FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 433, 16 February 1909, Page 8

FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

? .. :A, -. _—*_ .... -■ WELLINGTON SHARE LIST,

above vqubtakoiia^arertajceii*'from'; thadaily;o£sciailisU;ofth9 ; \VeHiAgtonStock'^^; ? "If: V' : :i Exchsmc©, ' ' ;' - ; - .' " ;

, the shaee makket. -175.. Gtl.,' Wellington Wqnlleri' at lsl' ! • - 1 • 6d., and N.Z. .Portland Cement at.<£l'l3s. were is' yesterday.' Tliero wero '.aVfair numberi':£;¥';;;o^bnyingbr(iers^butiwifh J few-'Koepttons prices; ■s-:';i.«iV-Blio.w--.a!'d6\7tiw^?ttodenoy; , '' !, lJational : .':BankSj'buyers 25'ls.,.6d.;:\s«UoiVJ^'3s..'6d.j National s cum dividend; New if;;?fcUrZealariiFan'd'Elver. ; Wei- ; ■ ! : : : lingt:ou ;Triisa arid/Loans',; sellers -<£7, 6s.; : Wel- , * lington'...G.a's '.(JEIO 'paid),' buyers r.£l6 V.lss.,.'.(newi, ■■/ issue), '-Ijhycrs.'liia; 6d::premmm.; Natiopal .In-. ffi f :aiice,''buyers v i;2'los.; Gear ' :V - Meat-. (,£1 paid), vbuyers 4 <£2 '40s. I/Meat Export, (.«2 12s. 6d. paid); sellcrs «£3 Is. 6d.;'.Manawatu Kails, buyers i£2;l4s.; Union.Steam,; buyers .£1 • 14&-• 9d.; /Wellington. Woollen' (ordinary), : sel?.; iS ; ;:/i5SlerC£3. ; 2s;; : :' /Timber,': .. -sellers .El-35.; and; Co'.v. (brewery ■ '- ' ; ' Taran&H;/l J ettoUum'i''buyers •... 65.,: sellers; Bs.; vgjiairland's';(ordinfirj:;and : ■ pri" ; iJ®s*?Kference)i ; sellersi'l9s.\ p 1 THE MINING MARKET iiTalismaii';vafe--' i2.r^7s:'Zv.' ■yv^-VCroTOVat;4& v rsd. : kk"s? :i ' i '?■?': Sales.. ■ v ,; -!Vivtii:a;r.£ s. d.,; w v.-.Waihi'- ..Grand . ; '.£;.■££!fv?£ ; fc : £ : Junction . 1 fi 0 1 6 6 . — Waihi 819 0 -9 1 a - : : , Talisman. .v.'- '2 6. ; 9. 2. T-l'G. 2.:.7. : 3 : Waihi ..Extended . 03 1 0 3 2 — ;ife^t^X"" : Waitan|rf.'.y;-3' "."O-My o>-. ■''■r-Ti-W : .. ' .Tairna ; ..-.•Golden •'■."• : V. •• - ' Hills . .04 5 0 5 3 - NZ Crown . 0/45 046 045 Big Oliver . — 118 0 — . . Localjy; tie' Ja" strong' j; J'>;f'^X^j?^4ft®cy ; jjf{".a^ilceea.*;'deiiiaiia:', '»£i£;:/(v; : toimfpuiid: 'nede^aiy.';to;;raise/tHeir-sdeposit ! ,ratp;.to :,5 . . • •>•.. per cent, Sfpney'is' likely to rcmaiin dear for , '-.n'/.ii/.the; next six.weeks,: as threo ; of' our .banks' close, their balance periods on <>Marcli.' 31;'" Bank/Vend this year, this operation'win'be/verymarked.: ; :iii^/;'lri'-.:l^nd6n! ! inoneyvappeaTs\.td v ' ;.;Bupply,' and'the:loans iby; the: cities""of:; ':•:•• covered,' and havo. quickly advanced to s. pre- ' yji /S;iriiunC/TM.loans/were; Very/.atfractive.td: in- ; ' ;;:,restprs;v-East; year 'there;;was : fii great;,increase 'S'n'::';;; I SSS.SSI.OOO.-asiiWmpared 'witlii'^fe.BSO.GOOlm/tliei' p7yft ! previous; : year; an increase of «£21;221,300," or ' f ' : . : .i : orer 34 per cent; The borron-incj 'forSfcatepur- .: poses, increased frbm?ye52,099,006;t0 : .i£62,659,800,' : :; and - for/ municipal! purpose's; from £10,260,000: to' : •■j l * - !'' . : i'Hcro Is a summary of the amounts -.- : ■ ..' raised, .by .different Governments:— '• • . !T ; : •%■

