COMMERCE & MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIII, Issue 10062, 29 August 1918, Page 2

COMMERCE & MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY - S QUOTATIONS. 1 Buyers. Sellers. JB a d j 6 a d MiningTalisman Consol 9 9 0 Westland Gold Syndicate ; 17 6 lavestmenc— National Bank 6 1 0 6 3 6 Bk. N.Z (i)3 6s 8d) ...12 15 6 Bk. N.Z. U6,13s 4d) ... 17 18 0 Metropolitan Perm. • (JSI9) 11 0 9 - National Mortgage ... 4 3 6 » N.Z. Loan 87 0 0 N.Z. and R. Plate ...... 1 17 G Wn. Gas- (TIU) - 12 9 9 Wn. Gas (pref.) 0 18 6 South Brit. Insurance Oa nKorb ur y Meat (pref.) Huddart-Parker (ord.) —2 0 1 ilucldart-l’arkcr (pref.) 10 9 113 N.Z. Shipping (pref.)... 10 10 0 P. and O. Defd. Stk. 368 0 0 373 0 0 Wn, Wooll. (ord.) „.’ Wn. Wooll. (pref.) 4 10 0 Westport Stock. ...... 0 8 4 Westport Stock, (pref.) 0 10 9 Waipa Colliery 0 16 6 Leyiand-U'Bricn 17 0 17 9 Taringamutu Saw. ... Banks, C. " M Crown Brewery 1 10 8 D.I.G. (pref.) Farmers’ Auot. Go. (pref.) ' ■ 103 Golden Bay Cement ... - 10 6 N.Z. Paper Wn. Cordage Wilson’s Cement 0 14.3 QUOTATIONS ELSEWHERE 1 . Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, August £B. Stock Exchange sales reported:— P. and O. Deferred Stock, JJ37O. New' Zealand Refrigerating, X2 3s 6d. Taupiri Coal." 161 0s 3d. Huddart-Parker, £2 0s 6d. Union Bank, .£59. DUNEDIN, August 23. Stock Exchange sales:— Mount Lyeil, 30s lid, 31s. Westport Coal, 30s 3d. Sale reported:— Standard Insurance, 455. P and 0. Deferred, <£37o. LONDON QUOTATIONS, By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received August 28, 7.40 p.m.) LONDON, August 27. Among the latest’ quotations on the Stock Exchange are the following-. P. and 0., J/396; Bank of Australasia, J 3129; Bank of New South Wales, .£37 (ex dividend); National Bank of New Zealand, £o 17s 6d; Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, L 69 10s and . MOUNT’ LYEIL MINE,' The Mount Lyoll Mining and Railway Co.. Ltd., reports as under for the fortnight ended August 14th:— / North Mount Lyeil Mine—Bso feet level. No. 340 diamond drill bore to 145 feet; 925 feet level, opening out on ore penetrated by No, 339 "bore; 1000 feet level, north drive to 353 feet in schist. Reduction Works—l.9B furnaces in blast during fortnight; 4945 tons of cop - - per consigned to, the refinery for tho current- yearr -- ’ , MOUNT - 'BEAD AND ROSEBERY MINES. , The Mount Read and Rosebery Mines, Ltd., reporta for the fortnight ended August 14th as follows: — . Hercules Mine—No. 5a adit to 365 feet in black schist country. No. 5 level new adit to 370 feet in quartzitic schist now showing mineralisation. Rosahery Mine—Main adit north drive to 492 feet, full width of ore in face. No. 6 level, north drive reached , 753 feet, ’ showing 3ft-of IoV grade on foot--wall and 2ft of good grade ore on hang-ing-wall side. No. 5 level, drive north of No. 14 rise to 60ft has fair grade ore over' full width of face, footwali only showing. No. 4 level, north drive to 903 feet, full width fair grade ore showing In face. No. 3 level, north drive to 806 feet, 4ft of low-grade material on footwall side,- 6 inches of highgrade ore on the hanging-wall. LIVE STOCK SALES ’ ADDINGTON MARKET. Press Association. CHRTSTOHUEICH, August 28. At Addington market to-day there were smaller entries of fat cattle and ifat sheep, and a sharp advance in prices in each department. Store sheep were in keener demand, especially wethers’ and hoggets, no doubt on account of the more favourable shipping news. Ewes in • lamb also 'sold better. There was a good demand for dairy tows, and pigs ' sold well especially stores, for which Peninsula dairy farmers have Ibeen, operating; Store Sheep—Two and 4-tooth ewes to 37s lOd, failing-mouth ewes 30s 9d to 335, sound-mouth ewes and lambs (all counted) 17s 3d, 2 and 4-tooth wethers 325. 8d to 40s, 4,6, and 8-tooth wethers 32s id to 37s 3d, ewe hoggets 19s 9d to 35s 2d, mixed" sex hoggets 13s 3d to 255, wether hoggets 19s '3d to 325. Fat Sheep—Extra prime wethers to G3s, prime wethers 41s to 50s, medium wethers 39s 6d to 435, lighter wethers 32s 6d to 335. merino wethers 31s to 335, extra prime ewes tp 47s 3d, prime ewes 36s to 40s 6d, medium owes 30s to 355, lighter ewes' 24s to 29s '6d, hoggets 23s to 45s 6d. . Fat Cattle—Extra prime steers to 3629 2s 6d, prime steers J 319 10s to <£26, ordinary steers £l7 to Tl 9. prime boilers JJIS to Llo 15h, ordinary heifers .310 12s 6d to <614 10s, extra prime cows <C2O 10s, prime cows j 617 to IMS 153, ordinary cows £3 17s- Cd to -616 17s 6d. Store Cattle—Calves ,£3 17s 6d to .£5, 2-year heifers J 37 ss, 2 and 21-year steers 263 13s, dry cows £5 to J6lO ss, dairy cows £5 1 10 s to £l6.

