COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12878, 29 May 1905, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

New Zeaund Herald Office, Saturday evening. rr H E share-market was fairly active to-day. In investment, lines no business was reported. I' l mining lines Waiotahis again firmed, with sales at 31s and 31s 6tl, sellers closing at 31s, buyers 50s 9d. New May Oue&ns sold at- 2s Id, Into sellers 2s 2d. buyers 2s. New Monowais were looked for at Id, sellers 9d. Tairua Broken Hills were done at Is 6d And Waihi Extended* at 8s Td. Talismans at 10s 9d had buyers at 10s 3d, Waihis were, on offer at, £6 12s 6d without buyers. Grand Junctions had inquiry at, 60s witlwut sellers. In others lines late prices '''V. GROCERS' MARKET QUOTATION'S. The fallowing are the quotations for butter and eggs for the week ending dune 3. fixed I')' the Dairy Produce Committee: — Factory butter, best brands, Is per lb: farmers' and separator makes, first grades 9d, second piracies Sd; eggs, fresh, Is 3d dozen, pickled ; 10riV AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. The following are Saturday's closing price*, the liu.«ines9 -done bein^:—\i-w May Queen, '2? til; W»i"t.V.ii. J:t I'*, XI lis Hit-. Tairiia broken Hill-. 3s 6-1; "A*i»ii Extended, Ss 7d. Seller*. Buyer.".

0. A. BUTTI.K. Chairman. H. P. 1/UDLSSTON. Secretary. 13.15 p.m., May 27, 1905. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. CM: V '"■ Old Alhumu. Mar 3 0 0 I ay j£ iSJ^"S.'. ; ::: =« o ■»■ Kiiranui. May W ... « » »»> " v. ami Beach. May is o l M. -i £!«-s'? r ™,ni!™» Waihi South, Hay 2G " " 1 J « ne 1J Dividend*. , ~ , , ~ Il^'"';i Uonat Lvtll Mining nd Railway 0 , « J _'■"• " Wiihi G.M Co. " 2. u JJUe SALE OF TURNII' STOCK. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency SZr '*" o« tfl> 'lie "«T awfToV turnip .tocking.and yarded 1W «W Peel Buyers were present from le ln»e. tau. rani a. Te Kuiti, Kawhia, Uornusrille. ami uetgnliouthood, and we report a most. >'-^'-;« ! ' I ';' ever? line being quitted at auction except ;n S «£• : D ens It 21-veut steers and a lew rough cattle :..'. ytilW Half' "the number ottered were woU-brcJ own steer, in fresh and forward cond I. t , .. iud these elicited keen competition tlirouglio.it, th" n-mre. reached ('•:■ * number ol pens beinv co.i; .■ idered unite equal to last year. Calves advanced in uric* considerably, and sold up to £1 las, JW; Fn£lJ 2-year-old cattle were required -ml»» sold at an advance over recent sales-. iw hun rir d and thirty 3 to i-year-old steers from ae A Uu realised Irom £4 1- «> 13s; 40 bullocks Se tuK'from l*. McMillan'. P. Bull, and A. Edison.' 17 os to 17 Us M, .> alltl -i-year steer, from Death Bros., Frank Gibson, and other*. 1 » *s to Hi 15s- 24 and 3-vwr steers from It. beat HI ami 1 I-'• II '' 4 15s to 15 11.'. We .130 3-year steers from Taratwki. though looking tired alter their 1,, drive, were all S old at satisfactory prices to t i.- owners Fresh cows and heifer?, la 10* to «■) Irs to 10 Id"; strong calves, 11 <» to J. »»»> Shew. lU* to 11 3-; yearling. K\ »* " ;£ W-niontba' steers. £2 IN u. -'--' I<*. r-",' I ,.';''';.' i-i is to iU; 'J ! : and 3-vear steers, i-1 as to -Co 10-, quiet l^';' ,7-J'r 3WO sheep of all d„«! Viyers were represented (rem all parts 0 f ,he Waikato. Te Kuiti. Te Puke, an. Auckland and eviilentlv came prepared to give llje hi"h prices ruling at recent -ales consequent!