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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12697, 27 October 1904, Page 3

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New Zealand Herald Office, ,'j Wednesday evening. IjfflE eliaremarket was quiet to-day. In iv.in siig lines Kuranuis'sold at Is, with furthci buyers at lid, sellers Is 3d. New Moana iaris were weaker, sellers quoting at 2s 6d without buyers. Old Alburnias at Is 8c were 16oked for at Is sd. Coronations hac •ale at 6d. Crowns had sustained inquiry at L 3d, sellers os 9d. Waihis were firm a I £6 2s ad, buyers £6. Waihi Extendeds were offered at Bs, buyers 7s 6d., Grand Juno tions were easier at 51s 6d, -without buyers, v eW Four-in-Haiids at Is 6d (paid up) and 1, (contributing) had no buyers. In invest, nient lines prices experienced no material change and no business was done, AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE The following are Wednesday's' closing prices, the business done beinsKuranni, Is; Corona-

G. .4. Buttle, Chairman. W. H. O. Jom;sTo:r, Secretary. ■ "= 8.15 p.m., October 26, ISM. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Call*. Da*. Star 6f Waihi, October 7 .. 0 0 0) Nov. 9 Old Hanraki. October 25 ... 0 0 1 Nov. 13 Dividends. . Due. Taupiri Coal .Mines ... *~0 10 Oct. 27 Parker-Lamb Timber Co ... 10 p.c. Oct. -G OHAOTO HOESE SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report:—On October 10, 20, and 21 we held our nnnna'i horse fair at the Ohaupo Tard3, and offered 600 unbroken colts ami horses •( all classes. Competition was brisk from start to finish of sale for all sorts, excepting aged draught geldings and the ordinary low-priced hacks. These were lower in pries than at . the previous month's sales at Cambridge. Good, sound, young mares, either medium or heavy, draught. elicited keen competition, farmers evidently wishing to secure animals suitable for breeding purposes as well ts farm work. A very large number of colts were brought forward, mostly strong farmers' sorts and medium. draughts, and these sold readily at satisfactory prices. Good draught mares' from three ▼ears to eight years old realised from £35 to £47; medium "draught mares, £28 to £34; draught geldings, £27 to £40; active draughts, £32 to £37; upstanding hacks and harness horses, £18 to £29; strong spring-cart horses, £12 to £20; buggy Torses, £16 10s to £17 10s; good cobs, £8 to £15 10s; unbroken medium draught colts and fillies, £24' 103 to £35; strong harness sorts, £12 to £18; lighter sorts, £7 Ids to £11; light hack colts, £1: 15s to £10 IO3; low-priced broken hicks, £6 10s to £8 10s; ponies, £2 5s to £4; weeds, 10s upwards. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. " [BT TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] . Ci.'MSTCHURCH, Wednesday. At Addington • market to-day, owing to heavy Ireather, the entries in most cases were small. Fat cattle: 170 were yarded, nearly all being of good quality. For steers, the demand was good and prices were well maintained. Sixty-three North Island steer.'i brought £8 10s' to £14 10s; three special, £9 7s Gd to £15; others, £7 2s 6d to £11 7s 6d; heifers, £6 7s 6d to £7 10s; cows, £7 7s 6d. Prices equalled 21s to- 2Gs per 1001b op to -27s Gd for special. Fat -sheep: A medium entry, comprised chiefly of good quality wethers and some prirae heavyewes. The sale opened easier, but finished well up to late rates. Good to prime woolly wethers, 35* to '38s. Gd; others, 22s to 24s 6d. Prime woolly ewes, 25s to 28s; others, 21s to 24s Gd; shorn ▼ethers, 18s to 21s 3d; ewes, 17s 9d to 20s 3d; merino wethers, '11 wool, 17s 4d to 24» lid. Only 64 lambi were penned, keen competition resulting in increased prices. Best brought 21s 6f! to 235; others, 18s to' 21s; and a few at 15s Od. Pigs: The entry was small, chiefly bacon and porkers, which met with good demand, but stores failed to find buyers. Baconers wade 45s to GOs (equal to 4Jd to 4sd per lb); porkers, 28s to 3Ss (equal to 5d to 5Jd per lb).

