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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13846, 4 September 1908, Page 3

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BUSINESS was fairly brisk on the Stock Exchange during the week. In standard stocks there were no sales of banks. Bank of New Zealand* are offered at £9. Nationals are in demand at'"£!). In insurances New Zealand* sold at 74s 6d and 745, and more are looked for at the latter price, with sellers asking 74s 6d. There are buyers of Nationals at 27s 6d. New Zealand' and River Plates sold at 30s 9d, and sellers now want 31s, with buyers at 30s 6d. In coals Hikurangis sold at 13s and 14s, there being further demand at 14s, with sellers at, 14s6d. Taupiris sold arlßs 9d to 18s 5d to 18s 6d, and more can be had at 18s 6d, buyers offering IBs. Westports have sellers at £6 2s 6d and buyers at £5 18s. In gas Auckland* ("hi issue) are on offer at £14 18s and buyers quote at £14 17s. For new issue, which sold at from 19s 9d to 20s 6d to 20s to 203 6d, buyers now offer 21s and sellers ask 225. Iu shipping Northern Steams (paid up) have sellers at 16s 9d, and contributing issue sold at 7s 6d and are quoted at 7s 8d sellers. Devoiiport Ferry sold at 335, and there arc sellers asking 345. In timbers Kauris had good demand, selling at 32s and 32s 2d (paid up) and contributing from 14s to 14s Id to 13s 9d to 14s lid. The former have sellers at 325, and the latter are wanted at 14s 6d, with sellers at 14s lOd. In miscellaneous lines Auckland Tramways (ord.) changed hands at 22s 3d to 22s to 22s 3d to 22s 2d, and more are inquired for at 225, with sellers at 22s 6d. Wiseman's (ord.) sold at 13s; New Zealand Portland Cements at 26s 3d to 27s (old issue) and 12s Bd_ (new issue); Wilson's Cements at 37s (ord.). There aro buyers of D.S.C.'s at 4s 6d, amd sellers at 4s 9d. Tonson Garltcks at 19s are inquired for at 18s. Union Oils can be secured at 20s. City of Auckland 4 per cent, debentures have sellers at £97. In mining lines Waihis were fairly firm, lines changing hands at £9 6s to £9 os 9d (cum div.), and at £9 Is 6d to £9 Is i<« £0 Is 6d (ex div.). Sellers closed at £9 Is 6d and buyers at £9 Is. Talismans weakened, sales being recorded at from 40s 6d to 40s 3d to 40s 6d. to 40s 3d to 40s 6d to 39s 6d to 39s 9d to 39s 3d to 39s 6d to 39s lb 3fJs 3d to 36s 6d, with late sellers at ?6s 9d and buyers at 'its 3d, Waihi Grand Junctions were done at 32s 9d to 33s to 32s 5d to 33s 3d, and sellers now ask 33s 3d. with buyers at 32s 9d. Waihi Extended* sold at 3s 6d and more are offered at os 7d, with buyers at; 3s sd. Waihi Consolidated? sold at 2s Id. May Queens had sale at from 2s 6d to 2s Id to 2s 3d; New Sylvias, at Is; Saxons, at. lid to Is Id to Is to Is Id ; Waiotaljis, at from 3s 2d -to 3s 3d to 3s to 3s 2d to 3s; Waitangis, at from 3s lOd to 3s 2d to os 4d; Blackwaters, at 23s 6d and Sir: Old Hailrakis, at Is 9d to Is lOd to Is 9d ; Tangiaros (cont.), at Is 4d; Champions (coat.), at 4s 4d ; Crowns, at from 4s to 3s lOd to 4s to 3s 8d ; Komata Reefs, at Is 2d and Is Id; Tairua Broken Hills, at ?.s 9d and 2a lOd ; Tiurua Golden Hills, at from 7s Id to 7s 7d to 7s 2d to 7s lid; Tairua Conquerors, at from Is 2d to Is 4d to Is 2d (6d paid), and from lOiil to Is 2d to Is Id to Is 3d to Is 2d to Is 3d to lOd (coot.). There were also numerous transactions in small-priced stocks. The seasonable weather experienced during the past few days is having a stimulating effect on trade generally, and although at, the moment orders arc not coming .to hand quite so freely, the general distributing merchants are looking forward to a brisk summer's ' trade. The period of . hand-to-mouth " buying can hardly bo said to be at an end yet, but there is no doviot that tins policy will eventually prove to have been a beneficial one to all concerned. Activity prevails in all the soft goods warehouses, and it is satisfactory to bo able to record that this season summer goods have arrived much earlier than usual, enabling displays to bo made correspondingly sooner. The retail establishments have not yet. finish«d arranging their usual displays, but the preparations being mathi would seem to give evidence of a feeling of confidence that the coming season will be a good one • Almonds : An advance in Jordans is looked for. Sioilys are a little easier for forward shipment, with normal demand for local, holdings. - '-'-' >':■•■' '-•' '■■**'?