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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14219, 16 November 1909, Page 3

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A fair fcono prevailed upon tho sharomarket yesterday. In investment lines Taupiri Coals sold at 18s 6dj and Wilsons Portland Cements (ord.) at 40s 6d. In mining lines Talismans sold at from 52s 9d to 525, 3d, sellers closing at 52s 6d and buyers at 525. Waihis changed hands at from £9 18» to £9 19s to £9 18s, with sellers at £9 18s 6d, and buyers at £9 18b. Waihi Grand Junctions were disposed of from 40s 6d to 38s. Sellers closed at 38s, and buyers at 37s 6d. Waihi Grand Junction options were done at 17s 6d and 15s. Thcro wore also many sales in other mining stocks, ' j | I I I

HAMILTON HORSE FAIR. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company report:—On Wednesday .and Thursday Wet we held our annual Hamilton horse fair aiid offered 40 unbroken horses, 133 draughts, and 227 hacks and light harness horses. _ For all decent, young sorts there was a good inquiry, and for active medium draughts the demand and prices were better than usual, and we have therefore to report a fairly successful sale, 263 horses being sold during the two days. Best unbroken draught colts, two and three years old, made £20 to £25; medium sorts, £12 to £16; coaching stamps, £10 to £15; heavy draughts, of which there was a small entry, £34 to £40; good medium draughts, three to six years, £25 to £33; light spring-cart or milk-waggon stamps, £18 to £23; light harness horses and hacks of a good class, £13 to £18; cobs and useful hacks, £8 to £12; ponies and others, £2 to £7. STOCK SALE AT TE AWAMUTU. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company reportWe held our usual monthly sale at Te Awamutu 011 Saturday, when a full yarding of stock came forward and nearly all sold under (rood competition. • Dairy cows made from £5 15s to £10; springihg heifers, £4 10s to £5 12s 6d; two-year-Old empty heifers, £3 6s to £5 ss; one Jersey, 104 guineas; two and ahalf year old steers, £4 ft; yearling steers, £2 4s to ,£2 10s; yearling heifers, £1 18s to £2 ss; fat rows, £4 15s to £5 12s; empty cows, in fresh condition, £3 5s to £3 16s; yearling bulls, 61

fulness to 7 guineas; two-tooth ewes, shorn, 15« 6d; fat hoggets in wool, £1 Is. Pigs: Slaps, 18s to £1 Is; weaners, 9s 6d to 13s, Draught gelding, £16. Waggonette, £6. CAMBRIDGE CATTEE" SALE. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company report:—At Cambridge on Friday we yarded 500 head of cattle. There was a fair attendance, prices ruling about late quotations. Fat steers •old from £6 15g to £7 10s; fat cows, £5 4s to £5 9s; older sorts, £3 15s to £4 4s; forward-con-ditioned steers, £5 10s; 18, months and two-year steers, £3 6s to £3 15s; choice yearling steers, £2 14s; two-year heifers, £2 15s to £3 2s 6d; 18month empty heifers, 35s to £2 15s; store cows, £2 5s to £3 2s; pedigree Shorthorn bull, 14A guJrieas; grade yearling and two-year bulls, 4 guineas to 8i guineas; springing heifers, up to £5 ss. The 72 pigs penned were dull of sale. Weaners, 12s to 14s for the best; others, 7s to 16s. Fat ewes made 12s 6d. WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. [BY TKIIEGIUVH.