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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13745, 9 May 1908, Page 3

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A fa in amount of business was done on the Stock Exchange yesterday. In investment lines' New Zealand . Insurances Bold at 75s 6d and 75s 9d, sellers closing firmer at 763 3d, buyers at 75s 6d. New Zealand and River Plates were done at 32s 6d, with further sellers at 335, buyers 32». Gisborne Gas sold at 535; Devonport Ferrys at 31s 6d; Kauri Timbers (contributing) at lis 6d;New ;: Zealand Portland Cements at 27s 6d; Wilson's Portland Cements (ordinary) at 47s 6d and 47s 9d. In mining lines the market showed rather a. weaker tendency. Wailiis changed hands, at £9 12s 6d, sellers closing at £9 13s, buyers at £9 12s 6d. Grand Junctions were done at 35s 6d and 35s 3d, with late sellers asking 365, and buyers at 35s 3d. Talismans sold at 60s 9d, 50* 6d, and 50s 3d, more being offered at 50s 6d, with, buyers at 50s 3d. New* Sylvias sold at Is 6d: Progress Mines -at Hs; Blackwaters at 23s 6d; Old Haurakis at 2s 4d; Champions (paid up) at 4s 6d; Crowns at 6s 10(1 and 6s 8d; Karangahakes at Is Id Komata Reefs at Is 3d, Is '4d. and Is 3d ; Tairua Golden Hills at 3s and 2s lid (9d paid) and 2s 9d (6d paid); Tairua Extended.? at sd: Tairua Triumphs at Is lOd; Wtiilii Consolidateds at 2s and is lid. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY. Previous day's closing sales. £ b. d. New Zealand Insurance—lst and 2nd calls. T.'is 6rl : 3rd call. 75s 9d ... 315 6 N'pw Zealand and River Plate—3rd call, 32s'6d ... ... .. •*- Devonport Steam Ferry— call, 31« 6d — Kauri Timber (con.)—lst call, 11* 6d ... — New Zealand Portland Cement— call. 27s 6d ... — Wilson's Portland Cement—2nd call, 47s 6tl. 47s 9rJ ... — New Sylvia— call. Is 6d — Progress Mine*—lst call. 14s — Blackwater—2nd call. 23-? 6d — Old Hauraki—2nd call. 2's 4d 0 2-2 Champion (paid lip)—2nd call, 4s 6d ... — Crown— call, f>« lOd. 6* 8d ... Karaiigaliake—2nd call, Is Id 012 Komata Itctf—2nd call, Is 2d. Is 4d, Is 3d - — Tairua Broken Hills (9d paid)—2nd call, 3*. 2s lid ... ... — Tairua' Golden Hills (6d —2nd call, 2s' 9d ... .... ... 0 2 10 Tairua Extended—3rd call, 5d ... ... — Tairua Triumph—2nd call, Is 101 ... 0 1 10 Talisman— call, 60s 9d; 2nd call, 50s 6d. EOs 3d ... ... ... 2 10 0lVailii—lst and 2nd calls. £9 12s fid ... 9 13 0 Waihi Consolidated— call, 2s. Is lid • 0 1 11 . Waihi Grand .Junction—2nd call, 35s 6d, 35? 3d ... ... ... ... 1 15. 3

FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKETS. Huainess Oil the local fruit and produce markets ; lias been fairlv brisk during the past, week, although the bad weather prevailing: had resulted , in supplies being: on the light side in several in- j stances." In produce very lew local potatoes were sent forward, anil the market was entirely de- ( pendent- on shipments from the South Island and , Tasmania. Prices showed an advance of about 10s per ton on late rates. Onions, which were held nillv last week, were easily disposed of, ( the prices for stocks held being 1 considerably re- ( duced. The supply of vegetables was only moderate. and all sold at high prices, hi dairy produce ( there. was