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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11856, 7 January 1902, Page 4

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, . LONDON. By Telegraph'-.—Press Association.—Copyright. London, January 5. Wool : The AnJ-jverp sales will bo held."on the 9th and 10th; 5510 bales will ho offered, including 145 Australian. Copper : Spot, 43^; three months, 48|. Tin: Spot, 104' i; three months, 102-i. Pig-iron, 45s l&a-d. Silver, 2s 2d per ounce. Hemp: Market brisk. Fair Wellington, February- shipment, 52|-. Kauri Gum: Stock, 1459 cartes. Mutton: Crossbred wethers, noaulon ewes, Canterbury, 51 cl; Dunedin and Southland, 3£d; North Island 3d. Lamb, unchanged. River Plate crossbred vor merino wethers, heavy 3d, - light : 3d.> New Zealand beef, 1801b to 2201b, 5 fair .-average quality, ox fores, 2|df " hinds, unchanged. (These prices are the official quotation furnished by the Frozen Meat Trade Association. The basis of the quotations is sales of lines of not less than 100 carcases of mutton p v lamb, or 25 quarters of beef. All quotation.? lor mutton are .for fair average quality.) THE GENERAL'S CABLEGRAM. [BY TELECKAFH.—-rRESS ASSOCXATiO.V.J . Wellington', Monday. The Agent-General cables under date of London, January 4:There is a. better tons' in the mutton market. The average price | of Canterbury is 3Jd; Southland, Dunedin, and W.M.E. Co., 3^l; other North Island, 3d/ River Plate, 3d. Beef: Quiet. New Zealand hinds, lid; fores, 2fd. There is a good demand for' butter at 10-ss; Danish, Il3s; and cheese, firm, ,50s. Hemp is firm, and,' though quiet, there is a better demand for distant deliveries. Good fair Wellingion: Spot, £33 10s: February to April, £31 10s. . The stock is 258 tons, against 1537 last year. Cocksfoot is quiet. New Zealand, 171b standard, 40s per cwt. '. WOOL SALE. ; iNVEKCAEGrLL, Monday. . At the first wool sale of the. season, to-day,' 3077 bales were offeree), being about one-third of the usual offerings at this sale, the cause of the falling-off being the continuous v<et weather. For fine lustrous crossbred there was keen competition, and prices were a bore the present London quotations. Coarse crossbred met with good inquiry at equivalent to London ' values, and the bulk was sold. Prices ranged as follows:— and fine crossbred, 5Jd to 6?d; good crossbred, 4c< to 5'J; i ordinary coarse, ditto, 3d to 4d: bellies, 20. \ to 2id Merinos brought up to 7d, and generally speaking sellers got a little more tlian was anticipated. ' AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. . BUSINESS DONE.—New Zealand Insurance,' £3 lis 6d; Waitekauri, 9s 3d.' BUYERS.—National Bank, 755; New Zealand Insurance, 70s 60; South British Insurance, 775; New Zealand Accident ' Insurance, 565,. New Zealand and River Plate, old, 21s; New Zealand and River Plate, new, 21s 9d; Hiknrangi Coal, 8s 4'Jj Taupiri Coal Mines, Limited, 17s; Northern Steamship, contributing, 8s; Devonport Steam Ferry, _40s; Ley-land-O'Brien Timber Co., Limited, 325: Milne and Choyce, •Limited, preferential, 225; Northern Boot, 8s; Pharland and Co., Limited. 21s 9d; Kuranui. 3Jd; May Queen Ifrturaki, sd; Monowai, 2s Id; Victoria, 2d; Welcome Jack, contributing, 4d; Crown, 10s; Komata Reefs, lOd; Maratoto, 2d; Pride of Waihi, 2§d; Talisman Consolidated, 17s 9d; Waihi. £6 4s; Waihi Beach United, 2d; Waihi Consolidated, Is 2d; Waihi Consols, 2£d; Waihi Extended. 2s 9tl; Waihi Grand Junction, 355; Waitekauri, 8s 9d. SELLERS.—Bank of New Zealand, 50s; National. Bank, 80s; New Zealand Insurance, 725; National Insurance. 19s; South British Insurance., 795; New Zealand Accident Insurance, 60s; New Zealand and River Plate, old,- 225; New Zealand and River Plate, new, 23s 6d; Hikurangi Coal, 8s 9d; Taupiri Coal Mines, Limited, 18s; Auckland Gas, old,£14 2s 6<l; Northern Steamship, contributing, 83 6d; Devonport Steam Ferry, 435; Kauri Timber, contributing. Is 9d: LeylandO'Brien Timber Co., Limited, 335; Avondale Brick and Pottery. 235:, D.S.C., Limited. 9s 2d; Milne and Chovce, Limited, preferential, 235; New Zealand Drug (£2). 50s; Northern Boot, 9s 6xl; Union Oil, 20s; Broken Hill, 4d; ICnranui, Cd; Kuranui-Caledonian. 9d; May Queen Hauraki, 8d; Monowai, 2s Ed: Victoria. 4d;'Welcome Jack, contributing. Cd; Chelmsford, .Is; Crown, lis; Komata Reefs, Is 2d; Maratoto, 6tl; - Pride of Waihi, 4d; Rising Sun, 4d; Tairua Broken Hills, os 2d; Waihi. £6 10s: Waihi' Beach United./4d; Waihi Consolidated, Is 4d: Wailii Consols, 4d--Waihi Extended, 3s; Waihi Grand Junction, 40s; Waihi South. lid; •Vaitekaun. 9s 6d; Woodstock, 4s; New Four-in-Hand, is Id. • I G A. BUTTLE, Chairman. W. H. O. JOHNSTON, Secretary. 3.15 p.m., January 6, 1902. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls made. £ Q B ' l' Jan ' tc 'l Waihi Extended. Nov. 22 ... 0 0 1 Jan. I Chelmsford. Dec. 10 ... .... » 0 1 Jan. 7 Taniwha. December 17_ ... 0 0 *• j?,; 12 Young Hew Zealand, Jan, 3... 0 0 1 HnssST.nl.hi Coal do, 0 S » How. Mount Lyell Mming and Rail- Q 4 Q Tan> 3 way Co., - • • "0 0 t Jan . . .9. ; Nagal Bank of New Zea- g Jan DAILY MEMORANDA. SALES i __ - . . Mr. Edward Turner— Produce, etc., 3 Messrs' Warren Blyth and Co.-Household 1 Furniture, etc., 1 p.m. tt - Messrs. Samuel Cochrane and Son-House-j 'i hold Furniture, etc., "Wapiti," Lpsom, * Mr! J. 1 Jones-Poultry. Produce, Fruit, etc., Messr a s' m Lewis and Co.-Furnituro, etc., 11 a.m. •' ® AMUSEMENTS: 1 Opera House—Broush Comedy Company, i •' Mrs. Dane's Defence," 8 p.m. - City Hall—Dix's Gaiety Co., 8 p.m.