COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9172, 12 October 1915, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

AVELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS. MINING. Dominion Developing Co. —;X1.30 a.m., b £1 KLMurray Creek, 01d—11.30 a.m-, s .21 18a fid; 3.15 p.m., s£l 18s 6d. 7 Murray's Freehold CO. —11.30 ipm.,- s £1 ss; 3.15 p.m;, s JBI 3s. Talisman ‘Consolidated —11.39 a.m., b Us (ex'cliv.); 3.15 p.m., b ,17s, 3d’ (ex div,): ‘ , - \V«ihi—3.ls p.m-., b £1 17-s 9d. Waibi Reefs Gigantic—ll.3o a.m., s TV 18s. - ’ Waihi Grand Junction—3.ls p.m., s £1 Is 9d. ‘ Note.’—The letter “b” signifies buyers and ‘V’ sellers. . INVESTMENT STOCKS. . Buyers.. Sellers. Sales--E^idJisdiisd BanksNational of N.Z. 4 19 0 ’ Sew- Zealand. J. 36s 5.,1 pd 10 0 0 .y Now Zealand, £<S 13s 4d pd ■ - , Financial— . , .. ■ Wgtou Trust Loan Meat Preserving— 1 Cbcli Co. ... * 'l6 5 0 Shipping— , , Union Steam, • ■pref- 10 0 Manufacturing— / Kaiapoi .-Wool- , ieu, ord. Wglu Woollen, pref. 1 3 6 9 Coal— WestportStockton ... 0 5 3

Timber— LeylandO’Brien ... 1 S 3 Miscellaneous— D.1.C., ord. lOsrpd. ....... 0-10 -0 ■ Qoiaen Bay Ce- ' meut Co.-, .i.- 019 ■ 0 10 0 Manning 'and ■ ■ ■ Co. ■- - - ■ *4 17'. 6 Ward .and..Co,_3 _0... . • ■ ■’'Reported. ’ SALES ELSEWHERE. Press Association. CHRISTCHHRCH, .October 11. Stock Exchange sales, reported:— Canterbury Frozen Meat, £S- , , Mason Strtithers (ill - pd);. Jll Is. Whitcombe and Tombs, £b ,13s. DUNEDIN', October 11. Stock rßxcliange: salelreported .Whitcombe and-Tombs, .£5, 15s. . ■ - Quotations.', ■ Dredging ' Stocks—Electric. buyers 3s 6d; - New .Goiden.-Ruu, „selle_rs,_.£l ss; Rish-and-Shine, .buyers .£l. 10s fid, sellers itii 12s.- 6d; Roxburgh Amalgamated (paid), buyers 2s 3d;. Talisman. Consolidated (ex div), buyers 17s 6d, sellers 18s; Waihi,_buyers .£1 16s 6(1;. IVaihi Grand Junction, buyers .01 Is fid, sellers .£1 2s Id; Mount Lyell, buyers -Cl 3s, sellers £1■ 4s 3d.. . . 1 Other • Stocks—Hank, of . - Australasia,; buyers ,£lll 10s; Hank of New Zealand (old),; ' buyers';.6lo:,ls, 'sellers AlO ■’ ss; N.Z. Insurance, buyers .£5 15s, sellers Jia 17s; Union Steamship (old), sellers JBI 3s 9d; Union" Steamship (pref),' buyers ill; Westport Coal, sellers .£1 os. 6d; Mosgiel - Woollen, sellers, £i ~Ts; NtZ: Drug pd)v-selittrs- sSS- ds- 3d;~Wi'ight,' Stephenson and Co., buyers .£7 ss. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright LONDON, October 9. . On the Stock Exchange to-dny the foi. ’owing were the quotations for Australasian mining and ’ other stocks, compared with the last previous quotation: To-day. Last quot. .b "... s b . • s. d. 6. d. s. d. ■a. d Uiping— Bro. Hill Prop. ... 42 6 43 9 42 6 47 6 Hampden-Clon 29-6 30 0 29 4 30. 7 Asso. Mines, W.A. -3 3 4 3 *3 tj" 4 8 Great Boulder ...14 3 14 9 'ls 0' 15 6 GREY COAL'EXPORTS. ; • Press Association. . - GREYMOUTH. October .11. The exports of. coal for the ..week were; Blackball, 3760 tons lewt; Point Elizabeth, 1852 tons 9cwt; Liverpool, 1138 tons lOowt. Total, 6251 tons. ~ ... •