— ASSOCIATION.] „ Wellington, Monday. Mining quotations were called at the Wellington Stock Exchange this afternoon as follow Dominion (Karangahake), sellers' sd; Kuranui, buyers 7d, sellers lOd; Kuranui-Caledonian, sellers Is 7d; May Queen, buyers 4s Id, sellers 4s 3d ; Maoriland, buyers 9£d, sellers lOd, sales 9id (reported); Mountain King (paid), sellers Is 3d; Mountain King (con.), sellers Is; New Zealand Crown, buyers 5s 9d; New Sylvia, buyers ss, sellers 5s 2d; Saxon, buyers Is sd, sellers Is 7d; Tairua Broken Hills, buyers Is 2d, sellers Is 4d; Talisman Consolidated, buyers £2 12s 3d, sellers £2 12s 9d, sales £2 12s 2d, £2 12s 6d (reported); Waihi Grand Junction, buyers £1 18s 6d, sellers £1 18s 9d, sales £2 (reported), £1 18s 9d (on 'Change); Waitangi Consolidated, buyers 3s 7d, sellers 3s 8d ; Watchman, sellers 2s lOd, sales 2s 8d (reported); West Coast Consolidated Goldflelds, Hiyers 16s, sellers 16s 6d; New Big ltiver, sellers £2 6s; Progress Mines, buyers lis 6d, sellers 12s, sales lis 9(1, lis 9d (on 'Change); Iloss Gold fields (paid), buyers lis sd, sellers lis 9d, sales lis 3d (011 'Change). HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET CABLEGRAM. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, Monday. The High Commissioner reports under date London, November 13, as follows:— Mutton : The market is depressed and likely to go lower, the high prices restricting business. Canterbury, 4d; North Island, 3Jd. Lamb; The market is very dull and the supply exceeds the demand. Average, price: Canterbury, lights weights 4jd, heavy weights 4d; North-Is-land, light weights 4|d, heavy weights 3Jd. Beef: The market is steady, the average price of New Zealand being: Hindquarters, 3id; foreouarters, 3Jd. Butter The market is firm. The butter ex Paparoa arrived in good condition and sold very freely. 'Choicest New Zealand is quoted at 118s, Australian 116s, Argentine 116s, Danish 1325, and Siberian 110s. Cheese; The market, is quiet, but firm. New Zealand is quoted at 57s and Canadian at 575. Hemp: The market is quiet, but steady. New Zealand, good fair grade, on spot, is quoted at £27 fair grade, on spot, £26 ; fair current Manila, £26 10s; January-March shipments New Zealand, good fair grade £26 ss, fair grade £25 ss; fair current Manila, £26. Manila output for the week, 21,000 bates. j Wool; A greater demand exists and prices have advanced. — — v LONDON. ! By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. London, November' 14. !' THE WHEAT CHOP. Tho Board of Agriculture estimates the British wheat crop at 7,695,000 quarters, barley at 7,621,000 quarters, and oats at 13,397,000 quarters. HEMP AND COTTON. Hemp is firm. Good to fair, £26. Cotton is quoted in Liverpool for NovembcrDecember shipfnent at 7.49 d. KABBITS AND HAKES. ' Rabbits are in good demand, with prices unchanged. Hares are dull, despite shorter English supply. TINPLATES AND GALVANISED IRON. Tinplates; lit), coke, 13d; I.C. charcoal, 14d. Angle steel, 5 guineas. . Galvanised iron : Best brands, £13 12s 6d; second brands, £13 7s fed. SHARES. Waihi: Buyers £9 lis 3d, sellers £9 13s 9d, Waihi Grand Junction : Buyers 38s 9d, sellers 41s 3d. ' FROZEN MEAT. Sheep: Canterbury, light and heavy, 4Jd; Southland, none offering; North Island, 4d. Lambs: Canterbury, light 4Jd, medium and heavy 4^d; Southland, 4d; North Island, 3Jd (selected brands 4d). Beef: Forequarters, 3 l-16d; hindquarters, 3gd. Australian; Sheep— 3Jd; light, 3gd. Lambs are unchanged. Beef—Forequarters, 3d; hindquarters, 3 5-16 d. River Plate: Sheep— 3Jd; light, 3Jd. Lambs—Unchanged. • Beef — Forequarters, 3d ; hindquarters, 32d.

