FINANCE AND TRADE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7078, 16 March 1910, Page 6

FINANCE AND TRADE

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YKSTKRDAY'S QUOTATIONS. mining. Auckland—Dixon Consolidated (contrib). —3.15, b id. Dominion (Karanguhake)— 345, b lil. a 3d. Kuranui Caledonian—lo a.m.. 8 Is 6d; noou, s Is 6d; 3.15, a Is 6d. N.Z. Crown—lo a.m., 1) 4s 9d; noon, b4s lDd. Bss 111; 3.15, 1) 4s lOd, sss 2d. Now Mouowai (>. and 5.—3.15, b Is 9d. Now Kylvia—lo a.m., b 4s 7d, 8 4s 9d; noon, b 4s 7d, 8 4» 9d, sales 4ti Bd ('Change); 3.15, I. 4a 7d. s4s 9d. Old Haurakl G. Mines—--10 a..ra., b 3s 6d, a 3a 9d; noon, b 3a 10d, » 4s; 3.15. b 4s, » 4m 2d. Saxon—lo a.m., b Is 7(1, s Is 9d; noon, b Is 7d, s Is 9d, sales Is 6td (reportedj; 3.15, b 13 7d, a Is 9d. Talisman Consolidated—lt) a.m., b£2 12s 3d, h £2 12s 6(1, sales £2 12s 3d, £Z 12s 6d ('Change); noon, b £2 12s, s £2 123 fid. Hales £2 12s 6d (reported); 3.15, b £2 12s 3d, s £2 12* 6(1, suits £2 12s 3d (reported), £2 12s 6d ('Change). Wailii—lo a.m., s£9 16s; noon, s £9 15s 6d; 3.15. s £9 15s 6d. Wailii Grand Junction—lo a.m.. b£l 14s 6d, tales £1 14s 'reported); noon, s .£1 14s 3d; 3.15. b£l lis 3d. Waitangi Consolidated N.U 10 a.m., » 2s Id; 3.15, s 2s HI. West Coast.—Blackwater Mines—lo a.m., b £1 Bs 9d; noon, b £1 8s 9(1; 3.15, b £l9a. Consolidated Cloldflelds—lo a.m., b£l 2s, s £1 2s 6d, sales £1 2s 4id (reported); nocm, b £1 2s 6d, s £1 3s. salon £1 2s 6d (reported): 3.15, b £1 2s 3d. b £1 2s 9d. sales £1 2i 5d (reported). Progress—noon, a 15s 6d; 3.15, s 15s 6d. Bosh Ooldtlelds, Ltd. (paid) —ID a.m., b 8s 3d, s 9s; noon, b 8s 3d, s 93; 3.15, b Bs, s 9s. Note.—The letter "b" signifies buyers and "a" Boilers. INVESTMENT STOCK.

