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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13844, 2 September 1908, Page 5

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Tnti shuromarkct was fairly busy yesterday. In investment lines Auckland Gas (new issued sold at 20s and 20s . 6d, more being wanted at"2os; 3d, with sellers at 21s. Kauri : Timbers were in good demand, and sold at 32s and* 32jj; 3d (paid up), and at 14s 6d to .' : 14s lid (con.). ! Sellers of the former closed at 32s 6d,' and of the latter at 14s lid, with buyers at 31b 9d' arid. 14s lOd respectively. Auckland Tramways (ord.) were done at 22s 2d, and Wiseman's (ord.) at 13a. In mining . lines Talismans were a shade weaker, with : ; sales at 39s 6d to 39s 3d to 39s 6d to 395, late sellers asking 39s 3d, with buyers at 395. Wailiis changed hands (ex div.) at £9 Is 6d, more being offered at £9 2s, with buyers at £9 Is. May Queens sold at 2s 2d; New Sylvias and Saxons alt Is; 1 Scandinavians at 4id; Waitangis ait 3s 6d to 3s 2d; Blackwaters at, 235; Old Haurakis at Is lOd; * Champions (con.) at 4s 4d; Crowns at 3s lOd £.; and 4s; Golden Cross at s*d and sd; Karong:shakes at Bid and 9*d; Komata - Reefsi»t Is 2d: Taii-ua Broken Hills at 2a JOd; Tainia Golden Hills at 7s 6d and 7s 7d; I Tainw. Conquerors at Is 3d and Is 2d (6d I ' paid), and Is Id and Is (con.); and Tairua I Extendeds at lOd. Waihi Grand Junctions ;;,-. had sale at .33s and 33s 3d, with lato sellers ft. asking 33s 6d, and buyers at 335. ■ The wholesale distributing merchants are kept busy with orders from both town and r country stores, and it is fully expected that j: in a very short time the resumption of one >: or two industries, which are, most active in |; the early summer months, will be reflected in : ; demands made from the country districts in various stock lines.' ' The volume of forward business passing is not quite so full as is usual at this period of ; the year, duo more than anything else to stocks being rather heavy, and a natural desire to work same down before re-ordering. b New shipments of drapery, fancy goods, mercery Hues, are now being opened up by all house* preparatory to commencement ot the summer trade. , Asparagus; As the first of the hew pack was aboard the Aeon, it is not unlikely that 1 - shortage will bo felt before the shipment* !«■ can lie replaced. Nuts; Quotations havo come through for --Brazils .and Barcelonas .for the Christmas trade, and business lias been done on same. Prices can be considered satisfactory. ■''-.-. Barley: The American crop is reported to be lighter than usual and fairly high figures •' must rule in consequence. , Cream Tartar: Business is still passing for shipment over next year, and notification of advance would not, come as a suprise .in < view of low current price. ♦Evaporated Peaches': These are being freely asked for on the spot, with practically nothing offering. • Prunes: The small parcels which arrived per Lord Sefton have come to a good market, and price, has moved up in consequence ot free demand.' With further arrivals still some three to four week-* away, it is fairly ; ' safe to predict that shortage will be felt in I ;. ; the near future. ,-, Evaporated Apricots: Although some good parcels have just been received, the demand ~'•'•. is still steady, and the low price at which the new fruit is invoiced has certainly stimu- .', ; lated the demand. " Evaporated Applet: These are being freely ;■•"*- asked for, and present holdings will not last long. Price will doubtless move up. Currants: With fairly good demand on the s ■ spot,- prices show a firmer tendency. Cartoons are not too' plentiful and are good stock. Forward market unchanged, with v prospects of an advance now more assured. Salmon: The mail just to hand verifies statements already made as to short pack, and in all probability an advance will shortly bo notified for standard brands. ' Sultanas: In consequence "of a "bear"' , movement prices have eased a little, but re-. action is expected momentarily. : Carbide Calcium: Favourable quotation is now named for spread shipment. , :* Linseed Oil: Market shows signs of weak;h -ness, which, however, we do not • think -has come to stay.- : ■ ■ • Codfish Business has passed for new pack shipments, and an advance is not unexpected. . Hides: Market > continues to be .well sup- * ; plied, late prices being realised under good competition. "-,''/: Sheepskins: Competition is still very keen in this market, with prices showing an occa- '-..;-. sional srovance. ■ ;--. '•■'''■*; "-■■• Tallow: Market "remains the same, with , fair demand at late rates. . ( Potatoes: ; Only 351 sacks arrived by -£, I " . Talune from the South, the majority of those . being for seed purposes, for which there is "'.a, very good demand. '.The Wanaka shipment was jiot as large as was expected,' and ' ; it is' quite evident that the market will bO /.