FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 573, 30 July 1909, Page 10

FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

i|-;v 1 r ;lC™ : > S^ E ; M A^KET;^: : :'': v^^f'i'; : ;Rather.:mweJ,th'aiiif tlie; ayerago.'nuinljer/ir :-':^ : j;> 1 Ipyestm«n,tj;shaK!s cliiiigcd' ;-VS?V hands -at; 123 ~' Unibri; Stsinil-atV'ii'-'lisv.ianil.' i;:;y;^;;War(l:aUd.(vonipaiiy:.BreweryV,s!iares' ; at-j£4 i ;iss:' ; , ;. : ;;'k; "few;; quotations.,- :-:Wellin»toh' : :': : i .'S;-.w;:'-InT«3tm'e^ :ii v^>;gage;- ~£3-;;' Christchiirchy Gas,. -buyers': £\ : ;:::'£:; :'os./Gd..;\Standard'fJiianrance;:;buy<rs-.81( : '3s:; £A;j'v; Meat : Expoiitj, third. :issue, sellers'ifi3 ;ls. ; i' -llba-": V : 'iT;' i: . : Ei : al:.W66neii,. : b'nyers 'iE2.l4s):;.'Welliiigto)i;'W66l-': -;v|;::?:j; : :ien; sellers Is.^WeStport^Coai;;.buyersJi£Ci ;;^|";,v ; .12s.;:v9d.;;;Taupiri';pBal n ;buyers' iEI j; :;.;;; ; W^st^rt-Stj)cktpii/V:byyerVH7s ; 'v?d.,;; ; sel!ersv?SsX i:: :: :'.'-'""Sd. ;,;-Leylaiid-o'Bricji.;Timber','.'seilei-s,:'!ici.i2s"' >s'-'l^'-':VSd.-j'.A'cw,--Zeiilaiid.-Drugs,, buyers J!2 'Sfop'-^S.;'.^ ii;;^.Q:Wellihgto.u : sopera;;H6us6i : ; sellers.'^7-17s:. : G(1.; ;--'.Si'.-:\i-.•:Sh'arland's. ■;'buyers;;2ls.,; ssliors/.215.: ji^'/^'Gd^^preferehee/Hjuyers^ls.^.Gd;;,-{ ;. 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(first' call), 3s'; : lld.-;'(th"frd' :'':fe:' ( :oall):.: : :v::^i:::;'.^;;VJ.v:./:;;::-;; ;;,;:;V:-;V,: :;: i.. ,-'.•:•' ::;;";-;;. :;:01d:A!burnia,: 2s. ,M:. (first:call).:;:fv; : ; 1 -i\ :-. :'r ■,:■;■;-'-•': Boyal:Oak,-4s;-.'(first csll),-45.-:7jd, '45.. 9d., '4j. ';.-?: v ; .':lld.v.:-ss.;'-.. (third calD.v :■'•."" : ;' " -..:>. -:, - ';■.■■ 'M:4'W':(thlrd.;.-caU!i:.;-,A---'%ViV.'-'f- ■:.-<i ! ,:.■-:■::■■ ■:"-'.', : . "-'■:;'■''.'■'■ "■;. :..:"<::-,;; :-TairUa. Gal3im\*EUihi'/1i:-i (2 ■, : m'oHths,'' , 'second" -:;.<::-V;call)./.; ! v'v'*-v.:;- : ;::':>.;..--.:;:|,v; ~;:■■ ■ , ..:■: ..■.,.- ,-..| ; : i^:v;>V : --Tallaman; ; £2vlEs^ |S';: ::.-'.- -■TrVaitii. Grand; Jurictibn,:£2 '155'.,; ie2:iss;'- :i !i : (ilrst ''■Vll'-scall); X 2 155.;6d.;;£3 16s. 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'- V.v.;;;;. ; Jl'6untain.-;Kihg-.(cdrit.) 0,1 UJ '."6-' 1 111. :-.■-'■'';--.-::' : .'-Now, ,Sylvla'.'<. : . , ..-. , ..:-;.';..:;-".0-3-'l().i '.O.'U.'-'OiSvOi'lll"-. ':;:,.:;;:? New vAlpino (93.3d. pd.);;' ..::■;—".- -;., 0■ ,V 5: -. ?fW';.; - ; ' Now 'Bie::Eiver■>...:.:'.;.!(,;'2 12 -,6 •■•'- 2'loi;0 ,rtil2; ;6i : :•>;■;; ,;. Ngatiawa: 'C0n...>.-...;...:;.'■ - ■'-iO-0':5':"•'."'—!•:/;■ ::£'-'r Old''- J Albafnla : .';;;; : .i:;i;. : '. yx : ■■— >j.--';> : ; o; -2. 4*' -.■;.'-.'."old'-.vHJsuraki :::&;;; vPrido:of:Waihi j';.....:...,; ; '0 v l;;2:i;0 1; 3 '0 .1 '."2J-. :•;;■;; ::'.:Boya,l>Oalc; 4:-ioft r , 0 :5- 3 : 0? 5 u-i :,.;;. •. - Ee1ianc0........-......'.v.;.:;;... -0<'0 ; 8 ''". V--' ■'■' ';-:;: -:' : V-Saxon'.