COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12266, 9 May 1903, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

«» . ] New Zealand Herald Office. Friday evening. The sharemarket was fairly active to-day. In investment lines Auckland Gas sold at £14lis, with further buyers at £14 10s, no sellers quoting. Kaiapoi Woollens were done at £6 ss. Bank of New Zealands were offered |at 745, with buyers at 72s 6d.' New Zealand ] Accidents had inquiry at 425, sellers quoting ! at 445. In mining lines May Queen Exten- ; deds changed hands at 4d. Tairua Broken ! Hills were done at 6s 6d and 6s 7d, with furi tlier sellers at 6s 7d. Hauraki Freeholds sold iat lid and 10jd. Talismans were looked for !at lis 3d. no sellers quoting. Waihis were | firm at £5 10s, buyers £5 Ss. In other lines j late prices ruled. j Messrs. Samuel Vaile and Sons held t suc- • cessful sal© of landed property to-day. The '; bidding was brisk throughout and all the lots I but one found purchasers. The following j were, the sales: House, 'Wellesley-streot, | £800 ; cottage, Collingwood-street, £335 ; I cottage, Lincoln-street, £280; land, Waiau, '■ £65. For the farm at Wairoa South the best | bid was £4 10s per acre. | I AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. ( The following are Friday's closing prices, j the business done being as follows:—Auckland | Gas, £14 lis; Kaiapoi Woollen, £6 ss; May ! Queen Extended. 4d; Tairua Broken Hills, 6s i 6d, 63 7d; Hauraki Freehold, lid, lOJcl. ! Sellers. Buyers.

! G. A. BUTTLE, Chairman. | W. 11. 0. JOHNSTON, Secretary. 3.15 p.m., May 8, .1903. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls made: .-6 s. u. Date. Golden Pelt. April 17 ... ... 0 0 1 May 11 Waihi Beach, Anvil 2 ... 0 0 1 May 13 Harbour View, April 30 ... 0 0 1 May 13 Dividends: Tfiirua Broken Kills .'.. 0 0 3 May 11 AUCKLAND FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKETS. In the local produce market supplies ■■vera generally heavy at the auction bales yesterday, and there was a good business done. I'cti'Soes, both local aril Southern, were sent in in fair quantities;. Waikatos averaged £3 10s par ton with a good demand, and Sotitnera advanced to £4 10s per ton in small lots; but lower prices are anticipated, in onions the sudden drop in price has stopped local mpplies, and tho shipments from the South by i this week's steamer were of very poor quality. i Poultry was in moderate supply, and realised I good prices. The butter market was uiiI changed, while eggs, cheese, and bacon remain I scarce and dear. Pigs sold at much lower ; price-;. In fruit there was a great fail oil" in ! local supplies, yet prices, which were a shade I better, still ruled low, considering the lateness of the season. A shipment of bananas by the Mourn from Fiji, sold at high prices, while oranges realised but little over the cost of freight and expenses. Tho Auckland Fruit and Produce Auctioneers' Association quote :•— Field Produce.—: Local, £3 10s to £3 16s ton- Southern, £4 10s;. seed lands. £5 to £6 10s; poor samples, £2 10s to £3 ; kumaras, 5s to 6s cwt; onions, local seed, 5s to 6s; Southern, 5s to 5s 6(1. Vegetables.—Cabbages, 6d to 9d dozen, 6d to 23 sack; cauliflowers, Is to 2s dozen; rhubarb. Is to 2s; French beans, Is bag. Dairy Produce.—Dairy butter, in prints or roily, first quality, Sid to lOd lb; separator, BJd to ltd; pastry. 7d to 8d; farmers' keg, firsts, 7d to /id; seconds, 4cl to 0d; milled, in bulk, PJd; factory rolls, IOJd to lid; eggs, I fresh, Is B<l to 2s dozen; pickled. Is Id to Is ! 3d, che33e, farmers', 5.1 to 5Jd; factory. s^(l I to svd: loaf, Cd to 6UI; bacon, farmers', 9d to i %<] ; factory, <)d to 9~'.d; hams, farmers', 9d to ! 10id; factory, 9d to 10Jd. ! Fruit (quotations for standard cases and j boxes only).—Apples, local dessert, 2s to 4s { cas«; cooking, 2s to 3s, 9d to 2s box; inferior, I is to Is 3d c::se- jnotliecl lots were unsale- ; able; pears, Beune Diel, 3s to 4s box; cookI ing, Is to 2s; Vicar, 3s to 4s case; grapes, ! Indoor, 3d to Is Id lb, according to quality i and packing; outdoor. Is to 4s box; lemons, ; local, coarse, 3s to 3s 6d case; good, 4s to 6s; ! Cape gooseberries, 3d to 4d lb; quinces, 5s to i 6s case; oranges. Island, prime, 3s to 4s case; i poor, 9d to Is 3d; local varieties were unsalI able; figs, Is 6d to 3s 6d box; peanuts, 3d I lb; bananas, 2s 3d to 48 bunch, 2ld lb; pines, i 8s to 10s crate; cocoanuts, 8s sack. Poultry .—Hens, each Is to Is 9d; table roosters, fat, 2s 3d to 2s 9d, poor Is 3d to Is ?dj ducks. Is 6d to 3s-, geese, 3s to 4s; chicks, 6d to Is; turkeys, gobblers, good 8s to 10s. poor 3s 6d to ss; hens, fat 5s to 6s, poor . Is 6d to 3s. I Miscellaneous.—Honey, bulk, 3d to 3|d lb; i section, 3;d to 4di 21b tins, 8s 6tl; young pigs, j Gs to 10s; workers, 15s to 30s; pork, 4W lb; hares, is 6d* to 2s each; rabbits, 6d to 7d. LONDON. I LONDON, May 7. j copper: Spot, 611: three months. 61?;. ! Tin: Spot. 1361; three months, 136|. i Lead: 12 3-32. I Silver: 2s Ogd. LONDON WOOL SALES. I London, May 7. The wool market is animated, with a. further i upward tendency. The Otaiari clip fetched ! s£d, and the Brancepeth 6Jd.

