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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14375, 21 May 1910, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

,The sharemarket was still firmer on Thursday. In investment stocks a sale was mad© 'in South British Insurances at the advanced - price of 665, and more were wanted at 655, but further sellers required 67s 6d. A • 'parcel of Union Oils also changed hands at 1235. In mining lines "Waihis showed a still %\ [further improvement, being sold at from £3 12s 6d to £8 14s to £8 13s 6d to £3 14s to '■ £8 13s, £8 13s 6d. Closing quotations were - buyers £8 13s, sellers £8 13s 6d. Grand Junctions also advanced, being operated on at from J ' 32s 9d to 33s to 32s 6d to 32s 9d to 32s 6d, as (compared with 31s 9d, the last sal© recorded on Wednesday. There were further buyers ■M at 32s 3d, sellers at 52s 6d. Talismans also V. advanced, the sales registered being at from 53s to 53s 9d. Late buyers offered 53s 6d, j while further sellers demanded 545. Other Stocks showed a general improvement. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE BUSINESS DONE OX THURSDAY.

'"■;■;.; FRUIT AND produce MARKETS. P-feX Generally there has been a large amount of business done in the fruit and produce markets •ince our last report. The potato market finned ,in sympathy with the rise in the South, and this line pi onuses to see higher values. Lemons, were ,in full supply and ruled low, with poor prospects 'ahead. , Vegetable* generally sold at fair values. 'There was little change in the value of bacon, . ,ham«, cheese, or butter, but fresh eggs were very scarce. The fruit markets all round suffered" an •unexpected and serious fall in prices, due to the (Unfavourable weather and disorganisation of the usual market sale, added to the unusual heavy 'supplies 'jf late varieties coming to hand as compared with same dates in former years. .The Island steamer landed a much larger cargo of bananas from Tonga than was expected, and » ; twins to the cold weather, added to the dull the fruit trade, prices ruled below those expected. The Sydney steamer landed a moderate quantity of lemons, passions, and pineapples, : which sold much below the previous week's rates. -= (Poultry was in only moderate supply at high lvalues, while young: pigs sold at very low- rates. .The following were the ruling prices at the auction sales on Thursday . • I Field Produce-Potatoes: Local, prime, £4 10s , ,'to £5 ton- medium, £3 10s; Southern, £6 to ■:'•;." t£6 10s. Onions: Local, 3s 6d to 4b cwt; lmi, ■" 'ported, 3s to 4s. . .'" ' '"*" . . . . • Dairy Produce—Butter : Farmers , in prints, < r : ,10,1 to* lid lb; prime farmers, bulk. 8-id to 9d; *prime milled, in bulk for export, lOd; factory, Is o*d. Eggs: Hen, Is 10d to 2s dozen; duck, Is Bid to Is 9Ad. , ' . . Fruit.-Apples: Local, coloured, extra superior, • 7s to 8s case; good. 5s to 6s; fair. 4s to ss; poor, h £s to 3s 6d. Pears: Superior, 12s to 13s box, pood, 8s to 9s: medium, 4* to se; cooking, 4s to ,7«. Grapes: Hothouse, first-class. Is Id to la 3d p"b; fair, lid to Is. Oranges: Island. 3s Mtoto fed cose; Sydney, 2s to 3s. . Lemons: Local, prime. Ms to 6s case; local, rough and coarse, Zs to. is, OBydrev, 3s 6d to 6s. Cape gooseberries, 4d to MJ

