COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIX, Issue 8888, 26 May 1892, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

KAURI GUM MARKET. The following is the report of the > gum market and ruling quotations, as furnished to us by the committee of gum merchants : — Ordinary ... £46 to £47 Poor ordinary £32 to £40 East Coast £78 Supplies from Ist instant to date, 560 tons. Superior lots, unpicked and extra cleaned, are worth from £50 and upwards, according to quality and degree of cleaning. Prices for ordinary erum are lower. Superior ordinary, from £50 upwards, continues in good demand, also East Coast.

LIVE STOCK & PRODUCE MARKETS. KAKARAMEA. Messrs. Nolan, Tonks, an*d Co.'s Stock Report.—Our usual monthly sale was held at Kakaramea, yesterday. here was a good muster of both cattle and sheep, most of which was disposed of. We quote : Mixed yearlings, £1 15s to £2; yearling; steers, £2 10s; two-year-old steers, £3 53; two and a-half-year-old steers, £3 14s; three-year-old bullocks, £4 ss; fat heifers, £3 18s to £4; cows, £3 103 to £3 12s 6d ; cows and calves, £4 ss. Sheep : Ewes in lamb, 12s Id ; woolly lambs, '3. johnsonville> JOHNSON VILLE. Messrs. Freeman* R. Jackson and Co.'s Johnsonville stock report (by telegraph, on Wednesday) : — Fat cattle were equal to requirements, and sold steadily at 15s Gd the 1001b. Sheep were in usual numbers, and were rather easier. The quality was second class only. Halfbred wethers made 12s 3d to 12s lOd, others 14s 9d ; fat owes, 13s. Pigs were in average muster, and still remain dull of sale. Light baconers, 20s to 275; porkers, 12s 3d to 17s 3d; good stores, 6s 3d to 9s } smaller, 3s to 3s 9d.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Press Association.— Telegraph—Copyright Sydney, May 25. Wheat, 49 lOd to 4s lid. Flour, stono makes, £11; roller brands, £11 109 to £11 15s. Oats: Stocks have been further augmented by consignments from New Zealand ; feed quoted, 2s 3d to 2s 6d ; seed, 2s 7d to 2s Bd. Maize, best dry, 2s 7d to 2s 9tl ; bran easier, Is Oid to Is 3d ; pollard. Is Id to Is 2d. Potatoes: New Zealand, £2 5s to £2 10s; Circular Heads, £'3 7s 8d to £3 10s. Onion market quiet at £3 10s to £4 per ton. Butter is in good supply ; dairy made, Is to Is Id ; factory made, Is 2d to Is 3d. Cheese, also in good supply, 4d to sd. Bacon, machine cured, 5a to 6d; hand cured. 6sd to 7d; special makes, 7kl; hams, colonial, 6d to 8a; New Zealand", lid to Is ; English, Is Id. Melbourne, May 25. Wheat market quiet; sales in small lots reported at 4s 3d. Flour market firm, and there la fair demand for export; stono makes, £8 15s to £9 ; roller brands, £9 10s; oats, firm, 2a 2d to 2s 4d. Adelaide, May 25. Wheat, 4s 3d to 4s 4d, at outports ; 4s sd. at Port Adelaide. Flour, stone makes, £9 5s to £9 12s 6d ; roller brands, £9 15s to £10 ss. Oats, 3s 3d to 3s 4ti. Barley, Cape, 3s 6d to 3s 9d ; English malting, 4s sd. Bran, Is 2d ; pollard, Is 3d.

LONDON. Press Association.— Telegraph.—Copyright. London, May 24. A cargo of Australian wheat sold at 37s 9d. Per New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agtneu Co. London, May 24. The wheat market is depressed, owing to heavy arrivals. The weather is seasonable. Spot quotations have declined 6d per 496 pounds since last report; c.i.f. quotations are unchanged.

Buyers—Bank of New Zealand, old, £4 IBs; Colonial Bank. 40s; New Zealand Insurance, 07sCd; National Insurance, 16s Cd ; Mouth British Insurance, 28s Cd; Auckland Gas, £10 Ts 6d; Northern Boot, 4s 6d ; Cambria, Oil; Hazelbank. Is Id ; May Queen, ls9d ; Trenton, bii; Victoria, 4(1; .Silverton, 2s 8d ; Woodstock, Is tid ; Owera, 2a 4d. SEIXEUS—Bank of New Zealand, old, £5; Colonial. 41s; New Zedand Accident, 7s 9(1; New Zealand Loan an Mercantile Agency, 60s; Thames Oat, 28s; Northern Boot, G-<; New Alburnia, Is; Cambria, Is Id ; Hazel bank, Is Cd ; May Queen, 2t; New Moanataiari, 3s Id ; Saxon, 7<l; Trenton, 7d ; Victoria, 6<l; .Silverton, 2« llit ; Wailli, 20s ; Woodstock, 2s; Owera, 2s 9d ; Try Fluke, 3s. Bamkl Vickeus, Chairman. i p.m., Wednesday, May 25, 1892.

