COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9784, 6 October 1917, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE.

YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS

QUOTATIONS ELSEWHERE. AUCKLAND, October 5. Press Association. Stock Exchange sale;— Taupiri Coal, 15s 6d. Sates reported; Auckland Tramways (ord.), 21s 9d. Waihi-Paeroa, 13s Id. CHRISTCHURCH, October 5. Sales reported:— National Insurance, £3 0s 6d. Kaiapoi Woollen, .£6 15s. MURRAY CREEK. In his report for the month ending September 30th. the mine manager of the Murray Creek Goldmining Company, Ltd., states that the No. 4 Level has been extended south a further distance of 91 feet. The reef can be traced in the bottom of tho level for a length of 48 feet, and gold is plainly visible in tho stone. Tho level has been driven north from the winze 13 feet; width of. reef in the face is 39 inches. During the month 1386 s tong of quartz were delivered at the battery. LONDON TALLOW SALES. fly Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. (table Association. LONDON, October 5. At the tallow salerf 500 casks were offered and sold. Prices were unchanged. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS. by Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright MELBOURNE. October 5. Barley, Chevalier molting, 4s 6d to 4s 7d per bushel; Cape. 3s 2d to 3s 3 Id. Oats, Algerian milling, 2s 6d to 2s 8d per bushel: feed, 2s id to 2s sd. Potatoes, *£3 to *B4 10s per ton. Onions, *Bl7 per ton. SOUTHERN GRAIN AND PRODUCE, Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH. October 5. There is nothing fresh to report in connection with the market. The Board of Trade is expected in Christchurch next week, and probably will deal with the coming season’s grain prices, and also inquire into the Wheat supply question as it affects Canterbury. Oats continue very scarce. There 1 is still a fair inquiry for oatsheaf chaff, and it is Worth from *64 to *£s per ton at country stations, according to weight and quality. As was anticipated, the potato market has declined, the best price now being *E2 10s per ton at country stations, at which prices sales have been effected. The Auckland market is dull on account of supplies recently landed and still going forward. WELLINGTON CUSTOMS.' 1 ! Th© Customs revenue received at Wellington yesterday totalled *81719 2s Bd.

Bu/ars. Sellers. X s d s d Mining— Consol. Goldfields 0 4 6 — Talisman Consol. — 0 11 6 Waihi — 1 17 6 Grand Junction 0 16 6 — Waihi-Paeroa 0 12 6 Investment— National Bank 5 4 0 — N.Z. and E. Plato ... 1 16 0 — Wn. Trust Loan 5 10 0 —* Wii. Bop. and Mort.... 0 6 3 — Auckland G-as (paid; — 1 * 9 Auckland Gas (contb.) 1 0 0 1 I Wn ' Gas (.£10; 11 16 0 13 0 National Insurance ... — 3 Union Steam (pref.) ... 1 1 3 Kaiapoi Wool. (ord.)... 6 12 0 15 li> 0 Wn. Wool. (ord.) 6 12 6 Wn. Wool (prof.) 4 0 0 4 Westport Coal ...... 1 3 Westport-Stockton — 0 Colonial Sugar (Aust.) 22 17 6 —