COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13392, 22 January 1907, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Hekai-d Office, Monday evening. \ pun amount of business was done on the sliaromnrkct to-day. In standard stocks National Hank.- wore sold at £5 7s, and had late sellers at £5' 7s Cxi, buyers £5 6s 6d. Taupiri Coals have partially recovered from tin. recent drop, .-ales being effected at 19s and 19* 3d- there was further inquiry at 19s, sellers holding out for 19s bd. New Zealand Shipping changed hands at £6, with Into inquiry at. £5 18s, 110 declared sellers. Northern Steamships (contributing) brought 8s 3d, and more were available at the same price, no declared buyers. Kauri Timbers (contributing) sold at 4s lid, late sellers s s . buyers 4s 9d- New Zealand Drugs sold at 49- t)d. In mining Wailiis were a bit firmer, parcels selling at £9 Is to £9 to £9 1-. .ate -filers quoted £9 2s, buyers offering £8 19s bd. Talismans were done at 3is and 32s 3d. and closed with sellers,at 32s 3d, buyers 31s 9d. Crown* sold at 8- 9d to 8- Bd, closing with inquiry at 8s 7d. late sellers 8s 9dAVailii I'.xtenik'ds .vere had at 5s bd, and more could have been disposed of at the same price, sellers 5- 7d. Waitangis tbd paid) made 4- 7d to 4s 6d, closing with sellers 4s 7d, buyers 4- bd. Tairua Broken II ills realised 2s bd. and closed with inquiry at 2-« sd. sellers 2- ~d. Kurantn-Caledonians acre placid at Is 4d, late Nellers Is sd. biiyeis 1- 3d. NViv Darts sold at 6d. late buyers offering bd. sellers asking 7d. South Kapanga made 9jd. late sellers lOjd, buyers 9jil. Ivirikiri (contributing) brought Bd, late buyers 7J>d, sellers 8;d. New Waitekauris chunked hands at 10jd. lute sellers lid, buyers lCkl. Sunbeams (Is 6ii paid) were done at ll'd, late sellers llid, buyers 9j,d.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE The closing pi ices for Monday are as follow s, •he s.i>s effected being:—National liank. £j 7-: 'Unpin Coal, 19s, IS*?, lis ;,i| ; New Zealand Shipp. eg, Co ; Northern Steamship (contributing!, Ss 3d. -- "d : Kauri Timber (comr-but:ng>. I- ltd; New Zealand Drug (£2\ 49s bd ; Waihi. £9 Is, £9, i..) Is: Talisman Consolidated. 52.5, . id; Crown. ,:s 9d, Ss 3d. «s bd ; Waihi Extended, as nd ; Wjit.ii.gi cxl [uidi, 4s 7d. 4s bil : 'I'airua Broken Hills. Zs txl ; Kuraivui-Caledoni.m, Is 4d : New Dart, bd ; South Kajxiiiga. 9 d. Kirik'.ii (coniiihuting). Sd : New W.utekauri, 10-d ; Sunbeam

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. <"i> il« W'muinii. January 9 ... .. 0 0 Oj Jan. 23 CcNi.'ii Cross, Jamiarv 10 ..101 Feb. 1 . Ni"a Waitekauri, -I:«1111aiy 17 .. 0 0 I .lan. 23 W a illi Uf.ioli. January 17 ... 0 0 '£ Feb. 11 OHALTO SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, report:On Tuesday, January 15, at Oh.tupo, notwithstanding that it. rained incessantly, a fair number of cattle were yarded. The 180 (frown steers from Messrs. Wright. I. Hopkirk, and others were really grand cattle, mid sold at about prices equal to recent sales. Well-bird forward three and it-half to four-year-old bullocks realised from £6 10s to £7 3s; three-year-old steers. £5 2.-, to £o 17s ; coarse two and a half year old steers. £4 fa: two-year-old steers. £3 b* to £4; 18 month# *!«'»[>. £2 los to £3 3a: yearling steers, £1 18" to £2 7* : mixed yearling-. £1 lis to £2: fresh-conditioned rows and heifer?. £3 to £4 ; fat rows. £4 lie to £5 10.-; cows and t-iil'. s, £3 7.-; quiet dairy hellers. 111 calf, £3 10.-i 'Ilie *heep advertised. on account of the line be my blocked, were not. brought forward.

THE IllUlf COMMISSIONER'S MARKET < AISLKOKAM. [15V TELECKAI'II. — I'l'.ES.I ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, Monday. '!"!)<• Department of Industries and Commerce ha* received '.he. following cablegram from the High ('f'liimitfsiouer, dated London. .January 19: The mutton market In clllii. mid pi ices are lower. The supplies from Canterbury, however, do ret meet 'Itipiirementa. and quotation.- are nominal. Th" average price tor light-weight. North Island mutton is 4?d and for heavy weights 4.id per li. The lamb market is dull. A small shipment- of this season's New Zealand lamb arrived and 1» realising full values, from sid to bid per lb. Australian lamb is in large supply si. '?j'l per lb. The beef market is weak. New X' ll tnd hind.pi,liter:, are ipn,ied at. 3|tf and totequart- is a! i„.l (h i- Hi. 'Hie Uiit.K-1 market is we.ik, but the demand siiil con' nines Choice New Zealand butter i,-. quoted a.' 106s, Australian 100s, and Danish 114s per fwl . Ihe cheese market- is firm. New Zealand make IS quoted at O.'j.i p.-r ewt.

