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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13456, 5 June 1907, Page 5

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Nkw Zealand Herald Office, • , ' Tuesday evening. * THERE was vory little improvement m the business transacted on the sharemarkct to- • lay ■ In standards sales were confined to Auckland Trains, ordinary shares changing hands at 24s 3d, at which figure more we're obtainable, buyers offering 245. In raining Waihis were easier, sales being effected from £8 19& 6d to £8 18s 9d, and closing - with sellers at £8 19s and buyers £8 18s 9d. Talismans were dealt in afc 33s 3d to 33s 6d, there being further buyers at 33s 3d and seller* asking 33s 9d.' Waiotahis werG bought from 23s to 23s 3d to 235, and closed with further sellers at 23s 3d, buyers at 22s 9d. Crowns found buyers at 6s lid, late buyers * quoting 6s lid and sellers 7s. Old Kapangas made 8d to Bid, late sellers B|d, buyers Bd. Komata Reefs brought from Is 7d to is 6d, ■With late sellers at Is 7d, buyers at Is 6d. • Rising Sun sold at 7d to 7|d, late sellers ; asking 7Jd, buyers 6d. ' The distributing business during the past few days has been well up to the average, and merchants look forward with confidence to a continuanco of same. The continued buoyancy of imports and exports can bo looked upon as the thermometer by which to gauge the general prosperity of the community, and a perusal of tho recent Customs returns furnishes amnio justification for the 'feeling of optimism existing locally as to the futuro of the- Auckland provincial district. ''..'■■ ''■. lnquirios have elicited the fact that the suburban shops arc receiving a ' good measure of support, whilst trado in the country is pronounced as being very good. - The Pondo arrived from Vancouver on Friday with a small cargo for New Zealand, whilst the Moura and Zealandia have added their .cargoes to coastwiso discbarges, so that, the wharves have not been overworked during, the past day or two. The Victoria has arrived from Sydney with miscellaneous cargo and transhipments, and tho Star of Japan is now due.' Salmon: Advices from Vancouver aro to the effect that stocks held are very light. Local holdings aro not heavy, and wo look for a shortage before the new pack reaches this market. Sardines: Until result of new' catch* is known prices will not be easior. "Canned Fruits: In sympathy with the strong position in 'Frisco, the Australian canned fruits have moved up a point, and a further more pronounced advance would not come as a surprise. , Evaporated Apples: Stocks on the' spot arc not heavy, and as the American market is firming up, parcels arriving are fetching enhanced prices.. The new crop promises to be a good one, but same cannot be marWed for five or six months. . Prunes: Opening operations for the new crop arc considerably higher than last season, and with stocks in 'Frisco very light the position will remain strong for some time to come.

■;. Seeded Raisins: The market is firm, both ■ for spot and futures, and we anticipate a i ■' ,;■ shortage in this commodity before new crop arrivals come to hand. . v Sultanas:. In . good demand, and any • change in price would be upward. Jordan Almonds': Local holdings ample for all requirements; demand normal. . „ Californian Muscatels: Quotations which ;".■: . ■•- have been received for the new crop are higher than last year's opening figures. ■ Mildura Fruits: Position very strong, and we- expect to hear shortly that no more ,-" fruit is available for oxport. . ';. ,'. Desiccated Cocoanut: Prices show easier tendency, which was only to be expected when supplies became more plentiful. Rice Meal: Quotations remain unchanged, and with pollard moving up,' a good do- „'•:••.."■;■ mand should be experienced shortly. •' Rico: Market still very firm. - • :; Pimento: Firm at last quotations. t f Bonemeal: Quotations show a stronger market, with offerings not heavy. Canary Seed: Prospects of the new crop are by no means good, and it is probable that prices will open upon a high basis. .Cottonseed Oil: Market firm, with stocks - on tho s spot light. Wax: Indications are towards higher * prices ruling. Metala all continue firm. ;■■,■-• : Pig iron shows a flight advance in the I ' Home market.' '*.'..'■•. ,'';.-'.■.■;'. -, -j_ i; . ~ ,^j_ % Cantor" Oil': "Tlio*l)6^rt"fou w aoout "the same, and' there seems to be little chance of alteration i till the arrival of fresh sup-- -', plies. ,' : .■:.-,.';■■;,: ; ' , . Linseed Oil: The demand, even at in- ■ creased , rates, continues, so that higher prices must follow quickly' j Hides: Larger supplies are coming to hand, but this has had no effect on prices, the " rate- . ruling for the past ■ four ■ weeks being fully, maintained ; under good competition. ' • ■ - . . ' '.- '■■_--,

