FINANCE AND TRADE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7079, 17 March 1910, Page 6

FINANCE AND TRADE

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS. MIXING. Auckland.—Domi n ion (Karan pah akoi —10 a.in., b Id, s 2d; noon, b Id. s 3fl; 3.15, b Id. h 3d. Kuranui Caledonian—lo a.jn„ sls fid; noon, s Is fid; 3,15, b 1b fid. May Qu eon—noon, b 4», a 4b 2d; 3.15, » 4a 3d. Mountain Kins (contrib.) —10 a.in., b Is, h Is fid. N.Z. Crown noon, b 4b 11, b 5b Id. New Sylvia—lo a.m., b 4s fid, a 4b 9d; noon, n 4g fid. b 4b 9d. Old ilaurahi G. Mines—--10 a.rn.. b 3.; ICd, s Ah 3d; noon, a 4s 2d--3.15, b 4.3. a4b 3d. Saxon — lD aJn.. bls lOri; noon, b 1b 7d. s 1h 9d; 3.15. b la 7d, h la Sd. Talisman Consolidated —10 a.m., b .£3 12b B ,£2 12s 9d, Kales £2 12r> fid (reported), .£2 12b fid (’Chanpo); noon. I) £2 1.2 a 3d. « £2 13«, gates £2 12:; fid ( 'Change): 3.15. b £2 12s fid. b£2 12b 9d. V/alhi—lD a.m.. a 9 16b-, sales £9 15s fid (reported); noon, s £9 14s; 3.15, a £9 14b. Wailii Grand Junction—lo am.. Bales £1 13a fid (reported); noon, b £1 14a 3d. s £1 14b 9tl; 3.15, b £1 14s. g £1 14a fid, Bales £1 14b (reported). £1 14a 3d (2, 'Change). Wf'it Coast. —ll lae lew ate r Min es—l 0 a.m., b £1 C=s 9d: nonti, h £1 0s 9d; 3.15, b £l 9a oj. Consolidated Goldfields—lo a.m.. b£l 2b. h £1 3»: noon, b .£1 2k. b £1 2s fid: 3.15, b£l 2b, r£l 2h fid, Proffrem —noon, b 15«, h 15s fid: 3.15. b 15b. s 150 fid. Robb Goldfields, fid. (nau’D-10 a.m., b Bb, n 83 3d; noon, b 8b 3d, h 9s; 3-15, b 8s; s 9s. No to,—The letter "b" signifies buyers and "3" sellers. INVESTMENT STOCK.

