COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13485, 11 May 1907, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

■ New Zealand Herald Office;.'-.. '", .' ' Friday evening. There was a fair turnover on the sharemarket to-day, business, however, being mainly; confined to mining investments. In standards the only transaction was in Kauri Timbers (paid up), at 20s, with further inquiry at •'. 19s 9d; ;;.. no declared sellers. In mining Waihis sold at £9 8s 6d, and closed with sellers at £9. 9s, and buyers at £9 Bs. Grand Junctions changed hands at 435, and more were wanted at the same price, sellers holding for 455. Talismans were dealt in at 32s 3d, with further inquiry at 32s 3d, and sellers asking 32s 6d. , Waiotahis sold at 25s 6d, closing with sellers at 25s 9d, buyers 25s 3d. ' Crowns' made 7s, late sellers quoting 7s 2d, buyers at 6s M. Waihi Extendeds were bought from 6s 6d to 6s sd, there being- further buyers: at 6s sd, sellers at 6s 7d.. Kuranui-Caledonians sold at Is 4d, and closed with sellers at Is sd, buyers at Is 4d. New .Saxons found a free market, from Is to. Is Id to 11 id, late sellers asking Is, buyers at ll£d. Old Haurakis were done at 10d; late sellers lid, buyers 9d- Old Kapangas sold at Is sd, more being asked for at Is sd, sellers wanting Is 6d. Kirikiris (contributing) made 6d, late sellers 6jd, buyers 6d. Tairua Broken Hills were bought at 3s Bd, with more buyers at 3s Bd, sellers quoting 3s 9d. Waihi Consolidateds were had at Is 7d, late sellers Is 7d, buyers Is sd. ' , . AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Friday's closing prices are as follow, the buainess done being :— Timber (paid up), 20s; ■ Waihi. £9 8s 6d; Waihi Grand Junction. 455; ! -Talisman Consolidated. 32s 3d ; Wniotahi, 2.=.s 6d, ;•'■ 25a 6d; Crown, 7s; Waihi Extended, 6s 6d, 6s : sd. 6.3 sd; Tairua Broken Hills, 3s 8d; KuranuiCaledonian. is 4d : New Saxon, Is. Is, is Id, Is, Is Id, Hid; Old Hauraki. lOd; Old Kapanga, Is *~«.M, Is sd; Kirikiri (contributing), 6d ; : Waihi Consolidated, Is 7d. Sellers. Buyers.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls. ' ; To Puke, March 27 , ... ... 0 0 1 Now May Queen Extended, May 2... 0 0 1 Now U'aihi Beach, April 11 " ... 0 0 1 May 13. New Saxon, April 16 ... ... 0 0' 0!, May 13 Kuranui, April 20 0 0.1 May 13 Old Kapanga, May 6 ' ... 0 0 1. May 16 New Bunker's Hill, April 23 ... 0 0 1 May 21 FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKETS. Business on tho local fruit and produce markets has' been only fairly brisk during the past week, and to-day the produce markets were remarkably dull and were throughout \ heavily stocked. Owing to the importations of Tasmanian potatoes being hi excess of requirements, the market* was blocked and ' sales generally were only effected at and under cost, with no profit to the importer. The quality of the shipments throughout was excellent. What few Southerns came to hand were in an. unsatisfactory .condition, whilst local supplies were of poor quality and were unsalable. The onion market was 'flooded with poor, inferior, and growing lota; which could not be quitted at auction. All prime samples to hand sold at last week's rates. Grain and fodder was in plentiful supply, but values were unchanged. In dairy produce the market was decidedly weaker