- ;„;;.:.:,.;.vy.:Ai:h;;"oJ2' i"■■■':!':■—i .;? ; Vrii,-'-'■■'. : Tairua'Broken Hlllsir.i-'vO. 26 : :»: 2"9 : '; . •—;"-/■' '::.V:. ■ ; Tairua'Golden 1 Hills .. 0-6 9 : .:— .'>o,:7. 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:;.;■•..• Great'.'Britain's ;capitalihyestinerits : in foreign /'..'ilandSi formed the subject of; a paper read be- ;,;'•■ foro ;'thc.'Royal Statistical.Society, ou June .15.1 :'>': ■ The.' totalVißfitish "capital.""invested abroad is :■?', placed 'vat:-'' d£2,69H,750,C00, roughly:,"aboutr z: '.£2,700,000,000, .and fill's, capital ...lias been : s'u'p.;;.'.plied 'in; about i et|ual:'po,rtiuns' l to : : the conhtries. ; : ;v.\.beyoiid';tho;.seas.; within the '/British■■; Empire v :.:and- The 'totals' '.are:—' : ,./ : *£1',312,0C0,000: to -India 'and 'the., colonies, and; >-^;.!ai,381,0f10,000--l'o;.;fp'toigh' v -'ißoiinfrieS;.Vmaihly. to'/ ■■:'. the/[United.,'Stufcs, :■ to'-' Central.. .arid;WSoiith ! ■';. -* Aiborica, to 'Jabaii,' ; ,aiid to 'China. 'Of tho ?■,*: total of Je2 ( 700,p00.000, .li'eafly.'.X],7oo.ooo,ooo .'has.- .',:. e6h'structipiii;.oithe"r> ■ •';-, by':'comjsanies, or;.by.. Governments,: whicli'-n'ave-i .-':; raised,' loans,;,in;;Groat;.-Britain.-';-;,''The''retiffnj' ■".;>--.': froih'-'-. this ; hiige'investmerit'*of 'Capitol-abroad'. ■; yis/.rippi'bklmafety.^ :"' 'ago.race'fpf^^ : intcrest:. ; bsiiif:-,nbqut.M per-fcent.;- '.. ,;■;The:income fr,bn\,lndiahriGoverniriih.t; loans:is- ,:- ?.£5,017,000, from '-colonial- /.Government -'loans ; .':'-;\£lS.9M:ooo,'-'aMl'frpni foreign' Government: loans. .-;. ■i5,338.0.qb;-?.i:-.-'Larg-d;-/sum,s'..--haTc':.; been 'Uont ; :to' V';--;. municipalities, and the' iiicome ; from this -source'- ..;: is '.£2,500,000. .-.of-: which £i .500,000 'is .iderived ■ : : s..from.colonial and..£1,000,000 from foreign cities.; .-',...'■;"l!r'oni.' 'the.V: capital'j'snpplied.. to . railway,, (com-- .-:-'■."; panics '* working., .in;.thecolonies,' notably-: ./;Canada, tl)o:;iyc6me is; '£7.000,000, a-:year,-and; :. from, thpse^tworking.ili;lndia, -nearly. £1,800,000: 'per annit'm.'vi.Tbb.rail ways'bf Central' hnd Sbutlv ■.-'■..--America yield.-,€13,000,00.0.:.a-year,..and.fronith» '~ -railways of.' the.. Tjnited. : States..'•: British'', in- , vest.(irs:.receiv9 ho.less than, .£27,000,000 ft .year. ■'■;-.' 'British,capital/has-'bean:supplied- to 2172 fnis-'-...':cellahe;nis-(!t>'m'panie»,. arid-the:'ijicbmo derived ';,'-"front, cploninl and foreign 'banking . companies .".is .oyer; .£7,000,000. •-•■' .Gold, .copper, diamond,; ;,• silver,' ls'iid! linj.ind ■■ other; mining enterprises ■'yield V.ii ■irjediim of .'nearly-.jeZC,OOO,OOO a -year. ;; ''■ Of ■ ill ! s large figure gold mining accounts for -.; :'. iiifi.d.OO.OOO. .. '.Copper; comes 'next: with oyer " .£5.000,000 a..venr,..dinmonds and other-precious .- J . stones ;third. ivi.th.':'4-J,400,000 a .year.... In the ;"/ segregate.Britisll'jnvcstors.rccei.vo, an. income V 'bf nonfly ...^ -; -compairies,""; . ";!-I-.:": :;;■' .■- -■■'-, -.;.-. .' : >.••■''' .

