COMMERCIAL. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13398, 29 January 1907, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

New Zealand Herald Offioa, Monday evening. Tiir, share market was fairly activo to-day. In standard stocks Now Zealand and River Plates changed hands at 295, and more were available at the same price, buyers offering 28s 9d. Taupiri Coals were done at 19s 6d, ami closed with late filers at 19s 6d and buyers at 19s 4d. In mining Wailiis wen' easier, sales being effected at £8 19s to £8 18s to £8 18s 6d. They closed with sellers asking £8 19s, buyers quoting £8 18-*. "VVaiotahis sold at 32s 3d. and more were asked for at that price, sellers holding for 32s 6d. Waihi lvxtendeds sold at 6s 6d to 6s 5d to 6s 2d, and closed with sellers at 6a 3d, buyers 6s Id. "VVaitangis (6d paid) were dealt in at 4s 6d, more were wanted at 4s 6d, sellers demanding 4s Bd. ramiiCaledonians mack* Is 4d, and had late inquiry at Is 3d, sellers Is sd. May Queen .Tivtendeds sold at Bd, sellers Bd, buyers 7jd. New May Queens brought os sd, and closed with buyers at 3s 5d and sellers at 3s 6d. New Moanataiaris were placed at Is and Is Id; more were available at Is, buyers lOd. New Sylvia sold at 4|d, late sellers 4£d, buyers 4d. Old Alburnia-s were dealt in at 2s, late sellers 2s Id, buyers Is lid. Trafalgar made 3J>d, late sellers 3J.d, buyers 2£d. Kapowais were had at 9d, late sellers lOd, no declared buyers. Old Haurakis were bought at Is 2d and Is 3d, and closed with inquiry at Is 2d. sellers Is 4d. South Kapanga realised Bjd to 9<l to B|d, and closed with sellers at 9(1 and buyers at Bd. Auckland* sold at 6»UI, late sellers 6j>d, buyers bd. Golden Belts (contributing) were had at. Is 2d, late sellers quoting Is 4d. buyers Is Id. New Waitekauri brought llid and Is; more were offered at Is, buyers lid. Tairua Broken Hills sold at 2s Bd, and there was late inquiry at 2s 7d, sellers 2s 9d.

file following are Monday's closing prices, tlio business done being:—New Zealand and River Plate. 295; Taupiri Coal Mines. 19s 6d; Waihi. £8 195. £8 18*, £8 18j, £8 18s 6d ; Waiotahi, 32* 3d: Waihi Extended. 6s 6d, 6s sd, 6s 2d; Waitanjri (6d paid), *s 6d ; New May Queen, 3s sd, Kuranui-Oaledonian, la 4d ; Mar Queen Extended, 8d ; New Moanat-aiari. Is, Is Id ; New Sylvia, 4sd; Old Alburnia, 2s: Trafalgar, Jul. 3jd; Kapowai, 3d; Old Hauraki, la 2d, Is 3d; South Kapanga, Sid, 9d, Bjd : Auckland. 6id; (Jolden Belt (contributing), Is 2d : New Waitekauri. Hid, la; Xairua Broken Hills, 2s Bd.

