AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14148, 25 August 1909, Page 5

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY. ?revioua day's closing sales. & a. 0. Taupiri Coal Mines— cull, 20s ... — Northern Steam (paid)—lst call. 12s ... — kcyland-O'Brien Timber—2nd call, 225... — New- Zealand Portland Cement (new)2nd call, 39s 6d ... ... ... _ DiX °lid ß Consolidated (con.)—3rd call, lluj 13d _ Kuranui-CiUedonian—lst call, 2s; 3rd call, 2s id 0 2 1 May Queen-lst call, 6s 2d, 6s 'id, 5» 10d, 5s 9d, 5s lOd; 2nd call, 5s lid, os, 6s id, 6s; 3rd call, 6s 2d, 6s 3d 0 6 4 New Monowai—lst call, Is 3d ... — New Svtvia-2nd call, 3a lOd; 3rd call, 38 8d ... ..; 0 3 8 Old Alburnia (paid}-2nd call, 3s ... 02 11 Old Alburnia (con.V-lst call, 2s 5d ... 0 2 6 Saxon-lst call, 2s 2d, 2s Id; 2nd and 3rd calls, 2 Id 0 2 3 Scandinavinn—lst call, 4d; 2nd call. 4jd, 4d 0 0 4 Southern Queen—2nd call, 4d .. ... — Thames-lst call. Is % ... — Victoria— call, 2s Id; 2nd call, 2s ... 0 2 3 Waiotahi-lst call, Bs, 7s lid; 2nd call. 7s lid, Bs, 7s lid; 3rd call, Bs, 7s lid 0 7 8 Waitangi Consolidated—3rd call, 4s 2d... 04 2 Watchman-lst and 2nd calls, 2s 8d ... — Four-in-Hand—3rd call, Is 00 Hi Golden Pah—,3rd call, 4d ... ... 00 4i Kapowai (con.)—3rd call, 2Jd ... — Old Hauraki Gold Mines—lst and 3rd calls, Is 7d 0 17 Kapanga— Ist call, 6d; 2nd call, 6*d, 7d Pride of Tokatea— Ist and 2nd calls, Is Id; 3rd call, Is, is Id, Is, Is Id 0 1 0 Royal Oak (paid)—3rd call, 2s lid, 3s ... Tokatea—3rd call, 3Jd _ Xgatiawa—3rd call, 5d 00 5 Comstock (con.)—3rd call, 7d ... — Crown— Ist call, 7s 2d; 3rd call, 7s Id 0 7 2 Durbar— call, 2d — Holder, Belt (paid)—3rd call, IOJd ... — Karangahake—3rd call. lOd ... ... — Maoriland—lst and 3rd calls, Is ... 0 1 1 New Waitckauri—2nd call, 3d ... ... — Pride, of Waihi—3rd call, Is 0 10 Rising Sun-2nd call, lOd; 3rd call, lid 0 0 10 Shotover (con.)—lst and 2nd calls, 6Jd — Silver Hill—lst call, 2d ; 3rd call, Id ... — Tairua Broken Hills—lst call, 3s 6d; 3rd call, 3s 7d, 3s 6d ... 0 3 7 Tairua Reefs (con.)—ard call, 6d ... — Tairua Monarch— call, 7|d ... 00 8 Talisman Consolidated— call. 57s 6d, s 's 3d ... ... ... . . . 217 0 Waihi-lst call, £9 12s 6d. £9 13s ... " - Waihi Consolidated—lst call, 5s sd ; 2nd call, 5s 6d ... 0 5 6 Waihi Extended—lst cull. 7s Id. 7s; 2nd call, 7s, 6s 3d, 6s 7d, 6s 6d, 6s 7d ; 3rd call, 6s 6d, 6s 'id, 6s 6d, 6s 5d ... 0 7 3 Waihi Grand Junction—2nd call. 525. 51s 9d; 3rd call, 51s 9d, 525, 51s 9d 2 12 0 Waihi Grand Junction (options)— 2nd and 3rd calls, 30s ... _ Handsworth—lst call, Is sd; 2nd call, Is 6d, Is sd; 3rd call, Is 5d ... 0 1 6 Mountain King (coa.)-3rd call, Is M ... ; 0 18 New Wait&ia—lst and 2nd cflis, Is lOd; 3rd call, Is 10d, In 9d ... ... 0 110 CLOSING QUOTATIONS.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividendc. Talisman (dividend and bonus) 0 2 6 Now Waihi 0 4 0 Sept. 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 Halcyon, August 19 ... ... 