for butter.' Fresh '.eggs were scarce' at late values, whilst a fair number of. farmers' pickled were sent in to a poor' demand. Clteece, bacon, and hams were unaltered in value. Poultry was, in heavy supply and generally of a satisfactory quality, .and realised good prices. Young pigs wore sent forward in email numbers, but the demand was about equal and is now easing off. Vegetablea . were in fair supply and of improved quality, the 'demand being satisfactory. The fruit market, was supplied fully up' to, if not beyond, requirements, at late quotations. The following were the ruling prices at the auction sales, to-day :— Field Produce.—Potatoes : Local and Southern, prices nominal; Tasmanian, £4 15s to £5 10s ton ; seed varieties, £5. to £7. Kumaras: Local, 4s &5s cwt. : ' Onions Local, prime, 4s to 53; poor and inferior, unsalable. Chaff: Local, £4 to £5 10? ton, according to quality. Dairy Produce.—Dairy ■ and '■ separator butter, superior, 8d to 3d lb; ordinary, 7d; milled, in bulk, for • export, 9d; pastry, 6d to 7d. Eggs: Fresh, Is 9d to- Is lOd dozen; do., pickled, 8d to 9d. Cheese: Farmers', 4d to 5Ad lb; factory, 6=d to 7d; loaf, 7id to 7Jd. Bacon: Factory, 7£d. Hams:.-Factory, Sd.. Fruit.—Apples: Local, dessert, superior, 8a to 10s case: do,, others, 4s to 6s 6d ; do., cooking, superior, 7s to 8s ; do., ordinary, 4s to 6s. Pears: Dessert, 13-5 to 20s; do., cooking, 4s to 6s. Grapes: Superior,"ls 6d -to Is 8d lb; do., good, Is Id to Is 3d; poor, 6d to 9d; outdoor. 2d. Tomatoes, 2a 6d to 4a 6d box. Oranges: Island, 5s to 6s case. Lemons :? Local, prime, 4s 'to 5a 6d case; do., rough and coarse, 2s 6d to 3s.' Cape gooseberries, 3?d to 4d lb. Passion-fruit: Local, 5b to 6s box. Walnuts : Local, 4d to 5d lb. Peanuts, 3d. Bananas, -2s to 3s bunch; do., repacked, ljd lb. Pines: Queensland. 5s to 8s 6d case. Poultry.—Hens,' la; 3d to Is 8d each; table roosters, Is 7d to 3s 6d each; ducks, Is 6d to 2s; turkeys, gobblers, 5s to 9s 6d; do., hens, 3s to ss. '■.-'. ■ ■ '. ■ •'' "■■' ' ■■■ Miscellaneous.—Young pigs, 8a to 10s each, "' "" LONDON. " '.-. ';■ '*■ By Telegraph —Copyright. ' . London, May 9. Silver, 2a 6d per ounce.: ' ;■"' LONDON WOOL SALES. By Telegraph.—Press Association.— ;,--'- , .-, London, May 9. At-- the wool sales yesterday competition was brisk. Crossbreds realised; 5 per centum above the opening rates. Merinos were very firm. :■■• The New Zealand, Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, has received the- following cablegram from - its London house:—Merino wool and greasy; crossbred wool, medium, and coarse, market 'shows? increased firmness. The market has been lower since we.last telegraphed, but has recovered. Fine crossbred sheepskins and crossbred lambskins have declined id per lb and coarse crossbred 3heepskins have declined £d per lb since last sales. .. * . ; CANTERBURY GRAIN MARKEI. ■ [BY TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] ; , . - ; ; OHmSTCHtTRCU, Friday... There is a good deal of inquiry for wheat and the market is: firmer, in tone. There is nothing on qfier from growers. . Sales have been made by merchants at 3s 7d f.o.b. and this price was refused for a. line at Tiniaru, 3s- 7d in store being .the lowest offer. that would be accepted. Oats tire also wanted and no supplies are available,