-'■• barely supplied.by the end of the vimk. '.'; .'ln. . •cons&i^*csj<(w.-iof'-this'- :v iinces -are sorevowhat .firmer, and merchants are now asking from £6 .to £6 ss. . _ Onions: Two hundred and sixty cases of Japanese arrived from - Sydney, and a small shipment of Californians came to hand by the Lord Sefton. These reached a good market and aro selling readily. Merchants are asking from £13 to £14 10s, quality re- " ' gulating the price.,, '. ;... Oats: Storo stocks are getting very light. ,; The market in the South is considerably ?asier, '. and speculators have lost a lot of .;..;.-:;..■ money." Bedrock prices may be looked for ', \ . rery >oon. Auckland merchants are offering at'2s 7d ex store. ~ ~.-,'■,■': ';'- ("naff: Arrivals havo been rather heavy ; both from the South and the-country■ dis- '■ ' "rids. In consequence prices have come down. Southern is only worth from £6 5s >:, to £6 10s and local £5 15s to £6. : Fowl Wheat: Fowl wheat 13 selling at 4s ■ '. 3d ex store. Stocks are on the light-side, Hid the demand quite up.to the usual. Maize: The only arrival* since our last ; wport arc 104 sucks by the Aupouri, 25 by iim Ngatiavva. from the coast. : These small i supplies have, tended towards keeping the ' price up to what it was last week, and if . the farmers on the coast can regulate their .. ilbipments so as to keep this market supplied ;.; up to its requirements we do not.look for ' any great alteration in the quotation this :■" season. -■ ,; ■;.'■ .".■--.. ; .Bran: Bran is still sell at £5 12s 6d. hero are fair stocks. Th& demand keeps ; quite up to- the usual. Pollard: This is worth £7 12s 6d. There is 1: not an* over-abundance in the supply, and ", tio falling-off; in the demand. : ■ Manures: The shipments of Calcutta bonedust are divided between the Aparima, now in the stream (coming alongside on Wednesday morning), and the Itaura, just arrived at Wellington. These will reach a very.good market, as stocks are almost exhausted,. - ' ■ Fungus is only coming forward in small ffluai!!tities. Exporters are willing to give sgd for fair-sized lines if the condition is 'Iry. ■■.-.; , Flax Deliveries for the month of August reached 487 bales, equal to 95 tons. The latest advices from London, although of a more hopeful tone, arc not sufficient to warrant any of the mills that decided to clone to reopen, as, although a little more business is being done, there has been no - : idvance in price. The local quotations aire: only nominal. Good fair is worth about • £21; f.a.q., £19 and common, £16 to £16 IDs. Tow: Tory little coming forward, being barely sufficient to meet requirements for local- consumption. Exporters cannot afford to pay more than £4 10s. Ceylon Tea: As was expected, supplies Biro diminishing, and at the Colombo sale of the sth tilt. 1,486,1711b were offered. : Next week's sale will be a still smaller one., i little over one million lb being catalogued. The above quantity comprised a fair selec- '! tion, and included some choice teas. For commonest kinds, prices remained dull and irregular. .For mediums there was a good general, inquiry, and for fine to fluent extreme competition prevails, prices in many ■ cases being lid to 2d over previous quotations; Demand is chiefly running on good to fine Brokens and teas possessing tip. The following . are the quotations:—Dust, 34 cents. Fannings, black leaf, 29 -cents'; grainy leaf, some tip, 31 cents; tippy, good quality, 36 cents. Broken,, Pekoe, flaky, ragged leaf, 30 cents; choppy, black leaf, 34 cents; ordinary leaf, some tip, fair cup, 37 cents. Broken Orange Pekoe, some tip, fair strength and quality, 43* cents; fairly tippy, good strength and quality, 53 cents tippy leaf, coloury, good quality liquor, 60 cents; finest tippy, rich," coloury liquory, 38 cents. High-grown Broken Orange Pekoe, choppy leaf, fair flavour and quality, 60 cents. -_~.',-'-"; KAURI. GUM. .'- ' The arrivals for too month of August were only 428 tons, a's against 676 tons for the same month in 1907, showing a shortage of 248 tons, which is) the heaviest decrease, with the exception of January, for any mouth this year. The total shrinkage in supplies for the eight months in 1903 is . 1507; the arrivals for 1907 were 5410 tons, ■'-' and for 1908, 3903 tons. Supplies from mail to mail, viz., August) 5 to September 2, 1908, 445 tons. • ' 1 • " EXPORTS.;. .--, .':'-:-;■_ ;i .

