COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9042, 13 May 1915, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS. mining. Murray Creek, new (4s pd)—ll.3o a.m.. b 13s. New Big River —IL3O a.m., s JSI 10s. New Sylvia—ll.3o a.m., s 9d. Ross Reconstructed —11.30 a.m., b BU, s Is. Talisman Consolidated —11.30 a.m., b £1 4s 3d, s £1 4s 9d; 3.15 p.m., s £1 4s 9d. Waihi—ll.3o a.m., b £1 17s 9d, s£l 18s; 3.15 p.m., b £1 18s. Waihi Grand Junction —11.30 a.m., s £1 6s; 3.15 p.m., b £1 5s 9d, s £1 6s. Waitangi Consolidated, N.L. —11.30 a.m., b Is 3d, s is Cd; 3.15 p.m., b Is 3d. Note—The letter "b” signifies buyers. •nd ‘V’ sellers. INVESTMENT STOCKS. Buyers. Sellers. Sales. -£sd 28 b d £ s fi Banks— National of • , ’ Now Zealand 5 9 6 New Zealand, £6 13s 4d pd 17 3 6 Financial— Equitable Building ... 910 0 N.Z.L. and M.A. Co., ord. ... - N.Z.L. and M.A. ' Co,, cum pref Wgtu. Invest. T. and A. Co. 011 3 Wgtn. Trust Loan Wgtn. Dep. and Mtge. Assn. 0 8 6 Gas— Wellington, JilO 16 7 6 Meat Preserving—‘ Canterbury F.M. Co. ... Shipping— Union Steam, ord Union Steam, pref 1 0 8 1 1 0 ■ Manufacturing— Kaiapoi Woollen, ord. ...... U/gtu Woollen, prof. ... 3 6 0 Miscellaneous — Golden Bay Cement ...... 10 9 QUOTATIONS ELSEWHERE. Press Association. AUCKLAND, May 12. Stock Exchange sale reported at morning call:— Talisman, Jil 4s 6d. CHRISTCHURCH, May 12. Stock Exchange sales:— Waihi Grand Junction, Ail 6s. Bank of New Zealand (now), 2617 4s. Standard Insurance, J6I 17s 6d. DUNEDIN, May 12. The following sale was made on the Stock Exchange to-day:— Waihi Grand Junction, iil 6a. Sales reported;— Waihi, J6l 18s. National Insurance, £2 10s 6d. Union Steam .(ord.), Jil 4s 6d. ROSS GOLDFIELDS. , ■ The mine superintendent of the Ross Goldfields Reconstructed reports as 101-, -ows on the work at the mine for the week ended May 6th:—"No. 3 shoot has connected with the intermediate workings ana a drive is now being carried along north-west from this point in pay wash. Blocking is proceeding off Nos. 2 and 3 south-west drive and No. 4 north-east drive with- three - shifts. -At Kanieri Forks repairs to the tunnel extending over 1500 feet have been completed, and the main race is now in use.” . The following telegram was received yesterday from the mine superintendent :—"Return 230 z Bdwt of - gold from 482 trucks” ~ WOOL SALES Py Telegraph—Press Association —Copyrigli L LONDON. May 11. At the wool sales prices for crossbreds were harder, and for merinos firm and unchanged. The following prices were realised for fleece portions of clips named: —"Qowrie," top 16d, average 14Jd; "Eossmore,” 13d and Hid; "Piangobla," 15d and 14d; “Malboona,” ■ 26d and 22|d; "Yanget." 12Jd and Hid. New 1 Zealand: “Pukenui,” 15id and 15id. The Colonial Wool Merchants’ Association will fix the date for the August sales as early as possible. It intends to continue the system of frequent sales during the war.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile, Agency Co-. Ltd., has received the following cablegram from Loudon, under date Hth inst.;—London wool sales. —Faulty merino scoured is 5 per cent.

