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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13481, 4 July 1907, Page 3

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Wednesday evening. The business turnover on tho sharcmarket to-day was about, up to tho average. In standards New Zealand Banks were sold at filff 13s 6d, and there wore more- buyers at thbsamo price, sellers asking £10 14s. Auckland Gas changed hinds afc £14- 16s, there being late sellers nt £15 and buyers offering £1* l* s - Portland Cements were bought at 32s 6d, closing with sellers at 33s and buyer? at 325. Waihis continued to rise from the recent drop, sales taking place at £8 17s 6d to £8 18s 60l to £8 18s 3d, there being further sellers at £8 18s 6d and buyers at £8 18s 3d. Talismans brought 36s 3d to 36s 9d, and there were further sellers at 3ft! 9d, with buyers at 36s 6d. Waiotahis (ex dividend) showed a sharp decline, parcels selling from 17s bd to 17s, with late sellers at 17s 6d and buyers at 16s 9d. Waihi Kxtendcds sold from 5s 9d to 5s Bd, and closed with sellers at, 5s 9d and buyers »t 5s 7d. Tairua Broken Hills were dealt in at 4s Id, there being sellers at 4s 2d and buyers at. 4s. New Saxon -were done at 71d, late sellers at, Bid, buyers at 7jd. Bunker's Hill made 9d, lain sellers 9id, buyers at 9d- South Kapanga brought 3d, with late tollers 4|d, buyers at 2jd. Komata Reefs told at. Is 3d, with further inquiry at 19 3d, sellers asking Is 4d. Ngatiawas were bought, at lid, late sellers at lid, buyers at lOd.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Wednesday'* :lo»ing price* are an follow, the ■'■-Its put through being:—Bank of New Zealand. £10JAi6d: Auckland Gas, £14 16s: Portland Ce"meat, 32s 6d; Waihi. £8 17s 6d, £3 1&» 6d. £8 ]8s -.3d; Talisman Consolidated, 36s 3d, 36s 6d, •-3S*'9d: WaioUhi (ex div.), 17* 6d, 17* Waihi 'Extended, fa 9d. 5s 8d..5a 8d; Tairua. Broken Hill!. 4» Id; New Sa-xon. 7£d ; Bunker's Hill, • Dd; South ■ Kapanga, 3d; Komata Reefs, Is 3d; Kgatiawa, lid. Sellers. Buyeri. , £ ». d. £ s. d. BANKS— Hew Zealand 10 14 0 10 13 6 .National ... ' 5 12 6 5 12 3 t'nion of Australia ... — 62 0 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand 4 8 0 — youth British ... 5 9 6 5 8 6 Standard ..126 119 FINANCIAL— N.Z. and River Plate ... 1 9 0 18 3 COAL— :, Hikurangi ... — 0 16 6 .Nor!. Coal, Ltd.. 10s paid 016 0 015 6 Tftitpiri'. Ltd. ... 10 6 10 0 Westport — 713 0 ■ Drury ... 0 5 9 — GAS— Auckland ...15 0 0 14 14 0 Ohineniuri L. and P. .. 0 19 0 — SMITING— Northern, paid up ... 0 17 0 — Devon port Steam Ferry 1 14 6 1 13 0 TIMBER— Kauri, paid up ... — 116 Kauri, contributing ... 0 7 11 . 0 7 9 Lrvland-O'Brien, Ltd. ... — 2 1b Parker-Lamb, Limited ... 16 0 — WOOLLEN— .Wellington ... — . 2 16 0 Mosgiel ... - — 211 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland TramwflTg Co.. prff : 1 3 9 13 3 Auckland Tramways, ord. 15 0 14 6 D.S.C., Limited ... ... 0 6 6 0 6 0 Hill and Plummet-. Ltd... 10 0 — H.M. Arcade Theatre Co., pref. . ... ... ... 116 — H.M. Arcade Theatre Co., ord. ... ... ... 10 6 — -Milne. and Choree, pref... 15 0 — Milne and Cho'yee, ord... 13 6- — New Zealand Drug, £2 ..i — " 210 0 N.Z: Portland Cement Co. ; 1 13 0 112 0 New Zealand Paper Mills 14 6 — Tonsoo Oarlick, Ltd. ... 10 6; ''• — Wiseman and Sons, pref... 110 — Wilton's Portland . Cement "■ Co., pre/. ... ... _ ; 110 0 Wilson's Portland Cement Co., new insuc, pref. — 010 0 Wilson's Portland Cement v, Co., ord. ... ... — 18 6 iNING— Bonanza, con. ... ... 0 0 3 — Kuranui ... ... ... 0 0 7 0 0 5 Kuranui-Caledonian ... 0 1 1 0 010 May Queen ... 0 10. 0 010 May Queen Extended ... 0 0 8 — New Dart ... & 0 7 — ■/New Moanataiari ... ■ ...,008, ~ — - j ; New Monowai - ..." -.'..*. •*o*-0"7 0-0 6 •"New Siixon ■:;..".'. {... :0 08] 00 74 "Old Alburnia ... ... 0 15 0 11 'Temple Bar, 6d paid ... 0 0 4 — Temple Bar, con. ... 0 0 2i 0 0 1 Thames ' ... 0 0 8 — : Victoria ;.. 0 0 8 — WaioUhi, ex div 0 17 6 0 16 9 VVaitangi ... ....... 0 2 7 0 2 6 Watchman ... 0 0 Hi 0 0 2 .Wount Zeohan, con. ... 0 1 1 — 3unker*a Hill 0 0 91 0 0 9 Hauraki Freehold ... 0 0 4 • 0 0 2 [apowai, con „ 0 010 , . — . )ld Hauraki ... .;. 0 010 0 OSi )ld Kapanga • , ... ' ... 0 0 6 0,0 34 '.••outh Kapanga 0 0 4i 0 0 2i Champion, paid up ... 0?.2" - — (Tampion, contributing... 0.11 — • 1 Crown *•'■■',' .068 065 Golden Belt, paid .. 0 0 10i 0 0 9J Kii'ikiri, contributing ... 0 0• r l — Komata Reefs ... ... 0 14 0 13 New Waitekauri ... ... 0 0 10£ 00 9 Rising Sun .;. ... 0 0 8 0 0 7; Tairua Broken Hills. ..042 040 Talisman Consolidated ... 1 16 9 ■ 1 16 6 Waihi BIS 6 . 818 3 Waihi Beach ... ... 0 0 64 — Waihi Consolidated ... 0 1 6 0 13 Waihi Extended 0 5 9 0 5 7 Waihi Grand Junction ... 2 30 2' 0 0 Ngatiawa ... ' ... ... 0 011 0 010 Maharahara Copper Mines — 0 5 0 If. L. Noakes, Secretary; O. A." Br/TTLE, Chairman. 3.15 p.m., July 3, 1907. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. ; Dividends. • Waiotahi ... ... ... ... 0 13 Now Calls. ' - - - ■<- Waihi Consolidated, June 18... 0 0 1 Now Waihi Beach, June 4 ... ... 0 0 1 Now New Moanataiari, June 25 ... 0 0 OJ July -10 New Monowai, June 25 ... 0 0 1 July 15 Waihi Extended. June 18 ! ... 0 0 2 July 16 Golden Belt. July 1 0 0 1 July 17 Magnet, July 2 ... ... 0 0 1 July 23 Kiipouai, July 3 0 0 1 July £4