g _ es ■ -—■■———■_——■— lb. Passion-fruit, 3s to 8s box. Bananas: Good, 3s to 5s hunch; poor, Is to 2s M: repacked, 2id to 2i_lli. Tines, 6» to 10s 6d crate. Poultry.—Hens, Is lOd to 2s 7d each; table roosters, 2s 3d to 4s 9d, according to condition ; ducks, 2s to 3s 6d, according to condition. Turkeys : Gobblers, 5s 9d to 10s 3d, according to condition; hens, 3s to 6s 3d, according to condition. Miscellaneous.—Young pigs, 3s to 6s 3d each. PROPERTY SALES. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agencv Company, Limited, report the sale of Mr. Hay's house of 10 rooms and five acres of land at Ellerslie to Mr. B. Alien Bent, of Waiuku, at a satisfactory price; also two sections of Ellerslie 1 ark Estate, Ellerslie, to a local resident. NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MERCANTILE AGENCY CO.'S REPORT. On Thursday, at westfleld, we held our weekly sale of dairy and store, cattle. There was a smaller sale than usual, no doubt owing to the wet, weather, and stock sold at. late rates. At Durham Yards horses were yarded in. average numbers. Ileavv draught horses sold at from £25 to £34 and medium £17 to £24; light harness horses and hacks, £8 10s to £20; ponies, £3 to £6; gig. £10; lax-cart, £12. At Westtield Yards on Wednesday fat stock were penned in usual numbers and sold at. late rates. Ox beef made to 22s 6d per 1001b and cow and heifer 17s to 18s 6d. Fat steers sold at from £5 to £11 10s; cows, £3 5s to £7 15s; calves, 3s to £2 Is. Sheep were yarded in less than the usual numbers and sold at advanced rates. Prime heavv wethers sold at from 17s 6d to 19s 9d; lighter,' 13s 6d to 17s; heavy ewes to lbs 9d, others 10s 6d to 15*. Lambs also sold at advanced rates. Extra well fatted made 12s 91 to 16s 3d : medium, 10a to lis 6d; others, 5s to Bs. Pigs were yarded in smaller numbers than usual and sold at late rates. Baconers made £212 a 6d ; porkers. £1 10s to £1 15s: weaners. 2s to 9s^b-.1. Wo submitted an average catalogue of hides, skins, and tallow on Tuesday, and all lines met with keen competition at late rates. Quotations: Hides : Market brisk. Ox. extra stout 7jd to Bid, stout 7d to ?Jd, medium 6Jd to 7i<l, light 6Jd to 6Jd ; cows', best lines 6Jd to 6Jd, good bid to 6fjd, scored sjd to bid: calfskins, best to 9id, good 7d to "Id. cut 4Jd to 6Jd; stags", 4id to 5Jd ; damaged bides, 3jd to sid. Sheepskins: .Market firm. Best butchers' lambs and pelts,. 3s 9d to 4s Id; good. 2s 9d to 3s 3d: small. Is 6<l to 2s 3d: country skins (dry and woolly), large to 6s sd, medium 3s 6d to 4s 6d, small Is 6d to 2s 6d. Tallow: Market firm. Best mixed, to 275»6d; good. 24s 6d to 25s 9d: inferior. 20a 6d to 22s 9d ; rough fat, ljd to 2d per lb. Cowtails. Is 8d per ilor.cn. Horsehair. Is «d to Is 8d per lb. Bones. £4 17-s 6d per ton. Wheat : In good demand at 3s 9*l ex store. Oats: Selling freely at 2s 7d ex store. Chaff:" Prime Southern, £5 15s ex store; local, £5 10s ex store. Bran and pollard, £4 10s and £5 10s respectively, ex store. Barley: Steady sales at 2s 8d ex store. Potatoes: lit good demand at £6 10s. Butter: First-grade separator, 101 d: second"rado separator, 9}d to 9Jd ; poor quality, 7Jd to EAd. Cheese: First, factory, 5Jd; loaf factory, 5Jd; farmers'. 5,Jd; slow of sale. Eggs: Fresh. Is 9d per dozen; pickled, Is Id per dozen : slow of sale. Fungus : Selling readily at 5Jd. •MESSRS. BUCKLAND AND SONS' REPORT. We again had a heavy yarding of horses at the Haymarket, and good* competition for active, sound young sorts. Draughts.sold at £21 to £30: lorry and express class, £25 10s to £33 10s; butchers' and bakers' cart sorts. £16 to £25; buggy horses and good hacks, £14 to £21: light harness and ordinary' hacks. £6 10s to £15 las; gig ponies, £3 to £10 ss; Shetland pony, £12 10s; weeds all prices. At Clevedon Yards on Saturday about the usual number of cattle and sheep came forward and changed hands at riding figures. Springers made £4 to £6 5s ; backward heifers. £3 10s to £4 15s: empty cows, £1 10s to £2 15s: fat heifers. £4 to £5 2s 6d; yearlings. £1 16s to £2 4s; calves, 16s to £1 ss: store wethers, 12s: full-mouth ewes in lamb, 8s 6d to 10s 6d; fat lambs, shorn, lis 3d. There was barely an average yarding at Pokeno on Monday. Prices were similar to those obtained at recent sales. Fat cows and heifers made £4 15s to £6; empty young cows, £2 5s to £3; 18-month heifers, £2'lOs to £3: yearlings to 18-month steers, £2 4? to £2 15s: calves. 