COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13368, 24 December 1906, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

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, \ v^/•: , Saturday evening, Tjib Exchange . closed after one call to-day for the Christmas and New Year holidays, reopening on Monday, January 7. There were no transactions in standard stocks. In mining Talismans were firm, with sales at 34a 6d and 355, the market closing with inquiry at 34s 6d and sellers at 355. ' Waiotahis advanced a shade, and after sales at,32s 9d, 335, and 32s 9d, closed with demand at 32s 6d, sellers asking 335. Waitangis wore a point firmer, business in 6d paid being at 4s and 4s 3d, with further demand at the latter figure, while contributing sold at 3s lid and 4s Id, closing with buyers at 4s 2d. South Kapangas sold at 9d; late sellers 9d, buyers Bd. The rumoured discovery in the Crown mine having been confirmed there was a sharp advance on quotations, and sales wore made from 7s to 7s 4d. More were wanted at 7s 4d, sellers holding for 7s 6d. Tairua Broken Hills showed impovement, transactions taking place at 2s 3d. 2s 4d, and 2s sd. Moro could have been placed at 2s 4d, late sellers asking 2s 6d. GROCERS' MARKET QUOTATIONS. The following are the quotations for butter and e?gs for the week ending December 29, as arranged by the Dairy Produce Committee Factory butter. Is per lb; farmers' butter, best, 7d; separator butter, 7d. Erks. Xresh, 10d per dozen. m ' AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. The following are Saturday's closing prices, the business done beings-Talisman, 34s 6d, 35s' Waiotehl, 32s 9d. 335, 32s 9d ; Waitangi (6d paid),' 4«, 4s 3d; Waitangi (contributing), 3a lid, 4.« Id; South Kapanga, Crown, 7s, 7s Id, 7b 3d, 7s W; Tairua Broken Hills, 2s 3d, 2s 4d, '<& Sd.

CALL AND' DIVIDEND LIST. DiYidemi* Talisman Consolidated ... ... 0 1 .0 Jan. 3 I »ll» i ,■'■■'..:.''.'''. Devonport Steam Ferry Co. ... 10 p.c. Dec. 24 Taihoa, December 11 0 0 1 Jan. 3 Thames, December 11 ... ~.001 Jan. 7 New Dart, December 11 .. -..0 0 1 Jan. 7 Sunbeam, December i2 .. ... 0 0 1 Jan. 7 Old Sapanga, December 11 ..001 Jan. 9 Golden Belt. December 11 ..001 Jan. 9 New Moanatajari. December 11 0 0 0£ Jan. 1* Jturanui, December 10 ... 0 0 1 Jan. 14 LONDON. By Telegraph.— Association.— London. December 21. BANK OP ENGLAND'S RETURNS. The returns of the Bank of England for the week are:—Coin, £28,774,000; reserve, £19,712.000; proportion of reserve to liabilities. 33.45; notes in circulation, £28,733.000; public deposits, £7.000,000; other deposits, £44,073,0C0; Government securities, £15,459,000; other securities, £33,857,000. MONEY MARKET. Three months' bills are discounted at 6 per cent. ' CONSOLS AND COLONIAL STOCKS. Consols, 855 .New Soutli Wales threes, 88. Queensland 3$ per cents., 98. .New Zealand 4 per cents., Mi; 3i per cents.. 100}; threee, 89. Other stocks unchanged. WHEAT. The wheat markets are flat owing to the approach of the holidays and easier tendency in prices in America, and larger offering* from the Argentina, where a good crop is Drastically assured. Cargoes are quiet, and prices rather easier; 30s being asked for Victorian and South Australian December and Januarv shipments, and 29s lid for New South Wales. Little business Is doing, and *pot prices are unchanged. Supplies of New Zealand are exhausted. Flour is neglected, and prices unchanged. Freight* are quiet and steady. BUTTER. Danish, 121s; colonial, unchanged. Choicest brands are well cleared; secondaries are slow of sale with a weaker tendency. The lateness in the arrival of the Wakool's consignment is causing trouble, some buyers refusing the butters because they are now unsalable until after trie holiday*. METALS. Copper: Spot. £106 17s 6d; three months, ■fc loß 10s- , . enTin: Spot, £195 10s; three months, £196. Lead, £19 17s 6d. Iron. 61s 4d. Spelter, £28. SUGAR, German. 8s Wd; first marks, 10s 4d. WOOL. Bradford wool market is very firm, and prices of cros*breds are hardening. SKINS. At the sheep skin sales yesterday there was * large attendance, and good competition: 4630 bales were offered and sold. Merino combings advanced a farthing;, fine crossbreds. a farthing to halfpenny; coarse, a halfpenny. . OHAUPO. The New *c'aland Loan and Mercantile Agepey Company, Limited, report:—On December 18 we yarded '600 head of cattle. Good competition ruled throughout for all classes, every pen being told at the hammer at satisfactory prices to the vendor. Well-bred three and 3J-ycar old steers realised fro . £5 lis to £6 10b; 2i-year, £4 5s to £5 2s 6d; two-year-old steers, £3 12s 6d to £3 18b; good yearling to 18-month steers, £2 6s to £3 7s 6d; fresh cows and heifers, £2 17* 6d to £4; quiet empty 18-month and two-year-old heifers, £2 7s 6d to £3 ; fat cows <ind heifers, £4 lbs to £6; mixed yearlings, £1 13s to £2 2s; others, £1 7b 6d to £1 9»; this season' J calves. 15s to 19s; good dairy cows, £5 15e to £6 2s 6d; heifers, near calving, £3 15s to £5 6*. . ■ ' HAMILTON. Messrs. McKicol and Co. report:— Hamilton we had a yarding'of 212 head of fat cattle, 77 fresh-conditioned three-year-old steers, 506 etore cattle, 383 sheep, and 79 pigs. Fat cattle were not selling so well as at our previous sale, and a' proportion of unfinished cattle and old cows were reserve*.: those of good quality sold: Fat steers. £6 17s 6d tc £9 ss; cows, £4 10s to £6; fat heifer.". £4 15s; steers, 20s to 225; cows, 17s to. 19*; fat heifers, up to 22s per 1001b; fatconditioned three-year-old steers, £5 3s to £6 15s: fresh, empty cows, £3 10s to £4 •», 18month to two-year-old steers. £3 to £3 los, two to 2i-veai-old steers, £3 15s to £4 Ms; choice 18-month and two-year .empty .-heifers, £2 10s, two to 24-year heifers, in calf, £2 7s 6d to Si 15s- 12 to 15-month steers, 38* to 50s;. this season's calves, 30s; fat four-tooth .wethers, IBs to 19s- tat two-tooth wethers, 15s to 1 Is , store Others, 14s 9d ; fat ewes 16s to lto M; ■ weaner pigs, 8a 6d to 17s 3d; porker*, 22s od to #».

