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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13096, 8 February 1906, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

New Zkaland Heeaid Office,

Wednesday evening. The ska remarket was fairly active to-day. Standard stocks were at about recent rates but 110 sales were reported. In mining stocks AVaihis changed hands at £7 4s, and closed with inquiry at £7 3s, late sellers £7 4s. Waiotahis (ox dividend of ss), sold at- £5 15s. £5 16:*. and £5 15s; closing "with sellers at £5 16.-. buyers offering £5 14s' 6d. Talismans again had free sales, and closed a bit firmer than on Tuesday. Business was from 28s 4<i to 2?s 611 to 2Ss 5d to 29s 3d to 295 10 29.-. 6c!: late sellers 29s 6d, buyers 29s 4d. There was further improvement in Kuranui-Caledonians. and after selling from 3s 3d to 3- Id 1 lies' closed with buyers at 4(1. seller's holding for 3s 6d. New May Queens .-old at 5s 2d and 5s 4d ; late sellers 5:, 4(1. buyers 5s 3d. New Mommaiaris were a trifle firmer, a nil had business at 2s; late soli, r- 2.1 2d. " buyers 1, lid. X,. 'occidentals -old at SH; late sellers buyers 4id. Themes sold at. Is 2d: late sellers Is 2d. buyer.-. Is Id. Vanguards sold at sd, late sell.-ii 3d, buyer* 4jd. Victorias so!d at Is 7(1: late sellers Is 7d, buyers Is 6d. Crown., time d a point, and were deait in at 6- ami us 1.1; late sellers 6s 3d. buvcrs 6-. I'rido ..f Wail,is sold at 1 Id; lato sellers Hid, buyer- lOd. Waihi Ivxtendeds were a bit firmer, and .-old at 6s 2d and 6., 4d. More were, on otf-r at 6s 4d, late buyers 6s 3d. ' R'aimnngu., lis paid) sold at 10r!; late sellers ' lOjd, buyer.- 9^d. j

AUCKLAND STOCK KXCHANGIS. The tollov. are Wednesday's H0,,,- pricey, th»' business dene brunt Waihi, £7 4s; Wnioiahi (ex dividend), £5 lbs, [(,<, £5 1&s • Ta!i ,. man. _ -Id. -ts fed. 28s sd. 28* 6d. 295=, 2.9* 3d. J9». Jd. j.9s. 6d. 29* 6»l ; Kiiranui-Pulc-denun. Os Ml. .>; .-d, ;s 4d. 3s 6(1. 3s 6,1 • New Mo Vtieen. ?s Jil, ;, 4d; New Mojuataiai'i '2* • New Occident fid, nd : Tli.ini •?, ];< j.,(, Is d ; AHns'M.nd, -'d . iftoriii. Is 7*l ; C rown os Id: I'ride of Wailii, lid: Wnlii l',Mend"d 6s' 2d' 6s 4d : Waim.insu (J- pnid), 10d.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends . . . .P i:e ' Waiotaln 0 c : 0 Now , Ttail.i 0 j> 0 »»«• 1 Union Bank os' Australia ... 1 » 0 :-.o\v K.Z and River Piste Land Mortgng:. ' £ ov ' ttiktrongi Coal Co „ •••• ~ O W Hi* Majesty's Area do ' P-«- £, ow Minerals •• •• — 0 10 *° Call? _ .. ~ lle Waihi Consols, December 14 ... 0 0 "2 Now Shy Queen Extended. January 23 0 0 1 ieb. 14 GRAIN. [by telkghaph.piikss association.] Dt'N'EDIN. Wednesday. Wheat: There is no new business to report. Late quotations 'ire practically unchanged, but fowl wheat, being extremely scarce, has a • tendency towards better prices. Prime milling. 3»'sd to 3s 6d; medium to good, 3s 4d to 3s 3d; whole fowl wheat. 3s 2d to 3s 3d, broken and damaged. 2s lid to os Id per bushel (sacks extra). Oat-.: There is little or no inquiry from exporters, and as millers' requirements are just now exceptionally small, a.most tne only sale- being made are in the direction of feed lines for local use. Prime milling, -3 to _s Id; good to best, Is 11 id to 2s: inferior to , medium. Is 9d to Is lid per bushei (sacks extra).

ADDING TON STOCK MARKET. [BY TKLKGRAFH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION".] CHKISTCHUIiCH. Wednesday. At the Addington live stock market to-day the entry of stock was smaller than of late, owing to the. wet weather, and the attendance was limited to those who had actual business to transact. There was a Slight improvement in beef, and fat lambs were a shade easier. Store sheep, especially_wet)ie> s ■<uirl forward Limbs, sold well. * at brought about late rates, wethers if anytnjn» being firmer. Fat pigs showed a declino in values, and there was no change in stoics. There was a poor demand for store- cattle, am) a fair sale for dairy cows.

