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New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12401, 24 October 1903, Page 3

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New Zealand Bxs.Att> Office. ♦; Friday evening. The sharemarkefc was very quiet to-day. It» investment lines no pales were reported, retent rates ruling. In mining lines Banker's Hills were weaker, business being reported at Is 4d, with further sellers fd 1* Sd, buyers Is 2d. Mahara .Royals- (contributing) had! sellers at Is 6d, buyers Is 2d. Tairtta i Broken Hills, at 4s 'Jd, were looked for lit. 'Is 3d. Talismans had inquiry at 6s B<i,' sellers 6s lid. For Wat his buyera sustained quotations at £5 ss, with sellers at £5 7s. Grand Junctions were firm at 30s, buyers 2§9 9ii. In ether linos lata prices ruled. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. The following are Friday's closing prices, the business clem: being as follows:— Hill, is -lib Sellers*. Buyers. ' INSURANCE- £ a. d. £ n. d. New Zealand 4 9 0 4 7 0 National 12 6 113 South British 5 XL 6 6 9 «i Standard 0 1-3 5 — S.Yj. Accident 2 15 0 2 10 0 COAL--Taupiri, Ltd 0 19 0 — CASAuckland 14 11 0 14 8 0 Hamilton 1 13 6 — SHll'i'lNGNorthern, contributing 0 7 3 0 7 0 Devonport Steam Ferry 2 0 0 1 13 6 TIMBERKattri, contributing ~.043 041 Leyland-O'Brien, Ltd ...2 5 0 — Mitchelson Co 0 15 0 — Mountain Rimu, Ltd. ... — 116 MISCELLANEOUS— D.8.C., Limited 0 12 3 0 11 9 • Northern Loot ...... — 056. Rivoriiead Paper Mills... — 1 13 0 Salmon, Ltd., prof. ... 1 1 0 — Tonaon Gat-lick, Ltd. ... 1 0 0 — Union Oil 110 — Wiseman and Sons, Ltd., preferential 10 6 — MINING— Kuranui ... ...... 0 0 6 — ! Kuranui-Caiedonian ... 0 OHi — Mahara Loyal, con. ... 0 1 6 0 12' May Queen Extended ... 0 0 5 0 0 3i New Eclipse 0 0 8t — Old Alburnia 0 0 6 • — Victoria 0 0 5 0 0 3 Crown ... 0 li 0 — Golden Belt, con. ... 0 210 — Kcmiata Reefs 11 0 0 10 ) Pride of Wailii 0 0 2 — ■ Tairaa Broken Hills ... 0 4 9 0 4 3 ' Talisman Consolidated 0 611 0 6 8 Waihi 5 7 0 5 5 0 Waiki Beach United ... 0 0 2 — Waihi Consolidated ... 0 1 0 0 010 Waihi Consols 0 0 3 — ; Waihi Extended 0 16 0 13' Waihi Grand Junction 110 0 18 9 Waihi South 0 0 6 ,00 3$ Bunker's Hill 0 15 0 12 New Four-in-Hand, paid up 0 0 8 — Hauraki Freehold ... 0 0 6 0 0 4 Harbour View 0 0 7 — Old Ha'urati, paid up ... 0 4 3 — Old Hauralri. con. ... 0 4 3 — Q. A. BOTTM3, Chairman. W. II 0. Johnston. Secretary, 3.15 p.m., October 23, 1903. CALL AND DIVIDEND'LIST. Calls. £ «. d. Due. Manukau Steamship, Sept. 17 0 5 0 Nov. 1 Harbour View, Oct. 20 ... 0 0 1 Nov. 11 Dividends. South British Insurance Co. 0 2 6 Now. Old Hauraki G.M. Co. ... 0 0 3 Oct. 2?. Riverhead Paper Mills Co. ... 10 p.c. Oct.-86 AUCKLAND FEU IT AND PRODUCE MARKETS. The local nroduce markets, have not been very brisk during the past week. The only business in old potatoes has been in resorted Canterbury, which were worked off in very small lots at about 3s 6d nor cwt. Resorted ■ lots for country and shipping orders wore worth about 4s 6d per cwt. New potatoes • caiho forward in increased quantities, but the majority were dug too soon and were verysmall. Prices at auction yesterday showed a large decline on last week's rates, and it ia generally understood that the prospects ahead for the new crop are poor. More than the usual quantity of kidneys have, been planted this year, farmers fairly rushing tho variety known as " Up-to-date." The market is absolutely bare of onions. Tho last consignments from San Francisco were landed in vary bad order, the result being that the only supplies obtainable have been from Melbourne and Sydney, and these have, also arrived in bad condition. The now Sydney crop should be on the market in about four: weeks' time. Vegetables were in. fair supply at rather better prices than last week. The butter market has not been overstocked, and so far. as factory was concerned only sufficient came to hand to supply booked orders. Dairy makes sold higher than last week. Egg« . were in unlimited demand at from 9d to 'JJd per dozen. Bacon