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New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12303, 22 June 1903, Page 3

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New Zealand Herald Office. Saturday evening. The sharemarket was fairly active to-day. In investment lines, Taupiri Coals were done at 20s, Northern Steamship Company (contributing) at. 7s, and Tonson Garlicks at 19s. Bank of New Zoalands wer looked for at 745, sellers 77s 6d. National Banks had no sellers, buyers quoting at Sis 6d. Now Zealand Insurances at 853 3d, were without buyers. In mining lines Mahara Royals at 2s were inquired for at 2s 9d. Crowns sold at lis 6d, at which price there were further buyers. Tairua Broken Hills changed hands at 7s 6d. Waihis had sellers at £5 9s, no buyers quoting. For "Waihi Grand Junctions there were offers of 16s, sellers asking 20s. Bunker's Hills were easier, sales being reported at 4s 3d and 4s Bd, with late sellers at 4s 9d, buyers 4s 7d. Old Haurakis continued to harden, selling at 3s 6d and 3s 4d. In other lines late prices ruled. GROCERS' MARKET QUOTATIONS. 'Die following are the quotations for butter and eggs for the week ending Juno 27, fixed by the Dairy Produce Committee: — Factory butter, best brands, lid per lb; second brands, lCd; farmers' separator or dairy-make, first grades, 8d; second grades, 7d ; eggs, Is od per dozen. AUCKLAND FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKETS. A quiet business is reported in the local produce markets during the past week. Waikato potatoes were brought forward in considerable quantities, and prime Hobarts sold well, but whites were hard to quit. Canterbury?, although fairly plentiful, were slow of sale. Seed kidneys were source and dear. Owing to the bad weather, the fruit market has been rather dull. Fresh dairy buttei was scarce, and supplies of frozen heavy. Eggs were still in supply much be-low the demand. The Auckland Fruit and Produce Auctioneers' Association quote: — Field Produce.—Potatoes: local. Waikato Hobarts. £3 7s 6d to £3 10s; white sorts, £2 15s; Southern, £4 10s; seed kinds, £4 10s to £7 ton. Kumaras. 6s to 7s per cwt ; onions, local 6s to Ss cwt, Southern 4s 6d to ss; maize, 4s bushel; oats. 2s 3d; wheat, fowl, 4s Id to 4s 3d; chaff. £3 to £4 ss. Dairy Produce.—Farmers' butter, in prints or rolls: First quality, B£d to 9id lb: pastry butter, 7d lb; farmers" keg butler, firsts. 6d to 7Jd; ditto, seconds, 4Jd to sd; milled butter, in bulk. 10d; factory rolls, 10>d. Eggs, fresh, Is M to Is 9d dozen; ditto, pickled. Is 3d; farmers' cheese, 5d to 53d; factory ditto, 6d: loaf ditto, 6Jd; bacon, 9d to 9Jd; hams, 94c! to 10$». Fruit (quotations for standard cases only).— Apples: Dessert, 6s to 8s; cooking, 4s to ss; medium. 2s to 3s: mothed lots. Is to Is 6d. Pears, dessert. 8s to 10s; cooking ditto, 4s to ss; grapes, hothouse. 2s per lb; tomatoes, hothouse, 6d; lemons, dull, 3s 60 to ss; Island oranges, 5s to 6s; mandarins, 7s to 8s; gooseberries,' to 4d per ib; passion fruit, 8s to 10s per case; walnuts, 5d to 6d per lb; peanuts, 3d; bananas. 2s 6d to 33 6d per bunch, ljd per lb; pines, 10s per crate. Poultry.—Hens, In 6d to 2s each; table roosters. 2s to 3s 3d each; ducks. 2s 6d to 3s; geese. 3s 6d 1o 4s; turkey gobblers. 8s to 13s; turkey hens. 3s 6d to 7s. •Miscellaneous.— pigs, 10s to 14s 9d each.; porkers, 40s to 60s each; pork, 3Ad to 43d per lb; hares, Is 3d to Is 6d each; rabbits, 5d to 6d. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. The following are Saturday's closing prices, the business done being as follows:—Taupiri Coal Mines. £1; Northern S.S. Co.. contributing. 7s; Tonson Garlick Co.. 193: N.Z. Crown Mines, lis 6d; Tairua Broken Hills, 7s 6d; Bunker's Hill. 4s 9d, 4s 8d; Old Hduraki, 3s 6d. 5s 4d.