ADDINOTON STOCK MARKET. [BY TELEGRAPH rRESS ASSOCIATION.] CianiSTCiinßCH, Wednesday. At the Addington Vive, stock market today there were moderate entries of stock and a large , attendance. Store sheep were rather dull of •ale in consequence of the shortage of feed. Fat lambs and fat sheep cold well, the latter showing a decided rise. Pigs were in good demand, {.specially stores-, and there was an improved demand, lor dairy cows, but stoic cattle were unsalable. There was a small mixed yarding of store iheep and prices were somewhat easier, eompeiition being slow. The principal lots sold were: Ewes. 127 sound mouth at 12* lid, 59 at '12s Od. 227 aged at 8s lOd. 102 at 5s 2d, and 'mailer lots at 9s lOd to lis 3d : hoggets. 55 at ' 1& Bd, 45 at lis lOd. 86 at lis 9d, 63 at lis 9d, 72 at lis sd, 87 at lis 8d; wethers, 401 at 17s Id. 84 at 145,10 d. 52 at.lss 10(1. 81 at 14s 6d. There was a small yarding of lambs, made up »l mostly unfinished lot*. Anything at all prime 'old at a little better than the-previous week's rates, and other sorts were without, change. I rime lambs made lis to 19s 6d and lighter lis la 14s 6d., There was a fairly large yarding of fat sheep, including some prime lines of ewes and wethers. The inevitable rise, in prices consequent upon the falling off in supplies manifested itself, all classes selling at Is to In 6d per head better than of late. There was a good clearance, the > demand keeping: up till the close of the sale. The range of prices was extreme, wethers realising 275; 6d to 31s, prime 21s to 26s 6d, lighter , 16* lid to 20.3 6d ; prime ewes 19s to 235, medium 15* to IBs 6d, aged 12s to 14s 6d ; prime merino wethers, 16s 6d to 19s 9d. 'Che supplv of beef totalled 301 head and in- ■ cluded some prime lines of station cattle. There ~>« a good'sale at late rates. S'eers brought £6 10s to £11 15s; heifers, £5 10s (o £3; cows, £4 125.t0 £8 17* 6d (equal to 22s 6d to 25s tor prime «nd 20s to 22s for medium per 1001b). ,' A good yarding of veal calves sold at 7s 6d • to 60s. ' There was a poor entry of store cattle, and 'he only animals salable were old cows for potting. Dairy cows sold fairly well, good sort? making £6 to £8 (extra to £11 2s 6d) and others £3 10s to £5 10s. "here was a fair entry of pigs, including a ■'TO line of stores from South Canterbury. •Bayoiierd sold at an advance on last week's 'prices, while porkers were easier and stores were ""keen demand, especially well-grown sorts. j»concra made 4£s to 555, 'and up to 66s for heavy weights (equal to 4Jd to 5d per lb); Porkers, 32s to 40s (equal to 5d to 5Jd per lb); ' «rge stores, 25a to 32a; medium, 14s to 20s; . *eaners, 10s to 12s 6d.