MATAMATA.

Th« New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report:—On December 19, at Matamata, a smaller number of cattle than usual were brought forward, but all those offered were sold at ruling prices. Mixed yearlings realised from £1 7« 6d to £2; yearling steer*,. £1 15s to £23»; 18-month steers, £2 lis to £3 3»; empty two-year-old heifers, £2 6s to £2 17s 6d ; fat cows, £5 6»; dairy cows, near calving, £4 15a to £5 103; store pigs, 19s to £1 7* 6<l. The 480 ewes and lambs realised 19* 6d, £1 0» 6d, and £1 2a per couple. ■ !

. Sellers. Buyer*. BANKS- £ " d ' ■ £ * d - New Zealand ... ...9 2 0 9 16 National .... ... .... 5 12 0 _ National, new issua ... 5 a 0 5 6 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand ... .». 4 2 0 4 0 0 New Zealand, new issue... 3 18 0 ' National , __ 15 0 South British ,„ ... 5 6 0 5 4 6 "FINANCIAL— N.Z. and , River Plato ... 1 10 6 1 10 0 COALHikurangi -, 0 17 0 0 16 0 Nor... Coal, Ltd., 10s paid 0 17 6 0 17 0 Taupin Mines, Ltd ... — 119 Drury .,. ...... 0 5 0 0 2 9 GAS— Auckland ... ... ... 15 3 6 15 1 6 SHIPPING— New Zealand 5 10 0 Northern Steam, paid up 0 17 6 0 17 3 Northern Steam, con. ... 0 8 1 0 8 0 TIMBER— Kauri, paid up ... ... 0 16 9 — Kauri, contributing .... 0 5 1 _ Parker-Lamb. Ltd. ... 1 7 6 15 0 MISCELLANEOUS— . Auckland Tramways Co. 11 13. 0 11 11 0 D.S.C.. Limited ... .079 076 New Zealand Taper Mills — 13 0 Milne and Choice, pref... 12 9 12 6 Union OU .. 10 9 10 3 MINING— ' Bonanza, paid ... ... 0 0 11 — Bonanza, contributing ... 0 0 81 — Kuranui ,., 0 0 7* — Kuranui-Caiedoniau ..015 014 May Queen Extended ..Oil 010 New Dart „'. 0 0 'J 0 0 6 •New May Queen 0 3 1 0 2 11 New Moanauuari ... ..013 0 0 10 New Monowai 0 0 Hi 0 0 10 New Occidental ... >.. '.0 0 2A — New Saxon ... ,.. 0 0 10* 0 0 84 New Sylvia ... ... 0 0 -54 0 0 4) Old Albumin ... ..., 0 2 4" — Southern Queen, 6d paid 0 0 9 0 ■ 0 6J Southern Queen, con. ... 0 0 7; 0 0 6 , Thames.. 0 0 9 0 0 3 Waiotahi 1 13 0. 1 12 6 Wa:tangi, 6d paid .... — 0 4 3 Wailangi, contributing ,,. — 0 4 2 Watchman ,.005 — Hautaki Freehold ... 0 0 6 — Old Hauraki ...... 0 0 8 0 0 7 South Kapauga ... , ... 0 0 9, 0 0 8 Kapowai .. ... t „ 0 1 0 — Auckland ... ,».,„. — 0 0 6 , Crown ... ... .... 0 7 6 ; . 0 7 4 Maorilaxtd, paid • .010 — Maorilr.nd. contributing. .00 10£ . . — Pride of Waihi ... ..008 — Komata Reefs 0 2 1 0 2 0 Golden Belt, paid . . ... ,0 .2 0 0 19 Tairua Broken Hills ' ... 0 2 6 0 2. 4 ; , Talisman Consolidated ... 1 15 0 1 14 < 6 $ Waihi -• v , >,. V ... .... 8 19 0 8 16 ! 0 Waihi Beach ... ' „., 0 1 0 0 0 8 Waihi Consolidated - .019 — Waihi Extended ... ... 0 5 1 0 4 9 Waihi Grand Junction . 2 12 6 2 8 6 Sunbeam Gold and. Silver 0 0 10 — ;, II. L. Noakes, Secretary; G. A. Bottle, Chairman. 10 a.m., December 22, 1906. ' ''-■■' '