a marked increase in (he supply of j dairy butter, and the competition at the auction i sales was much slower than last week. Moderate • quantities of farmers' bulk and separator were | sent in some of which is being held for better prices 'than those offered under the hammer yesterday. There was a decided fall in values throughout the week, and still lower prices are anticipated in the near future. Fresh eggs were in small supply and competition was keen for ] those offered at the auction sales, prices being ' about equal to those of last week. Values for farmers' and factory makes of cheese, bacon, and hams were unchanged. The fruit market was bet- i ter supplied than last week, liilt prices showed a decided decline. This, it is stated, is owing to , the high prices ruling of late restricting the j consumption, the retailers not- being prepared to pay with the prospect- of getting 110 return on their outlaw Poultry was in fairly good supply, but was fat short of" requirements, and the high , prices ruling made it impossible for orders for i Fiji by the outgoing steamer on Tuesday next to . be filled. There was no alteration in the prices 1 for young pigs. The following were the ruling prices at the auction sales yesterday:— . Field Produce.Potatoes: Local, none offering; do.. Southern, prime, £6 10s ton. Kumaras: . Local, 6s to 7s 6d cwt. Onions: Local, 8s 6d to 9s cwt; do.. Southern, 3s 6d; do., Victorian, S= 6d. Chaff: Local and Southern, £6 '5b to £6 10s : toil. Dairy Produce.— and separator butter, 3d to is lb; do., milled, in bulk, for export, llAd; do., farmers' bulk, 8d to 9d ; do., paw! BJd to ( 9d. Eggs: Fresh. Is 7d to Is Bid dotscn; do., pickled. 1* to Is Id. Cheese: Factory, loaf, 7d lb. Bacon: Factory, 9-, d lb. Hams: Factory, lOd. < Fruit.—Apples: Local, dessert, extra special, 10.* to'llß case; do., good, 9; to 10s; cooking, special, 9s to 10s; do., others, 6s to 8s bd; da., J Canterbury, dessert, 8s 6d to 10s 6d. l'cars: ]

Local, superior. 12. to 14-: cJo., to 9s; do., Canterbury, Us to 10*, do., cooJn f > * to &. Grapes: Indoor, superior. 1« 2<i 'M" lb; do., ordinary and poor, M w Wfid to 7s per box, according to <|U*l« ;y. . Lemon». Local, prime, superior, up to Kw • Mod 6? prime. 10.1 to 14b. Pa*»i«i-:ruit ,^ 0 ' ' f, to 7b box; do., poor, 4* to &s; do.. S} dnej. jrooa, £:do . poor, 6*. Pe ?" ut V, Oapane.e Banfiiol 23d lb; do., Fijian (interior). lid to V B«nan.# repacked, 2d lb. Pines: Queensland. 12» to 13« C "poultry.—Hen*, good. I; Sd to & «cb; do. poor. la 3d to If fid: table rooster,,. extra 3s fid to 4s ; do., good, 2* fid to 3"-: do., medium, 1« fid to Is 9d. Ducks, heavy, 2s fid to 3?, ' Jo • K ' a ' 1* 6d to If 9d. Turkey?, gobbler#. 7* to L.». according 1 to weiglit and condition; do., n.n., .x to 2s od. ____ MESSRS. C. B. KINGS WELL AND CO.'S REPORT. On Tuesday we cleared an extra large catalogue of hides, skins. tallow, etc. die nurl.et is er. firm for all well-flayed, and conditioned lot*. Hides: Extra stout, 7d to 7Jd: .-tout, 6„d to 7d: medium, to 61 d ; light, M to o-yi :^ov^ best 45d to 42d, good 4id to 4,d. seconds ? d to W, inferior Id to ?Jd; Idps, well-flayed 4d to M, . scored 2d to 3d; cal/, fiist- quality *d to sd, bfldlv shaped 3Jd to li'S, scored id to 2 a d per it, Sheepskins: Bute-herb', large Is 8d to Is f ßd, good line? Is 7d. email Is 3d to Is 4d; lambs a« the game price. ~ . , .