COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14158, 6 September 1909, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

Business on the Stock Exchange on Saturday was confined to mining lines. Waihis ■were sold at £9 10s, with further buyers at £« 9s 6d, and sellers at £9 10s 6d. Talismans firmed, selling at 53s 3d and 53s 6d, as against 57;. the highest sale made on Friday, and closed with buyers at 58s 6d, sellers 59?. Grand Junctions were done at 51s 9d and 51s 6d, inquiries being made for more at the latter figure, with sellers at 525. Waihi Consolidated* sold at 5s 3d, and Waihi E-xtcndeds at 5a lOd. In other stocks Old Haurakis commanded most attention, but- fluctuated considerably, the sales recorded being at from 3s 9d to 3s Id to 3s 5d to 3s 3d to 3? 4d to 3s 3d to 3= 9d to 5s 3d to 4-s 2d to 3s lOd.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

BUSINESS DONE ON SATURDAY.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls. Halovon. August 33 0 0 1 Sept i Wailii Beach August 26 ... 0 0 1 Sept, 3 Pixon's Consolidated, August 23 0 0 1 Sept 10 Victoria, September 2 0 0 1 Oct. 6 BUTTER AND EGGS. The wholesale quotations for butter and eggs for the week ending: September 11 are as follows; —Butter: Factor,-, Is °i fi per lb; farmers', 7*l. Eggs, 91 per dozen WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE [FA* TELEGRArn.—OWX COBRESPOyDENT.] WELLINGTON", Sunday. Fair business was done on the Stock Exchange on Saturday, Sales: Kuranui-Caledonian, Is 31.1 (second call); Old Hauraki, 3? bd (second call); Saxon, Is lid (setvnd call); Waihi, £9 7a (first call); Waihi Extended. 6? (first call); Waihi Grand Junction, £2 lis 6d (first call); Consolidated Goldflelds, £1 3s (first call), £1 2s 3d (second call); New Alpine (con.), 6s (second call). LONDON. By Telegraph. —Press Association. Copyright. London, September 4. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. The follo.ving are the Bank of England returns for the week :—Gold coin, £ 18,704, COO; reserve, £28.928,080; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 52 25; notes in circulation, £29,718,000; public deposits. £3.961,000; other deposits, £46,472.000; Government securities, £15,328.0C\j; other rectirities, £29,328,000. MONEY MARKET. Thrco mouths.* bills ate discounted at Ij per -"»4

Shors loans, J per cent. Bank rate, 2j per cent. CONSOLS .YD COLONIAL STOCK?. Consols, £34 J* 3d. New South Wales 4 per cents., £10? 15»: 3-J per cents.. £58 12s M ; 3 per cent* , £86 15sSouth Australian $i per cent*, £33; 3 per cent*., £24 15». Queensland 4 per cent*.. £IC3 .'*; 3? per cent*., £37 be; 3 per cent*., £36 ~f M. N"e--v Zealand 4 per cent?, £10?; Z{ per cent*., £33 10s; 3 per cents., £96 ss. TasmanUn 3i per cent?., £100; 3 per cents., £3". West Australian 3 3 per ceat*., £30; 3 per ceats., ££3. WHEAT AND FLOUR. The,.wheat market [« dull, despite unfavourable, harvest washer and owing to pressure by farmer* in America. Canada, and especially in Russia, to sell new wheat, in tare or a poor demand. A cargo of Australian off the cm?; is offering at 435; afloat, 41» 6d so 42?; September-October shipments, Ms; new crop. December-January, S3s; spot, quiet at *3s M to 445. 61. Flour is dull at about Kite rates, lit hijrn price Mked (or shipment, 32s c-i.f., prohibits! business. OATS. There is a steadier tone in oaU. I*o Plata, afloat. 1-5 3d. METALS. Copper: Or spot, £59 7s 6d; at tare* months, £60 as Tin: Oi» spot, £137 ss; at three months £13-3 a*, f Lead. £12 123 6& Iron, Sis 54. Silver, Is lljd. SUGAR. Sugar is steadv, Herman, lis 7d; first mark*. 13s 9d. WOOL The Bradford wool market is firm, with brisk buying. Forty-sixes, Is 3d; forties. Is Id. BUTTER. The butter market is steady and prices unchanged. No business i.< doinc in colonial either on spot or to arrive, and buyers are disinclined to make forward contracts, considering this too ri*kv in view of the present hiffh values and the absence of any reliable information regarding: the probable output.. KAURI GUM. At the kauri jrum sales 70S eases were offered and 156 sold at full prices. In stock. 333. (Received S*v»mber 5, 5.5 p.m.) LOS'DOS, September 5. FROZEN MEAT. Sheep: Canterbury light and medium 2Jd. ] heavy 2|d; Southland, 2jd; North Island, 2Jd ] (best' brand? 2JdV Lambs: Canterburr, heavy 2Jd. other? tinchanged; Southland, "3 llod; North Island, selected 3 l-15d. , Beef: Foreqnarters. 213-16 d ; hindquarters, 3i<l. | Australian sheep: Nominal. Heavy, 22d; lic&t, ! 24d. Beef: Forequarters, 2Jd; hindquarters, j 3' 7-16(1. I River Plate sheep, 2jd. Beef: Forequarters, 213-16 d to Sid. HEMP. ; The hemp market is quiet, (he high prices ! checking business. August-September shipments, j £25 15s. CHEESE. Cheese is dull. A few New Zealand lots sold at 58s 9J

