COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13483, 9 May 1907, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

-. ,_. * ' ~ :: New Zbaiako; Herald Office, . ■ . ■ Wednesday evening. , - a moderate amount of business was SSsctcd on tbo sharemarket to-day. In "Since "st«* New Zealand's changed 1!, Ms at 90s 3d, and there were further sel--1» at 903 6d, with buyers at 80s 6d. Auckland Trams (ordinary) wero bought at 24s ■• '■ifld- moro being inquired for at the same „ r L sellori holding;for. 255. In mining Sis sold freely, from £9 9s 6d to £9 9s L £9 9s 3d to £9 9s, and closed with more 1 filers at £9 9*. buyers quoting £9 8s 9d. Talismans wore dealt in at 32s 9d, and • closed with sellers at 32s 3d, and buyers at 32?" Waiotahis (ex div.) brought 25s (id, latefilers asking 265, and buyers at 25s 3d. Tairua Broken Hills made from 3s 8d to 3s 7d, more being wanted at 3s 7d, sellers at 1 & 9d. Kuranui-Oalcdonians ■' found buyers ',:'' a t Is, and closed with sellers at Is 4d, buyers at Is 2d. Now Moanataiarrs sold at bid, late buyers at 6^d ; no declared sellers. Old Kapangas were invested in at Is 4d to Is sd, with further sellers at Is sd, buyers at Is 4d. Golden Belt (paid) fetched lid, late sellers at Is, buyers 9d. Komata Reefs were had at Is Bd, further inquiry being at Is Sd, sellers at Is 9d. "Waihi Don- - golidateds sold at Is 6d, closing with sellers at Is 7d, buyers at Is sd. •AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE., (Vediiesday'o closing:' prices are as follow, the business done being:—New Zealand Insurance, . SO* 3d; Auckland Tramways (ordinary), 24s lOd; . Waihi, £9 9a fid, £9 9b, £9 "9s 3d. £9 9»;. Talisman Consolidated, 32s 9d ; Waiotahl (ex div.), 25a 6d ; Tairua Broken Hills, Zs Bd, 3s 7d; KuranuiCaledonian, Is ;■ New • Moanatalari, 6Jd ; OIA K«\l' pane®, la-4d, ls,sd; Ooldea Belt (paid), lid; l|| Komata Reefs, lo 8d; Walhi Consolidated, la 6d. ' ' Sellers. /' Buyers. £ s. d. £ s, d. SI • BANKS— New Zealand ... ... 10 SO. . — ..National '. ... .5 10 0 ,;5,8;.9. INSURANCE—- ■ v :■■' New Zealand ... ... 4 10 6 4 9 6 ; National ... ...... — .170 South British — 5 8 6 Standard ' — ''.'' 12 FINANCIAL— National Mortgage end " , Agency ... ...... — ,320 ' ' * N.Z. and River Plate ... 1 9 9 . 19 0 COALHikuransri ... ... - ... 016 6 " 015 10 , . Kort. Coal, Ltd.. 10s paid 016 9 .0 16 0 Taupin Mines, Ltd. ... 100 " 0 19:6 Weftport ' ... ■ ... ... — - . 7 7 0 'OASAuckland ... ... , ... 14 17 0 14 14 0 -Oiaborne. ... ... . 216 0 V 2 14, 0 Whangarei ... ... ... — 112 6 ;•, ' i' Pahfatua ..... ... ... — ' 15 6 SHIPPINGNortheni, paid up ... 0 18. 17 10 • ; , Northern, con. ...... 08ip 3- 0 8 0 Devonport.Stevim Ferry... 15 0 114 0 TIMBER— ■" • ';.-■■■ Kauri, paid up ... ...' — 013 6 Kauri, contributing ... 0 7 9, 0 7 7 Leyland-O'Brien, ttd. ....' 2 5.0 240 " Parker-Lamb, Limited ... 1 6; 3 15 6 - MISCELLANEOUS— ,\< • ' Hibberd'a Syndicate, paid 13 0 —- , Auckland Tramways Co.. ; ' ;!;: pref ... i 3 6 130 Aucklaad Tramways, ord. 1,5 ■ 0 1 4 10 / , : ! D.S.C., Limited 0 6.7' 0 6 4 Hill and Blummer, Ltd... 12 0' •— H.M. Arcade Tlieatre Co., - ord. ' 10 6 — Milne, and Choyce, pref... — < ~ 1 ,46 . , Milne and Chovce, ord... 140 — 11 , ,- '.'N.Z. ! Portland Cement Co. 1 18 6 - — New Zealand Paper Mills 15 6 l-4 ■ 9 ; ■ - Tonson Garlick Co., Ltd... 110 * — ' \ -; Union Oil 1 0-6 . — . Wircman and Son*, pref... 1 1'" 0 ■-■ — i 'Wilson and Co., pref. ... — 18 0-; Wilson and Co., ord. ~.. • — . 