COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10207, 18 February 1919, Page 2

COMMERCE AND MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY’S QUOTATIONS.

QUOTATIONS ELSEWHEREPress Association. - AUCKLAND, February 17. Sales on 'Chans©: — .Waihi, 44s Od. Auckland Gas, 13s 3d. Northern Steam, J6s Bd. Sale reported:— Auckland Gas. 18s 6d. CHEISTCHUECH, February 17." Sales reported:— National Bank, JG7, * ,'Kaiapoi Woollen, £7 10s. Mosgiel Woollen, X 4 18s 9d. DUNEDIN, February 17. Quotations Electric, buyers Is; Bieing Sun, sellers 9s; Consolidated Goldfields, sellers ss; Talisman, buyers 10s Is. sellers l«s 4d; Waihi. buyers 48s, sellers 44s 6d; Grand Junction, buyers 12s lOd. sellers 18s Sd; Mount Lyell, buyers 23s fid, sellers 24s fid; National Bonk, buyers 138 s, sellers 143 s fid; New South Wales,, buyers J 37 15s; Union, buyers 625; National Insurance, buyers 68s fid; Standard, buyers 46s 6d; P. and O, sellers <6393; Union Steam, buyers 21s- Huddart-Parker, buyers 38s Id, seller's 38s 3d; Westport Coal, buyers 31s 6d, sellers 31s 9d; Westport-Stockton, sellers 8s 8d; D.I.C. pref., buyers 20s 6d; Dalgety. buyers <610; , Dominion Rubber, buyers 31s, sellers 335; New Zealand Refrigerating. buyers 54s 9d. sellers 65s 6d; Milburn Lime. sellers 35s 3cl; Mosgiel Woollens, buyers 955. sellers 100 s; Bruce, buyers 35a; New Zealand buyers 22s 3d, sellers 22s 9d; Daily Times,'' buyers 54s fid; Perpetual Trustees, buyers 275; New Zealand Etxpress. buyers 15s. sellers 17s 6d. LIVE STOCK SALES AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS. , Abraham and WilliamsAbraham and Williams, Ltd., report; At Hunterville on Tuesday a very large yarding cam© to hand and met with a "ready sale at the following Four and 6-year ewes 21s, 235, 24s Id, Poor ewes 15s 3d, 17s Bd, cull eVes 6s. 2-tooth ewes 275, 28s 6d; fair 2-tooth ewes 24s fid, 26s «d. small 2-tooth ewes 22s fid, small m.s. 2-toobha 17s. 19s Sd, 4-tooth ewes 28s 9d. 2-tooth wethers 25a lOd, 27b 4d. m,s. lambs 13s. 14s fid. fair lambs 9s/; culls 4e 2d. ss. fat heifers <6ll ss, empty heifers .£2 15s. bulls to <6B ss. At Taihape on Wednesday small vardings of sheep and cattle mere sold . os follows Mixed aged ewes 22a, small 2-tooth wethers 19a. medium lambs" 10s 4d, culls 3s Id, Eomnev rams 3J guineas, ’girling steers <66 4s 6d, weaner heifers At Mangaweka on Thursday we had a big yarding, principally ewes of good quality, for which the demand was good Following are some of the principal sales :-On account F, R-H. Go fringe, 4 and 5-year ewes, 30e. 32s 3d; 2-tooth ewes. 24s 6d. On account A. Duthie, 4-tooth ewes. 2fis 3d. On account Alec. Dalziell, 4 and S-year owes, 27s Id. On account W. W. Fulton. 4-year ewes, 20s 7s"; 6-tooth ewes, 22s fid. On account L. Vile, 4 and 5-year ewes, 21s fid. On account Jno. Green, 4 and 5-yaar eyes, 21s. On account W. F. Stevens, mixed aged Romnev rams, 2 guineas to 6 guineas. Other sales as follows Mixed aged ewes Ifls 3d to 17s Bd, 2-tooth wethers 21s lOd to 275. WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES. Laery and Co., Ltd., Allen street, report wholesale • prices as follows Feed barley, 5s 7d to 6s fid per bushel, sacks in; oats, feed Algerians 6s 4d per bushel; oats, seed, machine dressed and clipped, 6s 6d per bushel, sacks in; chaff, oatensheaf, prime bright new £9 7s fid, sacks in, second quality <6B 10s per ton sacks in, special quotations for large quantities upon application; flour, in sacks, 2616 15a per ten; oatmeal, 25’s <635 per ton, loose in 2001 b sacks ,£34 per ton; potatoes, £7 10s to =£B per ton, sacks in; Farro feed, ton lots, X 0 5s per ton; linseed, oilmeal (Meggits) ton lots <612 7s 6d per ton, small quantities 13s per 100; walnuts (N.Z.), Is Id per lb; onions. 12s 6d per owt; fowls, 4s 6d to 5s 6d per pair, extra choice roosters 5a Cd to Ga 6d per pair; duoka, 7s to 9a 6d pet pair; geese, 10a 6d to 12a per pair; turkeys, 9d to la 2d per lb, dead weight; butter, farmers' separator and dairy, ill bulk and in pound pats. Is 3d to Is 4d per lb; eggs, 2s to 2s 4d per dozen; dressed pork, 70> to 100’s. Md to 10id per lb; bacon pigs, 8d to 9d lb; chop, pers, 5d to Cid per lb; suckers. Is per lb; beeswax, 2s to 2s 6d per lb; cheese, factory, medium case lota lOd to 10Jd per lb; carbide, splendid quality, in 1001 b drums 75s each; bluoatono, 75s per cwt; shell grit, 7s cwt; Royal Blue peas, sack lots. 15s Cd bushel, sacks extra; baled straw, oaten prime bright, X 5 per ton; salt, lots, Loohiel coarse (12 sacks to ton), <6lO 17s 6d, coarse in owt bags <612, fine in cwt bags ,£ls per ton, smaller quantities 10a per ton extra. WELLINGTON CUSTOMS. Customs duty collected at Wellington yesterday totalled X 8835 11s 3d.

Huy ers Seller*. Ji d. X O. Mining— 0 13 6 0 10 3 0 10 6 2 4 6 — Waihi Junction 0 13 0 0 13 6 Investment — Bk. of Australasia ... .28 0 0 *7 — National Bank 6 18 6 5 Bk. N.Z. {.£3 6s 8d)... 13 15 0 14 Bk. N.Z. (.£6 13s 4d)_... 18 0 Eouitable “Building ... 8 15 0 — National Mortgage ... 4s 10 and Mercantile 103 0 0 — Loan and Mercantile €5 0 Wn Trust and Loan 5 13 0 8 6 Wellington Deposit ... — 0 National Insurance ... 3 Wn. Meat (.£5 pd.) — 5 1 Wn. Meat (£4) 4s Wn. Meat («£2 l*2s 6d) 3 11 0 ‘ Anok. Trams (ord.) ... o iy Auck. Trams (pret.) ... 0 16 D.S.S. Co. (pref.) ...... 1 400 0 0 Wn. Wooll. (ord.) ... Westport Coal 7 8 1 12 0 Crown Brewery 1 10 Sharlond (ord. and 1 10 Britisli Petroleum Development (All pd.)... _ 0 5 0 Inscribed Stock <1938) 96 15 War Bonds (1938 ...... 96 10 •Sale reported, SI.