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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13453, 1 June 1907, Page 3

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. New Zealand Herald Office, Friday evening. '.Business on the ; sharemarkefc to-day remained about* tho same, the transactions recorded not 'being very numerous. .. In standards Auckland Trams (ordinary) changed hands from 2is 3d to 24s 4d to 24s 3d, closing with further sellers at 24s 3d, and buyers at 245. . In mining Waihis advanced on the previous day's rwotations, sales taking place at £9 ss. More were inquired for at £9 ss, sellers holding for £9 6s. Talismans, sold at 33s 6d, and there were further buyers at 33s 6d, sellers at 33s 9d. Waiotahis were bought at 22s 6d, and closed with sellers at 22s 6d, buyers at 225. Waihi Extendeds were dealt in at 5s 6d, with more obtainable at the sam« price, buyers quoting 53 sd. Tairua Broken Hills were done at 3s 9d to 3s lOd, closing with buyers at os. lOd, sellers asking 4s. Old Kapangas sold at Bd, lat-o sellers" 9d, buyers 7jd. Ivomata Reefs found buyers from Is 7d to Is 6d; more were available at Is 7d, buyers offering Is 6d. Ngatiawas made Is Id, and closed with sellers at Is 3d, buyers at Is.. property sales. At T. Mandeno Jackson's rooms yesterday a cottage and allotment, No. 13, section 24, was sold by auction for £365. The allotment has a frontage of 42 links to - Welles-ley-street by a depth of 178 links. Messrs. Samuel "Vaile and Sons' auction attracted a largo audience, and there was good bidding for most of the lots. The "ft® and a-half acres, with three houses, at Onehunga brought £950, after keen competition. The property of 11 acres at Hillsboro' sold for £725, while the acre with house of seven rooms at Mount Roskiil realised £450. The seven-acre property at Epsom was passed in at £1550, and the houses in Parik Road at £600 each. CUSTOMS RETURNS. The Customs returns for May, so far as they were available yesterday, compared with the corresponding period of last year, are as follows --Exports: 1907—Gold' 36,9360z 16dwt, £150,005; silver, 265,4490z 19dwt, £27,002; Customs duties, £60,725 ss; beer duty, £2016 16s 9d. 1906—Gold, 31.228cz Idwt 19gr, ' £127,335; silver, 19Q,4850z 3dwt, £19,5E9; Customs duties, £46,583 5s 7d; beer duty, £1806 6s Bd. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. 1 Fridays closing prices are as follow, the sales transacted being :Auckland Tramways (ordinary), 24s 3d, 24s 4d,'24s 3d; Waihi, £9 ss, £9 ss; Talisman Consolidated, 33s 6d ; Waiotahi, 22s 6d'; Waihi Extended, 5s 6d, 5s 6d; Tairua Broken Hills, 3s 9d, 3s 9d, 3s lOd, 3s lOd ; Old Kapauga, Bd, w; Komata lteefs, la 7d, Is 6d; Ngatiawa, ■Is Id.,- . ■

i 11. L. No.vkes, Secretary; G. A. Buttle. Chairman. , 3.15 p.m., May 31, 1907. . «' CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends. Talisman Consolidated ... 0 1 0 June 1 WaHii ;: ... ... ... ... 0 6 ! 0 June 1 Waiotahi- ... ... ■ — June 5 Tonson Garlick, 8 per cent, and 5 per cent, on shareholders' purchases ... June 4 Mount Lyell M. and R. Co. 0 3 6 June 15 Calls. ' Southern Queen, May 29 ... 0 0 1 June 10 New. Occidental, May ;29 ... 0 0 June 10 Trafalgar, May 29 ... ' ... 0 0 0£ June 20 ' " FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKETS. Business on the local fruit and produce markets • has been fairly brisk during the past week. In potatoes there was practically no business done outside of imports from Tasmania, which were in supply beyond requirements. Onions Armed somewhat ' in value, prime sorts being scarce, whilst inferior were plentiful. Kumaras showed an improvement in demand and value. Pumpkins were practically unsalable. Chaff was much better in value and prices eliow an upward tendency. Grain generally was firmer at slightly advanced values. Supplies of fruit were heavy throughout. Lemons were very plentiful and declined in price on late rates, sale 3 being difficult to effect. Apples realised about last week's values. Passion-fruit from Sydney was in heavy supply, but met with a good demand. A small consignment of Sydney mandarins sold well. A. moderate shipment of bananas arrived from Fiji by the TaJune on Monday, but although in splendid order met with a poor demand, owing to the cold weather prevailing. The butter market was fully supplied, but the demand was exceptionally dull. There was fair competition for small lots of farmers' make in prints and rolls, but there was no demand for farmers' bulk varieties, whilst milled, * for export, showed a heavy decline in price. Fresh eggs 'were scarce at high rates, and cheese, bacon, and hams .showed no change. Poultry was penned in large numbers, but the majority of the birds sent in were in very poor condition. . No doubt- the. present high- rate for feed is compelling holders to sell. Young pigs were in fair supply, but values were lower than last week. The following were the ruling prices at the auction sales:

