AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13726, 16 April 1908, Page 3

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY. PrifTjou* da?'* closing 'odea New Zealand Intorance— and End call*, 75>* fed ... • 3 16 0 New Zealand and Biver Piste— call, 23s *d Westport Coal—2u'l call, £7 2s ... 7 "•■ 0 . Union S.S. Co.— oil, 3 ; .» 6.1 ... — Grey and Henries tpref.)— cat!, 11* — Mew Sylvia— rail, la M ... ... 0 16] Waiotabi— call, 2* 9d — j Watiangi— 3rd call, In 104 — . [ Golden Pah — call, 4d — 1 Old M:.»ira.k;—l.-t call. 2« 7d l 2nd call, j 2* 8.1: 5; 1 call, 'an Bd, 2* 10d .- 0£ .3 { South Kapanga— 2nd call, Id — | Sunbeam — 3rd rail, 2;,! — ; Com* toe it (eon)—2nd call, fid — I Champion (paid up)— 2nd call, »2d ... -- j Crown—2nd call, 7* Id; 3rd call. ">» -<i 0 7 2] Karangahake—3rd call, la 1 1 -• .014; Headr BulHfn (Is paid) — ind and 3rd call*. ?,d ... ....— ] Tairtia Broken Hill?—lst csll, 3* M .. — . Tairua fiold.-ti Hills <9d paidl—ind call. 2s Sd ... .... - : Tairua ilotdeu Hill* (60 jxiidh-Ik* call. ! £s 7d, is o-i; 2nd call. 2s dd. 2s 7*l . I 3rd call, & 3d 0 2 5] Taiiita Extended—let call. M, 64d ; 3rd i call, 6d, 6;d , ..006! Talisman—l*t call. SO- 3d: 2nd call. 51? 3d: 3rd call. 51.-. 51s bd ... 2 10 6 i Wsihi Extended— ,.:!•'. call, 2- I'M ... - j Dominion—2nd call. ;':.d 0 0 >i Mountain King (con.)—3rd call, 10d .. 0 010 CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

i CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. i !_,£«. i May Queen Extended, March 16 0 0 (H Now i May Queen. March la 0 0 1 Sow New Oijcicefltui, March 31 ... 0 0 01 Now New Dure, March 23 ... u 0 1 April 23 Rising Sun, April 10 0 0 1 May 6 ALDINGTON STOCK MARKET. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Chbistchuwch, Wednesday. At the Addington live stock market to-day there was again a large entry of stock, though it was not nearly equal to the last two weeks. Store sheep formed the bulk of those yarded, and foi the better-class anini.il there was ar"good demand. Fat lambs sold aC law week's rates, and fat sheep, owing to a fairly large entry, showed a sharp decline. Fat cattle were firmer in price, and tat piss were dull of sale. Store cattle w©»e in pool' demand, but dairy cows met with it better inquiry. The yarding of story sheep was much bftlow ia*t week'; record. Ewes formed the bulk of the yarding, and with the exception of a few two-toot.lv» they were mostly of a poor class. Low-conditioned travel-stained ewes could only be. disposed of at lower uti-f, but the younger and bettor sorts met v iih a fair demand at late rates. Lambs sold firmly and good sorts showed a little improvement in values. There wius no change in, the. price of wethers, Jew good sorts beiu;r on oiler. There was a fairly large entry of fat sheen, including some good lines of medium and heavyweight wethers, but the bulk was made up of ewes. The bidding opened alack on account of the plentiful supply, and as butchers filled their requirements ptices fell away considerably, and there was a drop of 2s to 3s in wethers and a still further decline in ewes. The light-con-ditioned and aged sheep were the most difficult to sell. The export buyers operated m any lines of ewes that were obtainable at prices within their limits, especially towards the close of the sale. The range of prices was: Prime .wethers, 18a to 2!os (e.\rra to 25s 6d); lighter, 14s 3d to lis 6d. Prime ewes, 15s 6d to 1&> Ad: medium, 13s to 15e; aged ami light, Ss to lis 6.1.

