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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 12991, 7 October 1905, Page 3

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New Zealand Herald Office, Friday evening. Business was rather quiet on 'Change today. There were inquiries for National Banks at £5 14s, at which figure business was done," and more were to be had at that price. In industrial . stocks the only sale recorded was Kauri Timbers • (paid-up) : at 14s 6d, the closing terms being: Sellers 14,9 9d, buyers' 14s '2d. Coal mines received attention in Taupiri Mines, which changed hands at 19s 6d. , .They opened with sellers at 20s, and buyers 19s 3d. At last call sellers modified their demand by 3d, the quotation being: Buyers 19s 3d, sellers 19s 9d. In Thames stocks Waiotahis opened with sales at' 725, and closed with business done at 6d lower, buyers offering at last call 70s, sellers holding out for 725. In Kuranui-Caledonians there were fcuyetfs at 2s 4d, who had their wants satisfied, but at last call the price at which business was done was 2r 3d. New Eclipse sold to 6d, and closed with sellers at 6£d. Old Alburnias were done at Is 9d, and more wanted at that figure, sellers asking 2s. Now May Queens were in demand, sales at 2s 9d, 2s lOd, and 2s 9d being effected, with further buyers at 2s 9d. New Monowais were done at sd, closing rates being: Sellers 6d, buyers 4id. In Upper Thames stocks Talisman Consolidated? were wanted at first call at 15s 3d, and were supplied at that figurethey also changed hands at 15s 2d, with more buyers at that price, sellers asking 15s 6d. They eased off at the second call, when business was done at 15s Id and 15s, sellers being prepared to supply at tho former figure. Komata, Reefs were done at 2s, and closed with buyers 2s, and sellers 2a 3d. In Golden Belts (contributing) sales were effected at 3s to 2s lid, with further buyers at 2s ]Od to 2s 9d, sellers asking 3a 2d, and at last call prepared to take 3s. Waihi Grand Junctions were sold at ss. cloning buyers 4s lid. sellers 5s 2d. Waimangus were don© at 9d to 9£d for Is paids, and sj. for 7d paicis. The. closing quotations were: For Is paid, buyers B£d, sellers lOd: and for 7d paids, buyers 4d, sellers fed. Coromandel properties were represented by Old Hanraki (contributing), which changed hands at 4£d, sellers demanding 6d for further supplies. Hidden Treasures had sellers at 5d to 4d, with sales', at 3d. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. The following are Friday's eloping prices on th« Exchange, the business done being as foil#*?: — National Bank, £5 Me; Kauri Timber (paid up), Us 6d; Taupiri Coal Mines, 19s 63; Waiotahi, 71s 6d; Kuranui-Caleaonian, 2s 3d; New Mav Queen, 2s 9d; Golden Belt (paid up), 2s lid; Talisman Consolidated, 15s; Waimangu (Is paid), 9?, d; Waimangu ("d paid). j.Vd: Waihi Extended, ss; New ilonowai. 5(1; Hidden Treasure (paid up), 3d.

Sunbeam .0 0 10J 0 0 .9 Hidden Treasure, paid up 0 0 4 — G. A. BUTTLE, Chairman. H. P. HUDDLE3TOH, Secretary. 3.15 p.m., October C, 1906. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls. ' Due. Wdihi Extended, September 29 ...' 0 0 2 Oct. 2: New M(tiinaUi*ri, October 3 ... 0 0 0£ Oct. II May Queen Extended, October 3 0 0 1 Oct. 1 DiTideadt. Dn«. X»uk of Australasia ... ... 