NEW ZEALAND LOAN* AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY'S, Ltd.. REPORT. Horses : On Friday, .at the Durham Yards, horses were brought forward in more than average numbers, 'the demand for young draught and working horses being keen. There remains an iiri«irir!Jed demand tor working horses of all descriptions. Heavy draughts sold at from £29 to £<b 10s, which was realised for a pair of unbroken four-year-olds from Waiukn. Medium draught*, £20 to £32 15s: harks and light harness horses, £5 10.- to £lb. Oattio: Owing to Tuesday being a public holiday the usual weekly sale was held on Monday at the Newmarket Yards. There was more than an average muster of stock of all descriptions yarded. Dairy cows sold at from £3 Ift* to £6 15e ; empty do., £1 las to £2 7s; calves, l?*i to £1 4*. Bidding for beef was scarcely os brisk as on the previous Tuesday, quotations being easier, oxen selling to 2'2s per 1001b, cow 17a to 20s. Fat steers sold at. from £6 17* 6d to £9 17* 6d ; do., cows, £3 17* 6d to £6 17s 6d. No extra heavy wittle were yarded. Sheep were yarded in scarcely average numl>ers at Newmarket on Tuesday, and those of Rood quality advanced in price. Fat wethers sold at from lbs to £1 2s 3d ; ewes, 16« 3d to 19s 9d; hoggets, 14* 3d to lbs 9d. Lambs: First quality sold at from lis to IBs; other sorts, 10s od to 13s 9d. Pigs: Baconers, £1 17a to £3 8s; weanere, £1 Is to £1. 12«.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET CABLEGRAM [BY TELEGRAPH PftESS ASSOCIATION'.] Wellington, Monday. Tlie following' cablegram Una been received from the High Commissioner, da.tod London, January 26 : — The mutton market is steady. The average price for Canterbury brands is 4Jd ami North Island 4;|d per lb. The Ifimb market is overstocked and depressed, and is affected by the expected heavy arrivals. New season'* New Zealand lamb is quoted nominally at 6d per lb. The average price tor Australian lamb is 4;.<1 per lb. The beef market is weak. Tin* average price tor New Zealand beef is sj|d and 2jd per lb for hind and forequarters respectively. The butter market is dull on account of heavy arrivals. There is >fene.rul and active demand, however, for the shilling trade. Some holders of butter are forcing «aJe.t. Choicest New Zealand brands arc quoted fit .105s, Argentine at 104s, Australian at 100 a, and Danish at 114 a per i;wi. The cheese market is very firm. There is general demand for New Zealand makes at 63s per cwt. The hemp market is firm and prices have advanced. Good and fair tirade, on spot, is quoted at £40; January and .March shipments, £39 per ton. Fair current Manila, on spot, is worth £43 per ton. The cocksfoot seed market, is quiet, but firm. Bright, ileal, l (lifted seed went 181b to the bushel and was. quoted at 42s per cwt. There is fair demand for better-grade kauri gum. The Blocks on hand are 1367 tons, agarose 1181 tons for the corresponding period of last year. Current quotations aiv—Ordinary, fair to threequart.r-srraped, 140s per -wt; lair lialt'Craped, to*; brown, fair, half to tlircequaiterscruped, fcfti; pickings, common to good. 4-; <Jir to £ood, pale and amber, scraped, 140' WOOL SALES. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. -. London, January 27. --, There is good competition, with small offerings. "'«» are unchanged. US over 'I', 12Jd. There :■:..:■ »re catalogued to date 116,323 bales and 111,508 \r\ . bales have been sold. ... • (Received January lib". 11.36 p.m.) 3:4, '. .'• -■-' - " SroNEl', January 28. iV/? ,V_ At the Svdnev wool sales to-day greasy fetched , • - »P to Mid aw) scoured to 19id.

! WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET. [BY TBIBGRAPH OWN CORRBSPOSDBNT.] Wellington, Monday. The most noticeable feature of the fruit, market last week »m the heavy supply of plums; in fact. tiio market was glutted, and only up to 2a 6d per box was obtained for choice fruit. The prospects are slightly better now. Californian ..ranges sold to 18s 6d. Lemon* are. in heavy supply from California and Messina, and New Zealand supplies have declined to 5a to bs. Dessert apples are realising from 2s to 3* the box and cookers Is 6d to ?ji; nectarines, os 6d to 4s 6d; (Trapes, 8d to 10d per lb; peaches, 3s 6d to 4s 6d the box ; greengage*. 3s to 3s M the box. Tomatoes are in heavy supply at. 2s to 3s the )>ox, and cucumbers ore at 2s to 2s 6d. Very fewpotatoes are arriving from Auckland. The prerent value of prime is 5s bd to 6s 6d. Auckland onions are, at 7s 6d per cwt. Eggs are weak at Is to Is Id per dozen. A thousand packages of fruit arrived by each Auckland boat last week, and should this quantity keep up prices will probably not advance LONDON. By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. T.ondox, January 27. Frozen meat : New Zealand is unchanged. River Plate beef—Fores, 2?d ; hinds, 3Jd. Hemp: Market firm. October and December shipments, 40. Rabbits: Market flat. English l>oing plentiful Wheat: Australian cargoes are selling at 30s. Copra: .Market, firm, with small offerings. A South .Sea shipment has sold at from £25 7s 6d to £25 10s. Silver. 2s 7 ]l-16d per ounce. Copper: On spot, £107; three months, £103 ss. Tin: On spot. £132; three months, £191 15s. Lead, £19 17s 6d.