The entry of /at. lambs was not a large one. but the quality was letter than last week, and chiefly on this account prices ruled somewhat higher. Tegs sold at 15s oc; to lbs lOd; ordinary freezer*. 12s to lbs; stine-conditioned lon, 10a to lis 6d. There were 360 head of fat cuttle penned, a large proportion being prime sort*. A steady <!■•- maud ruled throughout anil priced were firmer. Best, steer beef mads 21a to 25s fad per 1001b. nit - dium IBs 6.1 to 20* 6d. and cow and inferior ioa to lis. The range of price* was : Steer*. £0 10s to £11 12a 6<l (two extra to £13): heifers, £5 to £8 7s 6d (extra ££ 12* ad); to**, £4 7s oil to £3 (extra to £'i 12= o<i). Veal calves were entered in fairly large numbers, arid among them were several good lines of suckers. Prices r.uigej from 4* 6d to £3 lfo, according to size end quality 'The entry of store cattle was of a pom- class and the demand was very weak, animal* in poor condition being almost unsalable. Yearlings made. 10* to 25*. according to condition; twoyear steers, 40; to 55.-; two and s-half to thteeyear steers, in forward condition, 60s to 70s; dry cows, 15s to 22s 6d. An ordinary yarding of dairy cows of average quality met with an ijnpioved demand and sold at prices ranging from £3 IDs to £8. There wan a small yarding of pigs, and fits were slow of sale at late rates. (.'Hoppers sold at £3 to £4 10s; baenners, 45* to &sa; heavy, to 65» (equal to Sd per lb). Porkers realised 35s to 43s (equal to 5Jd per lb); medium stores, 22s to 2os; small. Ids to 21s, weaners, 8s to 12*. DUXEDIX RUAI.N MARKET. [3V TKLEGRAPU I'KKSS ASiOCUTIOS] DUXKDIS, Wednesday. The wheat market, in sympathy with London, is quiet. Offerings are not heavy and buyers' and holders' ideas of values in most instances do not correspond. Prune milling is quoted at 4s b£d to 4s id; medium to good. 4s 5d to .4s fed; whole tow! wheat, 4s 4d,to 4s 6d; broken and damaged, 3s bd to 4? 2d (sacks extra). Offerings of oat* are heavier and there is stilt a good demand for export. Latest sales show * slight advance on last week's quotations. Prime milling are worth up to 2s txi ; good to best feed, it Md to £a <id; inferior unci medium, is 2d to 2a., 3id £x gtprg (saciu <{«»;.

DTTNKDISf STOCK EXCHANGE. : [st ~r,LY,<in\rn.~- mass aaaociaTioy.] ocsi3>ty, W«da***i*T. Th« ?oii«»i»e St«Krft R*et>»i)j» naff* hare twan reported :— Sew Koibtrrirh Jutwlee, 6*; Bias »ail' Shins (two parcel*}. 26» ;•'■ R*»h»if Sun, 23*. . THE AUSTRALIAN* VASKBT3. .'.' i STKSBT. April J5. Wheal, -? 54d to 4* M. Floor. £10. Oat*. 3s <?ci to J.* 3d, Kir!<*r. Cape, nt-mln*!, 4? 4;!. Mail*. -i* fid. Bran, £?. Pollard, £'! id*. !*r,f;»'r.c-j. Circulars. £4 lis to £5. OnffMJa. Victorian. £.6. flatter, 3<» to S3*. t"lwe»«, I aid to ajd. Bacon, 2S to 1.1 |d. ; MBJ.HdUa.V'K. Aprs' 15. ;•:.i,. J* sjd. Ptoar. £10. Oats. Algerian '}» '■ •!