QUOTATIONS ELSEWHERE. PBJSSS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, March 16. Business done at this mornin?r's call of tho Exchange included:—May Queen, its 2d; Sylvia. 4s 8<1; Waiotahi, 4s 3d; "Waitanpi, Is lid; Blackwater, 30s; Consolidated Goldfields, 22s 9d, 22s Gd; Hau.Talri, te 3d, is 4d; Royal Oak (cont.), Is 2d; Crown, 5s 3d, 5s ad; Talisman, 535; Waihi. £9 lGs. £9 15a 6d; Grand Junction, 355, 34© 9d- , . Afternoon call: May Queen, 4s 3d; Mount "Welcome, Gd; Old Hauraki. 4s 3d, 4a 2d, 4s 3d; New Zealand Crown, 5s Id, sa; Talisman Consolidated, 535; Waihi, 1955; Waihi Extended, 3s Gd; "Waihi Grand Junction, 34s 9d; Mountain King, Is 2d; Tairua Broken Hills, Is 3d; Tauipiri. Goal, 19s 3d. DUNEDIN. March 16. Stock Etohange sales:—Waihi Grand Junction, JSI Me 3d. Sales reported : New Zealand Crown Mines, 5s 3d; National Insurance, -Bl 8s 6d. LONDON COMMERCIAL CABLES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. LONDON, March 15. A. AND N.Z. MOKTGAGB SHAKES. Tho Australian and New Zealand Mortgage Company shares are at £IOO. The rise is duo to the company building up its debenture fund. BILVEE. Bar silver is quoted at 2311-16 d per ounce standard, a rise of l-16d since yesterday. (Eeooived March 16, 10.30 pan.) OTHER METALS. LONDON, , March 16. Yesterday's closing prices wore: Copper—On the spot, 17s 6d lower at £SB 6s 3d per ton; threo months, 3s 9d lower lat £59 18a 9d; electrolytic, 5s lower at £62 5a Tin—On the spot, 2s 6d lower at £143 17a 6d per ton; three months, 37s 6d higher at £145 15s. Lead—Soft foreign, £l3 5s per ton. "WHEAT. A South Australian wheat cargo has been sold at 39s per quarter, mud a Victorian at 383 7Jd. YESTERDAY'S STOCK SALES. \ , JOHNBONVXLEB. Abraham and Williams report.—We offered a heavy yarding of prime sheep Bad cattle, which sold readily at late rates. Best bullocks, £8 7s 6d to-jes 10s; lighter, £8 to .£8 5s (equal to 20s 6d per SoOlb); vealers, 22s to 28s 6d; prime Eeivy wethers, 15s Id; good qTtality (jwethera, 13s 74; merino wethers, lis; Jprimo 'heavy ewes, 12s IS to 13s; good ?tpiaiity ewes, T2s 6d; plain, 10s 6d; prime jreooUy lambs, 12s 2d; shorn lambs 93.3 d, "to 10s 9d. WAIKANAE. Dolgeiyr and Co. report:-—Good, entries of. aheap and cattle was. submitted to a fair attendance of buyers. Sheep were laiot bo keenly competed for. But cattle tsold welL With the exception of two '■pairs of old ewea, wo quitted tie whole [of our yarding. Medium stare lambs, 5a ' : lir; good woolly wether lambs, to Os; lugad. ms, 5s to 5s 8d; hotter sorts to .'to; coll ewes, 2s; Ramsey rams, 15s to jjf3 le; aged cows in low condition, £1 lsr weaner calves bo £X lis; forward cowb £4 Is; fat heifers, -E4 10s; fat cows, <£& 15a. The N3..Laan and Mexcantilo Agency Co. Toport:—There -was a full yarding, jood nearly every lot -was cleared at eat'lefactory prices. Fat wethers up to 15s; Tsrccdir.;" uvea, mixed ages, 9s I0d; ahoni !lamb.-:, i::;\..-d sexes, 7a 3d; fat and for--BJhrcl i-v' -rs, 13s 6d; old breeding ewes, 6s; av.:t.. i\colly lambs, 'sa lid; springing iedfors, .S 3 fe to £3 10a; Eomney rams, 3-toothe, to 2gra. MAETOSr. Abraham, n 1 Willuuna report:—There was a-good yarding of both, sheep and cattle. Tho demand for sheep was oca a par with last sale. Good ewea sold welL Cattle sold ok late rates. Two and four-tooth wethers, lis Od to' 12s Id; small wethers, 9s 7d; ;s.m». ewes, 6s 6d to 7s 4d; f jn. ewes, 4s to 5s 6d; 4-year ewes, lis 3d; fat and forward ewes, 8s 7d; 2-tooth tcp 4-year ewes, lis 4d; woolly lambs, 7a 8d to 8s 9d; forward lambs, 6a 3d to 7a lid; culls to ss; fat cows, £i 10s to JES; 2-year heifers, £3 Is; bulls, 33s to £2 14s; 18-months steers. £2 14s to £3 17b; 18-mo«th»' heifers, .£2 2s; weanors to 26s Gd. "WOOL SALES. Levin and Co.. Ltd., have received cable advice from London that the following clips, shipped by them, hare been sold in London nt the sale 3 now current, the prices named being tho average of the fleece wool of each dip :—"Paranui." Poxton, 10id; "KKK," Ohariu, lljd; ""W" in circle over "J," Poriraa, lljd; DHE (conjd.), Masterton. lOld; "Patuna," Mar- ' tinborougli, 10 13-16 d; "J A" over "O," Nelson, 1013-16 d: "Femlands," Bideford, 1013-16 - "WUlowbank." Masterton, 1013-16 d: "Biohmond Brook." Ueison, 12Jd; "WilcL," Martinborough, 12}d; "Kawakawa," Martinborough, 103 d; "S." Nelson. 107-16 d NMK." Masterton, lid; TV" H S," Otaki, 0d- "H Bros." over "Bentwater, Masterton, lid; "KDI," Masterton. 10d; "Hinokunw" MartinboToush. Hid; "Cross Keys," Masterton, il'id: "Eewanui," Masterton, llgd; "0 M," Feathorston, 13Jd; "Melton," Pukehhiau. 911-16 d; "Bocky HilL" Glad--8t0ne»_91546a5."8 W. over 'TFerarlcn."