QUOTATIONS ELSEWHERE. FKESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, March 15. Business done at this morning's call of the Stock Exchange included:— May Queen, 4s 2d: Monowni, Is lid; Sylvia, 4s 7d; Mount Welcome, 6d; Hauraki, 3s 9d to 4s sd; Tairua Golden Hills, 3s 9d, 3a 8d; Grand Junctions, 345, 33si 9d; Talisman, 53a, 52s 6d; Mountain King, la; Northern Steam, 14s. Afternoon, call; Now SybTa, 4s 8d; Occidental (cent.), 3Jd; Mount Welcome, sid; Old Hauraki, Is 4d, Is 3d, 4s 4d, 4s 3d; Waihi Extended, 3s Id, 3s 3d; Dixon's Consolidated (cant.), 4J[d; Saxon, la 9d: Pride of Waihi, 4d. DTTNEDIN, March 15. Stock Exchange Sales:—Talisman ConBalidated, £2 12s 9d, £2 12s 3d; Waihi Grand Junctions, .£1 13a 3d. Sale reported—Old HauraM, 3s lOd. LONDON COMMERCIAL CABLES. By Teleeraph—Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, March 14. EREADSTUFFS FOB EUEOPE. Tiro quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom and Europe amounts to: • To-day Week ago Tear ago. Qrs. Qrfl. Qra. For TJ.X ... 3,890,000 3,825,000 4,220,000 For Europe 2,215,000 2,000,000 2,815,000 '6,105,000 5,825,000 7.035,000 Shipments from American Atlantic porta amount to 17,000 quarters, compared with 129,000 quarters last week, and 121,000 quarters a year ago. Pacific Coast cargoes put afloat total 13,000 quarters, compared with 4000 quarters last week, and 15,000 quarters a year fl®o. Thte total quantity of wheat and flour shipped to Europe from all exporting countries during the week ended Marcn 12th was equivalent to 1,425,000 quarters of wheat, compared with 1,225,000 quarters a year ago. Last week's total included 433,000 quarters from Argentina and Uruguay; the amount sent from those countries in the corresponding week tost year was 620,000 quarters. SILVER. Bar silver is quoted at 23|d per ounce Standard, n fall of l-16d since Friday. THE WOOL SALES. GOOD COMPETITION AND PRICES Fr&M. LONDON, March 14. The wool' market is very firm and compefcitioin fully maintained. Prices are un9ALES OF LIVE STOCK. AUCTIONEERS' EEPOETS. Dalgety and Co. At Wamganni on Wednesday we yarded «00 sheep and over 100 head of cattle. The demand for sheep was good, and ,wirh the exception of one small pen, we effected a total clearance. Cattle were dull, and Kb© bulk of the yarding went cut unsold. Forward 4 and 6-tooth wethers 12s lOd, store wethers 10s 6d to 12s 2d, backward and aged wethers 93 3d, 2-tooth ewes 13s to 14a 2d, fat ewes 10a, 2, 4 and &tooth ewes 10s, 4 and S-year ewes (good) lis to lis 2d, sound-month ewes fa 9d. Bs,Bs4dtoßs6dandßs9d, fullmouth ewes 2s lid to 6s 9d, ewe lambs S 3 6d, mixed lambs 5s 7d. At Waverley on Friday we wore unfortunate in meeting with rough weather, which prevented several lines from oomi!ng forward. We yarded 3000 sheep and 350 cattle. Ewes and wethers were in good demand, but lambs ware very dull of sale. Cattle sold well, lines of young steers beitig in good demand. Two-tooth wethers 13s. fat and forward wethers 13s 9d, 4-tooth. ewes 13a Id, sound-mouth ewes 6s 3d, 8s 2d to 8a 4d, full-mouth ewes 3s to ss. 6d, wether lambs 5a Ud. small mixed lambs 4s Sd. Forward bullocks £5 13a 6d to £5 17s, 24 to 3-year steers .£4 6s, £i 10s to £A 13s 6d, tworear steers .£3 6s 6d to £3 13s, 18-momth steers £3 ss. heifers in calf .£2 16s, £3 ss, £3 10s, £3 11a to £3 17s, store cows £2 16s, £3 10s to £3 15s 6d, weaners £\ 6s to £1 17s. At Itaxton. yesterday we hod a good entry of sheep and a small entry of cattle. Sheep sold well, nearly every pen being cleared at auction. 2.4, 6-tooth and f.m. ewes to 9s 3d, lambs 4s 9d to 7s 9d. f.m. ewes to 10s 9d, 2-tooth ewes 13s 2d to 13s 7d. f. and f. ewes 8s 7d, forward ewes ss, ewes 7s 6d to 9s 4d, 2-tooth wethers 10s to 12s sd, weanor heifers 38s 6d. bulls 31s, horses and gigs J 217 and .£l7 7s 6d. FRTJTT AND PRODUCE. WELLINGTON MAEKETS. The healthier tone which prevailed in the local fruit markets towards the close of last week was in evidence when the ■maxieta opened this week; in fact, it may