■ Me.liits 3s 6.1. Barley. Cape malting, ! .u, ' ii*e 4* 7d to -i* M. Bran and jwHaro, ; t= td. Potatoes. £5 13* to £4 I*l. Onions, £5 s» . ~ ~ I ADELAIDE, April 15. j Wheal, *« 2*l asked. Flour. £3 IS*. Bran j and poliard. is 3d. | N'KW ZK.U.AM' riIODUCE IN j LONDON. j j»H;.i! ■'-■. I'- <-v : -v CORSKSPOSDEST.] LOSOOX, Man-h 6. i " woof.. I M>«3r». 0 Baltic *»*1 Co; write that '!:<• tone I (if the wool ir,strkiO has rontinned dull j«*t ''•.j-,.:., Tin i-<ia»iimptioa ot merinos ami fin« ! i-ru#'«brf>i.t.« i.« well iSi-Mnwined »nd quotation* tor I thfm a.ci* U.irlv steady, although beiow the rxtes ' riutret at [lir t-itr?<. •>" the January sale*. i DAIRY t'KODCCE. ! y,.!.!- W. «*>ddel not* that the butter matket ' i- ' uitiid'.T rf-conetitulir.g )U«lf. and the effect* ..; ::>• i'-ini" are fast duipitearinji KAi HI. GUM. VlrwKr* >. Figgis and < •>• «*nd me the following i. •!'■*■« i-nrrent per c«t l"i kauri gom : -Dial, fi««" ; ... i,-.!«. p;i.-kf.l. £1" to *ClB s*; r<"<.-rap»'d, good ■'..il lire jule £13 ! <> £16, fiale amber £1! 10" <■» ; '•]■• I'i. amber i«nd dark amber £3 10* to £11; v.. i i"',ic».'ii!»rif.r-s;-raj»-<l. fair an.,l extra ttn<», - i- LCi ;>i £3; No, '£, hall-scraped »ort*. (air to ! SOi-it*" bo'.d, £5 to £o 10" . sort*, ko»k1 ordinary ' *ii;«nied. sir all to boid. fct» to 75«; No. 3. pick!j, „.. .T. (U bold, not veir ilrmuy, 55» to "On; i hips, 'bold pate clean, lair to line. 9&* to 13ft»; I --iiip*, drowy. inferior coated, part digger*. 59* ' to 60s . 'sittings, good to Que pale clean grainy, ! i.-.- to 30*; do-:, ordinary dark to good pale, t» I to 30?: dark brown. Mslex'tet! re«.Tjp£d. 110* to 145* ■ dark brown. No. 1 t!vr«tp»;irter-.wV*s>ed and httlf-vcratwd, fair to fine 85* to 95*; No. 3. drossy mixed ri»"..k;istr*. ,Vi» to 45s ; chip*, ordinary drossy („ Mir rlean. JO* to SO*', bosh No. 1, flirty .-•0i1,,--, part p-nfc,. 12C* t.. 1:*»; No. 2. half to ;hit'«'.iiii!f<\--siTa!wd, part pinky and drossy, (X>» to 90s : No 3, picking! l , low dro»»y to fair, J&s to iv-*: i;u«li, chips, drowy to good ol«»a bold. 40* "to 9D». At the *ale'« lately held Meaara. Ki'T,.-* i "i' that the supplies »ere in firm hand* and on!v ilamagcd denfi-ipHoiu told without ire...rV" in all U:6O package* were offered and 510 soiil —ie«cra|>ed at £7 K>s. chip* (good to line S.oi'i pale) at 32* 6d in £6 15s. The next dale -ii' i"' held on the 13th in*t. On January -\ .-.,« ~., S i(K-k was 521 tons. At the Biinm month of' 1507 net stock whs 1452 tons, and in 1906, in tin? same month. 1189 tons. During Jsnuarj lajt the imports were 82 tons, donr.g I Janiniiv. 1007, thev *ere 39» ton*, *nd during I JuDiwrv, ISOb,' thev were I£o tow. , .

