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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14586, 24 January 1911, Page 3

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The remarket was dull yesterday. In mining lines Waihis were easier, selling at, £4 17s and £4 17s 3d, as compared -with £4 18s, the last sale made on Saturday. Tho r closing quotations were buyers £4 17s, sellers , £4- 17s 3d. Waihi Grand Junctions were ex- ' changed at tho reduced price of 30s 9d, leaving further buyers at the same price, sellers , at 31s. Waihi Reefs Consolidated realised ] 3s sd. Buyers of Talismans offered 50s, 9d, while sellers demanded 51s 3d. In investment • stocks sales were made in Northern Steams ' (paid) at 15s 6d; in Auckland Trams (ord.) at ] 24s 6d; and in Wilsons Portland Cements ] (pref.) at 435. \ < AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. i . . — ■ ■■] BUSINESS DONE YESTERDAY. .j Saturday's . closing sales. 1 ' £B. d. i Northern Steam (paid)—2nd call, 153 6d — ' Auckland Tramways ford,) — and 3rd calls, 24s 6d . 14 6 Wilsons Portland Cement (pref.)—2nd call, ... "... Bonanza—2nd call, sid — ; Kuramii3rd call, 4id ... — , Saxon —3pd call, 2b Id ... 02 1 ] Watchman— call, 2s Bct — Bremner's Freehold3rd call, 7d , ... — Hauraki Beefs (paid)—2nd call, Is 2d... — Hauraki Beefs (con.)-— call, lid; 3rd , call, 10id : ... ... ... ... 0 0 104 • Old Hauraki Gold Mines—let call, 2a 2d; 3rd call, 2s Id ... ... ... — j Bendigolst call, 2d ... 1 ... ... — I Tairua Broken Hills —2nd call, lid ... — Tairua. Monarch2nd call, 3d — Waihilst and 2nd calls. £4 17s; 3rd call, £4 17s, £4 17s 3d 4 18 0 Waihi Beefs Consolidated call, 3s 5d — Waihi Grand Junction3rd call, 30s 9d 1 11 3 CLOSING QUOTATIONS. Sellers. Buyers. £ s. d. £ 9. d. BANKS— . ' , '■ National ... ... 517 0 515 0 INSURANCE— New Zeals.nd ... ... 410 0 ■ — National ... ... • ... 115 0 — . South British ... .... — 3 5 6 Standard ... ... ... 1 7 6 — COAL— Ilikurangi ~ ... 1 10 019 3 Taupiri Mines, Ltd. ... 1 1 3 1 i 0 Westport — 7 4 0 Drury, paid up ... ... 0 9 6 — GAS— Auckland ... 310 0 3 8 6 Auckland, new issue ... — 217 6 Gisbome ... ... ... — : 3 2 0 SHIPPING— ; Union S.S. ... .... ... — 115 6 Northern, paid up...' ... 015 6 015 4 Northern, con. ... ... 07 6 0 7 0 Devon port Steam Ferry... — .1 15 6 TIMBER- - Mountain Rimu Co., Ltd. 1 10 0 — Parker-Lamb, Ltd. ... — 15 3 MISCELLANEOUS— 1 'Auckland Tramways, pref. - — 15 0 Auckland Tramways, ord. 14 6 14 3 Hill and Plummet - , Ltd..'. 110 — lI.M. Arcade Theatre Co., pref. - — 110 Milne and Choyi e, Ltd., pref. ... ■ — .16 0, Milne and. Choyce, B ... — 16 0 Milne and Choyoe, ord. ... 14 3 13 0 N.Z. Portland Cement Co. — 1 14 0 N.Z Portland Cement Co., new issue — 0 17 0 Tonson Garlick Co., Ltd. 018 0 017 0 , Union Oil ... ... ..." • — 19 0 Wiseman and Sons, pref. '1 0 0 0 19 0 Wiseman and Sons, ord.- 1 0 o.' 018 0 Wilsons Portland Cement Co., prei. ... ...2 3 6 — Wilsons Portland Cement - Co., ord. 22 6 2 1 0 MINING— Alburnia ... ... ... 0 0 7 — Bonanza -. ... ... 0 0 7 . 0 0 51 Dixon's Consolidated, paid 0 0 5 — Dixon's Consolidated, con. .0 0 3 — Good Hope -... 0 0 5 0 0 3 Kuranui .. ... ... 0 0 6 0 0 4 Kuranui- Caledonian ...016 013 May Queen 0 3 2 0 3 1 Monowai . 0 3 0 0 2 6 Jloanataiari ... ... 0 0 2 0 0 1 New Sylvia ... 0 4 0 0 3 10 Occidental Consolidated ... 0 0 jj 0 0 21, Saxon ... ... ... ... 0 22 0 2 0 . Thames " ... ■ 0 0 3 — Victoria ... 0 14 0 12 Waiotahi ... 0 3 7 0 3 6 Waitangi Consolidated ... — 0 18 Watchman ... 02 8 026 Zee ban, con. ... ... 0 010 0 0 7A Consolidated Goldfields ... 0 19 6 018 9 Brenmer's Freehold ... 0 0 74 0 0 7 Hauraki Reefs, paid up ... 0 12 0 10 Hauraki Reefs, con. ... 0 0 11 0 010 Mount Welcome, con. ... 0 0 3 — Old Hauraki Gold Mines 0 22 0 1 11 KapaiMja, con. 007 003 Pride of Tokatea 0 0 4 0 0 21 Boval Oak, -con. 0 0 3. — Union Hauraki .0 0 3 0 0 li Bendigo ... ... ... 0 0 2 0 0 1} Champion ... ... — 0 0 4 — Crown 0 4 7 0 4 5 Crown (options) 0 19 0 16 Golden. Cross ... ... 0, 0 7 0 0 5 Maoriland ... ~.. "... COS 003 Pride of Waihi ... ~.. 0 0 3 .0 0 2 Tairua Broken Hills ... 0 1 1 0 011 Tairua Golden Hills ... 0 1 9 — Tairua Monarch Con. ... 0 0 31 0 0 3 Talisman Consolidated ... 211 3 2 10 9 ' Talisman Consolidated, new issue 2 0 6 —. ■Waihi 4 17 3 4 17 0 Waihi Reefs ' Consolidated 0 3 5 0 3 3 Wailii Extended 0 2 6 0 '£ 4 Waihi Grand Junction ... 