COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9716, 19 July 1917, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGETESTER DAWS™ QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers, fad L s d Mining— Murray Creek —2 6 0 Investment— Bk. N.Z. f.jtS Cs Sd)... 12 7 0 Jik. N.Z. (.£6 13s 4d/... 17 C 6 National Mortgage ... J 17 O' N.Z. and R. fiate ... X 17 0 \\ n. Gas (LlOj 13 15 0 Wn. Gas (pref.) 0 19 0 National Insce ‘2 18 0 Slli. flrit. Ins<-e. ... 6 3 6 ~ Meat Export (.25) Tuck. Trams (ord.).:. 116 Huddart-Parkor (ord) 112 9 113 C Union Steam (ord.) ... 2 19 0 Union Steam (pref.) ... 1 1 0 P. and O. (deferred stock) (10s) 1 10 0 Kniapoi Wool, (ord.) ... Wn. Wool, (ord.) ... 6 G 0 , Tnupiii Coal 015 10 0 6 6 Westport Coal 1 H 6 .Wiestport-Stockton W estj/ort-S tocklon (pref.) 0 11 6 Leyland-O’Brien 16 6 (foldeu Bay Cemenlt —! 13 6 Colonial Sugar (Australia 23 0 0 QUOTATIONS ELSEWHERE. Preisa Association. AUCKLAND, July 18. Stock Exchange sales: — Taupiri Coal, 22s 3d. Sales reported Bank of New Zealand, .£l2 12s. Waiiii, 37s 6d. LONDON QUOTATIONS. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received July 18, 11.45 p.m.) LONDON. July 17. Amongst quotations on the Stock Exchange yesterday were the following : Bank of Australasia, HI 116 As: Bank, of New South. Wales XU 12s 6d: Union Bank, L 55 15s: New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Debentures, .£67 ss, Ordinary stock, .£BO 10s. WAIHX SHARES.

By Telegraph—Press Association— Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association, LONDON, July 17. On the Stock Exchange yesterday Waihi shares 'were quoted at: Buyer* 355, sellers 36s 3d. LIVE STOCK SALES AUCTIONEERS 7 REPORTS. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. A clearing sale of dairy stock was hold on behalf of Air beiwyn Stowes at Otaki on Monday.. The herd, though smalt, consisted ot carefully-selected cows, and in regard to quality surpassed anything ottered in the district for a long time. There was a good attendance of local and outside buyers, and tho arrangements made for the safe, together with the complete. data available for purchasers, was the .subject of general comment and appreciation. Accurate calving dates, records ot monthly tests, weight of milk and buttsr-iat, together with cash returns, were given for each individual cow, and were- of immense value. The average price tor the cows was £l4 ss, the top price being £3l, whilst tho heifers averaged £ll. Implements and sundries also sold’ well. Wo offered a good yarding of sheep and a fair entry of cattle at Levin, .pa Tuesday. There was a good demand'for all classes of sheep, and the whole yarding was sold under the hammer at prices satisfactory to vendors. Quotations:—Light fat ewes 32s 3d, empty forward ewes 22s Hd to 265, m.s. hoggets 20s 6d, 22s sd, 32s 8d to 235, cull hoggets 11s lid to 15s 6d, f.m. ewes in lamb to 26s 3d. m.s. weaners to £3 11s, springing heifers to £7 17s 6d, bulls to £6 7s 6d. Abraham ' and Williams, Ltd. At Levin on Tuesday we yarded medium entries of both sheep and cattle, and have to report a good sale, a firm tone prevailing throughout. Quotations :—Sheep—Fat oives and wethers 36s to 38s, woolly hoggets 23s 9d, 24s to 2os 6d, shorn hoggets 18s 6d to 20s 7d, 2-tooth wethers 30s 9d, s.m. ewes in lamb (backward) 275, 4-year ewes in lamb to b.f. rams 34s to 34s 2d. Cattle—Three and four-year bullocks (lowconditioned but good colours) £l4 ss, 0-year Pteers (discoloured) £l2 6s, 2yeur steers £lO • 15s, forward cows £7 10s, £7 12s, £8 5s to £9 2s, heifers (close to profit) £lO 10s, cows in calf £8 to £9. ADDINGTON MARKET. Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, July 18.

At the Addington market to-day entries of fat stock in nearly all departments were small, but beef was in good supply, and store cattle formed the largest proportionate offering in store stock. Store sheep were in keen demand. Fat sheep, which were barely sufficient for the local trade, were very firm. Steer beef maintained its value, but cows and heifers were rather dull of sale. There was a little better demand for store cattle. Dairy cows were a little easier, and pigs, second-classes, sold well. Store Sheep— Two-tooth ewes 31s 9d to 45s 3d. four and six-looth ewes to 37s 3d. two, four, six, and eight-tooth ewes 26s to 37s 3d, s.m. ewes 30s Id to 34s 6d, two and four-tooth wethers 24s lid to 29s 9d, ewe lambs 24s lOd to 31s 6d, wether lambs 23s Id to 35s 3d, m.s. lambs 2ls 3d to 28s 3d.

Fat Sheep—Extra prime wethers to 525, prim© wethers 36s 6d to 35s 9d, lighter wethers 32s 6d to 365, merino wethers 26s 7d to 29s 6d, prime ewes 35s to 41s 3d, medium ewes 30s to 31s Gd, lighter ewes 26s Id to 29s 6d. • Fat Cattle —Extra prime steers to £27. prime steers .£'l3 15s to .£2O, ordinary steers £lO 10s to .£l3 10s, extra prime cows .£lB ss, prime cows £lO 15s to .CM, ordinary cows .£9 to .£lO 10s, extra prime heifers 2315 ss, prime heifers .£lO 5s to £l4. ordinary heifers £3 to £lO. Store Cattle—Yearlings £3 10s. twoyear steers £8 15s, two-year heifers £6 10®. three-year steers £lO 15a, threeyear heifers £7 10s. dry cows £2 to £B, dairy cows £5 to £ls ss. Pigs-Choppers £4 to £8 ss, baconers £3 15s to £5 15s (equal to 8d per lb), porkers 40s to £3 5s (equal to 94d per lb), large stores 50s to 555, medium 38s to 475. smaller 24s to 325, weaners 18s to 225. BURNSIDE MARKET. DUNEDIN July IS. There was a medium yarding of fat cattle at Burnside to-dav. All the butchers were in the market, and a splendid sale resulted. Last weeks extreme rates were almost maintained. Best bullocks £23 to £25 17s 6d. medium <T9 to £°2 10s light unfinished £l6 10s to £lB 10s. others from £l2 upwards, best cows £l3 10s to £l4 15s, medium £ll to £l2 10s, others from £lO up--sVg]f [ fip_ogS7 were penned. Competition was good. Price® were about level with Inst week, except for medium wethers, which were slightly firmer. Best wethers 4os to 50s extra prime heavy 50s to /ds. medium 40? to 45?, good 36s to 40s. light unfinished from 32s 6d upwards, best ewes 3Ss to 455, extra prime heavy o3s, medium. 30s to 355, did and light from 23s upwards. ’ _ . Lambs —Gl7 wore The nsnal buyers were operating at late Tates. Best 28s to 32?. extra prime heavy 32s 6d to 35? 9d. others from 24s upwards. ■WELLINGTON CUSTOMS. The Customs revenue received at Wellington yesterday totalled £4170 17s lid.