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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 34, 9 February 1905, Page 3

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Auckland Star Office, Thursday. February ?. 19U5. is as rather quiet for a* week, and Lhere liavt- been no arriva's eoia U'ndon to iives shipping matters up. joJßUntial reduction La aaaounced in cJzed meots by tie local packers. The goopiinviile. Cue at Laid port with keroe" left <xi the '-'ad. and risoaUbe here any day .S-aies are bpiii? 577, to arrive. Fi-agus cmtinues dull. ridihe P 11 "' iai ?ai ' en to 3^J - rue Kaa " ■- .i.je ro-mortow from Calcutta with c « lstar °p- - v - Toni a rircn .i a 5 ~'Pil the l> t! - Ja^ lc * rT - Lh, ' J ut; ' market tT- naieter. i-arnsacks >-specla.iy being Sw. The aew liove-in.eut -Jk weigai or sacs, .im Dot likely to rErfef with i-hi' importation of 4S iaeh S^ , m> tills " IJJ " c - ;ls these are used sSgv in ihv Auckland district for kauri m d uwi2.e- A '"oi-oaibo L-irruhir of the Sth Jaacary stale :he tea iuitions during the Ilh-p <-ceipristfd 6o.'J2b pactagee. Staining s_L».sa7lt.=. a≤ compared with. packages, .-oataining -L 907.117 oEer«d dnriiiir ti" 1 i '-c-' 1 Period °f **« year. A Sl-»e Droportiou vi tiie teas werv Mo'r llqnoring kinds. Anything showing, PDsiirT of daToar wa? wanted at fnll Caol-e (O2S beea rfMTfived one of the irces: fompauies it tty =2'nK>n trad- :■: Vain-ooTi»r. ret.-<_im-ieadins to plac-e -.rd-r, wrfl ahead this for next season, a< both :h.- t mtod itati?- and Canada :i:tecj prohib.ins the r"t'sin2 <>f saircon t~jr yc.irs ;v-JO ami "90S. evident-** tha: the fish arc bco-cm-i2» io sijajrcp tia" ihe respective OovernBtfßls have decided to Ixave tvvo cioae seaij asuaJ ar this season or the year the recall drapery rstabliaJiments |iave got tieir L-heap cleariiia out sales in full gwiag, ana other Lrud«*s feel th»r effeci to ma scan-lty .if custom*--re. as tae bargain hunters iiavins 10 p:iy i.-a-sh h-re. of f-ourse. !>*ss tv spire Cor other The pub!;..- have Doe into the vlblV of --"aitiiig for the cheap sa'.t.-s be-fore lUdi- pur-bises. so that the c-ustom is pretrr weli .'iijhed. It howver< rHp 'f enabliair stock to be cleared rapidly at the end of rh-e seas«.ii. instead of caving ta be canied over Oil'tht- ."ear. TV deniaid for timber tor tbe London juarkei h.a~ fa::en oS somewhar.. sD-d al-Eja-rii :aere is a fair amonnt of 'auiMing roms on In la? suburbs, sti!', the Lnqolry ; of timber for ■-• --- ".----■ := '-io: qu.te so ii" :l —i= !)*:')« Christmas. It tiere'are. seem ;:s if r!i-= uaildins tiado ffi = siackc-ninc: oS Tile k-anri _-urn marte: siJt)' ao .bang-? th-s ~ec-k. ihpre btin.? Still steady inquiry for gcod grades, but cj unproTemea: ie prices. Investment stocks have on the avera?" Ee[ with sooa inquiry dunag the past w-rri bat a.l tie s-inie few transactions Trere reported. 0:' New /.eaiand stiies were a shade betrer. neiug wanted a: 112,'. and Nariocais had dPtnaud at 9T/6. lnsuraac-e shares -nrere neglected, the con-Lrinpis-tsd reduction in rates probably ciirsi2£ :nvesiois tv bold off for the present. The N.Z. Insurance Company paid ! arkjeod of 2, p*T share yesterday, mak!a» 6, for the yea.-, or a total of £30.0:).') jeid to saareho':de:s In "he twelve months. From tie of proiit arid ".o«s account £5.000 added to the re*rre fund, brmsing it np to £200.000. ano:h?r £jCX( vssadded to the us ■ • .-a ncv fund, raising It to £ ISH-β. and £26.519 IS was carried forward to tie aocouirt. The fact that the interest and rnnts .-ef'-ived proride lii per cent, oa Che paid-np caplral pomia :o tlie sta-L.i'-ity of the company, espeeiiirr a≤ the assets s-io-w an increase of £40.000 for th-e year, and now- total £74S_S61. L'aion Steamship shares tLave lad steddv inquiry at £13 7/6. but ao sales resulted. E>evocpor: Ferry shares were inquired for at 37.. as thte resnk of the new issTK to esistiiig holders a: 30/. In UraDer shires L-O'B. w»re wanted at aDd Pirier. Limb at H^.. Northern Steam had said? dsniand at 17 for paid-up, .md S ''2 tor eontriburiiLz issn , ' l . Tncuirj- was also made darins the Last two days *f»r Colonial Sniar at £35, but no sellers D.S.iJ. siiras weie a shade firmer, being waatea it IV- 3astness in mining shares his been mostiy restricted m Tiames iices. stares -rere K-a_nt?ii a; £7 2/6. cum <iiT. <rf 19/ just declared. The division of shores took pia.