18s to £1 7s; dairy cows and heifers, £4 to £7. Stock of all classes were well represented at Hunciman on Wednesday. Dairy cattle were required and met with brisk sale "at higher values. Stores sold without alteration in price. Cows carrying second to fourth calve.? made from £6 10s to £8 10s. others £5 to £6 ss: more backward sorts, £4 to £5: aged, £2 to £3 15s; fresh three-year-old steers, £4 17s to £5 ss; those with less condition, to £4 15s: two-year-olds, £3 5s to £3 15s; yearlings to 18 months, £2 5s to £2 17s: empty rows, £2 to £3 15s. according to age and condition; fat cows, £4 to £5 19s; calves, £1 Is to £1 9s ; smaller. 12s to 17s. The advertised ewes in lamb made 9s 3d. The stock and implements sold on account of Mr. W. J. Mcpherson brought full values. Horses made £20 to £22. At the Westfieid fat stock sale on Wednesday beef totalled 455 head. The demand was good throughout, prices being very firm at last week's figures.. Ox beef made £1 to" £1 2s per 100!b and cow and inferioY 16s to ISa 6d. Steers brought from £5 5s to £11 ss: cows and heifers, £3 10s to £7. Fat and young calves, in full number* met with a good inquirv. Extra large brought from £2 18s to £3 Is: heavy, £2 to £2 12s; medium, 18s to £1 13s; email, 2s to 8«. The number sold was 87. The mutton penned was short of requirements. Bidding was spirited and prices advanced. Prime heavv wethers (extra) made £1 Ps 3d to £12, 6d; heavy, 18s to 19s 9d; medium, 15s to 17* 6d; light, 13s 6d to 14s 6d ; ewes, extra heavv 16s to 17s 3d, weightv 13s 6d to 14s 6d, others, 10s to lis 9d; 1273' sold. Fresh fullmouth ewes in lamb made lis. There was a fair yarding of fat lambs and a good demand for all descriptions. Prices were, if anything, a shade" better. Best heavy shorn- made 13s to 14s 3d: woolly, 13s 6d to 15s; ordinary weights, lis to 12s 6d: light and unfinished, 7s 9d to 10s; 461 sold. The number of pigs sold was 108. Suckers were easier. Baconers and porkers keep firm, with an upward tendency. Baconers made £2 10s to £2 17s 6d : lighter. £1 ISs to £2 7s; porkers, £1 3s to £1 14s: nickers. Is to Bs. The yarding on Thursday it Westfieid consisted principally of dairies, which sold freely. Best brought from £7 17s 6d to £9 2s 6d; others, £5 to £7 7s 6d; backward, £4 to £5 ss. Hides: Ox, 6Jd to 7d; cow, 6d to 7d: kips. 6|d to 7Jd ; calf, 7d to 9|d; cut and damaged hides, to 5Jd. Tails. Is 8d dozen. Tallow. 25s to 275. Skins: Butchers', 3s 8d to 4s 4d; lambs', 2a 4d to 4s: dry skins, 3? to 5s sd; small and damaged, Is to 2s od. DALGETY AND CO.'S REPORT. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, report having held their usual fat stock sale at Westfield on Wednesday. There was an average yarding of beef. Prices were firmer than the previous week. Choice and good quality pens of prime ox sold at an average of 21s per 1001b, odd pens being a shade better. Cows and heifens fetched lbs to 19s, according to quality. A moderate entry of veal sold at late values. Mutton was in short supply. Prices opened at about last week's rates, but towards the end of the sale improved fully 2s per head. Prime wethers, extra heavy, fetched up to 22s 6d ; ordinary good