COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9044, 15 May 1915, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. TESTER DAY'S QUOTATIONS. MINING. Roes Rci i-m-.; i ticks! 11.30 a.m., I) SUi. Talisman Ctmsoiidnk-d XI 3s 9d, > XI is Cil; 3.15 p.m.,-.« XL is 3d. Waihi—ll.3it a.m.. I> XI ISs Cl, s .tl 19s; 3.15 p.m., '> XT 18s Oil. Waihi Gram! .InmTimi—ll.3o a.m,, k XL is Cl, s .IT 5s c.i. Waitn-ngi (on mi lidatcd, S.L. -- ll.fO a.m., b 3s tfd. snh* Is -Id (reported); p.m., 1) Is “;J, s K (id. Note-Tin? lettor T ‘b" ‘Unifies buyer*. &od ***** sailor:*. INVKSTAIKNT STOCKS.

QUOTATIONS ELSKWHLItL. Tress Association. - CUKJSTCUUJtC.II, May UStock Exchange ,«nl-a reported . New Zealand J usiirunt-c, .i’S'ls.-,, DUNEDIN, May 14. Stock Exchange tale . New Zealand Drugs, JK2 7s 3d. . LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. By Telegraph Press Asaociiuion Copyrlib' LONDON. May If On the Slock Exchange 10-day lire 101. lowing were the quulatiouo Tor'Australasian mining and other stocks, compared with tuc last previous quotation i To-day. Last quo! s. d. a. d ». d. s. d. Mining— h. a. n. ». Brit. Bro. ill .••. ‘ iit G '23 G 23 G -G G Bro. Hill Drop. ... -DO -12 (i 11 G -Li 6 Bro Hill fjinu.li ... 133' G IJ.T 0 117 6 15-* C Waihi "FINANCIAL CABLES. bank and stock exchange kepokth (Uuueived May 14, 1 i>.iu-) LONDON. May 13. BANK OT ENGLAND KKTUKN, The ■ Bank ot Eugland return isauod Tor .the week ended Wednesday, JiajT2tli, is as under:—

* "u *0 oq CONSOLS AND AUSTRALASIAN STOCKS Current quotations lor Consols and Aus tralasian Government slocks, compatw with those of* last week, are:

•‘interest layabic u: and Nov ; -.* fiiiterect ytiyaoie in January ‘and T -ly. tlntercflt payau’o in April and October WOOL SALES FRIGES FIRMER' IN LONDON. Ay Telegraph—Press Ausoeiation—CuiijrA; LONDON, May 13. At the wool sales prices for ciuiobre:!,and best merinos snowed a hardening tendency. i’rkes -iur la Lilli es weic unchanged, , The following puces were realised’ im tho fleece purlieus 01 clips named: “Killara,” lop 14Jd, average Hid; "Uian-d-unbie,” 17d uud lui'J; “Flevna,” Klju and 12id; “Dugworm, ' 28d uud. -s|d;' “Lansdowne,” 23d 'and 21(11. New Zealand—“Awheu,” Ibid and 17d.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegrams from their Loudon office, dated Iffih inst.W 00l Sales —Sales proceed with .increasing . spirit. Compared with closing rates of ."Lurch soles, fine and medium crossbreds ;ue on a par and coarse. 5 per cent, lower, (juod merinos, greasy and scoured, are on a par, but faulty .and inferior are 5 per cent, lower, whilst short burry scoured are neglected. Tallow—At the auctions prices declined on the average Is per cwt. .Good mixed realised 3te (id per owt. CBDTCHINGS TOI> THE RECORD. STRONG DEM AM» AT WELLINGTON YESTERDAY. Wellington brokers held the fortnightly sale of farm ami station produce yesterday, and combined with it the first cnitching sale of the season. ,lu all about 1400 hales ot wool wore ; catalogued, including about SU. per cent, of orutchings. There was a big attendance of buyers, and record prices .were' given for" orutchings, tip to ILjd being paid.,' Fleece wool sold at from lilt! to laid, and pieces and locks at equally good prices. There" was a good demand "for skins at prices".equivalent to ■ late rates, hut hides suffered a decline on last sale prices. Tallow was also lower. The following is the range of prices: Wool.—Crossbred, tine llld In bold per lb, medium to coarse 1-d to I5Jd; pieces