BURNS! DE STOCK MARKET. [BY TELKUIUI'H PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] Du.vedi.v, Wednesday. .At the Buriititle slock Kales to-day about. 1800 ,*M*P were penned mid the quality offered km <,)?* , l " M " l t,,<? Vllrd3 for Koine week*. For w»a heavy and priiny wrthcra last week's price* ;, -re fully wiiiintniiird, but lighter weights and "Ohm »• 8 " dejeriptWs were a shade, easier. liM., " IS: "™ l w *H»«w, 23s 6d to 255; extn/21..V "P tl) - 7h >; .medium to good, 12s to to"aW- .V* <" "s; ewe*, 13s to 1S«; cslra, *■ Unii«. ; .i Khl ' ;,ml Inferior. 11* to 12s. fitioi v' - 110 "' so were penned. The c.oinpei" anil ii," ot ' li(,<sn «'»d a ' 'I*'* were pawed Freejin,, «'' r *° I ' l Wivutely or bought by the P>»» ftf ill" 1 , • '%>* were only one. or two t-uual to ?,, la,nUi Offered, but price* were not "'.those i-catieij lately. Quotations: Best.

wethers, 16a to 18s; extra, to 18s 9cl; medium to good, 14s 1o 15a 6d; light and inferior, 9s to lis.

Vigs: About 180 were yarded,' porkers and bai'oiieva Belling at about late rates, but slips and stores showed sin advance of Is to 3s pec head. Quotations: Suckers, 9« to 12« 6d; slip*. 16s to 19?; stores, 22» to 265; porkers, 34s to 38s; light handlers. 43s to 50,-s;- heavy, 52s to 635. Cattle; About 170 were yarded." The entry was a. mixed one, being principally made up of unfinished forts and a. few pens of prime quality. Prices showed a slight advance. Quotations : Best bullocks, up to £10 15.*; medium to good, £9 to £10; ordinary, £8 to £8 10s; best heifers and cows, £6 to £7'lo*. QUEENSLAND'S WHEAT YIELD. By Telegraph.Press Association. —Copyright. Brisbane, July 3. Tim wheat yield last year totalled 1,109,000 bushels from 114,575 acres. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. Syokky, July 3. Wheat: Firm. Chick. 3s 7d to 3s'9d: milling, holders ask 4s. and buyer.' offer 3s IOJd to 3s lid. Flour, £9. Bailey, Cape, & . Bil to 2s 9d. Oats. Algerian, feeding, 2s 7d to 2s 8d : milling, 2a 10d; Tasnuinian. to 3s. Maize, 2s 10(1. Peas, 4s 9d to t.*. Bran. lOd. Pollard, IOJd. Potatoes, Tasmania!!, £2,10s to £3. Onions, Victorian, £-1 10s. Butter, special, 120s; choice, 110s to 114s. Bacon, 6.Jd to Bjd. MKi.Boun.vß, July 3. Wheat. 3« 10. Pl to 4«. Flour, £9. Oats, feeding, 2s 3d to 2s 5d ; milling. 2s fid. Barley, fair, English malting, 33 oil to 3s 9d; Cape, 2s 7id.! Maize, old. 3s Id. Bran, lOd. Pollard, lid. Potatoes, £2 to £2 15s. Onions, £3 10*. ; Aijel.vidk, Jiilv 3. j Wheat, nominally. 3s lOd. Flour, £& 10s. | Bran and pollard, lid. WOOL SALES. By Telegraph.— Press Association.—Copyright. . London, July 2. I For the forthcoming London colonial wool sales. 299,000 bales have arrived to date, whereof! 148.000 have Ihth forwarded direct, to the maim-1 facturers, leaving 166,000 available. j

LONDON.

By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. London, July 2, Cornier: On spot. £99; three months, £92 15s. Tin: On Bitot, £192 10*; throe month*, £181 15». The stock of copper is 11,211 tons; oil snot, 1705 tons; afloat, 4591 tons; ,deliveries', 2492 tons. Lead, £21 ss. " *". Tallow: In stock. 12,206 casks; imports, 7133 casks; deliveries, 8940 caska., Wheat At Mark Lane has advanced la on the week. An Australian cargo told at 34et 3d. Tho quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom i» 2.775,000 quarters; and for tho Continent, 2,133.000 quarters; Atlantic shipments, 185,000 quarters. Shares: Hank of New South Wales, £41; Union Bank, £60 10a; Bank of New Zealand, £9 lbs; others unchanged.