quality wethers, 16a to 17s 6d ; small and unfinished, 13s to 15s. Heavy ewes fetched up to 16* 3d; heavy medium, 12s to 14s. Lambs sold at last week's rates. Prime heavy made to 14s ; medium weights, 12s to 13s: light* and inferior, 9s to 10s 6d. There was a fair yarding of pigs. Prime light-weight porkers sold at equal.. to 4d per lb; heavy, to 3Jd; slips, 10s to 14s; weauere, 3s 6d to 65.. The firm held their usual weekly sale of hides, skins, tallow, etc., on Tuesday, the 17th inst., clearing a large catalogue. Hides : The market keeps very Ann. We quote : Extra stout ox. ; stout, 7j|d to 7Jd; medium, 7d to 7itl ; light, 6jd to 61d ; cow, best lines to 6Jd, good lines 61d to 6M, inferior sid to 5Jd stags', 4£d to sd; kips, 6Jd to 6Jd i calf, best BJd, good 6Jd to 7d ; damaged hides, 3id to 4^d. Sheepskins: The market is brisk. Butchers' best pelts and lambs' sold to 4s 2d; good, 3s to 3s lOd; medium, 2s 9d to 2s lid: small, Is 6d to 2s 3d; dry skins, large, to 5s 6d. '* Tallow: The market continues firm. Best mixed, 27s 6d good, 26s 6d ; medium, 22s to 235. Bough fat, lid to ljd per lb. Cowtails, Is 8d per dozen. Horsehair. Is to Is 6Jd per lb. Bones, £4 17s 6d per ton. FROZEN MEAT MARKET. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, have received the following cablegram from their London office under date the 18th inat.The frozen mutton market is weak, but without appreciable change, except Australian, for which holders are asking £d to 2d more. Lamb is in very good demand and prices are firm at last quotation. Prices are one-eighth of a penny higher for Canterbury since our last wire. There is an improving demand for beef at lower prices. Since our last wire prices are one-eighth of a penny to a farthing higher. DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. [BY TELEGRAM.—FBESB ASSOCIATION.] Dr/NEDisr, Friday. The following sales were made on the Stock Exchange yesterday:—lsland Block, 2s 6d; Talisman Consolidated, £2 13s 7d ; Waihi Grand Junction, £1 12s, £1 12s 6d (forward delivery), £1 13s 6d £1 13s 9d. Sales were reported in Waihis at £8 lis and £8 lis 9d and Waihi Grand Junctions at £1 12s 9d. WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. [BY TELEGRAPH.—PBES3 ASSOCIATION.] Wellington, P»idav. The following sales were recorded on the Wellington Stock Exchange yesterday-:—At 10 a.m. call- Old Hauraki Gold Mines, 4s 6d (on 'Change); Tairua Broken Hills, Is 2d (reported); Tairua Golden Hills, 4s 2d (reported); Talisman Consolidated, £2 13s 3d (-reported), £2 13s, £2 13s 3d (two parcels), £2 13s 6d (two parcels), £2 13s 9d (on 'Change); Waihi, £8 10s 6d (reported), £8 lis, £8 148 (on 'Change); Waitangi Consolidated, 2s lid (on 'Change); Ross Goldfields, 12s (reported), 12s 6d (two parcels, on 'Change). At noon call: Talisman Consolidated,,, £2 13s 3d (on 'Change); Waihi £8 13s (on 'Change); Waitangi Consolidated' 2s lid (reported); Ross Goldfields, 12s 9d (reported), 13s (two parcels, on 'Change). At 3.15 pin. "call: New Sylvia, 3s lid (reported); Old Hauraki Gold Mines, 4s 8d (reported), 43 5d (on 'Change), 4d, 4s 3£d (on' Change), 4s 3d (three parcels on 'Change); Saxon, Is 9d (on 'Change); Talisman Consolidated, 53s 6d (three parcels), 53s 9d 54s 54s 3d (on 'Change); Waitangi Consolidated, 2s 9d (on 'Change); Ross Goldfields, 13s (reported). ■^ mmmmmmm ________ WRIGHT, STEPHENSON AND CO. [BY TBLEGBAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] Ditnedin, Friday. The annual of shareholders in Wright, Stephenson and CoT was held yesterday. The balance, including too a««int earned forward