Field Produce.—Potatoes : Local. £3 to £5 ton do., Tasmanian, prime, £5 5s to £5 10s; do., seed varieties,' £4 to £6. Kumaras: Local, 4s to 5s cwt; do., Island, 5» to 6s. Onions:. Local, prime, 5s to 65;,d0., inferior, ,2s to 3s. Chaff: Local, £5 5s ton. ■■. Dairy Produceßutter: Farmers' special samples. 8d to 9_d lb; do., ordinary, 6d to 7d ; do., bulk, prime, sd ; poor, sd; milled, in bulk, for export, first grade, 7d to lid; factory makes, lid; pastry, 5d to 6d. , Eggs: Fresh, Is 8d dozen; do., pickled, lid to Is. Cheese: Farmers', 4d to s|d lb; do., factory, '6'd to 7d; do., loaf, 7_d. Bacon: Factory, 7id. Hams: Factory. Bd. Fruit. —Apples: Local, dessert, 5s to 8s bushel case: do., cooking, 6s to Bs. Pears: Common, 7s to 10s. Grapes: Superior; 2s 6d to 2s lid lb; do., poor, Is 9d; do., inferior, Is. Tomatoes, 3s to 3s 6tl box. Oranges: Island, 4s to 5s case. Mandarins: Sydney, 7s to 7s 6d. Lemons : Local, prime, 3s to 4s; do., rough and coarse, Is to 2s 6d. Cape gooseberries, 3d to 4d lb. Passion-fruit: Svdnev, 5s to 6s box. Walnuts: Waikato, 4d to 6d lb: do., Southern, 6d to 7d. Peanuts, 21 d to 2*d. Bananas, Is 6d to 3s bunch: do., repacked, lid lb. Pines: Queensland, 8s case. Cocoanuts, 10s to 12s sack.,,, , . ... Poultry.—Hens, 9d to Is 8d each ; table roosters, heavy, 2s 6d to 3s; do., medium. Is 9d to 2s; do., small. Is to Is 6d; ducks. Is 4d to 2s 6d : geese, 2s 6d to 3s; chicks, 6d to Is; turkeys, gobblers, 6s to 8s; do., hens, 2s 6d to 5s 3d. Miscellaneous.—Younc vise. 8s to lOe.

MESSRS. C. B. KINGSWELL AND CO.'S , '. REPORT. '■!';■"'.- ■ ■ '': '. On Tuesday we cleared a large catalogue of hides, skins, tallow, etc. : Hides: Market firm. We —Extra stout, 7d to 7£d; stout, bid to bid; medium, 6d to 6id; light, to 5Jd: cow, dry-salted 6d to 6id, wet sid to s|d ; kip, s*d to 5Jd; calf, 6d to 6Jd ; stags', 4d .o 4£d; damaged hides,-2d to 3id per lb. Sheepskins: Local butchers', large 4s 9d to ss, good 4s 6d to 43 7d, small 3s 6d to 4«, country lines 4s 3d to 4s 9d, small 3s to 3s 6d, damaged Is 4d to 2s 6d each ; tails. Is 8d per dozen. Tallow, in casks: Good, 253 6d to 275; seconds, 23* to 24s 6d per cwt; rough fat, ljd per ft). , Bones, dry, £4 15a per ton. : LONDON. J • By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. LOSDOX, Slay 30. Silver, 2s 7d per ounce. . Wheat: American visible supply of wheat, 75,490,000 bushels. Australian cargoes, 34a 6d to • 34s '/id. Cheese: 18 tons of Victorian cheese have arrived In good condition. The- experts have examined it and the general estimate is that it is worth 64s to 755. Consols, 84i. (Received May 31, 9.47 p.m.) " ' ■■■-.-"■.'... Losdos, May 31.; BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS.' The Bank of England returns for the. week are: —Coin,, £34,001,000; reserve, £24,864,000; pioportion of reserve to liabilities, 35.82: notes in circulation, £28.823,000; public deposits, £10,690,000; other deposits. £42,352,000; Government securities, £15,321,000; other securities, £30,741,000. MONEY MARKET. Three months' bills are discounted at 3J per cent.' . ■ ' ■• '' ' CONSOLS AND COLONIAL STOCKS. Consols, 84J. New South Wale= 3£ per cents., 99. New Zealand 4 per cents., 106-.. West Australian 3i per cents., 96. ~-.- ■■~.. '■BUTTER. '■-' ./ ■ On the butter market there is a steady demand for a few of the choicest Australian brands at 94s to 965; New Zealand, 9Ss to 100s. There is no sale for secondaries.,- ;. -; : ■".''. CHEESE. J The cheese market is firm. New Zealand white fetches 66s to 68s; coloured, 63s to 64s.■ ■; Victorian is selling at 60s to 645, despite the small size and paleness. The price obtained is chiefly owing to the scarcity of secondary cheese. / METALS.' ;■ Copper: On spot, £101; three months; £97 ss. Tin: On spot, £189 ss; three- months, £186. Lead, £20 7s 6d tor prompt delivery. • Iron, 61s 3id. • - .• ■■-: WOOL. On the Bradford wool market merinos are firm and crossbveds neglected. Common sixties, 26£ d ; super, 27Jd. '. ' ';■.■'.■ ...