and bellies. Sjd lo 1C’.(I; locks and .-laiued pieces, aid to Ujd; crutchings. superior l'3ld to, 14(<1, medium lo good till to 13DI, seedy and inferior Sd to Hi pi; laiufjs, lid to 16d; dead, 9(d to 13;d. Sheepskins.—Halfbred, IGd to ItEd per ib; fine tio-sbred, Did lo Ui;d; medium to coarse crossbred. 9d lo 10K1; short to imlf-wools, 8d to Did; dead and damaged crossbred, 71d to S.'d; inferior and badly . daxxiaged. Id to Vld; iambs, s:;d lo wid; damp, -salted and green, 4s t’d lo Us 2(1 eacli ; pells, 3s to 5s per lb; iambs’ salted, 3= Gd to Gs 5d each. Hides.-Ox heavy, GH!b up. Did lo 9;d. j.>er lb; ox medium, 301 h lo 591 b, 8;d to :dd; ox light, 491 b ami under. 7jd l<> Djd; cpw heavy, 551 b and over, B]d lo 81-d; coir medium, 42!b to stlb, S'pl to y.l d; cow light, under, 421 b. 7)(l lo SJd ; ri.it. sltppv and inferior, 6d to Tel; bull Mag, s|<l to 6id; yearlings. 161 b lo 241 b, 7,1 to lid: calf superior, up to 161 b, 9jd; calf, , medium *to good, 81d to Ojd; calf, damaged, 2d to S-jd. Tallow. —In casks, 26s to 27s 9d per ewt; ip tins, etc., 18s 6d to 245. Sundriies.—Horsphair. 1s 2-rl per lb: cowlaiU, Is Cd to Is Bel per dozen. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. tiy Telegraph—Press Association—Cop<-riglil. MELBOURNE, May 14. Wheat, 7s lid; flour, Fl 7; oats, white 5s Sid to 5s od, Algerian ,6s Td; maize, Victorian Gs Id, Java os Gd to 5s 7|d; bran, F'lo os; pollard, FIX ss; potatoes, F 5 ss; onions, F 5 5s lo F 5 15s. BUTTER IN COOL STORE The following figures show the quau■;ly ot huiler in cool store at the vari<us pons throughout the Dominion on May 14th:— Boxes. Aucldand '-’sen New Plymouth '.dm Pit teaT. U. Wellington 16,880 Lyttelton ‘ltmaru Dunedin Total (. •” W Total ojt May Roth. 1914 80.L4 Tota.l -oh May 15th, 1 1918 .. 6,1,814 WELLINGTON CUSTOMS. The Customs revenue received at Wellington yc.steiday totalled Fl7l-1 8s 10:1.

Buyo rs. Sellers. Sales. X 3 d X a U X ? Financial — Equitable Building 3 10 0 — National Mis. — 1 2 0 — Wgtn. Invest,. T. and A. Co Wgtn. Trust 0 11 3 one — Loan Wgtn. Dcp. and 7 12 ti Mtge. Ana n.. “ ■OHO — Insurance— Now Zealand Meat Prceerv Wfftn. Meat ExG 0 in £ — G port Co., X2 12s 6d pd Miscellaneous2 12 G Golden Bay Cement 1 0 0 .

■ V ISBUE »UEPAaa’WINT. Notes Uov. debt ... £11,015,000 Issued £35,003,000 Other scouriNoted in ties Kosorvo 45,7CS,0u0 OoiU 62,339,030 : £80.788,1)00 £80,788,000 St AN KING 1)BPAETMENTProprietors' ? Gov. secai'icagitai £14,553,(W0 tics £61,043,000 Public dc~ Other fc-ocuri . posits ... 127,864.0C\I ties ...♦ 143,073.030 46,785,030 1,290,0,0 posits ... Coin. .teai. 7-day and other bills 3,I$9,000 i £24l;191,C€0 ’ £241,191,003 The lea-din* iteias of the Bank ol *Enifi land return afford ,n<s foildwiue compansons;— —•■■■■■■ This Last Last week. week. y ea r. • - • £ £ x> Bullion 62.339,03.! 84,937.080 Reserve ■ 47:076,000 39,809,003 15,604 OtO Norte carcTtion 35.0,3,v,0a 34,945,030 ■ 26,703,00, IDqposlts 223,479,000 219,294,000 57,385,','30 -'roportion ol reserve to lia/billtlea 21.06 18.15 : 44.51 the money market. This Last Last - • week. week. year. per cent. per cent. per cent Bank rate 5 5 5 Short loans 2 Ti 2V j.uree months’ ■ Mila 2-3 23 n '

, Stock. TUm week \Veek ai'O. V'ea; <i. £ • R. it. 1 £ . do 2i>% Imperial C’ls di> 4 %New Zealand* s;0 U 8 oo U 74 17 0 I) (1 oo 2 :oo 0 31% New Zeiuantlf s-1 3% .New Zeuiaiult 7<t 7 84 10 0: 0 0 u 0 7(S o o! ( s*> 0 0 1% New 8. Wales 97 0 (J 07 0105! 0 0 New 8. Wales 97 1« * 07 m 0100 0 0 81% ..— 103^30(33 i: ?3 Ah or u 0% New 3. Walcs jsj 1-. i 8* 17 o85 -0 0 4% Victoria 08 ,) \ 15 0,103 0 81% Victoria ill \ 10 U| 00 0 81% .. WJ3-U 83 7 U 0; 00 0 8% Victoria 70 V u8l ■I) 31% 8th. Australia 35 3 7o sth Australia ' 7u 15 5 U: 03 0 0 0 ;»■ 0 1 74 1) 0 4% Queensland 08 3*% Queensland Oi Ll7 Id 0 10: 0 0 .> ■' > ‘ (J 07 0 0 3% Queensland 74 I 1 : »1 0 31% W. Australia 87 1,7 lii 0| 03 0 u 3% W. Australia *3 i» v< ■0] 8.' u 0 ai% Tasmania 85 iU 0 03 u 0 3% Tasmania 70 0 10 ol eti - 1 ’ "