*p thU week at the rate of t£E f'>r nnp ori;ri!ia!. Eis 05t.. those shares Tere sold the nrst day at 14/. but yester--617 sales look piace at IS,'. Rectoaicz tbe orlsinaJ share a: £6 12/6. wh>-n tae i= dedncted. the saie at 18/ wu espiraJeat to £& per share, shot", ins a EiEra2ti2.l rise for the week. This la PKly due to sinking the winze on the rcn of jv>M. and also to the fact that the lower priced shares are naniraHy available to a larjrer drcie ot buyers. A few pixnds of very i Eci picked sroae from the New El-ciipse nine it Tirana we> exhibited at the <03pacj"'s office this week, and shares sold freely it 111 to i. May Que>*n Exteuie.-l ■hua eased a little hi price, offered si L 9. whereas last week free sales were aide at 2/. Knraniii-CaJedonian shares rhaszed ttaihis at 1 10. Inquiry set In for >"cv Cheimsfort shares ar Hd. as the battery ais started, and a payable rv-tnm Is »3t>«pai£<l The WaihJ Vnim was on',y I icr tiree weeks this time, but totalled £414, i. Shaies chinked hands at £.0 16/ tern? tie w-ek_ Grand Junctions were Mated at 70. and yesterday 72/ wa= oSsred, but no sal<-s resulted. Sste-ndeds were i lime easier, being sold at 6,5, at TEieh price- there are stli: t.'jye-rs. Taiiseaj Consolidated scar-s decliiied freaa 10' to Wl Tae retarn for the past month's opestioas from this mine was £43J« from ] tons. Komata Reefs suares tinned Ln leice. being wajited at i . and buyers .-ame ia foe Crowns at 2<i Potatoes.—The martet has been fairly | snppiied with potatoes during the past week, conseonentiy the prk c has reEUiaed £rm at from £10 to £11 per ton, acwrdiiig to ccality. Latterly, potatoes tave been coming in of ?ocd natality, a very snail proportion riow eafferiiis from dis-! ea s- There i≤ rery little outiet t<tr our! poutoes at present, as tae Wellington nuu--*st is now beim.- <uppiie<i wiih locally j F ri, sTi. which, unf'irtnuately. are also affcrtrt this season by disease". J::iS - —Pries have remained scetuly at ' present aitiocsh the feeling in the South \ js easier, as ar*-s4ilt of tht , new Canter- ] oary oats being offered on the market. Lo- i ci.iy. B srridf are quoted at 2 T ex wharf. : sparrowbiUs have opr-ned hi?-h in i J* Sooth. 1/10 oems asked f.0.b.. an cvi- I oeice that serious damage to the harvest is I ittred. as tie result of the wet weather JSpefcnced. In Canterbury, considerable i "sage Is said to have been done by heaw I lams. ifsiz?.- Arrivals of maize since last ref only totalled 500 sacks, which eomins to a Mre market res-cited in prices show- =? a farther of Id per bushel, Sturp?.— There is still little 1— J ?or bran. but sharps eoatrmse T °r? scarce ar.d dear. F->tl Waeat.— O—ir» to the Mg-h prices for maize. ther» has been increas- ™ desand fop f.,wl wheat, but so far are unaltered. 3/11 beinz aski?d ex J*« Wheat—The market continue* rtSS - Sonic of the new is bein-. to »S m th, - Soath - bu,: rather sofi i millers- It is thought; 7?t" b^f ,^"11 : ' !,r,UT -mother sii weeks i fhv ?? ™ re SE.rthing much can be done ua UK(new wheat. Meanwhile old wheat; °« flncly held. So;^;~ In! P of chaff from the' — practically as the cost a-^- M -' a - and cro "' :,,i ! 'x-"al i≤ supp.yiniz being now *«. n t in suffi-t-ntly 5 ,-_- to nSA»t requirements, at about £4i;- usn. n r .c or rwo i ors til .-, wer « I el=->~ 'I 1121!"'1 !"'- '-"it tte averase is bright, 1 ---- ssi evidently well sav-d. j lots.—Prices r-cr.tinue firm at 10' to I aarkeT- ,; ' XT ' a,?<,or '':ni to quaHty. This is . no ' sr <*otire:y supaUed by locally •»K-'t" 3115 - Island steamer this s~ i take a fair quantity of onions ~°®« Qer cargo. , *W SeMs.—An early inqurn- has set. a/'r'S and c-ov-r-seed2 this season. spc'-r.f'Vj a J3 soc " 1 orders have been deL " ea oj se^ds-mer.. KATTRI GUM MARKET. "Anckiand Star" Offii'e. Wednesday. February S. 1005. 5i1, 7 ,,;r 5 no change upon last ieszanA v~* on * tilerp heing still a steady U! c^J^ 1 ShorT at Pre-nt. The to- ■ ** r °ary U IS6 tons. which Bade nf average month. Poor — ' not ia mn(?h r^^est.

