COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14336, 5 April 1910, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

A FAIR amount of business was transacted on the Stock Exchange yesterday. In investment stocks a sale was recorded in National Banks (rights) at 32s 6d, there being further buyers at 32s 6d, sellers at 335. South British Insurances wore dealt in at 595, and more could have been disposed of at the same price, but further sellers required 60s. Auckland Trams (ord.) sold at 22s 6d. In mining lines Waihis firmed a little, selling nt from £9 6s to £9 7s to £9 6s 6d to £9 7s, and closing with buyers at £9 6s 6cl. sellers at £9 7s. Waihi Extondeds sold at 3s 2d and 3s. Grand Junctions were weaker, the business done being at from 32s 3d to 31s 3d to 31s 6d. The closing quotations wore buyers 31s 6:1, sellers 31s 9d. Talismans commanded attention at 53s and 52s 9d, the market closing with buyorfi at 51s 6(1, sellers at 52s Gel. Old Haurakis gold at 'from 3s 8d to os 7d to 3s 9d.

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. [BY TELEGRAPH.— pOBUKBPONDEXT.J Wellington', Monday. The following sales were made on lie Wellington Stock Exchange to-dayWailii, £9 ss; \Vuihi Grand Junction. £1. 10s 6d : Uoss Uoldfields. 9s. The following sales were repotted :—Wailii, £9 4? 6d, £9 ss, £9 4s 9d. and £9 ss; Old Hauraki Gold Mines, 3s 8d: Talisman Consolidated, £2 12a 9d; Wailii Grand Junction, £1 lis, 9d; \Vaitangi Consolidated, 2s Id. DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS association-.] 'Dunedi-V, Monday. The following sales were made on the Dnnedin Stock Exchange to-dayKeep-il-Dark, 15s 3d; Old Hauraki Cold .Mines (eight weeks' delivery), 3s 6d; Talisman Consolidated (eight weeks' delivery), £2 13s 9d. A sale of National Insurance at £1 8s 9d was reported. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET CABLEGRAM. [BY telegraph.— PHKSS association.] Wellington, .Monday. The following is the High Commissioner's weeklv market cablegram, dated London, April 12:- "■ .Mutton: The market is quiet, but steady. Holders are firm in anticipation of moderate shipments. The average price of Canterbury mutton is lid- per lb and North Is'.and 4Jd. , Lamb: The market is firm, although supplies are increasing. Average price: Canterbury, 4jd per lb; other New Zealand lamb, 51d. Beef: The market is steady. Stocks of New Zealand beef on hand are light. Holders are not anxious to sell. Supplies of American chilled "•"".'

are Urge. The Marathon arrived during the week with the second shipment of the Limey process of (Queensland chilled beef, which was landed in fair condition and realised about 3jii pet' lb for hindquarters. The average price to-day for hindquarcers. of' frozen Ne*' Zealand beef is 4|d per ib unci forcquarterg 3Jd. flutter: Xne market is linn, with a good demand, but, buyers are cautious: The average price for the week for the choicest New Zealand is 122s per cwt; Australian and Argentine, 120s;. Danish, 128s; .Siberian, 119s. t Cheese: The market is linn, although high prices are restricting business. The average price of New Zealand finest white cheese is 62s 6<i per cwt unci coloured 61s. Hemp: The market is very unsettled, with a poor local demand. Prospects are uncertain and depend entirely upon the Manila output. The average price of New Zealand good fair hemp, on spot, is £24 10s per ton; fair, £23 10i. The same prices are asked for . forward shipment. Manila, fair current, £24 10s on spot, £23 for forward shipment. The Mani'.a output for the week was 28,000 bales. Cocksfoot: The market is quiet, but firm. The average price of blight clean 171b New Zealand seed,mi spot, is 72s per cwt. Wheat: The market is quiet, but moderate business is doing in New Zealand wheat, selling against shipment. Oats; The market is steady, with a moderate demand. New Zealand sparrowbills, ex granary, on spot, per quarter og 3841b. 19s; New Zealand Danish, per quarter of 32C\h, 17b 3.1. Peas: The market is quiet, with small business doing. New Zealand partridge, per quarter of 5041b. 545. • . Beans: The market is firm, with more inquiry. New Zealand, f.n.q. old crop, per quarter of 5041b, 40s 6d. i ' '• -

