COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 556, 10 July 1909, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

j THE SHAKE MARKET. :' Investment shares continuo quiet. : Yesterday sales of Wellington Trust and Loan at £6 .. 17s. 6d. and Palmerston North Gas at £7 15s. ri .were:reported. • The quotations recorded wore: r Bank ot New Zealand, buyers ,£9 Is.; National __ Bank, buyers £H lis. Gd., sellers X 5 135.; Wellingtori Investment, buyers lis. fid., sellers 125.; Wellington Trust and Loan, sellers .£8 v lßs.; fc Feilding Gas, bnyors .£1 Os. 6(1.; Wellington . Gas, £6 paid, sellers .£l4; National Insurance, buyers *21 Bs. 3d.; Standard Insurance, buyers i .SI 2s. 9d.,* Taupiri Coal, sellers 9d.; - Wostport-Stookton, Coal, sellers Gs. 6d.; Ley- . land-O'BricH Timber,, sellers ill 2s. Gd. j Now Zealand Portland Cement, .Buyers £2 2s. Gd.; New Zealand Paper Mills, sollors XI 2s. 9d.; i Sharland's,, buyers >61; sellers XI 2s. ! ... ■ -r: —-— ■ ■ ■ i E : . . THE MINING MARKET. Thero is quit© a boom in mining shares, and a very large numbor of transactions were put ) through: yesterday :by brokers. At the morning ) call the Bales on 'Ohango were Kuranui-Cale-s donian,.2s.. 6d.'.j .Waiotahi, 7s. 'Gd.'; and .Waihi | Consolidated,'4s'." Gd.; and the sales reported wero: May' Quean, ss. 3d., ss. Gd.;_Saxon, ,3s. . Id.; Waiotahi, 7s. 9d.; and Maoriland, lid. j At the, afternoon "sitting the sales on 'Change , included Kuranui-Caleaonian, 2s. GJd.; May Queen, ss.'Sd., ss. 4}d., ss. 4Jd.; Saxon, 3s. sd. ; > and-Waiotahi, .) 7s. 9d., i7s. 9d.; the reported ' sales were: MayQuecn, ss. lid., ss. 3d,, ss. Gd.; ' Kuranui Caledonian, 2s. Gd., 2s. G.)d.; Tairua ; Brokon. Hills, 2s. 3d.; Talisman, £2 15s:; Waioi tahi, Bs., 7s. lid.; Waihi Consolidated, 4s. Gd., • 4s. 7d., is. Bd.; ■ 7id., GJd., Gd.; and; Mountain King, ls. ; Bd. The, quotations, with the last-recorded sales, were as under:— • , 'Bayers. 'Sellers.. Sales, i : £ b. (L ■ £ s. d. £ s. d. i Wai hi Grand June- .. ■, N tion ... ... i.. 2 5 G 2 6 3 — . Waihi t.. . 9 3' 0 9 4 G - : Waiotahi .../ ... 0 7 9 0 7 10. 0 7 9 Waihi Consolidated 0 4 G 0 4 9.0 4 9 New Sylvia 0 3 21 0 3 35 - ' Maoriland ... ... 0 , 0 4 0 0 7J 0 P 6 ■ Mountain King — — 0 18 Kuranui 'Caledonian 0, 2- 6; . 0 ,2 7 0 2 65. May ■Queen ...v. ... 0 5 4 0 5 :41 0 5 41 Saxon ... ... ... 0 3 4J 0 3 51 0 8-5 Tairua Brokon Hills — 0 2 G 0 2 3 Talisman ' ... 2 14 9 2 15. 3 2 15 0 Dixon Consolidated 0 1 1.013 . — Victoria ... ... 0 2 2 0 2 3. — ■ 'Blackwater . 1, 7:0 1 7 -6 , : — Con; Goldfields" ... -0 18 0 0 18 6 - 's:Copy>'of .telegram, received' from the Talisman Consolidated by the Wellington Stock Ex- ■ .change; ;dated July Oe-Sent following cablo to :London: "No .12 levelsouth, progress 26ft., lvalues low. No. 13 level north drive, on branch i !