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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11642, 2 May 1901, Page 4

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New Zeaxaku Herald Office, Wednesday evening. Meseks. S. COCIIBAKP. and Son sold by auction to-day a property of 41£ acres, Parish of Waiau, fronting the Jlauku River, for 10s per acre; also, 4-0-acres at Komokiriki, for 15s per acre. A largo property at Orere, and a small improved farm at Port Albert, were passed Jin, the bidding not reaching the reserve prices.

KAURI GUM MARKET. The following are- our quotations of kauri gum for the week ending April 30, 1901 :•-- White gum: Poor ordinary, £20 to £23; good ordinary, unpicked, £'13 and upwards: superior ordinary, £65 e:\cl 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: Arrivals for the month of April, 560 tons. A little more business has been done, but prices show no improvement. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. Sydney, May 1. Wheat: Milling, 2s 6d to 2s 7d; chick. prime, 2s 2|<l to 2s 3|tl. Flour, £5 5s to £6 ss; Manitoban, £10 5s to £10 10s. Oats: Prima .New Zealand feeding, " B," Is 8d to Is 9d; "C," Is 4d to Is sd; milling, Is 10(1 to Is lid. Maize, prime new, 2s 6d. Barley, feeding. Is lOd to Is lid; seed, 2s 2d. Bran and pollard, 82d to 9d. Peas (blue). 3s •Id to os 6(1. Potatoes: Circulars, £4 15s. Onions: Victorian prime, £8; New Zealand prime, £7. Butter:, Creamery, lOd ; second quality, 3d. Cheese: New Zealand loaf, s£d to 6d. Bacon, 7d to Bkl. Hams, New Zealand, Bjd to 9d. (Tho above quotations are those ruling between merchant and retailer, and do not represent slightly lower values obtained by recognised broker.) Melbourne, May 1. Wheat, firm, milling, 2s 2d. Oats: Milling, Is 7|d; seed. Is 8d; stout white, 2s o£d. Parley, 2s to 2s 3d. Bran and pollard, llgd." Adelaide, May 1. Wheat, firmer, 2s B£d. Holders ask an advance on that. Oats: Algerian, Is 8d to Is lOd; white, 2s 2d. to 2s Bd. Bran and pollard, 10£ d. LONDON. By Telegraph.—Pre33 Association.— London, April 30. The wool sales opened briskly. Prices are unchanged except for low crossbreds. GRAIN MARKET. [BY TELEGKAI'H. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] PUNEDIN, Wednesday. Wheat : A fair amount is doing, but the market is not buoyant. Prime velvet and Tuscan, 2s 6d to 2s 7d ; medium, 2s 3d to 28 5d ; fowl feed. 2s to 2s Id ; broken and damaged, Is SJn to Is lid. Oats : There is fair demand for good to bright feed sorts, but milling is more difficult to sell. Prime milling, Is 4Jd to Is 5d ; good to best feed. Is 3Jd to Is 4d ; medium, Is 2£d to Is 3d; inferior. Is to Is 2d, bags extra. Barley : There is good demand for bright malting, but other sorts are not sought for. Prime malting. 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; lake, 3s : medium malting, 2s to 2s 5d ; feed and milling, Is 3d to Is 9d. W. J. HUNTER'S OHAUPO SALE. On Thursday, about 350 head of cattle were yarded, mostly calves and young stock, only a few dairy cows were offered. Good calves are still selling readily at ruling prices. Those in low condition were, however, not, in brisk demand. The following are the quotations:—A few medium draught horses were sold at from .£lB 15s to £23; dairy cows, from £5 is to £5 2s 6d ; good steer calves, from £2 to £2 ss; calves, mixed senes, from 30s to £2- 2-year heifers, £3 10s; heifer calve?. £1 9s; 18-month steers (well-bred), £3 12s Sd ■ store cows. £3 7s 6d to £3 17s; 2J-year heifers, £4 lis. fat cows, £4 10s tc ad os.—[Own Correspondent.] ALDINGTON STOCK MARKET CHRlSTCinmcil. Wednesday. | At Addington the fat cattle. 145, were ! mostly light weights, and a dozen steers. ' Best, beef, up to 22s per 10011); inferior aw! medium, 17s to 20s; best steers, £& to .£?- 17s 6d; lighter. £6 5s to £7 10s; heifers, £5 5s to £7 2s 6d; cows, £4 10s to £7 2s 6d; cows, £4 10s to £7 17s 6d. Store cattle, 100, were in good demand; three-year heifers, £4: 18-months ditto. £3 12s; yearling steers, £2 11? 6d; 9-months calves, "£1 lis to £1 13*. eat sheep, 3000, mostly ewes. There were no buyers for export, and too many for batchers, which caused a weaker market. Extra prime wethers, 20s 3d; good, 16a to 189; unfinished, 14s 6d to 15s 6d; be3i, ewes, 15a to o Pi : "A ecli ' J m. 13g to 14s 6d: others, 9s to ; i-,s 6u. Fat lambs. 4437; tho quality on the ' wnole. not beinsr Rood. Freezers, 12s lOd to J5?, 3d: le ™. 93 4d to lis 7d. Store sheep, 6467. mostly lambs and wethers. There was fair sale of ewes and wethers, but a decided drop in lambs. Wethers, 12a 6d to 138 \zlr. y ? ni iS °'? es ' , 13s 6<J to Us 6d: others, «S «, to *f 2s : .lambs. 103 6d to 12s Id. Pigs, tw^ 10811 inferior fats and small ''oris. /hero was frood demand for the best sorts of fats, with a rise of 2s 6d per head. Paconera, 35s to 49s 6d (equal to from 33d to 4d per lb); porkers, 27s 6d to 31s 3d (equal to from 4d to 4jd ner lb) ; large stores, las to 20s 6d; smaller, 8a to 12s; suckers and weaners, 3s 3d to 6s 6d.

, AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Business Done.—Union Oil. 19s; D.s.C. 1 (Limited), 9s; Victoria, 3d; Chelmsford, 2s; • Waihi Consolidated, 2s; Barrier Reefs, 4s, 3s • lid, 4s 2d. 4s 3d, 4s 4d. Buyers.— of New Zealand, 355; National Hank, 755; South British Insurance, 743; New Zealand Accident Insurance, 345; Auckland Gas, new (£4), £10 las; New Zealand Shinning, £5 10s; Northern Steamship, paid up, 18s; Northern Steamship, contributing, ' 7,-j 10,1; Levicnd-O'Eriei: Co. (Limited), 295; ' D.S.C. (Limited), 8a 9d; Broken Hill, 2jd; K.u-ranui-Caledonian, 6d; Victoria, 2*d; Crown, lis 9d; Honiara Reefs, 2.3 3d; Maratoto, 2d; Rising Sun, 4d; Star of Waihi, I'jd; Talisman Consolidated, 24s 6d; Waihi, £8 los; Wailii Reach United. 4£d; Waihi Consolidated, 13 10d; Waihi Consols. 7d; Waihi Extended, 4s sd; Waihi South, lOd; Waitekauri, 135.; Woodstock. 5s 6d; New Four-in-Hand, in lOd; Hauraki Freehold. 2d; Barrier Beefs, 4s 4d. SELLERS.— Zealand Insurance, 633; New Zealand Accident Insurance, 395; New Zealand and River Plate, old, 19s 6d; New Zealand and River Plate, new, 20s 6d; Auckland Gas. old, £13 IDS'; Northern Steamship, paid up. 19s sd; Northern Steamship, contributing, 83 2d; Devonport Steam Ferry, 575; Rikuraiigi Coal. 9s 3d; Taupiri Coal Mines (Limited), 19s; Northern Boot, 9s 6d; Kauri Timber, Co.. contributing, Is 3d; Leyland-O'Brien Co. (Limited*. 30s 6d; Mitchelson Timber Co.. 208; D.S.C. (Limited), 9s 3d: Broken Hill. sd; K.nra-nui-Caledonian, 9d; May Queen Hauraki, Is; May Queen Extended. 4d: Monowai. as 3d; New Albumia, 4d{ New Whan,' 2d: Victoria, 3ld; Welcome Jack, contributing. 7*d; Alpha, 3d; Chelmsford. 2s 2d; Crown, 12s 9d; Imperial, 2Jd; Komata Reefs, 2s 10d; Tdaratoto. 4d: Ohinemuri Syndicate, la (id: Pride of Waihi, sd; Rising Sun, 8d : Star of Waihi. 2id; Tain;;; Broken Hills. 23 3d; Union Waihi, 19s; Waihi, £9 ss: Waihi Beach United, 6d: Waihi. Consolidated. 2s Id; Waihi Consols, 8d; Waihi Extended. 4s 9d : Waihi South, lid: Waitekauri, 17s 6d: Woodstock, 7s 6d: Bunker's Hill, old, 6kl; New Four-in-Hand, 3s; Barrier Reefs, 4s lOd. G. A. BUTTLE. Chairman. Alfred OLDHAM. Secretary. 3.15 p.m., May 1, 1901. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls: Made. £s. d. Pate. Thames Talisman .. April 16.. 0 1 ..Mayfi Chelmsford .. ..April 10.. 0 l,.Mty7 New Alpha .. ..April 10.. 0 0 I..May 3 Ifapowai .. .. April :;.. no i ..Mays Golden April 10.. 0 0 o£..MayS New Gloucester .. April 20.. 0 0 J ..Maya Waihui April-Jo.. 0 0 <)£...May 8 Waihi Consols .. April HO.. 0 0 1 ..May 8 llnur.-ihi No. 3 .. April 30.. 0 0 1 ...May 8 Waihi Extended .. -April SO.. 0 0 ..May 20 Waihi Beach.. .. April 30.. 0 0 o}.. June 12 dividends: South TiritMi Insurance Company 020 ..Now j Rivuihead Paper Mills .. .. 5% ..Now Union Oil, Soap, and Candle I Company 0 I) (I ..Now j