COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9692, 21 June 1917, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS. * Buyers. Seller*. £ s d Ash

QUOTATIONS ELSEWHERE. Press Association. DUNEDIN, June 20. Stock Exchange sales : Westport Coal, 30s 6d. Westport Stockton, 9s. Paper Mills, 19s. AUCKLAND, June 20. Stock Exchange sales : Huddart-Parker, 32s 3d, 32s Gd. Sale reported:— Bank of New Zealand, £l2 10s. National Bank, A 5 10s. Auckland Gas, 29s 9d. LONDON QUOTATIONS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. ((Received June 20, 9.30 p.m.) LONDON. June la. Among the quotations on the Stock Exchange yesterday were the following: —Bank of Australasia, £ll3 7s fid; Bank of New South Wales, A 34 7s 6d; Unim, Bank of Australia, £53 17s 6d; National Bank of New Zealand, £4 17s; Bang of New Zealand, £7B 10s and All 2s 6d; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, debenutres ordinary, ABO (ex dividend. WAIHI GRAND - TUNCTXON. Press Association. AUCKLAND, June 20. A cable-gram from the London office of the Waihi Grand Junction Company states that the annual meeting will be held on June 25th. After writing off depreciation (A 14.152) and development redemption (A 31.445), the credit balance is A 49.796. This, added to the: credit balance from last year (A 8656) makes A 58.433 to the credit of o-rofit and loss. The interim dividend paid in November absorbed A 19.218, leaving £39,235. The directors recommend a final payment of 5 per cent, tax free, and that in view of the uncertainty of laboair conditions the balance of A 20.015 be carried forward without any transfer to reserve fund. The dividend is payable on June 27th. MURRAY CREEK, In his report for the week ending the 18th instant the mine manager of the Murray Creek Gold Mining Company, Limited, states that No. 4 level has been extended on reef 30 feet, the reef being of an average width of 3 feet. Only two samples have so far been taken, which, assayed 37 .and 39 dwts. Gold can be seen plainly in almost any part of the reef. There is a lot of water running out of tho face. During the week 344 J tons of quartz have been sent to the battery, making a total of 737 tons since the first of the month. N.Z. LAND AND MORTGAGE CO. Press Association. AUCKLAND, June 20. The New Zealand Land end Mortgage Company has declared an interim dividend of 6 per cent., less income tax, payable on July 6th. NATIONAL MORTGAGE AND AGENCY CO. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received June 20, 9.30 p.m.) LONDON. June 19. Tho National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand. Ltd., has declared an interim dividend of 74 per cent. ’ LEAD SUPPLIES. By Telegraph— Press Association —Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association, (Received June 20, 6.35 p.m.) LONDON, June 19. Lead—lmports, 6828 tons; exports, 252 tons. LIVE STOCK SALES ADDINGTON MARKET. Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, June 20. At the Addington market to-day there were large entries of fat cattle and fat sheep and moderate entries in other departments. If'at lambs sold At l&te rates. Store wethers were in better demand than ewes and lambs, and fat sheep were very • firm. Exporters were operating freely. Fat cattle were somewhat irregular. Two export buyers were operating. Other classes of stock sold at late rates. Store Sheep—Two and four-tooth ewes 30s 4d to 325. four and six-tooth ewee 27s to 30s, six and eight-tooth ewes 80s. sound-mouthed ewes 30s 3d, two and four-tooth wethers 24s to 295. four and six-tooth wethers 295, six and eighttooth wethers 27s sd, ewe lambs 24s to 2Gb 9d, wether lambs 18s 5d to 23s Id. mixed sex lambs 15s lid to 21s Id. Fat Lambs—Extra prime to 37s 3d, prime 28s fid to 83s 3d, medium 25s 6d to 28s, lighter sorts 22s to 255. Fat Sheep—Extra prime wethers to 50s 6d. prime wethers 34s 6d to 455, lighter wethers 24s 6d to 345, extra prime merino wethers 36s 6d, merino wethers 22s 9d to 29s 7d, prime ewes S3s to 40s. medium ewes 29s 6d to 32s Gd. lighter ewes 22s fid to 295, merino ewes 28s.

Fat Cattle—Extra prime steers to JE24 15s, prime steers .£l4 to .£2O, ordinary steers £lO to £l3 10s, extra prime cows £ls 2s fid, prime cows £ll to £l4, ordinary cows £8 7s fid ,to £lO lls, extra prime heifers £l7 17s fid, prime heifers £ll to £l4 ss, ordinary heifers £8 5s to £lO 10s, Store Cattle—Yearlings £2 17s fld, two. year steers £6 10s, two-year heifers £3 17s 6d to £6 2s fid, three-year steers £lO 10s to £lO 15s, throe-year heifers £lO 10s, dry cows £4 to £B. Pigs—Choppers £3 10s to £6 12s, baconers £3 12s to £5 (equal to 7Jd to 7fd per lb), porkers 44s to 60s (equal to 9id to 94d per lb), small stores 28s to Sss, weaners 13s to 18e. BURNSIDE MARKET. Press Association. DUNEDIN, June 20. At Burnside to-day 215 fat cattle were yarded. Prices declined from 20s to 30s. Extra prime bullocks £25 Ss, prime £l9 to £2O, medium £ls to £l< 10s, light £l2 to £l4, extra prime cows and heifers £lB, prime £l3 to £l4 10s, other £9 10s to £lO ss. Sheep—2so3 were penned. Prices for well-finished sorts were the same as last week. Graziers were in the market and the demand for lighter sheep was bettr. Extra prime wethers 54s 3d, prime 41s to 47s fid medium 36s to 38s fid, light and unfinished 29s to 34s fid, extra heavy ewes 40s, prime 3ts to 39s 6d, light inferior 25s to 295, others 21s fid to 245. Lambs —1118 were penned. Fats realised last week’s rates. Prime 28s to Sis fid, extra 395, medium 25s to 27s fid, unfinished 20s to 245. Tho Customs revenue received at Wellington yesterday totalled £3428 7s Bd.

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