HONEY. | Messrs S. Figgis mention that the matltet ! for New Zealand " honey is steady, with good ! quality i" demand. Fair to fine white in quoted j at 25s to 40-- per ewt, with Australian fair to ! line pale 'at 12s;to,18 8 per cwt - "..'".- FOREIGN TRADE OF JAPAN 1N T 1907. The following- particulars relating to the. foreign trade of .Japan have been received trom II .11." Commercial Attache at Yokohama (Mr. E. F. Crowe) :■-• 'ISto. .1907. £. £. imports .. .. 42,750,877 50.W5.835 Exports 43.268,312 44,1*2.298 Of the total increase in import* of over £7,700,000 mure thh.i half is to be placed to the account of raw cotton; other than raw materials, Machinery anil steam vessels between them contribute another £3.250,000, while partly-manu-factured article*, with the exception of cotton won. all show considerable increases. The recrude.wenoe of imports of cotton yarn in 1906 wa? only a temporary phenomenon, arid it is not surprising to find a ' very laitr- decrease. In this item. The most serious reduction under any one heading is under that of woollen cloth and ser;rei<, which on!v amount* to £885,740, -as compared with £1.582,918 in 19C6. This is all the more unsatisfactory because, although the exact, figures have riot yet been published, it is estimated tic i :dio.it. 90 per cent, of this decrease will be in British woollen goods. It. is not possible to state yet the share taken l.v various countries in Japan's trade for the whole year, but it would appear that the imports from Great Britain will show a considerable increase. Exports, which in 1300 had increased by nearly 32 per cent., over 1905. did no' maintain this rapid rate of progress, and only showed the, comparatively modest increase of "£833,986, or 2 per cent, The 'most important, changes arc to be found in the following items : —Decreased in refined sugar of £857,144, cotton varus £515.847, halaiiave (silk tisanes) £369,445, and matches £143,998 tesi.eetivelv are more than compensated for by increases in raw silk of £658.010, timber £4/<?.&£), copper £424,434, coal £279,450. tea- £180,502, tisli oil £178,876. and camphor £112,31). It must be remembered, however, that the Increase in copper Is. largely due to the exports, which took place during the first- eight months of the year, of metal contracted for when the price was still phenomenally high. Tea once more shows an in-cre-ise, although the trade hi* changed to a certain extent, I'lider the heading of whollymanuipcte.red articles many iterne which had f{heii i:'f:at promise, in 1906 have retrograded, and afthot'fjh there is. on balance, a gala of nearly aqunrier of a million pounds, tins ia chiefly due to miscellaneous goods, because in nearly all ih- important line*, save cotton undershirts and drawers, and cotton piece S°o'-i5, there is a tailing oil'.