00 1 Sept. 9 Dixon's Consolidated, August 23 0 0 1 Sept. 10 NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO.'S REPORT. . Horses: On Friday, at the Durham Yards, there was an average yarding of horses, which sold at late rates. Heavy draughts sold at from £27 10s to £36; medium do., £22 to £31 35»; hacks and light harness horses, £6 10s to £25. The thoroughbred stallion Gladstone realised 290 guineas and the heavy draught stallion Arawa 150 guineas. On Wednesday we held a sale at Whitford. There was a good muster of stock of all descriptions, and prices were good. Dairy cows sold at from £4 2s 6d to £7 17s 6d ; do., heifers, £4 7s 6d to £7 ,12s 6d; backward do., £4 to £5 15s; calves, lis to £1 12s 6d. Sheep: Hoggets, 12s 9d. Horse, cart, and harness, £14 ss; horse, £15. On Thursday we held a special sale of dairy cattle, when 300 were yarded. There was a good attendants and prices were satisfactory, although not quite so high as the,previous month. Dairy cows close to profit sold at from £5 7s 6d to £9; backward do., £3 12s 6d to £6 2s 6d;" bulls, £3 2a 6d to £6 6s. At Wuluku On Saturday we had an average yarding. Dairy cows sold at from £5 10s to £9; do., heifers, £4 5s to £7; empty cows, £1 15s to £2 19s. Steers: Yearlings, £1 18s to £2 6s; two to three-year-old do., £2 37s 6d to £5; calves, I** to £1 Bs. Cattle: At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday dairy and store stock were penned in usual numbers. Dairy cows gold at from £4 5s to £7 7s 6d; empty cOws, £1 15s to"£2 18s; calves, 16s to £2 4a. There wm a full yarding; of beef of nico_

quality, which sold at scarcely laic rates, oxen Belling to 21s per 1001b and cows 17s to 19s. Steers sold at from £6 5s to £11; cows, £3 10a to £7 66.

Sheep: On Tuesday sheep were yarded at the Newmarket Yards ia average numbers. Wethers sold at from 12s 6d to £1 4s 6d for two pens of extra large well fatted ewes, 12« 6d to 17s 9d; hoggets, lbs to 14s; spring lambs, 12s 9d to 15s. Pigs: Porkers sold at from 19s 6d to £1 17s; weaners, 10s 6d to 14s; baconers, £2 2s to £3 2s. We submitted and sold large catalogues of hides, skins, and tallow on Tuesday, all lines meeting with good competition at late rates. Hides: Market firm. We quote—Extra stout ox, 7d to 7Jd; stout do., 6id to 62d; medium do., 5Jd to 6 4 d; light do., bid to 5Jd; cows', best lines sid to sgd, good 51d to 52d, scored 4Jd to sd; kips, s£d to sJd| calfskins, Sid to 7d; stags', 4d to 4Jd ; damaged, 2d to 4d. Sheepskins : Market Arm. Best butchers' skins, large to 6«, good lines 5s to 5s 7d, medium 4s to 4s 6d, small 2s 6d to 3s 9d. Tallow: Market firm. Best mixed, to 24s 3d; good, 22s 6d to 23s 3d; inferior, 18s to 20s 6d; rough fat, l£d to lid per lb. Bones, £4 17s 6d. Oowtails, Is 8d dozen. Horsehair, Is to Is 4id. Wheat is slow of sale at 4s 8d ex store. Chaff is selling at £3 15s to £4 ex store. Oats : In pood demand at 2s 3d. Bran and pollard arc worth £4 5s and £5 5s •espectivcly. Barley : In good demand at 2s Bd. Potatoes are selling freely at £5 5s to £5 10s. Butter: Supplies are very small. Ruling rates: lOd for choice farmers' separator; first grade, 9d; second grade, 8d to B£d. Cheese: In good demand at 5Jd for medium factory. Eggs are selling readilv at lOd dozen. Fungus is selling at 5d lb.