Previous day's closing sale*. £ t. d. Kuranui—1st and 2nd rail?, Is 4(1 ... — Kuranui-Caledonian—1st call, 1? lOd ... 0 1 11 ■Magnet (con.) — 1st and 2nd calls, 3id ... 0 0 3 May Queen —2nd call, 6s 6d 0 6/ New Monowai—2nd call, Is Sd ... 0 I 9 New Sylvia 1st call, 3s 8d 0 3 7 Old Alburma. (paid)—2nd call, 3s 6d ... 0 3 ' Saxon—2nd call, 2s 0 2 0 Occidental— call, 5d 0 0 6 Point Russell—1st call, hi 5d; 2nd call, 1? 4d 0 15 Victoria—2nd call, Is lid — Waiotahi—2nd call. 7? lOd, 7s 9d ... 0 7 10 Watchman—1st call. 2s lOd 0 2 9 Consolidated Goldfields— 2nd call, 23s 3' — Progress Mines—2nd call, 16? ... — Golden Pah—1st call, 9d, 8d, 7id ; 2nd call, 7£d, 8d 0 0 9 Hauraki Freehold—1st call, 6;d; 2nd call, 6Jd, 7d " 0 0.7 .Mount Welcome (con.)—1st and 2nd calls. 4id 0 0 4i Old Hauraki Gold Mine?—1st call, 3s 9d, 3s Sri. os 6d, 3s Id, 3s 2d. 3s 3d, 3s 4:1. 3s 5d. 3s 4d. 3s 3d, 3' 4d, 3s 3d; 2nd call. 3s 6d, 3= 8d, 3? 9d, 3s 3d to 4s 2d, 3s lOd 0 4 4 Kapanga—2nd call, 7d 0 0 74 Roval Oak (con.)—1st call, 2s lOd ; 2nd "call, 2s 9d 0 2 10 Tangiaro1st call, 6d, 5d 0 0 6J Tokatea— 1st call, 4d 0 0 4 Monte Christo—1st, call, 6£d, 7d; 2nd call, bid ' — Crown—2nd call, 7s Id 0 7 1 Golden Belt (con.)— call, 5d ... — Karanjrahake—2nd call, lid — Komata Reefs— call, Sd — New Waitekauri—1st call, 4d; 2nd call, 4d, 4}d 0 0 4 Silver Hill—2nd call. 2d — Talrua Broken Hills—1st call, 3s 2d... 0 3 3 Talisman Consolidated2nd call, 58s 3d, 56s 6d 2 17 0 Waihi—1st and 2nd calls, £9 10s ... 9 10 (> Waihi Reach—1st. call; lid 0 0 11 Walhi Consolidated— call, 5s 3d ... — Waihi Extended—2nd call, 5s lOd ... 0 6 0 Walhi Grand Junction2nd call, 51s 9d, 51s 6d 2 11 9

CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyers. £ s. d. £ s. d. BANKS— National ... — 5 11 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand 3 19 0 3 18 6 South British — 2 12 6 FINANCIAL— New Zealand and River Plate _ I 15 0 ruALHikurangL 10 0 0 18 0 Nort Co . 10a paid ... 0 12 8 0 12 3 Tauplri .Mines, Ltd. ... 1 0 3 10 0 Westport Stockton ... — 0 7 1 GAS— Auckland, new issue ... 1 3 0 12 3 Thames 1 14 6 1 13 3 Uisborne 2 11 6 — SHITTING— Northern, paid up .-.. 0 12 6 0 12 1 Northern, eon 0 6 3 0 5 10 Devonporo Steam Fern'..- 1 11 3 1 10 0 TIMBER— Kauri, paid up 1 14 0 — Kauri, eon. 0 15 0 0 14 9 Leyl and-O'Brien, Ltd. ... — 119 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Tramways, pref. — 12 1 Auckland Trarawavs, ord. — 10 6 D.S.O., Limited " 0 3 10 0 3 8 Hill and I'lmnmer. Ltd.... 10 6 — N.Z. Portland Cement Co. 2 19 — Northern Boot ... ... — 0 10 3 New Zealand Taper Mills — 12 6 Tonson Oarliclt, Ltd. ... 0 18 0 — Wiseman 'and Sons, pret 12 0 — Wiseman and Sons, ord. 0 13 0 — Wilsons Portland Cement Co., pre/. — 1 18 0 Wilsons Portland Cement Co., ord 1 19 0 ,117 6 Taianaki Petroleum, paid 0 10 6 0 9 6 WINING— Bonanza 0 0 9 0 0 7£ Dixon's Consolidated, con. 0 0 9£ 0 0 9 Halcyon 0 0 4£ 0 0 34 Kuranul 0 16 0 16 Ktiranui-Caledoniau ... 0 1 11 0 19 Magnet, paid 0 0 5 0 0 34 Magnet, con ... ... 0 0 4 ,0 0 3£ May Queen 0 6 7 '0 6 6 May Queen Extended ... 0 0 5 0 0 3 New Monowai 0 19 0 17 New Sylvia 0 3 10 0 3 8 Old Alburnia, paid up ... 0 3 7 0 3 6 Old Alburnia, con. ... 0 3. 4 0 3 3" Saxon 0 2 1 0 2 0 Scandinavian 0 0 5 0 0 3£ Southern Queen 0 0 4£ 0 0 3£ Thames 0 11 0 0 11 Occidental 0 9 54 0 0 44 Point Russell 0 14 0 13 Victoria 0 1 11 0 1 10 Waiotahi 0 7 10 0 7 9 Waitangi Consolidated ... 0 3 11 0 3 10 Watchman 0 2 11 0 2 10 Mount Zcehun, con. ... 0 0 3 — Blackwater — 18 9 Consolidated Goldflelds ... 1 3 9 12 3 New Alpine,' paid up ... 0 7 0 0 6 0 New Alpine, con 0 6 6 0 5 6 Progress Mines 0 16 3 0 15 9 Four-in-Hai:id 0 11 0 0 104 Golden Pah 0 0 84 0 0 8 Hauraki Freehold 0 0 7* 0 0 6£ Kapowai, con. 0 0 3£ — Mount Welcome, con. ... 0 0 5 0 0 44 Old Hauraki Cold Mines 0 3 9 0 3 8 Kapanga 0 0 7 0 0 6 Pride of Tokatea ... ... 0 0 10£ 0 0 84 Roval Oak, paid up ... 0 3 4 0 2 11 Roval Oak, con 0 2 10 0 2 8 Taiijriaro 0 0 6 0 0 54 Tokatea ... 0 C 4£ 0 0 4 Ngatiawa, con. 0 0 5 0 0 4 Bendigo 0 0 8 0 0 74 Lanigan s Antimony Mine 0 0 7 0 0 4 Moewai 0 0 4 0 0 24 Monte Christo 0 0 7 0 0 6* Champion — 0 0 7 Crown 0 7 2 0 7 1 Dominion., eon 0 0 8 0 0 64 Durbar 0 0 3 — Glamorgan 0 0 3£ 0 0 24 Golden Belt, paid up ... 0 0 10 0 0 9 Golden Belt, con 0 0 6 0 0 4 Golden Cross 0 0 2J 0 0 2 Kirikiri . 0 0 6 0 0 54 Karangahake 0 0 114 0 0 94 Koniata Reefs 0 0 8 0 0 6 New Waitekauri 0 0 4£ 0 0 4 Phoenix 0 0 8 0 0 5 Pride of Waihi 0 0 11 0 0 104 Rising Sun 0 10 0 0 9 Shotover, con. 00 003 Silver Hill 0 0 2 0 0 it Tairua Broken Hills ... 0 3 2 0 3 1 Tairua Dawn 0 0 2 — Tairua Golden Hills ... 0 6 8 0 6 4 Tairua Leads 0 0 4 0 0 2 Tairua Monarch Consol... 0 0 5 0 0 41 Tairua Reefs, 6d paid ... 0 0 5i 0 0 44 Talisman Consolidated ... 2 19 0 2 IS 6 Waihi 9 10 5 9 9 6 Waihi Beach ' 0 0 11 0 0 10 Waihi Consolidated ... 0 5 4 0 5 2 Waihi Extended 0 5 10 0 5 9 Waihi Grand Junction ... 2 32 0 K 11. 6 Waihi Grand Junction options 1 10 6 13 0 Hondsworth 0 15 0 12 Missouri 0 0 3J 0 0 3 Mountain King, 1? paid... 0 14 0 13 Mountain King, con ... 0 1 2 0 11 New Waitaia, eon 0 18 0 17