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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14143, 19 August 1909, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

The sharemarket showed more buoyancy yesterday. In investment stocks New Zealand Insurances were dealt in at 75s;* more were inquired for at 755, but further sellers required 765. A parcel of South British Insurances changed hands at. 53s 3d, there being further buyers at 52s 6d, and sellers at 53s 9d. Northern Coals paid) sold, at 12s; Auckland Trams (ord.) at 20s 9d; and Wiseman and Sons, Ltd. (ord.) at lis 6d. In mining lines there were buyers of Waihis at £9 lis and sellers at £9 12s. Talismans, which closed with a sale at 57s on Tuesday, improved, selling at 57s 6d to 57s 3d to 57s 6d, there being further buyers at 57s and sellers at 57s 6d. Waihi Grand Junctions, consequent upon the posting of the record return, showed a rapid advance. As against 51s, the closing sale on Tuesday, they sold at from 51s fid to 55r to 549 3d to 55s to 54s 9d to 55s to 54s 6d, closing with buyers at 54s 6d and sellers at 54s 9d. Waihi Consolidateds sold at. 5s 4d, 'and Waihi Extendeds at from 7s lid to 7s 8d to 8s 3d to Bs. In Thames scrip Waiotahis were dealt in at from 63 fid to 6s 8d to 7s; May Queens at from 5s lOd to 5s lid to 5s 9d to 5s lid; New Sylvias at 3s 8d and 3s lOd; Saxons at from Is lOd to 2s 2d to 2a Id; Victorias at' from Is lid to, 2s Id to 2s; Waitangi Consolidateds at 3s lid and 4s; and Dixon's Consolidateds at from B£d to is 2d. Other stocks sold at the usual prices.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY.

Previous day's closing sales. £ 3. d.

New Zealand Insurance2nd call, 75s ... — South British Insurance—2nd call, 53s 3d' — Northern Coal (10s paid)2nd call, 125... — Auckland Tramwavs (ord.)— call, 20s 9d ... " ... • -■ • > D.S.O.—let call, 3s lOd - • Wiseman and Sons (ord.)—3rd call, lis 6d ... ... 0 11 6 Dixon's Consolidated (Con.)2nd call, B|d, lOd; 3rd call, ,10Jd, Is, Is' 2d 0 0 81 May Queen —Ist call, 5s lOd, 5s lid, 5s lCd; 2nd call, 5s 9d, 5s lOd, 5s lid 0 5 11 ' New Sylvia— 2nd call, 3s 8(1; 3rd call, <• 3s lOd ... ... ... 0 3 7 Old Albnrnia (paid)—3rd call, 2s 7d, 2s 8d 0 2 9 Saxon—lst call. Is lOd; 2nd call, 2s; 3rd call, 2s 2d, 2s Id ... ..'0 1 10 Scandinavian— call, ... ... 0 0 24 Thames—2nd call, iljd — Victoria— call, Is - lid; 2nd - call, 2s Id; 3rd call, 2s ... ... 0 1 10 Waiotahi— call, 6s 9d; 2nd call, 6s 9d, 6s 8d; 3rd call, 6s 9d, 6s lOd, : 6s lid, 7s .... . 0 611 Waitangi Co <solidated—lst call, 3s lid; 3rd all, 4s ... — Hauraki Freehold— call, 5d — Kapanga— call, 6£d ; 3rd call, 7d, 6id 0 0 64 Pride, of Tokatea— Ist, 2nd, and 3rd oils, 7d ... \... 0 0 -74 Royal Oak (paid)-3rd call, 3s Id ... 0 3 0 Royal Oak (con.) —Ist call, 2s 7d; 2nd call, 2s 7d, 2s 8d; 3rd call, 2s lOd 0 2'6 Ngatiawa—2nd call, 5d — Crown— and 3rd calls, 7s 3d, 7s 2d 0 7 3 Golden Belt (con.)2nd call, 4d ... 0 0 4 Koriata .Reefs— call, Bjd . ... ... — Maoriland—3rd call, 9id, lsd — Pride of Waihi—2nd call, Is 3d; 3rd call, Is 4d ... — Rising Sunlst call, Bj,d; 2nd call, 8d — , Shotover (con.)—2nd call, 4|d ... 0 0 4 Tairua Broken Hills—2nd call, 3s 2d ; 3rd call, 3s 2d, 3s 3d 0 3 2 Talisman—2nd call, 57s 6d; 3rd call, 57s 3d, 57s 6d 2 17 9 Waihi Beach—2nd call, 10£ d 0 0 104 Waihi Consolidated—lst call, 5s 4d ... — Waihi Extended—lst call, 7s lid, 7s lOd, 7s 9d, 7s 8d; 2nd call, 7s Bd, 7s 9d, Bs, 8s 2d, 8s 3d, 8s 2d; 3rd call, 8s 2d, 8s 0 8 0 Waihi Grand Junction—2nd call. 51s 9d, 555, 54s 3d, 54s 6d, 54s 9d, 555; 3rd call, 54s 9d, 555, 54s 6d 2 11 0 Mountain King (con.)—3rd call. Is 7d ... 0 1 6 New Waitaia—2nd and 3rd calls, Is 5d 0 1 3