2 8 0 Now Waietabi 0 2 0 Oct. 1 Direct Supply Co., 8 per cent, per annum and ft per cent, on ibarehelderg' purchase# Oct. 1! FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKETS. The local fruit and produce markets liav< been fairly steady during the past week Supplies, so far as local produce is conceruea were light, auu aithougn operations on. oehai of buyers were moderate, stocks genera Have been cleared at satisfactory rates. It potatoes, very little business was aoiie. i lew small consignments oi Waikato came ti Hand, hut having been kept rattier too long aid not command the attention of buyers as compared with the new American and las manian lots. The market has been left ai most empty, awaiting consignments by tb< mail steamer Sierra, irom tan francisco, or Monday. A few'small lots of new potatue: came forward, some of which, being of ex eel lent quality, touched 23 a lb under the bam mer. Several local growers expect to star! digging.' within the next ten days. but. sup plies tor some time will be very scarce, li: onions, the market has been cleared for Syd upv, although local retailers are not in imrne fliate need, and higher prices will be asked for consignments from .San Francisco by the Sierra, which will only bring a small quantity. Grain and fodder 9 re firmly held in sympathy with the advance el' values in the South. In dairy produce the supplies of but ter at the auction sales were much shorter many of the farmers having made other arrangements for the disposal of their product There was keen competition for all submitted Fresh eggs ' were also sent in to the auc lions in smaller quantities, and averaged 3c per dozen. The market has been left vers bare of cheese. ' In bacon and hams th« market is considerably overstocked, tin greater portion, consisting of second-class necessitating forced sales. Prices ruled lower than last week, and even then only limited quantities could be disposed of with out reserve. In fruit, the Mokoia landed from Sydney, on Monday, 1146 packages, con sisting of Sydney oranges, lemons, pasaior fruit, and mandarins, Tasmanian apples, anc Queensland pines. The Sydney fruits wen in good condition, and sold under keen bid' ding, the greater demand being for orange; and mandarins. Tasmaniau apples were landed in fair order, but sold at very low rates, owing to the heavy shipments which have continued to come forward of late. A few extra special lines of these, shipped direct from the growers, however, realised very high prices. The Sierra, due from San Francisco on Monday, has a small quantity on board, and if they pass the inspector will come to a very bad market-. Some locallygrown apples, chiefly Dochertys, are still finding their wav on to the market, but owing to having been held past their proper season, are not now worth to the producer what they would have realised two months ago, Poultrv was penned in numbers beyond that of . last week. .The b:cluing was very strong and prices throughout ruled high indeed. Young pigs were sent in in very small numbers, and the demand, as ■ is usual at this time of the year, was strong and unsatisfied • Vegetables of seasonable sorts were in fail supply, including the ■ first ; consignment ol new green peas, which were unusually early this„vear. All lines sold at high rates. Tht following were the ruling prices at the auc tion sales to-day:— _ Field Produce.—Potatoes: Waikato, £1( ton; Southern. £11 to £12; seed kinds. £1' to £15; . new kidneys, 2£d to 2ijd lb; poor samples, lhl to lid. Onions: American, 18s cwt. Chaff, £5 to £5 10s ton. Vegetables.— Is 3d to 2s dozen; cauliflowers, 43 to 6a 6d; cucumbers, 6s tc 8s; rhubarb, 3s to 6s; asparagus. 6a to 7s 6d; green peas, 25,6 d to 2s lOd peck. Dairy Produce.—Dairy and separator batter, in prints or rolls, first quality, < 9Jd to JlQid lb; Dag try, none; farmers' hep. firstß oil