■ '■'''■-. ** Arrowroot: Steady at recent quotation, with usual volume of business passing. Asparagus: Enhanced figures are now being asked for snot parcels. First of the new. pack is expected to reach the market in about six weeks from now. Shrimps: New pack shipments should le made shortly, and meantime quotation is awaited. , Camphor: Stocks are being worked down, and replenishing shipments looked for; invoice value of tame will probably lie on a higher basis. Canned Fruit With such low quotations for the new pack of American, it was only to be expeotod that the demand for Australian article would slacken off somewhat; but. as two months must elapse ore. the first of the American pack can arrive, .stocks will be in low compass before then. Canary Seed: With lifeless demand for spot holdings, ooorations in new crop have been very limited. Castor Oil: The local market is well supplied with parcels to hand ex Aparima andItaura. The forward market is now fractionally weaker, and buyers will shortly be going in for the November direct sailing. Clothes Pegs: Market is now firmer, with fairly full supplies on the spot. Cocoa Boans: Seems to be moving up slowly, but there is no rason to expeot extreme prices. Dates: Small quantities just landed have come to a good market, and inquiries for prompt delivery meet with no response. Evaporated Apricots: Price has moved up again, but we would not bo surprised to see a reaction. Prunes: It is felt that a substantial advance will be established shortly. . Figs : Both bulk and gloves aro asked for to meet local wants, but supplies are very short. Forward market unchanged. Kapok: The small shipments to hand per s.s. Aparima went quickly into consumption. No definite news has come through as to the new crop, but price will certainly be lower than last season. Linseed Oil: Not quite so firm; normal business passing. Pineapnbs: Some good parcels arrived per Aparima, and these will be wanted for the summer trade, , Salmon Good demand locally for standard brands, with the forward market steady. Tinplates: Market firm, with upward tendency. Potatoes: The Waikare brought a small lot of 518 sacks from the South. The market is particularly bare, as the small arrivals have enabled the merchants to clear out their stocks. Holders are now asking £6 to £6 10s. Onions: There are a few Japanese in the market. Sydney cables advise . that stocks there are very low, and that they have none to offer until next arrivals. The Californians. ex Lord Sefton, are very good quality, and selling freely. Japanese are worth £12 10s to £13; Americans. £14 to £14 10s. Oats: The market is rather easier now. Regular small shipments are coming from Dunedin and Christchurch, but business l is only of a hand-to-mouth character. The Wanaka, now on her way to load at the Bluff and other ports, is expected to bring a good shipment. Local prioe is 2s 7d, ex store , Chaff:, There is an easier feeling in the South ; but this may be accounted for by the extraordinary pood season that they have had. which has reduced the consumption of chaff, and consequently there is a greater quantity offering. It is quite evident that lower prices will be reached. The nominal quotations to-day are £6 5s for Southern, and £5 15s for local. Fowl Wheat : The market is i£iill bare. Offerings from the South are very light. There is a fair inquiry, and price is firm