It :is.-' just; as.yiyoll .to. kripwji'i'rliaiis; thought ffi vivi.ofjthis developMent;.in En^uidiT»i9ie%''i , iiitui> Cial' Times/', figures; ' ;:C; BaJ?-s^:iN'v': -,vi: /i- i! '?i?.:/'r^- i' ■ 7.' .. The, i'ncrcaso is ,£19,450,600, or- over .112 pet cent 7 ; the' niain>line of advance being .- on. the > : r^iiniciphr.side,'; where loansihavo from ; ; • -.£1,595,000 to• .£5,992,000.. It will- be' observed' • list/ibyj ; ; aV'long ;wayV- .. •.. Tho raid on our.investors by tho. Dominion. is little: short. of ;remirkab]'oi : and.is'a ?re-' .v.,-potitiori' of; the-iucuraon iVustrala6ia made here. • : ; jm tho late isoyepties' andf:e'arly v;eig]ities'; • ••It • : '*proßabljrarises from'.tho urban) •, . development of, the -.country; 1 and the need ;«f • ; •'••• capital to. well and. truly lay tho'foundatioris of is>local- government;' -Comparatively, newly 'Settled,- . lands have little money to' spare ■I6r.\this'isbrfc; Si J%of> thing, nnd can the moro easily obtain it abroad ;from 'related nations, ;becßuse;tlie colltick- . tive security offered is the most satisfactoryVto' : -outside investors. The most : recently created ' ; v ' : : i ; /provinces 'of 'Cannda ! aro' aVKo now appearing as : . borrowers 'in London. India bus likewise conits/demahds, its-loans this fty.W).''':'time;.''inoluding.-21,000,000..by-tho Calcutta : and' '5| '/ fejEangponPort\ Coinmissibners.::ltis' a";. rare• 'thing- for' local bodies in India to appeal fci'ter-' iX'.*. >?■' hally.- for.;funds;::the: last Occasion. ;being '4900,: i'V-S^iwhen^Bomtay^Mised;.,£333,3oo;' The' 'require-' p;W : ' :^m«nts; of South-Africa-'slbw those iofVAiistralia exhibit isigns '.of &■■ going up> again.. tNew^SouthWales,- v after- raiss- , . irig a year, has reappeared: onco 'more, ..but' Sputh\iustralia tb^'market for; :,eight years'-and Tasmania'fnr'sovenyear.v .. •' Southern Nigeria- is a :fresh addition to. the WSX ; i list:of,.oiircolonial debtors,'and makes a pretty >New:: Zealand's : - loans havebeon all for city purposes. >:> >- - • STOCK EXCHANGE VALUES.' . • Sonio interesting movements are recorded .dur-j - . ing 'tlio - past year in;; Stack-Exchange values,' • compiled iby itlie London ''Bankora' Magazine." ; .On the' twelve ;montlu>. 'there Vis;a'.gain of. • : JC138,000,000, 0r:3.9 per*cent, in the .-value, of. f;,.: -- i'i tie- 387 reDrescntative^secuiitios,'selectedfor?

