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9 New Zealand Herald Office, Friday evening-To-DAT Messrs. G. W. Binuey and Sons (Mr. Kingawell, auctioneer), acting on behalf of the Auckland Harbour Board, sold the lease of a portion «f the morgue site at the foot of Hobsou-strcet-'to the Auckland Electric Tramways Company. The allotment measures 54ft by 26ft, and is to lie used as a site for the pumping-house in connection with the company's power station. The upset rental of £10 per annum whs paid, the lease to extend over a term of 21 years. LONDON. By Telegraph.—Press Association.— LOXDOX, September 11. Copper: Spot, £53 12s 6d; three months. £53 17s 6d. AUCKLAND FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKETS. Business has been fairly brisk in the local produce markets during the past week. The price of potatoes has still tin upward tendency, although Southern values have not yet been reached. Onions have been in better demand at increased values. Southern apples are coming to hand in had order, and consequently the American article will have to fill in the gap, which cost ill per ton landed here. There has been a fall off in the supply of dairy produce, especially dairy butter. Eggs are in unlimited demand, realising 9}d per dozen under the hammer. Poultry has been sent in in moderate numbers, for which there is a strong demand, and which is likely to continue. The fruit market is dull. Lemons, which sixweeks ago were worth 8s 6.1 per case, are now only worth 3s 6d. Marmalade oranges are. still in unlimited demand. Apples are still pouring in from Christc.hurch and Nelson, with regular shipments from Hobart. The Auckland Fruit and Produce Auctioneers' Association quote: — Field Produce. —Potatoes: Southern, £6 ton; seed kinds, 4s to 6s cwt; new kidneys, lid lb; poor samples, new, id; kutcaras, 14s cwt; onions, local, seed. Id to lid lb; American, lid; Southern, 3d to Id; chaff, £5 Ss to £6 10s ton. Vegetables — Cabbages, Is to 4s 6d dozen, Is to 5s sack; cauliflowers, Is to 4s 6d dozen ; rhubarb, 3s to ss. Dairy Produce.—Dairy butter, in prints or rolls, first quality, lOd to Is lb; separator, lid to Is; pastry. { Jd to lOd; farmers' ket?, firsts lOd, seconds 9d; milled, in bulk, lid to Is; factory, rolls, Is; eggs, 9Jd to 9;d dozen; cheese, factory, large, 5d to s]>d lb; loaf, 6d to 6id-, bacon, farmers', 6UI to 7rt; factory. 7id to 8d; bams, farmers', 6 ; d to 7d ; factory, !Ud to 9d. Fruit (quotations for standard cases and boxes only) —Apples, local, dessert, 8s to 10s case: cooking, 6s to 7s; Hobart, 6s 9d to 9s; Southern, 6s to 7s; tomatoes, hothouse, 6d lb; Cape gooseberries, 4d; passion fruit, 10s to 13s case; walnuts, 7d lb; peanuts, 2d; bananas, 2s to 3s bunch, lb; pines, 12s crate; cocoanuts, Ss sack. Poultry—Hens. Is 9d to 2s 3d each; table roosters. 2s to 2s 9d; ducks, 2s to 2s 6d; geese, 4s to ss; ducklings, 6.1 to 9d; turkeys, gobblers 6s to 8s 6d, hens 2s 3d to ss. Miscellaneous.—Younpc pi?s. 8s to 12s each ; porkers. 20s to 30a; pork, oid to 5d lb; hares, Is 9(1 each; rabbits, 9d. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. BUSINESS DONE.— South British Insurance, £4 10s, £4 lis 3d; New Zealand Accident Insurance, £1 8s 9d; Taupiri Coal Mines. 17s 6d; Devonport Steam Ferry, £1 18s; Knranui, sd; Tairua Broken Hills. 8s 6d ; Waihi Extended. Is 7d; Waihi Grand Junction. 19s 6d; Waihi South. 78; Woodstock, 4s 6d ; Bunker's Hill, 4s 3d, 4s, 5s lid, 4s, 3s lid. 4s. BUYERS. Bank of New Zealand, 635; New Zealand Insurance, 77s 6d; National Insurance, 21s 3d: Standard Insurance, 18s 64; New Zealand Accident Insurance. 28s 3d; New Zealand and River Plate, old. 2ls fid; New Zealand- and River Plate, new, 235; Hikurangi Coal, 9s; Taupiri Coal Mines, Limited. 17s 6d; Westport Coal, £5 2s 6d; Napier Gas, £19 10s: Wellington Gas (£5 paid). £9 ss; Christcburch Gas, £4 17s 6d; Lyttelton Gas, £6 7s 6d; New Plymouth Gas, £6 17s 6d; New Zealand Shipping, £6 15s; Northern Steamship, paid tip, 153; Northern Steamship, contributing, 7s 3d; Devonport

Steam Ferry. • ".73 6rl : Mitchelson Timber Company. 18s 3d; Kaiapoi Woollen, X 6 2s 6f!; D.8.C., Limited. 9a'lod; H.M. Arcade Theatre Company, preferential, 20s; Milne and Choyce, preferential, 255; Union Oil, 21s; Kuranui. 4d; May Queen Extended, 'id; Victoria, 2d; Waiotahi. 20s; Te Puke Gold Reefs, la 10s; Hunker's Hill, 4s; Hauraki Freehold, 9d; Crown, lis; Kumattt Reefs, laui; Maratoto, 4d; Tairna Broken Hills, 8s 6d; Waihi. £5 10s; Waihi Consolidated, 6*d; Waihi Extended. Is sd; Waihi Grand Junction, 55=: Waihi South, 6'd; Waitekanri, 3%; Woodstock, 4s 4d; Sailor's Creek, 2s. SELLERS—Bank of New Zealand, 655; New Zealand Insurance, 73s 6d; National Insurance. 21s 0d; New Zealand Accident Insurance, 28s 9d; Hikurangi Coal, 9s 6d; Taupiri Coal Mines, Limited, 18s; Auckland Gas, old. £14; Gisborne (ion. 335; New Plymouth (las. .£7 10s; Northern Steamship, paid up, 15a M; Northern Steamship, contributing, 7s 6d; Devon port Steam Ferry, 33s 9il ; Ley-land-O'Brien Timber Company, Limited, 37s 6d: Avondalc Brick and Pottery, 20s 6d ; D.S.C.. Limited. 10s 2d; Broken Hill. 4d: Knranui. SWI; Kuranui-Caledonian, 8d ; May Queen Hauraki. 3d; May Queen Extended, jd; Monowai, 2s 6d; Victoria, 3d; Waiotahi, 245; Welcome Jack, contributing', 4d; Big Beetle, contributing', 3Jd; Te Poke Gold Beefs. 2s 2d; Bunker's Bill. Is 3d; New Four-in-Hand. Sd; Hauraki Freehold, 10id; Chelmsford, Is: Crown, lis 6d; Kotnata Beets, Is Id;' Maratoto, 6d; Tairna Broken Hills, 8s 9d; Talisman Consolidated, 16s; Waihi. £5 12s (ki; Waihi Beach United, Sid; Waihi Consols. 3d; Waihi Extended. Is 3d; Waihi Grand Junction, 22s 6d ; Waihi South, 7d; Waitekauri, 3s 6d. 0. A. BUTTLE, Chairman. W. H. O. Johnston. Secretary. 3.15 p.m.. September 12. 1902. CALL AND DIVIDEND LlfcT. Calls made: £ v. d. Date. Welcome Jack 0 0 1 Sep. 16 Bunker's Hill. August 26 ... 0 0 3 Sep. 23 Cholunford, Aug. 26 0 0 1 Sep. 26 Woodstock, September 10 ... 0 1 0 Dec. 31 Taniwuii, September 11 ... 0 0 1 Oct. 3 Dividends: Due. Mount Lye!l Mining and Kailway Company 0 10 Oct. 1 Bank of Australasia 2 4 0 Oct. 3