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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11200, 21 October 1899, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

Nbw Zealand Hep.ald Office, Friday evening. Musses. Samuel Vaile and Soks offered by auction to-day a number of allotments in the city and suburbs, but tile majority were pessed in. An allotment 50ft frontage to the Mount Roskill Road, by a depth of 132 ft, realised £25, and an adjoining allotment of the same dimensions brought £22 10b. Mr. J. Thornes offered by auction a number of city and suburban properties to-day, at which there was a large attendance. An allotment 60ft frontage to Eden Vale Road, Mount Eden, with a depth of 120 ft, and t<n eight-roomed residence thereon, was sold for £400. A warehouse in Victoria-street East was passed in at £2000; and a residence of lb rooms, known as " btonehurst," in Symonds-street, was also passed! in at £1135. Messrs. Warren Blyth and Co. sold by auction to-day a homestead and farm of 110 acres at Mahurangi for £132. AUCKLAND PRODUCE MARKETS. The pioduce markets have been fairly brisk during the past week, and stocks have not been beyond requirements. Grain generally is firmer. New potatoes are coming to hand freely and selling at reduced rates. Vegetables were in fair supnl*-. Poultry though was still scarce, and prices ruled high. Butter and eggs wore weaker, and bacon and hams are unchanged. The fruit market has been bare, and good prices were realised throughout. Young pigs continue to sell well. The following is a summary of the results obtained at the auction sales yesterday: — Field Produce: Wheat, fowl, 2s 8d bushel; oats, feed, 2s 3d; maize, 2s 9d to 3s; carrots, white, £1 ton. Potatoes—Kidney, new, Id to lid 11); round, Jd to lid; Southern, £2 5s to £2 10s ton. Garden Produce: Onions, American, lid lb; kumaras, 4s to 4s 6d cwt; pumpkins, 5s to 6s; green peas, Is 8d to 2s 2d peck; cu-' cumbers, 5s 3d to 6s dozen. Fruit; Oranges— 8s to 8s 6d per case; Island, 12s; marmalade, 4s to 7s; Poor Man's, 4s to 7s; lemons, 2s 6d to 5s 3d; mandarins, 6s to 10s 9d. Tomatoes, 6s to 8s 3d case; passion fruit, 10s. Poultry; Fowls, Is 6d to 2s each; roosters, table, 2s to <,s 6d; ducks, 2s 2d to 2s 4d; turkeys, gobblers, 5s to 6s; liens, 3s to ss; geoso, 2s to 2s 6d; hen eggs, 6Jd to 6£ dozen; duck, 6Jd. Dairy: Butter— 5d to 7d lb; roll, 6(1 to 6Jd; Taranaki factory, 10£ d; keg, 5d to 7d. Cheese— 3£d to 4d lb; factory, 4jrd. Bacon—Local, 5d to 6d lb; Southern, 6d to 6Jd. Hams— 6d to 6Jd lb; Southern, 7d to Bd. Miscellaneous: Pigs, 7s 6d to 10s 6d each. LONDON. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. London, October 20. The following are the latest quotations for consols and colonial inscribed stock, and comparison with those ruling last week: — Stock. Price. | Variation. £ 8. d.l I'ritisli 2? 24 p.c. Consols .. ICS 15 06s higher 4-S.S.W., 1938, Jan., July 110 10 tl-Ws lupher 515.K.W.,19'8, Mar., Sop. .. UN 0 »uiicliaiigwl 3-N.S.W., 1935 April, Oct. .. 09 5 05s higher 4-Vic, 1920, Jan., July.. .. 110 15 0,16s higher 31-Vic., 1023, Jan., July .. 104 15 0103 higher 31-Sonth Australia, 1939, April | and October 107 6 l'|lss lower 3S. Australia, 1910, Jan., July 95 5 0.15s lower 4-Queeiisland, 1915-24, Jan., | July 11" " o|ss lower Si-Queensland, 1924, Jan., July 104 6 0 unchanged 4-N ew Zealand, 1929, May, Nov. 109 6 ",5s higher 3.1-N.Z., 1940, Jan., July .. 10li 5 Ota higher 3-N.Z., 1945, April, October .. 98 5 ounchanged 31-Tasmania, 192U-4U, January i am l July 101 0 015s higher 31-\V. Australia, 1915-35, May j and November 103 5 o,ljs lower BANK OF ENGLAND, The Bank of England returns, published today, show the gold stock and bullion to bo £31,166,000; reserve, £21,520,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 41.46; in circulation, £23,185,000; public deposits, £7,665,000 ; other deposits, £44,064,000; Government securities, £15,686,000; other securities, £32,427,000. MONEY MARKET. Three months' Mils are discounted at 41 per cent. COPPER. Copper is steady. Spot, £75 7s 6d; three months, £75 15s. TIN. Tin is firm. Spot, £145 10s; three months, £145 15s. LEAD, • Lead, £16 2s 6d. IRON. Iron, £3 10s. SUGAR. Sugar