'•■ Customs; revenue -collected ;a't Wellington yesterday; amounted -to' 22775 3s;:6d,' 7 ' :

/WE L.LI HOT ON 6HAHE LIST

bbitish'iji3B , i^-:;.r' ; - ; ;-.-■'. showing ".thei-state-.'ofv the IBritislil'fNatidnal Debt at "the .close,., of the v ftnaneiai; iye'ar §1,.. 1909,' ; :issuod. :by : '-'the^i'rj.ns,u^^^ : Thev.feturn-. puts the aggregate': gross '.liabilities of ''Great'? Britain-■ ."at--' jC7SI", 121,000,': as'; compared .ivari .',.tJju's';''sno.wih»";,-'a :.redtfoti6n'-'q|.;'ie44;22B,ood, ;.bf : ' past reduced bv 7^lb/17/,booiUnVthe' ; foU6ivii!j;'year; b'v Kls',S9'B,ooU,' :arid, : ;f ;;:p*ast>;:year l 'by' 'J214,350,C00. : The : :-:thc'icnd , ; of. : stood'l at ■4£G33,920,d00/, ; iiilil,?aftcr. thp close ■ of.:the' !Boer ) tfar;.it to" increase' iii:'theT i'fqiir: years:: of ;/Thisv;in-crca'se-Yviiped voutv.all • ;;ihe,"previous.-; t : hirfy/niiie/ ; .Qeorpe.y. : ser•vice' is : . lo'wercd;-.raild ;the -WdV Sinking Fund, which.in the past three years.contributed very largely to debt 1 extinction, is to bo abolished, .i'urtheriudtef TtJhW. iid'GCb; reileiiiptioli- afforded Jautomati.cally,by .accrued'surpluses arising, or. •iiicoinor.and;lcitp'eiiditur'e'- account, 'disappears. ITliej reduction Lof;< the ;'debt oi'ilb 'still i be ccn-tfnuetl;-Vbut at a.smaller.rate than in the past, i .didbilitießii there.'.are>esscts . amounting.' to.' the. sum of '&£3jslo,opo;' ; c.f which .'the, 'Suez Canal; shares account, f0r,i552,fi67,000. These - shares .were .bought .In'. 1876'.f0r- J53.532.000;'. and'■ wero only. slibivn':at 'par-value till 1894-5, when the'debt iir.respect,:of:th'eui,haying, been, paid off; they -wore,taken: at.'thVifiarket quotation. .The'.niar.-. , ie.tr of "these'. Siiea : Canal shares on March 31i 01883, -was: ',£23,893.000, .'.so'-, that. in .14 -years they, have' appreciated; in valucib'j-.£8,774;600: V,