purposes pf'comparison, but; pf this amount no •Jess 't%n\ - or^S'per'cenKy.-ocourred in•:'Am,eficahV railroad stocks:;-and':, bonds. In 6ther'"'iv'6;rds, :: rth:e'"imprbv'emerit!; in;'all::other.' . secnritiesi.amounted ..to'. only ',:'..The, ; factors i with. which the' Stock? Exchange 'liaH .tp-cpntend ; last'y'ear,'::apart;'frpm..the dis'turbingMnfluence ; .bf. foreign politics,ywtjro.tbe s :effects, J severe- losses:in : :,'l3O7;'aii'V;- previous •years,;; the" ; : stagnation; , ;. on-"' the,.'. i <.C.pntin'ontal large.inew.'.'capitarissues : constant'.- apprehensions . bt'' hjociaiistic ■' •ti'da'Mebting'iEe^nati6;4al''%an6es. : ;.-'The,effect; • : :,the basei'of.'cbns'ols'.arid.British; railway, stocks.' .In'thQV:latter"Vthere , -has-vbeen..a-.'shririkage'of kei3,ooo,'ooo:f6llowing 'on- a "decline, -values, -of. in-lSp7f r'l >k : '0:;P:;^i;J:'^:] :r \ yesterday amounted; t0"25045,45,'; Id.;;.':; v■':.'.'•;'}'-:.-: v i^ j S' : ','; ,;.--v.TKpmpson'---Bros'^slMii',:jepbrt'-.as;'LfpUows'.-rqn- ; the ilieavj'? weather ■.'experienced >■ during .the last fe,w days,/and;-heavy : 'consigninents, ■ forward ■prices,;in most instances, .baVe eased .somewhat ;i& keeping ;with"'jdemrind. ; 'PeacE'es,'.'.best:: des-. serta'isS :: to '■ Ssi-'pd. , ;''emallvSsii .tq-',4s.;stewing;-25.: 6i.r to i'3s: ■ pekirKalf^aseji'f r ;apribbfe' ■•; (becoming. caspr'nectaTines,,,3s; •"tb.^/vialf-case;;. pluiis;: choicest/dessert ;4s.\to: -SV'-^ime''.; 3s:■ ; tp Ml '-'cSokiiig^Sv:to: 2s.i 6d.; half-case; 'greengages'; 55:,.-to l half-case; •':toSnatbW'oh'dice?2s;,;6d. tb':2s.. , 9d:,; , .;prime.'2s;V : tb. : 25.-^6drrlialttas«;:apples,~;choice.: dessert-;Bs..'to. 6s. 6d. ; :'to' 7s. ,6d. per'.caseivcbbkin'g. .'Ss.?'fei6so' pearsy I '-choice : sar^s :; iss.- io: : l7s.^bushel,:.;choicp,«local;vlOs.vtb; JiflsiScaseii^obkihg. i ;4s. ! . io. ssi oasei; '•■JBotatpes! ; ,yest«rday; : ,'tpbk;i a}'decided rise;;'.; for '■primoi : samples; ■; 'X 7;'; to' ':£S ■ per: .ton' ;boing '■'. ob-. ' tai'ned:.;.' Alfcother vegetables' are'not'; command-; ;in'g restricted ittes'ferwardv'siiols- will■■:flnprtlyVliar'den/' I ?: , v , ';--' •viThei'S.'ivas/'npt/ a. large assprthient.pf. , .local, 'grown',fruit: forward' , this.'morning, , ',and ' 'the,' market fpn'/'accoiint of; bad weather at,tail-end ''Of -last Vweok'". was "very 'dead:,;. Peaches, hard, /and' fit. for ' j ami' 35.: • t 0 35..9 d.'. for : h ajf-cases;. PfiH.ol l esii. ; ..sm(Ul ripe, dessert, 25, ; 6d.. \ io. 3s. ] for 'half-case-s; ,'piais, :Willianis,' l ßs.' : ;6d.:to';3s. ,9d. i half rbaseV; Vtomat&es; j2s.K ACaj'Jbr, ihalf-oases; plums,: , ,for: stewing; ;etc.,':2s.- : 6d., 3s/for-half-cases; cbolcW apples, , 6s:'. to- Ss. Gd. ij^nshU'^.6a^s';Ja'pricoU; : ';T«,nob^feounq^,.\7B.:':."6cl;to 85.;6d.'