from last year, was £32,315 18s lid. The divii Send to lie paid' on the ordinary shares is 6 per . cent., while £5000 is placed to the reserve fund ! and £9167 14s lid carried forward. MELBOURNE HIDE SALES. By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. (Received May 19, 10 p.m.) s Melbourne, May 10. At the sales 10-dav bides and kips were unchanged. AH'other sorts were a farthing lower.- ! AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. By Telegraph.-Press Association.—Copyright. (Received May 19, 11.30 p.m.)' Sydney, May 19. Owing to rains and the depression of the London market wheat is weak. Shippers' limit is reduced to 3s 7id. Millers are offering 3s 9d to - 3s Sid, but holders want 3s lOd to 3s 10id. Flour, ' £9 15s. Oats: Algerian feeding, 2s 4d to 2s 5d ; milling, 2a 6d to 2s 7d; sparrow-hills, 2s 7d. Barley: Cape feeding, 3s; seeding, 3s 2d. Maize, 2s lOd to 3s. Bran, £5 ss. Bollard, £5. Potatoes: Ta-sniunian, £6. Onions. £4 ss. Butter, ' 114s. Cheese, 6jd to 7d. Bacon, bid. Melbourne. May 19. Wheat. 3s 9d. Flour, £9. Oats: Algerian, prime, '2s 2Jd. Barley: Prime English malting, 4s 4d; Cape, 2s Bd. Maize, 2s 9d. Bran, £5 10s. Pollard, £5. l'otatoes, v -£3 to £4 ss. Onions, £3 os to £5. Adelaide, May 19. Wheat. 3s 7d to 3s Bd. Flour, £8 ss. Bran, Is 2d. Pollard, Is lid. LONDON. By Telegraph.—Press Association. —Copyright. London, May 19. METALS. Copper: On spot, £56 2s 6d ; at three months, £57 Tin: On spot, £150 15s; at three months, £152. Lead, £12 15s. WHEAT. Two Australian cargoes of wheat sold at 35s and 34* 6d respectively. - (Received May 20, 8 p.m.) LONDON, May 20. WHEAT AND FLOUR. The wheat markets tire very flat, largely owing to pressure to sell .Russians. There is also considerable weakness in the American and Continental markets and liberal offers of Indian wheat. European crop prospects are fairly favourable, and there is no prospect of the markets improving unless there is serious damage to the crops. There is little inquiry for cargoes. Some sold at 34s 3d to 355, while' 35s 3d is asked for Adelaide and Victorian per January sailers. There is a small retail demand. Australian on spot is quoted at about 395, and New Zealand, the quality of which is disappointing, at about 35s to 35s 6d. Flour- is dull. Australian patents are quoted in London at. 25s and in Glasgow at 295. A MayJune shipment is offering at'27s landed in Glasgow. I BARLEY AND OATS. ' Barley is inactive. Australian is practically unsalable "at 21s to 225. Oats are quiet. Gartens, 20s to 20s 6d; sparrowbills, 17s 9d. La Plata May-June shipment, 13s 3d. BUTTER AND CHEESE. The butter market is very quiet, all prices being practically unchanged, tlie larger part of the colonial arrivals being stored. New Zealand cheese is quoted at 565. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. Following are the Bank of England returns for the week:—Hold coin, £36.718,000; reserve, £28,326,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 53.36 per cent.: notes in circulation, £27,966,000; public deposits, £17,190.000; other deposits, ; £35,874,000; Government securities, £13,819.000; other securities, £28,678,000. MONEY MARKET. j Three months' bills are discounted at 3£ per cent. Short loans, 3£ per cent. ' CONSOLS AND COLONIAL STOCKS. | Consols, £82. New South Wales 3 per cents., £88 10s. , Victorian 3* per cents., £99 10s. The rest are unchanged. METALS. Copper: On spot, £56 10s; at three months, £57 8s 9d; electrolytic, £59 ss. Tin: On spot, £151 2s 6d; at three months, £152 7s t»d. Lead, £12 16s 3d. Iron, 49s lOd. SUGAR. 1 German, 14s lOd; first marks, 17s Id. ! WOOL. l The Bradford wool market is quiet md firm.

