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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14147, 24 August 1909, Page 3

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The sharemarket was again quiot yesterday. In investment stocks only one sale was made, viz., in New Zealand Portland Cements (old issue), at 42s 6d. In mining lines business was done in Talismans at. 575, and more wore- sought, after at the same figure, but further sellers required 57s 3d. Waihi Grand Junctions operated freely at from 52a to 51s 6d to 525, the market closing with buyers at 52s 3d and sellers at 52s 6d. Waihi Consolickteds were dealt in at from 5s 6d to 5s 7d to 5s 6d, and Waihi Extondeds at from 7s 3d to 7s 4d to 7s 3d, as against 6s lOd, the closing sale on Saturday. In Thames scrip Waiotahis were considerably easier. As against 8s sd, the closing salo on Saturday, they were dealt in yesterday at from 8s 4d down to 7s Bd, closing with buyers at 7s 7d and sellers at 7s Bd. May Queens, on the other hand, showed a slight advance, selling at 6s 3d to 6s 4d. In other lines Pride of Tokateas sold at from B£d to Is 3d to Is 2d to Is 3d to Is to Is Id to Is; Royal Oaks (con.) at from 3s 2d to 3s 3d to 3s; and Now Waitaias at from Is lOd to Is lid to Is lOd. Little or no chango took place in other stocks.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY. Saturday's .'; ■ : closing sales. £ a. a. New Zealand Portland Cement—2nd call, 42s 6d ... ■•■ — Kuranui-Caledonian —2nd call, 2s Id ... — May Queen—lst call, 6s 3d; 2nd call, ; "6s 3d, 6s 4d; 3rd call, 6s 4d ... 0 6 3 New Sylvia— lst and 2nd calls, 3s 9d; 3rd call, 3s 8d — Old Albumia (paid)— lst and 3rd calls, 2s lid — Old Albumin (con.)— call, 2s 6d ... — Saxon—2nd call, 2s 4d, 2s 3d; 3rd call, 2s 3d 0 2 4 Scandinavian—3rd call, 4d 0 0 3i Victoria—lst call. 2s 3d 0 22 Waiotahi— Ist call, 8s 4d. 8s 3d; 2nd call, 8s 2d. 8s Id; 3rd call, 7s lOd, 7s 9d, 7s Btl 0 8 5 Waitangi Consolidated—3rd call, 4s 2d... — Consolidated Goldnelds— 3rd call, 23s 3d — Four-in-Hand—2nd call, Is, Hid ... — Golden Pah—lst call, 4d; 2nd call, 4*d — Mount Welcome—3rd call, 3d 00 2 Old Hauraki Gold Mines— call, Is 9d; 2nd call. Is 8d ; 3rd call, Is Bd, Is 9d, Is 7d 0 17 Pride of Tokatea— lst call, Bid. lid, Is, Is Id. Is 2d. Is 3d. is 2d. Is 3d; 2nd call, Is 2d, Is 3d, Is; 3rd o*ll, Is, Is Id. Is 0 0 8 Rova.l Oak (con.)—lst call, 3s 2d, 3s 3d, "3s 2d; 3rd call, 3s Id, 3s ... 0 2 11 Tangiaro—lst call, 4Jd ... — Ngatiawa—3rd call, 5d 0 0 5 Moewai—3rd call, 2d ... — Crown—2nd call, 7s 3d; 3rd call, 7s 3d, 7s 2d ' — Dominion (con.}— Ist and 3rd calls, B£d 0 0 7j Maoriland—2nd call, Is; 3rd call, Is, Is Id — Tridei of Waihi—2nd call, Is 0 11 Rising Sun— call, 10£ d, lOd; 3rd call, 9J<l, lOd 0 0 9 Tairua Broken Hills—lst call, 3s Bd, 3s 7d, 3s 6d; 2nd call, 3s 6d; 3rd call, 3i 6d, 3s 7d 0 3 5 Tairua Golden Hills— 2nd call, 6s lid... — Tairua Monarch—lst call, 7Jd; 2nd call, 8d ... 0 0 7 Talisman—3rd call, 57« ... — Waihi Consolidated— call, 5s 6d;' 3rd call, 5s 6d, 5s 7d, 5s 6d . ... ... — Waihi. • Extended—lst. call, 7s 3d; 2nd call. 7s 3d, '7s 4d; 3rd call, 7s 4d. 7s 3d .:. . ... ■ ... 0 610 Waihi Grand Junction— lst call, 525, 51s 9d, 51s 6d; 2nd call, 51«;.6d; 3rd call/ 51s 3d, 52s ' :.. ... ... 212 0 Handsworth— lst and 2nd calls, Is 5d ; 3rd call. Is 6d 0 15 Mountain King (con.)—2nd and 3rd calls. Is 8d — New Waitaia— lst, call, Is lOd, Is lid; 2nd and 3rd calls, Is lOd ... 0 1 9 Missouri—3rd call, 3£d —

■ CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. - Dividends:. Talisman (dividend and bonus) 0 2 6 Aug. 25 Waihi •• ... »• ... 04 J Sepc. 1 Calls. Takapuna Tramways and Ferry Co., July 12 0 2 6 Now Ngatiawa, August 2 0 0 1 Now Bonanza, August 11 , 0 0 1 Now Tairua Extended, August 9 ... 0 0 1 Now Dixon's Consolidated, August 23 0 0 1 Sept. 10 DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. [BY'TELEGIUPH.— ASSOCIATION.] , 1 -:■'" DTOKDINV Monday. The following sales were, effected on the Stock Exchange to-day:—May Queen, 6s 2d (two parcels); Tairua Broken Hills, 3a 6rl (seven parcels); D.I.C. (pref.), 225. The following sales were re. ported :—Waiotahi, 8« 2d, 8s 2d, 8s 3d,. 8s 7d, 8s 3d; Waihi Grand Junction, £3 lis 9d; Consolidated Goldflelds (six weeks' -'forward delivery), £1 3a 6d; Standard Insurance, £1 3s 3d; MoJjeod's §oap, £13 155,,

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Wellington, Monday. As is the almost invariable! experience, brokers were not able to report gales in any volume at the opening call of'the week to-day. In the mining market Royal Oaks finned a few pence and Waihi Grand Junctions eased a trifle, but the other quotations were virtually unchanged. There were no transactions to record in. the investment and industrial section of the market. The following were the sales at 10 a.m. to-day:— Maonland, lid (R), lid (C); Royal Oak (con.), 2s lOd (C); Hlaokwater,. £1 9s 6d (R); New Alpine (con.), 6b 6<l (C). At noon, to-dav: KuranuiCaledonian, 2s Id ((J); Waihi Grand Junction,£2 lis 6d (R), £2 lCs 9d (II). The following were the quotations at- noon to-ctav: —Dixon's Consolidated, buyers Hid, sellers Is 3d; Kuranui, buyers Is sd; Kuranui-Caledonian, buyers 2s Id, sellers 2s 3d; .May Queen, buyers 6s "2d, sellers 6s 4d; Maoriland, buyers lid, sellers Is; New Svlvia, buyers 3s 7(1, sellers 3s 9d; Old Albumin, buyers 3s 4d; Old Hauraki, buvers Is 7d; Pride of Waihi, buyers Is, sellers Is 2d; Reliance, buyers 3d, sellers 6d; Royal Oak (con.), buyers 3» Id, sellers 3s 2d; Saxon, buyers 2« 3d, sellers 2s sd; Tairua Broken Hills, buyers 3s 6d ; Talisman Consolidated, sellers £2 17s 3d; Victoria, buyers 2s Id; Waihi, buyers £9 9s, sellers £9 10s; Waihi Consolidated, buvers 5s 4d; Waihi Extended, buyers 7s 3d; Waltangi Consolidated, buyers 4s 2d, sellers 4s 3d; 'Blackwater, buyers £1 Bs, sellers £1 10s. Sales are indicated by C and -reported sales by R. '

WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE MARKET. [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORHL'SPOXDKNT.] Wellington*, .Monday. Keen competition hag resulted for all lines of fruit sold during the week. Verv few Auckland, apples have been marketed of late. The monthly shipment of Fijian bananas arrived generally in pood order and met with good competition. Local lemons and passions are now in better demand owing to small supplies arriving from Sydney. Apples: Choice coloured dessert, 9s 6d to 10s 6d case; prime, 7s to 8s 6d; good, 5s to 6s 6d; cookers, prime large 7s to Bs, good 5s 6d to 6s. Grapes : Choice hothouse, Is 6d to 2s lb. Lemons, 5s to os case. Passions, 3s 6cD to 4s 6d box. Tomatoes: Hothouse, choice, 1? 