COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 509, 17 May 1909, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

: 'il^|'v™;?^t^^M^'---'' ';■:>;■ 1 No tusineea^was-.dqne ; 'in.investment shares '. !li& Satatday, ; afid 'there wasynb';'change ; in:the Veuotatjoris.V.:>Bank'of New:Zealands. were firm, ?•;.; sel-. MJers Bs.j: : Equitable .Building, sellers i-£9 ■[Jμ.' : . ; ";6d.;--i\Vellington:. ; Investment,.:buyers', 113..V 3d. ;■ ;\*"Wellingtoii'Trust , and )Loan;' sellers' ,Z1 .-wfs.-j'j . ■;l'ci!ding Gas, buyers'' &\\ , sellers -£l ■ is.:: Wei-' paid,' buyers' .£l7 15s.;:South ;■:''.;British. 'Insurance,;;bujepv; £Z ■ ,7b;;■: 9d.,,: sellors ' uv £2:&9?;&L';: Standard-lnsuranco, buyers £1 'Is. ,i'Sd; : ;:.:ChristchurbhfMoat,.buyers ; 'iGlo ss.j r Opar. : V r Meat, "^ypaidy^buyers . £W 2s; 1 6d.-,.'iei-.paid; ■'.•' bu'jers-.'iC?ills, -fid/;-; Wellington :Meat : Export, :f^s-paid,fellers■iE6.:4s.: : .6tl. : ;;'New' Zealand Ship-;. .',™iping, :;buy'crs':?ige l6s. 1 ."65.;'- sellers.; £s ■ 18s''-6d.;' , : ':.Av'ostjiort; i Coal;-;bnyets , i£6-'75., ; sellers Bs. ;:Cd.;'.-We!itport-StbcßtOu > .,Coal,: sellers .Bs.'-6iJ.-;. ."■.ilCauniTimbeiv 'sellorsi 155.; Leyland-O'Brien K. Tinibef,; sellers: £1 ::25.; : New Zealand Portland .:-,.. Cement; >buyors' : £2, : : sellers -£2 ';4s'.': • 6d;; -iNew'.. '.-Zealand Paper' Mills, buyers. 25.',:3(1.''-oum : : >dividendi.vSharland's'.ordinary and preforonce, •shuyerejl?s. : 3d.; : 'raranaki Petroleum,; sellers7s:; •^;%; r ■:: i rphe"; trading'/was )within small-''compass ■' on j'.Baturday,-; and :Bale3 : 'qf,Talismans dt. £2 10s.' , dividend,'and/Wai-' :'-. taugi;.'at :4s. 4d.,::45.; sd,'. were; repbrtcd.',;;. The: : ; .fluotations, wer^;as v ;under.:-r-. ; ::;;-.;'y^G,v;'.;":;,;..; <•'../.';■'.■ ■;/■,>'■■;!-v.-Bnyersi'i? Sellers. ■''■!•• Salesl- 1 J s.d.; : O: i ß.s.'d. : :VJe-3. d;: v:Waihi v GraHd-Jute- J-.'*:'/: .-:-:- .:: - :\ v ,;.::' ■ 5 ;0v V-\<£: ■IWaiht: ;.;''. ;.. '9 :Svo 09 5 0-' 9 3 0 :... , ; .i— r '. Jo,' 6' fi' ; . r'-"-i'"'--- • iWaihii!Consolidated, ; ;—' : ::V:0 2 s'-'■■■— ■■•■.' .■;-■ Knrariui t.Caledonian : 0 1' 1 ; -o '' I;.'i'■■} '■■- — .■ :'Tairau-Btoken Hills' ; o''<2' 0 V 0 Z^'S'^J'— n iC !••-,• Talisman:';-:ji;').-:/:"j : .i;; : '..a'io' ; .6-';'2 liVeVsi iO'll' •■ ■^^.■,.\—:,;-:;0' i'-ii'-'y ''■■■■■ "VWaitangiS V.' : '■'^ii.'M', : i'. Ai'.-.O '"i"'i j?Saxon;U.