COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13872, 5 October 1908, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

Vert little business was transacted on the Stock Exchange on Saturday, what few sales there were being confined to mining lines, with the exception of Wilson's Portland Cements (ord.), a parcel of which changedhands at 365. Waihis sold at £9 3s 9d, and they closed with buyers at £9 3s 6d and sellers at £9 4s. Talismans were done at 41s 9d and 425, closing with buyers at 41s 9d and sellers at 42s 3d. Waihi Grand Junci tions were easier, and sales took place at 345, 33s 9d, 33s 6cl, and 33s 9d, more being obtainable at the latter figure, buyers quoting 33s 6d. Consolidated Goldfields gold at 16s 9d and 17s; May Queens at 2s; Karangahakes at Is Id; Tairua Dawns at 71d; Waihi Extisndeds at 3s 4d. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

■ ■ • •••■•! :;v : ; : ONEITONGA BUILDING- SOCIETY. • The statutory hall-yearly meeting or OneIt unga Perpetual Land, Building, and Investment Society was held on Friday evening, when Mr. Alex. Robb (vice-president) occupied the chair. The directors . reported that good progress had been made during the past six months and that business all round was most satisfactory. It was decided by the directors to pay shareholders 64 per cent, interest, the same rate as fixed at the previous meeting. . BUTTER AND EGGS. The following are the quotations for butter and eggs for the week ending October 10, as arranged by the local Produce Committee:—Factory butter, Is Ojd per lb; separator and farmers' butter (best), 9d per lb. Eggs, 9d per dozen, WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. [BY TELEGRAPH.—SPECIAL correspondent.] Wellington-, Sunday. On tito Stock Exchange yesterday there was a sale of Wilson's Ctment (preference shares) at £1 19s : 6d. There were no : transactions in. Waihis or Talisman#. Quotations for Waihis were £9 0a 6sl buyers and £9 2s 6d sellers and for Talismans £2 Is 6d buyers and £2 2s 6d sellers. Tilers were buyers of Grand Junctions at £1 Us and sellers at £1 ISs. LONDON. By Telegraph'.—Tress Association.—Copyrights London, October 2. . BANK OF ■ ENGLAND. RETURNS. The following are the Bank of England returns for the week:—Gold coin, : £36,349,000; reserve, £26,918,000; proportion or reserve to liabilities, 53.15 per cent.: notes in circulation, £29,550,000; public deposits, . £8,091,000; other deposits, £42,517,000; Government securities, £15,731,000; other securities, £26,238,000. MONEY MARKET. Three months' bills are discounted at 1£ per cent. ; short loans, 1£ per cent. Bank rate, 2£ per cent. 'CONSOLS AND COLONIAL STOCKS. Consols, £35 15s. t Victorian 3} per cents., £100 ss. Queensland 4 per cents., £106 ss; 3£ per cents., £100; 3 per cents., £87 15s. New Zealand 4 per cents., £108 10s; 3£ per cents., £100; 3 per cents., £87 10a. - West Australian'.34 per cents., £99 ss; 3 per cents., £83 108. . WHEAT. The wheat market is dull owing to the great increase in the visible supply. Spot prices are maintained. Shipments declined 6d to Is; 39s 3d is- asked for West, Australian October shipments and 37s 3d for January and February shipments. BUTTER. The butter market is quiet. Danish is quoted at 123s to 1255. TALLOW. Stock, 4519 tons; imports, 3276 tons; deliveries, 2531 tons. METALS. Copper: On spot, £59 16s 3d; at, three months, £69 12s &c! Supplies, 39,322 tons; deliveries, 34.117 tons', stocks, 50,277 tons, afloat, 6450 tons. Tin: On spot, £134 23 6d; at three months, £134 10s Lead, £13 7s 6d Iron, 51s 3d. Silver. Bar silver is quoted at Is lljd per ounce standard. KAURI GUM. At the kauri gum sales 190 cases were offered but all were withdrawn. The stocks total 516 tons. • v . SUGAR. German, 9s 6d ; first marks, lis 4d. WOOL. _ The Bradford wool market is dull. .Common sixties, 21i<j; super, 22id. - At the London sales Germans are operating freely in greasy .ombiugs and merinos. Shifty merinos am firju, .other aorta being 1 weftk-aad uu- ...

