COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8560, 24 October 1913, Page 4

COMMERCE AND MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS. MINING. Montezuma —II.SO a.m.. b 18b; 3.15 p.m., b 18s. New Zealand Crown—ll.3o a.m., e Hid; 3.15 p.m., b 10id. New Sylvia—ll.3o a.m., b Is, a Is Id; 3.15 p.m.. b Is. 6la Id. . , ' Kogs Reconstructed —11.30 a.m., b 12s J Sd. ‘ Talisman Consolidated —1i.30 a.m., b £2 3s, e i!2 4e; 3.15 p.m., B££ 4a, sale £2 3s 9d (reported). Waihi—ll.3o a.m,, b £2 17s 3d, a £2 ITb 6d. sale £2 17s 6d. £2 17s (reported): 8.16 p.m.. b £2 16s. e £2 16e 3d. sales £2 17s, £2 16s 6d (reported), £2 16s 3d d —11.30 a.m., g, la 9d. - Waihi Grand Junction—ll.3o a.m., b jEI 5e 3d, a £1 5s Gd.; 3.15 p.m., s .£1 5» Sd, Note.—The letter "b" uiguifie* buyer* and "a” eellers. INVESTMENT STOCKS.

QUOTATIONS ELSEWHERE. Press Association. AUCKLAND. October 23. Sales at this morning's call on the •Stock Exchange Waihi. X2 17s 3d. £Z IBs. Grand Junction, XI 5a Gd, XI 5s 7cl. Sylvie. Is Id. Crown, 9d. Knranni. 7jd. Afternoon call: — New (Zealand Insurance. X 5 6s 6d. Waihi, 57s 3d, 575, 5Cs 9d (two parcels), 56s 6d (two parcels), 56s 3d (ftve parcels), 56s (three parcels). .Waihi Grmd Junction. 2cs 6d Guo parcels). 23s Bd. - New Sylvia, Is la. Crown, 9d. Kuranni, 7id. CHRISTCHURCH, October 23. Stock Exchange sales reported:— ■Waihi X2 I6s Sd. Waihi Grand Junction, XI os 44d. Hanning, X 4 Vs 6d. DUNEDIN. October 23. Stock Exchange sales;— Waihi. £2 18a 3d. . Union Steam, (ordinary). XI 5s id. gales reported:— Waihi. X2 17s. . Union Steam (ordinary). £1 5s id. Union Steam (prcterence). 19s 9d. COMMERCIAL CABLES AUSTRALIAN GRAIN AND PRODUCE. By Telegraph—Press Association-^Copyright (Received October 23, 9.25 p.m.) SYDNEY. October 23. ■Wheat, 3s 5d to 3s 6d; flour, £8 15s; oat®, Algerian feeding 2s 7d to 2s lOd, milling 2s lOd, sparrowbills 3s 2d to 3s 3d, Giants 3s 3d to 3s id, New Zealand A Cartons 3s 4d; barley. Capo malting 3s 3d to 3a 6d; maize, As 5d to te Gd;

bran and pollard, £i IDs: potatoes, Tasmanian, JES; onions, Victorian .£8 to JJIO, Japanese XlO; butter, selected 107 s, secondary 100 sto 105si; oheeee, 6Jd; bacon, lOd to 10}d. ADELAIDE, October 23. Wheat, 3s Gd; flour, JE7 15s to .£8; bran and pollard, la. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON. October 22. SILVER Bar silver is quoted at 28 8-18 d per ounce standard, LINSEED OIL AND TERPENTINE. Linseed, oil. X 22. . Turpentine,'.3is. _ . 4.-.,. ' ■ HIDES. MELBOURNE. October 23. Hide.'?. —There are average supplies and good competition. " Prices! are steady. TALLOW, LONDON, October 23. At the tallow sales 1338 casks were offered and 334 sold. Prices are unchanged. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., have received the flnllosvfing cablegram from their London house, under date 22nd inert. -.—Tallow—We quote present spot values for the following descriptions;— Fine mutton. 36s 6d per cwt; good beef, 31s 6d per cwt; mixed. 33s 3d per cwt. The market has a lower tendency. Wheat —We have cold an Australian cargo at 31s 9d, c.i.f. The market is firm but inactive, owing to increased supplies. General market prospects; The outlook is disooiirairinp.. We quote per quarter, c.i.f.. New Zealand wheat :--Long-berricd 83s 6d. abort-berried 335. Oats—Gartens, 21s. sparrowbillo 20s 6d. The outlook is discouraging. FINANCIAL CABLES By Telegraph—Press Association—topyrich? LONDON, October 21. AUSTE ALAS lAN SHAKES. Quotations (middle prices) compare with those for afortnight ago as follow: Oct. 7. Oct. 21.

