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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13094, 6 February 1906, Page 3

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Nkw Zealand Herald Office, Monday evening. The Bharemarket was fairly active to-day. In standard stooks buyers of Bank of New Kealands advanced to £8 *s, without leading to business. Buyers of National Banks epioted £6 2s, and sellers demanded £6 12s 6d, no sales. New Zealand Insurance? changed hands at £5 16s, and late sellers asked £5 17s, late buyers £5 15s. In mining stocks Waiotahis sold at £6 3s, £6 3s 6d, and £6 3s, closing with inquiry at £6 2s, sellers £6 3s. Talismans were a bit easier, selling from 51s to 29s 6d. Late sellers quoted 29s Bd, buyers offered 29s 4d. KuranuiCalcdonians firmed, and business was done from 2s 8d to 3s to 2s lOd. More wer*> wanted at 2s lOd, late sellers 2s lid. New May Queens wore a point easier, and after Bales from 5s 7d to 5s 8d to 5s 6d, closod with sellers at 5s 6d, buyers 5s sd. New Darts told at I£d; late sellers 4£d, buyers 4d. New Moauataiaris sold at 2s, and further parcels were on offer at that figure, late buyers Is lid. New Sylvias sold at 10d and 10id, late sellers lOd, buyers B£d. Thames sold at Is 2d and Is Id late sellers Is 2d, buyers Is. Vanguards sold at 4£d; late sellers sd, buyers 4£d. New Four-in-Hands wero firm, with sales at Is 6d; Mate sellers Is 6d, buyers Is 4d. Aucklands sold from Is 9d to Is 7d, closing a trifle easier, with buyers at Is 7d, sellers Is Bd. Komata Reefs sold at 2s 6d; late sellers 2s 7d. buyers 2s 6d. Omahu (contributing) sold at Is 2d, and closed with demand at Is Id, late sellers Is 3d. Waihi Extendeds eased, selling from 6s 5d to 6s 3d to 6s 4d. Late buyers offered 6s, sellers held for 6s 3d. Bunker's Hills sold at 7d; late sellers 3d, buyers 7d.

At Messrs R. Arthur and Co.'s saleroom, City Market, several properties in Mount Eden district were offered for sale. The Methodist Mission Board property in Wynyard Road was sold as follows : Lot 1, building allotment, with frontage of 47ft sin, £105; lots 2 and 5. residence and larije allotment at back, £490; lot 4, allotment with 50ft frontage. £90. The property in Mr. Hooker's estate failed to find a purchaser, the highest bid being £675, at which figure it was withdrawn, the auctioneer having every hope of disposing of it privately during the next few days. Allotments in Bell YuoandSherbourne Roads failed to reach the reserve.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. The following are Monday's closing prices, I lie business done being New "Zealand Insurance, £5 163; Waiotahi, £6 3s, £6 3s. £6 3s 6tl, £6 3s: Talisman, 31s, 30s 6d, 30s, 30s 3d, 30s, 29s 9d, 29s 6d: Kuranui-Caledonian, 2s Sd. 2s lOd, 2s lOd, 2s lid, 3s, 2s lid, 2s lOd, 2s lOd : New Dart, 4}d; New May Queen, 5s 7d, 5s 7d. 5s Bd, 5a 6d ; New Moanataiari, 2s; New Sylvia, lOd, lO'.d: Thames. Is 2d, Is Id: Vanguard, 4id: Bunker's Hill, Vd . New Four-in-Hand, Is 6d ; Auckland. Is 9d, Is Bd, Is Bd. Is 7d; Komata Reefs, 2s 6d; Otnahu (contributing), Is 2d; Wajhi Extended, 6s M, 6b id, 6s 3d, 6s 4d.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends. „ ,- „ ,?', ,e * „ foiotahi ° i ° > rb - ' Waihi 0 3 0 Mar. 1 Union Bank of Australia ... 15 0 .Now K.Z and River Plate Land Mortgage 7 "•''• £ ow Hikurangi Coal Co ••• N°w His Majesty's Arcade J P-e. -Now Minerals 0 10 -\°" Calls „ „ A 1 x D " Waihi Consols, December 14 ... 0 0 o s Now May Queen Extended, January 23 0 0 1 *eb. in . HAMILTON' KALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report:—At Hamilton sale on Thursday there wan a good yarding, and nearly ail sold' at prices satisfactory to the vendors. Bidding for steer beet was slack. Cows sold very well, the best making £5 12s M, but these were exceptionally prime. Steers sold from £7 It to £8. There were a large number of calves entered, Mid mostly sold; good calves models; poor and weedy ones, not wanted, were fold at .f's Vista sold' at better than usual prices. No doubt the absence of rain affected prices in young stock somewhat, but altogether the yard was practically cleared. . WAIHOU SALE. Messrs. Mc.Nicol and Co. report :—At Waihoti, on Friday, we varded 760 head of cattle, principally well-bred calves and yearlings. J here was a fair attendance of buyers, and prices were about the same as those ruling in Waikato. rat cows, £4 2s 6d to £6; small fat steers, hi 10s to £3 ss; two-year steers, £3 4s; yearling and 18months steers. 36s to 475; same age heifers Ma to £2 23: really good calves, 30s; others, 16s to IBs, younger sorts, 10s to 13s 6d; 2i-year heifers in calf, £3 14s : store cows. £2 to £3 10s. About 250 sheep were penned, and met with a fair sale; fat two-tooth ewes and wethers, 18s; .at lambs 14s 3d ; fat sheep, 19s 6d ; ewes. Ids. A number of nigs' offered met will, good competition; slips, lbs weaners 5s to 9s; ducks, Is 3d. The horses advertised from Mr. F. 3. Marshall were a useful lot, and looking well, and met with a ready sale; bay gelding by Lcolflnti9-Sucr.es*. £15 10s; bay mare bv Merrybov. £20; bay gelding by Merryboy, £23; roan gelding. £16; bay mare, by Leo-Cape-a-pie male, £15 15s; yearling by Merryboy, £4 10s: buggy mare. £17. LONDON. By Telegraph.-Press Association.—Copyright. London, February 4. Frozen meat: Sheep—Canterbury, light 4 3-lod, medium <Ud, heavv 4d ; Dunedin, Southland, and North Island, unchanged. Lambs— Canterbury, light 4jd, heavv 4£d; Dunedin and Southland, 3|d; North Island, unchanged. Beet, unchanged. River Plate fores, 25-16 d; sides, 29-16 d. the Frozen Meat Trade Association's Smithnekl market quotations for the undermentioned classes of frozen meats are based on actual sales of not less than 100 carcases of mutton or lamb or 25 carcases of beef of fair average quality. 'these quotations are not for selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of the shipments now on the market:— Zealand sheep —Crossbred wethers and maiden ewes, Canterbury, light, 481b to 561b; Canterbury, medium, 561b" to 641b; Canterbury, heavy. 641b to 721b; Dunedin and Southland, 561b to 641b: North Island, 551b to 641b. New Zealand lambs—Canterbury, light, 231b to 361b: Canterbury, heavy, 361b to 421b; Dunedin and Southland, 231b to 421b; North Island, 231b to 421b. New.Zealand beef-Ox fores. 18011. to 2201b, ox binds. 1801b to c.J)\b Hemp January and March shipment, 321. to 225. Kami gum: In stock, 1189 eases. Rabbits Poor trade and some holders are cutting prices. New Zealand*, 17s 6d. Hides: Small trade at full prices. Heavy Queensland, wet, salted, 6^d.