Sheepskins: Prices improved slightly at last week's sales] and no receding change is likely, to take /place at present. Average supplies to hand. " .Tallow: The advanced prices ruling lately are fully maintained, with 'keen competition between local sbanmakers and shipping buyers. ■/■".;' , Potatoes: The Victoria brought 3248 sacks from" -Sydney, * and on account of "-/this, steamer being a day late stocks held locally were run down to a low ebb, and prices had a slight rise of about ss" per ton, and there is every probability of a further advance taking place, as tho Australian market is inclined to- harden. There is- very little business being done in Southern-grown. Onions: The market is inclined to bo somewhat firmer; very few prime lots are coming forward," and those that are offered arc. easily disposed of. -. Peas: Advices from the South notify that there are very few Blue Prussians obtainable, and the quotations at present are only nominal. ..:'■ ' . Oats: A large amount of business has been done in the South during the.' past week at advanced prices, and tho market there has assumed a very strong tone, with every probability of further advances. The local market is very firm indeed, and stocks held here are exceedingly light. This has been caused by the delay in the arrival of the Wanaka from the South, which vessel is not expected to reach here before Thursday. There has also been an advance in Melbourne for Algerian seed. ■ Bran: Local holdings are on the light side, and millers hero have advanced the price 5s per ton. Southern, millers haves increased their price ICs per ton, a good demand existing there, inquiries coming to hand from Australia. Pollard: Prices have advanced Ss per ton in the local market, and stocks are exceedingly bare. Southern millers - are almost .cleaned out of supplies, and have increased their price 10a per ton. Chaff: Very few prime lots are being brought forward, and a firmer tone in the market is being experienced; all lots offered are easily disposed of. A shipment is expected . by " the '. Wanaka from the South, which will come to a good market. The price there has gone up 10s. Australian Fodder: This market is fairly well supplied at present; there is -ho cessation in the demand, free sales taking place. .-■-;,.'-"■'". •'. ■ • , Fowl Wheat: There is very little obtainable in the South, and prices are now al- ' most on a par with milling wheat. The local market is very bare indeed, and high ! prices are being demanded for what is j Held. Milling Wheat:.' The excitement that has : been ruling of -late in the wheat market has now somewhat subsided, and although some - of the Southern farmers were demanding i 4s 6d per bushel very few sales took place '■ at this high rate; some have sold at 4s 3d, j but it is reckoned that 4s is now about the ; ruling .price. The general opinion is that tho bulk is-now. in the hands, of speculators, i Flour: Another rise of 10s per ton in .the ■ local market has taken placo since our last , report, but now that the wheat market is a- j little easier a further advance is not probable unless there is some material change in j the English and Australian markets. ; .Mai/. 0: The Victoria, from Sydney, brought ] ±io sacks, and from the coast the MangaP*pa. brought 276 sacks, the" Waiotahi, 627 ; «cks. and the Clansman, 60 sacks. A large proportion of the coastal consisted of new , spawns. On account of the extreme rates j comanded for fowl wheat, and the difficulty experienced -in obtaining it, the,price tor maize has advanced to 3s 6d ex. wharf for wholesale linos. ' ; -■-.'-, , Fungus is not coming to hand freely, and \ the demand being steady prices are inclined to harden. l J P'aXj £!}£ arrivals for the month of May -totalled 5300 bales, equal to about 896 tons, i £ht, deliveries for the first three days of June reached 403 bales, equalling 67 tons. l advices from London intimate a slug- . gun market,. but there has been no alteration in the price of G.F.A.Q., which is more f ri'iidily sold than F.A.Q., and a further de- « e«iic has taken place in this lower grade, , feww of the mills are likely to close down . •nortly, and, we therefore look for supplies , w, decrease to some extent. 1 \