-Vein,43sft., south progress :9ft., width of reef •27in., values low."-: . • ' ' , Customs 'revenue collected at Wellington yes; ; terday amounted, to .£1951 13s. Id : > - WELLINGTON MARKET REPORT. X ' .Tho 'New Zealand Farmers' Co-operativo l)ia- ■ .tribtiting'.Co., Ltd., report as follows:—Maize, 4s. ;9d.;, wheat,;, .whole fowl, is.. 9d.; barley, , Cape'3s.; barley, feed, '2s. 9d. to. 3s. per bushel; tarley meal, best quality, £6 per ton; : oats, 2s. 3d. to 2s. 4d.; oats, seed, sparrow- '■ 'bills,; gartons, duns,. Algerians', 25.. Bd.; oats, ■ Crushed,; 25.-7 d;-, per' bushel; "horse. beans, 4s. 6d. per bushel ; partridgo peas, 4s. 9d. ; Prussian blue' peas, '55.; : 3d. - " per bushel; hay, prime, .£3 10s. to <£i per ton; 6traw, wheaten, £2-5 a., oaten :£2:25.;6d.. per,-ton;.,bran, £5 55.; pollard, : £8 55.; sncrosine, 204's ' £7,. 100*8. £7 ss. per ton; linseed • oil cake, genuine,' Xl 3 -per .: ton; prime oatensheaf: chaff;; J63755. to: X 3 10s. per' ton; • potatoes,, £4 155... to <£5, ■ selected Canterbury. • Up-to-Date seed,' £G 10s. per toii; onions, .£sj per, ton; butter, separator 9Jd. to 10d., dairyf 9d. per lb; eggs, fresh Is.-Bd."per."dozen, good, demand;.preserved, ls.;4d. ; per dozen; honey, GO's 4Jd., 14's"4id.; beeswax;•' Is. Gd.; fungus, 4Jd.; -walnuts, 4Jd. per lb.; choose, best. fac- '' tory, mediums,- 5Jd. to 5Jd.; bacon, •• 'factory;sides 8d.;!T0113 : 9d., hams Bjd, per lb.; porkers, 70's to 90's. 4Jd.to <sd:; 90's tq,.loo's 41d-J baconers: 4d. t0.45d.; heavy pigs, 3u. to per lb.; caobage, lis. 6d.r parsnips, ,25.; carrots, table,- 25., Gd.;. horse carrots,'j2s.: 9d.-' per. sack; : marrows, Is.; cadiflower, ss.vto. 75.; pumpkins, 3s. 3d. per sadc;.'swedes, 20s. per ton; apples, dessert, 6s. 1 to 9s.' per case; apples, 6ookers,.-'4s. 6d.' : . to ss: per. case; pears,' .dessert;. 155...6 d.; pears,- cookers,' 10s. per. case. Poultry: Table; i roosters, • 45.. 6d.';' cockerels, '4s. 6d. to ss. 6d.'; table hens, to 7s.';' geese, 6s.' 6d;. ■ to 7sj,- ! 'all. hf"%r i pair;':tul'key., gobblers, IOd.V hens 91d;-per lb. . , ( Messrs: Laoryi and Co.; Ltd., WeUington, report wholesale prices ruling on tho market:— Wheat,-fowl, 4s. Bd. lv to ; 4s. l0d.; shrivelled ..wheat/.jM/i'^feed' oats/ 2s.' to ,-25., 4d,;' dun ;oats, 2s; 2d. to. 2s. 4d.; seed oats,,-2s. 4d. to 2s.' 1 Sd.; Algerian seed oats, 2s.' 4d. to 2s. 9d.; maize, 4s. \7d.Yto 4s. 9d.; crushed; malt, ,7s.';, fowl, 1 barloy, 25./6 d. to 9d.; Cape , barley, ■ seed, 1 35.; horse, ' 6d. ' (all at • per;. bushel); ncemeal, ,'X4(;lss. to £5;- flour,' New Zealand £11 10s. to £12; bran, - ii4.los. to £o; pearl barley,. Xl 6; peas,-partridge, 4&9 d.;' Prussian blup ss. 3d. to ss. Gd., fowl peas ,45., split Xl 7 10s.; bonedust, £6;-superphosphates,' ' £o to £5 - 55.; ipollard, XG 10s. to XG 15s. ,* guano, £i 10s.; chaff (oatensheaf), , '£3 ss. to £3 . 