AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14144, 20 August 1909, Page 3

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY. Previous day's closing ("ale*. £ a. U. New Zealand Insurance—2nd call, 76?, '68 6(1 3 15 0 Northern Coal (10s paid)-2nd call, Us 0 12 0 Auckland Tramways (ord.)— call, 20s 6J 10 9 D.S.C.—2nd call, 3s lOd 0 3 10 Wiseman and Sons (ord.)-3rd call, 12s 0 11 6 Bonanza (con.)—2nd call, lOd — Dixon's Consolidated (con.)—lst call, Is 2d; 2nd call, Is 2d, Is 3d, Is Id; 3rd call, is Id, Is, ll|d 0 12 May Queen—lst and 2nd calls, 6s 2d ... 0 oil New Sylvia—2nd call, 3s lid ... 0 3 10 Old Alburnia ("paid)— and 3rd calls, 2.i 8d ... 0 2 8 Old Alburnia (con,)—lst call, 2s; 2nd and 3rd culls, 2a 2d — Saxon— call, 2b 2d; 2nd and 3rd calls, 2s 3d 0 2 1 Scandinavianlst call, 2>>A 0 0 24 Victoria—lst call, 2s Id;" 3rd call, 2s 2d 0 2 0 Waiotahi— call, 7s 4d, 7s sd, 7s 6d, 7s 7d, 7s 8d ; 2nd call, 7s Bd, 7s 7d ; 3rd call, 7s Bd, 7s 7d 0 7 0 Watchman—lst call, 3s; 3rd call, 2s lid, 3s _ New Alpine (con.)—3rd call, 7s 6d Old Haurakl Gold Mines— call, Is 7d — Pride of Tokatea— call, 7Jd ... 0 0 7 Royal Oak (paid up)—3rd call, 3s Id ... 0 3 1 Koynl Oak (con.)—2nd and 3rd calls, 2s lid 0 2 10 Ngatiawa— call, s*d 0 0 5 Crown—2nd call, 7s 3d; 3rd call, .7s 3d, Is 2d 0 7 2 Dominion (con.)—lst and 3rd calls, '9d ~ Kirikiri—3rd call, 4d — Pride of Wailn— Ist. call. Is Id; 2nd call. Is Id, Is 2d. Is Id; 3rd call, 1b Id 0 1 4 Rising Sun—2nd call, BJd, 9d ... 0 0 8 Sliotover (con.)—lst call, sd; 2nd , call, "id 0 0 4] Tairua Proken Hills—lst call, 3s 2d. 3s 3d; 2nd call, 3s 3d, 3s 4d;" 3rd call, 3s 4d 0 3 3 Tairua Golden Hills—3rd call, 6s lid ... — Tairua Monarch—3rd call,' 7d ... — Talisman Consolidated—2nd and 3rd calls, 57s 6d 2 17 6 Wailii—2nd call, £9 12s — Waihi Consolidated— call, 5s 6d ... 0 5 4 Waihi Extended— call. Bs, 7s lid, 7s lOd; 2nd and 3rd calls, 7s lOd ... 0 8 0 Wailii Grand Junction—-Ist call, 54s 6d, 54s 3d, 545; 2nd call, 53s 9d, 53s 6d; 3rd call, 53s 9d 2 14 6 Hands\%nrth--2iid and 3rd calls, Is 3d ' — New Waitaia— and 3rd'calls, Is 6d 0 15 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyer« £ s. d. £ s. d. BANKS— 0 New 'Zealand 9 12 0 9 7 0 National 5 110 5 8 6 INSURANCE— New Zealand 3 17 0 3 16 0 National — 18 0 South British 2 13 9 2 12 6 FINANCIAL— New Zealand and River | Plate ... 116 0 114 '6 COAL— " Nort. Co., 10s paid ... 012 8 0 12 0 Taupiri Mines, Ltd. ... 1 0 6 10 0 Westport 6 17 6 - GAS— Auckland — 14 15 0 Thames 1 16 0 1 14' 6 Oisbome 2 11 6 2 10 6 SHIPPING—v Northern, paid up ... 012 6 0 12 0 Northern, con 0 6 1 0 5 10 Devonport Steam I'errv... 1 11 3 1 10 0 TIMBER— „ Kauri, paid up ... ... 114 0 113 0 Kauri, con ... 015 2 0 14.. 9 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Tramways, prof. 13 0 119 Auckland Tramways, ord. 110 10 6 Colonial Sugar — 46 0 0 D.S.C., Limited 0 3 11 0 3 9 Grey and Men«ies, pref... 010 6 " — Cirey find Menzies, ord. ... 