; ;-'.-■'•■[ '&, : '.:■ LIVE,;STOCK SALES. . vf [ "''Messrs., Drilgety- and-Company, Ltd,, report-. :mg;*bn-« yesterday',' state that.thwj was a very fair yarding of slieop ;' and cattle,- * ancl ;all. lines-, sold '• siiiall.; [ Wether .•.hoggets,;.Bs'..94,ii',sma'll. ,owe' hoggets.■'■.:i.6s.'Jd.;' :'k'lite : ;'of;lof) .imVe.d/cives.in. lamb, 13s. ld.;18mbnths steers,' f £% .155.,- to. £5 !55.;-■empty'cows, :£WBs.< tp"i'iS2'--:Joslj.-'fat and--forward cows, .£3 \~s.;. :sp'tihgiijfsi r ;oows,' d£5', ; 25. Gil; ;v springing, ilhiifersi; £0 ."as.; ' .?.Messrs."' s Abrahal'n and Wiliianis.i'Limited, reV,, port tlintji at' Ealnierstpn', North yesterday/ all ..classes. of.;s.hesp .again met with a ready sale,/ ■'every' line offered being disposed of at prioas satisfactory to vendors; The Gentry -of cattle ■ consisted* "principally :.'bf'.small' lines. Stock "'ch"a'iig6dfliands;a't''.tho following■ qTiotationsr— 'Fat .'wa.thers,; 155,; and Jss. 7d.; forward : wethers. 135,"8 d. tn'lk'.' Gd.; good ewes in lanib (inixotl ,ages). '15s. 7d.;,',other,'lines of breeding. ewes, 10?: I ,nd:-itp::fias;-,Ud:;:;ewo: hoggets,:.lis. ;3d;; wethta/ : hogKC l fej).s v ; good, mixed -hoggets, lOsV; ffftt ".cowsjv yfe'ssp; to. JCs";;,cinpfy. forward. cows, :s£2 U'. to.; jC2'.'id's I .'}" store cows, S4s.; springing• ■''cows',-:''id''-.175:1'6i1.-Vto; £S. 12a.'..6d;; v 18-hibnths' stcers, , '' , ~?V; ' ' ['v.- 'y':'.■'■'■■ .;' 'i'hi'Notf'f.'Zealand' Loan; and <' Mercantile 'Agenc}-' Co,-jLtd.*; report':—At, Rauniai'onTuds-" 'day -we had/affair entry of, sheep,-mid cattle. all round,-and 'we sold iover-y lot'under the, hammer, dairy:stock selling l-jsrti.cularly; we 11.,," At .' Palmerston 'North, : yes-. | 'terday'' "xta '$a(l-:a small yarding'o{ sheep;"arid ;'Cgp'Qd"«,ntry?..px'QKtitle" ) , .coiisistiiig principally of 'dairy"stPck; "which Jriet .with'a'.giod".demand. !?Witlptlib > -excepfiaiV.6f ■ two pens; of ..bullocks we total. ! cwarance; : [ Wei.qiiotoir-Baiiiiial: Sheeji—Forward '.wethers, ■'■ 13s; . Gd.; - breeding ew6s;'los.' lOd. to' lis. 2d.; hoggets, 10s. to 10s. 3d/, ■ - : s'rid" n, half-j-car ;steers,' £3 lis.;, light fat heifers, '£3 lis.~; springing heifer's, ]-i£l'-155.-tp ; iCs;cbws in milk, .£!> 10s.; backward - dairy? iso'ivs/ £-1 ss. to £5 10s.; springing cows, '-%£6,,53.; t'c'sOC'lOsi-and £7 55.'t0. : ,£3. . At Pal--(rrneVston^prtlr:-*-Shc2p:'-Small.'hbggets!-.95..6d.:; '"fM'ward'ewes;' IOsT. lid.; aged ewes in lamb, 105.'.9 d .: to 'lis. 6d. ".' Cattle:,. Yearling heifers, \32s; Gd.i; empty heifers, -£i ,25..; forward-heifers in calf;,J:3 15s. to ,£i..155.; springing heifers,' £5 10s. to £5 10s.';:'backwar'd,...cows Jn. : calf, £i to"'.