} everv liu« was sold at the hammer excepting two pen? V . S H cull ..we* Several lines of fa pens ot aged cull ewes. '""'" .. , wethers elicited keen competition, and soul at , fiom £1 '-'« 3d to 11 -' M: forward wether., 10s j 11' Jill /-* .->"« * , 1U . ■ *.\T #* * ~ isAd; b0.,.1 forward eves. Ills bd to IS.-, ewes . in lamb 1"» 3d to IS- (700 in one line at Ids), ■nod lambs 11" UM to 13s M i smaller norm, bs M to Ids 2d: awed store r*es, Ws; ag*d ewes in , lamb, Us to 10s 3d; cull ewes, '■* to >■-'■ { HAMILTON STOCK SALE. i The V.w Zealand Loan and .Mercantile Agency. Company, Limited, lUinirtnn, report.: At our , Hamilton monthly stock sale on 11.* s o■ ,■ last, .tore cattle were not yarded in such large lumbers as usual, but all those offered were required own.!, ■ . " to tome outside buyers ben; preset, and sola •>► B ati<factorv prices to the venders, even pen bein? quitted under the hammer. Well-bred strong calves sold from 11 0, to 12; smaller sorts, «■ ■I, ill Is: yearling steers, 11 lbs to ... --, w »i • ,te y ers, i:2 UN to 13 3,; two,ve:,r-< d months -tpers, l- J'" 4 " '-• • ■.- ~, titters, 13 I**; frefh cows, 13 10" I" *-•! I's „>.. The beef pons contained » f i fat cattle, ami comJX,:. petit;'',, was.brisk throughout. Prime tonng rows !„d heifers, <:« 10s to 'IV os, one extra prune l« HI,- a-ed cows, 11 10s to 15 Us. The sheep pens were well supplied, more than the number a..verified being yarded. Fat sheep sold at hi i figures, and many more would have been placed. Vat two-tooth wethers realised 11 -Is, fat ewes • Us to 11 3s Cd; and lichter weielits, lbs (.d to i;<s- 200 ewes in lamb, realised from lis to lbs Bu, IfUDto. 10s to lis; shorn lambs, 13a hd Un I >' a few pic, were ottered, and sold at «s each. lia.n .lock were poorly represented; backward spniicera, Hi os to .C, 10s; heifers, near profit, la as. LONDON'. By Telegraph.-! 1 .-'" Associatiou.-Copyright. LONDON. May 27. _ LANK OF ENGLAND 11ETURNS. Haul: of Kngland returns for the week are -Cold coin. £35.542,000; reaerye. ,Ui, 5.0.,, IHsrccntaKe of reserve to liabilities 02.15; notes in circulation. £28.852.0yj; »,uhut tie HI 682 000- other deposit-. <.«o\i..iinent Seenritics. £15.651.000: other ser-unliea. £26.893,000. TUB MONEY MARKET. Three months' bills are disconnted at 24. CONSOLS AND COLONIAL STOCKS. Consols. 90 3-16. Taerruiniaii 3 per cmiU., .'J;. ' Other stocks unchanged. WHEAT. ~ . The wheat markets arc quiet, anil prices nro steady. The Continental luaikels .we "liKhlly lower. Uartroes are flrui. at d Wa« is asked for Victorian loadinu'. '' l "t (c thousand naarters or a South AustnU. i March shipment*lmve been sold at ■**, M. Flonr is steady, ami »twrtiser. owing "- American advices. JiUTI'EH. Umii.t is slightly [Inner, owing to the eoh , ~!•; weather .Wing V > Danish is unchwiifetl! New /«■*'•""«•,f", '.'' SSn: Aitstraliau. 90- t" 93" lot, :" W! ' CHEESE. New Zealand. 50s 10 51». owl«B to the arrival of the u#w Canadian make*. W METALS. : Copper: Three month,, £64 Is 3d to i.6s 10 Via; Spot. r-,7-7 r„ ,„ £137 13,; three 'illl: Spot. ivlJ' f» t" months, £130 5s to £130 -■''• iron, £45 lis. , ~ -. Lead, £12 15s to £12 16s oil. k • Silver, 2s 215-16 d. Spelter: 233 to 23,. ;•■ SUCiAK. v;; . Kusar: First marks, lis 3d; German, 1-3 / .: "' - WOOL. The Bradlord wool market firm. I'or- . " ties. 15>d; fortv-iiics, 17k(1; cOhimou autic, ' £4id; super, 2jcl.