More Sheep: There were about 300 store sheep yarded, the hulk being lambs. 1 here was good competition for forward lambs and wethers, and a fair inquiry lor young ewe?, a good clearance being effected. JHe Princioal sales were: Thirty-four 2-tooth ewes 18s: 207. at 17?; 21 4-tooth. IBs 6(1; 14a aged. 7s 6d; 77 2-tooth wethers, Jss 9d; 589 4-too.ths, 143 5(1; 153 lambs, 12s lid; 497 at 123 Id to 12s lul; 196, at, 12s 3d; 67. at 12-; 5d ; 165 at 12s 2d: 542. at 12s; 73, at 9s 7d; smaller lots, lis 7<l to 12s 7d; -IS shorn. 9s lid; culls, 7s 2d. Fat Lambs: The number of tat lambs Penned was Z541. and prime freezing sorts sold at about the same as last week, while Unfinished lots were easier. There were It' 3, taken for freezing, at 12s 7d to 15s 4d; jlu ''ought by butchers, at 12s 9d to 15s 7d; and &3S v.-cru passed inFat sheep: The entry of fat sheep was made up principally of ewes, which, as tonal, -old very well, until the butchers had filled their requirements, and prices then Save way. Freezing wethers sold rather above lute rates but. merino wethers were almost unsalable, and prime wetl.-trs made 13s 6d to 20s 9d, and lighter 17s to 18s; prune heavy ewes. 16s 6d to i3s; medium, 13s 6d to «*; aged iOs to lis; medium merino wethers. Ss to 12s lid. „ . Pat Cattle: The entry of fat cattle totalled *£. and the .sale opened with slack bidding, the first two races being passed, but were afterwards sold at an advance on the prices fi ri bid, and the market closed at a slignt 'improvement upon last week's rat.es- Six steers from Tlios. Chapman (Mount Palm) Wade £10 to £10 13s. and 10 heifers £6 15s to *8 15.<; 14 steers from G. Rutherford (Waitohi Peaks;. £7 7s 6d to £8. Other steers brought £6 IS? to £10 6s; heifers, £5 to £7 \' s 6d; and cows. £4 10s to £6 17s 6d, equal «> 20s to 3is fid lor prime, and 16s to 19s for cow and inferior beef, per 1001b. A lair yarding of veal calves sold at 7s 6d to j>4s

Store and Dairy Cattle. There was a small tttxe'l entry of store cattle, and a dull sale, Jearhngs realising 13s 6d; 15 to 18 months, Zr" to 555; 2 years steers, £-3 15s; 3-year ■leers, £4 jo s to £4 15s: 3-year heifers, £5 los; «ry cows, 33s to £4. There was a small but airly good entry of dairy cows, and be-t tons sold at £6 to £8: and others, .£> 10s to *•0 -10s. , .'* s; There wan a large entry of baconers *""1 porkers, and prices for both classes were laf! er " small entry of stores sold at about in . rates. Medium bacouers made 30s to (wiual to 31rt per lb), heavier weights, 18- ,° I (ctmal to 23d to 3d per lb); porkers, *»Li2 ? 'equal to 33d to 4<l per lb); large , 18s 6( 1 to '22c; weaners and small " ore ». 6s to Ug.

i LONDON. j By Telegraph —Preti Association Copyright. w . Lokdox, February 6. •j »d flour afloat for the United Kingdom, <s.(30,000 quarters; for the continent, 1,525,000 quarters; Atlantic shipments, 160,000 quartersPacific shipments, 112,000 quarters. Shares: i)algety and Co., Ltd., 5;. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. By Telegraph.— Association.— Sydney, February 7. •^o!l eat ,i, Chk ' k ' 2q Mlo3s Id ; milling, new, os 2d. Hour, £7 15s; .Manitoba, £14 10s. Oat§: lasmaninn, white feeding. Zs 3d to 2<i lOd • Algerian, 2h Id to 2« 2d; New Zealand (Jaiton's, 3s if- Maize, 3s 9d. Barley: Cape, 3s 6d to 3s od . Adelaide, maltinc,', 4s 3d to 4s 6d. Bran, 10(1 • pollard, lid: peas (scarce), blue, 5s to f>s 3d! Potatoes: Circular?, nominal, £9; Victorian, £7 10». Onions; Victorian, £3 10*. Butter, 34d to lOjd ; cheese, Sid; bacon, 6Jd to 7d. 'i'l.e above quotations are (hose ruling between merchant and retailer, and do not represent (■lightly lower values obtained bv recognised broker. MEi.SiOUP.KK, February 7. Wheat, languishing, 3s lOd: Hour. £7 10s; oats. Aiger.an. Is lid; barley, prime, 4s 9d: maize, 3* srl ; bran and pollard. ll;d : onions, £2 73 to £.? 10s; potatoes, £4 10s to £5. Adelaide, February 7. Wheat. 3s; flour, £7 2s to £7 10a; brat). Is; pollard, ll<i. Oats; Algerian. Is 9d lo Is lOd ; whites, 2« i'd to 2s 4d. Potatoes. £5 10s to £6; onions, £3 ]0s to £4.

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