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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11714, 25 July 1901, Page 4

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•'. , -»- TriE following are our quotations of kauri gum 'for the week ending July 23, 1901: — White gum: Poor ordinary, £25 and upwards; fair ordinary, .£45 and upwards; bold three-quarter scraped, free from nuts, £7?. and upwards; East Coast, best, £70 and upwards; re-scraped, £115 and upwards. Black gum: Nuts, sifted, £10 and upwards; medium, free from sugar, £18 and upwards; good, £48 and upwards. Remarks on market : Supplies for 23 days of July, 425 tons. The market for all kinds keeps very quiet; supplies arc small, but the demand is smaller still. • ■ AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. Sydney, July 24. "Wheat: Chick, 2s 5d to 2s 6d; milling, 2s 7d to 2s Bd. Flour, £5 15s to £6 ss; Manitoban, £10 10s to £11. Oats: Prime New Zealand feeding, B, 2s Id to 2s 2d; C, Is 8d to Is lOd; milling, 2s 2d. Barley: Feeding, Is lOd to Is lid; seeding, 2s Id to 2s 2d. Maize, 2s 4d to 2s sd; bran and pollard, Bid.- Potatoes: Circular Heads, £5 10s to £6 ss; New Zealand, £5 103 to £6. Onions: Victorian, to £12; New Zealand, £10 10s. Butter: Dairy, lid creamery, Is Id. Cheese, New Zealand, 5d to SJJd. Bacon, 6id to 8d; hams, New Zealand, B|d. The above quotations are those ruling between merchant and retailer, and do not represent slightly lower .values obtained by recognised brokers. ; :' Melbourne, July 24. .Wheat, 2s B£d to 2s 9d; oats, large sales of Algerian feeding from Is lOd to 2s; barley, feeding, Is lOd to 2s, malting to 3s 6d; maize, 2s 4d; bran, 9£d to lOd; pollard, to 10£ d; potatoes, £6 10s to £6 15s; onions, £10 10s to £11 10s. Adelaide, July 24. Wheat, 2s 7£d to 2s 8d; flour, £6 5s to £6 7s 6d; bran and pollard, ll^d. LONDON. By Telegraph.—Press Association.— , London, July 23. . At the wool sale yesterday prices were , firm at recent rates. Tinapagee clips sold at Is 4|d; Clifton, Is 4?d. Tin, spot, £127: three months, £116. Wheat: 8000 quarters New South Wales i July shipment sold at £1 8s 7£d; Sydney , cargo June shipment, £1 8s 3d. Silver, 2s 3d per oz. W. J. HUNTER'S OHAUPO" SALE. At the Ohaupo yards on Tuesday, there [ was a fair muster of cattle, about 250 of all classes, and about 20 horses. Good draughts 1 were in demand, and sold freely. Calves and " young stock were easily disposed of Very few grown steers were? offered. Prices were as follows Draught horses, up to £30 10s ; dairy cows, from £4 to £5 5s ; calves, mixed sexes, from 38s 6d to £2 3s ; 15-montbs (mixed ', sexes), £2 15s ; two-year steers, well grown and in fair condition, from £4 2s to £4 15s ; , three-year steers, from £5 43 to £5 16s ; cows, with calves at foot, £3 7s to £4 10s; fresh empty cows, from £3 lis to £4 19s ; fat cows, from £4 15s to £6. Over 600 sheep were penned. Pull-mouth ewes, from lis 66 to 13s ; longwool hoggets, 9s lid. A line of twotooth longwool ewes, sold at 14s. ';; " '• WHEAT. DUNEDIN, Wednesday. Wheat: As a result of the reduction in ■ freight to London, shippers are now operatl ing. Millers are also purchasing at a price > slightly in advance of recent offers. Fowl - feed is in short supply, and freely placed. . Prime Northern milling, 2s 7d to 2s 8d ; good - to best, 2s 5d to 2s 6d; inferior to medium, i 2s to 2s sd. sacks in. 1 ■■ Oats: The demand continues good, and all . bright stout sorts find buyers at an advance I on last week's quotations. Prime milling, is i lOd to Is loid; best bright short feed. Is 9£rt 3 to Is lOd; medium, Is 8d to Is 9d; inferior, , Is 3d to Is 6d, sacks extra. i Barley: No sales of any consequence have J been wade, and prices are purely nominal.