Previous day's closing sales. * , £ & d. Bouth Rritish Insurance—2nd call, 66s — Union Oil—3rd call. 25s ■ — Bonanza—3rd call, 6d — May Queen—1st call, 4s 7d — New Sylvia— rail, 3s lid , — Point Russell—3rd call. 4d, 4td, 4d ... — 1 Saxon—2nd call, Is lid — 'Thames— call, 2±d — Victoria—3rd call, Is 6d — a Waitnii£i Consolidated—1st call. 5s ... 0 2 11 Watchman—1st call, 2s 4d. 2s 5d ... 0 2 5 Ross Goldfields—1st call, 12s 9d, 15s. 13s 6d ; 2nd call. 14s. 13s: 3rd call. ; ■ lis 6d, 12a 3d, 12s, lis 9d ... 0 10 3 progress Mines—3rd call, 14s 9d ... — Old Hauraki Gold Mines—1st call. 4s 7d, 4.- 8.1. 4s 9d. 4s 8d : 2nd call. 4s 9d, 1 4s 8U; 3rd call, 4s 7d, 4s 6d, 4s 5d 0 4 6 Kapanga (con.)—1st call, 6*d 0 0 7 Bcndigo—3rd call, 4]d — Tairua Monarch Consolidated—2nd call, ;■■;: 4J.>i 0 0 4j Talisman Consolidated— call, 53s, 53s 3d; 2nd call, 53s 3d. 53> 3d; 3rd call, 55s 3d 2 13 0 Waihi—1st call, £8 1?- 6d. £3 13s, £8 i 13s 6d. £S 14s, £8 13s bd: 2nd call, £S 14s: 3rd call. £S 13s, £S 15s 6d ... 8 12 0 Wailii Grand Junction —1st call, 32s 9(1, . • 33s; 2nd call. 53«, 32* 9d, 32s 6d, 32s 9d ; 3rd call. 32s 6d 1 11 9 Mountain King:—1st call. lOAd — CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers Buyers £ a. d. & a. d. Banks— New Zealand ... * ... 10 5 0 10 2 0 National 6 0 0 5 17 6 INSURANCE— New Zealand 3 18 0 3 15 0 South British 3 7 6 3 5 0 \ , Standard — 13 6 COAL— Hikurangi 10 0 0 18 0 Nort. Co, Ltd.. 10s paid 0 12 6 0 11 9 Taupiri Mines, Ltd. ... 0 19 9 0 19 3 AVestport 6 10 6 6 8 6 , ( West port Stockton ... 0 7 6 — iGAS— Auckland 3 10 0 3 9 0 Auckland, new issue ... — 2 7 9 Thames 1 14 0 — Oisborne ... 2 12 6 2 11 3 'SHIPPING—* £««>? S.S ... 1 14 0 1 13 3 - Northern, paid up ... 0 15 0 0 14 9 • :. Northern, con. ... ... 0 6 9 Devouport Steam Ferry ... 1 15 0 1 13 0 'TIMBER— Kauri, paid up 1 19 0 1 16 0 Kauri, con. 0 16 6 0 16 0 • Leyland-O'Brien Co., Ltd. — 14 3" Mountain Rimu, Ltd. ... — , 13 6 Parker-Lamb, Ltd. ... 1 5 6 14 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Auckland Tramways, pref. — 14 0 Auckland Tramways, ord. 12 9 12 6 Cousin* and Atkin, pref. 0 17 6 — D.8.C., Limited — 0 19 Hill and Plutamer, Ltd. ... — 10 0 Milne and Choyce, 3 ... 1 3 0 — New Zealand Drug-. £2 ... 2 10 0 -260 N.Z. Portland Cement Co. 2 4 3 2 4 0 . Northern Boot — 0 14 6 ,;.' New Zealand Paper Mills — 12 3 Tonson Garlick Co., Ltd. 0 18 6 — Union Oil ... — 12 6 • •■ Wiseman and Sons, ord.... ' — 0 13 0 Wilsons Portland' Cement <t- Co., pref. ... „. 2 8 3- 2.7 0 s~*-'Wil*oiis Portland Cement -..'■%. Co., ord. ... ...2 7 9 '2 6 9 I Taranaki Petroleum, paid 0 12 9 —' MINING— V : Bonanza ... „. ... 