155.; oatmeal, .£lO ss. to. 10s. /potatoes; >64 to ,d£s 10s;, seed' potatoes, .£5 to £7, imported seed.Up-to-Datcs, £6 IBs. to JH; onions,As to ,£> t liiolasscs fodder, £5; bacon (factory); sides 73d.; hams Bd., rolls BJd.;. butter, bulk, 9Jd. to lOd, Poultry—Hena, 35.; 'ducks, 4s. to 55.; rturkeys, gobblers lis.: to 125., hons; 9s. to 10s.;,fresh ■ eggs Is. 7d. to Is. Bd.;.preserved Is. Sd. per dos; cheese, 6d. to GJd. per-lb., loaf 7d. to 7Jd: per lb.; Akaroa machine-dressed cocksfoot 7|d. to Bd., farmers' dressed-sd; -to' 6d.'per lb.';' .'ryegrass, 3s. 3d. to 4s. Gd. per bushel; Italian ryegrass, 35.-,6 d. to 45."6 d. bushel; white clover, 70s. to 7ss. 'cwt.: red clover, 655. cwt.; coy grass, Gss. cwt.; alsike, 82s. Gd. cwt.; mustard, tOs'. cwt.;. trefoil, 375.-Gd.; cwt.; rape seed, 2Gs. cwt.; timothy, : 325. Gd. cwt.; swede, and tur. nip seed, 60s. cwt. ' ' . LIVE STOCK SALES. ' . Messrs.' Dalgoty and Co;; LtdL, , ; report as :follows on their Ijevin sale, held yesterday:—An extra good yarding, of sheep'came forward, all of which mot with keen competition under the hammer, every-line .being'cleared s in favour of ; vendors. .' A line of mixed, aged breeding ewes ' were keenly;competed for,' making 16s. Gd.'.'- Entries ■ under the heading 1 of "fat stock" : sold well,', wethersj making' to 15s. Td.' Cattlo were' chiefly -represented ' by bnllocks, all of , which sold woll.V Prices realised ' were • as follow :— Fat wethers, 145., 14s. 6d., 14s. 9d.',\ to 15s. 7d. i fat ewes, light, 125., 12s. 5d., to 12s. 9d.; forward wethers; 13s. 6d. to , 145.; forward ewes, lis.;, good lambs, 10s.: 6d.; others, to Bs. Id.; oull ewes in lamb, 7s. 7d.; ou.ll wethers, 9s. 7d.; store ewes,,9s. 7d.; ewes in lamb, 16s. 6d.; light fat bullocks,: iE6 7s. 6d. to i£6 10s.; store bul." locks, .£6; ,fat cows, '^5'55.; lighter- sorts, 'M 7s. 6d.;-springing cows,'to £T lis.; store cows, 255. 6d. to 305.; forward cows, £2 12s. 6d. A quantity of harness and horso rugs sold veil. . Messrs.. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report:—We held our usual Woodville eale on Monday and our Dannevirke sale yesterday. At Woodville our entry was. confined to sheep, which \sold readily at'prices showing an advance on pro- ' vious rates. - ,At Dannevirke tho sheep comprised breeding ewes, for which there was good competition. . Cattle of all : classes wero well competed for, all' changing hands at prices which showed ah improvement on lato rates. Sales on account 'of! Mr. H: Gaisford (sound , Lincoln.ewes) reached 15s. On account of other vendors -sound. breeding- ewes realised 13s. 6d.; culls, Bs;'7d.'; : mixed sex, lambs, ,Bs. 10d. to 9s, ■Bd.; I ;,dairy.iheifers,-;855.;',21-year steers, 765.; forward.heifers,'72s. Gd:; forward empty, cows,' G7s.;' fat, cows, 975.; yearling steers and heifers, 405.; small weaners, 225. ' , Reporting, on their Peilding sale yesterday, Dalgety and Co. report a good yarding of sheep and cattle/sheep selling ; particularly well. ; Quotations:—Mixed lambs, '.10s.