COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 521, 31 May 1909, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

'... —* ; y:. - THE SHAKE MARKET. i v - iV A salo of. Banki of Now Zealand shares at h*w vSS Is.: was all the business Tecordod in tboin- ' :.Testmont section on Saturday.. There was prao•i; i -V;i" r ;"" tioal]y "dd change 'iii' values.- ' National Bants." : . i sellers v£s 7s; Gel.; Bank of New Zealand, buyers v;:!:«v, - : J!9 Is.; Equitable Building, sellers . J39 7s.- (3d.; >■■ ; Wellington '.Trust and Loan, ' sell6rs £7 : Is.; ylVellington - Investment,. buyers lis. fid.; Wellmgton Deposit, : sellers Bs.- fid.; ■ I'eilding. Gas, :/ .> ■ : buyers Jil Osi. 3d.; Wellington Qas,' .£lO paid, buyers tCI7 18s., ..sellers XlB 105,, --CI3 paid, ■ i ,-buyers .£13.105., &ollers,£l4, new issue, buyers -y ;£1 -2s. Gd. .premium; South British.-,lnsurance, ■ sellers £2 Ss.' Gd.'j. Christchuroh Meat, sellers • .'lO 12s. -6d. - Meat, £i paid, buyers .£lO ■:: ;sv.': "i 2s. Gd., -CI. paid, buyers: .£2 ■: lis. Gd.; -Meat Export, J!2 12s Cd pud, sellers -C 3ls 6d ; - - ... Woollen ordinary, sellers £3 os. Gd.; Westport Coal,,' eellers 95.; fWestpbrt-Stock-ton,. :-Ss."; Kauri "Timber, :biiyers -14s. -Bd., sellers :155.; New ZealandV Portland -'-Cement;, buyers £.1 Is, sellers £1 ls.\6d. THE MINING MARKET Liv;s>K\j.-;Sales:of :Waihi-at-JE9-'4s. 9d,and .£9 55., Talis- : .-y -' -- man at £2: 95., - Wailu Extended at Gs. -id., ■v..' J,;-,.; .Waitangi. at'. 4s. 31d., New. Alpine, 10s. paid,ysxyy;!; ,^v,9s^Gd.i i and-.9s;;'3d.'spaid;ial; ;85.9d., 'andKura- : ':Were:reported,.on.S!\tufdayi" iilWr( : iv • firmed . 'on covering: ypurchases of ?$.- -shorts.;/;..The; quotations : .were. as .under!— v - : y;? : A?- v?f.K':Bu^rs^ : Seilersy"h,Sales;