is flat. German, 9s; Java, lis 9d. WOOL. Bradford wool is tending downward. Common sixties, 2s 4d; super, 2s 5(1. WHEAT. The wheat markets are dull, and lending downwards. Australian June cargoes are offering at £1 lis 6d. A pa-cd ex sailer now due, at £1 9s 3d. BUTTER. Butter is flat. A few of the choicest lots, colonial, are commanding £5 8s no £5 12s. There is a fair trade in secondares at £5 to £5 6s. Danish is weak; nominally £6. Per N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. (Limited). London, October 19. Wheat and Flour: The market is inactive. New Zealand wheat, average and long-berried aro worth respectively 30s 6d and 31s 6d per 4961b. Tallow: The market is flat. New Zealand fine mutton and good beef are worth respectively 28s 6tl and 27s 3d per cwt. By Telegraph—Press Association.— London, October 19. Silver is quoted at 2s 2|d per oz. Sidney, October 20. Large supplies of Circular Head potatoes are arriving. Now Zealand Derwents are quoted at £2 12s 6(1. SOUTHLAND GRAIN MARKET. INVERCARGILL, Friday. The Invercargill Grain Brokers' Association report that the oat market is still advancing, inquiry being very brisk. Stocks in merchants' hands are exhausted, and farmers are not B' ing at all freely, so that it is very difficu,. to get quotations. "A" grade are worth about 2s, " B" Is lid, " C" Is lOd to Is 10id f.o.b. at the Bluff (sacks in) There is.an advance in wheat. Sales have been made at equal to 2s 6d f.o.b. for milling, and 2s 3d for chick, but it is doubtful if holders would repeat these quotations. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. BUSINESS DONE— Grand Junction, 21s 6d; Waihi Extended, lOJd; Waihi South, Sid; Imperial, 4Jd; Four-in-Hand, 3s 4d; Broken Hill (Waioino), l}d. BUYERS.—National Bank, 623 6d; New Zealand Insurance, 60s 6d; National Insurance, 16s lOd; South British Insurance, 555; New Zealand and River Plate, 21s 3d; Gisborne Gas, 38s; Devonport Steam Ferry, 375; Union Oil, 20s 6d; Crown, 13s 6d; Grace Darling paid up, 2s 3d; Grace Darling, contributing, Is 3d; Imperial, 4d; New Zealand Talisman, 12s 3d; Waihi Extended, lOd; Waihi Grand Junction, 21s fid; Waihi South, 8d; Mount Lyell M. and E., £10 12s 6d; Broken Hill, l{d; Kuranui, 2d; Kuranul-Caledonian, Is 5(1; May Queen Extended, 2d; Victoria, 6d; Bunker's Hill, old, Is 4d; Barrier Reefs (issued at 18s 6dl, 3s 4d; Whangamata Gold Corporation, 4s 2d. SELLERS.—New Zealand Insurance, 62a; South British Insurance, 57b 6d; New Zealand and liiver Plate, 225; Northern Steamship, 7s 6d; Devonport Steam Perry, 395; Hikurangi Coal, ds; Taupiri Coal Mines (Limited), 21a; Westport Coal, 68s,- Sharland and Co., lis fid: Northern Boot, 10s; Union Oil, 21s; Crown, 14s fid; Ethel Reel, 6d; Grace Darling, paid up. 2s 6d; Grace Darling, contributing, Is 6d; .Imperial, sd; IComata Reefs, 2s 6d; New Zealand Talisman, 12s 6d; - Ohinemuri, sd; Ohinemuri Syndicate. 2S 9d; Rising Sun, 2d; Wallii Extended, 10}u: Waihi Silverton, 10a; Waihi South, BJd; Waitekatiri, 455; Waitekauri King, 3d; Broken Hill, 2d; Kuranui, 3d; Kiirahui-Oaledonian, Is 9d; Mahara Royal, 2s; May Queen Hauraki, ss; May Queen Extended, 3d: Moiiowai, Is 3d; New Alburnia, Is; Nevj Wliau, 4d; Tararu Creek, 6d; Victoria, 7Jd; Bunker's Hill, old, Is 8d; Bunker's Hill, now, Is; Hauraki New Zealand Associated Gold Mines, 4d; Harbour View, 3d; New Golconda, 3d; Progress-Castle Hock, 4d; Royal Oak of Hauraki, Is 6d; Welcome Find, 4d; Zealandia, 3d; Barrier Beefs (issued at 18s 6d), 4s; Great Barriel Gold and Silver, Is; Whangamata Gold Corporation, 6s. J. M. LENNOX, Chairman. 3.15 p.m., October 20, 1899. AUCKLAND SHAEEBROKEBS' ASSOCIATION. Established 1895. Exchange, Auckland. ... Members; Allen, V. M. Gray, W. Lyon, E. A.Mnton, H. S. Jackson, J. Porter, li!, Clay, T. B. Johnston, W. 11, 0. Satchel], IV, oiler, C. I, Lennox,. S. Shepherd, Hi M. Business for week ending Friday, October 20:—Broken Hill, ljd; Grace Darling, paid up. 2s sd; Grace Darling, contributing. Is 4d; May Queen, 5s 3d, 6s 0(1, 5s 3d; New Four-ill-Hand, 3s 3d, is 4d; New Wliau, 2id; Waihi Beach, 6d; Waihi Extended, lOd, lojd; Waihi South, Bid. All companies quoted free on tile applied tion of the legal manager. . ,