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New Zealand Herald, Volume XL, Issue 12402, 26 October 1903, Page 3

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' • ' ' ''-"■■■'' - ' K;,',V Zealand llekald Office. ! ■ ■ , Saturday evening. • ' THE snarem:irket,.waa dull : to-day. In investment lines Bank of New Zealand, had ' ; ••' ' inquiry at 80s, sellers asking 84s. New Zealand Insurants at 89s had buyers at 87a 6d. Nationals were looked for at 21s 3d, sellers ; 22s 6d South British at £5 12s 6d were in lomar'd at £ii 0s 6d. Northern Coals (7s 6d, Said S) had inquiry at 7s 6d, Thames Gas S 328 M, Deionport Steam Ferrys at cßs . S 3 Mountain Rimua at; 21s 9d . Avondale ■ . Prick and Fotterys at 20s, and Itiverhoad Paper Mills at 33s 6d no sellers of any of ftese stocks quoting. .mining lines Talis- ' iui sold at 6s 9(1, seller.) closing at 7s, i «»« at 6s fid. Waihi Consolidateds were .' ' Seed for at lid, sellers Is. Waihi Grand " junctions wort in sustained demand at 23s ,' '■ Jd sellers firm at 30s: Bunker's mils had ,e lers at Is sd, buyers Is 3d. Old Haurakia innid up and contributing) were a shade ; easier at 4s 'd, with buyers of both issues at i 4-s. . In o»iei lines late prices ruled. GROCERS' MARKEt QUOTATIONS. The folloving aro the quotations for but- ' " ter and eggs for the week ending October 31, fired by the Dairy Produce Committee: — Factory bufcer, best brands, lOd and lid per ' lb- farmers', separator or dairy-make, first grades 6d, second grades sd; eggs, 8d per ;'?:&.: Butter mirket: As expected, butter has ' fallen id per *• The first shipments of 'milled butfc»* go forward by the Papanui, leaving for London next week. The quan- • ' tity coining in is something remarkable, and V speaks well for the amount of picture available at this early se&son. Now that export i ' . business is V. full swing, farmers who pack in new bojes, putting in 56|Ib net, if it " ' takes first frade, will command id per lb * more than 'be quotation. But packers will need to ba-fflry careful about the finish and keeping thtir boxes clean, as points are allowed for tbs. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. ' . The lollowhg are Saturday's closing prices?, the business done being: as follows:—Talisman'Consolidated, 63 9d.

... Vi. A. JSU'iXli''. wiiMimau. ' • . "W. HO. JOHNSTON, Secretary. Noon, October 24, 1903. c . CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. ' ] Calls. '•■"■' £ s - (l - D " e - ■• -~. ■ Manu.kau Steamship, Sept. 17 05 0 Nov. 1 1 Harbour View, Oct. 20 .... 0 0 1 Nov. 11 3 Dividends. • ■ ..' „■„•«; ' s South British Insurance Co, 0 2 6 Now. , Old Haurald G.M. Co. ... 0 0 3 Oct. 27. , : Kiverhead Paper Mills Co. ■■■ 10 P.O. Oct. 2o ' BUTTER. 1 By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. , , ay. h x LONDON, October 25. { ' The holders of the shipment of the new sea- \ Bon's Australian butter, which arrived in ex- » '.'■ cellent condition, are asking 1089.

■ Sellers. Buyers. BANKS- ■;■.-: •£ £• d. £s. d. Now Zealand 4 4 0 400 Union of Australia ... — 4210 0 INSUEANCENiW Zealand .4 9 0 4 7 6 •National [.. > 12 6 113 South Briton 5 32 6 5 9 6 standard • ... 0 18 6 ., N.Z. Accident ... ... 2 15 0 2 12 0 COAL— ? v . Northern. Ltd.-, ' 7s 6& ■ paid op — 0 7 6 Taupiri, Ltd, ... ... 0 19 0 - GAS- ■ . Auckland .'.. ... ... M 11 0 14 8. 0 Thames ', . — , 1 12 6 ■ Hamilton ;. ... ' ... 1 " 6 - Napiei; - 22 15 0 • SHIPPING- ) . - Northern, contributing 0 7 3 0 7 0 D&Tonpori Steam Ferry ■ ■ -- l IS 6 T1MBEK- ■■■ i- ' Kauri, contributing ... 0 4 4 0 40 Lerland-O'Brien, Ltd ... 2 5 0 — Mitchelson Co ... ... 0 15 0 0 12 6 Mountain Brain, Ltd. ... — 119 ' MISCELLANEOUS- - Avondalo 'Brick and 5. • ; Pottery ... — ' ' '"°"2 P.S.C., Limited ... ... 0 12 4 oil 9 ■ Xiverhearl Paper Mills -- 1 13 6 I Tonson Garlick, Ltd. ... 1 0 0 — ' Union Oil 110 — Wiseman and Sons, Ltd., i preferential ... ... 10 6 — MININGKuranui ...... ... 0 0 6 — :; Karanui-Caiedonian ... 0 0 11$ — > .Mahara Koyal. con. ... 0 1 5 0 1 1 May Queen Extended ... 0 0 5 0 0 ii v . ''New Eclipse "... ... 0 0 8 0 0 6 "; Old Albumin, .... ... 0 0 6 ..- — Victoria ... ... .- 0 0 4} 0 0 3 .- ..Crown .-.■ ../ 0 11 0 "„ ; Eonma Beefs ... ... 0 10 0 0 9 Pride or \Ta-ihi ... ... 0 0 2 — Tdrna Broken Kills ... 0 4 9 .Talisman Consolidated 0 7 0 0 6 8, .Waihi .." ■ ... --. 5 7 0 5 5 0 . ■■'. Waihi Consolidated ... 0 1 0 0 0 11 Waihi : CansolB 0 0 35 0 0 2 ■ Waihi Extended 016 0 1 a - Waihi Grand. Junction 1 10 0 18 9 ' Waihi South ..:' ...006 0 0 oj Bunker's Hill ... ... 0 15 0 13 ■ New Fom'-injHand, paid ' ... • up . .... ... .- 0 0 3 ■■-'. Hauraki Freehold ... 0 0 6 — Harbour View 0 0 6 — < Old Hauraki, paid up ... 0 4 4 0 4 0 '■' Old Hauraki. con. ... 0 4 4 040 3 ' ' ' r ' - . O. A. . BDTTliB. Chairman.