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. [BY TELEGRAPH.— fbkss ASSOCIATION.] ; ~ CHEISTCHUBCH, Wednesday.: At Addition there was a very small market owing to late heavy rains. Fat cattle (213 head), included some extra- prime lines, and the market was slightly firmer. Prime, 233 to 25a ; others, 20s to 22s 6d ; extra prime steers, £12 to £14 7s 6d ; prime, £8 to £11 ; light. £6 12s 6d to £7 15s ; best heifers, £8 to £11 10s ° others, £5 10s to £7 10s ; best cows £8 to £9 15s ; others, £4 las to £7. There was no sale for store cattle. Daine3 met Willi improved demand, the best selling: at from £7 to £9 15s ; others, £3 10s to £6 10s. Pat sheep (about 1500). very dull sale. 4 Freezers were absent, and butchers were well supplied from previous week. TV ethers. 16s to 21s 9d ; best ewes, 14s 6d to 17s 4d ; others, lis to 14s; merino wethers, 8s 9d. In fat lambs there was but a small entry, and no sale," only one lot changing hands at 15s T0... Store sheep (1343). fair sale. Wethers, 14s 5d to 16s "3d ; mixed lines. 15s 3d -ewes 15s to 16s lid ; merino ewes. 9s lid ; hoggets, 7s 8d to 12» Bd. Piss (350) included grand lines of baconers, and these and porkers (prime), orought ifX lb ; baconers. 36s to 59s 6d; porkers, 20s'to 32s 6d ; stores, 83 to 12s. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. BUSINESS DONE.-Devonport Steam Ferry, £1 163. >V'V :"■ ' BUYERS. — New Zealand Insurance. 60s ; National Insurance. 17s 3d South British Insurance, 72s 6d: New Zealand and River Plate, old 18s 6d; New Zealand and Elver Plate, new. 19s 6d; Northern Steamship, contribute ing, 7s 8d; Hikurangi Coal, 7s 9d; Taupiri Coal Mines (Limited), 18s; New Zealand Drug (£2) 51s 6d; Kauri Timber, contributing, Is 2d; Leyland-O'Brien Timber Co. (Limited), 31s; D.S.C. (Limited), 93 2d; Broken Hill, 2d; Monowai, 2s 6d; Victoria. 4d; Kapowai, contributing. 7d; Welcome Jack, contributing, Is 2d; Crown, lis 9d; Komata Reefs, Isi Pride of Waihi, 3d; Star or Waihi, Id; Talisman Consolidated. 225; Waihi Extended. 381; New Four-in-Hand, Is lOd; 'Freehold, 9d; Barrier Reefs, Is Id. . SELLERS.—Bank of New Zealand, 50s; National Bank. 80s; New Zealand Insurance, 62s 6d: South British Insurance, 765; New Zealand and! River Plate, old, 19s 6d; New Zealand and River Plate, new, 203 6d; Auckland Gas, old, £14 3s; Auckland Gas, new (£4), £11 15s; Thames Gas, 30s; Northern Steamship, paid up. 18s 6d; Northern Steamship, contributing, 8s; Taupiri Coal Mines (Limited), 18s 9d; Union Oil, 20s; Kauri Timber, contributing, Is sd; Leyland-O'Brien Timber Co. (Limited), 325; Mitchelßon Timber Co., 18s 6d-; D.S.O. (Limited), 9s 6d; Tonson Garlick Co. (Limited), 18s; Broken Hill, 3id; Ku-ranui-Caledoman. Is; Monowai, 2s 9d; Victoria, sd; Kapowai. contributing. BJd; Welcome Jack, contributing, Is 3d; Chelmsford, 2s- Crown, 12s; Komata Reefs, 2s 2d; Ohinem'uri Syndicate, Is; Pride of Waibi. 4d; Rising Sun. 6d; Star of Waihi 2d; Tairua Broken Hills. 2s;. Talisman Consolidated, 24s- Union Waihi, 19s; Waihi, £6 ss; Waihi Beach United, 6d; Waihi Consolidated, Is 4d; Waihi Consols, sd;. Waihi Extended, 3s 2d; Waihi Grand Junction, 40s; Waihi South, lid; Waitekauii, 10s 6d; Woodstock, 6s; Sailors Creek ss; New Four-in-Hand, 2s Id; Hauraki Freehold. 110; Whangamata Gold Corporation, 5s 6d. G. A. BUTTLE, Chairman. W. H. 0. JOHNSTON, Secretary. 3.15 p.m., July 24, 1901. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. calls: Made. £s. d. Bate. Chelmsford .. .. July 9 ..001 ..•T«ly26 Victoria .. ..June 28.. 00 1 ..Auk. 14 Waihi Extended ..July 5 :. 0 " 1 ..July 20 .. „ ..001 ..Aug. 26 New Gloucester '..July 9 -.0 0 1 ..Aug. 14 Young New Zealand July 10.. 0 0 l ..Aug. 14 New Hauraki .. July 22.. 0 0 1 ..Aug. 14 dividends: . New Zealand Insurance • • 2/- . ..Now National Bank of New Zealand 10% p.a. ..Now Now Four-in-hand '.. ..3d ..Now Hikurangi Coal ....:' .. .. 10% p.a. ...Now