saxon .. 50,000 } 1 0 2 10 0 2 ljiVb. 8 Sylvia .. 100,000: 1 | 0 10 0 0 7 C;Oct. 'J Trenton .. 30,000' A '• f> 0! O 0 8 Feb. 4 Victoria .. 120,000) {01400 (i Jan. 30 Waiotahi .. 6,000: 3 2 111 0 — — Upper Th'tinm. 1 I Crown .. 05,000' 1 0 17 0, 0 3 6 Sept 11 Silverton .. I 40,000! i 0 0 01 0 2 Jan. 19 Waihi, old .. 100,000j 1 1 0 0.0 14 O.Oct. 2 ,, new . ,| 41,000. — — — I - Woodstock .. 55,000 J 0 4 0 0 1 8 Nov. 13 I'uUifnihi. I 1 | Prosp'tors No. 1> 53,300 J 0 6 6 0 1 0 Dec. 1 livnutumi. II " I ! Carbine .. 50,400 J 0 0 3; — — (; reat Mercury! c.o.ooo 6/- i 0 2 0 — I — Ko iotumi .. 50,000, J 0 0 3 0 0 6; Dec. 2 Mariposa. .. f.o.oro 4 0 0 4 0 0 3 Dec 10 Otania ..I 40,000! II 0 0 3 — I — Owera ..I 50,000 J 0 3 9 0 1 4 Feb. 9 Hi d Mercury..I 30,000' \ 0 19 0 1 4 Feb. 10 Try Fluke .. 50,000 1 0 0 6 0 4 3 Jan. 8 Curuiiuiiitiel. I II 1 Royal Oak .. 9,000 1 0 1 3, — — I I ' ' Buyers— Colonial Bank, 40s ; South British Insurance, 2Ss; Standard Insurance, 14s (id; Auckland (l is, £10; New Zealand Drug, ISs 0(1 ; Trenton, Oil; Crown, c's 3d. Sei.i.kus—Bank of New Zealand, old £5 2s Od ; Colonial Bank, 41s Od; South lUitish Insurance, 29s ; New Zealand and River Plate, 3s 9d ; Auckland (1,is, £10 5s ; New Albumin, Is Ud ; Cambria, 2s; Hazelbank, 2s 3d; Magnolia, 7d; New Mannkau, Bd; May Queen, 6s; Norfolk, Is 2d ; Occidental, 3d ; Pride of Karaka, lOd ; Saxon, 2s 3d; Trenton, Od ; Victoria, Od : Waihi, ISs; Woodstock, 2s 2d; Piihipuhi Prospectors' No. 1, ls9d; Owera, Is 5d; Try Fluke, 4s Od. S. Vlckers James Reid J. Friar Clarke R. G. Macky It. Fiater T. A. ISlenzies J. M. Lennox James Frater D. B. McDonald G. F. Brimblecombe Aitken Carrick A. Brodie It. Spratt S. Thome George Francis Hull C. Alexander, Chairman. 4 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 11,1392. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST f'Ai.t.s. < s. <t. Due. Alfred G.At.Co. .. .. 0 0 1 „ Feb. 13 Puhipuhi Prospectors' G.M. Co. .. .. .. ..0 0 2 .. Feb. 15 Caledonian G.M.Co 0 0 3 .. Feb. 20 New Manukau G.M.Co. .. 0 0 3 .. Mar. 9 dividends: N.Z. Insurance Co 0 2 6 _ Now. Union Fire and Marine Insurance C< 10% _ Jan. 30 New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co 10% .. Now. Te Aroln Silver ami Gold Mining Co. .. .. „ 0 0 1},, Now. Bay of Islands Coal Co. .. 0 7 0 .. Now. Union Bank of Australia .. 1 10 0 .. Now. 1