'! }»♦•!.- in i better demand for hemp and th' market is linn, with an up.'. tendency. fjoo'.l aJid tall glade on .-.pot l.- 'pn.tcd at. £3!'. and i •fanuu!' > -Mi«rc*l» shipment sold at £Ja 10-, per ton. I'air current Manila, on spot, is worth £43 per Inn.

There has Is/en no Iteration in the cocksfoot need market since last week.

The wool market in active and prices are firm.

Quotations for New Zealand wheat- are nominal. Tin; oat market is quiet, but firm. The price for New Zealand oats is unchanged. 'Hie market for New Zealand beans is very quiet, with nothing: doing. New Zealand peas are steady at t-hf* last quotation.

LONDON'. j rty ']'■ leyraph.—Pre?* Association.—Copyright. ! I.ovi/is, January 20. ; Fro/."ii me.i : Sheep—Nor: ii Is-land. 4Jd : best, ; liner I' ; at< sh-.p Heavy, J.'d ; li-lit, 3|d. 1 Keel—Fores. 3*l : rut in -hanged. j ll"Cip: Market unchanged. I;..!.bits: .Market '1..! i.,r filiate en spot owing I to pit I,' it'iln.'-s and eiic;ip::css of Knglisli. There J i* !>: i.rl; forward u.itle. vrti a prosjiect of good ; bi|j=.r-.x- when th<- l'ngli*-li siippli's dimmish. Copra: There is an .active demand for copra j at. an valine of 10s; South .Sea shipment, £<*) ! 7 s 6 - C'i|ip-'r: Spot, £106 7s 6d ; tJiree months, £107 <i» 6d. ■I'm : Spot. £189 15s; three months. £131. Iron. Mis oil I .tn it. £19 I>. lb-nip: Market firm. November and December *miprneni s. £39 fin. t!nhli!t»l,iris: 4070 bales offered and 3:>84 hold. Tastij.imaii and Australian 11n>-I)»i)#fed. New Zealand inter advanced a halfpenny to a penny. Winit. SAI.KS. I'.v 'ivies. apt i.— I'leas A.Vficmtion. — Copyi ight. Ui.mkiS, ii ii al y 10. The wool sa.lfr w&terday were iJic (i line ft <•! the series. All classes show ,i hardening tendency. The follow ing were the average price* ie.dis.-d for the fleece portions of the clipa limned NgaUipu. l?£d; US over I', 12jjd ; Te Najuue, lJ e d ; li.nigitata. 14>J ; W.D.. lie i|ttant,it.y catalocip-d to date •« 51,437 bates; fold, 49,336 Uil'.'tt.

WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET. [BY TKLKGRAI'H.—OWN COKRKSI'OXOEXT.] Wellington, Monday. 'I lie ruin of Mm la&b week, which appear# to have been general, prevented the usual supplies ill fruit arriving, ami a larjfp percentage 01 what (lid arrive was m rather soft condition through lieing saturated with water. The market, keeps well up and the demand is good all round. Auckland lemons hive been selling from 7a fid to 8s bd ; liurbrtnk plums, 3s bd to 4s 3d ; Ogons, 3s to 4s; tsuinas, 2s 6d to 3s bd ; peaches, 4s to bs bd the halt-iva*?; nectarines. 4s to fig; apricots. fw to bs the half-case; dessert apples, bs to 7s the rase; cookers. 5m to f)s bd ; grapes. Is to Is 3d the lb. Tomatoes are in heavy supply, with Auckland consignments arriving mostly in bad order. Choice would realise about 3s to 3s 6il the box. Cucumbers are from Is to 2s bd the box ; French beans, id the lb; Auckland onions, 7s to 7s bd the cwt. Potatoes have gone up during the last, day or two and arc now worth 7s bd to 8s bd. Eggs are weaker at Is to Is Id per dozen.

