COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10002, 20 June 1918, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS,

LONDON QUOTATIONS. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received Juno 19, 9.80 p.m.) LONDON, Jane 18. Among the latest quotations on the Stock Exchange are the following:— Blank of Australasia, J 3123; Bank of New South Wales, kS-1 10s (ex div.); Union Bank, ffi6o 2s 6d; National Bank of Now Zealand, ,1:5 15s 6d; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, first debentures A6B. ordinary stock ,£93 lt>s. NATIONAL MORTGAGE AND AGENCY CO. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received June 19, 8.30 p.m.) LONDON, June 18. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand has deemred an interim dividend of ■7s per cent. LIVE STOCK SALES ADDINGTON MARKET. Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, June 19. At Adding-tou- were largo entries of fat cattle and faf sheep and fair yardings in other uepartments. The attendance was good. Store sheep were a moderate lot, but mot with a very fair sale. There were some very prime lots of lambs on offer, but the competition was not so keen and prices wore easier by Is to Is 6d per head. Flat sheep were very mm, export buyers operating freely in view of tho probable closing of tho freezing works at tho end of the month. Fat cattle met with a good- sale at late rates. Young store cattle mot - with a good .inquiry,. and dairy COWS’- Bold well, r r Figs were . somewhat easier. Store Sheep—Two and tour-tooth ewes te 31s 9d, four and six-tooth owes to 28s Sd, two and tour-tooth wethers 24s to 80s, four and six-tooth wethers 21s 6d to 28a 3d, ewe hoggets 19s 4d to 27s 7d, mixed-eex hoggets 17a 3d te 23s 7d, wether hoggets Ils 7d to 21s Id. Fat Lambs—Extra prime 57s 6d, prime 29s to 33s sd, medium 26s to 2te 6d, lighter 20s 3d to 25s 6d. Fat Sheep—-Extra prune wethers to 57s ■wethers' 36s 'Bd "to '-ffls 6d, ixghter wethers'‘(kl" id 86a Ift)' luOriuo 'w.Oflcrs ils Sd to 28s 9d, prime ewes 3Ss 6d te 46s 2d, medium ewes 33s Gd te 38s, lighter ewes 24s lOd to 335, merino owes 22s 9d to 39b. Flat Cattle—Extra prime steers te J 332 17s 6d, prime ' steers J 317 to J2O 10s, ordinary steers FU3 17s 6d to ATS 10b, prime heifers to -CIS 17s Gd, ordinary heifers AS 7s 6d te JJI4 10s, prime cows to .iff7 10s, ordinary cows A 9 to los. ■Store Cattle—Yearlings A’o 10s .to J 36 16s, 2i to 3-year stores £9 ss, dry cows J66to A 9, dairy .' I'UG;-(.''f.aplKTs to )Cr'lss, extra 'heavy bacondrs 'td ,£6 10», heavy baconers £5 2s 6d to D 10s, lighter baconers 564 2s 6d to A 5 (equal to 8d to BJd per lb), heavy porkers 62s Gd te 78s. lighter porkers 44a te 55s (equal to 9jd to 9Jd per lb), largo stores 50s, te 565, medium 42s te 48s, smaller 25q to 345, weaneto 18s to 245. BURNSIDE MARKET. Press Association. . - DUNEDIN, Juno 19. At tiq: Burnside, market 259 fat cattle were penned, a' fair proportion being, prime heavy. Prices opened at late rates. Towards tho finish they declined 10s to 15a. Prime heavy bullocks £2l to £24, ss, prime AT7 10s to A2O medium All 10s to Al 6; prime cows, heifers Al 7, others All 10s to Al 4. Sheep 2365 penned, about ono-third being prime heavy wethers and owes, tho prices for which advanced 2s to 2s 6d; medium advanced Is to Is Gd, Prime heavy wethers 51s to 67-' 3d, a few show sheep 80s, prime -wethers 45a to 50s, medium 36s to 425, prime heavy ewes 42s to 48s; extra 50s 3d, prime 33s to 40s, others 28s to 82s. Immbs —1085 penned; quality fair; competition keen at late rates. Pigs—A moderate yarding realised late rates. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Co., Ltd. The 'Loon and Mercantile Agenoy Co.. Ltd., report;— On Monday wo hold- a clearing sale On account of Mr H, Perry, Fitehorßbrt West. We had a good .attendance, and competition was keen throughout, all lines bring quitted at most satisfactory prices. We quote: 300 3 and 4ryear ewes to: lamb to Romney rams 2&, 230 ewe lambs 19s Gd, 170 wether lambs 16s 6d, 180 fair woolly lambs 15s, aged empty ewes 12s 6d, 4-ycar draught mare A 24 10s, S-ycnr draught mare A2O, 3-year goliling Ail:)3-year draught oolt A 5, yearling filly AS, forward cows A 7 15s, dairy cows AlO to All 15s, mixed woaners A2. Aeepunt Mr M. Matthews—32o mixod-ago owes in lamlb to Romney rams 33s 6d, low-corulitioned ewes, in lamb 23s 9d, dairy cows A 9 10s to, Al2 10s. On Tuesday, at the show grounds, in conjunction .with Dalgoty and Co., wo hold, on account of Mr S. R. Lancaster, a sale of his registered English Leicester flock. The attendance was not largo, but we disposed of the on-trv nt tho following prices2-tooth ewes .£3 2s to A 5, 4. 6 ana f.f.m. ewes A2 2s to A 4 4s, ewe hoggets A2. 2s te .£3 3s, stud rams A 4 4s, A 5, -A8 Bs, AiG 16s, ram hoggets A2 2s to A 3 3s. , . ■

Buyers. Sellers. X a d JB s d . .MiningTalisman Oonsol , 0 8 6 Waihi — 1 18 6 Westland Gold Syndicate i a 0 Investment— Bk. N.Z. MS 8s Gd) ... ia 7 0 Bk. N.Z. (j86 13s -id)... 17 15 0 — Choli. Gas <£5) 5 15 0 — Wn. Gas (-B10) , 12 10 0 National Insurance ... — 2 18 9 Huddart-Parker <ord.) 1 18 6 — Union Steam (pref.) ... — *1 1 0 Kaiapoi Wooll. (ord.) 7 0 0 — Wn. Wooll. (ord.) — 7 10 0 Westport Coal — 1 9 9 Waipa Colliery — 0 17 c Kauri Timber (S3s) ... 1 8 0 — Colonial Sugar (Aust.) — 21 15 0 Golden Bay Cement ... 0 17 8 — N.Z. Paper 1 1 0 — Wilson’s Cement (pref.) — 1 8 9 •Sale' reported. Os iod.