Leather. No business. Copper Spot. £78 ss. Tin. Spot, £167 2s 6d; three months, £166 58. Lead, £16 10s.

Seller* Bin org. £ e. d. £ a. d. BANKS— New Zealand — R 4 0 National 16 12 6 6 2 0 INSURANCENew Zealand 5 17 0 5 15 0 South British 5 15 0 ft 13 0 Standard 0 IS 9 0 18 6 FINANCIAL— N.Z. and River Hate ... 1 10 6 18 9 30AL— Hikurangi _ 0 13 9 TaiiDiri Mines, Limited ... 1 0 0 0 19 6 Report — 6 8 0 GAS— iuctland ... . — 15 0 0 Gisborne ... 2 c 6 — Hamilton — 2 0 0 Wellington _ 1H 15 0 New Plymouth — 7 16 0 SHIPPINGNortbern Steam, paid up 0 17 4 0 16 10 Northern Steam, eon. ... 0 Si 4 — IIMBESKauri, contributing ... 0 3 6 .,033 Parker-Iamb, Ltd. ... — 14b MSCELLiNEOUSD.S.G, Limited 0 8 9 0 3 4 New £alaud Drug, £2 ... 2 7 6 2 b 3 New Zialand Paper Mill! 14 0 — Union Oil — 110 Wilson and Co., pref. ... 1 0 0 0 17 b MIXING-* KuranutCaledoniau. paid 0 2 11 0 2 10 May Qu;m Extended ... 0 0!) 0 0 ?j New Dar 0 0 4J 0 0 4 New MS' Queen 0 5 6 0 5 5 New JOahataiari ... ... 0 2 0 0 1 11 New -tfonowai ... ... 0 0 ol 0 0 5 Nei' Occidental 0 0 5 0 0 Si Ne* Una .» 0 0 6 — N<w Saxon 0 0 9' 0 0 &i X'w Svlvia 0 0 10 0 0 St (Jd Alburnia 0 1 SI 0 16 frames 0 12 0 10 ranguard 0 0 a 0 0 4i Victoria 0 1 10 _ tTaiotahi 6 3 0 6 2 0 Bunker's Hill 0 0 9 0 0 7 New Four-in-Hand ... 0 1 6 0 14 /Hauraki Freehold ... 0 0.' — / Old Hauraki, paid up ... 0 1 0 — • Old Hauraki. contributing 0 0 K 0 0 6 Auckland 0 18 017 Crown l» 6 4 0 6 2 Golden Bell, paid up ... I) 3 J 0 2 11 Golden Belt, contributing 0 2 8 0 2 4 Kirikiri, contributing ... 0 0 '< 0 0 5 Komata Reefs 0 2 V 0 2 6 Omahu, contributing ... 0 13 0 11 Pride of Waihi 0 10 — Rising Sun ... ... 0 0 a;. 0 0 6 Tairua Broken Hills ... 0 3 1 0 2 9 Talisman Consolidated ...19 8 19 4 Waihi 7 o 0 — Waihi Beach 0 10 — Waihi Consolidated ... 0 3 0 0 ','. 9 Waihi Consols 0 0 v< 2 0 0 4A Waihi Extended 0 6 3 0 6 0 Waihi Grand Junction ... 3 12 0 3 4 0 ' Sunbeam Gold and Silver. Limited 0 0 10;, 0 0 9 Mount Lvell Mining and Railway — 1 15 6 H. P. HrOLESTOS, Secretary. G. A- BUTTLE, Chairman. 3.15 p.m., February 5, 1906.