New Zealand Herald OfGce, Wednesday evening, Tun Customs duties to-day amounted to £1222 lSs 4d. Monday's duties ; £1508 8s 7d. The following are the Customs receipts for the week ending May 21 :— Duties £3,262 15 1 Boer duty 232 IX 7 Light duesAuckland .. 20 9 II „ Onehunga .. 0 18 8 „ Thames .. .. 10 0 „ Whangarel .. 0 3 0 .4 Hoklanjza 0 4 0 S. and S. Auckland .. 0 0 0 M. S. Act 0 0 0 Port charges— Onehunga .. 3 10 0 „ Whaugarei .. 0 11 10 Other receipts 110 c £3,514 8 9 Refunds of Customs duties .. £35 17 0 Drawbacks .. .. .. 143 0 2 £178 »7 2

AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION. I No. ofj j I Paid I r fc Company. Shares' y up per I £i\ * Date. I Issued -J ' Share, i Banks— I ! £ J £ s. d. £ a. d.l N.Z., old ..110(1,0001 6} C. 5 0 4 18 0 May 15 „ new .. SO,000 7,$ I 7 10 0 0 15 0 Mar. 23 National ..'100,000 7J 2 10 0 — j — Colonial ..'200,000 0* 2 0 0 2 0 O.May 6 Insurance— I New Zealand ' 100,000 10 2 0 0 3 4 6. May 0 National .. 1200,000: 10 0 10 0 0 15 10. Feb. 13 South British I <54,023} 19 1 0 0 1 9 0'May 25 Standard .. '100,000: 10 0 15 0! 0 14 0 Dec. 2 Union.. .. I0o,000j 20 1 0 0 1 7 9 : Apl. 2*J N.Z. Accident I 20,OOtij 1 ! U 5 0 0 7 S.May 11 Loan— j i I I N.Z. L. AM. .. 100,0001 25 2 9 0 1 0 0 May 20 Nat'nl M. A A.'lOO.OOO 10 1 0 0 0 10 8:Doc. 22 N.Z. <£ R.P. .. 200,000,10 1 0 0 0 3 Oplar. 1 Gar— ! Auckland, old 15,500 5 5 0 010 10 0>May20 „ new .. 13,743 5 2 11) 0 5 5 G.Maj 17 Thames ..10,000 2} lis 0 1 8 OA pi. 20 Uisborne ..11,000 1 1 0 0 1 0 ODeC. 2 Timber— j Kauri ifimbfr l."0,000 2 2 0 0 — — ,, ne\v 450,OCO 2 1 2 0 — — Shipping— j Union S.S. .. 40,000 10 10 0 0 — — N.Z. Shipping 09.6S9 5> G 0 0 3 10 0 Dec. 2 DevonportS.F. 10,000 1 1 0 0 1 10 0 Dec. 2 Cororaandel S. 3,037 1 1 0 0 0 14 0 Doc. 3 Northern S. S. 12,495 14/0 0 14 CO 4 0 Dec. » „ new 101,26914,0 0 7 0 — — Coal t Bay of Islands S0001100 — — Taupiri .. 24,000 1 j 0 10 0 0 17 0 Dec. 3 TaupiriRes'rve 3,000 A 0 1 0 0 — — new 10,215 }; 0 3 0 — Westport Coal 09 2S9 4} 3 0 0 — — Miscellane'us N.Z. Drug .. 07,974 2 &20/- 0 1!) C Apt. 22 Auckl'nd Fibre 18,945 1 1 0 0 0 6 9' Dec. 2 Northern Boot 12,022 1 0 13 6 0 0 0 Mar. 15 Union Oil .. 36,860 1 0 14 0 0 15 3 Mar,22 Goldfields— Thames. New Alburnia 50,000 * 0 1 0 0 0 8 May 19 Caledonian .. 50,000 J 0 3 9 0 1 3, Aug. 29 Calliope .. 00,000 ij 0 0 2! 0 0 4 Jan. 19 Cambria .. 44,700* 1 In r. 9 0 1 n'May 10 Consols .. 50,000 A 1 0 1 21 0 0 cjMar. i Dives .. 40,700 4/- | 0 1 0| 0 0 lOiOct. 20 Hazelbank .. 42,000 ) 0 2 O n 1 3 May 25 Lone Hand .. 30,000 AI 0 1 0 0 1 2 Dec. 9 Magnolia .. 50,000) Jl 0 2 11 — | — New Manukau 30,000j 1 i 0 1 9 0 0 O.Nov. 27 May Queen .. 50,0001 Vi 0 0 8 0 1 9 May 23 N. Moanataiari 00,000! V- 0 0 0 0 3 4'May 11 Norfolk .. 50,0001 *'0 C C 0 1 3|Dec. 22 Occidental .. 100,(XX)! ii — — I — Orlando ..I 40,000; i 0 0 C — — Pride Karaka OO.OOOi ii 0 2 0 0 0 9 Feb. 15 Saxon .. 00,000 i 0 2 10:0 1 <' Apl. 22 .Sylvia .. 100,000; 1 I 0 10 C: 0 7 CjOct. 2 Trenton .. 30,000 A 1 0 0 0 0 0 OjMay 10 Victoria .. 120,000; 4 0 15 0 0 0 May 19 Waiotahi .. 0,000 3 2 10 0 — — Upper Thamea. | I Crown .. 65,000 1 0 18 0 0 3 O.-Sopt 11 Silverton .. 40,000i $! 0 « « 0 2 8,May 20 Waihi, old .. 100,000; I i 1 0 0 1 0 0'May 14 „ new .. 44,000 — i 0 15 0 — Woodstock .. 65,000 l 0 4 010 1 0 May 20 Puhipuhi. I "[ I Proftp'torsNo.l £3,SCO J0 C 10,0 1 3 Feb. 17 Kuantunu. | Carbine .. 60,400; } 0 0 3 — — Great Mercury 00,000,0/- 1 0 3 ()| — — Kuaotunu .. 50,000, 1. 0 0 3 0 0 C.Dec. 2 Mariposa .. 50,000 I! 0 0 0 0 0 3 Dec 10 Otama .. 40,000! Jl 0 0 31 — I — Owera .. S0,000i ii 0 4 6 0 2 6 May 25 Red Mercury.. S0,000| 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 Feb. 10 Try Fluke .. 50,000 J 0 0 C 0 2 0! May 20 Coromavdil. j I j Royal Oak .. 9,000- I | 0 1 3 — —