-,K,«..;i,' : ;^- : P- ;; 2-'20V0 ; \ '..' s'Noiy Sylvia-'.iV "■•■■■';; i . ; '. ; -D;'2v4' T ---0 2 -6 'i'-- - - -.' Con:.Goldfield3:. ; ':;...';:o 17: 0 :'O 18 0 "•' — ;. .>'Big-:Riyer,X;: ■■;..V^. , ;..;:'2',14i6;i.'.-^-> ; ;-.."v.'' — ; -'-i ;;31aokw.ater :.-:ii'v V;..';, 1 :, '5;.'6 ■). ■-•' '?■*'.<'.'■'i-\ '■ ■:.; : iThe'/Customs rovenue'--colleoted at'rWelllngtdn ,; ; On.':Saturday'.''am6unted': to 'JJ7-13 13s; 7d.'' The! i '■■•■total : fpr v the;;weekvwas'-;£8437 18s. 6d/; the"beer ft: .daty.r^o'PS ; ,iE2ps.'43.':-\l'or.:;the;correspbnding' :; day pi \ last' year. the revenue' was 2s; 9d., ..Vthe;week',s. ; totalireapliing:we]is,332.ißs.'iI.The'beer1 .The'beer «,iuty,- was ;l£2os;is: >*j : :i '■■':;. : ™?.\ 'fr ■. ":■?,'', ;> •- i ;'fl ':■; -i. sales'. Mi, ; .vi-;;^; :.. rfMr. v'Nowtoii'-'King's': : wciiStflt'jSbVr,/' ,\dated,Majrrl3;yis ;-as rfoUdws :-At vßahotu:, ton' ;; Tuesday,.4heTe a4fair. yardingYbf: ;.r«attle.; γ-woanors .made, lOsi -6d. ; '-tp' 155. ; . 6d.; : iV.fifteen to:'eigKtee'n-moriths heifers? 24sV't6;'29s.;i ;;jtor9;cows, MU;, to -£2 'lsvi'forivard cows;; £2 ;;.lls; On.'the.same day 1 >'hold., .a. clearing: sale.i of, dairy :cows, : : etc, 'on'--taccpunft pf ; ;Mr.''.Wi-'Dajziell.-: I-The-cows.!wei<c ; i.iTonng./butfmps.tly. in'milkiand' late Vcalvers. : , ;;,£arly.:caly , ers::made'<iei-t6 '&' 17s.,'6d.;;iate : !;calver*v^2/12s.v-'fid. : ;-to'' i e3, ; ssiV:fonr-year-old~ •«taugM horse,■.42B;:two-year' : old colt,Viei7:lss.,• -Sundries madeW.sual ■prices;?:.OnV.Wednesday .1 ield:a'.clearing'; ,'[«ale;on;'the-farm'.at;'Oakura,Vlately, J owned by ; W^re.':;,p l }re=:wasra , gpodj'a{tendance;' : ■j(but;:price3-.for : most lines , ;.were in favour 6t ..•'Bnyers;;. Two-tooth'.to' f.m.::'ewes made7s.; old ■V 5???'■ ; -?»-f,tw'>-toptli':;fat.."and forward -wethers,'. ,iap3.-,3d.:;..1ainb5,::;65.:-:2d.;vcull.-.'lambA '35. ; 3d.,X^* n S ; lis.:-Cd:r7earling:lieifersr ,;,i£ljl2s.; light draught .mares,, £\2 to Xlß' lOs.j : ; tw^year-old.mares,.^.'-:.;AtcWaiwakaihb;;on: :;Thursday,,there-was;.&• fair;';yardin'g.':qf'cattle,-' , ;■; f?d: nearlyAevpry thing_jsold at "the 'at '. ;- ; th« : ,fpllojv-ing rates;-Weaners,,l3s.-'6d. "to 15s.;'' : /jearUng, ieifers, ;223.;• stores cows, ' ;£V, 53. 'to ■y£2 ;6s.;;cows in to":iei aos:iisprin^ ; ; ] '^': £ l 13* :6d:;;:two:and:a' half-yeaf; steers,"S3' ;.;*s.; *ulls,:|9s.:to:;36s.;;■ '£■;/>: -'.i'^-v^ /z-i ;:■ ':a W'^™i^o:;^^ i .