and hams showed a considerable decline, with plenty offering. Cheese is remarkably scarce, and no loaf was procurable to fill orders for the Islands by Wednesday's steamer. ' The most important item in the fruit market was a heavy shipment of ' ■, fruit by the Taviuni from Fiji, consisting of about 2000 bunches bananas, in addition to a large number of cases of bananas and pines. All were landed in splendid order to a good! market. The Talune landed from Sydney on. Monday about 1000 cases of Sydney and Tas-• manian fruits, all of which were in very bad order, and realised low prices, in many cases resulting in a loss to shippers. Ouitside of lemons and a few windfall oranges, no local! fruit was sent forward. Lemons show no improvement in prices, and there is no prospect of a change. Good oranges are wanted) < badly. Poultry was in much, heavier sup-.: ply, but prices ruled light. Young pigs aw» ia unlimited demand as high prices. The following were tho ruling prices at the auction; wales yesterday: Field. Produce.— local, £1 103 t*: £3 5s ton (nominal); Southern, £3 10s to £4 5s (nominal); new round, id to Id lb; now kidneys, 2d to lid; onions, local, seed, Is t0,,; lis cwt (according to quality); Victorian. 2b to 133 cwt (according to quality); maize, 3s bushel< oats, 23 2d to 2s 3d; chaff, Southern, . £4 15s to £5 ton. - '■■■■';■• Vegetables.—Cabbages, 7d to Is 6d dozen, 2* to 6s sack: cauliflowers, 2s to 9s dozen; cucumbers, 4s to 6s 6d; rhubarb, 3s to ss; green; peas, is 8d to 2s peck; asparagus, 4s to s*, dozen. , . : ' Dairy Produce.—Dairy butter, in prints or* rolls, first quality, 7d to 9d lb; separator, 7dl> to 9d; pastry, 7d; farmers' keg, firsts 6d to*, 7d, ■seconds sd; milled, in bulk, for export. 9d to C M; factory rolls, lOJd; eggs, fresh, 9dl to 9*d dozen; cheese, farmers', 6d lb; factory. 6|d; leaf, 6Jd to 7d; bacon, farmers', 64d to 7d; factory, 7d to 7id; hams, farmers', 7d to, 8d; factory, 8a to 9d. . - -.-> Fruit (quotations for standard cases and' boxes only).—Apples, Hobart, 3s to 10s cn»« (according to condition); American, 15s to 17s; tomatoes, hothouse, 6d to 8d lb; lemons, ordinary, 2s fid to 3s case; extra good, 2? 9d' to 3s 6d; cured, 3s 6d to 4s; orange», Island. 10s; Sydney, 5s to 9d; peanuts, 3d to 3id lb;, bananas, os to 4s bunch, lid to 2d lb; pines,* 4s to 8s crate; cocoanuta, 5s to 6s fid sack. ■>■ V Poultrv.—Hens, Is 8d to 2s 6d each; tabid roosters, 2s 6d to 3s Ed; ducks,-23 6d to 3a;.! chicks, 6d to la; ducklings. 4d to Is; turkeys,| gobblers, 3s to 10s; hens. 2s 6d to 63. . Miscellaneous.— Young pigs, 10s to 15a earn. LONDON. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright*' (Received October 23. 10.50 p.m.) London, October 23. ,i| BANK OP ENGLAND. Bank of England returns: Gold coin, etc.. £30,504,000; reserve, £22,532,00-0; proportion ol reserve to liabilities, 44.90; in circulation, £28.544.000; public deposits, £7,130,000; othei deposit?", £42.912,000; Government securities, £19,959.000; other securities, £25,356,900. MONEY MARKET. Three months' bills are discounted at 2 9-K5 par cent. „ ,„ CONSOLS. Consols, 88}. COLONIAL STOCK. New South Wales 4 per cents., 1074; Victorian, 3i per cent., %i ; South Australian, 3j per cent., 99; West Australian, 3 per cent., 85. The rest arc unchanged. ■ GRAIN. ' ■ Pan Franciiico wheat, 1.40 dollars per cental. Barley, 1.15 dollars to 1.24 dollars per cental. River Plate wheat, 29s Sd. ...' .-:.-' -- - METALS. . . '. Copper: Spot, £55; three months. £54 15ff. Tin: Spot, £117; three months, £117 109. T ,, Iron, 43s 4*. .' ...... , „• Lead. £11 0s lid. a' Silver, 2s 4g<L SUGAR. Sugar is slow. First marks, 10s 2d; German 8s 94, WOOL. The Bradford wool market is very dull. Common sixties, 23Jd; suiters., 24Jd. RABBITS. Rabbits are dull at 7id to Bid. A few extra special New Zealands, laid. SHEEPSKINS. At the Australian sheepskins auction 3140 were offered, and 2900 sold. Best merinos wero a shade higher,- and the others unchanged. Crossbreds were very firm. 'Strong sorts, Id to Id advance. BUTTER. Butter. Danish, 1225.