COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12282, 28 May 1903, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald Office. Wednesday evening. The sharemarket was quiet, to-day. In investment lines Thames Gas sold at 29s and Jforthern Steamship Company (paid-up) at 153 6d. D.S.C.'s changed hands at 12s 6d. In mining lines, Drowns were done at lis 9d and lis lOd, sellers closing at 12s and buyers at lis 6d. New Four-in-Hands sold at 4d. Mara to were looked for at Bd, sellers 9d. Taj'rua Broken Hills wore a shade firmer at 6? 3d, buyers offering- 5s 9<l. For Talismans buyers quoted at 10s 3d, without sellers. Waihis were held at £5 12s, buyers £5 3s 6d. Bunker's Hills had buyers at 4s, sellers arcing 4s 3d. In other linos late prices ruled.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. The following are Wednesday's closing prices, the business done being as follows: Thames Gas, £1 9s; Northern Steamship Co., paid-up. 15s 6d; D.S.C., Limited, 12s 6d; New Zealand Crown Mines, lis 9d, 113 10U; New Four-in-Hand, 4d.

O. A. BUTTLE. Chairman. W. 11. 0. JOHNSTON. Secretary. 5.15 >p.in., May 27. 1903. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Call?. £ s. d. Due. JTanitoto Q.M. Co., May 20 ... 0 0 1 June 3 Golden .Belt, May 26 ... 0 0 1 June 19 Dividends: Waihi 0 2 6 June 2 ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CURISTCHURGH, Wednesday. There was p. fair yarding and a good attendance of buyers at Aldington market today. Fat cattle: 230 yarded. The bulk was of good quality. In consequence of the large supply the sale was rathei drugging. The feature was a line of magnificent bulloclw from Mastcrton. winch sold at £14 15s to £18 ss; ordinary steers, £6 7s 6d to £10; heifers, £5 17s 6d to £9- cows. £5 to £5 2s 6-J ; beef, 253 to 27s per 1001b. Fat sheep: A. large entry, which included a faiir proportion of first-class ewes and wethers. Butchers again compete- eagerly for the b9?t ewes, giving' beyond the limits of export buyers. Prices for wethers were unchanged, but ewes were decidedly firmer. The range of prices was: ethers, extra heavy, 22a to 30s; best freezing, 18s to 21s 9d: lighter, 15s to 17s 6d; 7nerinos, 10s' 6d to 13s 9d; ewes, extra heavy, 22s to 28s; best butchers', ,16s fid to 19s; lighter, 12s to 16s; merinos, 6s 7d to 8s 32. Fat lambs: The enlr-. ?,0(X), contained a fair proportion of first-cla&s .quality. Export buyers competed keenly, and last week's values vrere maintained. Tegs, 15s 3d to 17s 8d; freezers, 12s 6d to 1&; butchers', lis to V.% Bd. Pigs: A large entry, and the quality iras good, but curers having reduced their limits, the sale was dragging. Bacone-ES, 45s to 693 (equal to 4Jd lb); porkers, 30s to 40s (equal, to Aid to sd); stores, 13s to 265; weainTrs, 7s 6- to 12s.

BUENSIDK MARKET. DIJNEDIN, Wednesday. Fat cattle: 163 head .yarded. Competition was keen, and prices ruling showed an advance, beef selling at from 25s to 265; best bullocks, £9 10s to £11 ss; medium, £7 15s to £9; best, cows and heifers, £7 10s to £9; medium. £6 to £7 ss. Sheep: 2552 were penned. Trices were fairly well maintained. Best wethers. 17s to 18s 6d; medium. 14s 6cl to 16s 6d; best ewes, 15s to 16s 6d; extra heavy, 18s 6d; medium, 13s to 14s 9d. Lambs: 438 were yarded, prices ruling 6d to Is higher. Best. 12s to 15s 6d; medium, 10s to lis 9d. . , / „ Pi"T: 138 were penned, prices for nil sons ruling firm. Suckers. 8s to 12s: slips. 14s to 20s; stores, 25s to 275; porkers, 30s to 445; baconers, 463 to 60s; heavy ditto, 655.

