COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8265, 30 October 1912, Page 8

COMMERCE AND MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. TESTEHDAT'S QUOTATIONS. MINING. Blackwater Mines—ll.3o a.m., s v £l 4a: 3.15, s £1 4s. . Consolidated Goldfields —11.30 a.m., a 14a Knranul Caledonian—ll.3o a.m., b Is 6d. s Is 7d: 3.15, b Is 4d, s Is 7d. Murray Creek —11.30 a.m,, s Us (prem.). New Big River—ll.3o a.m., s £5 ss; 3.15, B £5 ss. ~ Now Sylvia—ll.3o a.m,, b Is 2d, e Is 4d; 3.15. b la 2d. a Is 4d. Ross Reconstructed —11.30 a.m., b 6s: 3.15, b ss, s 6s 4d, sales 6s Id (reported). Talisman Consolidated—ll.3o a.m., 9 £1 17s 9d: 3.16. b £1 17s 3d, s £1 17s 9d. Wadhi—ll.3o a.m., b £1 14s fid, s £1 15s 3d; 3.15, b £1 14s 9d. e £1 15s 3d, sales £1 15s 3d (reported). Waihi Grand Junction—ll.3o a.m.. b £1 Is fid. o £1 2s 6d; 3.16. b £l Is fid, s £1 2s fid. Waiotalxi—ll.3o a.m., s 3s 9d: 3.15, s 3s 4d. Waitangi Consolidated N.L.—11.30 a.m., b Bd, s ICd; 3.15, b Bd, s lOd. Note. —The letter "h" signifies buyers and “a" sellers. INVESTMENT STOCKS. Buyers. Sellers. Bales. £ s d. £ e. d. £ s. d. banks— National of N.Z Ltd. *-< $ 2 t financial— Bankable Building Co., Ltd 9 17 6 Metropolitan Permanent. £lO ... N.Z. and E. Plate Lund. Ltd. ... i—> 22 0 Wel’n. Trust Loan Ltd Wol'n Deposit and Mortgage A sso. * — 0 7 6 —' GASOhristchurch. £5 800 836 85 0* Feilding 1 0 t Wellington, £10... Wellington, 3rd issue Meat Preserving— Gear Meat Co., Ltd.. £4 -■ 12 17 6 Vr Wel’n Meat Export, £2 12s fid SHIPPING— N.Z. Shipping Co. 14 0 0 Union Steamship 2 5 0 2 6 0 MANOVACTDEINO— Wellington Wool'n, ordinary... ... 3 14 0 -* COAL— Westport Timber— Leyland O’Brien 1 7 0 1 8 0 Isringamutu Totara Sawmills, Ltd.... —2 6 6 • , MIBCSLLANEOUS— Banks C. M.. Ltd. (cum) 100 110 Bbarlund and 00., Ltd., ordinary 1 Bharland and Go., Ltd., preference Ward and 00.. Ltd 4 19 0 5 2 0 - •Reported. QUOTATIONS ELSEWHERE. Press Association. AUCKLAND, October 29. Sales at this morning’s call on the Stock Exchange: Kuranui Caledonian. Is 6d. Waiotahi, 3s 7d, 3s Bd. Talisman Consolidated, 37s 6d. Afternoon call: Waiotahi. 38 6d (reported). 3s 7d. Kuranui Caledonian. Is sd. Auckland Gas, 64s (reported). . Union Steamship. 45s fid (reported). DUNEDIN. October 29. Stock Exchange sales reported: Rise and Shine. 235. Rising Sun, 30s. . Waiotahi, is 5Jd. LONDON, October 28. Stock Exchange quotations: Waihi, buyers 31s 3d. sellers 33s 9d. Waihi Grand Junction, buyers 20s. sellers 21s 3d. Talisman Consolidated, buyers 3Zs fid, sellers 57a fid. D. W. B. Hornabrook, 153. Featherston •treet, Wellington, member Stock Exchange. Specialising in Mining Scrip. Trustworthy Correspondence from all Mining Centres. Telegraphic address; "Hornabrook. WeiCOMMERCIAL CABLES HIGH COMMISSIONER’S REPORT. The Department of Agriculture has re-’ ccived the following cablegram from the Hig’h Commteaionor, dated I/ondon, Octoher 26th: (Note.—Quotations, unless otherwise’ specified, are average market prices on spot): . Mutton—There has been no alteration m, the market since last week. Canterbury, 4Jd per lb: North Island, 41d (?). Lamb.—The market is a shade weaker. CmncrbuiT. SJd.per lb; otber than Canterbnry. 51d. ' , , „ . , Beef—The market is dull. A large supply. New Zealand hinds. 3|d per lb; fores, sid. Butter.—The market is qu:et, hnt steady. Buyers are cautious. Danish, 131 s per’ cwt: Siberian. 112 s; Australian (new season's), 1255; Argentine, 1255. j Choose.—The market is dull. Transactions i in cheese are very limited. Canadian i white. 64s per cwt; colored. 65a. i Hemp.