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyers £ s. d. £ s. d. BANKS— , •j,.Scw Zealand " ... ... 912 6 9 6 0 A National ~'f l ..."'' ... 512 0 5 8 6 * •Insurance' -New Zealand. ... . ... 316 0 315 0 National ... ... ... — 17 6 South British 2 13 9 2 12 6 FINANCIAL— New Zealand and River Plate - 1 14 6 COAL ■ Nort. Co.. 10s paid ... 0 12 8 0 12 0 Taupiri Mines, Ltd. ... 1 0 6 '10 0 West port ~. ... ... 616 6 614 6 Drury ... — 010 GAS— A v .•"■■■'. ... ■'- Auckland ... ... ... 14 17 6 14 15 0 Auckland new ipsuo ... 12 6 ' Thames ... 1 16 0 1 14 6 Gisborne ... ... .... 211 6 2 10*6 SHIPPING— ' * Northern, paid up ... 0 12 6 0 12 3 ; Northern, con ... ... 0 6 2 0 5 10 llevonport Steam Ferry... 1113 1 10 0 TIMBER— V * >"/ Kauri, paid up ... .... 114 0 113 0 Kauri, con 0 15 2 0 14 9 Leyland-O'Brien, Ltd. ...126' 116 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Tramways, pref. 13 0 ' 116 Auckland Tramways, ord. 110 10 3 Colonial Sugar — 46 0 0 D.S.C., Limited 0 3 10 0 3 9 Grey and Menzies, pref... 010 6 — Grey and Menzies, ord. ... 0 7 9 11 _ Hill and Plummer, Ltd.... 10 6 N.Z. Portland Cement Co. 2 30 ' 22 0 ' N.Z Portland Cement Co., new -ssiie ... ; .;j 119 6 119 0 ; Northern Boot .. ... — '" 0 11" 0 Tonson (Jarlick, Ltd. ... 018 6 — Wiseman and Sons, ord. 012 0 "0 11 0 Turanaki Petroleum ... 010 0 0 8 0 MINING— Bonanza ... ... ... 0 0 9 — Dixon's Consolidated, paid 0 15 0 12, Dixon's Consolidated, con. 0 13 0 1,2 ' Halcyon ~..0 0 4 Off 24 Kuranui ... 0 12 Oil Kuranui-Caledonian ... 0 2 0 0 1 9 Magnet, con. .... ~ ... 0 0 3 0 0 2 May Queen ... 0 6 1 0 5 11 May Queen Extended ... 0 0 5 — New Monowai ... '016 012 New Sylvia ... ... 0 311 ,0 3 10 Old Alburma, paid up ... 0 2 10 0 2 6 Old Albumia, con. ... 0 2 0 0 1 10 Saxon 0 22 0 2 1 Scandinavian 0 0 24 .0 0 2 Southern Queen ... ... 00 6 — Thames ... 0 10 0 Oil Victoria 0 22 0 1 11 Waiotahi ... ... ... 0 7 0 ' 0 6 11 Waitangi Consolidated ... 0 4 1 0 311 Watchman ... ... ... 02 11 0 2 9 Mount Zeehan, con. ... 0 0 5 _ Consolidated Goldilelds ... .14 3 12 9 New Alpine, con ... ... ,— , 0 6 9 Progress Mines ... ... 017 0 015 6 Four-in-Hand 0 12 — Golden Pah ... ... 00 44 00 4 Hauraki Freehold 06 5' 00 44 Kapowai, con 0 0 34 Mount Welcome- ... ... 00 34 00 24 Old Hauraki Gold Mines 0 18" 0 16 Kapanga ... ... ... 00 71 00 64 Pride of Tokatca 0 0 S 0 0 7 R.oyal Oak, paid up ... 0 3 3 0 3 0 Royal Oak, con 0 2 11 0 2 10 Tangiaro • ... — « 003 Tokatea ...0 0 4,' 082 Ngatiawa ... ... ... 0 0 6 0 0 5 Eeiuligo ... 0 0 9 0 0 7 Lanigan's Antimony Mine 0 0 6 0 0 3 Comstock, con. ... ... 0 0 9 0 0 '6 Champion ... , r . ... 00 8 ! — Crown .0 7 3 0 7 1 Dominion, con. .. ... 0 0 94 0 0 9 Durbar ... - ... 00 24 — Golden Belt, paid up ...010' 0 0 9 Golden Belt, con. ... ... 0 0 4.] 00 4 Golden Cross 0 0 24 0 0 2 Kirikiri 0 0 54 0 0 4 Karangahake 0 0 10£ 0, 0 10 Komata Reefs 0 0 9 0 0 84 Maoriland ... 0 011 0 0 84 New Waitekauri 0 0 34 0 0 3 Fhosnix 0 0 64 0 0 5 Pride of Waihi 0 14 '013 Rising Sun ~..0 0 9 008 Shotover, con 0 0 54 0 0 44 Silver Hill 0 0 2 0 0 14 Tairua Broken Hills ... 0 3 3 0 3 2 Tairua Dawn ... 0 024 «6 '0 2 Tairua Golden Hills ... 0 7 0 0 6 8 Tairua Extended ... ... 0 0 4 _ Tairua Leads 0 0 4.] 0 0 2 Tairua Monarch Consol... 0 0 7* 0 0 54 Tairua Reefs, 6d paid ... 0' 0 74 0 0 64 Tairua Reefs, con. ... 0 0 6 0 0 5' Talisman Consolidated ... 2 17 6 2 17 0 Waihi ... .., 9 12 0 9 11 0 Waihi Beach 0 0 114 0 0 104 Waihi Consolidated ... 0 5 6 0 *4 Waihi Extended 0 8 1 0 7 11 Waihi Grand Junction ... 2 14 9 2 14 6 Waihi ■ Grand Junction options :. 1 13 0 1 11 3 Handsworth 0 13 Oil Mountain King, Is paid... 0 111 Mountain King, con. ... 0 18' 016 New Waitaia , .:. ... 0 16 0 15 Missouri ... 0 0 3£ 0 0 24