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. , [BY telegraph.— correspondent.] , Wellington, Tuesday. The sharemarket business in the mining section continues to be active. May Queen quotations declined a few pence at the mid-day call, and a rumour was in circulation that there has been a temporary cessation of pumping owing to a mishap, which probably accounts for the easier market now prevailing for May Queen scrip. The following were the sales effected at 3.15 p.m. yesterdayMaorilund, Is (R), Is (C), Hid (C); Waiotahi, Bs, 8s Id (R); Consolidated Goldflelds, £1 3s 6d (C); New Alpine (con ), 6s 6d (R). Sales at 10 a.m. to-day: Tnirua Broken Hills, 3s sd, 3s 5Jd, 3s 6d (R) ; Talisman Consolidated, £2 16s 9d (C); Waihi, £9 9s 6d (R) ; Waihi Consolidated, 5s 6d (C); Waitangi Consolidated, 4s 2d (R); Blaokwnter, £1 9s (R). At noon to-day: Roval Oak (con.), 3s (R); Saxon, 2s 2£d (R); Tangia'ro, 4d (R); Waihi, £9 10s, two parcels (R); Waiotahi, 7s 5d (R). The following were tho quotations at noon to-day:— Rcifs. ;ellcrs Bid; Kuranui, sellers Is 7d; Kuranui-Caledonian. sellers 2s 2d; May Queen, buyers 5s Bd, sellers 5s lOd; Maoriland, buyers Hid, sellers Is Id ; Mountain King, buyers Is 7d, sellers Is 8d ; New Sylvia, sellers 3s lid; Old Hauraki. buyers Is 6d; Pride of Waihi, buyers Is Id. sellers Is 2d; Royal Oak (con.), sellers 3s; Saxon, buyers 2s, sellers 2s 2d; Tairua Broken Hills, buvers 33 6d; Tairua Reefs, sellers Bid: Talisman Consolidated, buyers £2 16s 6d, sellers £2 17s; Tangiaro, buyers 4d, sellers sd; Waihi, buyers £9 9s 6d, sellers £9 lis; Waihi Consolidated, buyers 5s 6d, sellers 5s 7d ; Waihi Extended, buyers 6s lOd; Waihi Grand Junction, sellers £2 12s ; Waiotahi, buyers 7s 3d, sellers 7 8 lOd; Waitangi Consolidated, buyers 4s 6d, sellers 4s 8d; Watchman, buvers 2s 6d, sellers 2s 8d; Consolidated Goldflelds, 'buyers £1 3s 3d, sellers £1 4s; New Alpine, sellers 7s; New Alpine (eon.), buyers 6s 6d. Sales are indicated by O and reported sales by R.

DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. [by telegraph.—press association.] Dunkdix, Tuesday. • The following sale® were effected on the Stock Exchange to-day:—May Queen, 6s 4d, 6s 2d, 6s Id; Waihi Extended, fs Id (three parcels), 6s 9d (two parcels): Waihi Grand Junction, £2 lis 6d, £2 lis; Waiotahi, 8s (two parcels). Sales reported : Rise and Shine, 32s ; New Zealand Paper Mills, 22s 6d; May Queen, 6s, 6s Id; New Zealand Drug, £2 7s; Milburn lime and Cement, 275; Waihi Extended, 7s 3d; Waiotahi, 7s lid, 8s; Pride of Waihi, Is. LONDON METAL MARKET. By Telegraph.Press Association.—Copyright. „ (Received August 24, 11.50 p.m.) Losdoit, August ?4. Copper On spot, £59 15s; at three months, £60 13s 9d. Tin: On spot, £138 7a 6d; at threa .months, £139 10s. Lead, £12 10s.

"< Sellers. Buyer* £ 8. d. £ a. d. BANKS— » New Zealand 9 12 6 — National ... .„ ... _ 5 10 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand 3 17 6 3 17 0 South British 2 13 6 2 12 6 Standard ... _ 13 0 FINANCIAL— New Zealand and. River Plat* ... ... .,.. _ 1 14 6 COALNort. Co., J.Ob paid ... 0 12 9 0 12' 3 Taupiri Mines, Ltd. ... 10 6 10 0 Drury , ... ..„ ... 0 12 0 0 9 GAS— ,.•■ ,.:'■:..' Auckland ... ... ... _ 14 15 0 Auckland, new issue ... 1 3 0 119 Thames 1 16 0 1 14 6 Qisborne ... 2 12 0 2 10 6 SHIPPING— Northern, paid up ... 