.10 market continues to fluctuate''to-a ye great extent, business being anything bu steady. Inquiries are more rife, but or< rs from America aro very light, and it lots as if it will be well on towards the en of the year before we can reckon upon ex nsivo orders from that quarter. The ex rt so far this year to America has fallen )ff 2328 tons, and to Europe 314- tons. St ks held in London aro lighter than th< have been for some considerable time. _ .sst of the business that is taking place is i rescrapcd gum of all kinds, and the hnr grades of dark gums. Ho select as usual is coming forward very sic ly, and when fair prices aro accept sal are readily made. 1 dinary: Well got tip lines of rcscrapod mi > off on arrival. Exporters have evidently ompletod their orders for the inferior qu ities of rescraped, as the demand has sla oned off. Superior throequarter-scraped is mging fire; stocks held here avo only lined. Alodium ordinary finds buyers at rennable rates. Washed nuts are accumulat g slightly. Swamp with heart in it is wa ed. There is no inquiry for poor white SWiVp. V. __ Ist Coast:' The arrivals of this quality .wight. We do not look for much business thi month in this particular kind, as the bn;r who has been operating has filled his ore b. Other shippers of this class are not an: jus to buy. To realise on stocks held hoi ijbrokors would have to accept a considi Ible reduction on their reserves. I fck: Rescraped is salable. Bold lumps, soul and well cleaned, are in reqjst. Good business is being done in three-quarter scraped steel if we scraped and absolutely free from str» pieces. Rough throequarter-scraped is Die. difficult to dispose of. A fair dema I exists for medium black. Washed nuts are ot being asked for. Sugar is salable. I ah: Palo rescraped is the only grade tho is selling. There is still an absence of dei nd for bled bush. (Ips arid Dust: Bright chips and dust arc selling. Good ordinary chips are also mo u'g off. Diggers' ordinary chips and dn; are. not in request. Black riddlings, bin: seeds, and coarse black dust, if in dry cortion, are readily disposed of. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE itTSINESS DONE YESTERDAY.

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. [BY ■ TKt.EGBAPn.'—PKBS.i ; ASSOCIATION.] Dunkdiny Tuesday. ' xjfc Exchange sales to-d'ay .were:—New Alpi Consols; 10s: Blackwate-r icon.), 2s; Nay i Hil.!'Jff«f:tg«ge Jl £5 In M. ~ ~• 'V .|-J :,■ .. ..■''.■■■■'"".' ■■■:■■. : •

NEW* ZEALAND LOAN' AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO.'S, Ltd.. REPORT. Horses; On Friday, at tho Durham Yards, horses were brought forward, and for anything Of an extra trood stamp . competition was keen. Other sorts were hard 'to sell. Heavy draughts sold at from £28 to £35; medium do., £22 5s to £30; hacks and . light harness do., £5 10s to £20; weeds, £2 10s to £5 ss. Wo held a special sale of dairy cows at Papakura on Friday. There was a good attendance and satisfactory prices were realised. Cows close to prollt sold at from £4 5s to £8 15s; backward do., £3 10s to £7 10s; heifers, £3 5s to £7 12b 6d; empty cows, £2 to £3 15s; bulls, £3 lOa to £1. ■ ■ ' On Saturday we held a clearing sale of Mr. W. T. Woods' Holstuin and grade herd at the Neiwmarkct Yards. There was a very large attendance, buyers being' present from Waikato," Opotiki, Whakataiuv, Bay of Plenty, and Auckland districts. ': Competition was very keen, the sale being one of t lie most successful held for some time. Cows in milk sold at from £5 15s to £16; springing do., £7 5s to £22; backward do., £5 10» to £15 15s; heifers, yearlings to two-year-olds, £3 5s to £!) 