AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14347, 18 April 1910, Page 3

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE.

SALE OF TAUMATA" ESTATE. The Taumata Estate, situated at corner of Kingsland and Mount Albert Roads, within ten minutes' walk of the tram terminus, and subdivided into 220 allotments, was offered for sale by auction on Saturday by Mr. Louis Lewis, on behalf of Messrs. Paul Hansen and Co. The sale was commenced on the ground in the afternoon, and continued at Messrs. Hansen and Co.'s rooms in the evening, and at both places there was a large attendance of buyers and bidding was spirited. The terms were £10 deposit, £10 in three months, and £5 in six months,' the balance in four years at four per cent. During the day 46 sections changed hands. Allotment 179, 290 ft by 225 ft, with an eight-roomed residence and stable, fetched £1100. The'- 1 following are the prices realised per foot by. the remainder of the allotments sold:—No. 3, £1; No. 4. £1 3s; No. 5, £1 4s; No. 6, £1 3s; No. 7. £1 2s; No. 8, £1 2s; No. 9, £1 3s; No. 10, £1: No. 17, £1; ,No. 18, £1; No. 19, £1- No. 148, £1 No. 147, £1; No. 203, £1 10s: No. 204, £1 10s; No. 205. £1 10s; No. 178 £2; No. 158, £1 10s; No. 130, 15s; No. 131, 15s; No. 132. 15s; No. 133. £1 10s; No. 95, £1 18s; No. 201, £1- 10s; No. 101, £1 15s; No. 86. £1; No. 62. £1 15s; No. 31, £1 15s; No. 11, 19s; No. 188, £2 ss; No. 160, £1 7s 6d; No. 206. £2;.N0. 73. £1; No. 223. £2 ss; No. 180, £2 ss; No. 181. £2 ss; No. 182, £2 ss; No. 169, £1; No. 170, £1; No. 171. £1; No. 172, £1 ss; No. 173. £1 ss; No. 174, £1 ss; No. 224, £2 ss; No. 225. £2 ss.

LONDON TALLOW MARKET. T'.ie New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company,: Limited, have, received the jfollowing cablegram from their London house under date the 13th inst.:Tallow: We quote present spot values for the following descriptions:—Good mutton, 37s 9d pcr.nwt: good beef, 36s 9d; raised, 35a 6d. Market firm.. :„.■*.

■■■■■■»■■■——i -: i: ■ BUTTER . AND EGGS. The wholesale quotations for butter and eggt - -v for tho week ending April 23 are asj follow:-! Butter: Factory, Is o£d ;< farmers', 6£d. Eggs, 1'" 6d per dozen. .',;.' „•...-..;....■ ;■._:■ v.•>;•'" ■•"•- WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. :; [BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.] . •'. Wellington, Sunday. '';:[ A sale of Waihi Grand Junctions at £1 7s 9«; ! was made on the Stock Exchange yesterday. : Other sales were reported as follows:— Consolidate..:, £2 12s 7id; Waihi, £9 Os 6d; Waihi Grand Junction, £1 7s 9d. , ..." '.>