0 7 9 — Hill and PI runnier, Ltd.... 10 6 N.Z. Portland Cement Co. 22 3 22 0 N.Z Portland Cement Co., new issue 1 19 9 1 19 0 Northern Boot ... ... — 0 11 0 Tonson Garlick, Ltd. ■ ... 018 6 — Wiseman and Sons, ord. ■ — 0 119 Wilsons Portland Cement. Co., ord, / 1 19 0 1 17 6 Tarauaki Petroleum, paid 0 10 0 0 8 1" MINING— Bonanza 0 0 10 0 0 9 Dixon's Consolidated, paid 0 15 0 10 Dixon's Consolidated, con. 0 10 0 011 Halcyon .... 0 0 4 0 0 3 Kuramii , ... 0 16 0 14 Kuranui-Caledonian ... 0 2 0 0 1 11 Magnet, con 0 0 3 0 0 2£ May Queen 0 6 3 0 6 2 May Queen Extended ... 0 0 5 0 0 3 New Monowai — 0 12 New Sylvia 0 4 0 0 3 10 Old Alburnia, paid up ... 0 2 9 0 2 7 Old Alburnia, con. ... 0 2 3 0 2 1 Saxon 0 2 4 0/2 3 .Scandinavian 0 0 3 0 0 2£ Southern Queen 0 0 6 — Thames ... 0 10 0 0 11 Victoria ... 0 2 3 0 2 1 Waiotalii 0 7 8 0 7 7 Waitangi Consolidated ... 0 4 4 0 4 1 Watchman 0 3 0 0 2 11 Mount, Zcclian. paid ... 0 0 5 — Mount Zechan, con. ... 0 0 5 — Blackwater 1 10 6 18 3 Consolidated Goldflelds ... 1 4 0 13 6 New Alpine, paid up ... 0 8 0 0 7 6 New Alpine, con — 0 7 5 Ross Goldflelds. paid ... 0 17 0 — Ross Goldfields, con. ... 0 17 0 — Progress Mines 0 17 6 0 15 6 Four-in-Hand 0 12 — Golden Pah 0 0 4j 0 0 3} Hauraki Freehold 0 0 SJ 0 0 4J, Kapowai, con 0 0 3J — Mount Welcome 0 0 3i 0 0 2i Old Hauraki Gold Mines 0 18 0 17 Kapanga 0 0 7 0 0 6 Pride of Tokatea 0 0 8 0 0 7| Roval Oak, paid up ... 0 3 3 0 2 11 Royal Oak, con, ... ... 0 211 0 210 Tangiaro -- 0 0 34 Tokatea 0 0 4 0 0 2 N'gatiawa 0 0 51, 0 0 5 Bendigo 0 0 10 0 0 7 Lanigan's Antimony Mine. 0 0 7 0 0 3 Moewai ... .'.. ... 00 3 00 li Comstock, con 0 0 9 — Champion 0 0 8 — Crown .- 0 7 3 0 7 2 Dominion, con 0 0 9£ 0 0 8i Durbar 0 0 2$ - Golden Belt, paid up ... 0 1 0 0 0 9,4 Golden Bolt, con 0 0 5 0 0 4 Golden Cross 0 0 ?.!, 0 0 2 Kirikiri 0 0 44 0 0 34 Karaugahake - 0 10 0 0 9 Komata Beefs 0 0 84 0 0 8 Maoriland 0 0 11 0 0 10 New Waitekauri 0 0 3J 0 0 3 Plioeni* ... 0 0 6 0 0 44 Pride of Waihi 0 12 0 11 Rising Sun 0 0 9 0 0 8 Sliotover. con 0 0 5 0 0 54 Silver Hill 0 0 21, 0 0 2 Tairua Broken Hills ... 0 3 4 0 3 3 Tairua Dawn 0' 0 2.J 0 0 2 Tairua Golden Hills ... 0 7 0 0 6 9 Tairua Extended 0 0 4,1 — Tairua Leads 0 0 *>, 0 0 3 Tairua Monarch Consol... 0 0 71 0 0 6J Tairua Beefs, 6d paid ... 0 0 1( 0 0 6J Tairua Beefs, con. "... I) 0 6J 0 0 44 Talisman Consolidated ... 218 0 2 17 0 Waihi 9 13 0 9 12 0 Waihi Beach . ... 0 0 11.J, 0 D'ol v\"ailii Consolidated ... 0 5 7 0 5 5 Waihi Extended — 0 7 10 Waihi Grand Junction ... 2 13 9 2 13 6 Wailii Grand Junction options 1 12 0 1 10 6 ll.mriisworth 0 14 0 1 3 Mountain Kinsr. 1." paid... 0 2 1 0 18 Mountain King, con. ... 0 110 0 17 New Wnita'a, paid 0 2 0 0 17 New Wr.itaia. con 0 17 0 16 Missouri 0 0 4 — CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividendc Talisman (dividend and bonus) 0 2,6 Aug, 25 Waihi ° * J Sept. « Calls . , Bonanza, August 11 ... -•0 0 1 Aug 24 Takapuna Tramways and Ferry Co., July 12- 0 2 6 Aug. 20

PROPERTY SALES.