„. Tallow: Best, in shipment- casks, 2fis: m broken ca*k? and. packages. 20s to 245; inferior, 12s to Jos per cv.t; rough fat, lid per lb. Horsehair: Tail, Is 4d to i.= fid; mane. 9d to lOd per lb. Bones: Dry, £4 15s per ton. PROPERTY SALES. At Mr. T. Mandeno Jackson's auction rooms yesterday, a number ot properties were submitted, the following being quitted. —Komokoriki, farm of 340 acres, £1?-': 0 acres at Birkenhead, with house of five rooms, £235. A section having 3311 frontage to Hobson-street, with a five-roomed house, was passed in at .€745. , f There was a good attendance at air. Thornes' land sale yesterday, and the followiii" lots were sold: —An allotment having 5011 frontage to Queen-street andl suit to Cfrcv-street. Onehunga. brought £140. aim another allotment having 501't frontage to Queen-street, Onehunga, by 150 ft. sold lor £35. DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. [BY TELEGRAPH.— I'P.ESS ASSOCIATION ] Dryi:['lN", Friday. ' The following Stock Exchange sale , has been reported:-New Zealand Port-land Cement, 27s 6d. CHRIBTCH.URCH PRODUCE MARKET. [BY TKUTCBAFiI IT. 1133 ASSOCIATION] KICMCKCH, Friday. ' There is a firm tone in the local wheat market. Inquiries are coining to hand from the North, and in the absence of offerings of any extent from growers, merchants are ling orders mainly out of store at an advance on the late rates- A. few purchases have been made from growers at 4s.sjtl aim 4s 6d, at country station:, the latter price being offered for prime milling. As no supplies of oats are coming forward, orders for coastal shipment are hem" hliect in the South by local merchants, The Soutii- ! land crop is an exceptionally good one, ana ; farmers are selling rather more freely titan i further North. ■ . , , ' ~ i Oat sheaf chaff is in fair supply, but there '■ is only a limited outside inquiry. . Potatoes are 1 firm, and £4 in now being paid for both Convents and Up-to-dates. LONDON. By Telegraph.— Association,—Copyright. LONDON May 7. Till! WOOL MARKET. At the Antwerp talcs 3223 bales of La Plata wool were offered and S4S " ere sold. The market was inanimate. merinos, as comiitired with March, showing p. fall of 15 per cent, to 20 per fine crossbred 15 per cent., and coarse up to 25 per cent. AMERICAN WHEAT SUPPLY. The American visible supply of wheat is 39,921,000 .quarters. SKIN AND HIDE MARKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received (lie following cablegram from their London house :— Sheepskins : Since", last sales prices of combing merino sheepskins,, flue crossbred sheepskins, and crossbred lambskins have declined Id per lb, clothing descriptions of sheepskins Jd per lb, and coarse crossbred sheepskins ljd per lb.

' CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buy era £ s. (1. £ s. d BANKS— New Zealand 9 S 0 — National ... ... ... 5 V 6 ft 5 6 INSURANCE— i New Zealand ... ... 3 16 3 o 15 6 FINANCIALN.Z. and Hirer Plate ... 1 13 0 I 12 0 COAL— Hikurangi ... 0 96 0 90 Nort. Coat. 10s paid ... 0 16 3 0 15 9 Taupiri' Mines, Ltd. ... 1 0 0 — Westporfc ... ... ... 7 2 6 6 19 6 Westport Stockton ... — 0 8 6 Drury, pref. ... ... 110 — GAS— Birkenhead and Northcote 16 6 15 6 Gisborne . ... 2 13 0 — SHIPPING— Union S.S. ... 1 15 6 1 14 9 Northern, paid up ... 0 13 0 ' — Northern. -e:«u. — 0 8-3 Devonport- Steam Ferrv ... 1 12 0 1 11 0 TIMBER ' Kauri, con. ... ... 0 11 9. — MISCELLANEOUS— Hibbera's Syndicate, con. — 0 8 0 Auckland Tramways, pref. 14 6. • — Auckland Tramways, ord. 14 9 14 3 U.S.C., Limited ... ...0 5 8' 053 Grey and Menzies, pref. ... 0 11 0 — Grey and Menzies, ord. ... 0 9 0 — . Hill and Plummet', Ltd... 110 — . H.M. Arcade Theatre Co., pref. .. ' 1 0 6 0 13 a H.M. Arcade Theatre Co., : ord. ... , ... ' ... 0 19 0 Milne and Choyce, pref. — 12 6 New Zealand Drug, £2 ... 2 I'l 6 . — \ N.Z. Portland Cement, Co.' 1 8 0 , 1 7 0 New Zealand Paper Mills 13 6 —' Union Oil ... ... ... .1.1 , — Wiseman and Sous, ord.. 0 13 0 ' '0 12 7 Wilgon's Portland Cement • Co., pref ... ... 2 10 0 2 3 0 MINING— Bonanza, con. ... . 0 0 4J — Halcyon 0 0 5" — Kuranui ... ... ... — 0 0 5£ • Kurantii-Calcdoniaii ... 0 0 111 .00 9 May Queen ... ... 0 19" 0 16 New Moanat-aiari ... ... — .003 New Monowai ... ... — '■ 0 0 3 New Sylvia ... N ... 0 17 0 15 .Ok!- Albuniia 0 0 11 5 0 8 > Saxon . ... ... ... 0 0 8 0 0 5 j Scandinavian ... ... 0 0. 61 — ■ Southern Queen 0 1 0 3J 0 0 3; Temple Bar ... ... 0 0 2" 0 0 11 Thames ... 0 0 11 — I ■ Victoria ... 0 1 0 0 0 9; Waiotslii ' ... 0 2 10 0 2 9 i Waitangi 0 2b — [ Watchman ■ .. ... ... 0 0 5 0 0 31 1 Mount Zeehan, con.; ... 0 0,6 — 1 Consolidated Goldtields ... 1 9 0 — ; Progress Mines 0 15 3 — 'Blackwater ... ... ... 15 0 — Golden Pah .. 0 0 5 0 0 W , Har.raln Freehold 0 0 8 0 0 4" Knpowai, con. 0 0 6 — Old Ifsuraki Gold Mine*.'. 0 K 4 0 2 2 'lid Kaptfnga ... ... — _ .0 0 !J Tanglaro' . ... 0 0 6 — Tokatea .. ... ... 0 0 41- 0 0 2' Sunbeam Gold and Silver, li 6d i aid ... ... 6 0 41 0 0 25 . Ngaisawa — " 0 10 Anuourl ... 9 0 2; 0 0 1 Aivdtiand ... ... ... 0 0 • — • Brilliant Block. 3d'paid... C 0 5.J C 0 31 Champion, paid up ... I) 4 8 0 4 6* Clir.ii.jiion, cop.. 0 4 1 — Crcttr: ... 0 6 10 .0 6 8 Dominion 4(1 paid ... 0 0 54 0 0 4 Golden Belt... ... ... 0 2 0" 0 17 Golden Cross 0 0 5 0 0 4 lCirikh'i. ecu. . . ... I) 0 31 0 0 2/, Kariuigal:&ke ... ...Oil" .00 Hi Koinata Rcei's 0 14 0 12 Nov.' VTaitekauri 0 0 6.' 0 0 4 Ready Bullion 0 0 7* 0 0 51 Rising Sun ... ... ... 0' 0 8] 0 0 7.', Silver Hill 0 0 61 0 0 5 Tailioa 0 0 ti — Tairua Broken Hills ... .0 3 6 0 3 2 Tairua Consols 0 0 4 — Tairua Goldeu Hills, 3d paid ... 0 2 11 0 2 10 Tairua Golden Hills, 6d paid -... . 0 2 10 0 2 8 Tairua Extended 0 0 6 — Tairua Triumph 0 1 10 ' 0 19' Talisman Consolidated ... 2 10 6 2 10 3 Waihi ... ..: ... ... 9 13 0 9 12 6 Wall)! Beach ... 0 0 8 0 0 6 Waihi Consolidated ... 0 1. 11 0 1 10 Wailii Extended .0 '3 8 0 3 5 Waihi Grand Junction ... 1 16 0 1 15 3 Mountain King. con. ... 0 0 6 0 0 4 Maharahara Copper ... 0 5 O — Whangaroa A ma) 0 10 — Latiigau's Antimony Mines u 0 6 — CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends. " ' , _ Duc Northern Coal ... ... ... 0 0 6 Now Calls. „ „ , 1 Rising Sun, April 10 0 0 1 Now Kuranui, April 27 0 0 1 May 18 Magnet. April 30 0 0 1 May 18 Old llauralvi, May 8 0 0 1 May 21 May Queen, April 29 0 0 1 .May 27