0 0 6 0 0 5 Dixon's Consolidated, con. 0 0 41 0 0 3 « Halcyon ..003 0 0 1£ Kuranui ... 0 0 9 0 0 64 Kuranui-Caledonian ... 0 1 9 0 17 May Queen 0 4 8 0 4 7 May Queen Extended ... 0 0 4 — Monowai ..' 0 2 2 0 19 ,-V New Sylvia . ■ ... s ... 0 3 11 0 3 10 Occidental Consolidated, > con. 0 0 2 0 0 1 . Old Alburnia ... ... 0 11 0 0 114 ;. 'Point Russell ... ... 0 0 4 0 0 34 .Saxon - 0 1 11 0 1 10 ' ■ Taiaru Mine* 0 0 2 — Thames 0 0 3 0 0 2 Victoria 0 17 0 16 ....•- Waiotahi ... 0 4 5 0 4 4 Waitangi Consolidated ... 0 3 0 0 2 9 Watchman ... , 0 2 5 0 2 4 ; - Mour# Zeehan, paid up ...00-5 —' '■--"■ Mount Zeehan, con. ... 0 0 34 — Bia'.-kwater ... — 1 10 0 Consolidated Goldfields ... 1 1 3 10 6 Ross Goldfields ... ... 0 11 9 0 11 3 .'■■'" Progress Mines ... ... 0 14 9 0 14 3 Four-in-Hand ... ..010 — • . Golden Pah .. ... ... 0 0 4 0 0 34 Mount Welcome, con. ... 0 0 5 0 0 44 Old Hauraki Gold Mines 0 4 5 0 4 4 Kapanga, eon 0 0 7 0 0 6 Fride of Tokatea ... 0 0 2 — •• Royal Oak, con. ... ... D 0 10 0 0 94 Union Hauraki ... ... 0 0 5 , 0 0 44 Ngatjaw'a Consolidated ... 0 0 2 0 0 1 :r Bendigo ... 0 0 5 0 0 44 Lanitjan's Antimony Mine 0 0 4 — Saddon 0 0 2 0 0 1 Champion 0 0 4 — ?•>' Crown ... 0 4 8 0 4 5 Crown Royal, 6d paid ... 0 0 34 0 0 14 Crown Royal, con. ... 0 0 3 — • ' G'amorean. cop 0 0 3j — Golden Belt paid up ... 0 0 74 0 0 6 - Golden Belt, con 0 0 2 0 0 1 Golden Cross 0 0 3 0 0 1 ;' ■ Komata Reefs 0 0 44 0 0 34 :.\ Maoriland ... : 0 . 0 64 0 0 54 ' Hew Waitekauri ... ... 0 0 2 — Thornix 0 0 2 — Pride of Waihi ... 0 0 44 0 0 34 : Rising Sun 0 0 4 0 0 34 ■-'- ■ Tairua Broken Hills ... 0 13 0 12 i-> Tairua Golden Hills ... 0 4 2 0 4 1 Tairua Monarch Con. ... 0 0 44 0 0 4 Tairua Reefs, 6d paid ... 0 0 4 — Tairua Reefs, con. ... 0 0 3 — ',-■' -Talisman Consolidated ... 2 14 0 213 6 Vf-\ ' Waihi ' — ... 8 13 6 8 13 0 • Waihi Reefs Consolidated 0 5 6 0 5 1 ;■' -''-WoiM Extended 0 2 9 02 5 '- :: T" Waihi Grand Junction ... 1 12 6 1 12 3 . Hand-worth 0 0 10 0 0 8 . Missouri, 6d paid 0 0 34 — Missouri, con 9 5,? „ 7T,~, Mountain King 0 0 11 . 0 0 104 Mountain Queen, eon. ... 0 0 6 — Kpw Wairaia, In paid ... — 0 0 7 : " . New Waitaia, con. ... 0 0 6 0 0 44 ■";'■■■ CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. >/' Dividends. National Insurance — Now • Talisman Consolidated 0 16 May 25 iWaibi 0 6 0 June 1 .'•Mount Lyell Mining and Railway Co. ... 0 19 June 15 Calls. • Bonanza, May 11 ... ... 0 0 1 May 25 - Ngatiawa, May 10 0 0 .04 May 27 Pride of Waihi, -fay 13 ... 0 0 04 June 2 Waihi Extended May 9 ... 0 0 3 June 2 Mouowai. March I 0 0 1 June 0