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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13279, 11 September 1906, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Hebald Office,

Monday evening. A FAin amount of business was don© on the sharomarket to-day. In investment lines Now Zealand Insurances'sold at £3 luS bcl, and more were available at £3 Ms, late buyers quoting £3 12,. South British Insurances were done at £5 12s 6d and £5 13s, ami there was further demand at £5 12s 6d, sellers asking £5 15s. Gisborno Gas changed hands at 48s, and more were wanted at 48s. Northern Steamships (paid up) were placed at 17s 3d, and there were late buyers at 17s, sellers holding for 17s 6d. Kauri Timbers (contributing) sold at 4s lOd; late sellers 4s lOd, buyers 4s 9d. Auckland Tramways had sales at £11 13s and closed with demand at £11 lis, late sellers asking £11 14s Hill and Plummets were done at 21s, late sellers 225, buyers 20s 6d. Tonson Garlicks sold at 18s 6<l, late sellers 18s 6d, buyers 17s 9d. In mining stocks Waihis were firm, and after business from £9 19s to tIJ closed with sellers at £10. and buyers at *-a 19s. Waiotahis were a shade better and bar sales at 295. Late sellers were at 295, ami buyers at 28s 3d. .Talismans continued firm and were sold at 28s 6d, at which figure more were wanted, sellers holding for 28s 9(t. New May Queens sold at 3s, late sellers os Id. buyers 2s lid. New Saxons so atW, late sellers 9cl, buyers 7d. Golden Holts (paid) sold at 2s sd. late sellers 2s 7d, buyers 2s sd. Waihi Beach showed improvement and sold at 9d and lOd late sellers 9Ad, buyers Bd. Waihi Extcndeds sold at 4, 7d, late sellers 4s 9d, buyers 4s id. Sunbeams sold at 61<J, and more were wanted at U - _____ AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. The following are Monday's closing prices, the business done being:— Zealand Insurance, £3 13s 6d: South British Insurance, £5 lZs 6d, £5 13s; Upborne Has, 48s; Northern Steamship (paid np>, 17s 3d; Kauri Timber (contributing), 4s lOd; Auckland Tramways, £11 13s; Hill and Plummet, ills; Tonson Garlick, 18s 6d ; Waihi, £9 19s, £9 19s 6d, £10; Waiotahi, 295; Talisman Consolidated. 28s 6d, 28s'6d: New May Queen. 3s; New Saxon, Bid ; Golden Belt (paid), 2s 5d ; Waihi Beach, 9d, 10(1 ; Waihi Extended, 4s 7d; Sunbeam, 6|d.

H. P. livvi^rtox, :* Secretary. G. A. Buttlb. Chairman. 3.15 p.m., September 10, 1906. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends. , Waihi ~- , -i. .»..» rr, 0 3 0 Now WaiotahJ ........ .« ... 0 13 Now Bank of Australasia ... ... 2 8 0 Oct. 5 Call* ' ■ ' New Una, August 24 0 0 1 Now Waihi Beach, August 30 ... 0,-0 1 Now New Maratoto, August 20 ... 0 0 01 Sept. 12 Vanguard, August 22 . .002 Sept. 12 New Sylvia, August 28-,. Ml 0,0.1 Sept 12 Mahara Royal, August 27," f.a '0-0 1 Sept. 17 Comstock United, August 22 ... 0 0 2 Sept. 17 New Monowai, August 27 „, 0 0 1 Sept. 17 Golden Belt, August 20 . ~001 Sept. 17 New Moanataiari, August 20 ... 0 0 0i Sept 17 HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET CABLEGRAM. ..' [BY TELEGRAPH PBE3B ASSOCIATION.]. Wellington - , Monday. The Department of' Industries and Commerce'has received the following cablegram from the High Commissioner, dated London, September 8, 1906 :— The mutton market is quiet, but steady. Canterbury brands are quoted at 3Jd; North Island, 3;d. River Plate mutton is selling at 3 a d. t There is a better tone in the lamb market. Canterbury brands are quoted at 4Jd ; other than Canterbury, 4^d. The bed" market is firm at 3id and 2jjd for hind and fore quarters respectively. Choice New Zealand butter is selling at 114s anil Danish at 122s per cwt. The cheese market is a little quieter at the j ■ante quotation 83 last week. Good business is being done in hemp at higher prices. U.f.a.g. Wellington on spot is quoted at £34 10s per ton. The same quotation rules for October and December shipments. The stock on hand ia 624 tons. There has been no alteration in the cocksfoot seed market since last week. New Zealand longberried wheat on spot ia quoted at 30s 6d per 4961b; shortberried, 30s. These prices are nominal. New Zealand sparrowbill oats, ex granary, per quarter of 3341b, are quoted at 255; Danish, per 3201b, 19s 6d; steady market. New Zealand beans, f.a.g. old crop, per 504;b, are quiet at 34s 6d. New Zealand partridge peas are quoted up to 48s per 5041b; blue, 30s to 40s; quiet market. At the kauri gum auction sates only a moderate supply of poor assortment was offered. The -average prices were:—Ordinary fair to three-quarter-scraped, 135s per cwt; fair half-scraped, 80s per cwt; brown, fair half to threequarterscraped, 85s per cwt; pickings, common to good, 45« per cwt; bush gum, fair to good, pale and amber set aped. 150s per cwt; scraped, firm. The arrivals of mutton from River Plate during August were as follows: —London. 140.209 carcases; Liverpool, 126,121 carcases; Hull, 1841 carcases; Newcastle, 14,968 carcases; Southampton, 1019 carcases; Plymouth, 2000 carcases: total, 206.158 carcases. * Lamb: London, 2272 carcases; Liverpool, 53 carcases; Newcastle, 1000 Barcases: total, 3325 carcases.

WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET, [BY TELEGRAPH.— CORRESPONDENT,] Wellington, Monday. With the change to warmer weather the Wellington market during the week showed a very keen spirit, and this in spite of the large quantities of fruit forward. For Rarotougaii oranges up to 9* per case was secured. The 5000 cases from that place landed generally in good order. New Zealand apple* are still'greatly inquired for, desnert being worth up to lis and cookers to 8s od per ease. All Sydney fruit sold at exceptionally good prices. New Zealand tomatoes are worth from la 3d to la 6d per lb, with excellent prospects. Lemons and passion-fruit, 4s to 5s per case; asparagus, lOd to Is 4d per bundle; cucumbers, 6d to 9d each; rhubarb, for large bundles U* to 14s per dozen, smaller-sized 6*» to fin. The potato market is slightly weaker, with New Zealand worth from 10s 6d to lis per cwt. California?.!* arc due here on the 14th. Reports from the Auckland district of the new potato crops show that the yields are likely to he exceedingly small, due to the effects of the blight. ' The highest prices will rule for prime ; samples. Other vegetables are all in good demand. A Y* r y large quantity of inferior onions is available, t'haiee realise from 8s to 8s Gd per cwt. Eggs *6 In slightlv better demand at lid per dozen. i,'.'?' bulk butter is quitting at from 10£ d to "id per lb. , , ' '-. •/ : - • LONDON- .'. '■' ■'■ . By Telegraph Association.—Copyright. '!;."■ TjOKDOS, September 9. popper: Spot, £86 15s; three month*, £86 10s. Tin: Spot, £184 63 8d; three months, £183 10a. - lead, £18 la 3d. ,

Silver, 2s 7sd per ounce;' " •* Angle steel, £6 10s. i Corrugated iron, 16 and 15.1, according to brand. Copra: Market quiet. South Sea is offering freely. August and September shipments have sold'at £20 l't* 6d to £21.

Linseed oil, 21i Kauri gum »alc* : Poor demand; 1086 cases were, offered and 200 sold. Trices generally are unchanged. In stock, &254 cases. Hemp: Market, active. October and December shipments, 34 to 34;}. ... , Rabbits: The hot weather checked trade early in the week, but now the market is firmer. Largo Victorians, 13s per crate; Sydney*. 14s per crate. Hides: At the Srnitbtield periodical sales hides are being offered, but Ihe supplies are small and unattractive. Trices are unchanged. Leather is very linn. Wellington firsts, 121; seconds, llj. Basils are a farthing dearer. First Wellingtons, " Frozen meat : Sheep and beef—Both New Zealand- and River Plate are unchanged. LambsCanterbury. light 4-id, medium 41d, heavy 4 3-16 d : Southland, 4gd; North Island, 4*l.

