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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13831, 18 August 1908, Page 3

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j Tee sharemarket was quiet again yesterday. j In investment lines National Insurances sold at 28s, with further sellers at 28* 6d. j Northern Steams were done at 7s 8d (con.) ; j Kauri Timbers at 29s (paid up), and 12s lid | (con.); New Zealand Portland Cements (new | issue) at 13s and 12s lOd. In mining lines i Waihis sold at £9 7s 6d, sellers closing at ! £9 7s 9d, buyers at £9 6.5 6d. Talismans changed hands at 47s 9d and 47s 6cl, more being mfered at the latter price, with buyers at 47s 3d. Waihi Grand Junction's sold at 32s 3d, 325, and 52s 3d, more being looked for at 32-, with sellers at 32s 6d. New Sylvias sold at Is hd : Waiotahis at 2s 8d ; ; Blockwaters at 24s 3d, 24s 6d, and ?Ai 9d: ; Progress Mines at lis 6d; Tangiaros (con.) at Is 7d; Crowns at 4s 4d to 4s 6d ; Phoenix (6d paid) at lOd and lG£d; Tairua Dawns at 7d to 3d to 7jd; Tairua Golden Hill* at 6s. | AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE | BUSINESS DONF YESTERDAY. Saturday's I closing sales. j National Insurance—3rd call, 28s .. — Northern Steamship (con)—2nd call, 7g 8d ... ... _ Kauri Timber (paid up)—3rd call, 29*. — Kauri Timber (con)— call, 12s lid 0 12 9 New Zealand Portland Cement (new issue)—3rd call, 13s, l?|s 10,1 ... C 12 9 New SylTia— 2nd and 3rd calls, la ■6d — Wniotahi—2nd call, 2s 8d ... ... 0 2 8 Biackwater—lst call, 24s 9d; 2nd call, 24s 6-1. 24a 9d _ Progress Mines—2nd call, lis 6d ... — Xanjfiaro (con.)—2nd call, Is 7d ... — Crown—2nd call, 4s 4d, 4s 3d; 3rd call, ■ ... 4s sd, 4s 6d ... ... — I'hcenix (6d paid)—3rd call, lOd, lOjd ... — Tairua Dawn—2nd call, 7(1, 7id, 8d ; 3rd call. 7J,d ... " 0 0 7 Tairua Golden Hillslst and 2nd calls. 6s — Talisman—2nd call. 47s 9d ;. 3rd call, 47s 9d, 47s 6d ... — Waihi—2nd and 3rd calls. £9 7s 6d... — Waihi Grand Junction—2nd call, 32b 3d, 325, 32s 3d 1 12 9

PRICE OF EGGS. ; The Co-operative Egg and Poultry Company. Limited, will pay lOd per dozen for fresh eggs this week. GISBORNE STOCK SALE. The. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report :—The Gisborne stock sale on the 13th inst. was a small winter one, and the attendance moderate. The demand was also very slack and quotations may be regarded as merely nominal. Sheep: We yarded 652 and sold 293. Ewes in lamb, in low condition, made 5j 6rl; better lines of aged ewes in lamb, 9s to 9s fxl ; fat ewes, 13s; two-tooth wethers. 13s 3d. Cattle: Beef steers made £6 10s to £7 10s. according to weight; dairy cows, 70s; dairy heifers (springing), £5 12s 6d; -yearlings, 355. Pigs: There seemed a fair demand. Porkers made 23s and weaners lis. WELLINGTON PRODUCE MARKET. [BY TELEGRAPH OWN CORRESrOXDEXT.] WELLINGTON, Monday. The stringency in the apple market continue? owing to reduced supplies reaching here from Tasmania and from local sources. 'the prospects for choice Doughertys are excellent. 14s to 16s per case being probable, while others should realise 9s to 12s per case for dessert. Cookers are in strong demand at 8s to 12s per case. Tasmanuin pears are worth 12s to 14s per haltcase and hothouse giapes Is 6il to 2s per lb. Hothouse tomatoes realise 8d to lOd per lb, lemons 5s to 7s per case, and passion-fruit 3s to 3s 6d per box. Potatoes are dull at 5s to 5s 6d per cwt, new potatoes being inquired for, with a satisfactory outlet offering. Onions are scarce, and Japanese, due on Wednesday, will arrive opportunely, present values being £12 to £13 per ton. 'Cauliflowers are scarce at 9s to 12s per sack. Cabbages realise 7s to 9s per sack and lettuce 5s to 6s per case. Fresh eggs have weakened with the fairly large quantities now offering front Auckland, and the market is mi steady at Is 4d to Is 5d per dozen. I HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET CABLEGRAM. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Monday. The High Commissioner's market cablegram, dated London, August 15, states :- The mutton market is steady. There is not ! much demand, but prices ait linn, and there is a scarcity ol prime quality. The following arc th. l current quotations :— Light-weight Canterbury, 4 ; , d; North Island, 3;d ; hcavv-v, eight Canterbury. 3J.1; North Island. 3'd. 'the lamb market is quiet and moderate business is doing, thete bring dull sale tor heavy carcases, but a good demand for light weights. There is no change in puces to report. /In' beef market is Hint, with moic inquiry, an 1 small supplies are coming forward.' Hindquarters are worth 4,d and torequarterg' 3£d. Trie butter market is steady and ice's ate | avII maintained. Choicest Key. Zealand brands art; quoted at 116s per cwt, nominal; Danish, 11225; Siberian, 103s. ■■'■ ,■•-.