^pßT. : :'' ; ;and!Co^^Ltd.r i :■;• eood.entrV;pf/ypnngmigs ( ; . ; ;wliich iriet; a strong *;/B^et v ;;varnes'foingrMy;;6n:>-'par-Trith'-las! ■, ra.te3.'P6rkersand,gqodstpres were wanted :vand^, there,:Vwas.:;,nothing; shpwiiig;any gualitv ■.!. : 3 ro coming '-In the" ' : K^tv : ? h = t ?; :w 'poultry, • ■n^f , ™'' ;C?nsidenfig; tho':time >of 'year -and. :;the:: : qual l tyV : inade'fair,'';,value«'^:Some-; good' .'..horses ; were. : also.'o£fered.' are''harderyng::upJvand:a^ohsiderable^uanti^''wereEold t^lg^i'W^aners '^^ dt « )rte ; 6^6d:r7^-7e;3d.. h^V^-'/Sf.^i^-V^nd^upvtomsi;'inferior , v." ; ? s .- t »d.',iv4s.;: to. ; 6s;;,small stores o^.>tovl7.s;,rempty:;sow;:.29s.^PoiJb y ,(at'eS : >^l?v,^W^;^2d.^ B^d.;;^sterS ,"s ': Pel.,- 15.,^d.,\15.:.-'Sd.-f'-Is.' 7d.i--to-ls;'-'Bd.! 'half:vg^w n b,rto;lM^W ; ls. ; 2d.:;::pMebredwhito^g. :;.hornfl,.23^ed.; 3 2s/^ifttor3s.:6d;;3ucks; ; 2s;yhen ~ iftgs.^from^s^edr'to ' H'S < od^»° n^vS eg l as !'^ 3; : P«'sack : ;:ap-' K'Jjr V-«"" ; ' 3s ;^ 3 -'^ l v 1° -*s.',.pericase; , r .id.. to ld.vper f lb.;;mumpkihs; 3s.V9d;. t0. , 45. 9d y'- : Porsack; pig potatoes, 35. ; 9d.-;per.sack.. A-Jarge ?. auantity,. ofe.lousehold furniture; harnessV S ; ana^gs^. l - ; ,we i re"s6ld;^thout,r*seive. , ' BlS^'pp]PATOr>pElCEs):? S : :t t ;^^#: '^lf^^{K'a ; nd:Co.;4 r iti^frbm V jiWaimate, follbws:-R«porte :, coantry,.distnpta; : !comirm;> thevfear -that Ihe j, ;P oWo,:orops were-not-.yielding- ;TOli; ; ;;lndeed it: ■;. I?,.stated. v that : ,the'.crops:are about'half that of ;. high , ; : i been offered '.for'veood v:£ound:.potatoes'free ;of^bligKt;^ s marked ;;;is,,very. edited ;it;is .'difficult'to: state'what the ..■jnarJcet price is.-: , -..-■'-«■-.■ ; \v,v•;;: -jw.j ■..■•"" :■■':':^"'. : .'^.-' r /:>K.«a■.'y ,| ''|'-'.'-'-'- .'■'.*■:"/" '^^l' ? %^3^a^e&"he ;: ;is ,:Set«leme''..>';:;isi;9Bs,o(io ■'Qoy.EecQriHeVai' Bli'ma'' ■"' '.'.\v • •/:■'-'.; '.-^.vTr;!^ , - : ' ; ■ >/■''.'''ft ,, .-■v!;V. ,^^!BisjaHe"Dw4iaaßffi*.''-v-:"v'i-''; -' : -:-' ■■"'*:■'' K": ; rteprletois'/f :■ ' v; s ■ Becnrl:'r ,V::;W • ''•?..;;; '•• .-..'•:;,--,Pubiio ie- r ; ■■'";: ■ I- v. , Other soourl- ; ■■■>'■ .■:/.■ ;.;. ; !J;:'^lioMt^^;;; : ;- ; JO.«oiOO()':'Not63,^:^i; ;< !a!eKicoi)ff : - ,: ; , :':'Ecst;-7-aay ■ :..: ■■'-.: r ,.-'.-y.■■:-''-.-:;-' ,j i - '.. i, 'y ; ;£Ui !s>sir. P3,iOSXM/y''^^o^famy'P^ :|.