i Tow is not reaching hero in any great quantity, and in sympathy with flax the prico ' is rather easier. Timber: • Tho kauri mills continue to report good business' as tho demand is very brisk, and' the supply of logs on hand will keep them going for some time. White pine mills also intimate that orders coming to hand are quite up to the average, and tho demand for export is steadily increasing. •. ~ .' r '.: ..-• ■ Ceylon tea: At tho Colombo auction held on May 8 some 26,362 packages, equal to 2,045,3021bs wore offered. Quality was poor and undesirable in most instances. High elevation estates are producing very ordinary teas, and low country teas aro very poor. There was a slow demand, and prices were considerably lower in most instances, especially in medium to good broken Pekoes, which dropped -|d to Id per lb," making somo of them show exceptionally good value. v ' Once again Russia stands out prominently in reviewing the trado of /this market during the past month. The extorsive buying for that country has been the leading feature, nearly all Pekoe leaf and a large portion of Orange Pekoe ", and Pekoe Souchongs having bee:: taken by them, with the result r that in these grades record prices were, reached. | The-strength of the demand for leaf teas has, naturally, tended to maintain Broken Pekoes at a high' level of values, so that all markets have been affected, but there is evidence that in Australia, New Zealand, and other quarters, buying is being restricted as much as possible at the enhanced.rates, and that' to prevent raising the prico of their lower grade blends many merchants arc substituting for lower quality Ccylons, teas from India, Java, and also to a smaller extent China. Consequently, tho month closes with a weaker tendency for Broken Pekoes, which is likoly to develop during .June. The quality of the offerings has not come up to the usual standing. this season, finest Savoury invoices being few and far between. Farmings and dusts have, fully maintained their previous high rates. • KAURI GUM. , ' One. hundred and ' tea tons have been sent in for the four days in June. The market continues verv steady for most classes and grades, but the indications are that tho top has been reached, .and any further adance in price would, probably, lead to somo orders being reduced and others cancelled. -

Pale select as usual is not arriving in any great quantity, and the demand being strong late prices have been maintained.

• Ordinary: Re-scraped is also moving off very well, but there is only a limited supply. Superior three-quarter scraped is wanted, but must be free from weak pieces to realise full rates; it is not coming to hand at all freely. Medium does not meet with such good inquiry, there being a temporary lull, but washed nuts, if well sieved, are easily sold. Chalk and swampy sorts, if containing some heart, are in request. East Coast does "not com© forward in excess of the demand, more buyers being in tho market just at present, especially for good, sound lots that are free from dust and not* too bushy.

Black: Re-scraped is scarce and soils readily on arrival, and bold lumps, if sound, also move off without any alteration in value. A rather quiet ton© is being experienced as far as good hard three-quarter scraped is concerned, and mixed lots are inclined .to i hang fire, but the inquiry for sugar and hard nuts, well sieved, continues fairly brisk. - ~■■

Bush, except; re-scraped, which is sold readily, is not moving' off, but there is very little being gathered. v Chips and dust tire without change. Ordinary : are not accumulating, and black riddhngs sell at late rates. Coarse black dust is. in good request. • ■ - -

■ : BANKING RETURNS. J , ' The following: tables show the amount of deposits in the banks in New-Zealand not bearing interest'i and deposits bearing ;• interest for the last 12 quarters: —

■JEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY COMPANY'S,. Ltd., REPORT. Horses: On Friday, at the Durham Yards, horses vere yarded in larger numbers than usual and my thing of a good stamp was eagerly sought ifter. Heavy draughts sold at from £32 10b to 349 15s; medium do., £28 10s to £35; hacks and ight harness horses, £7 10s to £20 15s; wagronette, £26; tax cart, £12 10s. On ; Wednesday we held a clearing sale of live md dead stock on account of Mr. J. F. Watson it Bombay. There was a very good attendance md satisfactory prices ruled. The dairy cows ■old at from £3 10a to £7 15s; farm horses, £10 .OS to £24 15s; spring-cart, £10 10s; tine har"owb, £3 55.. , On Thursday, on account of the official assignee, n the estate of U. W. Brown, Mercer, we sold the mop, house, and buildings for £170. Sa if S: Notwithstanding the exceptionlly bad weather, the musters of stock at the liferent centres were large and competition good. U Mangawhara Yards on the 21st tilt, we had a ui ii yarding, mostly of grown steers, which sold veil. At Arapohuo on the 22nd ult. the yarda vere again well filled with a good clim of stock, VUc iil old , i at r " ms ratea At Maungaturoto on he 24th ult. cattle were yarded in scarcely avernumbers, but the sheep pens were well filled v. K{ " waka , on .the 25th ult, considerably more han the advertised numbers came forward and dl sold under the hammer. At Wellsford on the ,7th ult. we had the largest muster this season n these yards, which met a ready sale. At Warkvorth on the 29th ult. we had a very good vardng of stock, which sold well. We quote for these ales: Beef steers, £6 10s to £8 15s; grown tore do., £5 ™ to £ 5 12s 6 d; two to three . •Id do., £2 10s to £4 19s; yearlings, £1 & to 22 P S L calves, 13s to £1 lu ; dairy cows, £3 5s to £5 15s Sheep—Fat, 17s to 18s 3d'; wethers .7« 6d to £1. A line of 110 full-mouthed ewes it lamb sold at 20s Id each; hoggets, 12s 6d lorses— Hacks, £10 £s to £15 10s; weeds, £3 5s o £6. Cattle: At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday tattle of all descriptions were varded in full minijers. Dairy cows sold at from £3 10s"to £7 12s id; empty do., £1 15s to £2 12s; calves. 15s to El 7s. The beef pens were well filled, but the juality, with the exception of a few drafts, was not extra prime. Competition was steady and ast week's rates ruled, oxen selling to 22s per 1001b, cow 17s to 20:; per 1001b. Steers, sold at from £6 10s to £10 17s 6d; cows, £3 10s to - £6 15s. Sheep: The 'Newmarket Yards were well filled with sheep of all descriptions on Tuesday, which sold at advanced rates. Wethers sold at from 38s 9d to £1 6s 9d ; owes, 15s 6d to £1 is 9d ; hoggets, 12s to 16s. The advertised store ewes sold at from 14s to £1 Is 6d; wethers, 14s 9d to 15s 9d. ■ Pigs: Porkers sold at fr*ra £1 to £1 17s; baconers, £2 la to £219 c wcaners, 3s 6d to 10s 6d. Wo submitted an average catalogue of hides, skins, and tallow, all lines meeting with fair competition. Hides: Market easier. We quote Extra stout ox, 7id to 8d; stout do., 61d to 7d; medium do., , 53d to &id ; light do., sid to 5Jd ; cow. best line* sid to sgd, good 51d to sgd; kips, 5Jd to sgd; stags', 3Jd to 3Jd; calfskins, 6d to 6|d. Skins : Market firm. Best butchers' skins, large 5s to 5s 6d (good lines average 4s 6d to 4s 9d>, medium 3s 9d to 4s 3d, small 3s to 3s 3d. Tallow : Market firm. Best mixed, up to 275.; ' good, 24s to 25s 6d; inferior, 20s to 21s 6d ; rough fat, ljd per lb. Bones, £4 15s. • , Cowtails, Is 8d per dozen. Horsehair, la 6d to Is BJd per lb. , Maize: Supplies are good this week and the market advanced, and 13 now firm at 3s 6d on wharf. J i Wheat: Fowl- wheat is almost unprocurable, I good whole wheat-selling at 4s 7d ex store. Oats are firm at 3s 3d ex store. i Chaff: Local, £5 10s; Australian, £6; com- ' I pressed fodder, £5 10s. Butter: Supplies by the farmers show a marked ' decrease, but price? have not advanced. Farmer i separator, prime, 2d; good quality, 7Jd to 8(1; ; medium, 7id. _ . ' Cheese: This is ruling very firm at 6d to 6|d for factory farmers', 5-Jd to 6d (rather slow of Fungus: There is a good demand at s]d. , Gum: There ifl good demand for all qualities. Inferior ordinary. 116s ; inferior black, 955; black, Nog. 1. 2, and 3, 755, 455, aud 35a respectively; • n W.N. and W. 0., 50s and 30s - 1'