The cheese market is firm, with art upward tet'dency. , Ne»' Zealand white makes realise 61? per cwt; coloured. 59s fel. .The hemp market continue? dull, and there is no change in prices. i'Msi week's output from Manila amounted to 16.000 bales. The cocksfoot market is firm, bat little- business is doing-. Bright clean 17!1» wed is worth 73s per cwt. '' The following are the current- wool quotations: —Bradford tops, thirty-sixes, low crossbred*. 100: thirties, low- crossbred*, lOJd; forty-four*, medium ««wbr*Oa, Hid : fifties, half-bred-. 1* 3Jd; fifty-sixes. qtiar*er-brede, 1* 6Jd; sixties, meri&'o*. 1» lid. The market is quiet, with a tendency in favour of buyer*. 'She • hop market is quiet, with no variation in prices. Crop prospects are favourable LONDON. By Telegraph.—Press AsMX-iation.—Copyright LoSDOX, August' 16FROZEN MEAT. Canterbury lambs: Lishr. a 9-16 d; medium. sgd; heavy. sd. Beef: Forequarter*. 3Jd : hindquarters. 4jjd. River Plato bee*: Farequartera, 3d: bindquarters, 4}d. HEMP. The hemp mark*! is quiet and unchanged. RABBITS. The rabbit market is hardening, with more inquiry. Large Me'.botirnes are retailing at 13* to 13« 6d. SHARES Waihi : Buyers £9 3s 9d. sellers £9 6s 3d. Waihi Grand Junctions: Buyers 31s 3-d, sellers 32s 6-. METALS. Silver, 2s ljd per ounce. Copper: On spot. £60: at three months, £60 15s. Electrolytic, £63. Tin: On spot, £136; at three months, £136 l=>s Lead, £13 8s 9d. Large business is recorded, COPRA. South Sea. bulk, £16 lis 6d. AUSTRALIAN BUTTER MARKET. By Telegraph —Press Association.— Sydxey, August 17. Butter una quoted to-day at l£os per ewt.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Seller?. Buyers. £ s. d. £ s. (1. BANKS— New Zealand 9 S 0 — New South Wales ... — 46 10 0 INSURANCBNew Zealand 3 15 6 3 13 6 National 18 6 — South British 3 17 0 — Standard — 12 9 FINANCIAL— New Zesufnd and River Plate 1 11 0 1 10 3 COAL— Hikuraugi .. „, _ 0 10 0 Sort. Coal. 10s paid ... 0 14 4 0 13 9 Taupiri Mines, Ltd. ... 0 18 6 0 18 0 Westporfc Stockton ... 0 9 9 — Drury 0 4 0 0 3 6 GAS— Auckland 15 10 0 15 5 0 Auckland, new issue ... 1 2 0 • 10b SKIPPINGNorthern, con 0 7 9 0 7 6 Uevonport- Steam Ferry 1 13 0 112 0 TIMBER— Kauri, paid up 19 6 19 0 Kauri, con. 0 13 0 . 0 12 11 Ml.SCELXAKEODS'Auckland Tramways, pref. 13 6 13 0 Auckland Tramway*, ord. 13 0 12 3 D.S.C., Limited 0 5 0 — Grey and Menzies, pref. 0 10 6 0 10 3 Grey and Menzies, ord. — 0 9 4 Hill and Plummet-, Ltd. 110 — H..V. Arcade Theatre Co., pref. 10 6. — N.Z. Portland Cement Co. — 16 3 N.Z Portlanu Cement Co., new issue 0 13 0 0 12 9 New Zealand Paper Mills 14 0 — Tonson Garlick, Ltd. ... 