1 6 "6 Wilson and Co., new isr ;' ' rue,- premium ... ■■■■ ... — 0 80 ',;;■' ' 'S,'MININq-:. ; ;. ; :. Kuranui ... ... ...0.0 6 ' — "■■-.* Kuranui-Caledonian "-.:. 0 1 4 012 May Queen Extended ... 0 0 8," , — 1 New Dart ... ... ... 0 0 7£ '0 5 ; New May Queen 0 210 ;0 ,'2:6 • New Moaaataiari ... ... —.., -", 00 6j , New Monowai ... ... 0 0 9 0 0,2 > ~ New Saxon ... 0 10 0 0 10£ 1'- New Svlvia ' ... 0 0 5 0 0 4 f- . Old Alburnia . ... ... 0 2 1 _". y.f';■«;:: Southern Queen ... ... 0 0 S — .. . «■ Thame* ... ... ... 0 0 8 0 0 6 . Victoria 0 010 0 0:74 ■ Waiotahi, ex div. ... 16 0 15 3 ~ . Waitanyi ... ... ...026021 Watchman ... ... ... 0 0 4 , — , Bunker's Hill ... ' £.. 0 11 0 0 9 -..''l HniMki Freehold ... , „,,« ,00, 6 ,„._r -,'r*i,-,„ ■ - s,d\^»^etg>mim^'^* m -iu-^^'2i:*"ti<^x"i> 1 x "*,tt o"si i { OAd Kararsjt " .... , ... 0 15 0 14 1 ' ' Sooth'Kapanga ... ... 0 0 6 — - • Clsanipion, paid up ... 0 7, 10 0 2 4 V', Champion, con. ... ... 01 3 — frown ... 0 7 6 0 7 0 » Golden Belt, paid ... 0 1 0 0 0 9 i... Golden Cross 0 & 2 — , ' Kirssiri, contributing ... 0 0 5 0 0 3 Komata Beefs ... ...01 9 0 1 & Maoriland, paid > ... ... 0 0. 6 — • Maoriland.. con 0 0 4 — New, Mara tot — . " 0 0 2 ~ New WaiWcauri : ... ... 0 0 84 0 0 7 Pride cf Waihi 0 0 9" 0 0:7 Ri»ing: Sun : 0 0 9 0 0 7' Tainu Broken Hills ... 0 3 9 0. 3 7 Talisman Consolidated ... 112 3 .1 12 0 Waihi ... ... ... ... 9 9 0 9 8 9 ' Waihi Beach. 0- 0 94. — -'Waihi Consolidated ... 0 1 7" , 0 15 . Waihi EEtcnded ;•... •;,',• ... 0.6 •7 ; ■ ;:'•: 0 64 WalhiGrand Junction ... 23 0 2 10 ';;...;■ Maharahara Copper Mines '— 0 9 6 ■■■ ■ -■--■ H. L. Noakes, Secrefcarr; - u. A. Buttle. Chairman. . 3.15 p.m., May 8, 1907. !. ' CALL AND DIVIDEND : LIST. . ■' Calls.. ■ . Kapowai, April 16 0 0 1 Now • . Golden Crtw, April 112 ... 0 0 1 Now Te Pnte*. March 27 ■ ... . ... 0 0 1, Now ' ™ a -T, 9 uee n--Extended,''- Mav 2... 0 0 1 Now Waihi: Beach. April -11 ■ ' ... 0 0 1 Mav 13 , Jew. Saxon, April 16 0 0 04 MaV 13 Karanai, - April 20 ... ... 0 0 1 May 13 Old Kapsnjfa, May 6 ... 0 0 1 May 15 - : «w Bunker"! Hill, April 23 ... 0:01 May 21 ; ' - . BITtKBIDE STOCK MARKET. [SI TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] DOTEDix, Wednesday. At the Burnside stock market to-day there was . L ft heavy yarding of cheep, ■ the bulk being com- : « Prised of good quality, but, on account of . the m havers present they met with onlr c quiet qemandi Prices accordingly showed a. alight decline of from Is to Is 6d per head. Inferior sorts were extremely difficult to quit. Quotation?: ■ Ba \ ethers, 21» to 23s 6d ; extra, 26s 6d (a ;; K,«P en of extra quality brought 28s 3d); good, l&j to 19a; medium, 12s to 14s; best ewes, -ids to IBs; extra, to 18s 6d : good, 11b to 13s" r ffljdmm, 7s 6d.to 10s. • r " if 0 " 9 -'' There was a large yarding. Medium . • .sorts were hard to eeH, but the price for: prime quality was quite equal to i late rates. Quota-'. ' , * 10n »: Best lambs,, 15s to 16s. Ewes—A Sew extra , Maw,.pens sold at 18s 3d; good, :12a 6d to 14s; medium, 9 9 to lis; rariall,- 6 *'*» 7 ® (>&• - -- „,» ,: 124I 24 were yarded, composed of good . quality, but owing to the absence cf bacont'Jien! they *old at slightly reduced prices. . How-ever,-prime, quality, met with a good demand, i?