Hops: The market is quiet, but holders are firm. Buyers are holding back on' account of high price's and the doubt caused by the delayed Budget. English hops, £7 per cwt; Californinn, £5. Wool : The market, is linn. Merinos are in active demand, at full prices. Cro«sbieds arc unchanged.

WELLINGTON FRUIT AND PRODUCE

MARKET. [BY TELEGRAI'IL—OWN COHUESPCSDEST.J

Wellington, Monday. Whilst there is a. better demand existing for pci f. apples do not show any improvement'. Supplies are continuing to come forward in heavy quantities- A shipment of Fijian bananas on Saturday opened' up with a fairly large percentage in bad condition. The .demand for choice sound eases and bunches is particularly good. Peaches have advanced in price, and passions and grape* aic in good inquiry. The quotations are:— Apples: Choice dessert, 7s to 7s 0:1 per case; prime, 6s in 6s 9d ; cookers, choice .favourite dessert varieties 8s to 9s, prime 6s 6d to 7s 6d, stewing 4s to 4s 6:1. Grapes; Choice hothouse. Is to Is 3d per lb; prime, 7d to lOd. Passions, 4s to 5s per box. Lemons, 4s to 5s per case. Pearlies, 4s 6d to 5« 6d per half-case. Cape gooseberries. sil lo 61 per lb. Tomatoes,- lid to 2:1 per lb. Potatoes are arriving with a large percentage m diseased ones. Sound are worth 5s fed to 6s per cwt; inferior lots, 2s to 3s 6d. Onions: The market is pluggish at 3> 6d to' 4'; 6d pel" cwt. Cauliflowers, 5s to 7* per sack. Cabbages, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per stick. Lettuce, ?s to 3s 6(1 per case. Manow?, Is to Is 6d p."!' suck. Pumpkins, 2s 6<l to Js fcdiier suck. Fresh eggs are in stronger demand and scarce at 1* 7d per dozen. Preserved are worth Is 3d per dozen. There is a prjspect of air immediate advance for both lines. LONDON", By Telegraph.— Press Association.— Copyright. London, April 3. WHEAT. Two cargoes of Australia!! wheat, cold at 39s 6d, two cargoes and 14,000 qua iters Ja" 33s 3d, and 13.C00 quarters Januarv-Fcbruarv shipment at 39s 7id. " .' "' COl'ltA AND COTTON. , Copra is active. South Sen is sparingly offered in bags nt £25 10s. Cotton: 1 April-May "shipments, 7.72 Ad —a rise of 10 points, chiefly due to sustained purchases on behalf of Chinese speculators. METALS. Copper: On snot, £59 3* Dd : at three months, .£59 6- 3d; electrolytic, £61 ss ; supplies. 30,873 tons; de'.iverle*, 32,836 tons.; storks, 11,432 tons; afloat, 2800 tons. / Tin: On spot, £152: at three months, £154; stocks. 20,902 tons: spot, 7300 tons; afloat, 2871 tons; deliveries, 2350 tons. HUGE TOBACCO PROFITS. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] London, February 25. At the annual meeting of the Imperial Tobacco Company, held in Bristol, Lord Winterstoke (chairman) said the- result of the year's trading had been a profit of £2,193,541, an increase of £127,925. . '

