COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7870, 4 August 1911, Page 6

COMMERCE & MINING

THE SHAEEMAEKBT

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE YESTERDAY’S' QUOTATIONS. MXNXNQ. Consolidated Goldfields —10 .l.xn,, b 19b 6d, s £1 Os 3d; 5.15. e £1 Os 3d. , Kura.mil Caledonian —10 jum», s -© oa; noon, s Is 6d. . May Queen —10 cum., b 2s 3d; noon* b 2a 4d; 3.15. b 2s 3d*

Mnoriland—lo b 5<L New Big River—noon, b £3 18s (cum). New Sylvia-—lO cum., b 3s 6d* s 3s Td; noon* b 3a 6d, & 3s 8d; 3.15, b 3s 6d* s 3s Bd. Ross—lo aon* b la lOd, e 2s Id; noon, b Is 10d; 5.15, b la lid, Saxon—lo a.m., b2s 4d* s2s 6d; noon* b 2a 4d* s 2s 6d; 316. b 2s sd, s 2s 6d* sales 2a s|d (reported). , „ Tairua Minos —10 a.m. % b le lid, s 2s Id; noon, b Is lid, s 2s Id; 3.15, b Is lid, s 2s Id. Talisman Consolidated —10 a.m.* b £2 11s, s £2 11s 6d; noon, b £2 11s. e£2 lie fid; 3.15. b £2 11s. e £2 Us 3d. Victoria N.L.—lO a.m., s Is Id;- noon, s Is Id. „„ Waihi—lo am., s £3 2s; noon, b£3 0s 9d, s £3 Is 3d, sales £3 Is (Si (reported); 3.15, b £3 Is, s £3 Is 6d. Waihi Grand Junction —10 a.m., b £1 7s 3d, s £1 7s 6d; noon, b £1 7© 3d, e £1 7s 6d, sales £1 7s 6u (reported); 3.15, b £1 7s ,3d. s £1 7s 6d.

Waliu-Paeroa —10 a.m., b 12s 6d (prem); noon.. b 12s 6d (prem); 3.15, b 12s 6d (prom 1 ). Waitaugi Consolidated N.L. —10 a.m., b 3s 2d. s 3s Ai; noon, b 3s 2d, s 3s 4d. Note.—The letter “b” signifies buyeio and “s" sellers. INVESTMENT STOCK.

Buyers. Sellers. Sales. £ s. d. £ e. d. £ a. d,

ON OTHER EXCHANGES, PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, August 3. Business done at-the morning call of the Stock Exchange included.:— May Queen. 2s 5cL Saxon, 2s sd, 2s 6d. Victoria, Is. Consolidated Goldfields, 19a 6d. Bendigo, 4id, 4d. Waihi, £3 Is 3d. Grand Junction, £1 7a 6d. Wiseman (ord'rary), £1 Os 9d. Afternoon call: — May Queen, 2s 4d. Moanata'rl, 6a. Kapanga. 4JU. Bendigo (sd), 6d. Waihi, 61s. Waihi Beefs (contrib,), Is lOd. Is 9d. Maoriland. 6id. . Wailil Extended, Is 7<L Waihi Grand Junction, 37a 3d. Auckland Tramways (ordinary), 25s 3d. CHBISTCHUBrCIT, August 3. Sale reported:— Feilding Gas, £1 2s 6d. DOiSiiSDIN, August 3. Stock Exchange sale: Waihi, 61s 6d. Sales reported:— National Insurance, 375. Millbum Lime, 40s 3d (two parcels). Standard Insurance, 31s 6d. Westport Coal, 29s 3d.

GOLDMINES' G THE SAXON COMPANY. The Wellington Stock Exchange yesterday received the following telegram from the Saxon GoldmCnng Company:—"Reef broke down. Nice dabs of gold seen right np to face." LIVE STOCK SALES PALMERSTON NORTH. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report: At Himitangi on Monday we had a good entry, of both aheep and cattle. A J

good clearance was effected at late rates. At Palmerston North on Thursday a‘ : fair yarding of sheep and cattle waa penned, - and all lines were quitted. At llimitangl forward ewes realised 10s, fat owes (light)- 12s 6d to 12s lOd, cull ewes 2s 9d, owes in lamb 10s, cull hoggets 5a to 5a 6d, small hogget© 4s lid •to 5s lid, medium hoggets 9s, small wethers 9® 8d to 10s 9d. Cattle —Weancrs (small) 16s, medium weaners 24s 6d to 255, aged oowb 37s to £2 2?, store cows £2 5s to £3 3s, forward cows £3 10s to £3 17s, fat hedfora £5 7s • 6d, cows in calf £3 10s to £4 ss, springing cows £5 ss, empty heifers £2 10s, heifers in calf £3 7a to £3 18s, springing heifers £4 to £5 ,17s 6d. Palmerston North.—Sheep: F.m. ewes in. lamb 10s 6d to 11s Id, good hoggets 11b, cull ewes in lamb 6s. CaitLe—Weaners (small) 20s to 25s 6d, store cows £2 10s to* £3 10s, fat cow© £4 18s to £5 6s, cows in v calf £3 10s to £4 6s, springing oowb £4 5s to £6 ss, empty heifers £2 16s, bulls £2 to £4.