at 4s 9d, ex store. /* Maize: The Waiotahi brought a small shipment of 113 sack? from the coast., which came to a barely supplied market. Demand is about tip to the usual. There has been no alteration in price, which, remains at 43 6d, ex wharf, for wholesale lots. Bran is unaltered; market fairly well sunnlied. This is quoted at £5 12s 6d. Pollord: The demand keeps up to the simply. This is worth £7 12s 6d, ex store. Fungus: Very little coming forward. There 13 still a trood feeling in the market. Exporters are willing to give s£d for good dry samples. , Flax: The latest advices from London show very little alteration in the market. Some small lines have been sold locally, but prices are not likely to induce those millers who have closed clown to reopen their mills. Nominal quotations are good fair £21, f.a.q. £19. common £16 to £16 10s. Tow: Deliveries are extremely light, and barely sufficient to cope "with the local consumption. Exporters cannot raise their price over' £4 Ms. Ceylon Tea: The Colombo market during the past month' has shown some improvement, more noticeably in broken pekoes with appearance or etry quality, but the prolonged inactivity of the. Russian buyer* {who are

following a hand-to-mouth policy) has resulted in all loaf grades being more or less neglected, and, although quality is now ot a much improved standard, prices have shown little or no alteration, consequently better value is now available than for a long time past. The improvement in quailty has otherwise been fully appreciated by the trade, and the month terminated with a strong demand fo; all good tippy teas, which commanded extreme rates. In medium grade brokens there lias been a steady improvement in the demand, and prices for this class of tea are now id to Id per lb above ra<es ruling a, month back. All low-country teas, both leaf and broken, have been in poor request, and, although there have been spasmodic fluctuations, and much irregularity, the undesirable manufacture has brought about further weakness, and some very low quotations have been recorded. Dusts and tannings have remained about steady, with improving demand and firmer tendency for desirable kinds. KAURI GUM. The arrivals for three days of September total 46 tons. This is a falling off of five tons in comparison with the same period of September, 1907, and brings the deficit for the year so fur up to 1512 tons. The arrivals for 1907 reached 5461, and for 1908 3949. There has been very little doing during the week, which is usually the case in mail time. Prices remain practically the same as they were when we last reported. ■ Palo select sell? slowly, but only small arrivals come to hand. Ordinary: Buyers are operating on well got up lines of rescraped. Any lots that are not thoroughly rescraped are no' meeting with the same demand. Superior three-quarlei'-scraped ordinary is rather sluggish. Slocks of this are not very heavy. Medium ordinary is salable. Good hard washed nuts are difficult to quit. Good swamp with heart in it moves off in small lines. There is uotliing doing in poor swamp. East Coast: Very little coming forward; practically no demand. This is likely to last throughout the month. ■'Black: Rescraped is salable. There is an inquiry for three-quarter-scraped' steel, but this must be well cleaned and quite free from any streaky pioces. Medium blacks are selling in small lines. Black nuts are also salable at low prices. Black sugar remains unaltered. Bush: Rescraped pale is the only grade that, can be disposed of. Exporters will not nvVo offers for bled bush. Chips and Dust: Bright chips and dust nro selling, also good ordinary chips. There is no inquiry for diggers' ordinary chips and dust. Black riddlings, black seeds, and coarse black dust, if in dry condition, are still selling, but the demand is nok so keen as it was last, month. , t AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE . BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY.