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. The closing price* for Tuesday ore as follow, the sales effected being Auckland Tramway* (ordinary), 24a 3d; Waihi, £8 19s 6d, £3 19s, £3 18u 9d; Talisman Consolidated," 33s 3d, 33s 6d, 33a 6d ; Waiotahi, 23i, 23s 3d, 235; Crown, 6s lid; Old Kapanga, Bd, Bid; Komata Reefs, Is 7d, Is 6d; Rising Sun, 7d, 7id.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. .. Dividends. ' -.'"'.. , ' Tonson Garlicli. 8 per cent, and 5 per cent, on shareholders' purchases ...Now Waiotahi ... ... ' ... ... — June 5 Hill and Plummer, Ltd. ... 9 p.c. June 5 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 CO^.Tune 10 Trafalgar, May 29. ... ... 0 0 0£ June 20 New Saxon, June "J 0 0 0| June 25 Waihi Beach, June 4 ... ... " 0 0- 1 July 3 WAIKATO STOCK SALE'S. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. Hamilton, report: —On the 30th. alt., at Hamilton yards, we had a good yarding of cattle and better competition than at recent sales, consequently everything was sold at the hammer or before leaving the yards, at satisfactory prices, excepting two pens of empty heifers. The beef pens contained 90 odd fat steers and cows, all selling readily at a slight advance in values. Well-fatted steers realised from £8 8s to £8 15s; lighter weights', £7 Is to £7 12s 6d; good heifers and young cows,"£4 103 to £6- 12s 6d; aged heavy cows. £3 10s to £4 ss; 2£-year-old fresh steers. £4 108; ,15 and 18-month.s steers, £2 4s to £2 10s; strong, good calves, 19s to £1 6s; others, 14s to 16s; fresh, cows and heifers, £2 10s to £3 ss: store cows, £1 12s 6d tp- £2; dairy cbws - and heifers' •r.earcaTvlhgir £4 10s to £6.' There were 240 sheep arid lambs offered, and all sold at auction. Heavy fat ewes, 19s 3d to £1 Is; two-tootli wethers, 17s; ewes in lamb, 14s 6d; fat and forward! lambs, 12s 9d to 14s; weaner pigs, f 7s to 10s. On account of Mr. Blackmore we sold a strong harness horse at £20 ss: aged active mare, £12 10s; several useful hacks' and harness horses at from £4 5s to £9 10s: spring dray. £8 10s; harness, £2 10s; double buggy harness,- £5; double-furrow plough, £6 10s; tine harrows, £2 ss; liwht waggon. £8, 12s 6d. •.-.,-?- On the 25th ult, at Pirongia, although 5 the rain came down incessantly, we had a full yarding of cattle, and all sold at the hammer or afterwards, excepting two pens of incalf heifers. Fifteen- and' 18 months steers realised from £2 3s. to -£2 93; two-year-old steers, £2 18s to £3 7s 6d: strong calves, 189 to £1 Is; empty cows, £1 15s to £2 10s; a number of quiet heifers due to calve in spring, £2 15s to £3 103; woolly lambs, 9s 9d- each. On the 29th ult. we held a clearing sale near Pirongia, of live and dead stock, on account of Mr. L.Macky.and Mr.-. J. Hodgson.. A large attendance of buvers came from all parts of Waikato -and the back country, and we report one of the best sales held in the district for some time. Choice- dairy cows either in milk or near calving realised from £6 15s to £9; 2-year-old heifer cows, £4 10s to- £5 ss; yearling.heifers. £2; 2*-year fresh steers, £4 12s 6d. The horses were an extra choice lot, and elicited keen competition. , A medium draugifo seven-year-old mare in foal, brought £40 10s; aged active draught mares, £21 to £35 53'; two-year-old medium draught colts, £19 to £32 10s; medium draught foals, £11 103 to £15* two-year-old filly, by Musketry. £18 10s; two hacks, £10 10s to £14; reaper and binder, £18 10s; double-furrow plough, £9; mower, £12 ' 15s. .=':.';'■ ;■: ;■■ :"->-.; ''--<-'iy: '■« ■-■ '--'"..':' '-'• . ■..•.-•■.■;■■"» :