JJAXKS- «_». d. i- »■ d. New ftaland G '- 1 0 r. If. 0 Xatioml •> M " 5 11 *i INSLKASCR— New Zealand ■» it' « — South British -i M '- 1 — FINANCIAL— X.Z. and River IM.ite ... 1 7 i; It; :■ COALHiki::ansi ... 0 17 3 — >"ortlern Coal, Limited, r< it paid « « « — Taiipi'i Mines, Limited ... 10!' — VVftpjrt li it l > GAS— Thimn 1110 — Slew Plymouth — 7 5 0 snirris'»»— Sorthdn Steam, paid up ... 0 !ii I! — Devonfort skearu Ferry ... 1 H U 1 12 0 TIMBEI— ,, Kauri, contributing ... » 3 : u 3 5 LcylaaS-OTu-ien, Ltd. ... - 0 U • 1 in u MitcKdson Co '.' 12 ti .— Moojtain pimu. Limited ... lit; — ParVsr-Lanib, Limited ... — 1 '. 0 {MISCELLANEOUS- ■ D.5.C Limited 0 9 3 0 S 10 JJlne and Choree, Ltd., .preference „ 1-0 — Mine and Choyce, Ltd., ordinary I 1 o — >'.'/,. Drop, £3 - s o J.Z. Portland Cement ... I - i> 1 - " V. A. Kv.in and Co., Ltd. 1 0 0 U IS ti Tonson Garlick. Limited ... i 0 d Wilson and Co., prcf. ... 1 U " — JO'INO— ,Tur.imii " " 5*4 " " Snranni-Oilertoni.in '" - ■'. " - " Mahar* Loyal ... 0 0 '.1 M.iv Qnc.'M Extended ... ti •> « 0 tl 1 * New Eclipse » 1 >' Sew May Queen » - " '■ - " New Moanataiari " - - '•' '• " New Moiicwai «' " •' '' " ' Sew L'n.t ll " > ; New S«»n " 0 if " " •-' Old AlUuut* '•' 1 '" — Victoria 0 1 " " " "5 tt'motahi I I! " ' ,i! i' Moanatalarl Extended, p.u. 0 'J '• " '' ■-' ' Moanatainri Extended, cult. 0 tl 3 J Coronation, contributing ... •' n i! 0 " - Crown " ■■ I" Uctlden Belt, paid up ... 0 3 3 ° - 11 Uuldeti Belt, contributing " 3 - " - '■' Komata Leers Oil' 0 1 < • 1'rlde •>•' Waihi " '■ '• '' '• ■' ITalriia Broken Hills ... 0 17 » 1 » ' Talisman Consolidated ... 0 10 I' 0 10 i! . NVaiut I! - i: Wailii Beach ••■ " » - l : «' '» ' W'iiihi Consolidated ... 0 - -1 " '- 1 Wrtilii Extended <■> > ; •"' 0 it 0 Waihi Grand Junction ... -- 3 '■' tl Wailii South 'J " '• — . Bunker's Hill 0 ' '.' 0 0 '' . New Four-in-Hand, con. ... 0 (• ■>) _ — Hattrakl Freehold •' 1 - — , Old Hauraki, contribittin: 0 0!) —