pollers. Buvera. £ a. d. £ a. d. BANKS— New Zealand 9 4 0 9 10 National 5 8b 5 6 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand 4 4 0 4 2 0 New Zealand, new issue... 4 2 0 4 0 0 National — 15 3 Sout.li British 5 8 0 5 5 0 Standard — 10 6 COAL— Hikurangi 0 15 3 — Nort. Coal, Ltd.. 10a paid 0 16 6 0 15 6 Taupiri Mine*, Ltd. ... 0 19 6 0 19 4 Drtiry 0 5 0 — GAS— Auckland , 15 4 0 15 3 0 SHIPPING— New Zealand 6 2 6 — Northern Steam, paid up 0 17 8 — Northern Steam, con. ... 0 8 4 0 8 1 Devonport Steam Kerry... 1 16 6 1 15 0 TIMBER— Kauri. paid up 0 16 9 0 16 2 Kauri, contributing ... 0 5 1 0 5 0 LeykuidO'Brien Co., Ltd. ... 2 5 0 Parker-Lamb, Limited ... — 15 3 MISCELLANEOUS— Hibberd'a Syndicate, paid 2 3 6 1 17 6 Auckland Tramwavs Co. 12 6 6 12 4 0 D.S.C., Limited .'.. ... 0 7 8 0 7 4 N.Z. Portland Cement Co. 2 2 0 2 0 0 Northern Boot 0 11 6 — New Zealand Paper Mills — 13 9 Union Oil 10 9 10 6 MINING— Bonanza, paid ... ... (I Oil — Bonanza, contributing ... 0 0 64 0 0 44. Halcyon, contributing ... 0 0 3 — Kuranui 0 0b — Kuraniii-CaJedonian ... 0 1 5 0 13 Mav Queen Extended ... 0 0 8 0 0 74 New Dart 0 0 8 0 0 6" New May Queen 0 3 6 0 3 5 New Moanataiaxi 0 10 0 0 10 New Monowai ... 0 1 0 — New Occidental 0 0 2 0 0 1A New Saxon 0 0 9 0 0 fii New Sylvia ... ... 0 0 4; CO 4* Old Alburoia ... „. 0 2 l" 0 1 11 Southern Queen, coo. ... 0 0 54 — Thames 0 0 10 0 0 7 Trafalgar 0 0 34 0 0 2J Victoria 0 10 0 0 9 Waiotahi 1 12 6 1 12 3 WadUtngi, 6d paid —048 046 Watchman „ 0 0 4 0 0 3 J Bunker's Hill 0 0 74. 0 0 64. Kapowai 0 0 10 — Old Hauraki ... ._ 0 1 4 0 12 South Kapanga 0 0 9 0 0 8 Auckland 0 » fij 0 0 6 Champion, paid up ... 0 1 6 0 10 Champion, contributing... 0 11 — Crown ..082 0 7 11 Golden Belt, paid ... 0 1 9 0 16 Golden Belt. con. ... 0 1 4 0 11 Kinkiri, contributing ... 0 0 9 0 0 7 Komata Reefs 0 2 0 0 1 11 New Waitekauri 0 10 0 0 11 Pride of Waihi 0 0 8) 0 0 8" Rising Sun — 0 0 2 Tairua Broken Hills ... 0 2 9 0 2 7 Talisman Consolidated ... 1 12 6 1 12 0 Waihi 8 19 0 8 13 0 Waihi Beach 0 0 H 0 0 5 Waihi Consolidated ... 0 1 8 0 12 Waihi Extended 0 6 3 0 6 1 Waihi Grand..J ... 2 14 0 2 12 0 Sunbeam Gold and Silver, la 6d paid — 0 0 9 H. L. NOAK88. Secretary; G. A. . Burn.!, Chairman. 115 p.m., January 23, 1907. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividend?. His Majesty's Arcade and Theatre Company .. ... 6 p.c. Now Hikurangi Coai — Now Union Bank of Australia ... 14 p.c. Now Waihi ... 0 3 0 Mar. 1 Calls. New V/aitekauri, .lanuarv 17 ... 0 0 1 Now Golden Crow, January 10 ... 0 0 1 Feb. 1 Old Kapanjra, Jaanuarv 21 ... 0 0 1 Feb. 9 Waihi Beach. January 17 ... 0 0 2 Feb. 11 New Monowai, January 22 ... 0 0 1 Feb. 11 New Saxon, January 22 ... 0 0 04 Feb. 11