COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9174, 14 October 1915, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS. MINING. Murray Creek, old—ll.SO a.m., s -Cl S3u fid. Talisman Consolidated—ll.3o b 17s, s 17s 3d; 3.15 p.m-, b 17s, s’ 17s 3d. Waihi Grand Junction—ll.3o a-mi, b £1 Is 3d. s dll Is 9d; 3.15 pan., b A 1 Is 3d, s M Is 9d. Note.—The letter "b” signifies Iniyers and "s" sellers. INVESTMENT STOCKS.

SALES ELSEWHERE. . Press Association. AUCKLAND, October 13. Stock .Exchange sales:— Talisman, -17b* Waibi, AX 17s. Gisborne Gas, «£1 15s. , CHKISTCHUBCH, October 13. Stock Exchange sales reported : Union Bank of Australasia, A 5 15s (two parcels). • Westport-Stockton Coal, ss. 3d. Kaiapoi Woollen, J!5 4s. ; Wailii Grand Junction, Al Is 9d. ■ New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative, A2 5s 6d. Whitcombe and Tombs. X 5 15s. DUNEDIN, October 13. Stock Exchange sale reported:— Dominion Rubber, A 1 Os 9d, LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE Bt Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright . LONDON, October 12.: On the Stock Exchange to-day the following were the quotations for Australasian mining and other stocks, compared with the last previous quotation:

GRAND JUNCTION RETURN. Press A^ficciation AUCKLAND. October 13. During the period ended October 2nd the AVaihi Grand Junction Gold Alinin0 * Company treated 0330 tons for a return valued at -LT6,055 16s 2d. COMMERCIAL CABLES 3y Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright LONDON,, October 12. WHEAT DEARER. At the Baltic Exchange wheat is firm at prices which show an advance. A shipment Alalia Walla (South Australian) blueste-m wheat sold at s:s per quarter. PRICES OF METAX.S. On the London Metal Exchange quotations are:— _ , , Silver—ln bars, 2-id per ounce standard. Copper— Standard, on the spot, £73 17s 6d to £74 2s 'id _per ton; at throe months, £74 5s to -271 10s. Tin—Straits, Al-19 to £149 10s per, ton for cash, and .£l5O to .£lsl for delivery at three months. Lead —Soft foreign, spot, £2l 10s per ton: forward. £23. Spelter—o-13., cash, £6B per .ton: forward, .£59. J LIVE STOCK SALES AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS. .. Abraham and Williams, Ltd. At Johnsonvillc yesterday a good yarding of prime quality cattle and sheep came forward. There was a large attendance of buyers, and everything sold readily at late rates. Prime bullocks made £l7 to .£l7 5s and heavier £lB to ATS ss, prime lighter .£ 15 10s to -£ 16 10s, vealors 2Gs to 295, springing heifers .£6. 2-year steers (small) .£1 7s, prime heavy wethers 89s, prime light wethers 32s Gd, extra prime shorn wethers 275, extra heavy prime ewes 40s, prime ewes 33s Gd. medium ewes 20s, mime shorn ewes 25s 9d. prime, lambs 16s Id to 18s 3d, light 14s Hd to 16s. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd. At Waikahao on. Tuesday a good entry of cattle came forward, and with the exception of several pens of yearlings, tlio whole of the yarding changed hands at satisfactory .prices AVo quote—3-year light fat steers .£l2 Bs, 3-yeur good condition steers .£9 15s, fat cows £9, springing heifers £1 to At 10sADDINGTON MARKET. Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH. October 13. At Addington live stock market the entries of almost all classes of stock were small, and there was a general rise in prices. Fat cattle were very firm, fat lambs and sheep were dearer, store sheep showed a rise in values, and pigs also sold well. Store Sheep-Aged ewes (in lamb) to 18s 3d, dry ewes to. 17e 9d, 6-tooth wethers 21s. shorn 4-tooth wethers to 15s lid, good shorn 2-tooth wethers to 17s Id, inferior wether hoggets 13s to 15s, fairly good wether hoggets 16s to 17s Bd. shorn hoggets 13s 7d. shorn wether hoggets