12 1 0 11 10 Northern, con. 0 6 1 0 5 9 Devocport Steam Ferry... Ill J 1 10 0 TIMBER— Kauri, paid up ... ... 1 14 0 1 13 0 Kauri, con. ... •....- ...0 15 1 0 14 9 Leyland-O'Bricn, Ltd. ... > — 119 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Tramways, pref. — 12 3 Auckland Tramways, ord. 10 9 10 0 Colonial Sugar — 46 5 0 D.S.C., Limited 0 3 10 0 3 8 N.Z. Portland Cement Co. 2 2 6 2 2 0 N.Z. "Portland Cement Co., new issue ... ... 1 19 9 ; 1 19 0 Northern , Boot ... .... ■■•_-■■-■ 0 11 0 Tonson Garlick, Ltd. ... 0 18 6 :.-, — Wiseman and Sons, pref. 12 6 — Wiseman and Sons, ord. 0 13 3 0 12 0 Wilsons Portland Cement Co., ord. ... ... ... 1 18 6 117 0 Taranaki Petroleum ... 0 10 6 0 9 0 MINING— Bonanza 0 0 9 0 0 8 Dixon's Consolidated, paid — 0 10 Dixon's Consolidated, con. 0 0 10£ 0 0 10 Halcyon 0 0 4 0 0 34 Kuranui ... ... ... 0 17 0 14 Kuranui-Caledonian ... 0 2 1 0 2 0 Magnet, con 0 0 3 0 0 21 May Queen ... ...... 0 6 4 0 6 3 May Queen Extended ... 0 0 5 — New Monowai 0 15 0 13 New Sylvia *.. , ... 0 3 9 0 3 8 Old Albumia, paid up ... 0 3 0 0 2 11 Old Albumia, con. ... 0 2 6 0 2 5 Saxon ....... 0 2 1 0 2 0 Scandinavian ■-" 0 0 41 0 0 3 Southern Queen. 0 0 4£ 0 0 4 •Thames ... ..... ... 0 11 0 0 111 Victoria ... 0 2 2 0 2 0 Waiotahi ...• ... ... 0 8 0 0 7 10 Waitangi Consolidated ... 0 4 2 0 4 .1 Watchman ... ... ... 0 2 9 0 2 7 Mount Zeehan, paid ... 0 0 5 — Mount Zeehan, con. ... 0 0 5 —• Blackwater ... ... 1 10 0 — Consolidated Goldflelda ... 1.36 133 New Alpine, paid. up ... 0 8 0 0 6 6 Ross GoldfleMs, paid ... 0 17 0 — Ross Goldflelda, coo. ... 0 17 0 — Progress Mines 0 16 0 0 15 0 Four-in-Hand 0 11 0 0 111 Golden Pah ... ... 0 0 4$ 0 0 4 Hauraki Freehold 0 0 54 0 0 4 Kapowai, con 0 0 3; 0 0 1 Mount Welcome ...... 0 0 3 0 0 21 Old Hauraki Gold Mines 0 18 0 16 Kapanga ... ... ... 0 0 74 0 0 61 Pride of Tokatea ... ... 0 11 0 10 Royal Oak, paid up ... 0 3 0 0 2 11 Royal Oak, con. 0 3 0 0 2 11 Tangiaro ... ... ... 0 0 5 0 O 31 Tokatea ... 0 0 4 0 0 3 Ngatiawa 0 0 6 0 0 5 Bendigo ... ... ... 0 0 9 0 0 8 Lanigan's Antimony Mine 0 0 7 — Moewai ... 0 0 3 0 0 14 Comstock, con. 0 0 74 0 0 61 Champion • ; ... 0 0 8 0 0 4 Crown 0 7 2 0 7 0 Dominion, con ....... 0 0 8 0 - 0 71 Durbar : 0 0 3 0 0 1 Golden Belt, paid up ... 0 , 0 11 0 0 101 Golden Belt, con ... ... 0 0 6 0 0 5 Golden Cross 0 0 24 0 0 2 Kirikiri Consolidated ... 0' 0 5$ 0 0 4 Karangahake 0 0 11 0 0 91 Komata Reefs ... ... 0 0 84 0 0 7£ Maoriland ... 0 10 0 0 11 New Waitekauri ... ... 0 0 34 0 0 24 • Phoenix .... 0 0 64 0 0 51 Pride of Waihi 0 10 0 0 111 Rising Sun ...' ... ... 0 10 0 0 11 Khotover, con, 0 0 64 0 0 6 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 8 Tairux Extended ... ... 0 0 4 _ Tairua Leads 0 0 44 0 0 2 Tairua Monarch Consol... 0 0 74 0 0 7 Tairua Reefs,. 6d paid ... 0 0 74 0 0 7 Tairua Reefs, con. ... 0 0 5$ 0 0 44 Talisman Consolidated ... 2 17 3 2 17 0 Waihi ... 9 14 0 9 13 6 Waihi Beach 0 011 0 0 8 Waihi Consolidated ... 0 5 6 0 5 5 Waihi Extended 0 6 5 0 6 4 Wailfi Grand Junction ... 2 12 0 2 11 9 Waihi Grand Junction options ... 1 10 6 19 6 Handnworth ...... 0' 1 5 0 14 Mountain King, Is paid... 0 2 1 0 19 Mountain Kin?, con. ... 0 1 9 0 18 New Waitaia, paid 0 2 3- 0 1 10 New Waitaia, con - ... 0 1 10 0 19 Missouri .004 003 Glamorgan 0 0 4 0 0 3