10s; bulls, from calves upwards,' £4 10*. to £12. s Cattle: At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday there was an average yarding' of dairy and store slock 'and 11 full supply of beef. Bidding for beel' was not as brisk as the previous week, and lust week's rates wero not maintained. Ox* beef sold to 25s per 1001b and cow 21s to 235. Steers sold at from £6 10s to £12 12s 6d; cows, £4 5s 'to £8 10s. Dairy cows sold at from £4 10s to £8; empty cows, £2 10s to £3 15s; calves, 18s. to £1 9s. A draft of small but wellconditioned cattle, received from Mr. F, W. Manning, Papatoetoe, averaged £11 Is. - Sl.eep: At the Newmarket Turds 011 Tuesday a full number of sheep were yarded, and declined in values from 2s to 3s per head. Wethers "sold at from 13s 6d to £1 Is 90; ewes, 12s 6d tJ 16s 9d; hoggets, 10s 6d. to 16s 6d; store 'wethers, 10s od to 13s 6d; spring- lambs, 14s to 15s. - Pigs: Porkers sold at from 18s 9d to £1 16s; we ;uh.ts, 5s 6d to 10s; baconers, £2 2s to £3 2A 6d. Country Sales: On Saturday, August 15. we held our opening sale at Kailui. The yards were filled with stock, mostly yearlings and two-year-olds, all of which sold under good competition. Buyers were present from Aratapu, Tatarariki, and the immediate neighbourhood. Our next sale at this centre will take place on Saturday, September V 19. Oil Tuesday, at langowaliine, there was only a nmall muster, as most, of the residents had not returned from Auckland, and the roads were bad owing to rain the previous 1 day. Next day, at.Arapoluie, there was a moderate yarding. Most of the steers were of good quality. Competition was dull, but several lots changed hands immediately after tho sale. On Friday, at Maungaturoto, a small yarding again came forward. On Saturday, at Kaiwaka, we* held a fairly successful sale, nearly everything yarded changing hands either at or immediately after the sale. At \V ark worth on Wednesday stock of all descriptions came forward in average numbers. Heifers and voung steers met. with a good demand, whilst "dairy stock (of which there was a good number '-in) sold, without exception, at prices in advance of the previous month. We quote for these sales: rat .stee-'s, £6 to £8 7s 6d; fat cc-ws and heifers, £3 15s to £5 5s : fresh and forward heifers, £2 ICs to £4 Is; two ami a-half to three-year-old steers, £3 5s to £4 15s; 18-month to twost€ei 's, £2 10s to £3 8s; yearlings, 30s to 5*2 ,k; Btorn cows, 35s to £3:' dairy cows, £3 os to £5 7s 6d. Sheep: Fat wethers," to 16s 6d; owes, lis 9d. Horses: Hacks, £10 10s to £18 10s; ponies, £2 103 to £5 2s 6d; two-year-old colt, £16 10s; mare and foal. £20. We submitted a large catalogue of hides, skins, I and tallow on Tuesday, all lines being sold! at late rates. Hides: Market firm. We quote—-Extra stout ox, 7(1 to 7Ad; stout, do., 6Ad to 6Jd; medium I do., s|rl to sid; light do., 5d to 52d; cow, best I lines 4d to good 3Jd to 3|d, scored 3id to 3;d: kips, 3d to 4jd; calfskins, 3Jd to sd: I stags', 2}d to 3d; damaged hides, 2d to 3d. Sheepskins: Market brink. Best, butchers' skins, large to 4s &d, good lines 3s lOd to 4s, medium os to 3s 