AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14226, 24 November 1909, Page 5

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

N.Z. LOAN AND MERCANTILE COM-

PANY'S REPORT.

Horses: On Friday, at the Durham Yards, horses were yarded in full numbers and sold at late rates. Heavy draughts sold at from £22 to £31 10s; medium do., £15 to £27; hacks and light harness horses, £5 to £15 15s; ponies, £3 to £8 10s; gig, £11. At our monthly sale at Waiuku we had a full yarding of cattle. Dairy cows sold at from £3 10s to £7 17s 6d; heifers, £3 15s to £7 17s 6d ; backward cows, £3 to £4 2s 6d; yearlings to two years, £2 3s to £3 15s; empty cows, £2 Is to £4 '2s; heifers, £2 '3s to £2 19s; calves, 18s to £1 12s'; bulls,.£3 10s to £5 ss; beef at Newmarket rates; bay colt, £6 2s 6d; pigs, 12s 6d to 15s 6d. Cattle: At the Newmarket Yards on Tuesday fat and store stock were penned in full numbers and sold at late rates. Dairy cows sold at from £4 10s to £7 12s 6d; empty cows, £2 2s to £3 17s; calves, 17s to £2 2s. Beef was yarded in full numbers and sold at last week's rates. The market showed an improved. tone. Oxen sold to 21s per 1001b and cows from 17s to 19s. Steers sold at from £5 17s 6d to £9 17s 6d; cows, £4 to £7 10s. ' Sheep: Sheep were yarded in full numbers at Newmarket on Tuesday. Wethers sold at from 138 6d to 19s 9d; ewes, 10s 6d to 17s 3d; hoggets, 10s 6d to 16s. Lambs were in full supply and gold at from lis 6d to 16e 6d for well fatted other sorts, 8s 3d to lis 3d. l'igs: Porkers sold ,at from 15s 6d to £1 14s; weaners, 5s 6d to 16s ; baconers, £2 4s to £3 Is. Wheat: Stocks are light and the market is firm at from 4s 6d to 4s 7d ex store. Oats: Very firm at 2s 4d ex store. Maize: In good demand at 3s 3d on wharf for wholesale lines. ' . Barley: In demand at 2s Bd. Bran and pollard: Both firm at £4 and £5 reSP Potatoes : Scarce and firm at £7 10s. Butter: Selling freely. First-grade dairy, 9Jd ; Becond grade, 9d. First-grade milling, 81 d to 83d - second grade, 7Jd to Bid. "Eggs: Find ready sale at 104 d per dozen. Fungus : Ready sales at 5d per lb. Hides: Owing to the wool sales our usual weekly sale of hides and skins will not be held this week. DUNEDIN GRAIN MARKET. " BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Dpnedi.y, Tuesday) The market for oats remains in about the same condition as last week. • If freight were obtainable more business could be done, but through the scarcity of freight shippers are inclined to regulate operations accordingly. Prime milling Cartons realise from Is Bid to Is 9jd; prime milling BDarrowbills, Is, 8d to Is 9d; good to best feed, Is 7d' to Is 8d; inferior to medium, Is 4d to Is 6d per bushel (sacks extra). The market for prime milling wheat remains practically unchanged, with little business passing Good whole fowl .wheat is in fair demand and meets with ready sale, the quotations being: Prime milling, 4s 4d to 4s sd; medium to good, 4s to 4s 2d; best whole fowl wheat, 3s lOd to 4s Id; inferior and smutted, 2s 6d to 3e 6d per l bushel (sacks eitrsjk

BURNSIDE STOCK SALE. [BY TELEGBArn.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] DtTNEDiif, Tuesday.

At the Bnrnside stock market to-day fat cattle were yarded in small numbers, and tho quality and weight, with the exception of a few extra good bullocks, were only medium. Prices opened at about last week's rates, but after a 'few pens had been sold competition became keener and prices advanced 10s per head. Best - bullocks made from £9 to £10 (extra to £11 ss); medium, £7 10s to £8 inferior, £6 to £6 ISs. Best cows and heifers, £6 to £7 (extra to £8 12s Cm!) ; medium, £5 to £5 10s; inferior, £4 5s to £4 10s. Sheep to the number of 2204 head were penned. On account of the small attendance of butchers competition was poor and prices eased 2s per head. Best wethers made from 21s to 23s (extra to 27s 6d); shorn, 14s 6d to 15s 9d; medium, 18s to 19s; shorn, 13s to 13s 9d; inferior, 15s to 16s; shorn, 12s to 12s 6d. Best owes, 18« to 225; shorn, 13s to 158 6d; medium, los to lbs; shorn, lis to 12s; inferior, 13s to 14s; shorn, 9s to 10s. About 600 head of lambs were yarded—the largest of the season—and prices were considerably below last week's. Best quality lambs suffered to the extent of 2s.per head, and those of medium and inferior quality showed a decline of from 3s to 4s on last week's rates. Best quality lambs made from 16s to 17s 6d; good average quality, 12s to 13s 6d; light and unfinished sorts, 9s to 10s 6d. Prices for young pigs equalled those obtained last sale day. Suckers made from 13s to 15s; slips, 16s 6d to 20s; stores, 23s to 28s; porkers, 33s to 38s; light baeoners, 40s to 445; heavy, 45s to 58s. ;

, BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY. Previous day's - closing Mies. £ s. d. Northern Coal— call, lis 6d ' ... — Westport Coal—3rd call, £6 6s ... — Northern Steam (paid)— call, 12s ... — Auckland Tramways (ord.) —2nd call, 21s — 6d ... ... ... — Kuranui—3rd call, 5d ... 1 — Kuranui-Caledonian— call. Is 2d; 2nd and 3rd calls, Is Id ... 0 12 May Queen— call, 4s ... ... 0 4 1 New Monowai—3rd call. Is 6d ... 0 1 7 New Sylvia—2nd call, 5s 2d; 3rd call, 5s 0 5 2 Old Alburnia, (paid up)—2nd call, Is 6d — Point Russell— call, 5Jd ... ... — Saxon—2nd and 3rd . calls. Is 3d ... — Victoria—3rd rail, lid ... 0 12 Watchman—2nd call, 2s ... 0 1 11 Black water'3rd call, 22s 6d ... ... — Consolidated Goldflelds—3rd call, 16s 3d 0 16 0 Bendigo— call, 5d . ... ... ... — Crown—2nd call, 5s 4d; 3rd call, 5s 5d — Golden Belt (paid up)—2nd call, Hid; 3rd call, lOd 0 10 Golden Belt (con.)— call, 7d; 3rd call, 6d ... ... 0 0 7| Kirikiri—1st call, l£d ... — Maoriland—2nd call* 8id ... ... 0 0 9 Tairua Broken Hills—1st call. Is 3d ... 0 1 3 lalismap Consolidated1st and 2nd calls, '49s; 3rd call, 49s 3d - ... ... 2 9 ' 0 Waihi—1st, 2nd, and 3rd calls, £9 17s 6d 9 17 • 6 Waihi Extended— call, 4s 0 4 0 Waihi Grand Junction—1st call, 38s 9d; 2nd call, 38s 3d, 39s; 3rd call, 39s ... 1 18 9 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyers. £ a. d £ s. d. BANKS— . New Zealand — 9 12 6 National ... 6 3 0 6 2 0 INSURANCE— . New Zealand 3 18 0 3 16 0 National ... ... ... 19 0 — South British ... ... Z 15 6 — Standard ... — 13 0 FINANCIAL— New Zealand and River I'lnte 1 16 6 1 15 0 COAL— . Hikurangi 110 0 19 6 Nort. Co.. Ltd., 10s paid 0 12 0 0 11 3 Taupiri Mines, Ltd. ... 0 19 3 0 18 9 Westport 6 7 0 6 5 0 GAS— . ' , Auckland, new issue ... 1 6 6 15 6 Thames _... ... .. 1 14 0 — SHIPPING— Northern," paid up ... 0 12 5 0 11 11 Northern, con. ' ... ... 0 6 1 0 5 9 Devonport Steam Ferrv... — 1 10 0 TIMBER Kauri, con ... 0 16 0 0 15 8 Levland-O'Bricn, Ltd. ... — 12 3 WOOLLEN— Wellington ... ... ... — 3 0 0 : Kaiapdi ... ... — 4 18 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Tramways, ord. 116 110 D.S.C., Limited ... ... 03 3 031 Hill and Plummer , ... 1 0 6 — N.Z. Portland Cement Co. 118 3 — • New Zealand Paper Mills 12 3 116 Sharland and Co., pref. ... — 110 Tonson Garlick, Ltd. ... 0 18 3 — Wiseman and Sons, pref... 10 0 — Wilsons Portland Cement Co., pref ... — '220 Wilsons Portland Cement * Co., ord .. — 2 19 -Taranaki Petroleum, paid 0 11 0 — MINING— Bonanza ... ... ... 0 0 5 0 0 4 Dixon's Consolidated, paid 0 1 0 0 0 9 Dixon's Consolidated, con". 0 0 8£ 0 0 8 Halcyon , ,.... 0 0 3J 0 0 2 Kuranui ... 0 0 7 0 0 4 Kuranui-Caledonian ... 0 11. 0 10 ■ Magnet," con. 0 0 ' 3£ 0 0 1J May Queen : 0 4 1 0 4 0 May Queen Extended .... 0 0 3 — New Monowai ... ... 