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY. ■„ Saturday'* closing sales. £ S. (1. Taupiri —3rd call, 18s 6<1 ... Wilsons Portland Cement (ord.) —3rd j call, 40s 6ii ••• ~" Dixon'* Consolidated (con.) call, 10|d, lid 0 J 10 * Halcyon—2nd call, 34d Kuranul-Caledonian —2nd call, Is 7d; 3rd call, Is 6d ~ Magnet (con.)— call, 3d ... ••• ~~ May Queen—1st and 2nd calls, 4s 2d*.... 0 4 2 New Sylvia—2nd call, 5s Id 0 5 S 1 Old Alburnia (paid)— call, Is lid ... Old Alburnia (con.)—2nd call, Is 7d ... Point Kussell—3rd call, 5id Saxon—2nd call, Is 7d; 3rd call, Is 6d 0 1 6 Thames— call, 5d "~" Victoria—2nd call, Is 4d Waiotahi—1st call, 5s 4d, 5s 5d; 2nd call, 5s 5d; 3rd call, 5s 4d ... 0 5 3 Waitangi Consolidated —1st call, 3s 9d Watchman—3rd call, 2s 7d ■ ••• Consolidated Goldflelds— call, 16s 3d 0 16 6 Ross Uoldflelds— call, lis Monte Christo—2nd call, 4£d Kapanga—1st and 2nd calls, 6d ... ' — Pride of Tokatea—3rd call, 84d •••. Royal Oak (con.)3rd call, Is 6d ... — Crown— call, 6s Id, 6s ... ••'< ~ Dominion (con.) —2nd and 3rd calls, 44d 0 0 4 Golden Belt (paid) call, Is 2d ... 0 1 2 Golden belt (mil.) — and 2nd calls, 8Jd 0 0 8 Tairtia Broken Hills —1st and 3rd calls, Is 2d ••• — Tairua Golden Hills—3rd call, 6s ... — Talisman Consolidated —1st call, 52s 9d, 52s 6d; 3rd call, 52s 6d, 52s 3d ... 2 13 0 Waihi—3rd call, £9 18s, £9 19s, £9 18s 9 19 0 Waihi Consolidated— call, 4s ... — Waihi Extended—3rd call, 4s 5d, 4s 4d, 4s 2d, 4b Id 0 4 7 Waihi Grand Junction—1st call, 40s 6d, 40 3d, 40s; 2nd call, 40s, 39b 9d, 39s 6d, 39s 3d, 39s; 3rd call, 39s, 38s 6d, 38s 3d, 38s ... 2 0 9 Waihi Grand Junction (options)—1st call, 17s 6d; 2nd call, 15s — CLOSING quotations. Sellers. Buyers. £ s. d £ s. d. BANKS— " National 6 2 6 — INSURANCE— New Zealand 3 17 0 3 15 6 South Britisn ... .... 'i 15 6 — Standard — 13 0 fflNANCIAD>»ew Zealand and River Plate „... — 1 1ft 3 «OALHikurangi 1 1 0 0 19 6 ; Nort. Co., Ltd., 10s paid... 0 11 6 0 11 3 Taupiri Mines, Ltd. ... 1 0 0 0 18 6 Westport _ 6 4 0 GAS— Auckland, new issue ... — 15 3 SHIPPINGNorthern, paid up ... 0 12 6 0 12 0 Northern, con. 0 6 1 I — Devonport Steam Ferry 1 12 0 1 10' 0 TIMBER— Kauri, paid up ... ... 1 15 6 1 13 6 Kauri, con ... 0 16 0 0 15 8 •WOOLLEN— • Wellington ... - 3 0 0 Kaiapoi — 4 17 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Tramways, pref. — * 12 6 Auckland Tramways, ord. 119 116 D.S.O., Limited 0 3 4 0 3 1 Hill and Pluinmer, Ltd... 10 6 — Milne and Choyce, Ltd., A — 12 6 •Milne and Choyce, Ltd., B 1 4 6 12 6 Northern Boot ■ , — 0 12 0 New Zealand Paper Mills 12 3' 116 Sharland and Co:, pref. — ■ 110 ; Tonson Garlick, Ltd. ... , 0 18 6 — Wiseman and Sons, pref. ' 110 " — Wiltons .Portland Cement Co., 'pref. ...< ... • — \ '2 10 Wilsons Portland . Cement -°v ■" Co., ord. ... ... .. ... " — • • 2 0 3 ' Taranaki Petroleum, paid 0 10 6 — DEBENTURES— Auckland Harbour Board, 4 par cent. ... _ 93 0 0 j MINING— Bonanza ... 