Messrs. T. Mandeno Jackson will hold a sale of freeholds at their rooms, Customst. East, at two o'clock to-day, including a stono residence of nine, rooms in Bleazard's Lane, Mount, Eden, with over 221 ft frontage by a' depth of 150 ft on one side and 104 ft llin on the other; a villa of five rooms, with 33ft frontage to Avon-street, Parnell, by a depth of 100 ft; and (by order of the mortgagee) a handy farm of 52 acres, fivo miles from Pukekohe, with three-roomed bouse, etc.

MESSRS. ALFRED BUCKLAND AND SONS' REPORT.

Worsen : We had an average yarding at the Jla.yma.rkct, on Friday last. .Aged draughts sold at from £14 to £32: active express and waggon sorts, £20 to £35; light harness and hacks, £8 10s to £19; buggy horses, £12 to £18 10s; gig class, £2 job to £10; Shetland pony, £15; waggonette, £32 10s; sulkv, £14 10s'; light cart, £8, dray, £12. " b Hides." Skins, Tallow, etc.: Hides— 5d to bid: cow, 4Jd to bid; kip, 4Jd to s|d; calf, 5d to &Jd: horse, 8-j 6"d to 10? 6d. Tallow, 19s 6d to 23s 3d. Horns, 7s to 15s per hundred. Horsehair, Is 3d to Is 6d. Skins—Best butchers', 5s to 5s lid; others, 3s 6d to 4s 3d; dry and country. 3s 3d to 5s sd: small and damaged, 4d to 2s 9d.

At Paparata on Saturday we held a clearance' sale on, account of Mr. R, (ice. There was a large attendance and competition was keen, especially for the cattle, which were principally half-bred Jerseys. Cows in milk realised from £5 5a to £8 ss; " half-bred Jersey heifers close to profit. £7 to £8 12s 6d; 18-month to two-year-old heifers, £4 to £6 ss; yearlings, £3 2s 6d to £3 17s 6d; heifer calves, to £2 2s 6d; four-year-old Jersey bull, £8 10s; yearling, £5: seven-month bull, £6; medium brown marc, aged, £27 os; chestnut hack, £11: light two-year-old colt, £7 10s; foals, £1 2s 6d to £3 ss; implements and sundries brought their values. The Pofceno Yards on .Monday were comfortably filled with cattle. There was 'a fair inquiry for all classes. Dairy cows and heifers, £5 5s to £6 10s; more backward sorts, £4 to £5; small heifers in calf, £2 15s to £3 12s M ; empty young cows, £2 7s od to £3 ss; fat cows and heifers, £3 17s 6di to £5 ss; fresh-conditioned two to-three-year-old uteers, £3 13s to £5 5«. We held our usual monthly sale at Runciman on Wednesday and had a 'large entry of all classes. Dairy cows brought from £6 5s to £8 10s for best, others £4 to £5 15s; springing heifeis, £4 17s 6tl to £6 17s 6d ; small and backward. £3 os to £4 10s; four-year-old bullocks off turnips, £6 2s 6d to £6 12s; three to four-year-olds, £5 5s to £5 17s; two and a-half to three years, £4 to £5; 18 months to two years, £2 15s to £3 12s 6d; yearlings, £2 3s to £2 lis; mixed yearlings, to £2 Is; large-framed empty cows, £2 10s to £3 3s; fresh empty voting cows ami heifers, £2 12s 6d to £3 15s; fat"heifers, £4 10s to £5 10s; 18-month to two-year heifers, £2 10s to £3; calves, £1 4s to £1 12s; smaller, 15s to £1 Is. Potatoes, 5s bag: oats, 8s sack. At, Kemuera on Thursday dairy cows gold from £3 to £6 12s 6d; dry, to £4 ids; stores at late values. Young and fat calves met with strong competition throughout, bringing from 2s to 48s; 98 sold. There was a fair muster of fat cattle of very nice quality, more heavy weights being penned than usual". Prices were steady right through, ox beef selling to 22« and cow to 20s per 1001b. Steers ranged in price front £5 lCs to £13; cows, £4 to £8 ss; 340 sold. Two trucks from Mr. Ed. Allen, of Cambridge, averaged £11 15s; two trucks from .Messrs. McKinnon Brothers, of Ohincwai, averaged £10 17s lOd; arid two trucks from Mr. Lincoln, of Surrey Farm, averaged £11 Is Bd. Mr. Reed's, of Waerervra, brought £10 each. Two thousand six hundred and fiftyfive fat sheep were yarded; consequently prices weie easier. Best wethers brought from 17s 6d' to 21s, others to 16s 6d; extra heavy ewes 17s to 19s 9d, others to 16s; hoggets, 10s to 14*. The advertised ewes in lamb brought from 12s 9d to 16s 6d; 590 sold. We. yarded 12 of this season's lambs, which brought' from lis to 17s each. Pigs, penned in moderate numbers, were in strong demand, all classes being freely competed for. Small sold from 89 to 12s 6d; slips, to 189; porkers, to 355; baconers, to 50s; 70 sold. '

MESSRS. G. W. BINNEY AND SONS'

REPORT. We again submitted extra large catalogues of hides, skins, tallow, etc., at Tuesday's sale, good clearances being effected under, strong competition.

