COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9726, 23 January 1895, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

«. New Zealand Herald Office, Tuesday evening. Mb. J. Thornks reports the sale of building allotment in Franklin Road, being lot 2 of a subdivision of lot 36, having a frontage of 35 feet, for the sum of £120, Mr. Richards being the purchaser. THE KAURI GUM MARKET. Under date of London, December 13, Messrs. S. Figgis and Co. report :—After the November auctions about 500 cases were sold at about sales' prices. day about 2580 cases were offered and 2000 eases sold. Prices are about the same as last month, and though some mixed and common lots were cheap and irregular, we do not alter quotations. Deliveries continue good. Rescraped sold well; 200 cases sold at £6 5s to £8. Three-quarter-scraped quite firm ; 350 cases sold at £3 6s to £4; half scraped sorts irregular, good lots quite steady ; 460 cases sold at £2 28 to £2 10s. Chips, good pale scarce, good middling sold well, common mixed irregular ; 150 cases sold at £1 9s to £3 3s. Sittings and dust firm. Bush gum, firm; 250 cases sold well. Dark brown, steady; 300 cases sold firmly, except for common mixed. The assortment offered was about: Eight cases dial, 210 cases re-scraped, 510 cases three - quarter - scraped, 510 cases halfscraped, 190 cases pickings, 270 cases bush, 560 cases dark brown, 170 cases chips, 140 bags dust and sittings. Prices current: —Per cwt. : Dial, fine white picked, £11 to £13 10s; do., fair and good, £9 to £10 10s; re-scraped, good and fine pale, £7 to £8 10s; do., pale amber, £5 10* to £6 17s 6d : do., amber. £4 10s to £5 5s ; do., dark amber, £4 to £4 10s; No. 1, threequarter scraped, pood and fine extra, £3 12s | to £4; do., fair, little mixed, £3 6s to £3 lis; No. 2, half-scraped sorts, good bold, £2 8s to £210s; do., smaller ordinary to fair, £2 to £2 7s; sorts, good ordinary unsorted, small to bold, £116s to £2; No. 3, pickings, good bold, not very drossy, £1 14s to £1 18a 6d; do., inferior woody to fair, £15s to £113s; chips, bold pale clean, fair to fine, £3 to £3 (13s; do., pale yellow, smaller. £2 5s to £2

17s; do,, middling, part coated, fairly clean, £1 12s to £2; do., drossy, inferior, coated, part diggers, £1 3s to £1 10s; siftings, good to fine pale clean, grainy, £1 10s to £1 19s; do., dull and more foul, lbs to £1 ss; dust, ordidary to good, lis to £1 ; do., common flour and inferior, 8s to 10s; dark brown, selected re-soraped, £3 fis to £4 2s ; do.. No. 1, three-quarter scraped, fair to fine, £2 6s to £2 15s; do., No. 2, half -scraped, mixed to good, £1 7s to £2; do., No. 3, i drossy, mixed, pickings, 17s to £1 ss; do., chips, ordinary, drossy to fair clean, 16s to £1 103; bush, No. 1. selected, re-scraped, £4 10s to £6 10s ; do., No. 2, part scraped and sorts, £2 15s to £3 10s; do., No. 3, pickings, low drossy to fair, £1 6s to £2; do., chips, drossy to good clean bold, £1 8s to £2 165. Imports. Deliveries. Stock. Jan. 1 to Nov. 30. Nov. 30. 1894.. .4,293 tons 3.730 tons (gross)2.Bs2tons* 1893...3,&54 2,577 1,715 1892... 3,036 2,926 1,154 * To add to this, after deducting deliveries, 86 cases arrived since per Valetta. BY TELEGRAPH. WOOL. Timaru, January 22.—The seoond series of wool sales were held to-day, when 3869 bales were submitted. In the best wools the prices were id to Id higher than the previous sales. Coarse wools were in most demand. The prices were .—halfbred,4d to 7Jd : crossbred, 5d to 7id; threequarter-bred, 4Ad to 7id ; Lincoln, to 6£d ; Merino, 3Jd to sjd; matted and cotted wools, to 6id. AUCKLAND STOCK AND MINING ASSOCIATION.

