COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9958, 30 April 1918, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers. £sd £ s d Mining— Wlaihi Grand Juno. 014 0 ?-? InvestmentNational Bank 5 5 6 Bk. N.Z. U 6 13s 4d) 17 10 0 Union Bank National Insurance ... Hud da rt-Parker <ord.) 1 18 6 • Huudart-Parker (pref.) 10 6 Union Steam (pref.)... Waipa Colliery Leydand-O’Brien ...... *l7 9, Golden Bay Cement... 0 17 9 N.Z. Cement 0 10 0 N.Z. Paper 019 6 10 3 Sharland and Co. (ord.) 18 6 Wilson's Cement (ord.) 1 9 0 19 9 Wilson's Cement (pref.) ,19 0 *Cum. div. QUOTATIONS ELSEWHERE. Press Association. AUCKLAND, April 29. Stock Exchange sales; liuddart, Pa-r Ker, 38s Bd, 38s 6d. Northern Steam (paid up), 16s. Talisman, 8s 2d. ■DUNEDIN. April 39. Stock Exchange quotations; Rise and Shine, sellers 18s. Rising Sun. sellers 12s -6d. Talisman, b Bs. s 8s Gd. WaihiV b 365. s 37» 9d. Grand Junction, b' 11s, s 14s 9d. Mt. Lyell, b 28s 3d. e 39s 9d. National Bank, b 104 s. s 106 s 6d. National Insurance. » 60s 3d. New Zealand“lnsuranc6. b 1725. Huddart-Parker, b 335, s 39a; pref., b 20s 8d - " , ' Westport Goal, b 30s. s 81s. Westport-Stoekton. s Us Gd. Kaiapoi Woollen, b 13Ss, Bruce Wcolleii, b 29s Gd. Milburn Lime, s 30s 3d. National Mortgage, s 81s. Now Zealand Drug, b Sis. Paper Mills, b 19s 9d. s 20s Gd, Trustees and Executors, s 525. Wright. Stephenson, b 1555. Papuan Producers, s S«. HIGH COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The Department of Agriculture, Industries. and Commerce has received the following cablegram, dated London, April 27th. from the High Commissioner for New Zealand: — Meat.—Market and prices are without change. Supplies consist chiefly of imported. All descriptions selling at maximum fixed prices. Butter.—Market remains unchanged. Cheese. —In active demand owing to short supplies. English Cheddar, no supplies available. Trade anxiously waiting next- distribution. Hemp.—New Zealand and Manila, market and prices are without change. Wheat and oats. —Market and prices are without change. WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES. Laery and Co., Ltd., Allen street, report wholesale prices as follow: —Bowls’ wheat, prime. 7s per bushel; oats, feed 5s 6<l to Ss 7d per bushel; oats. Dun choice. 6s 3d to 6s Gd per bushel ; chaff, oat-sheaf A!10 10s per ton. sacks in; flour, in sacks, 1117 per ton; oatmeal, 35’s, T 25 10s. per ton; bran, £7 7s 6d per ton; beeswax, 2s per ib; bacon (all best factory), sides Is 2d per lb. rolls Is 3d. hums. Is 3d. shoulders. Is; cheese (factory), medium lOd toTOJd per lb. loaf Hid to 11W per lb; linseed oil meal, lOO's. £l2 IDs per ton; linseed oil <nuts. 13s Gd per cwt; linseed oil ground cake,,T3s Gd-per cwt; wholo .linseed, ;25s pereivt; onions, A!8 10s' to T 9 par ton;; potatoes, southern table A 8 15s to AID per ton. sacks, in. North Island good £7 10s to J!9 10s : oaten-sheaf chaff, suitable for cow feed, per sack 4s 6d, sacks included. ' Fowls, 4s to 6s Gd per pair: ducks, Gs to 9s per pair: geese, 12s to 13s per pair; turkeys (dead weight) lOd to Is Id per lb: butter, pound pats, Is 3d per lb', prinlo bulk Is 3d Per '.b; eggs, fresh 2s Gd to 3s per dozen, preserved 2s' to 3a Id per dozen. Dressed pork, choice, 70’s to 90’s84d per lb. 90’b to 100’s 8d per lb; bacon pigs, choice, 7fd to 8d per lb; choppers, heavy 3!d to Sd Per lb. LIVE STOCK SALES

• AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS. The loan and Co. report for week ending Aprfr 27th:— At Dimatangi on Monday wo had a fair yarding. Compeliiion was slack, but we quitted the.bulk of the yarding at\er the suio. amah mixed weuneis 25», 38s, good weaner hellers A2, weanor steers ill os. A2 18s. A 3. 18-moath heifers A 4 os, store cows A 4. A 7 7s (id, forward cow« AS 15s. On Tuesday we held a sale of dairy stock on account of Messrs Greehlieiu and Moore. Bainesso. There was a good attendance and we had a very satisfactory sale; 68 cows maue an average of All 4s. The best prices were Aid ss. Al 6. Al 6 10s. Al 7 ss. At Apiti on Tuesday a heavy yarding of sheep and cuttle came forward. There was a very fair demand for sheep, but cattle were dull of sale, several pens of useful steers going out unsold; Cull lambs 7s 5d to 9s. small lambs 10s 6d to' Us Id. fair lambs 14s 2d to los 2d, empty ewes 19s 6d to 21s sd, empty b.f. ewes 19s Gd. ewe« in lamb 18s - 6d, small twb-tooth wethers 23a. medium wethers 28s Id. fat wethers 345. mixed Weaners (good) A3_l7S'6d to A 4 2s. 18-iuonth heifers A 5 5s to AG 2s. .forward Cows A 7 to A 3 10a, light fat cows A 9 5s to AlO 15a, cows in calf v£7, springing cows Al2, two-year steers A 8 3s 6d, 2j-yoar steers AlO 16s, three-year steers All, four-year bullocks Alt 2s 6d. bulls A 7 Ms. At Kimbolton on < Wednesday a fail entry of sheep and cattle came forward the bulk of the yarding selling nt late rates. Pair lambs 15s 4tl. empty owes 19s Gd to 21s 6d. two-tooth wethers 28s od. At, Palmerston on Wednesday, a fair yarding of wheep and a small yarding of cattle sold atlato rates: Small lambs 5s 6d to 10s. fair lambs 11s <M to 14s, f.m. empty ewes IDs. fat woolly iambs 24b 3d. small weaners 255, 18-month heifers A 3 10s. fat cows Al2. At Foilding on Friday n small yarding of sheep and cattle came forward. There was rather a brighter ton s in the sheep market. Ewes in lamb 18s 9J. small wethers A 1 Os 2d, two-tooth wethers 27s Od. forward cows A 8 11s, WELLINGTON ■ CUSTOMS. The Customs revenue received at Wellington yesterday totalled A 1641 6s.