lower, and „ greasy crossbred is 5 per cent, higherAbraham and Williams; Ltd., were advised yesterday from London :—There was good attendance of buyers at the wool sales, and competition was fair. Prices show no change for the liner wools, but other sorts have declined 5 per cent. COMMERCIAL CABLES By Telegraph —Press Association—Copyriglit LONDON, May 11. WHEAT MARKET. The wheat market is dull, and prices are easier. TASMANIAN APPLES. A shipment of Tasmanian apples by the Hector at Liverpool realised tis to 11s 6d per case. NEW ZEALAND FRUIT ON HOME MARKET. Cabled advice from the High Commissioner for New Zealand, .London, in regard to a small consignment ol New Zealand fruit, shipped by the s.s. Ruahine to Eondou in March last, states that the apples arrived in excellent condition. They were exhibited at Covent. Garden on the 10th inst-, and much interest in the fruit was taken by members of the fruit trade and the press. Prices realised were up to each for Cox’s Orange and up to lid each for Jonathans. The cases of pears shipped, however, arrived in bad condition. LITE STOCK SALES AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS. Abraham and Williams. Ltd. At Johnsonville yesterday a good yarding of bullocks aud sheep came forward, also a line of good vealers, and everything sold well at late rates- Prime bullocks made JIIS, lighter LIU 17s fid to £l4 2s 6d, light J 513 7s 6d, heavy vealers j 62 2s to £2 9a, lighter 32s to 38s, others 25s to. 265, prime wethers 28e, prime light wethers 245, medium wethers 22s 6d to 22a 7d, prime heavy ewes 28s sd, prime ewes 23s Id, lighter 20s fid to 20s 7d, light 18s fid, prime woolly lambs 17s 4d, shorn 14a to 14s 7d. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. . At Te Horo on Tuesday we offered a fair entry of, sheep and a heavy yarding of cattle to a good attendance of buyers, and we have to report a fair clearance at satisfactory prices. We quote:—-3-tooth wethers 15s lOd to , 18s fid. aged ewes 9s 3d, small mixed sex lambs Bs, light fat cows £5, 2-year steers £4 14s, yearling steers £2 16s, empty 15month heifers £2 4s 6d, weaner heifers 245, vealers 33e, heifers r.w.b. A 4 11s, dairy cows 266 2s fid to 267 10s, cow close to profit <£l2, springing heifers <£s to £S 3s, aged store cows £2 7s, bulls .£2 15s to 265 10s. ADDINGTON MARKET. Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH. May 12. At Addington live stock market yardings were again moderate, and there was' a good attendance- Fat cattle sold rather better, os did fat lambs and fat sheep. Store sheep were in a little better demand, -and fat pigs showed ah improvement. ■ Store Sheep—Good forward lambs 10s 4d to 12s Bd, fairly good lambs 8s 3d’ bo 9b 3d. inferior lambs 4s to 6s 4d, good ewe lambs 10s, 3d to 12s lUd, inferior ewe iambs 6s 7d to Be, cull lambs Ss to 3s Bd. aged ewes 3s 6d to, 7s, sound-mouth ewes 8s to 9s- 7d, good 2. tooth ewes 14s 9d. forward'4 and 6-tooth wethers Ifte 3d. to los 10<1» good wethers 12a 9d- , , Fat Lambs—Best lambs Hs to l9s 9d, others Hs to 16s’fid;', Fat Sheep—Prime wethers 20s to 23s 6d( other’ wethers 15s 9d to 19s 6d, extra prime ewes to 34s 6d, prime ewes -L s 6d to 21s 9d, medium ewes 13s Gd to 17s, inferior ewes 7e to 13s, merino ewes 9S> Fat’ Cattle—Extra steers £ls He 6d> ordinary steers ’ J 57 ■2s fid to £ll 1^ 3 < extra heifere to £l2 12e fid, ordinary heifers £5 to £B. extra cows to £lO 15s, ordinary cows £4 17s 6d to £7 10 , price of beef per 1001 b, 265-to 40s. ■ Store Cattle—ls to 18-month sorts 355, 2-year heifers £3 12s to £3 15s,_ dry cows ' 21s to 264 15s, dairy cows £3 10s k°Pigs—Choppers 60s to 92s 6d, extra heavy baconers to 78s. heavy baconers 62s M to 70s, light baconers • 52s 6d to 60s; price per lb, Sid to fid. Heavy porkers 25e to 28s; price per lb, sid. to s|d. Medium stores 9s to He, smallei 5s to Bs, weaners Is 6d to 4s.

! WELLINGTON CUSTOMS The Customs revenue received at Wei lington yesterday totalled £2034 0s