- -7d.; ewe lambs, 13s. Id.'; fat and forward owes, lis. Gd.; 2 and 4-tooth'wethors, 12s. '4d. to 13s. 4d. ; mixed age ewes, 13s. to 13s. Gd.; empty cows, ■£2 65., £2 ,195., ■; to : £3;: empty heifers, £2 175.; heifers, with calves,. to £o; , springing heifors, 2s. 6d„ XS, i£G .ss.i JC6 12s. Gd., to £7 ss.'; bil'ls, £2 2s. Gd. to £2 7s. 6d. Messrs, ■ Abraham- and Williams, ,'Ltd., report:—At Ijevin, on Friday, entry of sheep met wth spirited compptitiott, and every line was _ disposed of tinder I tho hammer at prices in, advance of recent quotalions. Cattle came .forward in moro than' advertisod numberfl, and the yards ■ were'filled. Quotations: : Fat' wethers, (light),' 15s. 6(1;; fat ewes,' 135.: 3d. ,t0,135. Gd.; forward' wethers, 13s' 6d. to 14s. 3d.; forward ewes, lis. 6d.; store ewes, 95.; 2-tooth wethers, 125.; inorino wethers, 115.,-5 d.; f.m. ewes -in lamb, 13s: Bd.: to 14s. Bd.; others, 10s. 4d.; good lambs, lis. 9d.; medium lambs, Bs.. lid. and. 95.; fat cows, ,£i .9s. Gd. to ,£5; forward cows, £2 Bs., 63.. to '<£3 10s.; store, cows, 255. to 55.; springing cows, £5-to'<B7-17s. 6d.; springing heifers, 10s. to £5 10s.; backward calving heifers, .£3 10s. to £i; weaner steers, 255.j yearling steers, £2 Is.;' yearling heifers, 12s. to 255.;. yearling Jorsey heifers, 395.; weaners,' Us. to 165.;, 18-inonths empty heifers, 375. Gd.; bulls, 14s..Gd. to .£3. : The New Zealand Loan and" Mercantile Agency Co.'s, Ltd.', morkot reports for tho weak

ending July 9, 1909, aro as follotv:: —At Apiti on Tuesday wo had a,fair yarding-'of sheep and a small entry of cattle. There was an increased, .demand for all classes of .sheep, and »o hnvo to report a total clearance at the following rates:—Ewe lambs, lis.; cull ewes, 75.; mixed aged ewes, to 145.; ,2-tooth wethers, 12s. to 135.; mixed weaners, 17s. Gel. to 335.; springing heifers, .£4 ss. to M 10s.; dairy cows, .K ss. to £6 10s.; empty heifers, X 3 55.; sundries, at usual rates. At Feilding on Friday we had a medium entry of sheep, and a good yarding of cattle. A.good demand existed and good ewes in lamb; also young cattlo solU particularly well. Quotations:—Cull owes, Bs. Gil.; aged'ewes in lamb, 9s. .to 9s. Gd. Cattle: Weaners (culls), lis. to 135.; weaners (small), 265. fid.; 2-ycar ste«rs (indifferent colours), --£2 12s. Cd.; 20-months heifers in calf, w£2 -45.; heifers in calf, .£3.25. 6d.; storo 1 cows, £2 to £2 is.springing heifers, £5 10s. to .€6; dairy cows, £3 to £7 10s.; dairy' cows, .Co 12s. 6d. to £1 10s.; young.bulls, £2 ss.- to .£3 12s. Gd.