0 0 6 0 0 5 Dixon's Conolidated, paid 0 11 0 0 104 Dixon's Consolidated, con. 0 0 11 0 0 10 Halcyon 0 0 34 0 0 3 Kuranui-Caledonlan ... 0 1 7 0 15 Magnet, con. ... .... 0 0 3 0 0 21 May Queen ... ... "... 0 4 2 0 4 1 May Queen Extended ... 0 0 5 —■ New Monowai 0 1 11 0 1 10 New- Sylvia 0 5 .2 0 5 1 Occidental Consolidated ... 0 0 4 0 0 2 Old Alburnia, paid up ... 0 2 0 0 1 7 Old Alburnia, con. ... 0 1 8 0 15 Point Russell ... ... 0 0 6 0 0 54 Saxon ... 0 17 0 14 Scandinavian 0 0 3 0 0 14 Southern Queen 0 0 3 — Thames 0 0 5 0 0 4 Victoria 0 16 0 13 Waiotahl 0 5 4 0 5 3 Waitangi Consolidated ... 0 ■ 3 8 0 3 7 Watchman ... 0 2 7 0 2 6 Consolidated Goldflelds ... 0 17 0 ' 0 15 9 New Alpine, paid up ... 0 4 6 — Hois Goldflelds ... ... 0 11 3 * 0 11 0 Four-in-Kand ... • ... 3 1 • 1 — Golden Pah • ... 0 0 4 — Hauraki Freehold 0 0 7 — Kapowai, con. ... ,...0 0 3 0 0 11 Monte Christo . 0 0 4£ 0 0 4 Mount Welcome, con. ... 0 0 4 — Old Hauraki Gold Mines 0 19 0 17 Kapanga ... ... 0 0 64 0 0 6 Pride of Tokatea ... ... 0 0 8j 0 0 8 Royal Oak, con 0 1 7 0 15 • Tokatea ... 0 0 24 — Bendigo ... 1 0 0 7 — | Lanigan's Antimony Mine 0 0 31 0 0 3 Moewai 0 0 2} — Keddon ... ... ... 0 0 2£ 0 0 1 Imperial 0 0 5 V — Champion 0 0 7 — Crown 0 6 2 0 6 0 Dominion, con. ... ... 0 0 44 0 0 4 Glamorgan .... 0 0 7 0 0 54 Golden Belt, paid up ... 0 1 2 0 10 Golden Belt, con 0 0 9 0 0 8 Golden Cross 0 0 4 — Kirikiri 0 0 24 — Karangahake 0 0 4 0 0 3 Komata Reefs ... ... 0 0 6 0 0 5 Maoriland 0 0 10 0 0 9 New Waitekaurl 0 0 3 0 0 2 Phoenix 0 0 5 0 0 3 Pride of Waihi 0 0 10 0 0 6 Rising Sun ... 0 0 9 0 0 6 Shotover, con. ... ... 0 0 4 — Tairua Broken Hills ... 0 1 3 0 12 Tairua Golden Hills ... 0 6 2 0 5 10 Tairua Extended 0 0 3 0 0 1 Tairua Gem ... ,... 0 0 31 — Tairua Leads 0 0 24 — Tairua Monarch Consol... 0 0 3 0 0 1 Tairua Reefs, 6d paid ... 0 0,3 0 0 2 Tairua Reefs, con. ... 0 0 3 0 0 1 Talisman Consolidated ... ' 2 12 6 2 12 0 Waihi ... ... 9 18 6 9 18 0 Waihi Beach 0 0 7 0 0 6 Waihi Consolidated ... 0 4 0 0 3 9 Waihi Extended 0 4 2 0 4 0 Waihi Grand Junction ... 1 18 0 1 17 6 1 Wnihi Grand Junction options ... ... ... 0 15 6 0 12- 6 Handsworth 0 1 0 0 0 101 Missouri 0 0 2 — Mountain King, Is paid ... 0 1 2 > — Mountain King, /con. ... 0 1 0 — Mountain Qufeen, con. ... 0 0 7. — New Waitaia, Is paid ... 0 1 4 0 0 9 New Waitaia, con. ... 0 1 0 0 0 8 Crown Royal 0 0 5 0 0 2 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends. Talisman Consolidated ... ... 0 16 Nov. 25 Northern Steamship Company... 7 p.c. Nov. 26 Waihi G.M. Co ... 0 4 0 Deo. 1 Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Company ... 0 19 Deo. 15 Calls. May Queen, October 18 ... 0 0 1 Now Golden Cross, October 29 ... 0 0 1 Now May Queen Extended, Sept. 17 0 0 04 Nov. 23 Saxon, November 8 0 0 1 Nov. 29 Tokatea, November 8 ... . ... 0 0 1 Nov. 29 Dixon's Consolidated, Nov. 10... 0 0 1 Nov. 29 Waihl Beach. November 11 ... 0 0 2 Dec. 1