COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13455, 4 June 1907, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

2few Zealand Hbbamd Office, ";•■■'; ,•.''■'■ '■"''''■-;'■■■};, '..-.' ' ' Monday overling. . _■ IWMB on the Stock Exchange to-day was ?; riack, owing to the fact that it was "Srvod as a holiday in many quarters, * A «nlv two calls were observed on 'Change, ■' third one, in the afternoon'; being disced with. No sales were recorded in i ' SUment stocks. In mining lines Waihis I JT offered at £9, ' but failed to draw ' ' tatWß, who quoted £8 19s 6d. Waiotahis h.rdcnod somewhat, two sales taking placo t 23s- more wore offered at 23s 3d, but ■J • further buyers would only give 22s 9d. Tho only other sale recorded was in Tairua Broken Hills, a parcel being knocked down at 3s lid; late buyers offered 3s;lod, but further sellers demanded 4s.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. " ' 12.15 p.m., Juno 3, 1907. ■> ■ Dividends. - -,->jj n i n Now Talisman Consolidated ... ... 0 1 0 Now sn"toli* B'*'per 'cent "W 5 per " cent, on shareholders': purchases _... June « Waiotahi v, ... ■ -•« ■_.:"■ '."• n no"'June '5 & D i y e;i u T r -a td H. oo:J n 5i n »» -Calls. '■««,- „q .001 June 10 Southern, Queen, May:.-» -< -; 0 ,-. 0 m June 10 New Occidental, May 29 v - J 0. . of June 20 i ! :'.'. Trafalgar, May <" :- — "•■■ •■ z .r.-.'^jj: f HIGH COMMISIONEE'S MABKET BEPORT. I"" [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] ■•'■■■ .-'•/ \ WELLINGTON Monday. > The Department of Industries and. Commerce has received the following p Cable from the High Commissioner, ,; dated , London. • ' •The!mutton market is steady, but .the demand la only moderate/ Holders are. firm.. The supply of liiM-weight mutton u i in- : creLins The average Price for Canterbury brands is 4d, and for North Island, ««• The lamb market remains firm..and there is a- ffood demand for all olasses, especially •'■ heavy weights. V Canterbury is quoted at . 54d; other brands, sid. . . The beef market is firm, and prices continue to advance. Hind and forequarters .are quoted at 31d and 3Jd respectively. . The butter market is firm, and superior grades are in demand. New Zealand supplies are running short. Choicest qualities are quoted at 995. . . ' i The cheese market.is firming, with an improved demand for New Zealand makes White cheese is quoted at 67b, and coloured -..:■>.■:-...at 85s. ' .' ■ . , . ■ ■■'■ ■''. ; The hemp market is depressed, owing to re- ' ports from Manila, which indicate that shipments are; likely to increase. Good fair grade, on spot, is' quoted at £33, and fair grade in same position at £23 10s. The value of fair current Manila, on spot, is £35 10s. The cocksfoot seed market is firm. Bright, clean dressed seed is quoted at 545. "The wool market remains firm. \ ■WELLINGTON PEODUOE MAffiKET. [by telegraph.—own correspondent.] ;■'.': Wellington, Monday. The market has been short of fruit during : ' .the week, a.nd, unfortunately, the Auckland shipments of apples on arrival on Thursday '■-V - were found to be badly saturated with salt v/ater. Good-conditioned choice realised up to 10s per case; others, 7s to 9s. Cookers are, in '■■'-':■' excellent demand at 5s 6d to 6s 6d per case. The prospects for apples are first-class. Dessert pears are worth 9s 6d to lis 6d per case; stewing, 5s to 6s 6d per case. No local lemons are available, but probably 4s to 5s per case \i would be secured-for them. Passions are in . moderate demand at 3s 6d to 4s per box; tree t tomatoes, 6s to 7s; asparagus, 9d to Is per bundle, with short- supplies. Cauliflowers are -, still in excellent inquiry at 14s 6d to 17s 6d per sack; cabbages, 5s 6d to 6a 6d per sack; '-. lettuce, 3s to 4s 6d per case: Brussels' sprouts, • 7a 6d to '8s 6d per naif-sack; onions, 5s to 6s per cwt; potatoes, 4s to 5s per cwt. Fresh eggs are in good demand at 2s 5d per dozen, and preserved at Is 4d per dozen. The Fijian • bananas arrived generally in good condition, and had a fair market at. up to 7s per cage ' for choice, and to 3s 6d for bunches. : '•'' '"' : ' "■' ' "J l: LONDON. * ; By Telegraph.