UNION BANK OP AUSTRALIA. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] London, July 24. At the meeting of the shareholders of the Union Bank of Australia, held on July 20. Mr. Arthur Fowler, who presided, pointed out that the bank's advances on February 29 Inst had increased from £14,100,000 to £14,800,000, while deposits during the same period had increased from £19,100,000 to £19,900,000. Their total liquid resources consisted of: Specie on hand and cash balances, £4,004,000; bullion and advances on bullion, £227,000; money at call and short notice in London, £721,000; balance drafts and remittances in transit, £3,264,000; investments, £1,708,000; total, £9,924,000; which, after deducting £1,000,000 for investments allotted to the reserve fund, represented 7s lid in the £ of all their liabilities in London and the colonies, consisting of: Circulation, £498,000 ; bills ' payable, £2.006,000; deposits. £19,966,000; amounting iu all to £22,470,000, Tlierb might, be

noticed also the usual fluctuation in the disposition of their resources consequent on the season of the. year covered by these accounts. The dry conditions in , Australia, which at, the time of the last meeting lie- hoped had 1 disappeared, had in some districts continued to cause much anxiety, and, he feared, considerable loss. Latest reports were' of a more satisfactory character, but even then there were districts where rain was urgently needed. Lord Chichester was elected to a seat, on the board, and the retiring directorsMessrs. W. O. Gilchrist and 11. P. Sturgis— were, re-elected. Appreciation was expressed at the action of the directors in giving a bonus to the staff. The manager announced that the directors had declared a dividend on the capital of the bank at the rate of 10 per cent, per annum, equal to 25s per share, and a bonus ot ?, per cent., equal to 10s per share, the dividend and bonus together amounting to 35s per share, free of income tax. MESSRS. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS' REPORT. Horses: All classes were represented at the Hayiii.iik.et un Friday last. • ■Amipelitiou was keen tor all sound young worker*... Aged and , worn were neglected. Unbroken, draught colts sold up .to £41; active waggon and express class, £32 to £37; aged draughts, £21 lis to £30: light harness horses, £9 las to £17; buggy horses and hacks. £12 10s to £23; gig ponies, and ordinary riding sorts, £5 las to £lz; spring trap, £12 lbs; phaetons, £20 10s and £26. Hides, Skins, Tallow, etc. : Hides— Ox, 4.1 to 6td; cow, Sid to 4d; calf, 3i-J to 4£d; kips, 3d to 3UI; damaged and dirty hides, Id to 3jd. Tallow, 21s «> 23s &<l: horsehair, Is 4d to Is 5/, d; bonus, 4s 9d. Skins—Best butchers', 4a to 4s 8d; medium, 3s to 3s 9d ; small. Is bd to 2s ed ; damaged, 3d to 1b 2d. On Saturday, at Mrs. W. Ballard's clearance sale, Kltncimati, there was a large attendance.' The dairy vows realised from £3 as to £8 ss; young heifers, 23s to 395; farm horses, £2C to £50 10s: ih'.ee-vMr-old/'colts, £26; eight-month (illy, £14 10s; 'pony,, £8 IS*. Spring-carts, £9 and £13; implements and sundries, satisfactory figures. jlln lion day we held a clearance, sale of Mr. !s}. J..IV. Paul's dairy herd at Mangere. Buyers were present, from Waikato. Tattranga, Minamata, Hotorua, and surrounding districts. The rows were the -.