COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8264, 29 October 1912, Page 8

COMMERCE AND MINING

GOLD RETURNS. Frees Association. EEEFTON. October 88. The Now Bitr Blvor mine return is 9160 z J9d«t of icold from 680 tons of stone crushed, and the cyanide vats produced 80oz 6dTVt: approximate total mine, £6780. The Worksop dredge return is 930 z 9dwt for 126 hours. B. W. B. Hornabrook. 153, Featherston street, Wellington, member Stock Exchange. Specialising in Mining Scrip. Trustworthy Correspondence from alt Mining Centres. Telegraphic address: "Hornabrook, Wsl-

COMMERCIAL CABLES

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON. October 27. FEOZEN MEAT MARKET. The Incorporated Society of Meat Importers’ Smithheld market quotations for {The undermentioned classes of frozen meat are based on actual sales of not iebs than one hundred carcases ol mutton or lamb or twenty-live quarters of beet of fair average quality. The quotations are not for selected lines, but for parcels fairly representative of the bulk of tbe shipments now on the market. Tbe prices which follow are on the average a farthing per lb more than the values ex ship, this . difference representing an average cost in expense, handling, conveyance and selling the meat. Oct. 19. Oct. 26.

FROZEN RABBITS. Babbits are firm at full rates. BUTTER. Argentine butter is quoted at 122 s to 126 b per owt. A few boxes of Australian are selling at 120 s to 126 s for salted and 120 s to 128 s for unsalted. A good demand is anticipated. SYDNEY POTATO SHORTAGE RELIEVED, SYDNEY. October 28. . The arrival of Northern Elvers’ now potatoes la helping to relievo the shortage. LIVE STOCK SALES AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS. The. NoW Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. At Daiuievirke on Friday we had a fair entry of cattio and effected a total clearance. Quotations: IS to 18-months Jersey cross heifers £4 ISs. springing heifers £4 to £5 17s 6d, forward cows £4 10s to £6 12s 6d, store cows £5 Is, bulls to £7, store pigs 30s. At Makotuku on "Wednesday our sale was abandoned owing to the boisterous weather.

Motion— d. d. Canterbury, light • • Canterbury, medium • • Canterbury, heavy Southland 43 43 North Island, best 43 H a.orth Island, ordinary .. 4 5-16 4* • New Zealand, ewes 31 3ft Australian, light — 4 4 Australian, heavy Australian, owes • River Plate, light • Hirer Plate, heavy 4 4 River Plate, ewes • • lamb— Canterbury, light 61 63 Canterbury, medium Canterbury, heavy ' 61 5 5 a 5 Southlp-nd 63 5 5-16 North Island, best S3 6 6-16 North Island, ordinary .. 6 5-16 51 Australian, best • Australian, fair • • Australian, inferior • • River Plato, beet sg 53 River Plate, seconds 5 6 Frozen Beef— Now Zealand, fores 2i « Now Zealand binds 3d 33 Australian, fores 21 23 Australian, hinds 31 River Plate, fores Zi River Plate, hinds 3$ 33 Thilled Beef— River Plato, fores 2S a River Plate, hinds 41 43 •None offering.