-ietnni;afloro.the foilo.wiuff: cemparisbn :—. V' ■"■■'■-■ '■<, ?;;;;.Bulll0D '^": .-'^ -^.COJ^mI^'SSMOOO , ■.i': : .r. , Be^e.;f:;s-., ; '.a,llßjOOe'-'.:i'!B l 6 ;.-.(• Note circulation ;.-i 29.163.C03 :.-'-. Oa.iVtm; V Vimm' v-i-Other Dpso3its.:-.'.' 40,W0.a)0,.v.M3,0ii,000.'.v'42 man ■jxiViosottioa/oti'-''.'Vxi' fv.'V'/'-'r , ;/'.?;.;'- -■"'F. ■':■■'?.'■ - reserve!\: : ,to-:■,■'..■•■.'.:.*■■:;■-".-s'.' , »-'!'i''W''fv'?v-j , .rii,- : ''''': i.C>il''*»bllltieß|...-i O;-■;,>.V 89.20,-;iv,:-;'V;-49.S5.'.' ; ;:\«,97-' : ??™ : ?NT" dv V. ;io'llpwirig" are > the 'litest. ■quotations ■ sfbr f ■ --eoverninent/eecunties, ■ with.'.'a of,- "■'- those-ruling last .week^V:';,;' f vV;;•:*;- ;".■": ': v ;'rc ! ..'i:.': Varifttlona com S d .■"'■.'■ ; : : ::' : ':'^"''v.^; t ':': vnr :''"': :: ''; : ' : "~f''' : ' >°t^ Be k;.'j; ,:'SI% Imperial Con'solsi..- , ....' 85'■••« a ■ ,'■ :;'l'■,QTai9ls.«jan!j a i y . :-".• <05 10 0 r »m*angoa' ? ; ,o:.q'- -'^huged l^: : ; i; u' 'v .tee ; 'mctoy : ;Market. : V:.::': : ii' £■} Bantbf Eng!and/diecp'unt?rate"iß' 2i : per -■•.cent., ;to.,whiph.'it was.: reaTiced.onApril: 1' ■ ■'■' S,-: i'Xihe open market discount;rate:for : best three .;'.■;months'/'bills jsvunohange'd aWJrper-cent :; '■" ; loans '1 'per, cent.' '■■■■ ■■ '■' other '^miiMp^-M /.Wheat;—TibV.imp'fpvemflnt':in 'America' has ;-;istbadicd\ : the imarkets;';-. There';isoa smalt: de•■.\mand .for; , cargoes:afloat,.'buyers..pffering. 435.'- ';"'■ 6d.-. to "435.':: 9d.:' For 'May .steamer''.parcels,'"^- , •j^ed.7is , .''(inqttd;;'Md7Apstralian'''on.:'Spqt.''is'''worth : '| v ■;'-.':;.;:/. : :v:.-.y/-'.'.';;:;','-,'f-r;..',,1-. •,■('•,■■-".'..■ ■■'.'■ •.-.-- !;J: ! .: Flour;—Tho :Lbndon. market-:is|ifitm;and ' ;v changed,.:but GlasKOwisj irregular where Ausvi;: tfalaan'spot'ie'freely; offering'ai'32s;V6d. to 33s ; r ;6d.;• landediterms.v■;■:-. -2^'--^>\' : .. : -' '■,•■':.■ •■-.'■:•':■■. 4 WSngar>fGermah ibeetj 'lOs. ■ Cd.; : first:-marks' ~-f^:::4d/:f.b.b:;:HamburgV:■' £■■■>. 'v'v %■ ■•■Bntter.-The ••.■market,-.!is ;flrniv-f =: is-.^qootedi-llOs.^to .1125.:.,'. New .Zealand' and"A'us,Ktralianscleared;at :late;'rates;.:and',there!iis-ia ;/;[■■ bettor ;)aauiiy.... 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Cheese.—New■ Zealand quoted 649. .t0.675. -' Kanri. Gui«.—At-, the. 'kaujii,' sum;.sales,' 700. cases.i.were .offered and,,;' 137 'sold. ■-.Bush.