-lost even lot ottered this season. shewing plenty of quality and condition. Those, in milk and young sold at from £6 17s 6d to £15 10s; aged, £4 to £6 10s; spiingers, cows. £7 to £13 ss; do,, heifers, £4 Io £9 las; bulls, £6 15s to £8 8s: farm horses, £28 to £40: Wilmington colt. £20;- buggy mare, £25; trap horses. £13 12» 6d to £14 10s. Implements and sundries realised full values. We also sold on account of Mr. ,T. Paul: Cows in milk, at from £4 15s to £3 ss; aged. £2 5s to £4 7s 6d: heifers. £3' to £4 17s 6d; spring carts, £12 and £16. At tho spring horse fair at. Pukekohe on Tuesday and Wednesday horses were yarded in full numbers. Competition for anything, young and showing quality was keen. Unbroken threei ear-old medium colts and fillies realised from £24 to £36 10«; two-year-olds, £15 to £21 10s; lighter sorts, two to three-year-olds. £7 10s to £23; waggon and express class, broken, £24 15s to £36; those suitable for butchers' and bakers' carts, £15 to £23 10s; buggy horses and good hacks. £16 5s to £25 ss: light harness andi ordinary hacks, £5 10s to £14 15s; gig ponies, £4 5« to £11 15s; weight-earning cobs, £32 to £11 10a. Our Pukekohe Yards were well filled on Monday last with slock of all classes. Dairy cows sold from £3 10s to. £7; dry, to £3 10s. The advertised store bullocks brought from £5 6s ti £6 15s: two to three-year steers, £3 10« to £5 10s; vearlinsrs. to £2 lO's; strong calves, to 35*; fa, steers, £5 10s to £11 ss: cows. £4 to £8. Fiv-s hundred and ninety cattle penned, and with few exceptions all changed hands. At Remuera on Thursday daily cows, penned in usual numbers, sold from £110s to £8 15s; dry, to £4 ss. Few stores yarded kept late values. Young' and fat calves brought, from 2s to 575, according to weight and quality: 02 sold. There was a. full muster of fat cattle of, choice quality. Prices were easier right through, though good prices were obtained, ox beef selling to 24s per 1001b and cow to 225. Steers ranged in price from £5 10s to £13 10s: cow, £4 to £8 17s 6d; 325 sold. Sheep, yarded in small numbers, were dull of sale. ls«t week's values ruling. Spring lambs. 16s to 235. Pigs, scarce, sold freely throughout for all kinds. MESSRS. G. W. BINNEY AND SONS' REPORT. On Tuesday we again submitted and cleared extra large catalogues of hides, skins, tallow, etc. Hides: Market firm. We quote : Ox, extra stout 7d to 7.'d, stout 6Jd to 6Jd, medium sid to 6d, light 4Jd to 5Jd •; cows, extra good condition 4jjd, best lines 4d to 4Jd, good 3Jd to 3jd ; stags', 2d to 2Jd ; kips, 3d., to 3£d; calfskins, 31d to 4id; cut and damaged hides, 2d to 3d per lb. - . Sheepskins: Market firm, with strong competition. Extra large, to 4s 8d; large, 3s 9d to 4s; good, 3s to 3s 6d; medium, 2s to 2a 9d; small, Is to Is 9d each. Tail : Market firm.' Best mixed, to 24s 6d ; good, 203 to 22s 6d ; inferior, 15s to 19a per cwt. ) Rough fat, lid to ljd per lb. Cow tails. Is 8d per dozen. h Bones, £4 15s per ton. PROPERTY SALES. - . \ Mr. Ward Baker offered two properties for lease yesterday under the Glasgow system by ' direction of the Auckland' Harbour Board. A five-acre block at Devonport realised £22 10s per annum, and the remaining.property, an allotment in Custom-street, known as the. pumping site, was leased at £60 per annum by the Tramways Company. . Mr. George Savers, property auctioneer, held a sale at his rooms on Wednesday afternoon, there being a good attendance. A lease in Karangiihape " Road was sold under the hammer, and a section of land in Epsom was sold after tho sale at the owner's reserve. A third property submitted was passed in. at £850. FROZEN MEAT MARKET. [BY TELEGRAPH PRESS ASSOCIATION. ] Napieh, Thursday. Tho Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company cable the following report on the frozen meat market:—To-day's quotations are : — Mutton: Napier, Wellington, and' North Island, 3£il. Lamb: First quality, sid; second quality, fjgd. Beef: Hindquarters, 4'd; forequarters, 3id. WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. [BY TELEGRAPH.— CORRESPONDENT.] " Wellington, Thursday. The following galea were recorded on the Stock Exchange to-day:— Waihi, £8 19s and £8 19s 6d; Talismans, £1 i7s ; Tangiaros, 1b Id; Tairua Conquerors, lid; Wellington Woollens, £3 8s 6d; Wellington Trust and Loan, £7 7s 6d. ,' SYDNEY MARKETS. By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. Sidney, September 3. Butter was to-day further reduced by 4s per av;t. Wool: An active demand exists. Better classes are steady at last month's rates. Faulties are weaker. Greasy sold to l(>id. LONDON. By Telegraph.