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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13486, 13 May 1907, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Hebaid . Office, i ' ' Saturday evening. The little business that was recorded on the sbaremarket to-day was confined to mining investments. Waihis were, sold at £9 7s 6d, and closed with sellers, at £9 Bs, buyers at £9 7s 3d. Talismans changed' hands at 325, 6d, and more were wanted at the same price, sellers asking 335. Waihi Extendeds were bought at 6s 6d, ! closing with sellers at 6s 7d, buyers at 6s sd. New Moanataiaris were had at 9£d, late-sellers lOd, buyers 9d. Old Kapangas , were dealt in at Is 6d, more being available at Is 6d, buyers quoting Is sd. , . BUTTER AND EGGS. ; The following arc the Quotations for butter and eggs for the week ending May 18, as fixed by the Dairy Produce Committee: Factory butter, lid per lb; separator and farmers' butter (best), first grade, 7d per lb. Eggs, Is 6d per dozen. - AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. The following are Saturday's closing prices, tSb sales recorded being':—Waihi, £9 7s 6d, £9 7s 6d; Talisman Consolidated, 32a 6d; Waihi Extended, 6a 6d; New Moanataiari, 9£d; Old Ka-

12.15 p.m., May 11, 1907. : — CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls. Te Puke, March 27 ... ... 0 0 1 Now Slay Queen Extended. May 2... 0 0 1 Now Waihi Beach, April 11 ... 0 0 1 May 13 New Saxon, April 16 ... ... 0 0 Oj 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 MESSRS. C. B. KINGSWELL AND CO.'S REPORT. On Tuesday we cleared an extra large catalogue of hides, sheepskins, tallow, etc. Hides arc firm at last quotations, especially for all stout ox. We quote: Extra stout, from 7Ad to 8d; stout, 6id. to 63d; medium, 6d to 6jd ; light. 5Jd to 5Jd : cow. dry-salted 6Jd. wetsalted 5Jd to 5Jd; calf, 6id to 6 jd; kip, 5d to sid; stags', 4d to per lh. Sheepskins : Pelts,' large 4s 4d to 4s 9d, medium 3s 9(1 to 4s, small, 3s to 3s 3d, lambs' 39 6d to 4s 6d. . - ' • Tallow, in casks: Good, 25s 6d to 26s 6d; seconds, 23a to 233 6d per cwt. Rough fat, ljd per lb. Cowtails, Is 8d per dozen. Bones, dry, £4 15s per ton. THE TALLOW MARKET. , The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, has received the following-, cable advice from its London house: quote present spot values for the following descriptions of tallow:—Fine mutton, 365; good beef, 345; mixed, 33s 3d per cwt. The market is firm. _ . LONDON. ,By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. London, May 10. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. ' Coin. £34,438,000 : "reserve, £25,077,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 46.70; notes in circulation, £28,958,000: public deposits, £8,500,000; other deposits. £45,135,000; Government securities, £15,321, other securities, £31,121,000. THE MONEY MARKET. Three months' bills are discounted at 3 per C ° Ut ' CONSOLS AND COLONIAL STOCKS. Consols, 85|. Victorian 3 per cents., 88. Queensland 4 per. cents., 1044; 3& per cents., 98J; -3 per cents., 87. New Zealand 4 per cents., 105£; 3£ per cents., 100; 3 per cents., 86i. Tasmanian 3 per cents., 88*. Other stocks are unchanged. WHEAT. There is a fair speculative demand. Strong American advices are ' hardening the markets. Cargoes are firm and active. Sales of nine cargoes of Australian are reported, ranging from 31s 4Jd to 32a 6d. Australian, spot, slow, 32s 9d to 33a; New Zealand. nominal, shortberried, 30s to 31s; longberried, 31s to 325.. . FLOUR. ; Firmer. Trade restricted in Australian. London, 21s 6d to 22a 6d; Glasgow, 23s 9d. BUTTER. Quiet. Colonial is unchanged, except choicest New Zealand, which is quoted at IOQs. Secondary colonials are neglected. Danish is firmer at 104s. MINERALS. - ■ Copper: Spot, 101 three months, 100|. Tin : Spot, 1922 ; three months, 187 J. Iron, 61s 3d. , " Spelter, 25J. SUGAR. Firm. German, 9s lid; first marks, lis 6d. BRADFORD WOOL. Active. Merinos very firm. Forties. 17d ; fortysixes. 18d; common sixties, 26d; super, 27d. SHEEPSKINS. At the sheepskin sales 3900 bales were offered and mostly sold. .' . VICTORIAN BUTTER. . By Telegraph Press Association. —Copyright. " * ■"_■■■■■■■: LONDON, May 10. The shipping 1 companies have agreed to continue the present freight on Victorian butter. LONDON WOOL SALES. HIGH PRICES. By Telegraph. . Association.—Copyright. London, May 10. The wool sales are brisk and everything is selling at' the- highest rates, though earlier crossbred: declined from a farthing to a halfpenny,.