-.was slightly.; dearer,; , other.: aorta niiolianged. •>'■' V: v a Bradford ; ;:Topi—TnV,; Bradford; market.' ia fifn).liuioVand unchanged. ;■.... •;:;;.; '-'/-'THE METAL MAEKETS.-.';■ ■' ' ■ ■■• Copper.—Spot, unchanged at .£SB 155., three "moriths' jES9 12s. 1 fid.; electrolytic £60 10s. per .ton... .'. :,' ■'".;'■ ■ :; . , ..■'■:'.'■.;.■.-•;.'".■■■■'■ -,'■'■.-■'■.' '■■ '':Tin;-rSpot, unchanged at .£132,, three months 55.,'. holier ■at J8133 2s. 6d. per ton. ; ; ■'■" Lead.—Unchanged' at MS "'ss. per ton. '■'. Bs. per tbn.. X''-'."- '■" '■'..-.' , i>'Silvei','.'a' , M6d.-per ounce. ■'■'■■'.: ; '■'.•: ■ j;" : a:;::;vlondon|'wool;.sales; ; ■; ;" ■•. (Dt IELEOttiPU— PEES 3 ASSOCIATION—COPTKiaHT.) \l ..■'.'■ .;-■/:''';■'■-'•''' ''■'.':■■'. '■■'■•. London, May 11. The-wool market is strong, with prices nn!chahge.(}..: :■;•';/.,-.;; : ;': , V-.' : - '■■■■''V- ■■';■:■'■■ ■',■■' :■ Americans are operating.freely.V,,' .'■ . : ..." Matakui "realised IOTd. , and " Omarama " .IOJd.-- -:■■:■ . -■■■; .•■>■;-'; ' ' '' V'. : ' ; "- ■■ '' ■■J '■■■■ -BROKERS''PRIVATE CABLES.' -■ '' ; Tho.,Now.';Zealnnd .loan and 'Mercantile ■Agency. .Company, • Ltd.,; have received the following .'cablegram from their. .'London-'House, under yesterday's date:— -.:,.■.,.■ . .•AVpol.—As .compared;.with: last sales closing rates,.prices are higher about 7J ; ,per cent, to 10.per cent.- for medium greasy merino, medium greasy.orossbred, and;coarse greasy-"crossbred, i.whilo -lines suitable rfor America have ad-'! vanced 15 per. cent,. ■ American buyereare opo- ■ rating .freely;^ ; -y r-f .'...■:." .''.. : - : -'<-,; ■'.:'■■')■ .: ■! '■'Messrs';' Murray,' Roberta 'and Co. have received : the '-. following wool ■ "market cablegram from itheir.-Lqndon, house, -Messrs.' Sanderson, Mnrray.'and Coij dated May H:—"The market, is, very firnu; Compared with/the opening rates, coarse :■ greasy crossbreds ■of inferior descriptions have , advanced 2J to 5 per cent.' , iVi',';- :>.'-v' : v ' v: v London, May U.v ./'The ..wool, market, is. strong; with prices un- :••' •,.;.".'■•'..■.;: '■'- ■>:V ! :?;^; , ".•.'/:-.'".'' ■'•' ■■•'■': .^Americans.are operating freely.'•'.■.;.". .:'. : ;■■ ;WINE/PRODUCTION. - Interesting statistics have been cbmpiled by authorities ■■■in ■■'France and in : England, , from whioh;i,t..app.ears>that..tho_wprld's production of. •wirio jn ,1908-amounted to 3,886,575,000 gallons, a faUing-6£Ei0f;,.30,889)000 -gallons/as- compared' 'with', the, j&r. ; ■.