DUNKDIN STUCK KXCHAXOK. [BY TKI.KCUAI'H.— I'HESS ASSOCIATION.] DfNKDt.v, Monday. To-day's •iuot.it ions (subject to the usual I brokerage! are as follow ;— I Dredging stocks: Alexandra Leads, sellers 5s j Oil; liignell's Notown. buyers Is 9d. sellers 4-; [ Blackwaler (contributing), sellers 18s bd ; Elect tic, , buyers £1 Is, sellers £1 is bd ; Enterprise, selieis ! 0-; Kit rick, sellers bs bd ; (.olden Run. buyers 7s | 3d; (Joldcii Treasure, selleis £2 7s bd ; Hartley and Rilev buyers 10-; Masterton. buyers £2 lis; ! Molyneaux Hydraulic, liuvrrs Lis. sellers 6s 6d ; j Notown Creek, buyers 10« fid. selleis 12s bd ; i Paetolus. buyers £2 Is 3d, sellers £2 8s: Rise 1 ..lid Shine, buyers 10-. sellers lbs ; Sailors' Rend, I biivers 7s bd ; W.ukak.i yueen, buyers Ss 9d. I sellers 10* .Mining stock-: Tasinajiian Copper, buyers It's 9<l. sellers 14s; Talisman Consolidated, sellers £1 1 l,s od . Caledonian, buyers 1- 3d, sellers i 1- 711 . Waihi. buyers £2 lbs bd, sellers £9. 1 Investment stocks: Hank of New Zealand, buyers £4 Is: New Zealand Coal and Oil. buyers Is,' sellers is 9d ; New Zealand Drug (£2 paid*, buyers £2 9s. sellers £2 10 s; D.I.C. (pref.i. buvers £1 2s: New Zealand Paper Mills, bnvers £1 2s. sellers £1 is bd.

(1« 6d paid), lOil. I Seliet.* Buyers. £ » d. i) <t. d. BANKS— Nov. Zealand 9,- 0 £ 18 0 National ... ... ... i 7 6 -i 0 b « INSURANCE— New Zealand 4 3 0 National 1 j 3 South British o 10 0 Standard — 10 4 FINANCIAL— N.Z. and River Plat* .19 6 — COAL— Hikuraniji . . 0 16 3 Noil. Coal. Ltd.. paul 0 16 9 0 16 3 Taupiti Mint's, Ltd. . . (I 19 o 0 19 0 Drin y 0 5 0 — »AS— Auckland 13 7 o 15 2 6 •iiurriNc;— Union Steam Ship ... 17 7 6 New Zealand ;i 18 0 Northern Steam. paid up 0 17 8 0 17 fa Northern Ste.mi, eon. ..0 8 3 TIMBER— Kauri, paid up .. 0 lo 9 Kauri. contributing . .. 0 3 0 0^9 Parker-Lamb, Limited ... l 7 o 1 i 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Tramways (-o. 12 7 0 11 In 0 I'S C., Limited ... ... 0 7 7 0 7 4 llill and Plummet, Ltd... 110 Northern Bix>t ... - 0 10 9 Now Zealand Paper Mil!? 1 3 0 13 0 Union Oil 1 0, 9 — MINING— Bonanza, paid 0 10 Kori.iii7„>. coat-nbiitiiHf ... 0 0 b 0 0 7 Kuramii ... ... ... 0 0 0 — KuranuiCaledonian ... 0 1 h 0 13 May Queen Extended ... 0 0 10 0 0 9 New Da it. 0 0 7 0 0 b New May Queen 0 3 4 0 3 2 New Moanataiari 0 10 New Monowai 0 10 New Occidental 0 0 2j Now Saxon 0 0 10 0 0 9 New Sylvia ... ... 0 0 5 0 0 "J Old Alburnia 0 2 3 0 2 0 Southern Queen, fxl paid.. 0 0 8; Southern Queen, con. ... 0 0 oi Thame* ... 0 0 9 0 0 6 Victoria 0 11 _ W'aioUhi ... 1 13 3 1 12 0 Waitaiifri, 6d paid ... 0 4 7 0 4 6 Watchman 0 0 3 4 0 0 4 Bunker's Hill 0 0 Si — lUulaki ice 111 ... 0 0 4" 003 ■ Kapowai 0 010 Old H.uirakt 0 1 5 0 0 IV, South a pan if a 0 0 10'. 0 0 9} Auckland 0 0 7" 0 0 6* Champion, fund up ... 0 1 6 0 10 Champion, contributing 0 11 Crown 0 8 9 0 S 7 (■olden Belt, paid .0 2 0 01b Golden Belt, con. ... 0 1 6 — Kirikirt, contributing ... 0 0 E-, 0 0 7 Koniata Reef* 0 2 0 0 1 11 Maoriland, paid ... ... 0 1 0 — Mainland, contributing... 0 0 8 New Wai;«»kpuri ... ... 0 0 11 0 0 10 Tairua Broken Hills .. 0 7. 7 0 2 3 Tali-man Consolidated ... 1 1/ 3 1 11 9 Waihi 9 2 0 8 19 0 .villi Reich 0 1 0 0 0 a WhiIii Con.-olidated ... 0 1 8 W «till 1 Extended .. ..037 056 VTailii (irand .Junction ... 2 11 0 2 10 0 Sunbeam Gold and Silver, la od paid 0 0 11 j 0 0 9; II. J, <*>AKK, Secretary; 1; A Buttle, Chairman. 3.15 p.m., January .1. 1907.