0 17 0 16 New Sylvia ... ... 0 5 1 0.4 11 Occidental Consolidated... .0 D 2j — Old Alburnla, paid up ... 0 1 8 0 15 Old Alburnia, con. ... 0 16 0 13 Point Russell ... ... 0 0 6 0 0 Si Saxon .. ... ... ... ,0 1 4 . - 0 12 Scandinavian * . ... ... 0 0 3 '0 0Southern Queen ... ... 0 0 3 0 0 1 Thames <... ... ... 0 0 5 — Victoria ... ... 0 1 0 0 0 10 W'aiotahi ... 0 ■ 4 11 0 4 10 Waitangi Consolidated ... 0 3 4 0 3 3 Watchman ... 0 2 1 •• 0 1 11 Blackwater ... ... ... 1 4 6 12 0 Consolidated Goldflelds ... 0 16 3 0 16 1 Ross Goldflelds ... ... 0 11 6 — Progress Mines ... ... 0 13 0 0 12 0 Four-in-Hand ... ... 0 11 — Golden Pah ... ... .... 0" 0. 4 — Hauraki Freehold 0 0 7 0 0 4 Kapowai, con 0 0 3 — Monte Cbristo .... ... 0 ' 0 41 0 0 1 Old Hauraki Gold Mines 0 16 0 12 Kapanga 0 0 6 0.0 41 Pride of Tokatea ... 0 0 6 0 0 3 Royal Oak, con ..015 1 — Tangiaro ... ... ... 0 0 3 — i Tokatea ... . ... ... 0 0 2' — Ngatiawa Consolidated ... 0 0 3 ' — Bendigo - 0 0 5J - — Lanigan's Antimony Mine 0 0 .4 0 0 21 Moewai ... 0 0 2£ — Seddon . ... ... ... 0 0, 24 \ — Imperial ... 0 0 5 — New Success •' 0 0 6 — Champion ... . «. ~ 0 0 7 — Crowfi ... •.. ...' ... 0.5 7 0 5 3 Dominion, con. ... ... 0 0 4 0 0 2 Glamorgan ... ... ... 0 0, 6 0 0 3J Golden Belt, paid up ... 0 0 11 0 0 10 Golden Beit, con. ... ... 0 0 6; 0 0 6 Golden Cross ... • ... .0 0 2 — Kirikiri. 0 0 2 — Karangahake 0 0 4 0 0 2 Komata lfeefs ... — 0 0 6 0 0 5 Maoriland ... ' ... ... 0 0 9 0 0 6 . New Waitekauri, 0 0 3J 0 0 2 r Phoenix 0 0 5 — Pride of Waihi ....... 0 0 10 0 0 5 Rising Sun ... 0 0 8i 0 0 6i Shotover. con. "... ... 0 0 4 — Tairua Broken Hills . ... 0 13 0 12 Tairua Golden Hills ... 0 5 9 0 5 0 Tairua Extended ... • .■.... 0 0 3 — Tairua Gem .. ... 0 0 34 — ' Tairua Monarch . Consol... 0 0 34 — Tairua Reefs, 6d paid ... 0 0 3 0 0 2 Tairua Reefs, con. -.,..0 0 2 — Talisman Consolidated ... 2 9 6 2 9 3 Waihi ... ... ... , ... 9 17 6 9 17 0 Waihi Beach . ... ... 0 0 6 0 0 4 Wahii Consolidated ... 0 4 3 0 4 0 Waihi Extended .. ... 0 4 0 0 3 11 Waihi Grand Junction ... 1 19 3 1 18 9 Waihi Grand Junction options ... ... ... 0 15 0 0 13 3 Handsworth ... ... ... 0 0 11 0 0 8J Missouri 1 ... 0 0 2 ! 0 0 1 Mountain Kinff, con. ... 0 10 — * Mountain Queen, con. ... 0 0 7 0 0 3 New Waitaia, paid ... 0 1 1 — , Crown Royal ... ... 0 0 5 0 0 2 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends. : . Talisman Consolidated ... ,..'016 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 Dec. 15 ■ Calls. ' May Queen Extended, Sept. 17 0 0 0£ Now Saxon, November 8 0 0 1 Nor. 29 Tokatea, November 8 ... ... 0 0 1 Nor. 29 Dixon's Consolidated, Nov. 10... 0 0 1 Nov. 29 Waihi Beach November 11 . ... 0 0 2 Dec. 1 Macnet, November 17 ... .. 0 0 1 Dec. . 2 Moewai Consolidated, Nov. 18... 0 0 1 Dec. 2 Roval Oak (con.), November 2?... 0 0 1 Dec. 7