—The market remains firm, and is stronger in tone, owing to the business which has been done. Reports from Manila indicate prices likely to advance. New Zealand good fair grade, per ton. £33 10s; New Zealand fair grade £52 10s; fair current Manila, £33 10s for any position. Th© output from Manila for the week waa 13.000 bales. Cocksfoot Seed. —The market is quiet and shows sigras of improvement. Kauri pum.—Tho market is steady, with a moderate demand. Dark brown selected re-scraped. 120 a to 160 b per cwt; three-quar-ter scraped, 80s to 955; chips drossy, 55s to 43fS; re-.«crapcd pale amber, £lO to £l2;

three-quarters pale scraped, £7 10s to £9t dig-ffera’ chips, good. 60s to 70s. Stock the end of September 424; about ICO packages offered, only 7 packages sold at auction. Wool.-—Market remains firm. Current quotations for Bradford tops: low crossbreds, 14jkl per lb; 40’a, brods, 15d; 44's, medium crossbreds, 16d; 50’s ‘half-brcda, 183 d; 56'b, quartcr-bredo, 2Ud; 60’s, me-rinoa, 26J<1. OTHER ADVICES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, October 28. PRICE OF SILVER. Bar silver is quoted at 29 l-16d per ounc« standard. (Received October 29, 11.30 p.m.) LONDON, October S 9, WHEAT MARKET DULL. The wh£at market is very dull; 59s 6<l to 40s per quarter is asked for Australian sailer cargoes for December-January ghlu* ment. LIVE STOCK SALES AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS. Dalgoty and Co., Ltd. At Otaki yesterday we had a very large entrr of both b*he-t»p and cattle. There was a pood attendance of buyers, and com* petition was very keen, especially ton sheep. We quote the following prices; Ewes and iambs 20s 6d to 22a 3d, forward store ewes to 15s 3d. mixed yearlings £3 2s fid, woanors 25e to 275, yearling heifers £3 Is to £4 6s, yearling steers £2 6s to £2 11s, 16-month steers £3 19s, empty heifers £4, heifers in calf £4 7a 6d to £5, springing heifers £7 Is, springing cows £lO 6s, store cows £3 to £4 Is. forward store cows £4 6s to £5 2s. bulls £4 4s, weancr pigs 19s to 19s 9d. WELLINGTON MARKETS. Messrs Laery and Co., Ltd., wholesale produce merchants, Allen street, report prices ruling on the Wellington mar* kot:—Fowls’ wheat. 4s 2d to |4s 6d per bushel; fowls’ barley, best 3s 6d to 3s 9d per bushel: Cape barley seed, 3s 9d per bushel; oats, short feed 2s 8d to is per bushel; oats, seed Algerians 3s 4d to os fid; oats, Duns 2s lOd to 3a; maize, 5s to 6a 3d bushelj seed maize, Hickory King fij fid bushel; partridge peas, 4s to 4s 3d per bushel; horse beans. 4s 2d to 4s 4d per bushel: aucroscne. £7 per ton; flour. Atlas brand £9 11s fid per ton; oatmeal. £l3 10s per ton; pollard, £6 15s to £7 per ton; barleymeal, £6 per ton; pea* meal, £6 per ton; bran, £6 6» per ton; chaff, prime oatenshcaf, £5 per ton; chaff. , medium quality oaten, sheaf £4 6s per ton; chaff, straw £3 16s per ton; straw, baled, £3 to £3 10s per ton; factory bacon, shoulders 8d per lb; sides, 9Jd per lb; hams lOd per lb; rolls, 101 a per lb; factory cheese, medium sized 7d per lb; factory cheese, loaf sized, 73d per lb; honey, bulk, in fifilb tins 4jd pet lb; margarine, in 281 b tins 81d per tb: whole linseed, 18s per cwt; linseed, ground 22s per cwt; linseed, cake 14s pet cwt; linseed nuts. 13i fid per c«t: basic slag. £4 5s per ton: superphosphates; £4 15s to £5 per ton; rolled oats. 9« fid per doz;rolled oats, bulk 16s per 100; potatoes, prime table £lO 10s to £ll per ton; seed potatoes, Gamekeepers £9 per ton; Callfor* niau onions, £l6 per ton. WELLINGTON CUSTOMS. The Customs revenue received at Wet' lington yesterday totalled £2953.