1 11 0 1 10 9 Handsworth 00 31 003 Mountain King 1 0 0 7 0 0 6 New Waitaia, eon ... 0 0 11 0 0 10 CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Calls Dominion, January 11 '...001 Jan. 25 New Sylvia. January 5 0 0 1 Jan. 26 Commonwealth, January 12 ... 0 0 01 Jan. 26 Thames. .Tanuarv 16 0 0 OA Jan. 31 Dixon's Consolidated, January 11 0 0 1 Feb. 1 A lax, January 19 0 0 01 Feb. 9 Kuranui, January IS 0 0 1 Feb. 10 Waihi Extended. January 19 ... 0 0 3 Feb. 13 Silverstream Mines, November 29 0 0 6 Feb. 20 Silverstream Mines, November 29 0 0 6 Mar. 20 FRANK HARRIS AND CO. The directors of Frank Harris and Co., Ltd., monumental masons, Wellesley-street East, have declared a dividend of 10 per cent, for tlio past financial year, payable on and after January 31 next. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S MARKET CABLEGRAM. [BY TELEGRAPH. —PHESS ASSOCIATION.] Wellington", Monday. The Tli(,'h Commissioner's cabled market report, dated January 21, is as follows (quotations,_ unless otherwise specified, are averag-e market prices on spot): — Mutton : The market is steady. Stocks of Jew Zealand.are small, but. high prices are restricting business in the market. The supply of Australian ami Kiver Plate meats equals the demand, and they are selling- freely. Canterbury cannot be quoted. North Island, 4«d; Australian, 3 fl d; River Plate, 3jd. •Lamb: There is dull sale for all lamb, and tlie market lias declined. Canterbury, s|d; other , Jhaa Canterbury, s|d.. *

Beef: The market is firm. The stock on hand jaj'l is small, with good inquiry, especially for fore-' ji|; j quarters New Zealand hindquarters, 34d; •'fore* fig > quarter, 3d. . . • J|i Butler: The market was firm, with more, inquiry ,3;. i at higher prices about the beginning of this j| ; week, but the market closed rather quiet. Choicest • s,.g i New Zealand, 110* (occasional!? Ills); Australian, ;fS| { 105s: Danish, 116s; Siberian, 103s. The Arawa's ( shipment arrived! in good condition. Cheese: The market is firmer. The Arawa'a shipment arrived in good condition and wet with -J'- : brisk demand. Coloured. 595: white, 57s 6d. i Hemp: The market is quiet, and only small i|. S biusinesH is being 'done at about quotations al- '■ j ready given, viz. : New Zealand, good fair on spot., f , l>er ton, £20 ss; fair grade, £19 15s; fair current % t Manila, £19; forward shipment, about the same. y | 'Die output from Manila for the week' was SO,CCO i,|{ t bales. ' i : f i Cocksfoot. Seed : 'Hie market, is quiet, hut firm ji: . New crop, weighing: 391b per bushel, per cwt, wa* fl; I 011 offer at 80?, hut there were no buyers. . ! .£ i Kauri Cum-: The market is.'quiet, hut holders "'M ; are firm, and small business is being (lone, prices) ,{ Ileitis' weak, Quotations arc nominal. Ordinary ;? i to fair threaiuarter-eeraped, 82n b<\; fair half- 'ij : scraped, 97s 6d ; brown fair, half to three-quarter ijf > scraped, 80s: brown, picking-.?, common to good, --«*i , 455. Stock. 337 tons. " | EcSfs: Cold-stored Italian. 10s stl to 12s per • #1 X 120; Australian, 8s 3d to 10s; Danish, lis 3d . si ! to 13s cd. ' ' > i DUN ED IX STOCK EXCHANGE.. ' [BY TKLF.GKAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] DtJXEm.Y, Monday. | '• The following sales wore transacted to-day on f! : the Duncdii* Stock Exchange: Watchman, 23 jf lOd; Wailii Grand Junction, £1 10s '6d, and for • forward delivery £1 lis. Sales reported: Waibi, j £4 19s, and for eight weeks' deliver)' £5 1?; ! Gulden Bed, 18s 6d: New Zealand Drug, £2 Ss id. §' | — -11 LONDON. |1 By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. gj . Loxdos, January 22. Is | FIJOZE.V MEAT. - I I • • • Hi li Rabbits: Quiet. Best largo Sydney, in store 16s .ij < to 16s 6*l, young 15s. - I r Sheep: Canterbury, unchanged; Southland, tin- f|< ; quoted; North Island, 4 3-16 d (l>est brands p- 1 Lambs; Canterbury, all sorts, s|d; Southland, §; i unquoted; North Island, ordinary, Sjd; selected, j| i umiuoted. : Beef: Forequarters, 3d; hindquarters, tin- f. • changed. \ 11 ' Australian.— are unchanged. Lambs: fe | Best brands, 4|d; fair quality, 4|d; inferior fj! ' quality, 3■' d. Beef: Unchanged'.. «•' i River Plate.—.Sheep: Unchanged. Beef: Fore- Jf quarters. 2 15-16(1; hindquarters, unchanged. g 1 Lambs, 4{d |j; ;