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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12955, 26 August 1905, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald Office, Friday evening. The sharewarket was active to-day in certain mining stocks '" investment line* Bank of New Zealand, had sales at £6 7s 6d. with unsatisfied demand at that price, late sellers askia* fib 9s. In mining stocks Waibis were done at £6 13s and £6 Us, the market dosing with further sellers at £6 W, buyers offering £6 12s 6d. As the result of a telegram from the mine manager, announcing that good stone had been taken from the No. 5 level, there was a sharp rise in the price of Waiotahi shares. Sales were from 51s &d to 50s 6d to 59s to 56s to 61s 3d to bOs to 60s bd; late, buyers offering 60s 3d, sellers holding for 60s 9d. The announcement that the Cambria reef had been struck in the Kuranui-Caledonian nine also caused brisk demand for shares in that company at advanced prices, and free sales were made Business opened at 3s lOd, and subsequent Si were from 3s 9d to 3s 2d to 3s 4d with further demand at 3s W late sellers 3s bit. Kuranui-Caledonian '( rights sold from Is 6d to Is 7d to Is 4d to Is 6d. Sew May Queens had sales from 2s 8d to & 9d to 2s 8d late buyers offering 2s Bd, seller? quoting 2s 9d Komata Reel's sold at 2s, late sellers 2s 2d, buyers Is lOd. Auckland*.were firm, and found buyers at 9*d, late sellers .l.Od, buyers 9d. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE The follnwing are Friday's doping prices, the business done l>einsr:-Banfc of -New Zealand, fti 7< Cd; Wailii, £G 13s, Hi 13*, £6 14*; Waiotabi, Dl*6d, 61*. 50, 61, m, 565, 61s 3d, 60s, 60* (id■ Kiiraiiui-Caledoiiian, 3* lOd.. ;.« 3d, .■..< 30. Ss'Sil, 3. fid, 3. Sd, 3? 91, 3s 3d, 3s 3a, 3, 3d. ?,s 3d, 3s 41; New May Queen. 2s Sd, 2* so, 2* 90,' 2s 81, 2s 81; Komata Reefs, 2»; Auckland, • | ' j ! I I . I I I

FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKETS. There lias been very little alteration in the local fruit and produce markets generally during the past week. The prices of Southern potatoes have continued to advance, but the high values asked have greatly reduced the demand and consumption. " In onions very little business was done, and consignments by the mail steamer Sonoma, from San ' Francises, due on Monday ' next, will arrive to a bare market. In the meantime, nearly the whole of the shipments for Auckland have already been sold. There is no change in (he values of grain and fodder worth mentioning. There was an excellent supply of vegetables at Ihe auctions to-day, principally cauliflowers, of superior quality, all of which realised satisfactory values. In dairy produce the supply of butter was very short Indeed, and farmers' makes sold at prices equal to and above factory kinds at auclion to-day. Stocks have now completely run cut, and the new season's supply being late in coming forward, the demand could not be satistied. " Eggs were in fairly good supply to an unlimited demand. Cheese was again so scarce I hat none was offered at auction. Poultry was in heavier supply than usual, but prices ruled high. The bulk of the turkeys sent in were on the light side, and prices ruled accordingly. Only a small number of young pigs were sent in, and the demand was strong at high rates. Generally the fruit market was strong. A shipment of bananas by the Taviuni, from Fiji, on Wednesday, was on the light side, and brought high prices. Shipments of Sydney citrus fruits by the Moana. from Sydney, on Monday, were lighter than the previous week, and prices advanced considerably. A moderate consignment of Tasmanian apples came to hand, and higher prices were realised. Local consignments of apples sold at better values than last week, where the quality was superior, but medium classes were neglected. The following were the ruling prices at the auction sales today:-

Field Produce.— local, 9s to 10s cwt; Southern, lis to 12s; seed varieties, 10s to ISa; kumaras, inferior, ljd to lid lb; unions, American, prime, Ids to 17s cwt; chaff, superior local. £5 10s ton; ditto, Southern, £5 to £5 10s.

Dairy Produce.—Dairy and separator butter, Hid to Is lb; pastry, none; farmers' keg, firsts and seconds, none; milled, in bulk, for export. Is lb; factory rolls. Is. Eggs, fresh SJd to 9d dozen, pickled, none. Cheese: Farmers r none; factory', lid to Gjd lb. Bacon, 7d; hams, firsts PA seconds id to Gd.