•' Sellers. Buyers. BANKS— ' £8 - d. £ s. d. BANIvS— New Zealand ... ... 10 5 0 — National ... ... ... 510 0 5 8 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand ... 4 9 6 — National , ... ... : 17 6 17 0 South British . ' 5 7 6 5 5 0 FINANCIAL— \ N.Z. and River Plate ... 1 9 6 19 0 COAL— Hikurangi 0 17 0 0 16 3 Nort. Coal, Ltd.. 10s paid 0 16 6 — Taupiri Mines, Ltd. .. 0 19 6 — WestpOrt ... ....... — 7 8 0 GAS— Auckland ' ... ... ... 14 17 0 14 14 0 Gisborne ... — 2 16 0 SHIPPING— Northern, paid up ... 0 17 9 _ ' Devonport Steam Ferry.,, 1 16 0 1 14 0 TIMBER Kauri, paid up ... — .1 0 9 Kauri, contributing ... 0 8 1 0 7 10 Leyland-O'Bi'ien, Ltd. .... 2 5 0 2 4 0 1 Mountain Rimu .... — 12 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Tramways Co.. • pref. ... ... ..; 1 3 0 1 2 9' Auckland Tramways, ord.' 14 3 V 14 0 D.S.C., Limited 0 6 0 — llill and Piummer, Ltd... 12 0 — : Millie and Choyce, pre!'... 15 0 — Milne and Clioyce, oicl... 13 6 — ." N.Z. Portland Cement Co. 1 15 • 6 ; 1 14 9 - New Zealand Paper Mills.. 15 0 — Tonson Gariick, Ltd. ... 1 0 6 — Union Oil ...106, — Wiseman and Sons, pref... 110 — Wilson and Co., pref. ... ■ — 1 7 0 Wilson and Co., new issue, preference ... ... — . 0 7 0 Wilson and Co., ord. ... — 16 0 MINING— ' Bonanza, con. ,.... .... 0 0 34 — Halcyon, con. 0 0 2 — Kuranui ... ... ... 0 0 7 ,0 0 4 Kuranui-Caledonian ... 0 13 0 10 Magnet, contributing- ... 0 0 3 — May Queen Extended ... 0 0 9 — New Bart .... ,'... ... 0 0 7 — May Queen, new shares ... 0 15 0 13 New Moanataiari ... ... 0 0 8 0 0 4 ,New Monowai . ... .0 0 9 0 0 6 New Saxon "... 0 0 8£ 0 0 7£ New Sylvia ... . 0 0 6 — Old Alburnia ... ... 0 17 0 13 Southern Queen 0,06 — Temple Bar, 3d paid ... 0 0 3 — Thames ... ... ... 0 0 9 — Victoria ... ' 0 0 9 0 0 6 Waiotahi ; ... 12 6 12 0 Watchman ... 0 0 3 — • ! Bunker's Hill ... ... 0 0 9, 0 0 7 Hauraki Freehold ... 0 0 4 0 0 2 •:Old Hauraki-.'.: ... ... 0 0 10 0 0 6 Old Kapanga / .... ... 0 0 9 0 0 7J South Kapanga ... ... 0 0 4 — Champion, paid lip ... '0 2 0 0 1 9! Champion, con. ' ... ... 0 11 0 0 11 Crown '"-..1 ... 0 6 7 0 6 6 Golden Belt, paid ... 0 1 0 0 0 7£ j Kirikiri', contributing ... 0 0 9 — Komata. Reefs ... ..,017 16 New Waitekauri ... ... 0 0 7 0 0 5 1 Pride of Waihi ... 0 0 9 — 1 Rising Sun ... ' ...' ... 0 0 7J 0 0 7 Tairua Broken Hills ... 0 4 0 0. 3 10 j Talisman .Consolidated ... 1 13' 9 1 13 6 Waihi ... ,... ...9 6 0 9 5 0 Waihi Beach ... ... 0 0 9 — Waihi Consolidated ... 0 1 7 0 14 %aihi Extended ... ... 0 5 6 0 5 5 Waihi Grand Junction ... 2 2 0 1 18 0 Sunbeam Gold and Silver, I Is 6d paid ... ... 0 10 — Ngatiawa ... ... ... 0 1 3 0 10 Maliarahara Copper Mines 0 13 6 0 10 0