COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12736, 13 December 1904, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald Office, ■ ■' Monday evening. i 1 here was a firm tono on the sharemarkel: t to-day, and fair business was done in miu- - ing shares. There were sales of Kuranui- • Caledonians at Is, and more wanted at lid. ; .May Queen Extendeds changed hands at 4d, I and New May Queens at 3d. Waiotahis,, ' which have not Been much quoted of late, • were called for at 15s, with no sellers. The reason for the rather sudden rise is not publicly known, but shareholders are not disposed for business at present. In Upper I hames lines Tairua Broken Hills sold at 2s id and 2s 9cL with further buyers quoting - , 1 ' 1 "j. former figure. , There were sales of . Talisman Consolidated* at 9s 9u, and Waitekauris 2s lOd. Waihi Extendeds were in demand at improved rates, and there were inquiries for Waihi Grand Junctions at £;5 , Bs, with sellers at £3 13s. There was little i change in investment shares. South British J Insurance were asked for at £4 7s, other - shares firm at late rates, j The Molcoia has brought another consignment of Sydney onions, and these have sold on the basis of the higher cost advised last week. J The same vessel brings a further lot of I the new season's dried fruits. A heavy sale ■ j is reported in 'nil lines. Almonds and nuts j are also selling very freely. The new sea- ! son s Barcelona and almond nuts have arj rived, and are turning out of very fin» i quality. The walnuts left over from last : j season are in very poor condition. A good . | many muscatels are left over from last season, and are offering at a reduction. Figs j are meeting a heavy sale, being cheaper - this year. J Agents report as follows on American canned fruits:—" Our principals in San | Urancisco advise great scarcity in peaches,, | specially in cheaper grades. The association have a very limited supply in band, and j have withdrawn quotations on all grades except one variety of extras. It will be impossible to obtain cheaper grades of peaches late in the season, except at very 1 high prices.*. Dried fruits remain high and firm. Ihe very heavy recent rains have considerably damaged this commodity, as a. largo quantity was still in the driers." Prices I have advanced materially, and with the ! shortage of fancy stock, higher figures will jbe realised The packing of raisins and j prunes has been very much retarded, but ; the quality is fancy, and with the prevaili ing low prices stocks should move freely. j Ihe larger sizes of prunes are scarce, which ! will tend to increase the sale of smaller ; sizes. I Prunes have been very cheap for some | time, the market, being kept down by large j stocks in hand in America, but these will I probably move off better in view of this ' later news. j An advance has taken place in pollard. | AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. j Tiie following »re Mondav'a closing prii-e« the business done being us "follow* :_Km-«)i:i.'i,\ds- . (lonian, Is; Xew May Queen. 8d; May Queen Exj tended, iii: Tairua Broken Hills. 2.» 7,i and 2s MI i'.ilisaian Consolidated, t ! s I'd; W»it«kauri, 2s KM. j BANKS- - Beller BliTtr9 ' j National 5 0 0 417 0 j INSURANCE- . New Zealand ... ... 5 2 6 | National ... ... ... 1 i « _ i South British ... .. ,i in 0 iT 0 New Zealand Accident ... i 12 0 _ nX'A.NUAIN.Z. and River Plate ... 1 0 8 15 0 COAL— Hikurangi ... . _ OIS 3 Taupir: Mines. Limited ... 0 is 3 GAS— Atiekiaml 14 o,i 13 15 0 Taames i 13 o _ ' Irisbonie' ... 1 IS 0 _ BHIPPIXU- . Korthcrn Steam, paid en... 0 1? 10' D'eronpo'rt Steam Fcrrv".. '._ ' ]p; ■; TIMBER— Kauri, contributing .040 — Leyland-O'Brien, Limited... 2 1 i; — -Mitohelson Co 0 1". 0 0 12 6 Mountain Bitni;, Limited... 13 « — Parker-Lamb, Limited ... 14 0 12 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Avondale Brick and Pottery 10 0 _ 0.5.C., Limited ... ..". 011 3 010 6 . N.Z. PortUnd Cement Co. 1 2 i; — J. D. Roberts and Co.. Ltd. 0 17 K To.isou Gariick Co.. 1 111. 1 0 i; — Union Oi' 10 0 DEBENTURES— New Zealaivl Government, 4} per cent _ OS i) 0 UININU— ~- - ■ - - Ktiraniii "" ..'. ';. ,','.' o"i 1 00 9 Karanni-Caledonian ;ij ...Oil 0 011 Mahara- Royal, -paid op ... (> OH M»b»ra Royal, contributing 0 0 4 0 0 'I May (Jueen Extended ... 0 0 ' 4.V ' 0 0 3', New Eclipse ... ...00 8 006 New May Queen ... ... 0 OH 0 0 Gi New Moanataiari ... .*;:,.. 0 2 0 0 18 \"ew Mor.owai ... ... 0 0 0 _ Sew Una ... ..; "... 0 0 lij — New Saxon ... it 0 0 0 d 3 .Old Alburaia ... ... oil u 00 Victoria ... 0 0 7 Tfatotalii ... o ,15 0 Coronation ~„ ... ... 0 0 51 0 0 5 Crowa 0 3 0 Golden 'Bell, paid up ... 0 3 0 _ Golden Belt, contributing 0 2 8 0 2 7 Komata Beefs ... ... 0 2 0 0 19 Pride oH 'Waihi ... ... 0 10 0 010 Tairua Broken Hills ... 0 2 » 0 2 7 Talisman Consolidated ... 010 0 0 9 C Waihi ... ... 6 7 0 ' Waihi Beach United ... COG 0 0 41 VVaihi Consolidated ... 