Fruit.—Apples: Local dessert, superior, ss to Ids case; medium, Cs to 8s; second class, Is; cooking, none; Hobnrt, 7s 3d to 10s case. Oranges local, dessert, inferior, 2s to 3s bos; Poor Man's! 7s to 7s 9d case; Sydney Seyilles, lis to 3s 6d;' Island, Cs to 8s; Sydney, Ss to 0s; mandarins'. Sydney, lis to ss. Lemons, local, prime, 3s to •Is; Sydney, Gs Cd to Sis. Passion fruit, local, Is to 2s Gil bos;; Sydney, prime, Gs to 7s; secondclass, .Is; walnuts, local, 4d to id lb; peanuts -ijian, 2d to 2M; Japanese, 3}d to %1; bananas', 3s to 3s Cd bunch, lid to 2d lb; pines, Queensland is Cd to 9s case; cocoanuts. Gs 6tl sack. Poultry.— Is 7d to 2s Cd each: table roosters, Is 9d to 2s Kid (.according to weight}- 'ducks Is «d to 2s 6,1; geese. 3s Cd to 4s; chicks, Cd to Is; ducklings, id to 7d; turkey*, gobblers 'Is to Ills, hens 3s to 5g 3d. ' Miscellaneous.—Young pigs, Ids to 13s 9d each. CLEARING SALE AT RANOIEIRI. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, report:— Wednesday August "3 we held a clearing sale of live and dead stock "on account of Mr. Ronton. A large number of buyers aHendet, from Hamilton, Taraahere. and neighbourhood. The dairy cows wore mostly second and third calf, and realised from £g lbs to £7 12s Rd; heifers near profit, £0 10s to £G lisbackward heifers, £3 to £3 15s; voting cattle, £1 7s to £1 lis; bull. £3 10s; medium"' draught, wares m foal, £10 to £17 10s; coming 3-year-old medium draught colts, £11 10s to £15; 2-year-old medium draught colts, £9 us to £14 vearlin» draught colts, £7 to fill is: light harness foal«° £.5 10s to £8 10s: roller, £7 2s (id; Oliver rJ lou«l,' .U Ids; chaifcutter, £3 12s Cd; horsepower £6 12* Cd; spring cart, £5 12s Cd. The balance of farm implements, harness, furniture, and sundries realist the usual prices; piano, £23. At the conclusion of the tale several ponies and lH,t hacks were sold at auction for £5 7s Cd to £6 10s ■ 12 young cattle. £1 7s; springing heifers. £3 12« Cd to £(j los on account of other vendors. CHAIN' AND PRODUCE. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] CHEISTCHURCH. Friday. There is a fair quantity of wheat offering locally, but buyers are not keen to purchase. Miller-- are merely buying to keep up stocks, and the only shipping lots changing hands are in eases where prices are well within quotations. The only sale of any consequence reported is of 2000 bushel-, of Hunters and Tuscan, at 3s Cd, at a country station, the wheat being somewhat sprouted, but tit for shipping. Outs are inquired for, but none are offering. Chaff is easier, and 50s is all that is offered for prime quality. Growers of potatoes are now holding final v, and little business is doim? at the prices asked' Derwents are nominally £ll per. ion at country stations, POTATOES AND ONIONS. By Telegraph.— Association.— I Stone v, August 25. ' The reduced consumption of potatoes and onions it causinj a slight easing of the prices.

MM■Sellers. Buyers. HANKS- & »• J - *; a ; New Zealand ... ..080 U 7 0 National *' ' r ' 11 ■' 1:1 G INSURANCE— New Zealand 4 1* " I 0 National 1 •' " ] - IJ South British — *'4 11 Standard 0 Hi 1,1 o.lu lj FINANCIALN.Z. and Hirer Piute ... — ICS COALHtkurangi DIG (1 — Northern, Ltd., 10s paid... — 'I Id 0 Northern, Ltd., 7s (id paid — 0 10 o Taupiri Mines, Limited ... U 1H .1 U IS M GASAuekland H 1" 0 34 5 0 Gisborne — I It) 0 SHIPPING Northern, contributing ... 0 8 0 0 7 1* TIMBEE— Kauri, contributing ... 0 4 4 0 1 2, Parker-Lamb, Limited ... — 13 0 MISCELLANEOUSD.S.C.. Limited 0»9 — Milne and Choyce, ordinary 110 — New Zealand Drug, £2 ... S u — W. A. Evan and Co. ... 0 18 li — Tunson Garliek Co., Ltd. 0 IS U 0 18 0 Union Oil — 10 Wiseman and .Son;, pref. u 19 u — Wilson and Co., pref. ... I it 0 0 IS U Auckland Tramways ... 11 5 0 — Galbraith Iron and Steel... 0 10 ti — MINING— Knranni — _ 0 !J ® Kuranui-CaleJonian... ... 0 Ii 5 0 •> 4 Kuranui-Caledon. " right*" 0 1 0 " 1 £ New Eclipse . - U 0 ' New May Queen 0 2 » " ■ '* ° New Moanataiari .023 U 2 0 New Saxon 0 0 10} 0 l) 9i Old Alburnia .... ...OIK o 1 2 Victoria • ... 0 14 0 1 - AVaiotalii :1 0 « ■' 11 .' Moanataiari Extended, p.u. 0 0 0 — Vanguard 0 u 3 — drown DUO 029 Golden Belt, paid up ... 0 -'7 0 2 4 iCoiuata Beefs 'J 2 - r ' 1 10 Pride of Waihi 0 1 >' - — 'Pairua Broken Hills ... 0 1-1 0 1 0 Talisman Consolidated ... " 12 5 o 12 2 I Wailii OHO 012 0 Waihi Beach 0 0 7 0 0 <i Waihi Consolidated ... 0 2 ii 0 1 11 Wailii Extended 0 ft 10 0 ft li I Waihi South 0 0 2 — Vi'aimangn, li paid ... -- .004 Waimangu, (id paid ... 0 0 ii — Auckland ... 0 0 10 0 II 9 Bunker's Hill 0 0 11 DOS Huuraki Freehold ... Oil — Old Hauraki, contributing 0 0 ti — Koyal Oak, paid up ... o 0 M — G. A. Bottle, Chairman. B. V. Huddw,9TO>,', Secretary. 3,14 p.m., August. 25, 1905. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls. Due. Golden Belt, August 14 ... 0 0 1 Aug. 28 New Saxon, August 15 0 0 Sept. 4 New Monowai, August 15 0 0 1 Sept. 4 Old Alburnia. August 15 ... 0 0 1 Sept. i I Kuranni, August 23 0 0 1 Sep. 11 Victoria, August 21 0 0 1 Sep. 13 Dividends. I* 118 - ; Waihi G.M. Co. 0 3 0 Sept. 1 I Hamilton Gas Co. (per annum),.. 1ft p.o. Now