*™ *■£■* * reduced yarding of 'small piga; for •men there wes' keen inquiry, and prices advanced from about Zn to 3s. Quotations : Suckers, oM to 9»; slips, ii s M to 15s 6d . tores. 19a to tas; porkers, 34s to 38s; light baconrrs, 43« to rU» IVy 4fe to s**'' choppers, to 80s.. .. • : . » n j t: ™ were yarded, comprised of very ' W U f "£'• ' and tho heifers offered were the '' ,™ t that have .■ been in the vards for eomc , 3 1 ™'- The demand for all kinds was dull J"u we special line of heifers was passed in. prices showed a decline of 7s 6d to 10s per head. Woations; Best bullocbs. £9 10a to £10 10s; wedltim to good, £7 to £9; best heifers, £6 10s y:;-.- w ~ B '. medium, from £5 to £6 55... ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. ;i; [BT TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] , Chhistchubcu, Wednesday. At the Addington live stock market to-day the . g"?** 1 •'« almost all clashes of :.»iock were large 1 mm' was a numerous .attendance. ■ Prime fat saw' 6 "l? intjined their values. Store sheep again ■JS . we » and fat lambs ere Ann at the previous ' -555* rates. Prime fat wethers were firm, and ! ' »™» ewes -sold well, "but inferior sorts were lw - There was again practically no sale for p ?T ec but dairy cows were in good demand. I?■°" all classes were tinner. w»j''' wa * a large yarding of store sheep and P? a competition for all classes. Lambs and ':-" ; •?». W '"S ewes were in good demand, but wethers, " it itT a in F' were a shade-. easier. Wethers sold ■iL i? ™"' l'- voting ewes. 15s to 17s; sound- ■ southed ewes, 10's to 14a 4d; lambs, Bs.6d to '» B<l. . The fat Umb pens were well filled, the qnalitv "£;:?* Chiefly prime. All lots fit for freezing met ' ' '"> . good competition, and there was practically *.il?? agw ' '" values. A few extra prime heavy S-'8"» made 24» 7d to 23s 3d; tegs. 18s 6d to • ' *Zi 6,i standard weights, las to 28s; lighter -p?' 12s to 14s 6d - ; I " '• of «Mt Was a ,ar ' je mixed yarding of fat sheep. 1N». c " a large portion was not well finished. ("i 8 . P/une'wethers sold up to 345; prime, 12s ". ■ 1?. i A d; 1! '»ht«, 17s to IBs 6d. Prime ewes, I , Jo ii? s 20s; medium, 14s 6d to 16s 6d; aged, 12s j ißril'j *;"**>• of fat cattle totalled 318 head and I 'I Sh it . ? on "' prime lines of heavy-weight steers •","' ' »Pti w ,! «ht-weijrht. heifers. There was a fairly ritil demand for prime beef and last week's «v »„,,. *" f"Uy maintained. Among the sales ! 1 ' £9 0"7 rP- t«therford (Leslie Hills): 14 steers. , . |"im tO £U 7s 6d: 8 ''elfere, £6 2r 6d to £8 If; ' *»'?.• Rutherford (Hawarden): Six steers, ? : : 14'V' bd n '° £ 5»- A. Rirdling (Lansdownft): 1 £5 \tl! J %*, 1C!! to £11 & 6d. Other steers made :' I, " cowl *j° ,^ 11 17s 6d = beifers, £5 5s to £8 2s 6d ; ■ ' ".' ' i»imL Ti 0 !! *° £7 ?* ref l» aI to 2?s 6d to 26s for f ■■'"" * nd Zto to 22s for medium per 1001b). , fe" 2vJ?"FSre I*rding of veal calve* sold well. '"' iH Usui? ;'£j ? s of !''«-' was rather smaller than £'* steipi .i fats snowed a rise in price, while Wade ia, . m - e « l with a better demand. Baconers !»(iual S \ a , ?°? and "P t0 6 ° 3 or heavy weights (•S IS 4w to r1 2 , d pcr lb); porkera..3os,to 6 40s •mallpr \PP' „ I,s io 15s "- weanera, 8s to 12s; • -.. ■ Ea 'fy ■$£ *o soid up to £8 2a 6d. j i ■ " a »y cows, acid up to £8 2s 6d.