3d, small 2s 4d to 2s 9d. Tallow: Market firm. Best-, mixed, to 24s 6d; good, 21s 6d to 22s 9d; inferior, 17s 6d to 18s 3d. Rough fat. per lb. Bones. £4 15s. Cow-tails, Is 8d dozen. Horsehair. Is to Is 4Ad. Wheat: In good demand at 4s lid ex store. Maize: Supplies are short and the market is firm at 4s 9<l ex store. V Oats: The market is easy. To-dav' values, ex store, 2s Sid. - . Butter: Supplies are still short and -the market I remains Sinn at Is for choice separator, lid ' to tl£d for first-class, and lOd for second-class. ! Cheeso: The market is firm at 6d for fanners' superior quality, 5d for good and weak, and 4d for poor. ' - . Fungus is worth s^d. v .WAIKATO' STOCK SALES. , Tho Fanners' .Cooperative Auctioneering Com- i pany, Limited,. report, as follows :—At Hamilton Oil Thursday, August 27, we had a yarding of .470 sheep, 52 pigs, 103 lat cattle, ana 200 store and dairy catue. The tat cattle comprised the best ya ruing we have had for some months and sold Ireelv, good quality steers and heifers making 24« per lOOlb. Cow beef also sold extremely well.. Steers sold at Irolll £6 as to £10,65; cows and heifers, from £4 .to £6 16s; choice 18-month steers, £2 17s &d to £3 3s; j-carliajf steers, £2 ss; yearling heifers, 30s to 35s ; empty two-year-old neifers, £2* 6s; be«t dairy cows, £5 to £6 15s; others, £3 5s to £4 15s. . .Best tat wethers, j 16s 7d to 19s; forward wethers, 14s 6d to 16s 6d; iTOro wethers, 13s 6d. ■" Weancr pigs, 7s 6d"" to 13t; ilipsi v 2os ta 23s 6d;'larger storo pigs, ! 32s 6d to 365. - . : At Ngaruawahia last Wednesday wo yarded 600 head of cattle. There was a good attendance anil a good, inquiry for all classes, A j yarding of 61 , head of beef sold J readily. Fat ] steers, £7 3s to £8 6d; fat and forward cows, £4 6s to £5 2s; two and a-haif year steers, £4 I2s to £4 Ids; 18-month steers, £3 3s; yearling steers, £2 2s to £27« 6d; mixed sexes, 27s to 395; cows, with calves, £3; 18-month empty heifers, 35s to £2 12s 6d; springing cows and heifers, up to £5 ss. . We held a, clearing: sale at Hinuora last Thursday on. account of Mr. James Bertram, and report a very successful sale. , There . was a large attendance of neighbouring settlers, and : brisk bidding throughout.. Four, six, and eight-tooth ewes in lamb sold at from 13s &d to 15s Id; dairy cows, £6 2a 6d to £7 ss; heifers, £5 10s; light and .medium draughts, £22 to £27 10s; hacks, up to £18; three-year-old unbroken light horses, £6 to £9 10s; Cambridge roller, £io; tip dray, £10 10s; mower, £10; roadster trap, £17. - 'm -;V ; On Friday we held a clearing sale at Shaftesbury on account of Mr. W. P. G. Brown, when satisfactory prices were realised. There was a largo. attendance. Dairy cows sold from £5 to £8; others, £4 to £4 ss; yearlings, ■£23»; empty cows, £2 ss; fresh-conditioned empty heifers, £4 3s; Uve-y<jar-old draught mare, £36; aged, draught, £18; hacks, £11 ss: to £13; - fowls, 2s to 3s 6d. . ■ . ■ " On Saturday, August 29, we held a clearing sale at Ohinewai on behalf of Mr. K. V. Ralph. Dairy cows made from £3 to £6; two-year-old heifers, £3 5s to £4 10a; yearling heifers (Jersey cross), £3 7s 6d to £3 12s 1 6d; three-year-old medium draught filly, £30; draught foal, £16; aged draught mare, £22. NORTHERN BOOT COMPANY. ANNUAL MEETING. ; The annual meeting of the Northern Boot Company, Limited, was held fat. the company's office yesterday