3d to Is 6d lb; prime, KM to Is; tree tomatoes, 4s to 5s box. Values in the South for potatoes have, advanced and ' tho market here is slightly stronger. A moderate business is doing in Southern onions, but Japanese have many buyers at higher figures, as they arc in good keeping condition. Potatoes, 4s 6d to 5s 3d cwt Onions : Local, 6s to 7s cwt ; imported, lis to 12s cwt. The first consignment of green peas of the season arrived last week and were, sold up to 3s a peck. Cauliflowers : Choice, 5s to 7s sack. Garbages, 2s to 3s 6d sack. Lettuce, 3s 6d to 4s 6d case. Pumpkins, 2s to 3s rack. Marrows, Is 6d to 2s 6d sack. French) beans : Hothouse, 4d to 5d lb. Fresh eggs again declined and are now ruling at lid dozen.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET CABLEGRAM. [BY TELEGRAPH.—riIESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Monday. The High Commissioner's' market cablegram, dated London, August 21, is as follows: — Mutton : The market is weak, but there is a better demand for light-weight Canterbury at 3d to 2id, according to quality; North Island, 2£d to 2d. Lamb : The market is depressed, as the result of heavy arrivals of Canterbury, which is quoted at 34d for light-weights; heavy-weights, 2jd. Beef: The market is firm, with no change in prices. New Zealand hindquarters, 3Jd; forequarters, 2Jd. Butter: The market is firm, with good demand. Danish, 116s; Siberian, 102s. Cheese: The market is steady, with moderate demand, New Zealand being quoted at 595. Hemp: The market is firm, but little is doing in New Zealand. Good fair, on spot, £26 per ton; fair grade, £25; September to December shipments of New Zealand good fair grade, £25 10s; fair grade, £24 10s. Quotations are nominal The Manila output for the week was 29,000 bales. Wool: The market is firm, with an upward tendency. Hops: The market is firm, with improved demand. LONDON. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. London, August 22. WHEAT. An Australian cargo of wheat sold at 42s 3d. HIDES. At the periodical hide'sales there was an insignificant supply and bidding was neglected. Leather advanced \d to id. First Wellington dressing sides, 15id. Basils are unchanged.

COPRA. There have been, irregular small sales of South Sea August shipment of copra at £20 10*. METALS. Copper: On spot, £59 7s 6d; at three months, £60 5«; electrolytic. £61. Tin: On spot, £156 10s; at three months, £137 15s. Lead, £12 lis 3d. SHARES. . Waihi: Buyers, £9 7s 6d; sellers, £9 10s. ' Waihi Orand Junction: Buyers, 51s lOd; sellers, 53s Id. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, have received the following cablegram, from their London house under date the 18th insl. : —Tallow: We quote present snot values for the following descriptions of tallow :— (Jowl mutton, 31s 6d per owt; good beef, 31s; mixed, 295. Market, active Messrs. Dalget3' and Co., Limited, Auckland, have received the following cablegram from their London office under date the 21st. inst. :—Basils hi changed; hides unchanged; leather, id per lb higher since our last wire.