Business Done—Thara s Gas, 2253 d ; Northern Steamship, 4s; May Queen, 4s Bd, 4s 7d; New Moanata ari, 4a 4d ; Monuw.ti, 6s ; Broken Hill, 7<l, "Jd, 7d, i.tt; Silverton, 9s, a* 6d, 7s 9d ; Talisman, 6s ; New Bonanza, Is 3d. Is 4d, Is 3d. Bin Kits.— Colonial Bank, 18n 6d ; New Zea'and Insurance, 625; National Insurance, 18s; South British Insurance, 42s oil ; Auckland Gas, old, £11 1 s; Thames Gas, 21s 6d; Gisborne Oas, 30s Bd; Devonport Steam Ferry, 345; Northern S eamship, as lOd ; New Zealand Drue, £1 shares, 19s; Union Oil, 13s; New Iburnia, Is Bd; May Queen, 4s Cd ; New Moanataiari, 4s ; Victoria, 3d; Broken Hill, M • Golden Cross, 31»; Talisman, 5s lud; Retreat, 6d. .SBi.i.fcius.— Colonial Bank, 2()s; South British Insurance. 44s ; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, preference, 41s; Auckland Gas, old, AMI 7s, new, £5 17a 6d ; Northern steamship, 4s 3d ; Taupiri Coal, 20s 6d ; New Zealand Drug,£l shares, 20s; Union Oil, 13s 6d; New Albumia, '2s 2d; Cambria, 9d; Hazelbank, Od; May Queen, 4s 9d ; New Moanataiari. 4s 6<l ; Victoria, 5d ; Monowai, 6s 6d ; Broken Hill, 6d ; Silverton, ss 3d ; Waihi, £0 10s; Woodstock, 20s ; Talisman, 6s 4d ; Retreat, 7*l; Waterley, 7d ; New Bonanza, Is 4d; United, 6d; Marmion, 7d ; Kapai-Vermont, 3s lOd ; Venus, 7d. Uamuel Vickers Jainen Item J. Friar Claike B. O. Macky R. Frater G. F. Brimblecombt D. B. McDonald James Frater Aitkeu Carrlck S. Thome George Francis Hull G. A. Buttle R. Sfiatt Charle* Alexandoi J. M. Lennox, Chairman. i p.m., Monday, January 22, 1895. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIKT. CALLS: £ it. A. Date. New Albumia G.M.Co. ... 0 0 2 « Fob. 3 Monowai Amalgamated G.M. Co 0 0 6.. Feb. 7 DIVIDENDS : New Zealand Insurance Co. — .. Now. National Bank of N.Z. .. 67, .. Now.

No. of) J I Paid r a . t Company Shares 9 upper ". Date. Issued g I Share. [ Banks— a £ *. '1. £ s. <1.| N.Z., old ..100,000 5J 5 5 0 — I — „ new .. 60,000 7* 7 10 II — i — National .. 100,000 7J 2 10 0 — — Colonial . 200,000 6 2 0 0 0 18 0 Jan. 10 Union of Australia .. 60.000 75 25 0 0 — — New S. Wales 100,000 20 20 0 0 — — INSIIKAKCK— New Zealand lOO.ooo lu 2 0 0 3 1 6 Jan. 16 National . 190,116 10 0 10 0 0 18 4 Jan. 21 South British 04,628 19 10 0 2 3 « Jan. 21 Standard . 100,000 10 0 15 0 0 17 6 Jan. 10 N.Z. Accident -20,000 10 6 0 — — Loan— N.Z.L.AM. . 320,000 10 1 10 0 .— — „ Preference 200 000 Si S 10 0 — — Nat'n'i M.<fc A. 100,000 10 1 0 0 — — N.Z. & It,P. .. 200,000 10 2 0 0 — — Has— Auckland, old 15,500 5 5 0 v 11 15 0 Jan 10 „ new .. 