— Association.— Copyright. London, September 2. METALS. Ccpper: On spot, £60 12s 6d; at three months, £61 la 6d. Tin: On spot, £130 15s; at three months, £139 10s. Stocks, 17,613 tons; spot, 5569 tons; afloat, 6691 tots; deliveries, 2408 tons. Lead, £13 ss. Silver, Is 11 9-l6d per ounce. TALLOW. At the tallow sales 930 casks were offered and 560 sold at bite rates to 6d advance. Slocks, 10,675 packages, or 3824 tons; imports, 6517 packages; deliveries, 6381 packages. NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE IN LONDON. [FROM OUT. OWN COitItUSPONDENT.] London, July 24. WOOL. Since the opening of the current wool sales competition has slightly broadened all round. Topmakers, both English and foreign, who acted with great caution in March and May, are now eager buyers of merino wools. " Messrs. Balme say that another feature of the sales is' the strength of the American demand for the medium qualities Of greasy crossbreds, which realise extreme rates Merino wool may now be quoted in average 7£ per cent, dearer 'than at the end of the .May scries. The appreciation is particularly noticable on average to good combing wools, both scoured and greasy, which are quite 10 per cent, higher,, while on interior sorts the advance ranges from 7£ per cent, to 10 per cent. Superior greases have not derived much benefit lrom the American demand, Victorian descriptions being practically unchanged, while those from New South Wales and Queensland are 5 per cent, dearer. The best gcouieds, however, sell at an improvement of fully 5 per cent. The position of tine, as well as coarse, crossbreds'. in the grease has not materially varied sines the opening of the auctions, although the tendency of the market for the latter grades is, if anything, somewhat in favour of buyer*. Prices for the medium qualities under the influence- of strong American bidding have risen ?harply and now rule in average 10 per cent, above, last sales' final rates. Scoureds and slipes still sell readily at from 5 per cent, to 7t per cent, above that level. Owing to the hlrgfer quantity of wool being held over than" was originally expected the sales have bee u uitailed and wilt close on August 1, instead ot on the 7th. DAIRY PRODUCE. I hear this afternoon from Messrs. Wedde! and Co that the demand lor Australian butter is nearly dead owing to supplies having dwindled almost away. No arrivals have come tint weer and there are no stocks. From New Zealand •he Turakina brought 6041 boxes of butter, which has been selling at 116s, with 118s for exceptional lots. Prices for Canadian and New Zealand cheese are virtually the sanio as last week. NEW ZEALAND MEAT. Stocks of New Zealand mutton have this week been increased by the arrival of the Nlwaj'U with 43,005 carcases and the Turakina with 25.063 carcases. The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company write this afternoon that the. demand is . still extremely slow and that prices have a drooping tendency. Canterbury sheep are quoted at 4d to 4jd per lb, but supplies are so light that the quotation is little more than nominal. The output of North Island mutton is not up to requirement*, and the quotation of 3{d to 3Jd per lb is maintained with difliculty. Ewes are selling at 3Jd to old per lb.

