COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11576, 14 February 1901, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

THE KAURI GUM MARKET.

The following are our quotations of kauri (rum for the week ending February 12, 1901 : — White gum : Poor ordinary, £20 to £23 ; good ordinary, unpicked, £43 and upwards; superior "ordinary, £65 and upwards; East Coast (good quality), £65 and upwards; rescraped, £112 and upwards. Black gum: Nuts, £8 and upwards; mixed, £15 and upwards ; good, £48 and upwards. Remarks on market: Supplies for 12 days of February total 278 tons. The market is extremely dull and buyers do not care to operate.

AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Association.— Copyright. Stdxet. February 13. Wheat: Chick, 2s 3£d, milling 2s to 2s 7£d. Flour, £6 to £6 10s. Manitoba. £10 15s. Oats, feeding New Zealand, Is lid to 2s 2d, local. Is 7d to Is lOd, milling, 2s 4d. Barlev, New Zealand. 2s 4d. other sorts, 2s to 2s sd". Maize, 2s lOd to 3?. Peas, none offering. Bran. 8W to Bid. Pollard, lOd. Potatoes, new local, £8 to £9 ss. Onions. Port Arlington?. £7 10? to £8. Butter, dairy. 7£d to Bd7 creamery, Sd. Cheese, New Zealand, 6d. Bacon, New Zealand flitches. 5d to s?d. ("The above quotations are those ruling between merchant and retailer, and do not represent slightly lower values obtained by recognised brokers.] MELBOtTKKE, February 13. Wheat, 2s Bd. Oats, feeding, 1= 5d to Is 7|d, milling. Is 8d to Is 9£d. Barley, malting:, to 3s 4£d. Maize, 2s 9J>d. Bran, 10|d. Pollard, lid. Potatoes, £4 10s to £5. Onions, £6 10s to £7. Adelaide, February 13. Wheat, 2s 7£d to 2s Bd. Flour, £6 ss. Oats, Algerian, Is 7d to Is lOd, stout, 2s to 2s 6d. Bran, IOJd. Pollard, lid. THE WOOL SALES. Per New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Limited). Loxdox, February 12. Wool: The sales closed firmly to-day. Since the close of the last sales greasy and scoured merino, super and fine greasy crossbred, are par to id per lb higher. . For fine scoured crossbred the market was unchanged. Greasy merino, medium and inferior, and medium greasy crossbred, are par to jd per lb lower. Scoured merino, medium and inferior, is J>d , per lb lower. Medium and coarse scoured crossbred are jd per lb lower. Coarse greasy crossbred is par to id per lb lower. For slipe crossbred the market is easier. 95,000 bales have been held over for future disposal. McNICOL AND CO.'S OHACPO SALE. On Tuesday over 500 head oi cattle were yarded. With the exception of dairy cows, all classes of cattle were fairly represented. The quality was hardly up to the standard, some of the pens being a little coarse, but all sold freely at ruling prices. The demand for beef was limited, and several pens were passed. There is still a demand for store stock, and many more could have been placed at vendors' price" The following are the quotations:—Dairy cows, from £3 17s 6d to £4 16s: big-framed bullocks, in fresh condition. £7 12s; 3-vear steers, from £4 15s (coarse) to £6 15s; 2£-year steers. £4 7s 6d to £5 63; 2-year steer 3. £3 15s to £4; 3-year heifers, £3 2s to £3 10s; store cows. £3 17s to £4 9s: cows with calves at foot, £4 12s: lE-months heifers, £2 6s to £2 19s; 12 to 18-month steers. £2 16s to £3 17s: yearling heifers (well-bred). £2 15s; calves, mixed sexes. £2 2«: steer calves, £1 19s; fat cows. £4 13s to £5 2s 6d. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCirrjRCH. .Wednesday. At Addingtdh. to-day. 3000 » sheen. 3000 fat lambs. 10.000 store sheep. 4*2 cattle, and 344 nigs, were yarded. For fat cattle. 154. mostly cow and heifer beef, with a few prime steers, the demand was weaker, and there was a decline of Is per 1001b. the best ruling at from 21s 6d to 235. others from 17s 6d to 21s: steers. £6 15= to £3 10=: two orime bullock, £10 ss: heifers, £5 15s to £7 12s 6d; cows'. £4 17s 6d to £7 10s, and up to £9 5s for extra heavy. In the fat sheep, there were very few good wethers, mostly unfinished «orts, and there was a weaker demand. Heavy weights, to 12s; freezers, 18s to 193; light and unfinished, for grazing. 16s to 17s 6d. There were too many ewes, and the market was. irregular, with a decline. Best, 16s to 18s; others, 12s to 15s 6d; prime merino wethers, 15s 6d to 15s lid: and poor sorts 10s Id. Store sheep were mostly wethers and lamas. Except for good voung sheep, which about held their own. there was a decided decline, but tee bulk of the yarding changed Hands. Forward wethers, 15s 3d to 16s 7d; backward, 13s 8d to 15s Id: good young ewes. 16s Id to 18s 6d; sound, 15s 7d to 16? Id; aged, including Chatham Islanders, 5s 9d to 9s 3d; lambs. 9s lid to 123 6d. There was a medium supply of fat pies, prices being slightly easier. Jiaconers, 33s to 42s 6d; extra heavy to o2s 6(1 (equal to Zid lb): porkers, 20s to 32s 6d (equal to 31d); stores were in good demand, 163 ou to 245; suckers and weaners. 6s to 13b' &".