BANKS- £ s d £ s d New Zealand 3 14 0 3 12 6 National 4 11 0 4 8 6 INSURANCE— New Zealand ... ... 4 8 0 4 6 0 National 13 0 12 6 South British 5 10 0 . — New Zealand Accident... 2 4 0 2 2 0 FINANCIALNew Zealand and River Plate, new 16 6 — COALIlikiirangi , ... — 0 11 10 Taixpiri, Ltd. ... ... 0 19 6 — GASAuckland ... ... ... — 14 10 0 Thames 1 11 0 — SHIPPING— Northern, paid up ... — 0 15 6 Northern, contributing 0 7 6 0 7 2 Devonport Steam Ferry 1 19 3 1 17 6 TIMBER--i Kauri, paid up 0 11 0 — Kauri, contributing ... 0 '2 0 0 19 Leyland-O'Brien 2 10 — Mountain B-imu, Ltd. ... 1 1 0 — vi!,-{;xi/i..i.NKOXJa— Avoudale Brick and Pottery 10 6 — D.S.C., Limited - 0 11 10 Milne and Clioyce, Ltd., preferential 126 116 Millie ami Ohoyce, Ltd., ordinary 10 6 — Northern Boot 0 6 9 — Union Oil — 116 Wiseman and Sons, Ltd.. preferential — * ■ 110 Wiseman and Sons, Ltd., ordinary — 10 0 MININGKuranui 0 0 5 — Kuranui-Culedomaii ...Oil — May Qafon Extended ... 0 0 6 — Afonowai 0 11 — Victoria 0 0 5 — Crown 0 11 3 0 10 6 Maratoto 0 0 8 0 0 6 Tairua Broken Bills ... 0 6 7 — Talisman Consolidated — 0 11 3 Waibi 5 10 0 5 8 0 Waihi Beach United ... 0 0 24 — Waiiii Consolidated ... 0 0 8 — Waihi Consols 0 1) 31 Waibi Extended 0 12" 0 10 Waihi South 0 0 8 -0 0 7 Bunker's Hill 0 4 6 0 4 2 New Pour-in-Hand ... 0 0 5 0 0 Si Ilauraki Freehold ... 0 0 11 0 0 10 Barbour View 0 0 9 — Old Ilauraki 0 2 0 -