COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11630, 18 April 1901, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

KAURI GUM MARKET. The following aro our quotations of kauri glim for the week ending April 16, 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, £312 and upwards. Black gum: Nuts, £8 and upwards; mixed, £15 and upwards ; good, £48 and upwards. Remarks on market: Arrivals for 16 days of April have been 290 tons. There is no more in the market; business romains at a very low ebb.

LONDON. By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. London, April 17. _ Hemp is firm and in good demand, Wellington March and April shipment, 22s 3d; April and June do., 21s. A Victorian wheat cargo sold at 29s 6d. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. Sydney, April 17. Wheat, chick, 2s 3d ; milling, 2s 7d. Flour, £5 5s to £6 ss; Manitoban, £10 5s to £10 10s. Oats, prime New Zealand, "B," Is 9d to Is lOd; "0," Is 4d to Is 6d; milling. Is lid to 2s; Tasmanian, prime, Is 9d. Maize, prime, 2s 9d. Barley, best feeding Is lOd to Is lid; seed, 2s 2d to 2s 3d. Bran, 83d to 9d. Pollard, B£d to B|d. Peas, blue, 3s 3d to 3s 6d. Potatoes, Circulars, £3 15s. Onions, New Zealand, £4- to £4 10s; Victorian, £6 10s. Butter, creamery, lOd. Cheese, New Zealand, loaf, 6d. Bacon, 7d to 7id. Hams, New Zealand, 82CI to 9d. [The above quotations are those ruling between merchant and retailor, and do not represent slightly lower values obtained by recognised brokers.] Melbourne, April 17. Wheat, 2s Bd. Oats. Is 6d to Is Bid. Barley, 3s Id to 3s 3d. Maize, 2s 7d. Bran, Is. Pollard, lid to lljld. Onions, prime, £5 10s. Adelaide, April 17. Wheat, dull, 2s 8d to 2s Bjd. Flour, £6 5s to £6 7s 6d. Oats, chin and Algerians, Is 8d to Is lOd; whites, 2s 2d to 2s Bd. GRAIN MARKET. Dtjnedin, Wednesday. Wheat: Prime milling is in fair demand at late values, but medium is not greatly in favour. Best milling, 2s 6d to 2s 7d; medium to good, 2s 3d to 2s sd; whole fowl wheat, "3 to 2s 2d; broken, Is 8d to Is lid; sacks in. Oats: Consignments are coming forward freely and going into store. There is a very limited demand except in the case of long Tartars, for which there is some inquiry up to Quotations. Other lines are hard to quit except at reduced prices. Prime milling. Is 4Jd to Is sd; good to best feed, Is 3d to Is 4d; inferior, Is to Is 2d; sacks extra. W. .T. HUNTER'S STOCK SALE. On Tuesday about 600 head of cattle of all descriptions were yarded at Ohaupo for Mr. W. J. Hunter's sale. The following are the quotations. Eighteen-months steers, £3 2s 6d; 24-year steers, £4 3s 6d to £5 ss; 3-year steers, £5 17s to £6 2s 6d; fat bullocks, £6 10s to £6 19s ; a pen of prime bullocks fetched £8 7s 6d; springing cows, £3 63 to £3 10s; store cows, £3 5s to £3 15s; fat cows, £4 10s to £5 13; yearling calves, mixed sexes, £2; young calves, £1 10s to £1 16s; 6-months steer calves, £1 19s; 6-months mixed calves, £1 17s; young heifers in calf, £3 2s 6(1. ALDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. At Addington Market to-day, the fat cattle, 131, were nearly all light-weight heifers ami cows, only very few steers offering.J An irregular and dragging sale resulted in a decline of 10s per head. Steers, £6 to £9 53; heifers, £5 to £7 12s 6d ; cows, £4 15s to £7 12s 6d. Little or nothing was done in store cattle. Good dairy cows, £7 to £10 ; others, £3 10s to