Dalgety and Co. ordinary shares, buyer* £6. tellers WEB 10s. LIVE STOCK SALES AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. At Rongotea. on Wednesday we had a good entry of all classes of atock. There was brisk competition all through, and practicallv every line was cold under the hammer. Light fat owes 225, cull yearlings 19a to 275, email yearlings 37s to A2 6s, yearling heifers .£2 10s to J!2 15s ed, 18-month heifers i'3 10s, «tore cows 2E2 15s to il3 19s, forward heifere X 4 12s, oows with calves JSO, cows in milk dlo, bulls i'2 5s to A'G 15s. weanor pigs 11s. slips 20s to 21s. forward etoreo 3ba. ADDINGTON MARKET. . Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH. October 22. At Addington market there was an average yarding of stock, and a lair attend ance of buyers. Fat cattle showed no change in price, store sheep were firmly held and several ids were passed: fat lambs were easier in consequence of trie larger yarding. Fat sheep opened well, but the sale was irregular; fat pigs showed a decline in prices Store Sheep—Two and 4-tooth shorn wethers 14s Cd. shorn wether hoggets Hs 3d to 12s, shorn ewe hoggets Ue, woolly ewe hoggets 21s 3d (passed. woolly wether hoggets (medium) 10s 10d to 16s 5d exceptionally good mixed woolly hoggets 20s. sound-mouth wooll- ewes with good lambs 13s 9d (all counted), aged ewes in the wool with lambs 12s (all counted) aged cu]l ewes (empty) 7s 9d. Fat Lambs —Best lambs 18s to 21s 6d, others IGs to I 7» 6d. . Fat Sheep—Extra prune woolly wethers to 355, prime 25s Gd to 29s 9d. others 22s

to 255, prime shorn wether* life M f» 22s fid, othore 16s 3d to 19s, woolly ewes 21s lOd to 29a fid, shorn, owes 16s Sd.ts 22s fid. woolly hoggsta 235, woolly menno wethers 21s Id to 23s 7d. Fat Cattle—Steers -£D to JCI2, extra to JJI9 ss. heifers M 3e to JJ9 6e, cows £» 10s to X 9, extra to Xl2 10s. Store Oattie— Yearlings 83s fid, 15 to Ilk. month sorts £2 4» to £3 »e 6d. 2-year steers M 17s fid, 2-year heifere M to X* 4s fid. 3-year heifers J 25 10s. oows 39s te jES Ss., Dairy cows made -£3 to ASIO lOb. Fat Pigs —Choppers X 3 to X 4 15s, heavy baconers X3ssto X 3 18s. extra teXt. others X2 IZs to X 3, these prices being equivalent to 54d to B«d per lb against Gd to Bid a week earlier. Heavy porkers •jEß.fip tO-X2 Qe, -e. gtor©' Fir* —Largo swree 386 J 6 medium' 283 to ,37«4;emaire0rff 18 « 27e. Wconers made from 10s fid for small sorts to IBe fid for very good put*. CLEARING SALE AT PAEAPARAHMIP Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report having held a very successful clearing sale on account of Mr J. S. Adama at the homo stead, Paraparaumu, yeoterday. .Buyers attended in large numbers, and competition for most of the linee offered was keen, especially sheep, and every lot offered was disposed of under the hammer at a satisfactory figure. The nrranffements for displaying and selling tn© stock wore good, and reflected credit on the vendor, who had gone to considerable trouble in this matter. Sheep were especially keenly competed for. an also were all young cattle. The dairy tows and heifers were rather backward in. condi. tion, and considering this very good •values were obtained ior such stock. Prices realised were a« under;— Ewes with lambs 17s 3d to Ife 3d. cove hoggeta 1&» Id. wether hoggets 14s lid, fat ewes 18s 3d to 208, B.F. hoggets (medium) J2s 9d, small hoggets (medium) <« Id, mixed so* hoggets (small) Ds 7d, cull rams 19» to 23s 2-vear dairy heifers X 3 IBs, -* yoarJerseyheifers £A 7s fid 2-y<*r steers j>a. iia. aoringlnj? lieifors JB4 Is 6a to *£s ?I%d 2 yea? K bu!ls X 3 Is to X’4 yearling atwue (inferior) 30s, yearling heifers XA 0s fid to X2 13*. calves 10s. 45 dairy oows and heifers in backward condition brought . on 17a M to Xfi. store cows X2 to JE3 5s spring cart marcs X 25 and X2B, uonv ’X3 ss. one very good upstanding hack (4 years) made X 25, one harness horSi XIB. Sundries sold at very satisfactory rates. K WELLINGTON CUSTOMS Tho Customs revenue received nt Wellington yesterday totalled X 3371 19s fid.

Buyers. Sellers. Sales. ■£ «. d. £ e. d. £ 8.1 BanksNational . _ _ , of N..Z ,5 7 6 . ■ Financial— N.Z. Ixian and Merc. pref. 97 0 0 Well’n Invest, T. and A. Co. — 0 13 0 — Weirnton Trust Loan, Ltd-... 7 2 8 - Insurance — New Zealand 5 6 0 — - Moat PreservingGear Meat Co., £i 13 0 0 Goar Meat Co.» XI 3 9 0 — — Manufacturing— Well. Woollen, ord. *“ i 1 6 — Coal — Westport- ■ Stockton ••• 0 3 11 Timber — Loyland-O’Brien — 14 3 - Miscellaneous— Golden Bay Cement — 0 19 3 _ SharUnd and Co., ord. ... 1 1 0 — . — Sharland and . Co., prel. ... 1 1 3 - -

Australian Mercantile Land and Finance Co. 4 percent, Ji Ji debenture .stock City of Sydney 4 per cent. 30 90 debentures (1912-1913) 97 98 Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. 4 per 91 cent, -debentures Metropolitan 'Gas. Co., Melbourne. 44 per cent, do81 benturee Goldsbrougb. Mort and Co., Ltd., 4 per cent. **B" de97 97 bentnres 93} 33}