-JL'5; fati.eows, .£i &.-&&.;■ -cows- in milk, .£l. *.'•.•.''./ V . [. ■ ;.: ; :'...;_.[ .-;.;.; Messrs, .Abraham ,and .Williams, Ltd., report .from Levin;iisr follows:-rWe have to- report a most successful sale of 'dairy ;st.ock.at Messrs. Horrobih Bros.' farm on : Wednesday. There was a good attendance of buyers, and, every oow was sold at auction. .Cows at-drop,;and to 'calve;.in.. August,.brought .from.. £6i 10s. to £d ,10s/; •small" second calvers'iaud unsound cows,' ;from ■;£& to £s;,, the, whole herd; of 75: cows "averaging the satisfactory figure of .£5 15s. "Springing heifers, from £3 to d£5125.,6d.; Hol:.Steiu jbull, £5 7s;' Gd.; Jersey bull,' .£2 ;10s.'■• ■. /'''Messrs'.'. Abraham, and- Williams, Ltd.; held a : highly 'successful' clearing sale at Woodville " 6'ii Wednesday' of purebred and grade Jersey /stock; horses, farm implements, etc., on behalf of'-'Mr. [.Stephen. Hutchings."•■■.The ;'purebreds we're keenly competed, for,,selling up to\39 gui:ne'a!),:,tlie bulk'-of them going to.the-Mantiwatii. The grade coiis also sold exceptionally'well, [realising 'prices as high, as -XU:lss: vHorses, implements, .etc.,Valso realised, good' values, and we have to; report the best sale [of its kind held by, U9 in. this district for a- number' of • yturs.' -Prices were;— Purebred, JeVsey. heifer, iin calf ;to purebred -Jersey:bull,'' 39 guineas; 'grade Jersey luifers, in calf to purebred Jersey, • bull, JE9 as. to >ei2 125.; purebred Jersey .cows, in calf to purebred Jersey bull, 20, : 22, nnd 27; 'guineas'; 'purebred Jersey_ cow,' Princess IX, in calf topurobred Hols'tein bull, 17i ' guineas; pursbred iyearling Jersey, bull, ?oiguineas; purebred :wesiner Jersey heifer, 26}' guineas; purebred weaner .bulls, 5i and 8i guineas;' -grade woaner heifers, £2 12s;to 7s. [6d.-,The herd of 21 cows (excluding the purebreds) inad«[the, excellentWerageof .610 lls."j , ar)ii'horses',sold' from to mi 7s. Gd.; ; so)vs!, £1 .17s. ''■ to . 17s. ,6d.; 'store 'jpigs, 225.. ,Gd..[ t0,.255.i.',: ;.'.,.• j' ; [- : ' (By ,Teleßraph[-Press"/Asß'oolatlon'.) >-•:'•"' '•",'.'. ""''? ' : -Diinodfri, July 28; ! The; following -is the report 'of stock transactions at the weekly. sales "at B'urnside yards:, —Sheep, 1968 yarded/ a medium ''"yarding of fair quality. Pricos for wethers "w.ere'-slightly firmer/ and f or ewes showed a ''decided, irxi proyement. .. Best- wethers, 15s.' ;: to 16s.j'.e'xtra' to 195.; medium," 13s. "6d,' ta-:ife;j inferior; : lis.