Pigs—Choppers T 5 to .£lO, baconers £5 to 9s (equal to 9id per lb), porkers 55s to 80s (equal to 10d per lb).

largo stores 50s to 58s, medium 40s to 48s, w&anerfe U 8& to 325» ‘brood £*>\vs M 4s to <£B 10s. BURNSIDE TiAEKET. Press Association. DUNEDIN. August 28. At Burnside to-day 212 fat cattle were yarded. There was a larger proportion than usual of wel-finished prime cattle, but the trade was over-supplied, and prices declined about £l. Nevertheless, a good sale took place." Extra prime bullocks X’23 2s 6d to £27 10s, prime XIS 2s 6d to X 22 17s ,6d," medium <£l6 10s to XlB 10s, light <£l4 to £ls 10s, extra prime heavy heifers <£lß 5s to <£2o 12s 6d. prime £l6 to £l7 12s 6d, medium <£l3 10s to <£ls. light Sheelp—l92s were penned.-, including several pens of extra _ heavy. Prices were quite on a par with last week’s rates. Extra prime wethers 53s 6d to 58s 3d, prime 46s 6d' to 51s 6d, medium to good 39s to 455. light and unfinished 33s 6d to 37s 6d. extra prime heavy e wes 48s to 525, prime 40s to 465, medium to good 35s to 395, others 28s upwards. Lambs.—A few pens were and sold, undelr keen competition at from 26s 3d to 295. ' p,ig S> —£ medium yarding was in Keen demand. Prices were on a par with last week’s rates. AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS. + - Dalgety and Co., Ltd. Dalgety and C 0.," Ltd., report having held their weekly sale at Levin on Tuesday, when they offered a fair yarding of sheep and cattle. The principal sales effected were ns follow: iat and loiward ewes up to 25s Sd, 2J-year springing S.H. heifers up to, £l2 10s, milch cows up to d£9. Loan and Mercantile ‘Agency. The Loan and Mercantile Agency reports :—At our Himatangi sale on Monday we had a good yarding of cattle. Sheep did not come forward as advertised. Bidding was brisk and cattle sold in favour of vendors. Wo quote:— B.F. hoggets 13s 7d, owes in lamb Ms, small yearlings 26s to’ 30s,/ fair yearling steers £A 16s, 18-month heifers £4 I2s 6d, 18-month steers ,£5 14s to £o 17s, 2-year Hereford heifers in calf £6 15s, 2-year Shorthorn heifers in calf £6 Ilss to £7 15s. store cows £2 2s to .65 ,10s, forward cows .£7 13s to £3 Us, empty heifers JG7 15s. WELLINGTON CUSTOMS. The Customs revenue received at Wellington yesterday totalled ,65705 0s sd.