BANKS- • - £S - d - £ 8 .d. National ... , ... - ... 5 10 0 5 8 9* INSURANCE— • ' •, ■ «, New Zealand ..." ... 4 10 6 4 9 0 t, , National ... ... ... .,.-_ 17 0 :■': South British ' ... ; ... 5 9 0 ' 5 7 6 lif Standard ... * ... ... • _ ■■ 13 0' FINANCIAL— N.Z. and River Plate ... 19 9 19 0 ! COAL— , . ' ,- " ; Hikurangi ... ... ... _ 0 16 3 Nort. Coal, Ltd., 103 paid 0 16 9 0 16 0"> Taupiri Mines, Ltd. ... 10 0 — West-port ... ... ... 7 9 0 - 7 7 0 GAS- . "• ' Auckland ... ....:. 14 17 0 14 14 0 Gidborne _ ...... . 2 16 0 2 14 0 ■, Whangarei ■;... . ... ... _. ■;, 1 12 6 Pahiatua. ... ....... 156 SHIPPING— Northern, paid up ... 0 18 3 0 17 10 . ..Northern,, con. ... ... 0 8 3 0 8 0 Devonport Steam Ferry... 1 15 0 1 14 3 TIMBER— » Kauri, paid up ... ... ... — 0 19 9 Kauri, contributing ... 0 7 9 0 7 6 « Leyland-O'Brien, Ltd. ... 2 5 0 _ Parker-Lamb, Limited ... 16 6 . . MISCELLANEOUS— < ; J ■.. . ,, Hibberd's Syndicate, paid 13 0 ■'-_, Auckland Tramways Co.. ;P"{- . m ... ... ... 13 6 13 3 Auckland Tramways, ord. 14 9 14 0 . .D.S.C., Limited A... ... 0 6 6 0 6 4 , Hill and Pltunmer, Ltd... 12 0 — . H.M. Arcade Theatre Co., pref. ... ... ... _ • 10 6 H.M. Arcade Theatre Co., ord. . ... ... 10 6 — Milne and Choyce, pref... 15 6 14 6 ,' Milne.and Choyce, ord... 13 9 ' — ; New Zealand Drug, £2 ... 2 11 0 2 10 0 ■ N.Z. Portland Cement Co. 1 18 6 _ -New Zealand Paper Mills 15 6 15 0 , Tonson Garlick Co., Ltd... 1-10 .. —" . '.' Union Oil ... ... 10 6 - . — ; Wiseman 3nd Sons, pref... 110 _ ,.' Wilson and Co., pref. ... .■ — . 18 0 ' Wilson and Co., old.,... — 16 6 T Wilson and Co., new is- '.: ■;' ■ . •■ ■ sue, premium ... .... — 0 8 0 MINING—.. ... , . ■v- Bonanza; paid •'■ ... '... 0 0.9 •' — Kuranui ... ... ... 0 0 6 "— Kura.nui-Caledonian ... 0 1 5 0 14 May Queen Extended ... 0 0 9 -— ' New Dart "... ;. ... ... 0 0 74/ ■.._ ' '"• New May Queen ... ...' 0 3 0" 0 2' 7 ' "New Moanataiari'... ... ■.'__ ' 0 0 7 New Morio'wai 0 0 10 0 0. 8 New Saxon ::. ... ... 0 10 . 0 0 11$ New Sylvia .. ... . ... 0 0' 54 0 0 4 : Old' Alburnia ...... 0 2 1 —. ■si Southern Queen • ... ..-. 0 0 5. _ ' Thames • ... ...... 0. 0' 8 " 0 0 64. Victoria ... 0 0 10 0 0 7 ;>Waiotflhi •'.,;.. i ..." 15 9 15 3 1 Waitangi .... ... ... ; :... 0 2 6 0 2,2 it,:. Watchman ... >':.v;--'- ... 003 .'- v 00 .'.'Bunker'3 Hill ' ... { ' ... 0' 0 11,' '■'. 0, 0 R Hauraki Freehold ':.. ... 00 6' - — ;i Old- Hauraki ... ..: 0 Oil.- 0 0 9 •■■; Old Kapanga '■' ... ... 0 1 6 0 15 -,',: South' Kapariga ...... 0 0 5$ ' 0 0 3 Champion, paid up ... 0 2 7 0 2 4 'Champion,' con. ... ... 0 13" — Crown ... ... .... 0 7 2 0 6 9 ■Golden Belt, paid ... 0 11 •..'—.. Golden Cross ;.-''■;: ... 0 0 2 — {- 'Kirikiri, contributing ... 0 0 64. 006 ■Komata Reefs .... ... 0 19 .0 18 Mrtoriland, paid ... ... 0 0 6 «' — „ ' Maoriland, con. ... ...0,0 4 '■■■".'■■". — ■■'■ New Maratoto -......— 0 0 2 * New Waitekauri ...... 0 08 0 07 ''.'■ Pride of -Waihi ... ... 0 0 9 — ;-Rising Sun, ...... 00 9 0 0 7 Tairua Broken Hills ... 0 3 9 0 3 8 Talisman Consolidated ... 1 12 6 1 12 3 Waihi ... . ..: ... ... 9 9.0 . 9 8 0 '■Waihi Consolidated ... 0 17.. 0 15 -Waihi Extended ...... 0 6 7 0 6 5 -Waihi Grand' Junction ... • 2 5 0 2-3" 0 Maharahara Copper Mines — * 0 9 6 * ■ H. L. Noakes, Secretary; ;; • ■ G. A. Buttle. Chairman. , 3.15: p.m., May 10, 1907.