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends. New Zealand Insurance Co. ... 0 2.0' Now - Talisman (dividend and bonus) 0 2 6 Aug. 25 - Waiht -• — ... ... 0 4 J liept. 1 Calls. Old A'.burnia, July 26 ... 0 0 2 Now Bonanza, August 11 ... ... 00 1 Aug. 24

OHAUPO SALE.

> The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Hamilton, report: We held our usual fortnightly sale at Ohaupo yesterday, and yarded 750 head of cattle and 250 sheep. There was a good attendance, and ruling prices maintained.

Forward bullocks made £5 17s to £6 10s; 2iyear steers, £4 4s to £4 10s; 18-months and 2-year steers, £3 8s to £3 15s; 450. choice yearlings penned sold readily; extra choice 12 and 15-mont.hs steers, £2 9s to £2 14s; good yearling' steers, £2 4s to .£2 7s; others. £1 17s to £1 19s; mixed sexes, £1 18s; 18 and 20months empty heifers, £2 10s to £2 17s 6d; fat steers, £7 ss; fat heifers. £4 17s to £5; fresh empty cows, £3 5s to £3 15s; springing cows. £6 to £7 15s; others, £4 2s 6d to £4 17s 6d; heifers. £5 2s 6d to £6 12s 6d; more backward sorts, £4 to £4 15s; woolly hosrpets, 9s 4d to ,11s 8d; full-mouth ewes, in lamb. 14s 6d. Pigs: Porkers, 295,t0 30s.