■'B.v-.fari'and, away! the most-importantproducer is France,'whose ■ output' last year amounted to 1,831,995,000 ■ gallons, ; .as "compared.''With'• '. the previous' year's prdduotio'n o£ 1,453,546,000 gallons. "• Italy comes' ■neitf-with,'l,OG-i,6op,OpO'gallons,' also" showing- a. reduction as-.compared'with the • previous year :'ambtfntinfc:to;U2liopg,ooo- gallons^'>'The other big;-producers,': in "order:, of volume, of output;, are-—Spain', , v' 473,000,000 ■-■ gallons;'i,Algeria,-, ■ gallon^; '.Austria, 130,400,000 gallons; Hungary, '-, ■ 121,000,0(10 '•■• .' gallons; •" Portugal: 8,5,800,000 gallons;'.Bulgaria,■-'63,800,00.0' ; .gallons;' gallons ;. Chili, 52,800,000 gallons ; ; Germany,' '50,600,000.' gallons; ■ Rumania, ■■48:400,000 'gallons; ! Turkey..;, and Cyprus, ■ 39, OTp.OPO .""gallons; .Greece,. j39,600,000 gallons; ,TJnite[d.-l:States.V 3?',600,000-gallons; 'and' the .Argentine Republic^?7 ) soo,oooigallons. i Thetrat- ; .standing: feature of ithe' statistics is the great : increase.,recordedCjh'-. the.'production ; .of Spain,. .amounting to ■ 73,000.000. gallons; of. Germanyj amounting.tb;;9;oop,OoP gallons; ; and.of Austria , ' and-.'Hnhgary; amounting:to!' 59,000,000 gallons' •and 53,000,000; gallons respootiyely;: ■; ; V ;.- ■•; \raW;A^NE: i iITS; : iIJTXmE;ASSTJRED; : > '■T*'??BAPk—PBESe..ASSOCIATION.}' '■''. '•••iit^M'' l^^^ •'■i;' ,;: ' ; ''..9';«Yinouth. ; i May;ls. i •:i> T ",*,Neff'.'Alpine Compapy, is '; stated :to : ,.'haTe proved.a reef -of exceptional size'dnd value, ex* -. tending:':* VdistanceiYof- about 170 ft. Prospeots aroi.improving.almost. daily;vand. the-battery W.n6w;prnshjng r highly.payable"ore." The futurt of. , the mine .is,.'now '.assured., i :>'.■'■' : ..- ■">■■.!'. '■■'PJP:.^ >: v:";'" :; ; ;,',;' '- ■;.-I '.■-■.- ■■■; tei>«r>EOßirn—roias ASsocuTroN.J •: : } .'■■^■U-"^:"-;;!"^:--! , " : .;., : '" l }^H e <iin,-'-May';lS.-"i;- ■ Dredging returns:—Waikaka United,, No. i; : ' 15pz.;,1j0.:2,;:i70z.(;18dw.t.'; Rise and Shine, No/ 2;/i2oz.'; Rising ,Sun,>;47oz. '2dwt..-. " .■• ../,' :'i^/-^/. : . ; ";'^:' : .;•:'/■ i':'" D.iinedin,- May- 16. 5 .-.•Eleetrip'-.-I 'i63oz.r'Ekctrio;-n;--2Goz.. sdwt.;. ■Punt,,lßoz;.;4divt:;:Muddy Creek, 15bz. 9dwt. : ; Charlton"-.Creek,.M4oz.-,'.Enterprise'. looz.'l3dwt:'