Mr. Newton King's weekly auction report dated July 7is as follows:—At Uronui on Monday, owing to tho :inclement weather, cattle did not come forward in advertised numbers. There was, however,- a good attendance of buyers, and practically everything offered was 'Bold at the hammer at the following rates:— Mixed weaners, 245. Gd.; empty heifers, .52 4s. .to'-'.£2'l7s. Gd.; heifers in calf, £i 4s.;'spring'ing hoifers, .61 15s.;' fat hoifers, .£3 175.; storo oows, ,£1 ss. to £2 95._6d.; forward cows, £2 18a.. to £3 16s. ; springing cows, £i ss.' to .-EG 35.; 3-year steers, £3 15s. Gd.; 4-year bullocks, £i 17s. ;-2-tooth to f.f.m. ewes, 14s. 2d.' Tho same day, at Lowor Duthie Road, Mangatokl, I held a clearing sale on account of Mr. W. J. Dow, son. Tlrero was a good attendance of buyors, and the cows sold readily at'thd 1 following rates:—Early cal vers, £7 to .£l2 10s.; lato do., to 15s.'; ompty and very lato do.,' j£2 10s. to £4 10s.; yearling Jersey hoifers, X 3 Is.; breeding 60w5,,£2 10s. to.;XI. 17s.boars,' JB1; dray,-..\£11 10s.; . gig, ilO; sundries sold well. At Kahotu on Tuesday thero was 'a fair yarding ..of -.cattle,-- Weaners mado 225; 'Gd. to 31s. Gd.',* 15-monthsi stoers, £2; hoifers. in calf, .£3 55.; springing do., XI to £5 Is.; storo cows, Jsl 3s. to iC2;-forward do., £2 19s. to £3 135.; fat d 0.,; JBS 15s. to 155.; bulls, .£1 ss. to £1 18s.; pigs, 13s.' to 20s. At Waiwakaiho on Thursday, '. dospito tho fret wpatlior, thero was a fair yarding. Bidding was brisk; ..and. most lines changed hands at the following prices.— Weaners, 265. Gd. to 345.; empty heifers, £2 7s. i Gd. to £2 Bs. Gd.; heifers in calf, i! 3 15s. to £i Is.; springing do., ,£4 12s. Gd. to XG; store cows, ,£2 4s. to 125.; forward do., S3 18s.; springing do., .£4 to £7 os. Gd.; bulls, ,£l-123. to.iEl 15si Owing to.-the very inclement -weather the fat sheep advertised did not come forward. :v- ■■■,', ■ -\ SILVER. (By, Telegraph.—Press Assoclatlon.-Coijyrlcht.) London, July 8. Bar silver-is quoted: at 23 7-16 d.' per ounce. "AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE. . (By Telegraph-Press Assoclation.-OoDyrlehV) ■ - ■ , Sydney, July 8. . Wheat, ss. 4d.. Flour, £12 10s. Oats—Tns:manian white, 2s. 7d.; New Zealand, white, 2s. :Bd." to 2s. 9d.; Algerian seed, 2s. Gd.'to 2s. 7d.; feeding, r 2s. 3d. to 2s. sd. Barley-Cape, 3s. to 3s. 3d. Maeo —Prime, 4s. v 2d. -Bran, and pollard, £6 ; 15s. Potatoes-rTasmanian darkskins, .£3.; red, i!G. ,Onions —New Zealand, iG 15s;; Victorian, £7 10s. ; ' Butter—Prime, 1225. to ,1245. Cheese, 7d. to 7}d. Bacon, 7Jd. Melbourne, July 8. Wheat, ss. Flour, £11 10s. Oats—Heavy feeding, Is. lOd. to Is. lid. ; Algerian milling, ■Is. Hid. Barley—English, good! 3s. 9d. Maize, 4s. Id. Bran, lid.* Pollard,; Is.- Id. -Potatoes, >23 15s. to £i 10s. Onions, j!5 10s;' toil 6. ' : r

Adelaide, July 8. ■ Wheat, ■6s Flour, .511. Oats—Algerian, Is. lid. ,to 2s. Barley—Cape, 2s. 3d. to 2s. 4d. Bran,-lljd. Pollard, Is. Id. 1 .

LONDON WOOL SALES! , ■ A BETTER TONE. . (By Telegraph.—PreßS ABjociatlon.-Ooryrlclil.) . ■ V' :!■ London, July 8. : : At; the .wool' sales, there 'is an animated; sale and a better.tone. : ■» ; Prices are firm at opening rates. .'. . 'STOCK EXCHANGE. ■ (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) . Uunodin, July 9. ; Stock-Exchange sales:—May. Queen.'-ss. 9d. (6 parcels), ss. ;4d. ; Standard Insurance,', 3s.' 6d.; Hartley and Eiloy, XI 3s. 9d.; Waihi Grand Junction,. £2 ss. 6d.; Donagh/s iiope,' 4t;os;.c6d.',;,Sales -reported: May Queen, ,ss. 4d ' 55.'3d., ss. sd. ■•■' ;.