0 19 0 Wilson's Portland Cement. Co., ord 1 19 0 1 18 0 MINING— Bonanza, con 0 0 4 — Halcyon 0 0 5 — Kuranui 0 0 9 0 0 6) Knranui-Caledonian ... 0 0 11 0 0 9 Mar Queen 0 2 2 0 2 0 May Queen Extended ... 0 0 5 New Monowai 009 005 New Sylvia 0 17 0 15 Old Alburnia, paid up ... 0 1 1 — Old Alburnia, con. ... 0 0 7 — Saxon ... 0 0 10 0 0 9 Scandinavian 0 0 5 0 0 4 Southern Queen 0 0 5 0 0' 3 Thame* 0 0 6.1 ,0 0 SJ Victoria ■ ... 0 0 10* 0 0 6 WaioUhi 0 2 9 0 2 8 •Waitangi 0 4 10 0 4 4 Btackwster . ... .15 0 14 3 Consolidated Goldfields... 0 15 6 0 14 9 Progress Mines 0 12 0 0 11 0 Golden Pah 0 0 S 0 0 3). flaurifci Freehold 0 0 5 0 0 3 Kanownl, con 0 0 5 — Old Hauraki Gold Mines 0 18 0 17 Old Knpanga 0 0 2; 0 0 li. South Ivapanga . .. 0 v 2 .- Tangiaro, Is paid ... 0 2 0 0 18 Tangiaro, con 0 15; 0 15 Tckntea, con 0 0 4; 0 0 31 Brilliant BIock, 3d paid 0 0 4' 0 0 3 Champion, con 0 4 9 0 4 5 Champion, paid up ... 0 5 10 Crown 0 4 7 0 4 J ■Dominion. 4d paid .. — 0 0 3i Golden Belt, paid up ... 0 2 0 0 1 10 Gulden Belt, con 0 0 9 — . Golden Cross 0 0 6! 0 0 5 Kirikiri, paid »ip 0 0 8 Kirikiri. con. 0 0 6 0 0 2 Karangahalce 0 0 10 0 0 9 KoniRta. Tteei's 0 13 0 12 Maoriland 0 0 5 0 0 2 New Waitckanri 0 0 4A 0 0 34 Phoenix. 6-.1 paid 0 0 11.'. 0 0 10 Ready Bullion, con. ... 0 0 6 0 0 3 l SHotovcr. con 0 0 4; 004 Silver HHl '...0 5" 004 T.iiviia Broken' Hills ... 0 3 0 0 2 6 Tairtni Consols ... ..004 _ Tairna Haw. ... ... 0 0 8 ,*• 0 0 7 Tainn Golden Hills ... 0 6 C 0 5 11 'Hinni < Vi'.uiii'i-cr. 6d paid 0 12 0 0 11 Tairr.a Conqueror, con. ... 0 0 11 0 0 10" T-jirua Extended 0 0 IV, 0 0 10.!. Tsirvm Triumph 0 13 0 0 10; Talisman Consolidated ... 2 7 ft 2 7 3' Vv.-iihi 9 7 9 9 5 f, W;uhi Beach 0 0 5 0 0 4 Wailii Consolidated ..022 018 Wa'hi Extended 0 3 8 0 3 4 Waihi Grand Junction ... 1 12 6 1 12 0 Mountain King, con. ... 0 0 8 0 0 7 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends £ a. d. New Zealand Insurance 0 2 0 Now Talisman . 0 13 Aug. 25 Waihi 0 4 0 Sept. 1 Caiia. Vanguard, July 27 0 0 1 Now Waihi Beach, August 13 ... 0 0 1 Aug. 27 -May Queen, August 7 0 0 1 Aug. ?{i Bonanza, August 17 ... ..001 Aug. 31 South Kapanga, August 17 ... 0 0 1 Aug. 31 Old Alburnia, August 17 ... 0 0 2 Sept. 7 Wailii Extended, August 7 ... 0 0 2 Sept. i Trafalgar, August. 17 0 0 0} Sept. 9 Watchman, August 13 0 0 1 Sept. 10