. ! (oyer;iii*e);l:.is':'. t6'.-;'6si : .;- liushj3l..-'pases;,.('p6tat'pcßi -Xbest,largd, jwell-'gradedian 1 ? lc}Vt. v :6acks;:6s., ; to; 7s:;' .poUtpeslonferioKi.np^graded;'ih';lowt. ; sacks, | iss,;ftpy-os. : h?di';::cabbagesi. weli-filMVsacks,; Js. j. Gd: : 'to: 2s. : ;'cauliflowers, '.well-filled ■'^^sacks;..ls'.. Gd; to Is.'9d;;\]?fen6hi'beans, talf-saoks, :Is. brb'ad - beans,, half-socks, , A3s.;. jpeas,. half r; : cacksi'Ss/to-4s.;■yegetable i niarrowsj full sacks,'. •la..;6d»;t'o; lsi-M.j: table.;carrots,;'full sacks,■ 25.to ffi.; 'parsnips,' without tops, full sacks',: 25. : 'dd:';to;3s. : 6d/; pumpkins,: full; Backs,'.ls.',.9d.'- to. ; 2*; : :..Sd^j^oflqiimpMSi., half-cases,' is;. ; to/;is.'3d.; • Ss'.V.beetroot.'(long)/ ■ full ; :sacks, ''3s- : ': to' 'is. : ; '.lettuce,, in banana; cases, 25.;.9d. to 3s. '6d. ;• The only ';anyVnoticeabl6improvement are potatoes..-They have;: made a quick recovery: since last' week, but'ithejdfemandiinlall 1 other lines is weak; altnougli; ,e|ipplie's'. byer- large^.;,-;', ; V,, iv.j :;■.?. q j : :^LLIN^N;;;MAEKET' EEI?dET!; : •% .'!'■' Messrs: taery "and C 6., Ltd., Wellington; :'ie] 'nor,t'/whdlesale; pricesiruling on. the '• n/arket:— VVKeat,"•. fowl,'- is. M.' .to. 55.; iunbrpken, : 3s: : 9di' .tb-ls.'ad.j'oats.'^s:!ld. to 2s. 6d.; seed bats,; :2s. ', 9d.: to.-2s. ,10d.;; : Algerian seed Wts,, 2s. i 6d.;" maize, , : 55.."2 d. '■ to ss. ;/4d..;.' crushed' malti' ,Bs. *9d. j ■: fowl .-barley, -3s. t0 : ,35.;3d.; horse, beansi , 4s. ; Sd.vall at per bushel; Ticenieal, ;£5 • ss. to • J25 155.; 10s;;Australian, .£lO JOs.' £5 155.; pearl barloy,-t.£l9y.os.'r parthdge; ; 4s: 9d. j' priis:6ian.::bluei 6s/a:fowlivpeas,i;'4s;' 3d.;;split,;.£lß. 10Si : iSHo.-j£s- - guano.f-i&l'lOs/jfchaff;(patensheaf),;:S3-10s. tp £i j '10s:-to',-jeiO>l5si j.'iiew -.pota:tpes/'.'iSs '■■■.tp*'S7j';'?6n|oneir'Se^to!Vi7V...molassM, ■ fodder, 1 : J'baoohiKf actpry,-:;-sides,--7Jd.';'hamsii:7idiV:rolls;3Bd.:;^bUtter;vbnlk/;8il;; Poultry—He'tts, : ::3s.':; ! ' duck's^;,.. , 4s';'';'t6';ssi ;;-'tiirkeye,'. Eob>lers,Ul6.'-tb'il2s;;'',hens,>9B.;'to::los.i , :npwbi l s,-..15.i"t6 ids':;': "cabbagbs, 28.' fid..'sack j ■'fresll!egg3y!ls : ?sd;^tp' : ":iß.^.'6d;', ; perVdo'zen; v .cKMS(i,j Gd. "tb'.eld. .per Mb. j .loaf;- , ;'7d. 'per- lb.7"Akaroa'i cocksfoot, 9q.!: farmers' dressed,.. sd.' to ,6d. ; per,! lb.j ryegrass, 3s. 3d..t0.'45. Gd. , ' per;bushel ian- ryegrass, white clover, ■'705.' , t0'755; owfc;'red clover, 65s'.- per cwt.;.cow grass,-Gss. cwt: alsike,;B2s.Gd.cwt. , ; mustard, "405 , . 'cwt';':trefoil, 37s.A6di" cwt.;.rape seed, :265. cwii-j'tinibthy, , 325.' 6d. owt.;;swedes,', turnips, ■COS. ;pwi'" : ;'':.:: ;:>;/■ ";'•: :;"■',>'•. ,'■':■'■■:■'■ ■'';'■■■ ■■S"*.'