Previous day's closing *alea. New Zealand and River Plate— call, 50s 9d — New Zealand Portland Cement (old issue) —3rd call, 27s _ Way Queen—2nd call, 2s id ... 0 ? 1 Saxon—2nd call, Is Id 0 10 Waiotahi— and 2nd calls, 3s ... 0 3 1 Black water—3rd call, 23* ... ... — Old Haiimki—2nd call. Is 9d ... 0 1 10 Crown—2nd cull, 3s 9d, 3s 8d; 3rd call, 3s 8d — Golden Cross call, 5d; 2nd call, 5£d; 3rd call, 6d — Karanjrahake—2nd calf, 9Jd — Komata Reefs—2nd call, Is Id ... 0 1 1 New Waitekauri—3rd call, 3d — Tairua Broken Hills—2nd call, 2s lOd... 0 2 10 Tairtia Golden Hills—3rd call, 7» lid... — Tairua. Conqueror (con.) call, 10£d ; " 3rd cull, 10id, lOd 0 0 10± Talisman—3rd call, 37s 6d, 37s"3d, 37s, 36s 9.1, 36* 6d 1 19 3 Wailn— call, £9 Is, £9 lis 6d; 3rd call, £9 Is 6d 9 10 Waihi Consolidated— call, 2s Id ... — Waihi Grand Junction— call, 33s 3d 1 13 3 ' CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. ' Buyer*. £ s. d. ' £ a. d. BANKS— New Zealand ... ... 9 0 C — National ...' — 5 0 0 INSURANCE-' - New Zealand 3 14 6 3 14 0 National — 17 6 FINANCIAL— Ncw Zcfcirud and River ' .'. Plate ... 1 11 0 1 10 6 COALHikurangi , ... 0 14 6 0 14 0 Taupiri Mines, Ltd. . . 0 18 6 0 1* 0 ) Westpcrt ... 6 2 6 a 18 0 ' Vfestport Stockton ... 0 10 0 — *OAS-"-:' - ■ '' "' •'■< ";"'■ -',." Auckland 14 18 0 14 17 0 Auckland, new issue ... 1 2 0 110 SJUPPINGNorthern, paid up ... 0 16 9 — Northern, uo« .. .. 0 7 8 — , Devonport Steam Ferry 1 14 0 1 12 9 TIMBER— Kauri, paid up 1 1? 0 — Kauri, cou. ... ... 0 14 10 0 14 6 ■ MISCELLANEOUS--Auckland Tramways, pref. 13 6 — Auckland Tramways, ord. 1 26 124) D.S.C., Limited ... ..I 0 4 9 0 4 6 N.Z. Portland Cement Co. 1 7 6 16 9 N.Z. Portland Ceuinst Co., new issue ... ... 0 13 3 • 0 13 0 Tonson Garlick, Ltd. ... 0 19 0 0 18 0 Union Oil 10 0 , — Wiseman awl Sons, »ti. 0 13 6 f 0 12 9 • Wilson's Portland Cement Co.. pref. ... ... 1 19 6 — Wilson's Portland Dement* Co., ord 1 18 0 — DEBENTURES— City of Auckland 4 per cent. ... ' 97 0 0 — MINING-" , Bonanza, cou. ... • ... 0 0 '4 — Halcyon 0 0 5 — Kuiauui 0 0 0 0 5 Kuranui-Caledonian ... 0 0 10 0 0 °4 Magnet, cou. ... ... 0 0 2 — May Queen 0 2 4 0 2 3 May. Queen Extended ... j 0 0 0 — New Monowai 0 0 9 0 0 74 New Occident*! 0 0 3 0 0 14 New Sylvia- .. ... 0 15 0 12 1.Old Albumin, paid up ... 0 11 0' 0 9 Old Alburuia, con. .006 — Saxon ... ... ..011 010 Scandinavian 0 0 5 0 0 -1 Southern Queen ... ... 0 0 44 0 0 34 Thames ... 0 0 6 — Victoria (1 0 10 0 0 64 Waiotahi .. ... 031 0 2 10 Waitang,' 0 3 6 0 3 4 Blackwater ... ... ... 1 3 3 13 0 Consolidated GoldUetds... 0 14 0 0 13 0 Progress Mines ... .... 0 11 6 0 10 0 Golden Pali 0 0 4 0.-0 3$ llauraki Freehold... .009 005 Kapowai, con 0 0 6 — Old llauraki Gold Mines 0 1 10 0 18 Old Kapanga 0 0 24 0 0 2 South Kapanga 0 0 2 Tangiaro, con ... 0 15 0 13 Tokatea, con. 0 0 3 Brilliant Block, 3d paid 0 0 4 0 0 34 Corns tbek, con 0 0 5 Champion, paid up ... 0 5 9 0 -.5 0 Champion, con 0 4 7 0 4 5 Crcwn ... ... ... 0 3 8 0 3 7 Dominion, 4d paid ...003- — Golden Bolt, paid op . 0 1 10 0 19 Golden Belt, con. ... 0 0 8 0 0 6 Golden Cross 0 0 6i 0 0 6 Kirlkirl, paid up ... ... 0 0 8 — Kirikiri, con. 0 0 6 — Kuranguhuke 0 .0 101 0 0 9 Komata Reefs 0 12 0 11 Maoriland 0 0 4 _ New Wttitekaurl 0 0 34 0 0 91 Phoenix, 6d paid 0 0 101 . 0 0 9 Kisirig Sun ... ... 0 0 6" 0 0 24 Sliotover, con 0 0 4; 0 0 '•> Silver Hill • .00 34 0 0 3 Tainia Broken Hills | ... 0 2 10" 0 2a Tairua Consols ... '; ... 0 0 2 — Tairu* Dawn ... ' ... 0 0 74 0 0 6 Tairua Golden Hills ... — 0 7 10 Tairu* Conqueror 6d paid 0 12 0 10 Tairua Conqueror, con... 0 0 104 0 0 94 Tairua Extended . . .. 0 0 10 0 0 9 Tairua Triumph . . ..010 009 Talisman Consolidated ... 1 16 9 1 16 3 Waihi ... ... ... ... 916 910 Waihi Beach 0 0 3 0 0 2 Wailu Consolidated ... 0 2 1 0 2 0 Waihi Extended 0 3 7 0 3 ii Waihi Grand .Junction ... 1 13 3 1 12 9 Mountain King, con. . . 0 0 74 _ CALL AND DIVIDEND LIfaT. Dividends £ a. <!. Standard Fire and Murine Insurance Company ... — Now Waihi ' ... ... 04 0 Now Calls. Boaanz.i, August 17 C 0 1 Now South Kapanga. August 17 ... 0 0 1 Now Old Alburnia, August 17 ... 0 0 2 Sept. 7 Waihi Extended, August 7 .... 0 0 2 Sept. 4 Watchman, August 13 0 0 1 Sept. 10 Trafalgar. August 17 0 0 04 Sept. 9 New Occidental. August 27 ... 0 0 04 Sept. 10 Coronation, August 28 ... 0 0 1 Sept. 14 Kurauui. August 24 0 0 1 Sept. 14 Tangiaro, August 27 ... ... 0 0 1 Sept. 16