be taken) for granted that the two lines of local fruit which are now most in evidence, viz., apples and pears, will maintain far better prices than those, which have ruled for some three or four wotks past. Some excellent wimples oi these two varieties of fruit are coming to this market. It j.s strikingly evident the greater care awl attention watch the majority of glowers are now bestoivwg on their fruit, in comparison with iormer years, and with correct ganging as to the condition in ■which to ship to the llc/mu and Continental markets, there should ijot be any trouble in mullets in that quarter being found by iocal producers to be as reuruimutive to them as to Australian and Tasmaniau exporters. Somo small supplies oi plums come filtering oil to the market, but as the seaton is so far advanced, this fruit is not receiving much attention. There is likely to bo a scarcity of imported grapes this v.eek, as Lho heavy iams experienced in South Australia have presented shipping. The inquiry lor locally giov.n „.i'.pcs is particularly good, and e-iwioebc uothouso are soiling at satisfactory prices. Lemons are inclined to scarcity, and the market is stronger. Peaches are still arriving in excessive quantities, and growers are looking forward to an early change in the market, which has been at an unsatisfactory level for some weeks. Translupinelits of Cook Xsiai.d oranges arrived via Auckland The condition was, taking it all round, .good, but a fair percentage of the oranges were green. Any choice sound fruit is in good demand. Apples, choice, coloured dessert, 7s to 8s case; prime, 6s to Gs yd; pears, choice dessert, 7s Gd to 3s case; prims, 6s to 7s; stewing, 8s Cd to Is tsd; grapes, ch( ice hothouse, la to la 3d lb; prime, Sd to 10d; ; plums, 3s to 3s 3d half case; r.av sions, 3s to 3s 6d box; lemons (local), Gs to 7b Gd case; capo gooseberries, Gd to 7d lb; tomatoes, choice, 2s (id. to Us Gd; prime- ,1s to 2s; peaches, choice, 2s to 3s 9d half case; prime, 2s to 2s 6d. POTATOES ANT) ONIONS. Thero is not any change to report in the potato market. Supplies from areas in the Wellington, province are now becoming exhausted, and reliance !s being placed on southern stocks. Some very nice samples of tubers from Otago are coming to hand, but in the majority of cases there are symptoms of blight. The onion market, peculiar to relate, has again weakened, and tliifl on bop of prices which were at a ridiculously low level. Potatoes, prime selected, £6 10s to J 27 ton; prime ordinary, .£5 10s to £6; in-ferior-,£2 to £3 ton; onions, prime, .63 10s to M 10s ton; inferior, M 3 to £3 ss. OTHER VEGETABLES. An excellent demand is being met with for all lines, but as several descriptions are in over supply, values are not at all inclined to high levels. Cauliflowers, choice, 5s 6d to 7s sack; prime, 4s to ss; cabbages, choice, 'la to 5s sack; prime, 2s to 3s; lettuce, choice, 2s 6d to 3s large case; prime, Is 6d to 2s;.artichokes, 8s to 103 sack; parsnips, 5s to 6s sack; carrots, 3s 6d to 4s Gd sack; marrows, la to Is 8d sack; green peas, choice, 3d to 16 peok; prime, 4d to 6d; French beams, 1b 6d bo 2s 6d half sack; celery, 2a 6d to 3s 6d dozen bundles; beetroot, 3s to 4s sack; swedes, 40s to 45s ton. EGGS. The market still remains well supplied with, eggs, and the demand on account of the heavy decline which has taken place ia confined to fresh at Is 3d to Is 4<l dozen. ,• i

"WELLINGTON CUSTOMS. ton yesterday totalled £1522.

Buyers, beuira. a; £ s. d. £ a. U. J3 cues. a. d. National Jforfc'ge, L*d 3 0 0 _ GAS— !Fottd!ing 1 1 6 — - MEAT PBBSSBTOTC— Welltntrton Meat Export, £212s6d — 2 16 0 _ MAMTrTACTUMNG— Wollinston Wool'n, ordinary . ... 3 2 Welling'n Wool'n, preference ... — 0 par - COAL— Taupiri 019 Westport _. ... 6 2 0 6 r 3 mS0»Ll»AHBOU8fceytand O'Brien 'lumber — — — Bhariand and Co, 0 a 15 0 0 10 0 5 0 0 - Ltd, preference 1 2 Taranakt Petroterm, £1 paJd... 0 3 Ward and Co, Ltd. —