LONDON. r By Telegraph.—Press Association.— •'-'"•"■ London, April 15. .' BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. Following are the Bank of England returns for i'o e T^ e^ :_Gold ' coin > £31,714.000; reserve, £45,024,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 4.5.95 per cent.; notes in circulation, £28,656,000 &««* deposits, £10,658,000; other deposits, £43,053,000; Government securities, £18,475 other securities, £29,324,000. ' MONET MARKET. ;. i Three months' bills are discounted at 3 3-16 per cent. . . » . Short loans, 3i per cent. Bank rate, 4 per cent. CONSOLS AND COLONIAL STOCKS. Consols, £81 2s 6d. New South Wales 3 per cents., £88. Victorian 34 per cents., £99. South Australian 3£ per cents., £98. 10s. New Zealand 3 per cents., £87 2s 6d. ; Tasmanian 3£ per cents., £98 10s; 3 per cents., £87. WHEAT AND FLOUR. The wheat markets are very quiet. The American market is weak owing to favourable weather, poor consumption, and the probability. of large reserves of old wheat being carried forward to the new season. Chicago, May 110 ito 1121, July 103 ito 105,1. Cargoes are firmly held.' Adelaide and Victorian March steamer shipments are quoted at 395, sellers 39s 3d; April steamer parcels, 38s 6d; Australian spot, dull, 41s 6d. Flour is quiet. March-April shipment is being 1 pressed for sale. At Glasgow Australian patent is offered at 29s 3d to 29s 6d landed, but there are no buyers. BUTTER AND CHEESE. Butter is a shade easier owing to the weakness of Danish, which is at 124s to 1265; Australian, 116s to 120»; New Zealand, 1225, occasionally 1245. New Zealand cheese is easier, being quoted a* 60s to 61s 6d, owing to the arrival of the Kaipara'a shipment, which is fetching about 2s less. . .'METALS. >' -\. : ' Copper: On spot, £57 ss; at three months, £53 ss. . Tin: On spot, £149 15s; at three months, £151 12s 6d. Iron, 50s lOd. SUGAR. V r V ■■■■I I'.;-"; German, 14s sd; first marks, 16s 7d. ■,■■■-, wool, . ■ .'::■;,.;-•' On the Bradford wool market merinos and fine crossbreds are firm, poor crossbreds being easier. Common sixties, 27d; super, 28d. , ■'■..-.- "> \: I (Received ■ April 17, 5 p.m.) . ■'"'"'.■' London, April 16. '; •■. TRUST AND AGENCY COMPANY. !::' The Trust and Agency Company of Australasia ; has declared a dividend of Is and added £3009 to reserve.' ■> ■'■."- .'-• , ,„-■.,-.:• ''•''■ FROZEN MEAT. ...'.».'.;?,•, - Sheep: Canterbury, light 4Jd, medium 4 3-16 d, heavy, none offering; Southland, none offering;:; North Island, 4d (best brands 4 9 d). '. .. « Lambs: Canterbury, 5 3-16 d; Southland, . nonel offering; North . Island, 4jd (selected sd). , Beef: Forequarters, 3jd; hindquarters, 4£d. ij; Australian. Sheep, 33d.. Lambs: Best brands, 4Jd; other qualities, 4Jd. Beef: Forequarters, y 3£d ; hindquarters, 4d (light 3Jd). • .*',;-.:; La Plata.—Beef :" Forequarters, ' 3jd; hind/ quarters, 4 l-16d. ' Lambs, 4|d. \- .■;-,

