COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11870, 23 January 1902, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

KAURI GUM MARKET. ' The following are our quotations of kauri gum for the week ending January 20, 1902: —White gum: Poor ordinary. £30 and upwards; fair ordinary, £50 and upwards; bold three-quarter scraped, free from nuts, £78 and upwards; East Coast, best quality, £72 and upwards; re-scraped, £118 and upwards. Black gum: Nuts, £12 and upwards; medium, free from sugar, £18 and upwards; good, £52 and upwards. Remarks on market: Supply for 20 clays of January, 390 tons. The market, is quiet and steady, with a fair amount of business doing at about former rates. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. Sydney, January 22. Wheat: Chick, prime, 2s 10^d; milling, 3s Id to 3s 3d. Flour, £7 5s to £7 10s ; Manitoban, £11 10s to £12 ss. Oats, local Algerian. 2s 6d to 2s 7d; Tasmanian, 3s 3d to 3s 4d. Barley: Cape, 2s 8d to 2s 9:1; English, 3s Id. Maize, prime, 3s 6cl. Bran, 10|d. Pollard. Is Id. Potatoes, £5 to £6 12s 6d. Onions, Victorian, £5 ss. Butter, creamery, lid. Cheese, New Zealand large white, 7d. Bacon. 6_d to B_d. Hams, New Zealand, to lOd. Melbourne, January 22. Wheat is offering freely. Sales, 3s to 3s 3?d. Flour. £7 to £7 ss. ■ Oats: Algerian feeding, 2s' 4d to 2s sd; seeding, 2s 6d. Barley, prime, 4s 9d. Maize. 3s. Bran, lOid. Pollard, lid to Hid. Potatoes, £3 to £3 15s. Onions, £4 5s to £4 15s. Adelaide, January 22. Wheat, 2s lid to ss. Flour, £7 to £7 ss. Oats: Algerian. 2s to 2s 3d; stout, 2s 3d to 3s. Bran and pollard, lid. LONDON. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. London, January 21. Tho, Union Bank report shows deposits, £14,678.000; cash investments, £5,132,000; bills and securities, £14,122,000. Copper, spot, 48£. Tin, spot, 106£; three months, 103£. Lead, 10 9-16. WOOL SALES.

By Telegraph.—Press Association.— (Received January 22, 10.40 p.m.) London, January 22. The wool sales opened with strong prices, five to ten per oent. in advance of closing rates of the last sale. >

At tho wool sales Jaoomb and Son, Balme and Co., and Buxton and Ronald offered 9494 bales —a moderate selection. There was a large attendance, and strong demand for merinos from all quarters at 5 per cent, above December rates, stylish erossbreds fully 10 per cent., and slipc and shabby sorts 5 per cent, to 74 per cent. Americans are operating on best erossbreds.

• Napier. Wednesday, A.bout 5000 bales were submitted at the second wool sale of the season to-day. There was a full attendance of local arid English buyers. Bidding was animated, and prices for all bright clean on the fine side were from id to 3d better than last sale, while coarser sorts improved slightly, Half-bred fleece, in light condition, brought up to 7d; fine crossbred, 4Jd to 5Jd; coarser sorts In good' condition, 3Jd to 4d; heavier conditioned, log-stained, 2?d to old; lambs' wool, good length and condition, 3id; other sorts 2£d to 3d; pieces. 2d to 3d; bellies, 2d to 2?dlocks, Id to 2d. " '

AGENT.-GENERAL'S CABLE. Wellington, Wednesday. , The Agent-General's cablegram, dated London, January 20, states:—No alteration in the mutton market since last week. Of the b.s. Kumara's new season's lambs brands other than Canterbury sold from 5d to s|d. No alteration in beef. Butter, steady, 106s; Danish, .108s. Cheese. * 50s. Hemp': Firm, quiet; * good fair Wellington, on spot, £34 10s: February and April shipments, £33 10s; Cocksfoot, firm, inactive, 405,.

GRAIN MARKET , . DTJNEMN, Wednesday. Oats: All sorts meet with good inquiry, but the : quantity on offei is practically nil. . A few lota of medium quality are coming, forward, and find ready buyers at quotations. Prime milling, 2s 6d to 2s^£dr : good to best feed. 2s'sd to 2s 6d; medium, 2s od to 2a W per bushel (sacks extra). . .. >■■ Wheat: Prime milling continues .to meet with ready sale. Medium quality is nearly all being quitted.as fowlwheat, for which .there is a steady demand. Pnme milling, 3s 2|d:to 3s 3d; whole fowl wheat> as Id to aa 2d; broken and damaged, 23 9d; to 3s pel bushel (sacks in).

ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHUECH, Wednesday. At Addington fat cattle (166) were mostly light to handy weights, with a few good steers. Sale was dull, and there was a decline of Is per 1001b, beef ruling at 17s to 24 steers, £6 12s 6d to £8 10$; P™ e^.V» 7 £^: heifers, £5 5s to £8.55; cows, £5 5s to £7.103. Stores Were a mixed yarding. There a good sale. Fat sheep numbered about 3000. mostly ewes. Freezing wethers were in good demand, celling at £13 to £16 9s; heavier, up ™17 ios. Merinos were almost unsalable owing to the large yarding of ewes, and only one prime lot was sold at 14s 3d. Fat lambs numbered 5000, including a number of secondary, and this and careless drafting was responsible for a decline of is to is 6d About 2500 were taken for export at lis 4d to MB 3d- 600 for butchers, at 9s 3d to los 7d; obO to graziers. 9s to 10s 8d: 1400 were passed at 10s to 13s 9d. Store sheep numbered 6600, mostly lambs. The dry weather caused less demand fto all sorts, and there was a decided decline. A fe* wethers made 10s, lid to 12s 8d; dry ewes, 108 9d to 13s 7d;; wee and lambs, 8s to 8s 2d. all counted. Lambs. About 2000 sold at 7s 3d to 10s Bd, and 1800 were passed. Pigs: About 500 penned, and all classes were easier. Baconers. 35s to m , porkers, 22s to 28s (both averaging 2|d), stores, 14s 6d to 20s; and small, 6s to 10s oa.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. BUSINESS DONE.-Auckland Gas (old), £14 ; Northern Steamship, paid up, 18s 9U. -rttvphs —New Zealand Insurance, 67s 9d; NaSalVsumnce, 19s 9d; South Brit Mt.lnsurance, 78s; Standard Insurance, 17s ; New Zealand and River Plate, old, 21s 3d . New Zealand and River .Plate, new 22s ; Hikurangi Coal, 8a 6d ; Taupin Coal Mines, L__?ted. 17s 6d; Westport Coal, 80s; Auckland Gas, old, £13 16s; Auckland Gas, new, (£4403) £12 19« ; Thames Gas, 30s ; Northern Steamship Paid up ?8s 3d ; Northern Steamship, contributes 3d ; Devonport Steam Ferry 41s ; Kauri Timber, contributing. Is oa. . D.S.C., Limited, 8s lOd ; o Milne and Choyce Limited, preferential. 22s ; Milne> , and Choyce. Limited, ordinary 203 6d; Northern, Boot, 8s 6d- Sharland and Co., Limited, üb, Tonson Gariick Co., Limited. 15s 9d; Knrantß, Zhd; Ktiranui-Caledonian,4d; May Queen HauTnki 5d ; Crown, 10s 3d ; Komata Reels, 7Jd ; Maratoto. 2Jd; Pride of Waihi, 2d;.Talisman Consolidated". 15s 6d: Waihi. £5 17s 6d ; Waihi Beach United. 2d : Waihi,Consolidated lid Waihi Consols, 2d Waihi Extended 2s 5d : Waihi Grand Junction, 32s 6d : Wanekaun, 9s Id; Mananu, deferred, Is 6d. SELI.ER?.—Bank of New Zealand, 47s 6d; National Bank. 775; New Zealand Insurance, 69s- South British Insurance, 795; New Zealand and River Plate, old. 225; Hikurangi Coal, 9s : Taupiri Coal Mines, Limited. 18s : Westport Coal, 84s; Auckland Gas, now (£4 10s), £12 16s; Thames Gas, 335; Northern Steamship, paid up. 18s 9d: Northern &teamstep, contributing. 8s 6d; Kauri Timber .contributing. Is 9d ; Avondale Brick and Pottery. IS • D S.C., Limited. 9s 2d ; Northern Boot. 9s 6d- 'Union Oil. 20a : Broken Hill, 4d ; Ivuramii, 4id : Kuranui-Caledonian. .9d : May Queen Hauraki, s£d ; Monowai, 2s 8d : Victoria, 3d; Waiotahi. 265; Welcome Jack, contributing, 4>,d: Chelmsford, 10d; Crown, lis Ktimata Reefs,. lOd; Maratoto, 6d: Pride of Waihv. 3d; Rising Sun. 4d: Tairua Broken Hills 3s <d : Talisman Consolidated, 16s 6d : Waihi £6 ss; Waihi Beach United, 4d; Waihi Consolidate*.!, Is 3d : Waihi Consols, 4d; Waihi Extended 2s 7d : Waihi Grand Junction, 353 ; Waihi South. 9d : Waitekauri, 9s 6d ; Now Four-in-Hand, Is 3d. G. A. BUTTLE. Chairman. j W. H. O. Johnston, Secretary. . 3.15 p.m., January 22. 1902. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls made. ' ' £s. d. Date. Young New Zealand, Jan. 3... 0 01 Feb. 12 Victoria. January 14 ~ ... 0 0 1 Feb. 12 Dividends: „ n_ , Due. New Zealand Insurance ■ Co. 0 3 6 Now. Harrison's Taupiri Coal Co. 0 2.0 Now. New Zealand and River Plate Land Mortgage Co. ... -ii per ct. Jan 23