ATJCKXAKD PEODOCE aiAKKETT fairy butter : farlBCTS ' separator or ihV , wtreatmeai, £10 5/. ! ton! 25 ? s " oabn<?al . £10 10/ per Grain^—Oats: B grade. 2/1. ci'csxrfi. maize. 2/10 per bushel. Onions—Local, i,> t0 U/ cwt —New potatoes, £10 to £11 per 3^—S ? nthern - ** ly / ton, ex store; coal* 1 firewood aiaruets—Newcastle *2f per toa - Slivered 31/; Zus??3* ?? /: Ta °P iri - best household. 12 sack* to the ton—toes ZU. count 6d: quarter tons, 7/3. disc-omit 3d ror dred " reis ' hts - 1/9 - no discount". . .eked strain. 12 sacks to the ton-tona 24/. discount 1/ for cash; half tons, l-'/e! discount 6d for c-asb: quarter toS c"9 discount, 3d for cash; Union Colliery z^ e% I^ 1 ! 7 "" 1 - halt toa - 6/3 cash; steam coa', 21/ ton. 11/ hatt toa, . fvirf loader tea. Firewood: Uncutat * ■'..«, lib; undressed boartts, thick beat 1.,/b; metllum. 11/0; 2ud ciass, 8/ : [ongn hump boards, gtn. seoond cJass, ./; lining hoards, plaaed, tended, rmti grooved. best, 18/6: medinm, 15/13- ->nd class. 12/6 (specified lengths, flooring Uαg 'r vd rf weaitl er boards. L/c eitra): boat ,boards, specially selected, IS/6 for a^ , K 1 ,°, r , iln: ka,]ri sft t> 9/; heart. 11/: tl-tree rail, £3 10/ per 1 ponri posts, \j to 1/6 ea ch; shingles 15/ raile. SO/; dry pressed bricks, S2/6 per 1000----oidmary bricks. GO/ per iqoO; fire briefer' -f.n. £8: and Hin. £9 per 1000: fire cJay 6U/ per ton; hydraulic lime, 2/ per c-wt lias; Uruiß pipes, at works, 2in draia tiles i in lengths. 50/ per l()00: 2Jla. 70/; Sin, 1 • 6iQ - £15 P* r 1«»; 3iu socket pipes.. 2ft lengths, 7d each: 4in. 3d; ffiu v UU; *ta.isv. 3/; 15iD ' **'' 18U, ' 6/: LOJSJjON CABLE. (By Cable.—Press Assoeiatlcm.—Copyctsiit.) (Received 9.S a.m.) LONDON. February S. Xhie thousand quart ers erf Australian wheat. January shipment, sold at 33/3TtX/.j Quarters, February shipment 33/ Copper, spot. ££7 e/3; three months. £bi I^2/6. Lead, £12 12/6. At the tallow auctions 681 easts were offered and 356 were sold. Fine mutton -»/9; medium, 25/6. Fine beef. 23/: medium, 24/6. HTX)ES. SSLXS, ETC. MESSRS G. W. BIXISfET ACT SONS' KEPORr. On Tnesday -we cleared a large eatalogne of hides, sheepskins. taJlow. etc. Hides: Cow Iv short supply. Prices advailed. We quote: Prime" ox, 7d to T*d; extra stout. 6jd to 6Jd: scout, jftd to 6d" medinm, 4|d to 4}d: light. 4id: cow. ?ood lines in brisk demand at 4id: picked to -isdtips, ■Hα to 4ad; calf, s*d to Kd fo' weii flayed. Kutehers' pe!ts: Lanre salted to 2/8- meaiTim. to 2/6: small. V 6 to 1/9: lambs', Vβ to 2/\J: dry fall vrooL to 6/-, mWlinm 4/ to 4/8: small. 1/6 to 2/6. Tallow: Shipment casks. 20/ to 21/: good In broken casks and packages. 18/ to 19/; seconds. 14/ to 16/ per cwt; roogh fat, lid 2er Ib. Rones: Good dry, £3 per ton. Wool: Crossbred. 7jd to Sjd: ootted, 6d to Sid; locks and pieces, 4d to 4*d