afternoon, Mr. George Win stone (the ciiairnuvuj presiding. Mr Winstone pointed out that. the bala-ice-sheet for the year ended July 31 showed a net profit of £1174, which, with the "amount brought forward, left a total credit" balance of £3875. The directors recommended a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent, for tlfe year and a sum of £100 as honoraria to the directors, leaving a balance of £3169 to bo carried forward. It was gratifying to be able to report that there was an improvement in : every department of business, and that the sales were higher ■ than in any previous year. The total amount of wages, paid was also a record. If the company had been successful in' obtaining the nccessary additional machinists they would have engaged additional journeymen. The sales showed a ; record also for the South Island trade, as well as that throughout the whole of the. North Island. "Boob manufacturing," continued Mr. Winstone, " was an ; important industry,: being associated with the tanning and leather-dressing trades, the hides and skins being produced in the Dominion. These two industries gave considerable employment and a large distribution of wages every week to the workers. All well-wisherti for tho success of our local industries would recognise, the importance of the efforts made by the manufacturers to maintain those enterprises in clliciency and a« a means of employment." HIBBERD PREPAYMENT MACHINE. In connection with the Hibberd Prepayment Machine Syndicate there appears to be a good prospect, of the company doing payable business in the near future. Certain capitalists having experience .in the gas meter industry have formulated a scheme to work not only the Hibberd Invention, but also a gas meter that is believed to be better than any now manufactured in England. The Hibberd machine is adaptable to any meter whatever. With the two inventions the new company will, be in a very strong position to eater for all requirements. When the new. company is projected it will purchase the patent rights of the Hibberd Syndicate in England,- Australia, and New Zealand, giving cash, paid-up shares and royalty on every machine sold. Negotiation's are also going on with respect to the Continental patent rights, as also those in America md Canada. Mr. Hibberd lias just returned from Rotterdam with an adaptation of the invention to foreign coins, made there under his supervision, but at the cost of the ;optionseekers, who also defrayed the expense of the visit and the work done there. WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. [BV TELEGRAPH.—SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] : Wellington-, Tuesday. On the Stock Exchange to-day Manawatu Rails found a buyer at £2 8s 6d, an advance of 3d 00 Saturday's prices. A parcel of Wailiis (ex dividend) was sold at £8 19s 6d, and the quotation hardened to £9, with buyers offering £8 19s. V; " '..■' - '' ■ ■ ■ CIIRTSTCHURCH GRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET. ' [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRES3 ASSOCIATION.] Christchurch, Tuesday. The local markets are still very quiet. Very little wheat is offering, and the Northern demand appears to .be satisfied for the time being. \ little wheat has been bought for local mills, and Tuscan has changed hands at 3s IOAd and 2H The collapse of the oat market in the South has affected local values, though there is very little business doing. Chaff is dull of sale in consequence of the absence of fresh export orders. , Potatoes are without obange,