GRAIN MARKET. Dunedin. Wednesday. Wheat: Th- market remains steady for prime milling sorts, and all coming forward meet fair demand. Medium quality is not in request, except as fowl feed, for which, there is strong inquiry. Prime milling, 2s 6d to 2s 7d; medium to good, 2s 3d to 2s od; fowl wheat, whole. 2s to 2s lid; broken and damaged. Is 8d to Is lid per bushel, sacks in. Oats: There is steady demand for all milling and prime feed lots for export. Inferior and musty sorts are difficult to place, and the local demand is somewhat restricted. Prime milling, Is 6J<l tc la 7d; good to best feed. Is sid to 3s 6Jd; inferior to medium, Is 3d to Is 5d per bushel, sacks extra. Barley: Prime malting meets with rather better inquiry, but not much business is passing. Prime malting. 2s 2d to 2s 9d: milling and good, Is 8d to 2a; feed, la 4d to Is 7d per bushel, sacks extra. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Business Done.— British Insurance, £3 15s: Monowai, 2s 6d; Crown, 13s 4d; Komata Beefs, 2s 9d, 2a 8d; Talisman Consoli-' dated, £1 4s 8d; Waihi Consolidated, Is 6(1. BUYERS.—Bank of New Zealand, 30s; New Zealand Insurance, 68s; National Insurance, 19s 3d; South British Insurance, 74s 6d; New Zealand Accident Insurance, 28s 6d; Northern Steamship, contributing, 7s 4d; Devonport Steam Ferry, 365; Taupiri Coal Mines (Limited), 163 9d; Union Oil, 18s; D.S.C. (Limited), 8s 6d: May Queen Hauraki, 7id; Monowai, 2s 3d; New Alburnia, 3d; Tararu Creek, 4d; Victoria, Id; Crown, 13s; Kontata Reefs, 2s 7d; Maratoto, sd; Ohinemuri Syndicate, 9id; Star of Waihi, lid; Tairua Broken Hills, j.a; Talisman Consolidated, 225; Waihi Consolidated, Is sd; Waihi Consols, 9id; Waihi Extended, 3s lOd; Bunker's Hill, old, sd; Barrier Reefs, 9s. SELLERS.—Bank of New Zealand, 33s 6d; New Zealand Insurance, 69s 6d; National Insurance, 20s; South British Insurance, 765; New Zealand Accident Insurance, 355; New Zealand and River Plate, old, 20s; New Zealand and River Plate, new, 21s; Auckland Gas, old, £13 12s 6d; Hikurangi Coal". 9s 3d; Taupiri Coal Mines (Limited), 17s 3d; Nor-' thern Boot, 10s; Union Oil, 19s 6d; Kauri Timber, contributing, la 7d; Leyland-O'Brien Co- (Limited), 31s; Mitchelson Timber Co., ,20s 6d; D.S.C. (Limited), 9s; Broken Hill, 6d; Iron Cap, 6d; Karanui-Caledonian, Is; May Queen Hauraki. BJd; May Queen Extended, 10d; Monowai, 2s 8d; New Alburnia, sd; New Whau. 4d; Victoria, 3d; Kapowai, contributing. lOd; Welcome Jack, contributing,. 8d; Chelmsford. 3s 9d; Crown, 13s 6d; Imperial, sd; Komata Reefs. 23 9d: Maratoto. 6id; Pride of Waihi, 6Jd; Star of Waihi, 3d ; Tairua Broken Hills, Is 3d: Talisman Consolidated, 25s- Waihi. £12; Waihi Beach United. 6d; Wa'ihi Consolidated. Is 8d; _Waihi Consols, lid; Waihi Extended, 4s; Waihi South. Is 3d; Woodstock, 10s; Sailors' Creek. 9s 6d; Bunker's Hill, old. 6id; Barrier Reefs. 9a 4d; Whangamata Gold Corporation, 3s 9d. G A. BUTTLE, Chairman. ALFRED OLDHAM. Secretary. 3.15 p.m., February 13. 1901. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. calls : : Made. &s. d. Date. Broken Hills .. ..Feb. S.. 0 0 1 ..Feb. -'2 dividends: New Four-in-Hand .. ..on 3 ..Now Union Bank of Australia.. -0 17 6 ..Now