| HIDE AND SKIN REPORT 6alo on Friday as-follows:—, yi'ii'-l v> ! '..'! jifi; ;Wo offered -.a'full Scatalogie^i'comprising trS'j-S;'-;-: tales s 'and. bagsof wool/ 1 -2000.;'sKeepskins,: 500. ; and .a: quantity Vof.. tallow — and "sundries,' to fuU' attendance "of buyers, . competition, being very keen for all lots offered. V,' ■; ' : Prices, vin': sympathy: ifath 'jthe .reports' of the - fi'v; vmipr(markef,: ; ,showed ■ an' advance all; round Wo quote — ' ' . Wool—Crossbred, 6Jd.':to .7Jd.; lambs, 7Jd. to . ■;' : - inferior lambs/Cd. to GJd.; deacl,wool, ■V^A''i'i to si«i.; crutchines, 43d. ; to ■S^■v:!;^ , f';s}d; : :^;^n^erib^ , ' SJd to iid ; locks, to 3Jd ' i : Sheepskins—Fine crossbreds, to '-7jd.; medium. Z'Sj'ti ; to 1 ; 6|(i.i to 6|d: rquarter-irool. erossbreds,. • - to Gd.pelts,' : to 4!d.lambs, GJd. to 7|d.; dead;' , .;sd/-to 52d. ;■ - hoggets,'/.to sd. ; fc' crossbred, ?Siri£r, damaged.. 4d. : .t0 53d'. j".butchers';crossbred,veto;, • .v, . ' ; at per.-piece, 3S. lid., 45., 4s. 4d.,<45. 9d., 4s. lid;, ss. 2d., to ss. Gd.j lamb skins, at each, 2s. 7d..t0 va,Vy,vr49.;:4d.'j salted 'crossbreds,■■at'-each/ 35.';6d.; i,4si; #feViv^4s. v .ds.'':lod;;:;lambsVpelts,;salted,.,2s/'3d.;. '2s;:' « ;; ;y f v- ' ■ Hides—Or,;medinm, j 6d.,to GJd. ;-bght, 5Sd.- to sjd.; good,-55d. v . ~ - 'to sJd.medium;:-sd.vt6 s}d/;; rough^sorts.'jto 1 fcSSd,.bnlls, : to -stags^.to-sd:;-steers;* to's}d. j ,; sJdi; :tp':;s|d; jpit L ,and slippy .:hides;< -vi '\';-.'; :";4sd. to 4£d.; horse hides, to 6s/eadh; calfskins, '.£*••'.'. sound, "B|fl.; cut:and slippy, 4|d.. to sjd. ■' A:; : Sundries—Tallow, m tins, .to 195.; in drums, . to 18s 3d j casks, to 22s Gd i cow tails, per . ' dozen, to ,15..2 d;; rough' fat, to 165..9 d.*;. horsehair, to Is. 4Jd. FEILDING MARKET REPORT. : v -.r : . good values. % No. porkers were yarded. "Poul- - .' . ' try was'-in; largo supply,- .with good -inquiry, and prices were we'l up to late rates Tor. . Eeodi\tabl6.. i there-is - plenty.' of-/inquiry, v * : --;Qn6tation's:' - •-.. i.:. —Pigs:. Weainers. 7s. to -Bs.; stores;- 14s. -3d:, : : : .- .- '163. 6d.,175. 9d.,'185.'9d., and np to2os. Horses: . ®'&S-/'\£s jlds.: to J!5 15s/' I'oultry (at. each) : -Hens, ;ls.j t -. Is. sd. to Is." Cd.; roosters, 19. 5d., Is. Gd.,.ls. 7d. itp .ls.';.:&l. : ;/.dUcks; -25:;*25.;:2d;. ; .to v 2s; ';6d. ;/Piß.; . jv:drakesj' v ss.;'fP:Bi-;- ( wMte; ; ;Vand ! pfflefe;;3so9dt : %Ddgßif2s^6d;- : and' 6s. J-Pfo- ! duce: Tablo, potatoes, :Bs. - 3d: to Bs.- '6d. -per : 'sacl:; sacks, , JS'U^i>;Swedes, ! ' Id. pjrjlb.j; :piynp- ' l S.jf'i.-jii : kins/'3s.- 3d. ;to.'Ss.\ : '6d. l . pie/melons, ! 'Ss. - 3s.'. 6d;;:chaff,: ■ £;i: ! per? sack/: j-'^A:*;largo;^^quantity'■';■ of j now • ,y:/[ • i saddlery, etc.; was sold,- and. made good value. ; i BANK OF ENGLAND RETTJBN ' (BT TItEGEAPH—PBBSS ASSOCIATION —COPTKIGHT.) 1 ' *"* Lonclon, May 27 "*■ • The Bank of England return ■ issued' for the ■■ ■i",-:- ■ r iveek - ending ' Wednesday,--May -26, ie as under — , ' IEBUJ Departkent -. Imt ... 584,000 Gov.6ecuritiesill,Qls.ool) ■' Othor Eccnri ' ties „ 7.434 009 £54,981,000 £5i,CM.000 Bashho Depabimekt Qovfc. secnrl- . ;' f capital , . ties •' ... i 15,369.000 - ■ . Pabliode- - : Other Eccuri- ■• •' . ! . M--; - poEita : .;. '. -- - ties ... K,015,000. : ' i 1 Other de posits V..:'.; -/42.332.000 >Notes.v 25.610,000 : ; Eest, 7-day and other Coin . 1,603 000 bills f 3,107, CM , ■: •' The > leadirfg items: of .'-the- Bank; of- Englana Wtarnafford : .tliefollowinff' cbmparigon:— ' ; last week. Last year--1 £ £ £ -.. - Bullion. H . • _ 5«,535.000 !».K15,000 . 66,505.000; Ss; i Reserve... E7.219.0C0'- 27.755.000 . 27.6C2.0C0 v■' V r Koto circulation '- 29,ci74.00J' ■ '29.201.000 '' f Publio DBpositi" > 1W18.00014,954,000 '>'>10,427,000 1 -A. -"V. Other Deposits :X. 43^33,000. <0,985.000 .' '42,ai.000 • • • .' .- I'roportion-. o( '• • . :' ;-■ reserve :V to : -- ■: ■ - -■'■ ■' ! '. ■; ;■ f' ' :;■ ' ■.-;' '■ :;'.j/ ;-■/ • UablUUos ... . ! 47.84 - . 49.50 . 61,69 . GOVERNMENT SECURITIES ■ The following are the.-latest quotations for ■ .jEovernment, securities, ' with -a: comparison of ■ '.. those ruling last weok:— • ' ' ■