Sellers Buyers £ i. d. £ »• d. BANKS— New Zealand — ' 8 10 0 National 5 0 0 4 18 0 INSURANCE--New Zealand 3 14 0 3 12 0 New Zealand, new issue... 3 13 0 3 11 6 National 15 0 14 3 South British 5 15 0 5 12 6 Standard ... ... ... — 10 0 FINANCIAL— . „ „ N.Z. and River Plate ... 1 10 0 19 0 COAL— „*„/ a Hikurangi — 0 16 0 Nort. Coal. 10a paid .. — 0 14 3 Nort. Coat. 7s 6d paid .. 0 14 3 — Tauniri .Mine?. Limited ... 110 1 0 6 Westport .. — 6,13 0 Drury Coal ,. 4 ,.- 0 8 6 — 0AS ~ ,, Q t Auckland „, m r,, — 14 8 6 Thames ... ... -,118 0 - tiisbonie — 2 8 0 Sllii I'l.viUnion Steam Ship Co. — 16 Jj ° Northern Steam, paid up... 0 17 6 0 17 0 Northern Steam, eon. ... 0 8 2 0 8 0 Devonport Steam Ferry... 1 17 b 1 16 6 TIMBER— Kauri Timber, paid up... 0 16 9 — Kauri, contributing ... 0 4 10 0 4 9 Levland-O'Brien Company , „ Ltd ... 2 4 0 250 MISCELLANEOUS— , „ Auckland Tramways Co. 11 14 0 11 11 0 D.S.C., Limited .". ... — ° „ ° Hill and Plumuier, Ltd.... 12 0 10 6 H.M. Arcade Co., »pref. 1 1 0 — Milne and Choyee, pref.. 13 0 119 Milne and Choree, ord... 110 _ — New Zealand Drug, £2 ... — 2 8 6 N.Z. Portland Cement Co. — 1 16 0 New Zealand Portland Ce- ' 1'ient Co., new issue ... > — 5 2 Northern Boot ... ... — ° ,X 5 Tonsou Garlick Co., Ltd... 0 18 6 0 17 9 Union Oii ... ' 110 — MINING— Kuranui ... ... ... 0 0 10 0 0 9 Kuranui-Caledonian .020 0 19 Mav Queen Extended 0 0 10 0 0 7} New Dart 0 0 7i "05 New May Queen ... ... 0 3 1 0 2 11 New Moanataiari 0 18 0 15 New Monowai 0 0 5 0 0 4 New Occidental, 6d paid.., 9 0 6 — New Saxon " 0 0 9 0 0 7 .New Sylvia, 6d paid ..005 003 Old Albumin 0 2 4 0 2 0 Southern Queen, 6d paid 0 0 9 0 0 8 Southern Queen, con. ... 0 0 8 0 0 7 " Thames 0 10 0 0 9 Trafalgar 0 0 4J 0 0 2| Vanguard ... " 0 0 4 0 0 3 Victoria ........ ... ... 0 10- 0 0 9 W.u«Uhi ■'■■'....■■ 19 0 18 3 Waitangi, contributing ... 0 1 3 — New Four-in-Hand ..010 008 Old llauraki, paid: ... 0 G 9 0 0 6| Champion, paid up ... 0 2 2 — Champion, contributing... 0 15 — Crown 0 4 3 0 4 0 Golden Belt, paid, , ... 0 2 7 0 2 5 Golden Belt, contributing 0 2 3 — Kirilciri, contributing 0 0 6 — Komota Reefs ... .... 0 2 5 .0 2 3 Maoriland, paid ... ... 0 17 0 0 11 Omaha, paid 0 0 4 — Pride of Waihi ... .007,: - ■ Tairua Broken Hills ..022 — Talisman Consolidated ... 1 8 9 18 6 Waihi ... 10 0 0 ' 9 19 0 Waihi Beach .. ... 0 -0 9i' .0 0 8 Waihi Consolidated '....">-,— 0 16 Waihi Extended ... 0 4 9 0 4 -I -', Waihi Grand Junction ... 3. 0 0' [' — * Sunbeam Gold and Silver." — " 0: 0:7'