13,743 6 2 10 0 — — Thames .. 9,980 21 1 18 0 1 2 3 Jan. 22 Gisuorne .. I2.i""> linn— — { 1,500 10 0 0 Napier., i 500 10 5 0 0 — I 2,000 10 0 ( 10 0 0 Wellington -! 15,000 10 5 0 0 - — (. 10 0 ™ r ( 10,000 6 6 » 0 — — Christen rch 1(J>|10o _ % JQ „ l.yttelton .. -.',000 5 5 0 0 — — Palioerston N. 8,000 5 8 10 0 — — New Plymouth 2,000 6 3 17 C — I1MISUK Kauri Timber 160,000 8 2 0 f — — „ lien 450,000 2X21' — — SHIPPING— Union S.S. .. 59,092 10 10 0 I — — N.Z. Shipping 69,tiiisi 8 8 0 0 — — DeTonportS. F. io.oO'j 1 1 0 0 — — Coroiuaudel S. 8,037 1 l 0 0 — — Northern S.S. 12,495 14/. o I* 0 0 4 0 Jan. 22 „ Me«> 104,289 I4,c 0 7 1' — — <:oal— liikurangi .. 30,000 J 0 6 6 — — Tanpiri .. '24,000 l 0 16 0 1 0 0 Jan. 16 TaupinHes'rTt 8,000 1 l o t. — „ new 16,215 I o 13 0 — — WostpoitCoal 69,306 4j 3 0 0 — — MlSCKLLA.NK'llS N.Z. Drug .. 70,994 1 40/*2"/ — — AuckTnd Fibre 18,915 110 0— — Northern Bool 12,62V 1 0 13 6 — — Union Oil .. S6,8fi" I 0 1*0 0 12 10 Jan. 7 Sliailand&Co. 50,000 1 0 12 0 — — Colonial SuRai 79,373 20 20 0 0 — — 1 .. 2,490 80 10 0 0 — — 'lOI.DI'IKLDS— Thames, New Alburnia 60,000 1 0 2 0 — — Calliope .. 60,000 J 0 0 7 — — Cambria . 44,700 I 0 6 9 — — North Star .. »n,000 1-6 c 17 — — N. Fearnought 60,000 1 0 1 1 — — Hazel .. 42,000 $02600 0 Jan. 10 St. Hippo, N.L. 85,000 1-5014 — — City IMinauin 60,000 4 5/10J — — Junction .- 30,000 J 0 1 1 — — Lone Hand .. 50,00o 2 0 1 0 — — May Queen .. 79,000 0 1 11 0 4 7 Jan. 22 N. Moanalainri 50,000 J 0 5 0 C 4 4 Jan. 22 Norfolk . 60,000 J07S000 — Orlando .. 40,000 J 0 1 9| — — Victoria, N.L . 120,000 J 0 2 2) 0 0 Jan. 17 Wiiotaln . 6,0(11' II 2 10 0 — — Monowai .. 60,000 i 0 1 6 0 5 0 Jan. 22 Broken Hill.. — — — 0 0 6 Jan. 22 • lyper Thnuiel. ' Crown .. 80,000 1 1 0 ( — — SilTerton .. 40,000 J 0 2 S 0 7 9 Jan. 22 Wailii ., ..160,000 1 l 0 I' 6 10 II Jan. 16 Woodstock .. 5fi,(HWi J 0 6 0 11 0 Jan. 18 <; olden Cross.. 24,000 1 1 0 0 1 11 0 Jan. 16 Grace Darling 60,000 J 0 5 6 — — Postsea .. 50,000 iO!) — — Talisman .. 65,000 J 0 1 1 0 6 0 Jan. 22 Retreat .. 70,000 3/ — 0 0 7 Jan. 21 Waverley, N.L. 65,00 2/ 0 0 8.Ian. 4 Owharoa .. 75,' 10 0 2 — — New Bonanza 65,000 J 0 1 0 0 1 3 Jan. 22 Marmion .. 60,000 3/ — 0 0 6 Jan. 17 I nited .. 65,' 00 2/ — 0 0 4$ Jan. 15 Kuaulunu. 1 Mama .. 40,000 10 0 3 — — Try Fluke .. 50,001' 10 0 6 — — Kapai-Verm'nt 100,001 J — 0 3 8 Jan. 19 Venus.. .. — — — 0 0 7 1 Jan. 15 Debentures— Buyers. New Zealand GoTernment4J% .. — — City of Auckland by, .. .. 105 - Parnell Borough 62 .. .. 1074 — Devonport Waterworks 6JX .. 1° 7 —