Deposits. ;! Not - ,: j t •" • ... bearing:. Bearing interest. interest. June quarter, 1904 ... £9,418,663 £9.998,113 Sept. „ 1904. ... 8,996,885 10,019,853 Dec. ,,. 1904 ... 8,425,376 10,123,36,5 ! March „ 1905 ... 9,030,853 11,288,512 | June „ 1905 ... 9,469,665 11,498,210 Sept. .. 1905 ... 9,180,049 11,481,801 Dec. , „ 1905 ... 8,836,507 11,396,807 March „ . 1905 ... 9,712,020. 12,048,557 Juno „ 1906' ... 10,732,709 12,309,397 Sept.- „ 1906 ... 10,660,560 ' 12,023,092 Dec. „ -1906 .. • 10,250,540 : 11,952.10) srardr'" -h 1907- ':.." T -Tr;5»,T582 - :l2',ri5,727 The following tabic states total deposits per bank for the whole of Australasia: —" ! Deposits per Bant. . - • . March March ■. : quarter, quarter,. 1906. : 1907. .i Bank of N. S. Wales ... £24,633,527 £25,863.428 Bank of Australasia ... 15,721,147 15,451.364 Union Bank of Aust. ... 16,226,714' 16,683,534 Com. B. Co. of Sydney ... 13,094,193 14,400,300 Aus. Joint .stock ... 3,176,566 3,301,583 Com. Bank of Aust,. ... 3,817,736 4,353,462 National of Australasia 6,839,620 7,779,893 Bank of New Zealand ... 11,341,227 12 250 922 Queensland Nat. Bank ... 4,895,083 . 5,260,7/14 E.. Es., and A. Bank ... 2,903,952 3,359,434 Bank of Victoria ... . 5,284,42;" 5,578,243 I/ondon Bank of Aust."... 3,346,643 3 532,967 Colonial of Australasia 2,752,963 3,123,088 City Bank of Sydney ... 1,065,672 1,187,332 Com. of Tasmania ' ... 1,529,315' 1,562,393 at. of New Zealand ... 2,951,88? 3,218,519 Bank of Adelaide .. ... 1.920,015 2,378.024 Koyal of Queensland ... , %4,207 1,076 Royal of Australia ... 958.372 1,122,853 Bank of N. Queensland 385,734 501,450 National of Tasmania ... 521.158 542,456 Western Australian Bk. , 2,018,644 2.143,493 Total ... ... ... £126,349,810 £134,686,901