—Press Association.— '-'' : LONDON, June 2. Copper: Three months, £97 15s. .' Tin: On spot, £190; three months, £186 10s. In stock 11,612 tons, on the spot 2247, ; afloat 4467, deliveries 2078 tons. ■ ;; Silver, 31 l-16d. \ ;* . ■ • " Copra: There is a good demand, and there have been. sales of South Sea at £23 15s. . Linseed oil, 28. •...-, „ '„ Sugar: The market is steady. German, 10s; first mark's, lis sd. - . ..' ,: Hemp: Market steady and prices fair. June and August shipments have sold at £28 :.- 10s. :.-:--::... ~:.- ;■,-.», Wheat: Two cargoes of Australian have nld'at 34s 6d and one at 35s 9d. Tallow: Stocks, 14,013 ,< casks; imports, • 10,470; deliveries. 7247 casks.'£■ >: •■■ ,;,•"; '",,- Hides: Market flat; 6092 .offered. 1539 sold; prices unchanged.. Leather, unchanged. Basils are brisk; Wellingtons, 17 to 18. ;;- Babbits: The market is lifeless. '. -. Frozen Meat: >■ Sheep—Canterbury light 4 5-16 d, medium 41, heavy 33d; Southland. ' Id; North Island, 3?d; best brands, 3 15-16 d. Lambs-Canterbury light- 6gd, medium and heavy 53d; Southland, 5 7-16 d; North Island, ' 5 5-16 d. . New Zealand .beef-Ox. foresaid; ox. hinds, 4d. Biver Plate—Sheep unchang- , ed; beef, fores 3id, hinds 3gd. 7

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. The following are ; Monday'* closing prices, the sales effected being :-W»iotahJ..-23», 23»; Tairua - Broken Hills, 3a lid. • , Sellers. Buyers. £ e. d. £ b. d. BANKS- •"' , ,-.■; _ . National. .« ••« »•• ° a ° INSURANCE- ■■ . ;'. Q! .■ New Zealand •.'••• — * » " a g 9 ■'.SSSrtri*h- ::: :: 5 8 0 » e 0 ' ■SxSV«- ... 1 > 6 1 9 ° COAL— _ 0 16 4 0 16 6 - Taupiri Mines, Ltd. ... 0 «_ ? ft Q Weatport ; •'•••. ' ••• — 0AS i . ... 14 17.0;•.■; 14 14 0 .. Auckland ■•...- ••• • "'■ J _ ■; , 2 16' 0 (Jisborne ••« ••• •" SHIPPING- __ Northern, paid "P. ... 0 uv 0 7 9 ... i"8 Kauri, contributing ... 0 8 1- — Leylaud-O'Bnen, Ltd. ... 2 5 0 - Mountain Bimu, Ltd. i ... - 1 ?_ ° Parker-Lamb, Limited ... 1 o U — MISCELLANEOUS- ;■ . J, ' Auckland Tramways Co.. 33," 12 9 Auckland Tramways, or'd" 14 6 i 4 0 D.S.C., Limited ... ... .• 0 6 0 • — . Milne and Choyce. pref... 15° ■ - ■ : ' Milne and Choyce..' ord... 1 3 ,6 .. • - „ NZ. Portland Cement Co. 1 15 b , I 11 « Tonson Garlick, Ltd. ... 1 0 6 _ : Union . Oil — ••• 1 ? b . - Wiseman and Sons, pref... 110 — Wilson and Co., pref. ... ; ■ — *. .',..'■" • : ' Wilson and Co., new 1* ' n-7 0 ■ . sue, paid. ...... — ; « •• " ' Wilson and Co., ord. ... — l ° « .MINING— •. ' - • ■ SffiS ... .... ■-'••! us ■ Kuranui-Caledonian ... 0 1 2 u : x u : Mav Queen Extended ... 0 J J New »art ... ... « J ° 'J „ — , May Queen, new shares ... 0 1 5 ■ , » £ £ New Monowai ... ... 0 0 9 / «_■»■ ° New Sax.on ... ...... "g.-g -| 0 L 4 .' New SylTia ...... 0 0° nl3 ; Old Alburnia ... ... 0 16 ° i_ a Southern Queen -■•••• ° 0 0 _ Temple Bar, 4d paid >■... 1 0 0 3 ' Z ■. , Thames ... ... w 0 US 0 0 & ' Victoria ... — ••• ■» » ° i ? 9 Waiotahi 13 "4 016 . Waitangi .... ... - « 2 4 u ±_ ° WAtshmaa ...»->.. " „ 10 0 0 7 Bunker's Hill ' 0 0 10 0 0 9 Hauraki Freehold h — . 0 0 4 0 0 g ;; Old Haurakt ... "" S -o «■ 00 i Old Kapaaga ... >. 0 0 ;8J ,0 0 14 Champion, con. J, 12 0 ft ? Crown w-i-*.- ": Sin 008 Golden Belt paid ...010. 0 0_ a Kirikiri, contributing ... 0 u a Komata Reefs 0 17 0 1 0 New Wnitekauriy... ... 0. 0 7 0 ,°_ ; & : Pride of Waihi ... 0 0 9 . ■ , ? Rising Sun :::0° ? 0 0 3 in Tdnia Broken Hills ... 0 4 0 0 310 Talisman ■ Consolidated... 1 14 0 1 12 ■ Waihi ... ... - " I n . q ' _ Waihi Beach ' ... _ .... JJ ■-«; ■■* , n . 4 ,, • .■ . Waihi Consolidated ... 0 1,7 .;,. -;■«•, i ; J Waihi Extended ... .... 0 5,8 » °_ *» Waihi Grand Junction ... 2 .i U .<;■;• ' Sunbeam Gold and Silver,- - 1ft . . _ >. B Is paid - - 0 \ ..,»-..,.. ■• 0 10 Maharahara Copper Mines .0 13 . 6 , 0 10 6 ,. H. L. NOAIES,. Secretory,; '■■■.?■■. ■ . •■■;.- G. A. Buttlb. Chairman.;y