12s 9d to 13s 3d: aged ewes and lambs gs sound-mouthed ewes and lambs Us to 14s 6(1, ewo hoggets 18s 10d to 21s 9d, superior owe , hoggets 24s to “ Fat Lnmbs—Prlcos ranged from 20s Bd to 29s Gd. ' , ' , ‘ Fat Sheep—Prime wethers 30s to 42» 3d, others 24»" to 29s' Gd, 'merino Wethers 29s .6d . to' 33s Cd; shorn wethers 19s to 33s Gd, extra prime ewes to 425, lu, 1 prime ewes 27s 6d to ,33s Gd,-others 21s lid to’ 275, shorn'owes 275. to 325, hoggets 17s to 27s'4d, * , Fat Cattle—Extra primesteers to .£2l IDs. ordinary steers , £B,ss to .£l2 it's, extra prime heifers to £2l, ordinary heifers £6 17s 6d to £l2 10s. extra prime cows to' £li ss, .ordinary cows £0 IDs to .£lO 10s: price of beef per 1001 b, 32s 6d to 50s, extra to 545. • Store Cattle—Yearlings, 15s 6d to i 0». 15 to 18-mcnth sorts 32s 6d to £2 ss, 2year steers £5 2-year heifers £2 15s to £5. 21-year steers £U Ts 0d (passed). 3-ycar steers £6 17s 6d (passed), 2-ycar heifers £4 17s 6d to £3 (passcd)i dry cows 20s to £7 7s Gd. Dairy, cows £3 5s to £9 15s. Pigs—Choppers 60s to 117 s 6d. extra, heavy baconers to 925, heavy baconers 72s to 80s, light bacon era 53s to 70s; price per lb, CJd. Heavy porkers 44s to 48s, light porkers 38s to 425; price per lb. 7d. . . '* BURNSIDE- PRICES; I’reu Association, i • -DUNEDIN, October 13. At - Burnside to-day 118 fat cpttle were ended. Owing to the small, entry and luitr.- 1 t-rs’ stocks bciiig low, competition was exceedingly keen and _ prices extitniciy'Tiigh, advancing fully 30s compare: - v.ith last week. .Best , bullocks mads td' £22 15_s, extra ,to £24 12s Gd, medium' to £2O/. lighter to £l7 as,-best heifers to £l6, medium to £ll, light to £8 10s.' ) ’ r; ■ . Fat sheep,—l2B3 penned, a small yarding: of only-fair quality. . For , the: few aens.of good sheep forward competition was very keen. Best wethers made to 50s tid, extra to 565. medium to 40s, light and rmfmiriicd to 30s, best ewes' to 4Ss 3d, extra to. 545, medium to , 30s, unfinished to 225. Sixteen netr season’s lambs were keeny competed for and made up to 275. WELLINGTON CUSTOMS. The Customs revenue received at Wellington yesterday totalled £2213 19s Id.

Buye: rs. Sellers. Sales. £ S d £ b d £ s d Banks— N'.-ilional of N.Z i 19 6 — — \t* »• Zealand. .£3 6s 8d pd 10 0 10 3 6 — New Zealand, d!6 13s 4d pd 16 3 0 16 7 6 — Financial— N.L. Loan, and Mer., ord.... 78 0 0 82 0 0 — Wgton Trust Loan — 7 .8 6 — Gas— Wellington, .£10 15 17 6 16 2 6 — Insurance — National of 1ST 7. 4 6 Meat Preserving— Clich Co. ... — 16 5 0 — Shipping— Union Steam 1 3 G Union Steam, 1 0 0 Manufacturing— Wgtn Woollen, "pref 3 6 0 — — Coat— Westport — 1 9 0 — WestportStockton 0 5 4 — — Timber— LeylnndO’Brien 1 2 3 — ■ — Miscellaneous— Golden Buy Ce ment Co. ... 0 19 0 1 0 0 — N.Z. Drug Co., Ltd., £2 .. — 2 5 0 “

To-day. Last quot. b s’ b s s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Other Stocks—Middie Prices.. X _ s. d. . je :s. d. City of Sydney -1 p.c. 95 10 0 debentures JO u Daiijety and Ci>., shares 5 15 0 5 15 0 and Co., 4 p.c. debentures ... 73 15 0 73 15 0 Mclb.' Metropolitan Gas .4! p.c. debs... 39 15 0, 99 15 0 A.us. Mercantile Land i n-o. debentures... 76 0 0 70 0 0 Goldsbroutrh iiort, 5 p.c. debentures ... 81 0 0 80 10 t>.