LONDON. By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. LONDON. June 20. The following are the latest quotations for consols and colonial inscribed stock, and comparison with those ruling last week:— Stock. Price. I Variation: £ s. (lj I'rilisb 22 2A p.e. Consols .. 01 5 2/6 higher 1-N.S.W., I*3B, .Inn., July ..108 (" 0.2/B lower 3J N.S.W., ID'S, Mir.,Sep. ..lint' 0 ounchanged S-N.S.W., 193.* i A pril, Oct. „j 00 10 U;Ps lower . 4-Vie , 1820, Jan., July . .. 10.1 5 f-;53 higher ' ?i-Vic, lo2y, Jan., July .. 00 0 ojuncluinged Victoria i 'JU 0 05s higher Bj-Soistli Australia. 1939, April I ami October . .. ..102 0 »> unchanged 4S.Australia, 1010, Jan., July Z'i. 0 ''lunchaiige.l 3 Queensland, 1015-24, Jan., i July 92 0 'iSs lower xJ-Qu'eeiislaiid, 1021, Jan., 00 0 ' unchanged 4-New Zealand, !020, May, Nov. 10S O ««6s higher 3.1-N '/., 1040, Jan., July .. 103 5 0:IOb higher 3-N '/., 1940, April, October .. 02 10 *''5a higher B}>TAKina:iiii, iO2O-40, January * and Jul v.. .. ..102 0 unchanged :'.J-W. Aiwtniliii, 1015-35, May! I and November '100 O unchanged BANK OF ENGLAND. Bank of England returns:—Gold and coin, £35.222.000; reserve. £26,823.000; proportion of reserve to liabilities. 53.14; in circulation, £78,771.000; public deposits, £11,063,000; other deposits, £39,256,000; Government securities, .£15,073,000; other securities. £26,295,000. MONEY MARKET. Three months' bills are discounted at 23 per cent. METALS. Copper: Spot, £56 123 6d; three months, £56 2s Cd. Tin: Spot, £126 ss: three months, £124 10s. Iron is unchanged. Lead, £11 16s 9d. SUGAR. Sugar is quiet. First marks, 9s 6d; German, 7s lOil. ~„,„._, WHEAT. • San Francisco wheat is quoted at Idol. 32jc. • MAIZE. . June and July shipments, 2s sd. ~ WOOL. At Bradford wool market crossbred is : hardening and merino is quiet. Forties, lid. RABBITS. Rabbits, fiat. 6d to 7>d- The bulk of the arrivals are being stored.

Sellers. Buyers. BANKS- £ 8 d £sd New Zealand 3 17 6 3 14 0 National — 1 11 6 INSURANCE— New Zealand 4 5 3 — National ... 1 0 9 10 0 South British 5 5 0 5 2 6 Standard 0 18 9 0 18 3 New Zealand Accident 2 2 C 2 10 FINANCIAL— New Zealand and River Plate, new — 16 0 COALTaupiri Coal Mines ... 1 0 3 0 19 9 GASAuckland 15 5 0 15 0 0 Thames 1 11 6 1 10 0 SKIPPING— Northern, paid up ... 0 15 9 0 15 4 Northern, contributing.. 0 7 2 0 6 11 Devonport Steam Ferry 2 0 0 1 19 6 TIMBERKauri, paid up ... ... — 0 13 3 Kauri, contributing ... 0 3 3 0 3 0 Leyland-O'Brien, Ltd. ... 2 0 0 1 19 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Avondale Brick and Pottery... ...... 10 6 0 19 3 D.3 C, Limited ...w ... 0 12 9 0 12 7 New Zealand Drag (£2) 2 8 0 — Northern Boot — 0 4 6 Riverhead Paper Mills ... 1 10 0 19 0. Sharland and Co.. Ltd. 13 6 — * Tonson Garlick. Ltd. ... 0 19 0 0 18 9 Union Oil — 12 6 MININGKuranui ... 004 . — Kuranui-Caledonian ... 0 0 11 — May Queen Extended ... 0 0 4J 0 0 4 Victoria 0 0 6 0 0 3* Waiotani 12 6 — Mahara Royal 0 3 0 0 2 9 Big Beetle, contributing 0 0 7 0 0 51 Crown 0 11 9 0 11 6 Komato Reefs 0 14 0 13 Maratoto 0 0 7 0 0 6 Tairua Broken Hills ... 0 7 8 0 7 3 Talisman Consolidated... 0 11 0 0 10 6 Waihi • ...5 9 0 — Waihi Beach United ... 0 0 2i — Waihi Consolidated ... 0 0 8 — Waihi Consols 0 0 4 — Waihi Extended o 0 9J 0 0 8$ Wafhi Grand Junction 10 0 0 36 0 Waihi South 0 0 41 0 0 3 Bunker's Hill 0 4 9" 0 4 7 Hauraki Freehold ... 0 0 10 — Harbour "View 0 0 8 — Old Ilauralu 0 3 6 0 3 3 G. A. BUTTLE. Chairman. W. H. 0. Johnston, Secretary. Noon, June 20. 1903. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls. £ s. d. Due. Waihi Extended, June 10 .... 0 0 1 Julv 8 .. ., ... ... 0 0 1 Auk. 8 White Star, June 15 0 0 1 July 8 Dividends: Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Co. .:. 0 1 0 July 1 N.Z. and River Plate Land Mortgage Co., per annum ... 7 p.c. July 1