Maßtarton, lOjd; "Khoikntu," ITasterton, 10jd; "XAl*' 1 Maatcrton. 10*d; "SHE" over "lit. Baker," Masterton, 9;d; 'J and AW," Masterton. 9»d; "l'ukokaVa," Iloawhango. 10-d; "MitahM," Wangami!. ?,;d: "Oloninorven,'" Marton, lOiid; Otauiri. Marton, 113 d; "Mapu." llarton, 10d; U 8r03." over "Taue," Fahiatua. 10U.

LONDON, March 15. The wool sale 3 hava had to bo abandoned to-day owing to fog. At yesterday's auc-tion-B the "Hiku" clip made up to 14id per lb, and averaged 12? d. The Bank of New Zealand has been advised a» follows from London, under vm-teriUij-'a date:—"Wool. Current prices for South [Bland lots, Canterbury _style, are: Inferior merinos, common K's to 64-b quality. UJd to 12.1 per lb; sumr merinos, super 60's to M'a, ljd to 14d; Uaif or' naartcr-brml, 55's, UJd to 14Jd. tor coarse cro-sbreda prices are- from par to !t par cent, lower." WELLINGTON MARKETS. Lacry and Co., Ltd.. Wellington, report wholesale prices ruling, on the market: Wheat, fowl 4a Id to 4b id : feed. oats. 2s 4d to 2a 7d, Dim oata 2s 5d to 2s 7d, seed oats 2b 6d to 2a 8<1; Algerian oats, 2s *& to 2b 6d; maize, 3s ICd to 4s; crashed malt, 7a; fowl baricy, 2k 9d; Capo barley seed. 3s; flour, New Zealand £lO 153 to £ll ss. Australian £ll Ids to £l2; peas Pru'sian blue 5a 6d. split £l7 ISs; boned ust, £5 15a; superphosphates, £5 to £5 ss: pollard, £5 5s to £5 15s; bran, £4 to £4 10a: pearl barley. 15s; basic slag, £4 IBs; chair (oatenßhcaf), £4 to £4 IDs; oatmeal, £lllO3 to £l2; potatoes, tablo £3 to £6 ton; onions, 3a to 43 6d cwt; molasses fodder, £5; bacon 'factory), sides 63d. hams Bd, rolls 7M; butter, prime bulk, Sd. Poultry, hens 3s; ducks, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per pa-.r; turkeys, gobblers 18s to 20s, hens 10s to 14s; fresh egp?. Is 3d to Is 4d; preserved ckks. Is 2d dozen; checee, 53d per lb. loat 6Jd: Akaroa ma«h ; ne-dressed cocksfoot, 6d to yd per lb: farmers' dressed cockefoot. 4d to 5d per lb; ryegrass, 3s 6d to 4b 6d per bushel; Italian ryegrass, 3s 5d to 4s 6d per bushel: whito clover, 70s to 75s per cwt.

WELLINGTON CUSTOMS.

Buyers. Sellers. Sales. £ B- d. £ PHTANCT Air-. National MorVgo, 8. d. £ b. d. Ltd ... 3 0 0 mbvt ruusTjaymo— Wellington Meat Export, £212s £<1 — Man try a ertramo— Wellington Wool'n, 2 16 0 ordinary 3,2 0 •WelUng’n Wool'n* _ preferemoe — Coal— par Westport 6 2 6 MISCELLANEOUS— 6 5 0 " Loyland O'Brien Timber — HlmrLand and Co., 16 0 - Ltd, preference 1 2 0 Taranaki Petro- — *— leum, £1 paid... 0 8 0 0 9 6 Ward and Co, Ltd, — 5 0 0 (St. TatThere will bo no callsriot's Bay). to-day