Sellers. Uuym. : £ s. ii. £ *. a. j BANKS - New Zealand 9 1* 0 - , National 5 7 o b 6 0 ; INSURANCE— New Zealand ... ... 3 17 6 3 16 6 '■ South British -■-- 2 16 ° i standard - 1 - 0 , FINANCIAL— S'./., and River Plate ... 1 14 0 1 13 0 j COALllikur«cgi 0 9 6 0 7 9 j Sort. Coal, 10* paid ... 0 17 0 0 la 3 | Taiipin Mines, Ltd. ... 10 3 10 0 | West-port 7 2 & 7 10 Westport Stockton ... 0 10 o Driir.o 0 4 ° — GAS — j Auckland 15 2 6 HIT o Birkenhead and Northcote — 15 3 New Plymouth . . 8 10 0 — SHIPPING— Union S.S. 1 16 0 3. 15 0 j Northern, paid up ... 0 18 0 — j Northern, con — 0 8 2 TIMBER— Kauri, .-on. 0 12 0 0 11 9 I MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Tramway*, pref. 14 6 — Auckland Tramways, ord. 14a — j D.S.C., Limited 0 4.. 0 4 1; »;rey ai.-l Menzies. pref. 0 11 •) 0 10 o , Grey mid Menzies. ord ... 0 9 0 -- j Hill' and Plummer, Ltd. 110 H.SI. Arcade Theatre Co., pref. 1 0 6 0 19 9 J 11 M. Arcade Theatre Co., I on l. 0 19 0 Milne and Choyce, pref. — lib New Zealand Draft, £2 ... 2 12 6 N.Z. Portland Cement Co. 1 12 3 1 11 6 I New Zealand Paper Mills 1 .5 D 13 0 Tonson I'.sr'uck. Ltd. ... 0 19 6 Union Oil — 12 0 Wiseman and Son*, ord. 0 13 0 0 12 7 Wilson's Portland Cement Co., nref ... — .; S 0 | Wilson's Port-land Cement Co., oid ,2 8 0 2 6 0 DEBENTURES— Auckland Harbour Board, 4 per cent. 37 0 0 — MINING— Bonanza, eon 0 0 1', — Halcyon 0 0 4.; — Kuranui ... 0 0 9~ Kuranui-Caledonian ... 0 0 11 0 0 31 j May Queen a 1 11 0 19 j May Queen Extended ... 0 *» 6 — New Dart, paid 0 0 4 New Moaaateiari 0 0b 002 New Monowai 0 0 5 0 0/,! New Occidental • — 0 0 5 New Una 0 0 2£ New Svlvia 0 16* 0 1 5 Old Alburnia 0 0 10 0 0 7* Saxon 0 0 8 0 0 5* Scandinavian 0 0 7; — Thames 0 11* 0 0 9{ Victoria , 0 11 0 0 10 I Waiotaiii 0 2 11. 0 2 7 WaitanKi 0 2 0 0 18 .'Watchman 0 0 6; 0 0 5 i Mount Zeehan, eon. ... — 0 0 3 Consolidated Goldfielda ... 0 18 0 Progress Mines '■', IS 0 _ Blai'kwator 14 6 1 3 6 GoWert Pah 0 0 41 0 0 4 Hauralci Freehold 0 0 7" 0 0 5 Old Hauraki Coll Mines 0 ,■ id 0 2 9 Old Kapanga ..... 'i 0 4 — Tanginro ... _ 0 0 6 0 0 3 Tokatea ... 0 0 4$ Sunbeam Gold and Silver, la 6cl paid 0 0 3£ 0 0 ?£ Ngatiawa — 0 10 Aupoui'i 0 0 3 AuckUu -4. 0 0 4 _. Cwnstoek, eon. ... ... 0 0 7 0 0 5 Champieri, paid up ... 0 5 ft 0 5 2 Champion, con. ... ... 0 4 6 0 4 1 Crown 0 7 2 0 7 1 Durbar 0 0 4 — Golden Belt 0 2 0 0 18 Golden Cross 0 0 7 0 0 5i KLrikiri, eon. 0 0 4 — Karangahake 0 13 0 12 Komata Reef* 0 13 0 12 New Waitek&uri 0 0 7 0 0 6 Pride of Waihi 0 0 5 — .- Ready Bullion, Is paid! 0 0 10 0 0 9 Fusing Sun 0 0 8 0 0 5 Silver Hill 0 0 7i 0 0 6£ Taihoa 0 0 4" — . Tairna Broken Hills ... 0 3 9 0 3 6 Tairua Consols .... 0 \i 4 — Tairua Gciaen Hula, 3d paid 0 3 0 0 2 11 Tairua Golden Hills, 6d «wid 0 2 10 0 2 7 Tairuii Extended 0 0 6i 0 0 6 Talma Triumph, 6d paid 0 2 0 0 19 Talisman Consolidated ... 2 11 6 2 11 0 Waihi .990 983 Waihi Bead) ... ... 0 0 84 — Waihi Consolidated ... 0 1 10 0 16 Waihi Extended ... ... 0 4 0 0 3 9 Waihi Grand Junction ... 1 15 6 1 15 3 Dominion 0fi5; 005 ; .Mountain King, con. ... 0 0 10A 0 0 10 I Lanigan'o Aatimony Mines 0 0 6* —