COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8611, 23 December 1913, Page 8

COMMERCE AND MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE

YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS.

MINING,

Progress—ll.3o a.m., s 10s 3d; 3.15 p.m., s. 10s 6d. Talisman Consolidated—ll.3o a-m.. b JE2 3s 9d, s Mi 3s 6d; 3.15 p.m., s JE2 Ss 6d. Waihi—ll.3o a.m., b K2 He 6d, 6 .£2 12s 9d, sales £2 12s 3d (two parcels, reported); 3-15 p.m.. b £2 lie 3d, s £2 12s 3d, sale £2 Us 9d (reported). Waihi Grand Junction—ll.3o a.m., ■ b XI 4s 9d. s XI 5s 6d, sale XI 4a 9d (reported); 3.15 p.m*, s XI 5s 3d, sale XI 5s 3d (reported).

Note.—The letter "b" signifies buyers, and "s” sellers. INVESTMENT STOCKS. Buyers. Sellers- Sales. X s. d. X s. d. X s. d.

WEST COAST MINING. ■ Yesterday the Wellington Stock Exchange received the following telegrams from the New Big River management:— T “December returns 7050 z 4dwt from 640 tons, cyanide X3loz 15dwt bullion, total estimated value X 3150." “Carthage Gold Mining Co.—First inn new ground 630 z for 13 shifts; best return so far.” QUOTATIONS ELSEWHERE. Press Association. . AUCKLAND, December’ 22Sales at this morning’s call on the Stock Exchange:— ■ Saxon, lid. ■Waihi, Grand Junction, 25s (two parcels). . Moana-Taiau. lid. Union Steam (ord.), 240 6d. Ross, Goldfields. 10s. Waihi. 51s. Reported sale:— Rising Sun. 3id. DUNEDIN, December 22. Stock Exchange sales:— Waihi. X2 11s 9d, X2 12s. Sales reported:— Waihi Grand Junction, Xt ss. Bank of New Zealand (ex div.), XlO Union Steam (ordinary), XI 4s 9d. MINING RETURNS. Press Association. AUCKLAND. December 22. The result of the clean-up of the New Waibaia mine is as follows: —Sixty-seven tons of ore were treated, for a return of 2190 z, of a value, approximately, of X 609. ■ COMMERCIAL CABLES LONDON, December 21. BEEADSTUFFS FOR EDEOPH. The quantities of wheat and flout afloat for the United Kingdom and th« Continent of Europe on Saturday, a week ago, and at the corresponding time Lul year, compare:— This week. Last week. Y’r ago. Qre. Qra. Qr». For U.K ... 1.775.000 1.740,000 2,150,000 Fop Europe 1,810,000 1,510,000 1,700.000 Shipments from American Atlantic ports amount to 404,000 quarters, compared with 607,000 quarters a week ago. and 470.000 quarters a year ago; Pacific Coast wheat put) afloat was 45,000 quarters, as against 16.000 last weekend 60,000 a year ago. - . . , . ‘ The total quantity of wheat and flom -hipped from all exporting countries doling tha week ended December 20th was equivalent to 1X85,000 euartere of wheat, compared with 1.240,000 quarters in the previous week and 1,230,000 quarters a year ago. The wceklv total includes 72.000 quarters of Australasian wheat. RABBITS. The market is firm. Prices unchanged. FROZEN MEAT MARKET. By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright LONDON. December. 21. The Incorporated Society of Meat Importers* Smitbfield market quotations for the undermentioned classes of frosen meat are based on actual salsa of not (ms than one hundred carcases of mutton or lamb or twenty-five quarters ol beef of fair average quality. The quotations aro not for selected linca, but foi parcels fairly representative of the bulk at the shipments now on the market. The 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.

WELLINGTON CUSTOMS

The Customs revenue received at Wellington yesterday totalled X2U6 7s sd.

LF9E STOCK SALES

ADDINGTON MARKET. Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, December 22. At the Addington live stock market beef and mutton were easier, and fat lambs firm. There were , larger entries of fat stock than was expected, and there was also a good attendance. Beef showed a further decline, as there was not a very keen demand. Fat lambs were firm at about the previous week's rates, and fat sheen declined about Is per head. Pigs sold at improved rates. Store Sheep—Forward 4-tooth weihers I6s 9d to 16s lOd, 4 and 6-tooth wethers (very forward) 18a sd. other 4 and 6-tooth wethers 12s 9d to 15s 6d, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 15e 3d to 15s sd. 2-tooth half bred wethers 13s Id to 13s 4d. 4, 6 ana 8-booth shorn ewes with lambs 13s (all counted), 4 and 6-tooth medium ewes 15s 6d, ewes (small) 12s 9d, 4 and 6-tooth aged shorn ewes (woolly) with lambs 8s 6d, aged shorn ewes with lambs 9e, aged merino ewes (woolly) and lambs 8s 6d, dry merino ewes (woolly) 7e 8d to -fts 3d, full-mouth cross ewes (woolly) with good lambs 15s 7d.