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report: At our Palmerston North sale on Thursday we had a medium entry. Sheep were in good demand, and most lots changed hands under the.hammer. The entry of cattle consisted, mainly of inferior dairy cows, and were dull of sale. Sheep—Pat ewes realised 13s 10d, forward ewes 8s Bd, culls 3s Bd/ hoggets 9s lid to 11s 9d, two-tooth ewes (email) Bs, four-year-old owes in lamh (poor) 7s 6d. CattleEmpty cows realised £2 10s to £3, springing heifers £3 15s, yearlings 255, dairy; cows £3 to £4, hulls £5. GRAIN AND PRODUCE SOUTHERN MARKETS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Col, Ltd., Uhristchurch* report:— - Wheat.—Market slightly in buyers favour* Oats.—Market still firm. Barley.—Market is fairly firm for prims lots. Potatoes.—Market very dulL Ryegrass.—Market firm, inquiry now starting. Cocksfoot. —Market firm, small inquiry. Peas.—Market quiet; non© offering. Chaff. —Market easier. 'Oowgrass.—Firm; market opening. White clover. —Marked firm. Quotations f.0.b., Lyttelton;— Wheat. —Milling Hunters, 3s 6Jd; milling Tuscan, 3a milling pearl, 3a 7Jd; whole fowl wheat, 3e 6d Oat©.—“A” Gorton©. 2s 8d; ( ,f B" Gortons, 2s 7id; heavy Duns,- unobtainable; feed Duns, 3s; Danish (nominal), 2a 7d; Algerians (nominal), 3s. Barley.—Good to prime malting ■ (nominal). 4s 6d; second .malting, 4s; feed, etc, . Beans.—Good feed (nominal), 3s lOd. Peas.—Partridge, 4s; blue (nominal). 7a* Chaff, 100 s. Bran, 90s. Pollard. 120 s. Ryegrass, perennial M.D., 26-231 b bushel, 4s 3d; 29-301 b, 4e 6d; Italian M.D., 4a 9d per buehel; guaranteed- Canterbury grown. Cocksfoot, machine dressed. 161 b 9id; fo*' 40s per cwt. HEMP AND TOW GBADINQ

A return Showing the quantities of hemp and tow graded at the ports of the Dominion during the month of July:— Hemp.—Tbo total number of bales graded was 4005. as compared with 5719 for the corresponding month of last year, a decrease of 1714 bales. For the twelve months ending July 31st the number graded was 96,035, as compared with 123,025 for the previous twelve months, a decrease of 26,983 bales. Tow. —During the month 1252 bales were dealt with, as compared with 1844 for the corresponding month of last year, or a decrease of 692 hales. HEMP. ‘ Port. Total. Auckland 333 Foxton . 1354 Wellington : 2068 Lyttelton 23 Dunedin —.—. 39 Bluff .. ; _ 191 Total , —L, 4005 TOW, Auckland ..... —. 77 Foxton ...... 454 Wellington Lyttelton 63 Dunedin - —- L — f 35 Bluff - 40 Total 1253 UPLAND ESTATE The Upland Estate Company, limited, report the following sales of Kelburne land during July:—Block 12, lots 44, 51, 62 68, 69. 70 and 71; block 14, lota 32. 33, 49. 65 and 63; block 6. lots 3,4, 22, 30, and 3t-f all at list prices, .WELLINGTON CUSTOMS.

The Customs revenue received at Wei lington yesterday totalled £2585.

BANKS— National of N.Z.. Ltd 5 13 0 FINANCIAL— N.Z. Loan and Mercantile 0 18 0 - Wel’n Invest TA. Co., Ltd. 0 11 6 0 12 0 — Wel'n Trust Loan, Ltd _ 7 11 0 — GAS— Olmst’oh.. £5 (ex) 9 12 6 FeUding — 1 2 6 ■Wel’n, £10 (ex) ... ■ • — 19 0 0 — Meat Pbeseeving— Christchurch Meat Co — 16 2 6 Welling’n Meat Ex« port, £5 G 6 0 6 7 6 __ Welling’n Meat Ex» port, £212s 6d ... _ 3 5 6 - manupactubino— Welling'n Wool'n, ordinary — 4 0 0 _ COAL— Hikorangi 0 19 3 Taupirl 1 2 0 Westport ... — 1 9 3 1 9 O' MISCELLANEOUS— Leyland O’Brien Timber i a 3 Manning and Co* Ltd. 4 6 0 N.Z. Drug Oo., Ltd., £2 2 9 9 N.Z. Paper Mills — 1 1 9 — Bliarland and Co., Ltd., ordinary... _ 1 5 0 — Sharland and (Jo. Ltd., preference __ 1 5 0 __ Taranaki Petroleum, £1 pd. ... 0 16 6 0 17 0 — •Reported,