GRAIN MARKET. DUNfiDXN, Wednesday. Wheat: A large proportion of consignments comes under the heading: of fowl wheat. For prime milling there is much inquiry, and as this grade is comparatively scarce, prices remain very firm. Prime milling, 4s to 4e Id; medium, 3s 8d to 3s lid; whole fowl wheat, 3s 5d to 3s 7d; broken and damaged, 3s to 3s 3d, tacks extra. Oats: Shippers buy steadily any narcel suitable, but growers are, not disposed to accept current prices, and consignments arc going into store. Prime milling is In strong demand at is 9jd to Is lOd; extra- choice. Is lid: good to best. Is Scl to Is 9d; inferior to medium. Is 6d to Is 7d, sacks extra. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. SYDNEY, May 27. Wheat: Chick, New Zealand, 4s 10(1 to 5s Id; milling, South Australian, nominally, 5s lid; Manitoban, 5s 7d; Argentine, 5s lid; Californian, ss. Flour, £12 5s to £12 10s. Oats, New Zealand, prime feed, 2s 3d to 2s 9d; milling, 2s lCd to 2s lid. Barley, Cape and English, 4s to 4s Id. Maize, 3s 6d to 3s 9d. Peas, blue. 7s 9d to 83. Bran. Is Id to Is 2d. Pollard. Is 3d to Is 4d. Potatoes. Circular. £2 15s to £3. Onions, £3 5s to £3 15s. Butter, choice, Is Id to Is lid. Cheese, 7d to Bd. Bacon, 8d to lid. MELBOURNE, May 27. Wheat: Seeding sold to 6s 3d; Indian, ss; Argentine, 5s to 5s 2d: Californium 5s lid. Oats, New Zealand. "B" grade, 2s 10(1; Algerian, feeding, to 2s 3d. Barley, malting, ss; Cape. 4s. Maize, 3s 6d. Bran. New Zealand, Is 3d. Pollard, Is 4Jd. Potatoes, £1 10s to £2 ss. Onions, up to £2 ss. ADELAIDE, May 27. Wheat. 5s 7d. Flour, £12. Bran, Is 3d. Pollard, Is 6d.

1 LONDON. LONDON, May 26. Copper, on spot, 62g; at three months, 623. Tin, on spot, 130; at three months, 127&. Lead, 11 11-16. Silver, 2s 13-16f!. The total wheat and flora- afloat for tlie United Kingdom is estimated at 2,290,000 quarters, and for the Continent 2.120.000. The shares of the Australian and New Zealand Land Mortgage Company are quoted at 87£. LONDON WOOL SALKS. Wkllington, Wednesday. The Department of Industries and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the Agent-General, dated London, 26tU: —" The wool sales closed with good tone all round, and a further advance in medium and coarse cross-bred wool. The estimated values of New Zealand wools are as follows: Pine crossbred, lid to Is Id per lb: medium, 9d to 9*tl: coarse, 6<l to 8W : superior merino, la lid to IB 2d; average, lid to Is; inferior. 9d to 10d; all lambs' wool from }d to Id per lb higher than at closing rates of March sales.'

Sellers. Buyers. BANKS- £ s d £ a d New Zealand — 3 13 6 National 4 13 C 4 10 0 INSUEANCRNew Zealand 4 6 6 4 5 6 National ... , 1 2 C 116 South British 5 9 0 — Standard 0 19 3 — New Zealand Accident... 2 2 0 2 0 0 GOALTaupirt Goal Mines ... 0 19 6 — Wostucrt — 6 2 6 GAS- ' Auckland _ 14 12 6 Thames — 19 0 SHI WING— Northern, paid tip ... 0 15 9 0 15 4 Northern, contributing... 0 7 0 0 6 10 riMBEE--Kauri. paid up — 0 12 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Avondale Brick and Pottery 10 6 0 19 6 D.S.C., Limited 0 12 S 0 12 6 .Mi! and Choyce, Ltd.. preferential — 116 Milne and Choyce, Ltd., ordinary 10 6 — Eivcrheud Paper Mills.:. 1 10 0 19 3 Tongon Giuiick, Ltd. ... — 0 IS 6 Union Oil 13 0 12 0 MIXINGKunuiui 0 0 41 — Kuranui-Caledonian ... 0 1 0 0 0 8 May Queen Extended ... 0 0 5 0 0 3i Monovvai 0 10 — Victoria 0 0 ?.\ — Big Beetle, contributing 0 0 *H — To Puke Gold Beefs ... 0 12" — Crown 0 12 0 0 11 6 Koiuata Bed's 0 0 104 0 0 °i Maratoto 0 0 9 0 0 8 Talma Broken Hills ... 0 6 3 0 5 9 Talisman Consolidated — 0 10 3 IVaihi 5 12 0 5 8 6 Waihi Beach United ... 0 0 2J — Waihi Consolidated ... 0 0 8" 0 0 61 Waihi Consols 0 0 3', — Waihi Extended 0 12 0 10 Waihi South 0 0 7 0 0 6 Waihui 0 0 9 — Bunker's Kill 0 4 3 0 4 0 'New Four-in-Hand ... 0 0 4! 0 0 31 ffauraki Freehold <%,.•• 0 0 8 0 0 7 Harbour View ... "... 0 0 '. 1 0 0 5 Odd Hauraki 0-18 0 15 White Star 0 0 4 —