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY. Saturday's , closing sales. National Hank (rights)—3rd rail, 32s oil — South British Insurance—3rd call, 53s ... — Auckland Tramways (ord.)—2nd call, 22- 6cl ... 12 6 Kuiauui-Caledoniau- 2nd nil!, Is 5d ... — Xcw Sylvia— call, 5s; 3rd call, 5s Id 0 4 11 Occidental Consolidated (paid)— call. 31.1 ... ... _ Point Ku.sseii— call, 3d : 3rd call, 3}d — Saxon—2nd and 3rd calls, Is 8.1 ... — Wiiintahi—2nd call, 4s 2d; 3rd call, 4s Id, 4s ... 0 4 2 Waltanyi Consolidated—3rd cull. 2*. ... 0 2 2 Watchman—2nd cull, Is 8.1, Is 9d ; 3rd call. Is 9d • 0 18 Consolidated Goldflolds -3rd call. 22- ... — Hauraki Freehold—1st call, fid — ' Old Haoraki Gold. Mines—1st call, 3s 8d; 2nd call. 3< 7d ; 3rd call, 3s 7d, 3s 8d. 3s 9d 0 3 10 ltoyal Oak (coil.)—3rd call. Is 2.1. Is Id 0 1 1 Champion 2nd cat:, 4 1 0 0 2} Clown— 1 call, 5- C 5 0 Tnirna Broken Hills— 2nd call, Is 3d ... x — Talrua Monarch Consolidated— call, 3id — Tolrtia Heefs (con.)- 1st call. 2] 1 ... 0 0 3 Talisman Consolidated—1st call, S3-, ■' 52s 9.1 2 13 0 Wailii-1st call, £3 6s; 2nd call, £9 "s. £9 6s 6.1 : 3rd rail, £9 7s 9 6 0 Waihi Extended—3rd call, 3s 2d, 3i ... — Wailii Grand Junction— call, 32* 31, 32*. 31s 9d: 2nd call, 31s 3d ; 3rd cad. 31s 3d. 31s 6<1 1 12 9 HatiiiRWorih—3rd coil, 8d — .Missouri—2nd and 3rd call.-, 21 — "• r :

: CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers riuytn - £ a. <J. £ a. J , BANKS*- , Ken- Zealand — 9 14 0 . National, rights 1 13 0 1 12 6 INSURANCE— New Zealand 3 17 6 3 16*9.National 19 6 1 o 9 South British 3 0 0 2 19 0 Standard 1 ,3 0 — FINANCIAL—, ,*" • New Zealand and River Plate — 2 0 0 COAL— Hikurahgi 10 6 0 19 0 Sort. Co., Ltd., 10s paid 0 13 0 — . Taupiri Mines, Ltd. ... 1 0 0 0 19 6 Westport — 6 6 0 Westport Stockton ... 0 7 9 — GAS— Auckland 3 7 6*356 Auckland, new issue ... <! 5 0 — SHIPPING— Union S.S. \ — 1 12 3 Northern, paid up ... 0 14 6 0 13 9 Northern, con 0 7 0 0 'o 6 Devonport Steam Ferry ... 1 12 0 1 11 6 TIMBER— Kauri, paid up 2 0 0 — Kauri, con 0 17 4 0 16 10 Leyland-O'Brion Co., Ltd. 15 6 14 6 .Mountain Hirau, Ltd. ... — J. 3 li Parker-Lamb, Ltd. ... i 1 4 0 — MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Tramways, pref. 13 6 13 3 Auckland Tramways, ord. 12 9 12 3 D.S.C., Limited — 0 3 2 Hill and Plummer, Ltd.... 110 — Milne and Choyce, pref. — ) 0 3 Milne and Choy:e, II ... -• 10 3 X.Z. Portland Cement Co. 2 3 0 2 2 0 Northern Hoot — 0 13 0 Tonson Garlick, Ltd. ... 0 18 0 — Union Oil — 10 0 Wiseman and .Sons, ord... 0 15 ■ 0 0 12 0 Wilsons Portland Cement Co.. pref 2 7 6 2 6 0 . Wilsons Portland Cement Co, ord 2 7 0 2 6 0 MINING— ' Bonanza ... 0 0 5 Dixon's Consolidated, eon. 0 0 5j 0 0 34 Halcyon 0 0 3 — Kuranui ... ... ... 0 0 6i 0 0 5 Kuranui-Caledonian ... 0 1 ,7 0 14 May Queen 0 4 4 0 4 3 May Queen Extended ... 0 0 3 — New Monowai 0 2 5 0 2 0 New Sylvia 051 05 0 Occidental Consolidated, 6d paid 0 0 4 — Occidental Consolidated, ' con. ... 0 0 4 — Old Alburnia, paid t'.p' ... 0 1 6 0 11 Old Alburnia, con. ... 0 1 4 0 0 10 Point Russell .0 0 4 0 0 3 Saxon 0 19 0 18 Scandinavian 0 0 2 — Tararu Mines ... ..003 001 Thames ... 0 0 4 — Victoria 0 15 0 13 Waiotahi '. 0 4 1 0 4 0 Waitangi Consolidated ... 0 2 2 0 2 0 Watchman 0 1 9 0 18 Mount Zcehan, paid up... 0 0 5 — Blaekwater 1 11 6 1 10 6 Consolidated Goldflelda ... 1 2 3 116 Boss Goldflelds 0 *9 6 .086. Progress Mines 0 14 6 0 13 9 , Four-in-Hand 0 10 — 1 Golden Pali ..004 001 Hauraki Freehold 0 0 7 0 0 5 Monte Christo 0 0 31 0 0 24 Mount Welcome, con.. ... 0 0 7 0 0 6 Old Hauraki Gold Mines 0 3 9 0 3 8 Kapanga, con 0 0 9 0 0 51 Pride of Tokatea J 0 5 — Roval Oak, paid up ... — 0 12 Boyal Oak, con. ...... 0 12 0 10 Union Hauraki J) 0 51 0 0 31 Ngatiawa Consolidated ... 0 0 3 0 0 li Bendigo — ' 0 0 51 Lanigau'R Antimony Mine 0 0 4 — Seddon ... 0 0 2 0 0 1 Comstock, con 0 0 5 — Champion ... 0 0 5J 0 0 3 Crown 0 5 1 0 4 11 Crown Boyal, con. ... 0 0 5 — Dominion, con — 0 0 1 Glamorgan, 6d paid ... 0 0 3] 0 0 3 Golden Belt, paid up ... 0 0 10 0 0 8 Golden Belt, con. ... 0 0 3i 0 0 2J Karangahate 0 0 3 0 0 1 Koniata Beefs 0 •*) 7 0 0 5 Maoriland 0 0 6 0 0 4 New Waitekauri ... ... 0 0 3 — Phoenix 0 0 5 0 0, 2 Pride of Waihi ... ... 0 0-1 0 0 3i Rising Sun .. ....... 0 0 6 0 0 4 Tairua Broken Hills ... 0 1 4 0 13 Tairun Golden Hills ... 0 3 10 0 3 5 Tairua Monarch Con. ... 0 0 3£ 0 0 3 Tairua Reefs, 6rl paid ... » 0 3J 0 0 21 Tairua Beefs, con. ... 0 0 3 0 0 2j Talisman Consolidated ... 2 12 6 2 11 6 Waihi 9 7 0 9 6 6 Wailli Beefs Consolidated 0 7 9 0 7 0 Waihi Extended 0 3 J C 3 0 • Waihi Grand Junction ... 1 11 9 1 11 6 Hnndsworth 0 0 9 0 0 7j Missouri 0 0 2i 0 0 li, Mountain King 0 10- 00 111 Mountain Queen, con. ...007- — New Waitaia, Is paid ... — 0 0 9 New Waitaia, con. ... 0 0" 9 0 0 c CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls. Halcyon. MtcIi 21 0 0 1 April 11 Monowai, March 1 0 0 1 April. 11 Monowai, March 1 0 0 1 May 9 Monowai, March 1 0 0 1 June 6