■ - 1 Am'r'a. Eu'o'e. To'al. .. • i J Tons. Tons. Tons. Per g.s! Wimmera, ifor Syd- " ' _ ney. August 10 ]•••:,••• T.' '"V Per. s.8. Whakatarfe, for „ ■ London. August 17, ••• 177 108 2H Per s.s. Molcoia for/Sydney, .. ■; "■ August 17 ;.•/.-;." I - ,, •;• ■ ~ v.: P ■'.:-. : -° Per s.8. Victoria, flor byu- .„. 9q ■■.: ney. Almost 25 I ..., -', — '.: 20 ,... ~" H Per s.B.-Mokoia, forlSyduey, _ , . -.•August 'SI, ... V- -.-;-". _Z-/__ Exports to. America!uid En- r ? ropo since.Auffu'tfi ... 177 -10 obt ■ dBProducftion. 'or Aug» 1st »*■ - — '"« • "•%. I

,,;,,;> .. . 'STATISTICS.' - ■ ' Exports. .. Production, " Jan. to August 31. Jan. 1 to August 31. Ye'. America. Europe. Total. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. ,190 ... 1,605 1,774 ,3.370 -:,•*• ■ 3,903 ' 190 ... 4,033 , 2,083 6,121 . 5.410 190i .... 3,562 2,646 . 6,208 \ 5,794:

f .■'■".-...,' Previous day's, closing salsa. Ail'.- and Gas (new issue)—2nd call, k 3rd call. 20s 6d ... — '■' 10 0 Kan Timber (paid up)—2nd call, 32s; ;: call, 32s 3d ... .1. . ... - Kau Timber (eon.V—1st rail.- 14s 6d: :i call, 14s 7d, 14s 9d, lis 10(1, : lid ... ... ... 0 14 .4 AtlC'ind Tramways (ord.)—2nd call, ■ !i 2d ■■ ... "... ■ ... '.:. ' ... — Wise an and Sons (ord.)—2nd call. 13s 0 13 0 Mayjueen— and 3rd calls, 2s 2d 0*2 2 New iylvia—2nd call, Is Sax.-2nd and 3rd calls. Is ... ... Oil Scar navian—2nd call, 4£d ... ... • — Sou 'rn Queen—2nd call, 3W1 ... — Waifelii—2nd arid 3rd calls. 3s 2d ... 0 3 2 Wiaijri— ball, 3s ort; 3rd call, 4d; 3$ 2d :'•; ... ... ... ... — Bla< vater— call, 23s ... ... — Old auraki—3rd call. la lOd .. ... 0 19 C'lusiiion ((.'On.)—3rd call, 4s 4d ... — Croh—2nd call. 3s 10d,4s ... ...' 0 3 10 Go! n Cross—2nd call, aid; 3rd call, d, ad ... .;.'•'; ... ... 0 0 6 Kaijraluke— call, 8td; 3rd call, Koi fa Reefs— call,. Is 2d .. — Tali*. Broken Hills— call, 2s lOd 0 10 Taia Goldei Hills—3rd call, 7s 6d, r i 7d ? . ... ;■;'■:; - % - "•'•'• — ° 7 6 Taia Conqueror (6d paid)—1st call, . 3d; 2nd call. Is 2d ... ... 0 14 Taia Conqueror' (con.)—2nd -call, Is . 1, I«; 3rd call. Is ....... 0 12 TaU Extended—3rd call, tOd '■.. ... 0 0 10 TaSnan— call. 393 6d; 2nd .-all, 39s 1, 39s 3d: 3rd call, 39s 3d, 39s ■V 1, 39s ... -..' ... .'.:.... 1 19 9 Wat ■ (ex div.)— and 3rd : calls, • 9 Is 6d .,. ... ... ... '9.5 9 '. ' (Cum d»V.) Win Grand Junction—1st call, 33s; lid call, 33s 3d ; ... ... ... 1 12 9 I CLOSING QUOTATIONS. . j Sellers. Buyers. H'-''' •■ ■' [";. ... &a. d. £ si d. ** S Zealand ■.')...•" ... 9 0.0 8.15 V Jional ... ......516. 4 18 0 .JLMrlANCB— . - dv Zealand .',:*" ■i.'...-'' ..: 3 15 0 ; 3 14 0 'Sional ... , ... .- . -., ' 1 7 & sjith British ... ... 2 16 3 — FUNCIAL— ... iv Zoilniid and River . ,"„. „ jlate J ... .-, ...Ill 0 1 10 9; COTr—• '■ "'' '' ' "'' ' C fca»i ... ... ... 0 15 0 OHO it. Coal, 10s paid ... 0 13 9 — '■•'iajplri Mines, Ltd. ... 0 18 9 — "fetiiort ....... '..6 26 — -Istport Stockton ... 0 10 0 — lu-y. A pref. ... ... 1 0 0 — ; Gi—■ , 'Eland » ... i .'.: ... 15 i? 0 ;: 156 0 Jckland, new issue .-.. 1 ,1 0 10 3 Times ... ... ' ... 1 17 6 — SiPPlNG- , ;jrihern, paid up ... 016 9 — ithern, ton. ... .. 0 7 S ■,,.-_ ~ Jvonport Steam. Feirry 1 14 o 1 13 ,0 TIBERBiri, paid up ........112 6 1119 Jiri, con. ... ... 