WOOL SALES SYDNEY PRICES WELL MAINTAINED. - - ■ By Telegraph—PreEa Association—Copy right; (Received October 11,■ 11.15 p.m.) -, S YDNEY, -October 11. At the wool sales to-day buyers . were present'in strong force, and- bidding was brisk for all good classes, the high levels: of last week being maintained. Greasy merino made up. to per lb, and, greasy crossbred, to IGJd. . ' " i . HIGH COMMLSSIONLR’S REPORT. The Department of" Agriculture,. In-; dustries, and Commerce: has' received the; following cablegram from the-lligh Coin-1 missioiier for New Zealand, dated Lon- ■ don, October 10th, 1915. (Note; Quotations, ■ unless- otherwise dpeoi&ed, are! average market prices on spot.) Mutton—A good demand continues owing to a short supply available tor the general public. : Canterbury, "id per lb for light weight;- heavyweight, 7<l; - other brands than Canterbury cannot be quoted. ..Ewes,, a very brisk demand owing to a scarcity of wethers, 5Jd per lb. ' ■

Lamb—'There. i- less demand owing-to a large supply' of Home grown lamb selling at a comparatively lo\v ■ price. Canterbury, ; two’s,- , BJtl j . heavyweight fours, 7-Jd; second cla-s quality lightweight, 7|d;: other brands than Canterbury, 7Jd. Beef—Ordinary quality New Zealand beef cannot bo quoted. Supplies..- of American chilled beef are large. Hinds, 7J; fores, sjd per lb. ». Butter —The- market remains firm, -but on account of high prices there is! less demand for.. best -quality. _ Banish, quiet, per cwt 203 s to 2095: Siberian, a good demand for finest, Kifis (o 1425; Irish creamery, slow, 172 s to 180 s. Cheese—The market is quiet, but steady. Prices are firm. Canadian, a fair demand, per cwt, white,-76s to 775, coloured 77s up to 78s; English, Cheddar and Cheshire, firm, a moderate demand, 94s to 9Ss; New Zealand, steady, white and coloured, 76s to 775; United States, a good demand, 72s to 745, fine quality.fi&l. to .70s. • Hemp—Manila: The market is dull with n downward-tendency for forward shipment owing to a poor demand, i The spot market is not affected so far. New graded.'.'fnjr - for -shipment:. per ton, ,C3g to jG3S ss. The output from Manila for die week‘was 20.000 ' bales.' New -Zenland : The.mar,k-et is steady, but the demand -is-ohlv moderate;,.-.Quotations'for shipment: Goo'd-fair. per ton, £B3; fair. .631. ''•'pine of high-poinfet on snot about -£32 10s.

Tow —Tow is still offering at last quotations, but buyers are holding back. Cocksfoot—The market is quiet, but firm. Good Danish quoted at 84s to 85s, ex warehouse.

Wheat—The market remains firm, i -Vmerica-n market-high. i.lctobar to No-, vember shipment; Canadian, per quarter. 49s 6d; American. SO?./ r —The market is quid but: -firuiArgentine,- October to November shipment, per quarter, 285.. , - CITY PRODUCE PRICES. Laery and' Co., Ltd,, Allen street, report wholesale prices os follow;—Fowls' wheat, good 5s fid, whole 5s 9d bushel; tow Is* barley, as; Cape barley, _(ks; feed peas, prime 0s 3d, good 5s 9d. Prussian blue peas,Bs 6d," partridge peas 6s; maize, feed 5s bo 5s 3d, ■ seed &; chaff, oatshefff 2B8; hay, AJO to -£< 10s; flour in sack .£l3 10s boa; oatmeal, .£2l; bran, i>G-pollard X 7 5s tb-JET-lOst rice pollard, onions, .£l4 ton; potatoes,- wbitcskinned table L 3 to Js 9 15s ton; potatoes,. seed British Queen bC6 lon, Up-to-datfl m 10s; bacon'Jail Upst factory) sides lOd, rolls-lid, hams 913, shoulders 7|d;cheese (factory) medium- 8pl; linseed- meal (Now' Zealand) I9s 6d cwt. linseed nut* ,£l4 -bon, linseed" ground cake jjii ton: whole niisec-d, 5-I>. WELLINGTON CUSTOMS. ■Tlum Customs revenue received at Wellington yesterday totalled Jt-’IOO Is Bd,