. ;^> ;: ;^v ■ : f The Department of:lndustries and Commerco has received the'-.fpllbwing cable frpm.the;Higli, ' Commissioner,;, dated :: London,>; February ..13, ;i9o9'fe';::;jyii: : :^v',i;■■.'..' '^'\.■ ;■'■?,■■ ': • The mutton-market:is depressed, and there is"-avdull sale; for rail qualities. ' There : .is an incliriatipn to force sales of muttpri.on. account of Eiver Plate' shipments, which."aro..:likely; to" increase.' Ganterbury; mmii'm,'.'.is■' .qubtedv at 3Jd.v and North-Island 'at. »jdi per: lb. ■ -.'. ■" '■ ; TheVb"-.' has: been: iio\ alteration vin the lamb market'since:last;week./;.::; f-i- The 'ibeef. market is t ;.weak,, and;. supplies -of American • chilled 'beef:are 1 urge.'''■ Current':"quota tipns.aroV as , follow,:—New Zealand hindquarife's, 4 . SijA. ;- forequarters,' -2|di 'per '• ■ lb'/,'. i■'.-'. '-"-' ': The'.b'uttor: : market', , is" ! qiiiet, : -.with a , 'tendency •in/fayourVof buyers. 'Buyers;, are: holding back, "expecting prices' to go. lower,' and .are buying only .what .is-necessary. Trices' are irregular, .quotati6ns:o.teinft'"as- .follow:—.Choicest :Now Zealand, lC9s.'; Australian, 106s.;.DAnisb, 118s.; :Siborian, ; 'lo2s'/l>ericwt.- "'■:■: .'.. ..•':' i.' : ■'•'". .'■-Tho'cheesa •market is quiet, but steady.. Thcro is" a brisk 'demand for coloured makes (owing, to'^hort.'supply);'which are quoted'at 625./pcr cwt. -White makes'sxe quoted a,t:COs. per civt. .'.;. Th e; hemp oiiarket; is'.quiet, with'; small, businoss'dbingi' The , following are tho ourrerit quo-. 'fair",:grade;'..on espt, t 'jsL, los v ;

fair grade, on spot,- ,£23;: fair; ourrent -Manila, on 5p0t,.,£23 10s, per ton. Forward shipments are .unohanged. Last week's Manila output amounted to. 21,000 bales.; The oocksfoot seed market is very uncertain, and,there is scarcely.:any demand.;. , ; The hop market is - steady, a moderate' demand. ' ; The wheat market remains firm. • \Oats.—Markot steady, with a' very good demand. - Beans.—Haricot firm, with'more inquiry. Peas.—Market 'quiet, prices slightly weaker; . , : THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE.. ' lar TEr.EciiAi'u—PßESs Association—corvniont.) • •' • London, February 14., The Frozen Meat Trade Association's, Sniitlifield market,.quotations , forV the J.undermentioned classes, of frozen , moat are based on actual sales .of not less than one hundred carcasses .of mutton or lainlj, or twenty-five ; . carcasses of beef of'fair average, quality. These -quotations are liot for selected, lines, but for. parcels fairly representative of 'the bulk.of the' shipments now'',on the market:— : ,

COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE. ifBT TELEaEiPH—rnESS ASSOCIATION—COPTRIGHT.) s■' ! ,'-, ; London, .February>'l4! ' Hemjir-Market quiet and . prices ' unchanged. : . . . ;Rabbits.—Market; firm._ , The sales,- are restricted. . Importers anticipate a great reduction; '•ilia prices }when heavy..' parcels arrive • 'in 'a month's .time. ' * ". " *- r Copra—Market flat. South' Seas,' in bags, .£lB ss. . • !■'■ ■■ '• v,, "Wheat—Australian 'cargoes. sold..at 38s.'- Gd!: and '38s. : lid. per quarter. ;v - : '■•';' •'• . THE METAL MARKETS. ... (DY T^EGBAPB.—Pit ESS ASSOCIATION-^COPTBTGnT.) • London, February If. : "spot, £52 Is. 3d.; three months, 7s. 6d. i' electrolytic, '.i£6l 15s!'. /, ;,C ,i j ; Tin—On ■ spot, £128 155.; three months,.£l3o 7b. Gd. . . :/■ •■•'. . iLead—lmports.' 18,613 • tons Australian',; 8166; - exports,"'34l3. -. i STOCK EXCHANGE. '{BX I'JSLEGItArH—-PRESS ASSOCIATION.! ' ,''.' s - Dunedin, February 15. : The following sale.ontheiDunediri Stock Elchange is reported:—Alexandra Lead,'2s. Gd. ; '■ Stock Exchange quotations:—Dredging;stocks: •Alexandra Eubka,,.sellers;4s-.; 55.; Golden" Bed,. buyers 55., sellers 75.; Muddy Creek,' buyers £2,' sellers £2' 55;,;! Mastery:, Flat,. .sellers ;£1 17s!; , New Roxburgh - Jubilee,; sellers Gs. -6d.-; No Town- Creek, sellers lis. j'RiseVii'rid Sh&e, buyers 'JCl'.lDsiJ sailers £1' 125.~ Gdi Mining stock: .Talisman .Consolidated, sellers ~£2, Bs.;. !Waihi Grand; Junction,:buyers'.£l Gs.; sellers £1. :7s.':'/Investment stocks:. National Bank, .sellers £5 '45.;: Standard-.- Insurance, ~'sellers. ."£1 -. 3s;';. U.S;S. . Co., seller's. '.'£l ■'.>l6s.'V-'.-!.!.Westport. Coal Co.. sellers ..£6 75.; D.I.C. (preference), buyoi's. jet lis. 3d.; D.I;C. 1 (ordinary),' .sellers ss; 4d;;; Mosgiel' Woollen 'Factory,''buyers. £2 '12s. Gd.; N.Z. Paperi Mills,: sellers £1 2s:' 3d; ; N.Z.; Portland-Cement,'sellers £1 14s. ■ ~'i - '..

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'V.v- , ■ Feb. 7. Feb. 14. (Mutton— d d. Canterbury, light. ... ... 3 13-10 3 11-18 -. : Canterbury)'medium' 3 9-16 . Canterbury, heavy' ... 3 9-16 : : 33' Dunedin and Southland ... . 3J , ■ 3 7-1G North Island, best-brands .3? '' . ' 3 7-16 North Island ... ... 3"5-16 3J " '/(.Australian,: heavy ... ... 2 11-16 2£ Australian, light ... ... --'23 > , C2 11-16 Laml)— Canterbury, light ... . ; ■ . Canterbury, medium '-... —' . ;' — : Canterbury,: heavy ..., ... 4 — .Dunedin and Southland'...: 5f .. ' t-North-Island. -i 5f . 5-.5-16 ■'..Australian,' best ... - . ' ..4V '.Australian, / fair ... 35- . 3} -.'S'- ■ Australian, inferior... ,... [ . 3£ . Sj . Beef— ■ T New Zealand fores ... v ... , 2} .'. 35 ; . New Zealand hinds ... | ' 3'J . 3J Australian fores ... ... 2J. 211-16 Australian -hinds... 3 .. Eiver Plate— . Mutton,.light .... ■. ... ... 31 - 35, . Mutton, ,heavy . \ . ;,'2i / .Beef fores -, ... '... . ... 2J 2} Beef. hinds ... ... ... '3 3-lfi 3 1-5