0 14 11 0 14 10 mFellaneods.- ' "Akland Tramways, pref. 13 6 12 6 'Akland Tramways, ord. 12 3 12 £ a, Limited ... ... 0 4 3.046 fty and Jlenzies, pref... Oil 0_. — " II and Ptummer, Ltd.. 110 " — • 3. Portland Cement Do. 1 7 3 16 6 a. Portia Cement Co., •- v Jew issue .... ■•• ' 7" „ 0 12 3 Jv Zealand Paper Mills 14 0. — ison Garli-:k, Ltd. ... 0 19 0 . 0 18 0 ffon Oh .. ... ... 1 0 0 — ; \ ;eman an 1 Sons, ord., _ _ iin div. • ... ... •- 013 0 Ison's Portland Cement To., pref. - ; ... ... 1 19 6 — Ison's Portland Dement * ■ o., ord I ... ... 1 18 0 . •■ — DIES'TURES."■■Ct or Auckland 4 per . mt. ... ... ...97 0 0 - MI NO— ■'■ ■ .;. „ • „ "'< . „ i Ianza, con ... —O 0 4 0 0 1 \. Tcvon • ■■:■';-..^■■'.'■.;.' ... 0-0 a -,,.*,.; ,— jL J „ui ... .- ... 0 0 9 0 0 6 a :' I-anui-Oalcdonian.;', ... 0 0 104 0 0 84 Srnet, con. ... ... 0 0 & - — 5? Queen... . ...... 0 2 2 0 2 1 j/ Queen Extended ... 0; 0 5 — & Monowai ... ... 0 0 9 0 0 6 $ Occidental ....... 0 0 3 0 0 14 . $ Sylvia ... ... 013 .0 11 ■■■'■■ d Alburnia, paid up ... 0 ■ 1 :1 ,= 0 0 .9_ Son ... - ' ••• & 1 1 0 °, n i Sfadinwian . ... — -0 0 5 0 0 4' Stheni Queen .... ... 0 0 34 0 0 3 Times ... •■'.'.. ... 0 0 7 — fori* .... ... .- p 0 10 0 0 64 Wotahi . ... ••• -...033 ,03 1 SSI ... -234 032 \jtchman ... , — •• 0 0 4 - Jfckwater ... ... ... 15 6 13 0, ' fUlidated Goldfields ... 0 14 0 . 0 13 3 flden Pah ... 0 0 4 V 0 0 34 Iln-aki Freehold... ... — 0 0 44 (\ Kauraki Gold Mines 0 2 0 0 19 fj Kapanga ... .-0 0 24 . 0 0 14 4th Kapanga ... ... 0 0 2. _ fljriaro, Is paid ... ... "20 . — afearo) con ... ... 0.1 4 0 10 "Katea, con. ... ... ■ ,0 0 3 — Illiant Block, 3d paid 0 0 4 0 0 3 fhstock, con. •■.;. ■ ... 0 0 5 ;' _ — llmpion, paid up ... 0 5 6 0 5 0 cLpion, con. ... ... 0 Q 4 : 7 0 4 4 Ciwn '■•'■ ■■• ■••' 0,3 11; 0 3 6 Bninion, 4d paid ... 0 C 3 ' — fl-bar ... ... ..003 — iv.en Belt, paid tip ... 0 1 11 0 18 (dm: Belt. con. ... 00 8 0 0 5 Cjden Cross ... ••• 0 0 54 0 0 44 ■'• Mkiri, paid up ... —00 8 — wkiri. con. ... ••• 0 0 5 — iWahak-, — ... 0 0 9 0 0 84 float* "Reefs ... ... 0 12 0 11 it Waitekaurf' ... ... 0 0 5 0 0 34 Itenix, 6d paid ... ... 0 10 0 0 104 ,'llinK. Sun ... ... 0 0 .6 0 0 24 '&f. con. ... ... 0 0 44 ;0;0 3 ; tier Hill ... - »• 0 0 4 0 0 3 ijrua Broken Hills ... 0 2 10 0 2 9 'Irua Consols ... ... 0 0 2 -- Hrua Dawn .. — 0 0 74 0 0 6 irua Golden Hills ... 0 7 8 0 7 5 •jjrurt Conqueror, 6d paid 0 13 0 11 nrua Conqueror, con.... 0 10 .: 0 0 Hi irua Extended ....... 0 0 10 0 0 94 Itua Triumph ... — 0 0 11 0 0 9 •lUman Consolidated ... 1 19 3 1 19 0 ;ffl-« div ... ... 9 20 9 10 jihi Beach ... — 003- 00 ?i lihi Consolidated - n ~- 0 110 •jihi Extended ... 0 3 8 0 3 6 ■iihi Grand Junction ... 1 13 6 1 13 0 iuntain King,-con. ... 0 0 74 0 0 6

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. - ividends , .. ;/ . '& 8. ''• St (lard Fire and Marine . Insurance Company ... ' — Now Wit ... — ••• — 0 4 C Now M Queen, August 7 .... . ... 0 0 1 Now ainza. August 17 ... ... 0 0 1 Now <<Th Kapanga, August 17 ... 0 0.1 Now oftlburn.a! August 17 ... .0 0 2 Sept. V \v li Extended, August 7 ... 0 0 2 Sept. 4 . Wihman,. August 13 ... ... 0 0 [., Sept. 10 Talgar August 17 ... ... 0 0 0£ Sept. 9 W Occidental, August 27 ... 0 0 : 0* Sept. 10 Conation, August 28 ... . 0 0.1 Sept. 14 K inui. August 24 ... ... 0 0 1 Sept. 14 Tjiaro, August 27 ... ... 0 0 1 Sept. 16