BUSINESS DONE ON SATURDAY. Previous day's . '■ closing sales. Wilson's Portland Cement (old.) — .. — May Queen2nd call, 2s ... . — New Sylvia—2nd call, 2s 4d, 2s 5d.'- ... 0 2 6 Consolidated Goldfields1st call, 16s 9d ; 2nd call, 17s .. .. ... 0 17 6 Karangahake—2nd call, Is Id ... 0 1 2 Tairua Dawn—1st call, 7£d ... . 0 0 7£ Talisman-—2nd call, 41s 3d, 42s ... 2 2 0 Waihi —1st call, £9 3s 9d ... ... 9 3 0 Wiihi Extended— call, 3s 4d ... 0 3 3 Waihi Grand Junction —1st call, 34s, 33s 3d, 33s 6d; 2nd call, 33s 6tl, 33s M 1 15 0 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. , Seller#. Buyers. £.«.i £ 8. d. BANKS— New Zealand 8 16 0 8 12 6 ? . National .. ... ...5 3 6,5 2 0 INSURANCE— National ... — 1 § 6 South British ... ... 2 14 0 2 10 0 FINANCIAL— New Zealand and River Plate '... ... ... 1 12 0 X 11 3 COAL— ■ ■■ _■ •. Hilcuiangi ... 0 14 3, 0 13 6 Nort. Co., Ltd., 10s paid 0 13 6 — ■ ' Taupiri Mines, Ltd. ... 0 18 3 0 18 0 Wcsiport — & 5 Westpoit. Stockton ... 0 9 6 0 9 O GAS— , Auckland ... ... ... 14 17 6 14 12 6 Auckland, new issue ... 1 2 0 110 SHIPPING Northern, paid up ... 0 16 & 0 16 ■ 6 / Northern, con. ... ... — 0. 7 . 6 . Devonport Steam Ferry 1 14 0 1 12 9 • TIMBER— „ „ Kauri, con ... ... 0 14 0 0 13 9 Parker-Lamb. Limited ... 16 0 . MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Tramways, pref. 13 6 — Auckland Tramways, ord. 11 10 6 D.S.O., Limited ... ... 0 4 8 0 4 6 Grey and Meri/.ies, ord. ... 0 9 0 — Milne and Choyce, pref. 1 0 0 . — N.Z. Portland Cement Co. : 18 0 16 0: N.Z. Portland Cement Co., new issue 0 16 0 0 15 9 New Zealand Paper Mills — 13 0 Wiseman and SonB, ord. 0 13 0 0 12 6 Wilson's Portland Cement Co, pref. ... ... 1 19 0 — Wilson's Portland Cement Co., ord. ... ... 1 16 3 1 16 0 MINING— Dixon's Consolidated *...0 0 4 0 0 3 Halcyon ... • ... 0 0 5 — Kuranui-Oaledonian ... 0 0 11 0 0 8' Magnet, con. . .. 0 0 2 0 0 1 May Queen ... 021 020 May Queen Extended ... 0 0 4£ 0 0 ,24 New Monowai . . ' ... 0 0 8 0 0 6 New Occidental ... ... 0 0 2 — New Sylvia ... 0 2 6 0 2 5 Old Alburnia, paid up ... 0 10: 006 Saxon . . .... ... ..012 0 1 '0 Scandinavian . ... ... 0 0 5: — Southern Queen 0 0 4 ' — Thames .... ... ... 0 0 3 — (Victoria ... ... ... 0 0 10 0-0.6 .. AVaiotahi ... ... ... 0 2 -8 0. 2 ■ 7 Waitangi ... . ... ... 0 3 5 ■ 0 3.3 .. Watchman ...004 001 Mount Zeehan, con. ... 0 0 3 0 0 2 Blnckwater. ,16 6 15 3 Consolidated Goldfields ... 0.1! 3 • 0 17 0 Progress Mines ... . . 0 12 3 0 11 9 Golden Pah .0 0 4 0.0 2i' IHauraki Freehold ... ... 0 0 8 — Old Hauraki Gold Mine« 0 17 0 14 Old Kapanga 0 0 Zi 0 0 li South Kapanga ... ... 0 0 2 . — Tokatea, con. ... ... 0 0 4 0 0 2£ Bendigo — 004 Brilliant Block, 3d paid 0 0 3J — Champion, paid up. ... 0 5 b 0.5 0 Champion, con ... ,046 - 043 Crown ... 0 4 1 : 0 4 0 Golden Belt, paid up ... 0 2 0 0 1 8 Golden Cross ... . ... 0; 0 64 — . Karangahake ... ... 0 1 1 0 10 Komata Reefs , 0 12 ,011 • Mao'riknd ... 0 0 4 ' — New Waitekauri ... ' ... 0 0 3| 0 0 1 Phoenix, Is paid ... ... 0 12 — Phoenix, con. 0 10 ■— Pride of Waihi ... 0.06 — Ready Bullion, con. ... 0 0 Jj 0 0 3 ■ Rising Sun 0 0 5 0 0 3J Shotover. con. ... ... 0 0 ' 4 0 0 2 Silver Hill ... 0 0.5 .0. 0 • 3} Tairua Broken Hills ... 0 2 6 0 2.2 Tairua Dawn . ... 0 0 8 . 0 0 74 Tairua Golden Hills ... 0 7 9 0 7 4 Tairua Conqueror, 6d paid ' 0 0 11 .0 0 9 Tairua Conqueror, con. ... 0 0 ■ 94 0 0 84 Tairua Extended 0 0 8,' 0 0 64 Tairua Triumph ... ... 0 10 — Tairua Leads ... ... 0 0 6 ' — Talisman Consolidated ... 2 2 3 2.1 9 . Waihi .. ... ... ... 9 4 0 9 3 6. Waihi Beach . ... ... 0 0 4fr 0 0'3: Waihi Consolidated ... 0 2 l" 0 19 Waihi Extended ... ... 0 3 6 0 3.4. Waihi Grand Junction' ... 1 13 9. 1 13 6 Mountain King, con.! ... 0 0 6 ' 0 0 .5 Lanigan's Antimony Mine 0 0 6. 0 0 4 ' CALL AND DIVIDEND LloT. Dividends £ i d. Bank of Australasia ... ... 2 10 0 Now ' Calls. ■ , '.; V Golden Belt, September 15 ... 0 :0 1 Now A Old Alburnia, September 14 ... 0 0 2 Now May.Queen, September 15 '... , 0 0 1 Now Trafalgar, September 23 . ... 0 0 04 Oct. 16