"to 125."9(1.; best ewes, 14s. to 15s. Gel.; medium, 12s. 6d. to 135.; inferior,.lis, to 12s. ■■■■ Lambs: 800 ynrded; u small yarding inf- ino'dium quality, prices casing a little, Best liimb, lis. to'l2s.; medium, 9s. Gd. to 10s'.; inferior, Bs. to 9s. . ■ ■■.■ .'•.''.,. -,;■ r Cattle: 166 yarded. Owing'to the small yard•ing, prices were slightly in advance of those of ,tho previous week; Best bullocks;, £0 10s. to £10 10s.; extra, to £12; medium, £S-io '£'■); inferior, M 15s. to £1 10s.; best cows and •heifers, £G 15s. to £7 10s.; medium, £& 15s. to £C> 10s. . f . •' ] Pigs: 190 yarded. Half of. the entry coin'prised stores arid small pigs; which 1 met with an extremely brisk sale at advanced rates. •Porkers and baconers in good supply were also firm. Suckers, lis. to 165.; slips, 17s. to 205.; Stores,'23s. to 335.; porker's, 38s. to 435.; light baconers, 455. to. Ms.;, heavy baconers, .535. "to 605.; choppers, up to M ids.

j ~: WHEAT MARKET. '(By Telegraph.—Proas Association.—Gopyrlchtl 1 (Eec. July 29, 9.55 p.m.) .•'.■''• London, July 29. •■■ The American visible supply of;wheat. is •12,143,000 bushels. '.'•/' '. A cargo /of Australian sold at 445. 6d.

PRICES OF METALS. (By Tolegraph.-Prcs's Association.—CoDyrlßbt.) V (Eec. July 29, 9.55 p.m.) ; • ' . London, July 29. 1 Copper.—On the spot, ,£SB 10s.; thrco months, "■£s9 7s. 6d. per ton. . Tin—On the spot, ,£132 155.; three months, £134 25.-Gd. per ton. v

j WOOL-THE DRAFTING ALLOWANCE". i(By Telegraph.—Proas Assoclatlori.-OoDyrlant.) ;| '■' -' ; London, July 28; ■ The Wool Brokers' Committee, with . somo selling brokers, on. the invitation of the London Chamber of Commerce, considered a proposal on drafting for discussion at. the Empire Congress of Chambers of Commerce in Sydney. ; The meeting approved of a continuance-of the present system of allowance of one pound in a hundredweight,-if caring that a _chai\go iwould be likely to lead to friction and. increased claims. for short .weight. -■.'-.■■ TALLOW AUCTIONS. ~, Illy 'folcriraph.—Press Association.—Copyrle/ht.l .':;.;■ . ■ London, July 28. ' 'At the tallow, auctions 1175 casks:were offered and 400 501 d..; Prices ivero unchanged." .j';" HIDES MAEKETV ; .■ ; v. .-.';;':■: (By Telegraph.—Press Assocl.illon.r-CopyrlEhU \\ (Eec. July 29; .8.55 -p.m.);- .'A'."v .:••;. :' Melbourne,-July 29. " In the hides market there was an excellent demand, anbVthe.prices for all classes were very' firm. ■■'S "''■■'■ '';''■'': ''''-■'■■'.' ;\-.\ ; ;'-; : .0 ; ';■'"• "•■'.' ; V'.'•'; ; ; C.c/.AND.ip. 'CO.'.'■',:f ;■•. S; : ' : 'r ...' (By Telegraph.—Press 'Association!)' ', ''', .'.■■■'■: N'; ".'";■ •/".'■'Napier; 'July '29. Tlio C.C." and; ,'D. Company;. Ltd.,-. to T day cabled the following'report:—"The frozen,meat market.continues'" demoralised, by heavy, stocks, and there is'a; further, fall mi', values 'all round. •To-day's quotations are:—Mutton—Canterbury; 2?d.; iNapier, Wellington, and NorHi Island, '2ld. Lamb. 3d.; firft duality. 3Jd.; seconds, SJd; Beef-Hinds, 33d.; fores, 2|d."

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