MASTERTON WOOL SALE. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRBSB ASSOCIATION.] MA3TEUTON, Wednesday. - At the wool sales to-day medium crossbred woo) j brought 7d' to 8d ; dead, 5d to 7Jd ; pieces and bellies, 4Jd to 6d; locks, 3id to 4,Jd; .crutehings, 53d to Did. Skins: Woolly' crossbred, BJd to ■■, BJd ;•: half And quarter-woolled, 8d to;-;9Jd ; short wools, 7d to ,7W;i hoggets', seedy. 3&d; green, 5a 9d each lambskins, 7id to BJd. Hides: Medium cow and ox, od to sid; cut and inferior, 4d to 4Jd; calfskins,, 3d to 6Jd; good cow, 4£d. to 5Jd. Bidding was generally good. - AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Association-Copyright. ;f | '":, ' ';■'/■'.; ■'■:: •/: : ' ; ": \;. SYDNEY, Slay 8. , ::-: Wheat, 3s" sid to 33 6d; = second' quality, 3a 2d to 3s 3d. F T our, £8. Oats; Algerian,"feeding, I 2s ?d; milling, 2s 9d ; Tasmanian, 2s lid. Barley : Cape, 2s 7d to 2a 9d. Maize, 2a lOd to 3s.t Bran and : pollard, lid. - Potatoes: Tasmanian red skins, £3; dark skins, £2 to £2 ss. Onions: Victorian, £3 to £355. Butter: 'Special, £4 18s; choice, £4 14s, to £4 16a. Bacon, 7id to 10a. (The above quotations are those ruling between merchant and retailer and do not represent slightly lower,, values .; obtained by recognised brokers.) ' ' •' : ':" ''■'■ ~ a ~. ■.•,.,-. .....,„: Melbourne, May 8. ' Wheat, 3s 4d. Flour, £7 10s. :" Oats: Algerian, feedinc. 2s Id to -2tv2W; milling, 2a 4d.: Barley: Ma'tin"-, 4s 9r!; Cope, 2a sd. Maine, 2s lid to 3s. Bran, lid. Foliar I. IOJd. ; Potatoes, £2 to £2 155.: 'Onions, to £2 10s. . . ' • Adelaide, May 8. Wheat, 3s 3d. Flour, £7 12s. Bran, 2s. Pollard, Hid. '■ LONDON. -:-\. By Telegraph Press Association.Copyright. ;.- ■:.;.'-'..- : ;:'' '>'~'■' .'"■"■".:: London, May 7. Copper: On spot, £104 10sV three months, £103 10*. " "■■', •■' ■''~,'','.' -■' " Tin: On spot, £192 sa; three months, £188 55.;. "Silver, 2s 6 3-16 d per ounce. Shares: Bank of New South Wales. 50. . Stocks:. New : Zealand • 4 per cent, ; guarantee stock, < 100; others • unchanged. .' Wool: The sales have been postponed owing to fog. - .' '-. ' '-': ' - ; - - ■-' ; Wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom. 3,505,000 quarters; for the Continent, 2,975,000 quarters; Atlantic shipments, 121,000 quarters; Pacific shipments'. 25,000 quarters. An Australian cargo has sold at' 31s 4id. ~: -,