THE MONET MARKET. ' Tho Bank of 'England-, 3i6count- rato is ■2j , per cent., to-which 1 is was rcdnccdon April-1. v. ' Short loans are one . per cent, higher at 2 J, cent. ■-/ -o Three months' bills aroi quoted ;in 'London , i COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE. aro quiet, and'. prices : are barely maintained;• 415..■ 9d. to 455. is asked ;;}V>;£&- , £or/ : . "Shipment, ;.44s.';;to -'45sh: February-March-April, ;'#V■ V;-C44s.'; to ;: &';-6d. ;May-June..-There; is a little : I .. .'spot offering, at '475. '6d. ■ : ,- V.;-; .. . • •• ... flour.—Australian is quoted in' London 335. ■ ; ; to 345:, Glasgow, 335. Gd.. '- ' '. Butter.—The market is'. weaker ..owing., to : ™;i!'¥: :: ri^vy;rrainwal ) l;';and;there/'isfa. : i i , • mand. .Danish -is quoted ; 112s. to ; 1145.', choi- • ivrfK'.j'cest Au'straliau about-100s.; ,New, Zealand 102s. V ' to 101s. ..Cheese.—Tho market is. firm, and unchanged. Sugar. l —German beet 10s. Bd.', first marks 12s. 7d. f.o.b. Hamburg. -.v .. Bradford .Tops,—Tho -Bradford markot is ' ... * quiet. Quotations. are firm.. and . unchanged. THE METAL MARKETS. : .... , , Copper.—Spot; £1 Bs. 9d. higher at' £60 17s. ' • • Gd.; three months, lis. 3d;, higher at -CGI ; ; :^VvS"l3s;&|)d.V'elMtrolytic,v-^2 : v&3;; higher; at J!62 10s. per -ton."- ■ ;• Tin.—Spot, 12s. 6d. higher at .£133 2s. 6d.; r-'.■-;•thrco months,- 15s. higher at .£133 ss. per ton.Lead, .£l3 3s. 3d. per torn ■ Iron, Is. higher at 48s. lOd. per ton. .

i'S&i&'ti''- ' ■'; .£'5. d. -£ : s. tl. X §.'d. ■■',■■■■. Kuranui Caledonian 1 0 0 0 1 2 . 0 1 ' 0 . Talisman . ..290 2 10 0 290 ' "Waihi Extended ,0G3 0 G \ 061 Wnihi Grand June- ' tion 1 19 G 2 0 0 — Waihi i. 9 16 9 6 0 0 5 0 ? .£Vi- : 'Waihi Consolidated ' — 0 2; 1' \ J ■: a..■ Waitangi 0 4 3 0 1 5 0 1 3J , , ' : ; New Alpine,-10s. pd.0\9'' 0 . ' • — ■ 0 : 9 '6' New Alpine, 9s. 3d. pd .O . 8 9 0 9 3 0 8 9 Con. Goldfields ... 0 10 6 — ■... New Big River .. — 3 0 0 —

ky r -i-y- ';.{•• V..:'-r Variations/ • jm<m' compared... ■; : ' with'-' ' I ''- ■ ■ r ' : ••- "'• - lastweek. ' •■Si vCC'v-.■■. ■ £. b.j.. v% y :\:.'. V 5i% Imperial Consols..;' "85 - 0 - 0.' .'6B.Sd. lower ' . ' • - . 4 „ K.B.\V.ia!3Jaa.4sly / ... 108 0 0. Unchanged , . £ j ■„ N.S.W. 1918 llar-Scpt B8 -5 '0 .. '2os.lower j !>'. ,;K.B.W.USii Apl.-Oos. ,-.. &! 12 6 ' -Unchanged J ■ /'4 .j Vic.l&SOJan.-July... . ;.. 101 ,110 Unchanged 1 • '• V : 8S„ . ... 1CU 0 U V Un'ohahged ii'-VSA/lUSHtltaAJaly.'-:. -88" 0 - 0' /Unchanged j ' : : Is J E.A. 1W6 Jan.July - ... '.- S9 10' 0- ,:-Unchanged ,v.v;'!/v'-': ; .»:8 ,, S.A.1916Jan.-July-,:':v.;; 8G..0 0'. Unchanged 106 >0 .'.0 ' - J Unchanged-- • ,9810.0;. 'Unbhanged „ Q 'I'd 1&247 Jan .'-J my -'.... c- .Unchanged; l%'---"'v-N.Z.-^,.l£2i)May-Nov.'\-vi : '106-0\G A Unchanged' - : -ri3i ; 99 10:0 ; Unchanged Ajiiil-Oct."" - ■ . W10 0 , Unohanged j v£bfi'v 0810 ,0 ; vUnchanged , : '3 v:,W.A;iyi5-35A£ay-NOY^; ; ... •8710 - 0 . ' Unchanged ;- .'9U 10 .0; .-Unchanged* ' ■ ; ■-i.'.'./i 'V-i-'ftS.1&Q-4U Jan.-July / fe3 30, 0- .Unchanged: .I