I £6. Fat sheep, about 1000, all ewes. The short "supply alone kept up the prices of good stuff, best ewes making 14s to 16s 6(1 : inferior, 10s to 13s; and merino ewes, 6s 5d to 10s. Fat lambs, 4000, including prime sorts, several large lines unfinished. There was a dragging market, and a decline of fully Is per head. For freezing, 13s 8d to 15s 5d ; inferior,, down to 9s and 10s. More than half the entry was passed out unsold. Store sheep, 6300 ; irregular sale and a decline of Is in all classes, and a good many were withdrawn. Forward wethers, 13s 8d to 14s 4d ; others, lis 6d to 13s 3d ; good young ewes, 15s to 16s 4d ; medium sorts, 13s to 14s 6d ; aged, 9s 5d to lis 8d : forward lambs, lis to 12s ; others down to '.is sd. Pigs, about 400, including good lines offat, which were easier. Baconers, 39s 6d to 49s 6d (3Jd per lb); porkers, 293 to 35s (3Jd to 4d per lb) ; stores, 10s to 20s; am' small, 4s Pel to 9s 6d. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. BUSINESS DONE.— Zealand Accident Insurance, £1 15s; Northern Steamship, contributing, 8s; Crown, 12a 6d; Rising Sun, 3d; Waihi Consolidated, 2s Id, 2s, 2s Id; Waihi Extended, 4s 6d; Barrier Reefs, 4s 6d. BUYERS.—Bank of New Zealand, 28s; National Bank, 73s 6d; Union Bank of Australasia, £38; National Insurance, 193 9d; South British Insurance, 745; New Zealand Accident Insurance, 34a; New Zealand and River Plate, old, 19s; New Zealand and River Plate, new, 20s; Auckland Gas, now (£4), £10 15s; New Zealand Shipping, £6 108; Northern Steamship, paid up, 18s; Northern Steamship, contributing, 7s lOd; Devonport Steam Ferry. 35s 6d; Leyland-O'Brien Co. (Limited), 295; D.S.C. (Limited), 8a 9d; Tonson Garlick Co. (Limited), 17s; Broken Hill, 2-id; Monowai, 33; Victoria, lid; Crown, 12s; Imperial, 2|d; Komata Reefs, 2s 9d; Maratoto, 2d; Rising Sun, 7d; Star of Waihi, lid; Talisman Consolidated, 235; Waihi Beach United, 31d; Waihi Consolidated, 23; Waihi Extended, 43 3d; Hauralu Freehold, 2d; Barrier Reefs, 4s 3d. I

SELLERS.— Zealand Insurance, 68a 6d; South British Insurance. 76s ; New Zealand Accident Insurance, 40s; New Zealand and River Plate, old, 20s ; New Zealand and River Plate, new, 21s ; Auckland Gas, old, £13 123 6d ; Gisborne Gas, 365; Northern Steamship, contributing, 8s 3d; Devonport Steam Ferry, 375; Hikura.ilgi Coal, 9a 3d; Taupiri Coal Mines (Limited), 19s; Westport Coal, 80s; Sharland and Co., 19s; Northern Boot, 9a Gel; Kauri Timber, contributing. Is 6d; Leyland-O'Brien Co. (Limited), 30s; Mitchelson Timber Co., 20s; D.S.C. (Limited), 93; Broken Hill, 4UI; Ivuranui-G'aledonian, 9d; May Queen Hauraki, 9d; May Queen Extended, sd; Monowai. 3s 4d; New Alburnia, 4d; New Whau, 2id; Victoria, 3d; Kapowai, contributing, 7d; Welcome Jack, contributing, 7id; Chelmsford, 3s; Crown, 13s; Imperial, 3£d; Komata Reefs, 3s; Maratoto, 4d; Pride of Waihi, 6d; Rising Sun, 9d; Star of Waihi, 2Jd; Tairua Broken Hills, 2s; Talisman Consolidated. 25s 6d; Union Waihi. 19s; Waihi. £9 ss; Waihi Beach United. 6d; Waihi Consolidated, 23 Id; Waihi Consols, Cd Waihi Extended. 4s 8d; Wailii South, lid: Bunker's Hill, old, 6*d; Barrier Reefs, 4s 6d. G. A. BUTTia, Chairman. • ALFJIKD OLDHAM. Secretary. 3.15 p.m., April 17, 1901.