0 1 11 0 1 C* Waihi Extended 0 (i 8 0 6 5 Waihi Grand Junction ... 313 0 3 (i 0 Waihi South ... 11 0 i! Waitekanri .. 0 ,'i 0 0 2 fl Bunker's Hi!! Oil 0 0 10 New Four-in-Had, paid up 0 Id New Four-fn-Hand, con. ...,'> 0 11 — Hiuraki Freehold ... .. 0 0 C — Harbour View .. ... 0 0 5 — ■ Old Hanraki, contributing... 0 10 0 0 "i Hidden Treasure ... ... 0 10 0 10 G. A. BUTTLE, Chairman W. H. O. .Tonsr3TO.T, Secretary. 3.15 p.m., December 12, 1!504. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls. Os». Big Beetle, November 11 ... 0 0 0} Dec. 14 Waihi Beach, November 22 ... 0 0 1 Dee 14 Old Hauraki, con., Dccembsr 12 0 0 1 Dec. 2',i Dividends. W. A. Ryan and Co. (per annum) 8 p.e. Dec. 13 Mount Lyell Mining and Railway 0 13 Dec 13 . HAMILTON STOCK SALE. The New Zealand I/un and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Hamilton, report:— our Hamilton monthly stock sale on Thursday, December 8, cattle of all classes were brought forward in very large numbers, 1300 odd head. The yarding accommodation being again insufficient, we were compelled to make a second yarding, and also use all spare sheep pens and drafting yards, and this delayed the sale till a late hour. Young cattle were again at low values, and a number referred in consequence of there often being a difference of irom 10s to 15s per head between bcyer and feller. Fresh-conditioned cows and heifers and three to fonr-yenr-old stt-.ers were required, end all sold at satisfactory prices. The beef pens contained 140 head, mostly prime sleers and young cows and heifers- from Baterangi, Cambridge, Bushy Park, Tamahere, and neighbourhood. Competition was brisk throughout, and all sold at the hammer. The best steert realised from fiS Lis to £10; lighter weights, £7 10? to £8 7s Od; prime young cows ami heifers. £C 5s to £8; others, £5 5s to £5 15s; aged heavy cows, .c<S lTis to £3 10s; wellbred yearlings (mixed) sold at. from £2 4s to J(:2 ISs; others, £1 16s to £2; this season's calves, 17s to £1 8s; two and two and a-half-year-old steers, £4 to £4 lis; fresh three-year-old steers, £•< 10s to £6; forward steer 3, £7 is; fresh cows and heifers, £4 os to £0; store cows, £2 r>g to £3; quiet empty two-year-old heifers, £3 10s to £4 3s. About 40 dairy cows and heifers offered, and all at profit sold at late values. Cows, £5 5s to £6 15s; heifers, £4 15s to £6. The sheep pens were supplied with 5*30 fat and store sheep, and all were disposed of at. (satisfactory price*. Heavy twes, 19» Gd; lighter Weights, lis Cd to 17s; forward ewes, 12s fid to 15s; two-tooth wethers, 12s 9d to 133 6d; aged ewes (in wool) .id lambs at side, 15s the couple. Pigs, in full supply, required. Best weaners, 12s to 163 6d; others, 8s" to 10; i Cd; porkers, 18s to £1 sa. AGENT-GENERALS MARKET CABLEGRAM. [BY TKt/KCf.APU.— PIIKS3 ASSOCIATION.] WKbLISGTON', Monday. The Department of Industries and Commerce has received the following cablegram from the AgentGenera!, dated London, December 10: — Since cabling last week there has been no alteration in the mutton market. The lamb market, is quiet. Beef is in bettei demand. Stocks of New Zealand beef on hand are light. Average price to-day :— Hindquarters New Zealand beef, 3'd; foreqnarters, 2Jd. Toe butter market is firm, with good demand. Average price of choicest New Zealand butter today, 10Cs; Danish, 116s. The cheese market is steady. Canadian, Hit. The hemp market is quiet, but firm. The price of New Zealand hemp, good fair Wellington grade, on spot, to-day, is £31; January to March shipments, £31 10.-. The price of Manila hemp of fair current grade on spot to-day io £41 10s per ton. There has been no alterAtion in the cocksfootseed market during the past week. The wool market is firm, with an upward tendency in all grades of medium coarse crossbred?. These dualities have advanced £d per lb. ' Importations of River Plate mutton into the United Kingdom during the past month (November) amounted to 268, carcases, of which 06,307 were lauded at London, 147,064 tit Liverpool, 08C4 it Newcastle. BMO at Cardiff. 3245 at Southampton, 10G7 at Plymouth, and 1502 at Irish ports. The quantity of lamb imported was 2051 carcases, of which 200 were landed at London, and 1761 at Liverpool. The quantity of Argentine butter landed in the United Kingdom during November was 3261cwt, landed at London and Liverpool. , LONDON. I By Telegraph Press Association— Copyright. ; LONDON", December 11. 1 Mutton, unchanged. Lamb: Canterbury, light 61d, j heavv «Jd; rest unchanged. New Zealand beef: Ox fores, 2Jd; ox hinds, Sid River Plate mutton- Heavy, 3Jd ; light, 4Jd. Biver Plate beef: Fores. '2,]rl; hinds, 2Jd. . , Babbits . Unchanged. Quiet on spot owing to large supplies of English, but, there is good demand for forward shipments. Copper: (Spot. £G5 ss; three months, £G5 12s od. There is a good demand for South Se» copra. Distant parcels, in bulk. UJd, cargoes afloat, 17^(1.

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