: ;» * GRAIN. [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Duxedin, Wednesday. Oats: Only small lines of good feed are being quoted. Prime mining, almost neglected, la SJd to Is Sd; good to best feed. Is 5d to Is Cd; inferior and medium, la 3d' to Is 4|3 (sacks extra). , Wheat: The little prime milling in stores moves •ff slowly. Stocks mostly consist of medium, for which there is practically no demand. Fowl wheat *a» fair attention. Prime milling, 3s 7d to 3s lOd; medium to good, 3s 3d to 3» 6d; best fowl wheat, Si Id to 3s 2d; broken and damaged, 2a 9d to 3s fttAcks - 6xtr*o> Barley: Prime malting has attention, but little ie offering. Prime maltics, 3s to 3s 8<1; medium, U 3d to 2s fld; feed, Is Od to 2s (sacks extra). AUSTRALIAN markets. By Telegraph.— Press Association.— SYDNEY, October 2C. VTheat: Chick, 2* lid to 3s 3d; milling, 3s to 3s 7d. Flour. £8 to £8 15s. Oats: Algerian, Is fid to Is lOd; Taßmanian, white, 2a to 2s sd. Barley: Cape, 2s to 2s 3d; malting, 3s to 3s 4d. Maiie, 2s M to 2s lOd; bran, Bid to 7d; pollard, "id to Bd. Potatoes: Tasmanian, £2 os to £3; Early Bose, £■'>. Onions, £4 to £5; Butter, BJd to 8d lb; bacon, Old to 7Jd. MELBOURNE, October 2C. Wheat, 3s CJd'to 3s 7d; flour, £8 10s to £fl; eats, Is 2d to. Is 3d; barley, thin malting, 2s 3d; maize, 2s sd; bran and pollard, 7Jd; potatoes, £2 to S3 as; onions, £3 to £4 10*. Adelaide, October 20. Wheat, 3s 5d to 3s 7d; flour, £8 lis to £9; bran and pollard, Bjd to 3d; oats, Algerian, Is 7d; : white, Is lOd to 2s. , . SYDNEY WOOL SALES. 'By Telegraph Press Association.—Copyright. Sydney, October 2G. Wool was a shade firmer. Greasy sold to lljd; scoured, 31Jd. LONDON". By Telegraph.Press Association. Copyright. London, October 25. Copper: Spot, £60 lis 3d; three months, £S0 17s M. Tin: Spot, £131; three months, £130. Lead, £12 17s Gtl. ■ Wheat: An Australian caw was sold at 32s 10.} d. The total wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is '2,785,000 quarters; and for the Continent, 1,675,000 quarters; Atlantic shipments, 1000 quarters; Pacific, 30,000 quarters. Bank Shares: Bank of Australasia, £00; Bank of New South Wales, £40 10V, New Zealand Loan ',: and Mercantile debentures, £87; others unchanged. " * .^—^^— — mm

"ion, 6d. Sellers Buyers, 'lfew Zealand ... ... C 3 0 - jVPOEANCENew Zealand ... 5 7 6 -- national — 14 0 South British < ■» 0 - Standard Accident ... 4 13 0 "U i" •> jleir Zealand Accident ... 4 13 0 — ■financial — If.Z. and River Plato ... 16 9 15 0 COAL- . Hifcurangl , — — 0 13 >• Taupi-> Mines, Limited ... 0 in 6 0 1!' 3 ■Westpcrt. - 6 11 0 ... - - H '6-0 14 0 0 Thames « • 1 13 0 1 12 l) BBirpIKG— Northern Steam, paid tip... 0 18 C Northern Steam, con. ... 0 8 7 0 8 3 pevonport Steam Perry ... 1 It 0 1 15 0 J1X1BEH — Kauri, contributing ... 0 4 3 — LeySand-O'Brien, Limitsd... 2 16 2 0 8 Jii'tchelsoa Co., Ltd. ... 0 13 0 — Mountain Rimu, Limited... 1 3 G — pjrker-Lamb, Limited ... 1 6 0 14 0 MISCELLANEOUS . * Avondale Brick and Tottery 1 0 6 0 19 0 p.S.C., Limited ... ... 0 12 0 4 — H.M. Arcade Co., pref. ...10 6 — Milne and Choyce, ord. ... 110 — N.Z. Portland Cement Co. 14 0 12 6 Northern Boot — OSS Riverliead Piper Mills ... — 1 13 0 •VP. a. Ryan and Co., Ltd. 110 — Salmon, Limited, pref. ... 1 1 0 — Tonson Garlicl:, Limited ... — 10 0 ■' UTNTNGKuranai ... ... ... 0 1 3 0 0 11 Xuranui-Caledonian ... 0 1 2 0 0 9J Mahara Royal, contributing 0 0 4.J — May Queen Extended ... 0 0 4.J — New Eclipse ... .... 0 (1 4| ... New Moanataiari 0 2 6 — New Monowai ... ... 0 0 G — New .Una ... ... ... 0 0 G — -New Saxon ... ... 0 0 7 — Old Alburnia... ... ... 0 1 S 9 15 Victoria ... ••• ... 0 0 7 — New May Queen ... ... 0 0 5$ — Coronation ... •— 0 0 6$ 0 0 5} Crown 0 .3 it 0 3 3 Golden Belt, paid up ... 0 2 10 — Golden Belt, contributing... 0 2 7 — Komata Reefs ... ... ft 2 4 0 2 2 Pride of Waihi 0 13 0 10 Tairaa Broken Hills 0 2 8 0 2 3 Talisman Consolidated 0 5 tt — Waihi G 2 C GOO Waihi Beach United . ... 0 0 S.V — Waihi Consolidated ... 0 1 6 — , Waihi Consols 0 0 5 — Waihi Extended 0 8 0" 076 . Waihi Grand Junction ... 2 11 6 — _ Waihi South ... ... 0 0 6 "WaiteVauri 0 2!) 0 2 2 ' Bunker's Hill ... ... 0 17 0 13 New Four-in-Hand, paid up 0 1 G — New Four-in-Hand, con. ... 0 1 0 — Hauraki Freehold ... ... 0 0 5J 0 0 4} Harbour View ... ... 0 0 — Old Hauraki, con. ... 0 1 f. — Roval Oak, contributing ... 0 1 U — Golden Spark 0 0 & —