to Bid, seconds none; milled, in bulk,; for, i export, lOd; factory ralla, lid. Fresh eeea, 8d dozen, Cheese' Farmers',: none; factory, ! 6d' lb; loaf, 6id Bacon Farmers', 5d to 6d; factory, 6d to 6id. Hams: - Farmers', 5d to 6d; factory, 6d to 7d. Fruit.—Apples Lecal dessert, 5s to 6s case; Hobart. 5s 3d to 10b 6d; tomatoes, hothouse, 74d to 9d lb. Oranges Local, 2s to 4s case; Island, 8s to 9s, Sydnev. 4s t« 5s 6d; mandarins, Sydney, 2s 6d to 7s (according to quality). Lemons: Local, prime, 3s to 4s; Sydney, 6s to 7s; lecal rough and coarse, 2s to 2s 6d. Passion fruit, local es to 10s, Sydney 5s t6"Bs 6d; bananas, 3s to 4s bunch, repacked l 2d lb; pines, Queensland, 8s to 10s case; cocoanwts, 7s to 8s sack. . - 4 Poultry.—Hens, Is 9d to 2s 7d each; table roosters, 2s 6(1 to 3s 7d; ducks, Is 7d to 2s 3d; geese, 3s to 4s; chicks, 7d to Is; ducklings, 7A to Is 3d; turkeys, gobblers 3s to 9s 3d, hens 3s to 5s 7d. r ! Miscellaneous.—Young pigs, 10s to 12s 9d each. | GRAIN AND PRODUCE. (BY TKLKGRAI'H. —rRKSS ASSOCIATION.] Chp.istchurch. Friday. There is no further moYement on the local, wheat market, the tone Joeing easier, though prices are not affected. . Millers haying replenished their stocks are satisfied. for the time being, and holders are not inclined to push sales. A week of fine weather ha« been taken advantage of by the farmers to overtake delayed work, so that few have- been attempting to sell grain. OatS are still wanted, and are very firm, but practically no offerings. Potatoes have recovered ' somewhat in price from the recent fall, as buyers find that they have had to make ati advance in order to obtain supplies to (111 orders. Prices offered, are now £8 to £8 10s at country stations. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Copvriglit. SYDNEY, October 6. The weekly wool sales closed very strong, with values for the best classes a farthing to a halfpenny above the level of a month ago. " Faulties, it' anything, were weaker. Crossbreds especially were in good demand. LONDON. By Telejrapli—Press Asjociition. — London, October 5. Wheat: American visible supply, 28,894,900 bushels.-■ •. Silver, 2s 4£d per ounce. *

Seller«. Buyers. HANKS— £ 8. d. £ i. d. New Zealand ... ... G 10 0 6 0 6 National ... 5 14 0 — INSURANCE— New Zealand ... — GOO 4 18 0 National . ... —. 12 6 South British ... ... _ 5 7 0 Standard ' ... ... ... 0 IS 0 0 17 C FINANCIAL— N.Z. and River Plate ... 18 8 COALHikuntngi ... < 0 16 0 — Xort. Coal, Ltd.,' 10s paid 0 15 0 0 12 0 Nort. Coal, Ltd., 7s fid paid 0 12 (J 0 12 0 Taupiri Mines, Ltd. ... 0 19 ft 0 10 3 Wentport ... 0 14 U — Drury 0 !) « OASAuckland ... 11 10 0 — Thames — . 1 14 0 Gieborno ■ — 1 18 0 New Plymouth — 7 10 0 SHIPPING— Northern Steam, con. _. — 0 8 0 Deronport Steam Ferry ... 1 17 0 — TIMBRE— Kauri, paid up O 14 S O 14 2 Kauri, contributing ' ... 043 040 Leylaad-O'Bricn, Ltd. ... 2 II 0 2 2 0 , Mitchelson Co*. 0 9 0 0 8 0 Mountain Rimn, Ltd. • ... 0 19 6 — Parker-Lamb, Limited ... 1 7 0 14 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Tramway* Co. ... 11 5 U 10 5 0 D.S.C.", Limited .7. ... 0 $ 6 — Galbrtith .Iron, and Steel 0 2 0 0 1 3 New Zealand Drug, £2 ... 2 7 I) — N.Z. Portland Cement Co. 18 0 — New Zealand Paper Mills 15 0 1 4 3 W.A. Ryan and On., Ltd. 0 18 G 0 17 6 ToBisoa Garllck, Ltd. I.. 0 19 I) — Wiseman and Son, pref. 0 19' 0 — Wilson and Co., pref. ... 10 0 — MINING— Klrikiri ... „ ' ... 0 0 5 0 0 31 Kuranui 0 -0 1U.I- 0 • 0 8; Kuranui-Catedonian ...'0 2 5 — Kuranui-Caledonian "rightR" 0 12 0 10 May Queen ended ... 0 0 5.J 0 0 4; New Eclipse D(I8! — New ay Queen ... ' ... 0 2 10 0 2 9 New Moanataiari ... .>. 0 2 4 0 2 0 New Monowsi 0 0 C . 0 0 4; ,New Una 0 0 1! — New Saxon ... ... 0 14 — Old Alburnia 0 2 0 — Victoria ... 0 2 0 — Waiotahi ... ' ... ... 3 12 0 3 10 0 Auckland 0 2 4 0 2 3 Coronation, contributing ... 0 0 2.V 0 0 2 Crown ... ... ... .... 0 6 10 0 6 4 Golden Belt, paid up ... 0 3 0 0 2 9 Komata Beefs 0 2 3 « 2 0 Pride of Waihi ... ... 0 1 0 0 0 9 Tairua Broken Kills ... OIK 013 Talisman Consolidated ... 0 15 a 0 14 9 Waihi t> 11 « ■ B 10 0 Waihi Beach 0 10 — Waihi Consolidated ... 0 2 3 0 2 0 Waihi Extended 0 5, 2 0 4 11 Waihi Grand Junction ... — - 3 '7 0 Waimangu, Is paid ... 0 0 10 0 0 8 Waimangn, 7d paid ... 0 0 6 0 0 4 Bunker'* Hill 0 0 9J — Haurakl Freehold ... 0 1 0 . — Old Haurakl, paid up ... 0 0 10 — Old Haur&ki, contributing 0 0 li , — Royal Oak, ! paid up ... 0 0 6 —