BUSINESS DONE ON SATURDAY. Previous day's closing Bales. £ s. d. Auckland Gas (old)—£3 6s — New Sylvia—1st call, 4s 5d — Victoria— call, Is 4d 0 14 Watchman— call. Is 7d ... ... — Haurnki Freehold— call, 6d ... 0 0 6 Monte Christo (con.)—1st call, 2Jd ... — Old Hauraki Gold Mines—2nd call, 3s 6d 0 3 7 Crown— call, 3s 9d, 3s lOd; 2nd call, is lid ... 0 3 7 Golden Belt (paid)—2nd call, 7£d ... — Golden Belt (con.)—2nd call, 2d ... — Tairua Monarch— call, 24d ... 0 0 24 Talisman Consolidated—1st call, 53s 6d 2 13 6 Waihi—1st call, £9 2s, £9 2s 6d; 2nd call, £9 2s 6d, £9 2s 9 16 Waihi Extended—1st call, 2s 7d ... — Waihi Grand Junction—1st call, 28a, 28s 6d, 29s, 29s 3d, 29s 6d; 2nd call, 29s 3d, 29s 18 0 Missouri (6d paid)—2nd call, 2d ... — Mountain King—1st and 2nd calls, lid ... 0 0 11 Taranaki Petroleum (paid)2nd call, 9s .— ■ CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyer*. £ a. d. , £ s. d. BANKS— New Zealand 10 0 0 9 17 0 National 5 17 6 5 14 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand 3 19 0 3 17 0 National — 19 0 South British 2 19 6 2 17 6 Standard ... — 13 6 FINANCTALNew Zealand and River , Plate — 1 19 0 COAL— Hikurangi ... ,... ... 1 0 0 0 17 6 Nort. Co., Ltd., 10s paid 0 12 9 0 12 3 Taupiri Mines, Ltd. ... 10 0 0 19 6 Westport 6 8 0 .650 GAS— , . Auckland 3 6 0 3 5 0 Auckland, new issue ... 2 5 0 ., — Thames ... 114 0 — SHIPPING— Northern, paid up ... 0 15 0 0 14 6 Northern, con. \ ... ...070; 066 Devonport Steam Ferry... — , 1 11 6 TIMBER— Kauri, paid up ... ... 1 19 0 — Kauri, con. ... 0 17 2 0 16 10 Leylond-O'Brien Co., Ltd. , — . 14 0 , Parker-Lamb, Ltd. ... — , 13 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Tramways, pref. — 13 3 Auckland Tramways, ord. 12 9 „ 12 3 D.S.C., Ltd 0 2 0 0 17 Hill and Plummer, Ltd ... — . 0 19 0. H.M. Arcade Theatre Co., , prsf. ... ... ... — 10 0 Milne and Chovce, pref. — 10 3 Milne and Choyne, B ...110. 10 New Zealand Drug, £2... — 2 8 6 N.Z. Portland Cement Co. 2 4 0 2 3 3 Northern Boot ... ... r- .'■ .0 14 0 New Zealand Paper Mills 1,2 6 — Sharland and Co., pref. : — 1.16 Tonson Garlick Co., Ltd. • '—■:■■;: .0 17 9 Union Oil ... ... ... — 10 6 Wiseman and Sons, ord... 0 13 0 0 12 0 Taranaki Petroleum, paid 0 9 6 i;': 0 9 0 MINING— • . - ' r Bonanza .. 0 0 5 0 0 3 . Dixon's Consolidated, con. 0 0 5 0 0 3 Halcyon ... 0 0 24 0 0 2 Kuranui ......... 0 0 6 0 0 4 Kuranui-Caledonian ... 0 1 6 ■ 0 14 May Queen ... ... 0 4 0 0 3 11 May Queen Extended ... 0 0 3 ..'■"" ■'•" Monowai : 0 2 4. 023 New Sylvia ....... 0 4 6 .0 4 4 Occidental Consolidated/ -. „;;•■_■ ';:-' con. , ....;..• ... 0. 0 3* \y 0 0 2 Occidental ; Consolidated,. - J ""„ ■'„-"«/ 6d paid. ... ... ... 0 0 44 0 0 2 Old Alburnia, paid up... 0 14 ::y — V , Old Alburnia, con. ... 0 13 .'■■ - '. — Po.nt Russell !. ..V ... 0 0 . 3i 0 0 2 Saxon ... .... ... 