panga, Is 6d. • Sellers. Buyers. ■ v. £ 3. d. £ b. d. BANKS— National 5 10 0 5 8 9 INSURANCE— New Zealand " ... ... 4 10 0 4 8 6 South British ... ... 5 9 0 — Standard ... ... ... — 13 0 FINANCIAL— ' ' N.Z. and River Plate ... 1 9 9 1 9 0 COAL— . Hikurangi ... ... ... — 0 16 3 Nort. Coal, Ltd.. 103 paid 0 16 9 0 16 .0 Taupiri Mines, Ltd. ... 1 0 0 — Westport ... ... 7 10 0 7 7 0 GAS— - v ' Auckland ... ... ... 14 17 0 14 14 0 Gisberne ... ... . 2 16 0 2 14 0 Pahiatua ... ... ... : — 15 6 (SHIPPING— Northern, paid .up ' ... 0 18 3 0 17 10 Northern, con.- ... ... 0 8 3 0 8 0 Devonport Steam Ferry... 115 0 1 14 3 TIMBER— Kauri, paid up . — 0 19 6 Kauri, contributing .0 7 9 0 7 7 Leyland-O'Brien, Ltd. ..2 5 0 2 4 0 Parker-Lamb, Limited ... 16 6 — MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Tramways Co.. pref. ... . ..I 13 6- 133 Auckland Tramways, ord. 14 9 14 0 D.S.C., Limited ... ... 0 6 6 0 6 4 Hill and.Plummer, Ltd... 12 0 — H.M. Arcade. Theatre Co., pref. .'. ... ... — , 10 6 H.M. Arcade Theatre Co., ord. .. ... .... 10 6 —./i' : v Milne and Clioyce, 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 14 Union Oil . ..; ... 1 0 6 — Wiseman and Sons, pref... 110 — Wilson and Co., pref. ... r 4 ■ — 18 0 Wilson and . Co., ord. ... ■ — 16 6 Wilson and Co., new is- . sue, preference ... ... — • 0 8 0 MINING— Bonanza, paid .. ..0 0 9 — Bonanza, con. ...■ ... 0 0 5 — Kuranui ... ... ... 0 0 6 — Kuranui-Caledonian ... 0 16 0 14 . May Queen Extended ... 0 0 8 - — New Dart ;... ... . 0 0' 7£ — New May Queen ... 0 2 11 0 2 7 New Moanataiari ... j. .. 0 0 10 0 0 9 New Monowai ... - ... 0 0 10 0 0 8 . New Saxon ... ... ... 0 1 0 0 0 11£ New Sylvia ... ... 0 0 5£ 0 0 4 Old Aiburnia ... ... 0 2 1 — Southern Queen . ... .0 0 6 — Thames .» ... ... 0 0 8 0 0 6j Victoria ... ' ... ... 0 0 10 ' 0 0 7 Waiotalii 15 9 15 3 Waitangi ... .. 0 2 6 0 2 1 Watchman ... 0 0 3 — Bunker's Hill ...... 0 0 11 0 0 8 Old Kapanga. ... 0 16 0 15 Sout.i Kapanga ... - 0 0 6 — Champion, paid up — 0 2 3 Champion, con. ... ..013 — ' Crown . . ... .070 069 Golden Belt, paid ... 0 0 10i — Kirikiri, contributing ... 0 0 7} 0 : 0 5^ Komnta Reefs '...... 0 19 18 Maoriland, paid ... . ... 0 0 6 : — Maoriland, con ... ... 0 0 4 — New Waitekauri ...: ... 0 0 8 0 0 7 Pride of Waihi ... ... 0 0 9 ' — Rising Sun ... ... 0 0 9 0 0 7 ; Tairua Broken Hills : ... 0 3 9 0 3 8 . Talisman Consolidated ... 1 13 0 1 12 ,6 , Waihi ?... -yf... 9 8 0 9 7 3. Wailii Beach • ... ... 0 I) 94 ; ' •; — ., Waihi Consolidated ... 0 1 7 015 Waihi Extended ... ... 0 6 7 0 6 5 Waihi Grand Junction ... 2 5 0 2 3 0 . -MailaMiharii ? Capper Mines < 0" '9- 6" H. L. Noakes, Secretary; G. A. Bottle, Chairman.