Fat Lambs.—There was an entry of 1234. Best lambs 17s to 19s 6d, extra to 22s 6d. lighter 12s 3d to 16s 6d. Fat Sheep.—Prime shorn wethers 21s to 25s 6d, others 17s to 20s 6d, woolly ewes 22s to 2Gs, prime shorn ewes 19s to 24s lid. others 12s 3d to 18s, shorn hogets 16s 3d to 19s 6d. Fat Cattle. —Steers £7 17s 6d to £li!, extra to -217, heifers £5 10s to £9 17s 6d, extra to £l3 ss, cows .£6 ISs to £lO ss. Store Cattle. Fifteen to 18-month steers £3 to £3 os, 2i-ycar steers £5 Bs, 2- heifers £4 5s to £4 7s 6d, 2i-year heifers £5 le, 3-year steers £7 to £7 Bs, 3- heifers £5 16s. and dry cows £2 to £5.

Dairy cows made £3 10s to £lO. Fat Pigs.—Choppers £3 7s 6d to £3 13s, heavy baooners 60s to 655, lighter 50s to 555, these prices being equal to, SJd per lb. Heavy porkers 12s to 470, lighter 36s to 40s, equivalent to 61 d per lb. Store pigs were also in small supply, and as a result there was; a brisk demand, nearly all the animals offered changing hands. Large store 32s to 38s, medium 27s to Sis, small sorts 22s to 26a, weaners 16s to 20s, sows in pig £5 15s to £6 2s 6d. . WELLINGTON MARKETS. Laery and Co., Ltd., report prices ruling os followsFowls’ wheat, 6d to 4s 10d per bushel; fowls* barley, 3s Id; Cape barley seed, 3s 4d per bushel; oats, feed 2s 10d to »s- per bushel, seed Algerians 3s to 3s 2d. dune 3s; maize fc 9d to 5s per bushel; seed maize, 6s 9d to 7e per bushel; Prussian blue peas, 5s to 5» 6d per bushel; sucrosene, £7 per ton: flour. Atlas brand £U per ton; oatmeal. £l3 10s per ton; pollard. £6 10a to £7 per ton; chaff, prime oaten-sheat, £6 per ton; straw, baled £3 10s per ton: factory bacon, shoulders 8d per lb, sides lOd per lb; hams. Is per Jb; rolls lid per lb; factory cheese, loaf size 7d ner lb. medium size 6W: honey (bulk) in . 561 b tins, Q .^ d per . ,k ! . margarine. in 281 b tins, BJd butter, bulk 8d milled; whole linseed, 15s per cwt, linseed ground 15s 6d, Unseek cake 14s per cwt. nuts 14s per cwt: basic slag. £4 per ton; superphosphate,. jPi 15s to -65 ton; polled oats, 10s od per docen; potatoes, new to £5 per ton.

Bank*— National of New Zealand — 5 7 6 5 6 6 New Zealand, cum rights ... 4 2 6 — "" Insurance — Standard of New Zealand — 1 13 0 Moat PreservingGear Mea)t Co., JB4, ex div... 13 0 0 — — Gear Meat Co., JE1 3 5 0 — — Shipping- * Union Steam. pref. ... 0 18 4 — Manufacturing— Wgtn Woollen, ord. ... ... —• 4 2 6 Coal— i Westport ... 1 9 6 — — WestportStockton ... 0 3 11 0 4 0 MiscellaneousBanks, C. M., Ltd — 1 3 8 —• Ward and Co. — 5 1 0 — W.P.C.A., .£1 pd. — 1 5 6

Dec. 13. Dec. 20. d d Untton— Canterbury, light — • Canterbury, medium ♦ Canterbury, heavy * • Southland 48 48 North Island, best ... 5 3 North Island, ordinary a a New Zealand, ewes ... 4b 4 3-16 Australian, light 41-16 48 , Australian, heavy 41-16 Australian, ewes 3 15-16 4 River Plate, light 4b 48 Eifbr Plate, heavy ... 43-16 4i River Plate, ewes 4 4 Lamb— Canterbury, light Si . Canterbury, medium... si 5| Canterbury, heavy si 54 Southland • North Island, best — • North Island, ordinary • Australian, best 58 Si Australian, fair 58 58 Australian, inferior ... 5i 5| River Plate, firsts 58 River Plate, seconds 48 51 Frozen Beef — New Zealand, fores ... 4 4 Now Zealand, hinds ... 4J 48 Australian, fores 4 4 Australian, hinds 48 4i River Plate, fores ... 4 4 River Plate, hinds 48 48 Chilled Beef — River Plate, fores « 3i River Plate, hinds 48 Si •None offering.