0 18 0 17 Tararu Mines .... ... 0 0 34 . ' —".'<' Thames ... .0 0,24 — Victoria ...' ... ... 0 14 0 13 Waiotahi ... ... ...042,. 041 Waitangi, Consolidated ... 0 2 6 0 2 4 Watchman ... \... ... 0 18 , 0 17 Mount Zeehan, paid up 0 0 5 0 0 24 Mount Zeehan, con. ... 0 0 4 \ — '<-,- Blackwater ... ...... 1 10 6 1 9 6 Consolidated ' Goldflelds ... 1 2 0 11 Ross Goldfields .,:... . ... 0 9 0 ;, ■ .01 6 Progress Mines ... ..'. 0 14 9 : 0 14 6 Four-in-Hand : ... v . ••? 0 10 '.•<■'';■ 0 0 6 Golden Pali ... • ... ' 0 0 3 0 , 0 2 Hauraki Freehold ... ... 0 0 64 0 0.54 Monte Christo, 6d paid ... , 0 0 , 34 .. 0 0 2 Monte Christo, con. ..'. 0 0 24 0 0 2'. Mount Welcome,' con. ... 0 0 6 0 0 5 Old Hauraki 'Gold Mines 0 3 7 0.36 Kapanga, con ... ' ... -0-,0y9 0 0.' 6 Pride of Tokatea ... ... 0 0 4 ..,;\ ~- R Royal Oak, paid up ;'.. ... -*. 0 1 0 Royal Oak, con. ... ... 0 10 0 0 9 Union • Hauraki ... ' ...005-0 03Neatiawa Consolidated ... 0 0 34 0 0 14 Bendigo ... ... r ... 0 0 6,005 Lanigan's Antimony Mine 0 , 0 ,;4 r^i. -■> -.— /., Seddon ... ... ,.» 0 0 14 ;■: 0 0 1 Oomstock, con. .... . ... 0 0 44 0 0 4 Champion ......... 0 0 44 0 0 ,'U Crown ... ...:• - 0 4 0 0 3 10 Crown Royal, con. ... 0:0 4 . — Crown Royal, 6d paid ... 0 0 4J, — Dominion, con , ... ... 0. 0 2 — Glamorgan, con. ... 0 0 34 —; ; Glamorgan. 6d paid ... 0 0 4 — _;.:. Golden Belt, paid up ... )0 0 9 . 0 0 74 Golden Belt, con." 0 0 2|r 0 02 Golden Cross .... ... 0 0 2i 0 0 14 Komata Reefs ... ........ 0 0 5 00 * Maoriland ... ... ... 0 0 64 .0 0 54 New Waitekauri ... ...0 0 2 ■■:■,■■ ■'— .-•'.}. Phrcnix ... 0 0 34 0 0 1 Pride of Waihi ... ... 0 0 4 0 0 ,34 Rising Sun .... ... ...0,0 6 0 0 4 Tairua Broken Hills ... 0 12 0 10 Tairua Golden Hills ... 0 3 8 0 3 3 . Tairua Monarch Con. ... 0 .0 3 0 0 24 Tairua Reefs, 6d paid... 0 0 V., — Tairua Reefs, con. ■ ... 0 0 2 ,. .-■ _ , ■ Talisman Consolidated ... 2 14 0 2 13, 6 Waihi ... - "•■• - 9 z ' 6 9 16 Waihi Beach ... , ... 0 0 3 -.- , — Waihi Reefs Consolidated 0 6 9 _.— •■;-, Waihi Extended ... ... 0 2 9 0 2 6 Waihi Grand Junction ... 1 9 0 • 18 9 Handsworth ... 0 0 94 0 0 84 Missouri, 6d paid ... .... 0 0 3 0 0 14 Missouri, con ... 0 0 24 —,„, Mountain King 0 0 11 0:0 104 Mountain Queen, con. ._. 0-0-7- . —. .. New Waitnia, con. ... 0 0 8 0 0 6 Scotia Lyell'" Z Z 118 0 * iT a Mount Lyell ... - 1 18 0 115 0 CALL' AND DIVIDEND LIST. ■ Dividends. United Permanent Building and •'.'.,•' Investment Society ... ... 2J p.c. April 18 ■ Calls. ■•■ Kirikiri Consolidated. April 7 ... 0 0 1 April 25 Golden Cross, April 11 ... 0 0 1 April 26 Saxon. April 11 0 0 1 May .1 2 LuSt-Last, April 11 ... ... .0 0 1 May 2 Dixon's Consolidated, April 14 0 0 1 May 2 Watchman, April 14 ... ... 0 0 1 May 5 Monowai, March 1 V 0 0 1 May 9 Monowai, March 1 ... ...0 0 1 Juno 6