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Beiieri. Buyert £ s. d. £ s. d. BANKS— National 5 12 0 5 10 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand' 3 17 6 3 16 9 • South British ... .... 2 13 6 2 12 6 'financial— :£■ New Zealand and River PlaU ... , ... .... — 1 14 6 COALNort. Co.. 10a paid ... 0 13 0 0 12 0 Taupiri Mines, Ltd. ... 10 3 0 19 9 Drury ... 0 1 3 0 0 9 GAS— Auckland — 14 15 0 Auckland, new issue ... 1 3 0 119 Thames ... ... ... 1 16 0 1 14 6 Gisborno ... ...- ... 2 12 0 2 10 6 SHIPPING— Northern, paid up ' ... 0 12 3 " 012 0 Northern, con ....... 062 059 Dcvonport Steam Ferry... 1 11 3 1 10 0 TIMBER— i .:'.-•"' \ Kauri, paid up ... ... 1 14 , 0 1 13 0 Kauri, con. ... • ....... 0 15 0 0 14 9 Leyland-O'Brien, Ltd. ... 12 6 12 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Tramways, pref. — ' 12 3 Auckland Tramways, ord. 10 9.103 Colonial Sugar ... ... — 46 5 0 D.S.C., Limited 0 3 10 0 3 8 Hill and I'luminer, Ltd.... 10 6 — N.Z. Portland Cement Co. 2 2 6 2 2 3 N.Z. Portland Cement Co., new issuo 1 19 6 1 19 0 Northern Boot ... ... — 0 11 0 Tonson Garliclr, Ltd. ... 0 18 6 — Wiseman and Sons, ord. 0 14 0 0 12 . 0 Taranaki Petroleum ... 0 10 0 • 0 8 6 MINING— Bonanza 0 0 9| 0 0 84 Dixon's Consolidated, con. 0 11 0 0 11 Halcyon 0 0 44 0 0 4 Kuranui 0 17 0 14 Kuranui-Caledonian ... 0 2 2 0 2 0 Magnet, con 0 0 3 0 0 24 May Queen ... 0 6 4 0 6 3 May Queen Extended ... 0 0 5 0 0 3 New Monowai 0 16 0 12 New Sylvia 0 3 9 0 3 8 Old Albuniia, paid up ... 0 2 11 0 2 10 Old Albumia, con. ... 0 2 6 0 2 4 Saxon 0 2 3 0 2 2 Scandinavian ... ... 0 0 4£ 0 0 4 Southern Queen ... ... 0 0 5 0 0 4 Thames 0 10 0 0 11 Victoria 0 2 3 0 2 1 Wa-iotalu 0 7 8 0 7 7 WaitanRi Consolidated ... 0 4 3 0 4 1 Watchman 0 2 10 0 2 8 Mount Zeehan, paid ... 0 0 5 — Mount Zeehan, con. ... 0 0 5 — Blackwater ... ... 19 0 17 6 Consolidated Gold Del da ... 1 3 6 13 3 New Alpine, paid up ... 0 8 0 0 6 3 Ross Goldflelds, paid ... 0 17 0 — Ross Goldflelds, con. ... 0 17 0 — Four-in-Hand 0 10 0 0 11 Golden Pah 0 0 41 0 0 4 Hauraki Freehold... ... 0 0 5| 0 0 44 Kapowai, con. 0 0 34 — Mount. Welcome 0 0 34 0 0 24 Old Hauraki Gold Mines 0 18 0 17 Kapanga 0 0 7 0 0 5 Pride of Tokatea 0 11 0 10 Royal Oak, paid up ... 0 3 4 0 3 0 Roval Oak, con 0 3 0 0 2 11 Tongiaro 0 0 5 0 0 4 Tokatea ... 0 0 4 0 0 .3 Ngatiawa 0 0 5 0 0 44 Rendijro 0 0 9 0 0 74 Moewai 0 0 24 0 0 14 Comstoclc, con 0 0 9 0 0 74 Champion 0 0 8 — Crown 0 7 3 0 7 1 Dominion, con. ... ... 0 0 94 0 0 8 Durbar .... ... 0 0 24 — Golden Belt, paid up ... 0 0 11 0 0 104 Golden Belt, con 0 0 6 0 0 5 Golden Cross ... <... 0 0 3 0 0 2 Kirikiri 0 0 5 0 0 4 Karangahake 0 11 0 0 9 Komata Reefs 0 0 84 0 0 7 Maoriland ... 0 12 Oil New Waitekauri 0 0 34 0 0 3 Phmnix ... ... ... 0 0 64 0 0 54 Pride of Waihi 0 11 0 10 Rising Sun 0 0 10 0 0 94 Shotover. con. ... ... 0 0 74 0 0 6i Silver Hill ... 0 0 24 0 0 2 . Tairua Broken Hills ... 0 3 7 0 3 6 Tairua Dawn 0 0 4 0 0 1 Tairua Golden Hills ... 0 7 0 0 6 9 Tairui Extended 0 0 4 _ Tairua Leads 0 0 44 0 0 2' Tairua Monarch Oonsol... 0 0 ■ 74 0 0 7 Tairua Reefs, 6d paid ... 0 0 8J 0 0 7 Tairua Reefs, con. ... 0 0 54 0 0 44 Talisman Consolidated ... 2 17 3 2 17 0 Waihi 9 13 0 9 11 6 Waihl Beach 0 10 0 0 9 Waihi Consolidated ... 0 5 6 0 5 5 Waihi Extended 0 7 4 0 7 3 Waihi Grand Junction ... 2 12 6 2 12 3 Hands worth ... ... 0 16 0 15 Mountain King, Is. paid... 0 2~1 . 0 1, 8 Mountain King, con. ... 0 19 0 17 New Waitaia, paid 0 2 3. — New Waitaia, con 0 1 10 0 19 Glamorgan ,004 002 Missouri ... 0 0 34 0 0 3