Hides: Market firm. We quote— extra stout to 7Jd, stout, 6Jd to 7d, medium to 6|d, light ssd to 6d; cows', best lines s£d, good Cid to bid, seconds 4Jd to sd; stags', 3id to 4|d; kips, 5d to 51d; calfskins, best 6Ad to 7d, good s|d to 6Jd, seconds 5d to s]d; cut and damaged hides, 3d to 3id per lb. Sheepskins: Market continues firm. Butchers', extra large to 6s; large. 5s to 5s 6d; medium, 4s to 4s 9d; small, 3s to 3s 9d. Lambskins: Best, to 4s 9d: seconds, 3s 3d to 4s ; small. 2s to 2s 9d. Dry elfins : Large, to ss; medium, 3s to 4s 3d; small, 2s to 2s 9d; damaged, 6d to Is each. Tallow: Market firm: Best mixed, to 245; good, 22s to 233: inferior, 15s to IBs per cwt. . Hough fat, lid to lgd per lb. Cow tails. Is 8d per dozen.. Bones, £4 16s per ton. ,

FROZEN MEAT MARKET. BY TELEGRAPH.— association.]

Napier, Thursday. The Colonial Consignment and Distributing Company cabled the following report of the frozen meat market, giving to-day's quotations Mutton : Canterbury, 2jjd; Napier, Wellington, and North Island, 2id.. ; Lamb: First quality, 3J,d; second quality, 3ad. Beef: Hindquarters, 3|d; forcquarters, 2id. ''

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. [BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Dtjuedik, Thursday.

The following sales were effected on the Stock Exchange to-day:—May Queen, 6s 2d; Waihi Extended, 8s Id, *8s Id; Waihi Grand Junction, 54s 3d (three parcels). 55s (eight weeks' forward delivery). 54s 3d (six weeks' forward delivery); Waiotahi, 7s Id, '7s 3d, 7s sd. Sales reported : Waihi Urand Junction, 54s 6d, 54s 3d, 54s 9d. six weeks' forw'ard deliverv 55s and 55s 6d; Waiotahi, 7s; Waihi Extended; Bs Id, 8s 2d r May Queen, 5s lid (two parcels).

AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS:

By Telegraph.Frees Association.Copyright. (Received August 19, 11.15 p.m.)

Sydney, August 19.

'Wheat, 4s lid. Flour, £11 10s. Oats: Tastnanian white, 2s 7il to 2s B<i; Algerian feeding, 2s 3d to 2a 4d. Barley: Cape, 3s to 3s 3d. Maize, 3s lOd to 4s. Bran and pollard. £4 15s. Potatoes: Victorian, £6 to £7; Tasmanian. „£7 to . £8. Onions: Victorian, £8; Japanese, £9 10s. Butter: Good, 110s to 116s. Cheese. 6d to 7d. Bacon, Bd. Melboukxk, August 19. Wheat, 4s 7d. Flour, £11 ss. Oats': Algerian, Is lOd. Barley: Cape feeding, 2s 3d; English malting, 3s 9d. Maize, 3s 6d. Bran, lOd. Pollard, Is. Potatoes, unsettled, £4 10s to £5 10s. Onions, £6 10s to £7.

Adelaide, August 19. Wheat, 4* 7il. Flour, £10 15a. Bran, lid. Pollard, Is Oid.

MELBOURNE HIDE SALES.

By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. (Received August 19, 11.30 p.m.)

MELBOURNE, "August 19.

At the hide sales to-day there was keen competition and prices were very firm, especially for medium weight.:.

LONDON. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. ■■ LONDON', August 13. '; TALLOW. At. the tallow sales 1562 casks were offered and 1152 sold. Mutton: Fine, 33* 3d; medium, ,30s 6d. Beef: Fine, 32s 3d: medium, '29s 6d. SILVER. Bar silver is quoted at Is ll£d per ounce standard. Messrs Dalgetv and Co., Limited, have received the following cablegram from their London office under date the 18th inst. :—Tallow : Since our last wire 3d to 6d per cwt lower. There is more disposition to do business at the decline. .