/ * Sellers. Buyers. £ 0. d. £ £. d. I BANKS— - • New Zealand ... ... 10 5 0 — National ... ... ... 5 9 6 5 7 6 INSURANCE— New Zeiiiand ... ... 4 9 6 4 7 6 National ••• 17 5 3.- 6 9 South British ... ... 5 8 0 '5 6 0 FINANCIAL— N.Z. and River Plate ... 1 9 6 19 0 COAL— Hikurangi ... ••• 0 J J 0 0 16 4 Nort. Coal, Ltd., 10s paid 0 16 6 — Taupiri Mines, Ltd. • ... 0 19 6 — Westport ... ... — . — 7 « 0 OAS— " ; -■ Auckland ... 14 17 0 " 14 14 0 G'isborne ••• — ' 16 0 SHIPPING— Northern, paid up; — 0 17 9 — ' Northern, contributing ... — . 0 7 8 Devonport Steam Ferry... 1 16 0 1 14 0 TIMBER— " - , " , Kauri, contributing ... 0 8 0 . 0 7 9 Leyland-O'Bricn, Ltd. ... 2 5 ,0 2 4 0 Mountain Rimu, Ltd. •■'. — _ ■■ 12 0 Parker-Lamb, Limited ... 1 6 0 — MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Tramways Co.. pref. ... ... ... 13 6 13 0 Auckland Tramways, ord. 14 3 14 0 D.S.C., Limited ... , 0 5 9 0 5 6 Milne and Clioyce, pref... 15 0. — Milne and Choyce, ord... 13 6 — N.Z. Portland Cement Co. 1 15 ,6 — New Zealand Paper Mills 15 0 — Tonson Garlick, Ltd. ... 1 0 0 ; — Union Oil ... ...-1 0 6 , — Wiseman and Sons, pref... 110 — Wilson and Co., pref. ... — ? ■ 17 0 Wilson and Co., new issue, 6s paid ... ... - — 0 7 0 Wilson and Co., ord. ... — : 1 o 0 MINING— Kuranui ... 0 0 7 — Kuranui-Caledonian ... 0 13 0 11 Magnet, contributing ... 0 0 2£ — May Queen Extended ... 0 0 9 — New Dart ... ... .-0.0 7* - ; — May Queen ... 0 15 0 12 New Moanataiari ... .0 0 8 — New Monowai 0 0 9 0 0 6 New Saxon .... 0 0 8£ 0 0 8 New Sylvia- ... ... 0 0 5 0 0 3 Old Alburnia ... ... 0 16 . — Southern Queen ... ... .0 0 6 , — Temple Bar, Id paid ... 0 0 3 — Thames ... 0 0-9 — Victoria ... ,; ... ... 0 0 9- — Waiotalii ' ... 1 3' 3 12 9 Waitangi ... 0 2 0 — Bunker s Ilill ... ... 0 0,10 0 0,7 Hauraki Freehold ... 0 0 4 0 0 2 Old Kapanga ... ... 0 0 8£ 0 0 8 South Kapanga ... ... 0 0 4 — Champion, con. ... ... 0 1 2 0 0 111 Crown ... ... ... 0 7 0 0 6 11 Golden Belt, paid ... 0 1 0 0 0 8 Kirikiri,' contributing ... 0 0 9 — Komata Reefs ... ..017 16 New Waitekauri 0 0 7 0 0 5 Pride, of Waihi ... 0 0 9 — Rising Sun ... ... • ... 0 0 -7£ 0 0 6 Tairua Broken Hills ... 0, 4 0 0 3 10 Talisman Consolidated ... 1 13 9 1 13 3 Waihi ... ... ... ... 8 19 0 8 18 9 Waihi Beach 009 — Waihi Consolidated ... 0 17 0 14 Waihi Extended ... ... 0 5 7 0 5-5 Waihi Grand Junction ... 2 10 1 18 0 Sunbeam Gold and Silver, Is 6d paid . ...• ... 0 1 0 — ' Ngatiawa ... ... ... 0 1 4 0 0 11 Maharaliara Copper Mines 0 13 6 0 10 6 H. L. Noakes, Secretary; G. A. Buttle, Chairman. 3.15 p.m., June 4, 1907.