THE MAILS. Mails will Close a3 under:— • THIS DAY. For Paeroa, Waihi, and Thames, per train, at 7 a.m. ~ For Tauranga, Te Puke, Pongakawa, Mat&ta, Oliiwa, Opotiki, and, Whakatane, via Bo.borna, per train, at 7 a.m. _ For Paeroa, Waihi, and Thames, per tram, at 8.30 a.m. . . ■ • • For Mataliana, per ICotiti. at 11 a.m. For Coromandel and Cabbage Bay, per Rctomahana, at 12 noon. For Thames, per Wakatere, at 12.30 P-m. For Whangarei, Kamo, Hikurangi, and Wliakapara. per Ngunguru. at 4 p.m. For Port Charles and Whangapoua, per Chelmsford, at 7 p.m. m For Turua, Paeroa, Waihi, and Te Aroha, 15 or Waimarie, at 7.45 p.m. For Waipu, per Rob Roy, at 7.45 p.m. ABOUT TO-DAY. Per Mapourika, on arrival of Sonoma from San Francisco, as follows:— For New Plymouth and Southern Ports. Per Sonoma, on her arrival from San Frajncisco, as follows:— ' .. For Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, Aden, Suez, Mediterranean Ports, Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom, via Sue?,. ' , For Cape Colony, Natal, and other SovEfch African States. . , - For Australian Colonies and New Caledonia. For Fiji. ' Mail will be due in London May 26. For Japan, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe (connecting with Vancouver steamer leaving Sydney). Correspondence for United Kingdom mast be specially addressed via Vancouver. Mail will be duo in London about May 8. • FRIDAY. For Paeroa, Waihi, Tauranga, Katikati, and Thames, per train, at 8.30 a.m. For Westport, Greymouth, and HokltUka, per Taieri, at 11 a.m. ' 1 For Thames and Katikati, per Wakatere, at For Cormnandel and Cabbage Bay, per Waitan.sri, at 1.30 p.m. , For Tauranga and Te Puke, per Clansman, at 6 p.m. „ , For Kuaotunu, Whitianga, Gumtown, and Whangapara. per Muritai, at 6 p.m. _ For Whangarei Heads, Marsden Point. Waipu, Ruakaka, Parua Bay. Mangapai, Whangarei, Kamo, ICaurihohore, Hikurangi. Nguiicuru, Poroti, Hukerenui, Towai, Punipuni. "YVhakapara. Kawakawa, Opua, Russell, Ohaeawai, ICaikohe, and Ngawha, per Wellington. at 7.45 p.m. , , For Turua, Paeroa, Waihi, and Te Aroha, per Taniwha, at 7.45 p.m. MONDAY. Per Waikare, as follows: — For revlon, India. China, Japan, Straits Settlements. Aden, Suez, Mediterranean Ports. Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom, via Suez, at 4.30 p.m. For Cape Colony. Natal, and other South African States, at 4.30 p.m. For Australian Colonies and New Caledonia, at 4.30 p.m. Money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 3.30 p.m. . Correspondence for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe must be specially addressed "via Suez." . Mail will be due in London, June 4. WEDNESDAY, MAY l. For Fiji, per Flora, at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 4. Per Sonoma, as follows: — For Samoa, Hawaiian Islands. Japan. Philippine Islands, United States of America, Canada. Central . and South America, British and Foreign West Indies. United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, at 1 p.m. Money orders, registered letters, and newspapers. at 11.30 a.m. Parcel mails for Samoa, Hawaiian Islands, and TTnitsd States of America will close at 12.30 p.m. Lata letters, bearing an extra fee of Id in addition to the postage, may be posted in the late letter-box on board tho steamer un to the lime of sailing. Mail will be due in London. June 1. TUESDAY, MAY 7. For Rarotonga and Tahiti, per Taviuni, at 4 p.m. WEDNESDAY, MAY 8. For Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji, per Hauroto, at 4 p.m. S. B. BISS. Chief Postmaster. MAILS BY TELEGRAM. Mails for Cromarty, Puvsegur Point, Te Oneroa, and West Coast Sounds, per Hinemoa, will close at Bluff to-morrow (Friday), the 19th inst., at 6 p.m. H. F. SEAGER, Officer-in-cliarge.