COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 9961, 3 May 1918, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers. Jt i d £ a d Mining— Wahi 1 17 0 Waihi Grand Junction 0 14 0 InvestmentNational Bank Bk. N.Z. (JB6 13s 4d) ... 17 10 0 17 11 0 Equitable Building ... 9 0 0 Wn. Investment 0 IX 0 Wn. Trust Loan 5 13 6 Christchurch Gas (£5) 515 0 6 0 0 South Brit. Insurance N.Z. Refrigerating 1 18 6 Huddart-Parker (pref.) 10 0 Union Steam (pref.) ... Onraaru Woollen 1 10 0 ~ Westport Coal J It 0 Waipa Colliery —• 0 17 9 T.-eyland-O’Brieh *1 7 0 Taringamutu Saw ... 1 19 0 fl 0 6 Golden Bay Cement... 017 9 N.Z. Paper 0 18 9 Sharlnnd and 00. (ord.) 18 6 •Etc div. "MU sale on 'Change. QUOTATIONS ELSEWHERE.

Free? ' ° AUCKLAND, May 2. . Stock Exchange Bales: Bank of New Zealand (fully paid), -£l7 9s 6d. ■ Wilson's Cement (ordinary), 29a. Northern Steamship, 16s. WAIHI MINE RETURNS. PrOSS .nn AUCKLAND, May 3. For the period ended April - 20th, the Waihi Mining Co, treated 13.915 tons for a return of £25,085, compared with £37,327 from 15,888 tons for the corresponding period of last year. Grand Junction returns show £9601 from 5910 tons. AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. Gr 'jV- >• ’■ •••• i *—.•<•••• -'-.vrlgVn (Received May 2, 11.15 p.m.) SYDNEY, May 2. Oats, Algerian feeding 4s 3d per bushel, milling 4s 6d, Tasmanian 5s 6d; maize, 4s lOd to 5a per bushel; potatoes, Tasmanian £5 to £6 10s per ton; onions, £l2 10s to £l3 per ton. ADELAIDE, May 2. Oats. 3s 9)1 per bushel. PRICE. T TolecraDU— Pvn*» * MELBOURNE, May 2. The price of butter in Victoria, has been increased to 140 a per owt. LITE STOCK SALES AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS. ■Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report having offered a small yarding of sheep, and a heavy entry of cattle at the Oolomba toad yards, Hastorton, on Wednesday. There was a good attendance, and a total clearance was made at satisfactory prices. Grown cattle sold well up to late rates, and younger steers elicited keen competition. Quotations; —Forward owes 24* Id bo 255, store owes 15s, cull 2-tooth wethers 15s; a lip® dir7o Si-year P.A. bullocks, on, account of S. D. Thompson, realised £ls Ss, O'Bft- 34-year steers fetching £l3 118 a. Other sales were: 3-year steers £l3 13s. IJ-year steers £9 to £9 ss, light fat cows to £ll ss; lines of empty cows £6 7s, £7 10s. £8 18s to £lO 2s 6d; m.s. weaners £5 15s to £6 6s, yearling heifers £3 2s 6d. WELLINGTON CUSTOMS. The Customs revenue received at Wellington yesterday totalled £2182 18s lid.

ers’ Union, who was seriously wounded to one of his knees while on active service with the Australian Forces, has left Wellington for his home at Newcastle. TO-DAY’S ~BEETH AGE. Maori. Perry berth: Pateena, No. 12, fervois quay; Corinna, No. 1, south, Queen’s wharf; Poherua, Taranaki street wharf; Komata, Railway wharf; Kaitoa, No. 10, Queen’s wharf; Calm, King’s wharf; Tainui, King's wharf; Mana, King’s wharf: Blenheim, King’s wharf; Invercargill. No. 13. north. Queen’s wharf; Wakatu, King’s wharf. THE HIMITANGI. Mr Ik G. F. Zohrab received advice that the Himitangi was to leave Chatham (stands yesterday for Lyttelton, where sue is expected to arrive on Sunday. The vessel .will leave Lyttelton on Monday for Wellington, where she is duo on Tuesday evening. After discharge the Himitangi will undergo'overhaul. MAPOURIKA DELAYED.' The Mapourika has been delayed at Auckland, and will not get away from that Port until noon to-day for Wellington, where she is due on Monday, The vessel will Rail again for Auckland about Wednesday next. TTffi~KOTAKB. The Kotare is due at Wellington tomorrow morning from Dunedin, Captain Q. T. Hull advises that the vessel will receive general cargo for Dunedin up till noon to-mdrrow, and will sail for that port during the afternoon. THE NGAKETA. The Ngakuta arrived at Tokomaru Bay at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, and sailed yesterday for Whakatane. Prom the latter port the vessel will sail today for Auckland, and will probably load cement in the north for Wellington and other ports. THE RIPPLE. The Ripple sailed from Napier last night for Gisborne, from which port she will depart to-night with a quantity of wool for discharge at Napier. The vessel should be back at Wellington on Sunday, and will sail on Tuesday for Akitio, Napier, and Gisborne. THE KOUTDNUI. The Koutunui arrived at Castlepoint on Wednesday morning from Wellington. and alter landing cargo sailed for Blackhead, Mataikonu, Fiat Point. Glenburn, Qlendhu. and Pahau to complete discharge. Owing to the southerly weathere the vessel will probably not be back at Wellington until Sunday. The Koutunui will load coke at Miramar on Monday for Gisborne, and should got away in the evening. PASSENGERS FOR AUSTRALIA. The following saloon passengers have, left New Zealand for Australia s—Misse# Wilson, Knight, Salisbury (2), Brightmere (2). Fawett, Mareden, Smith, McKenzie, Bull, Field. Munro. Shale. Elliott McGaun, Owen, Maughan, Foster, Mesdames Hunter, Faitting, Manning, Berry, Broinne, Urquhart, Edmonds, Hollins. Harris, Douglas Saris, Dalreytr, Bull. A. Beil, Gould. Shale, Sutton, Briggs, Nurses Wilson and 2 children, Clark, Major Dormer, Captain Domnet, Messrs Haddon, Martin. McAdam, Campion, Decerequos, Wilson. Brown. Boyd, Haddon, George, Kelmnrtin, Hunter, Deschampis. Gibbs, Thompson. Wilkie. Manning, Berry, Mansom Urquhart, Harris, White, Huttou. Pizzey, Harrison, Shale, Ives, Rayburn, Rhodes, McAdam, Best Thompson, Duncalf, Old, Belton, Webb, Hunter.