COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 578, 5 August 1909, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

« THE SHARE MARKET No sales of investment stocks were registered yesterday,' and the quotations were uni changed Bank of New Zealand, sellers £S 4s ; National Bank, sellers *E5 8s , National Insurance, buyers £1 8' 3d , New Zealand Insurance, buyeri ,£3 18s , Standaid Insurance, 3s , Wellington Investment, sellers ••/ lis" 9d , Wellington Deposit, selleis Ss 6a; , New Zealand and ltiier Plate, sellers £l 15s Gd , Christchurch Gas, bujers dC9 5s , Tedding Gas, bujers 0s 9d , Napier Gas, wGIO paid, Geai Moat, .£4 paid, sellers £10 10s , £1 pajd, sellers £2 13s , Meat Expoit, third issue, sbllois £3 Is , New Zealand Shipping, bujers £6 17s Gd , sellers £G 19s , Westport Cqal, buyers £6 14s, sollors JX 16s , Taupm Coal, buyers* £1 0s 3d, sellers £1 0s 9d., Westport-Stockton Coal, sellers 8s , Mosgiei Woollen buyers £2 14s 6d Wellington Woollen, sellers £3 Is , Donaghy Rope, buyers £1, Leyland O'Brien Timboi, sellers .£1 2s 3d , Now Zealand Drugs, buyers £2 6s 6d ; Taranaki Petrolenm, buyers 7s 6d., Ward and Co, brewery shares, buyers £i Us , Wellington Opera 'House, sellers £7 17s 6d , Shai land's ordinary, sellers £1 Is. 9d , preference, selleis .£1 2s. i, t r THE MINING MABICET A fair number of sales were made yesterday, tint mostly for forward delivery Waihi Grand Junotion 6hghtly firmer, owing to a repoit that th'e reef was yielding bettor values. The sales reported were as under — ,•! PBOMPT DELIVEEY gAIiES. , Dixon Consolidated, 12} d , Mountain King, Is 10Jd New Sylvia,*4s,Ms" vEoyal Oak, ,3s id , 6axorf,'2s sjd Talisman, £2 18s 3d, £2 18s 6d VTaihi" Extended, 7s 7id , Waiotahi, 7s 9d ' ' DEIiIVEBT SALES. 1 Ifonntam King, 2s OJd (sir weeks) i New Sylvia, 4s 4Jd (six i weeks) Pnde'of Waihi/ls 2Jd (six weeks). ' Eoyal Oak, is. 8d" (two months). Baton, 2s 53d '(six. weeks) Walni Grand Junction, £2 Iss. Ed (one month), , £2 15s (five .weeks), £t 15s 3d (six weeks) , i Watcnman, 1 2s 9d (one.month) Consolidated Gold&elds, £1 6b 9d (two months). f k ; - QUOTATIONS " J " The following are the latest quotations, with the last lecoided sale for prompt delivery — , , 'Buyers Sellers I Sales , ' £ a A £ e d £sd ) /Bendigo ,0/07' - ' - ' Dixon I Consolidated — 0 12 0 01ZJ Dominion 0 010 0 0 Hi — Kuranui , 0 il 8 0 110 - Kuranui Caledonian / — 0 2 4 — May Queen .061.064 — Maonjand — '010-.— Mountain King . - - \0 110 i , New Sylvia D 311 0 4 1 0 4 0 NZ Crown - 0 7 1 - Ngatiawa — 0 0 6 — Old Hauralii 0 19 - - Pride of Waihi 0 11 0 13 — , Eoyal Oak 0 3 6 0 3 9 0 3 6 Behanco 0 0 7 0 ,0 8 - Saxon ! 0 2 5 0 2 6 - 0 2 6J | , Tairua, Broken Hillb . 0 2 8 ' 0 Z 10 - r Talisman 1 218 3 218 6 218 3 Tangiaro i ', / 0 0 2 0 0 4 - Victoria/ ' * ' 0 2 3 0 2 6 - WaihlJ , ' 9 8 0 911 0 - yWaihi Consolidated 0 5 6 0 5 9 — Waihi Extended 0 7 7 0 7 9 0 7 7} >/ Waihi Grandi Junction 2 13 3 2 14 0, - > Waiotahi ,0 7 9 0 711 ' 0 7 9Waitangi . 0 310 0 4 0 - Watchman 0 2 7 0 210 — Blackwater ,16 6 — — » Con Goldflelds, < 14 6 15 6 - New Alpine (cont)< — 0 7 6 — New Big Kiver< ' t' - 2 11 6 — Progress 014 0 — —, . Boss Goldflelds ~ — i 017 6 — t i , THE IMPORT MARKETS A steady hand-td-mouth business is doing, but merchants are hopeful that in the com so of the next four oi five weeks thuo mil be a change for the' better In the meanwhile, beyond the usUal fluctuations in values, thus is nothing to report ~ i i Arrowibot—ln a week oi two the' bareness of the market should be,ieheved by supplies 1 from .Queensland l i.. 'Candles aie selling fieely There iaie tnll supplies of imported and locally made handles The New Zealand Candle Company a quutatious, < issued Deceinbbr 19, aid —Pieuner a steanne and hvo medal, Ji',d , Bfit'sh bperin* Fiuncli sperm, Uniersal'wax, Excelsior paiaihno, Gd., Apollo, sperm and Venus pnrulhno, GJd , Venus coloured fluted, G£d , piano, tpjtfCW){,l and car nage borts, packed' in cardboaid boxes, 7Jtl , ' loss tile usual trade discounts Pnco s sperm', 16oz, GJd ; 14oz, GJd , Burma, IGoz, bid -,! ' , Cornflour—Steady business, passing,, B and P, SJJ.-itO'ojd''; JohiihOn's, ZJd ,'biuiviis/Sd , Chicago, 23d Cocoa—A 9lcady bond to month business Is doing. Van Uonton's, l's, 3s 2d , J's, 3s .Id , }'s, 3s 4d per lb ,(lieiisdorp;,, l's, 2s lOd , J's, 2s lld,.i r s, Us., I'iy'fc l's. Is 4id ,/Balu.i, -'2s 101, , i j ~ , , / ' , CoritlensPd milk— Highlandei, 5s , Cowslip, 4s' 6d , Swiss Milkmaid, Cs Gd to Cs lid pit dozen "* i Canned Meats—Sheep longiics IGs Cd'tnjls for l's, ox tongues, 'i\\ Jls- lo lis , J&, 3U (d 36s pel dozen. Goat b assorted, potted, Is 6U , ' St George's, r )s ' Canned Tish —Only a very modoiate bnsmcis is doing cjnn»d fish— Muiing m lomiito sauce, l's, 7s to f 7s Gd , l's, Is Gd lo ,1m , \ kippered liei rings', l's, 7s Gd lo 7i 9d , J's, 4-, Gd to 5s , fresh hen nigs. 1 i, 6s lo Cs 6d , lobster, C nitil B, Jib tins. Jls 6d to 15s , balmon, salad, modriilli reds, lib tails, (is Gd to 9s , lib Hats 9s lo 9s Gd , silver, Mb flats, r >s , Uolden Link, Sock lye, lib tails, ll)s K 6d , lib Hats, lis /Southern Cros-s, Jib,, 6s' Gd ' Heinngletb, in oil, Sen iloi biuud, 8b tb 8s Gd , in tdmato Sauce, 8s lo 8s ,6<l , saidines, Skipper, ]lb tils,vis- to « Gd , js, 9b 9d to 10-? /"lung Edward," }'s, 4s 9d lo Ss , i's, 8s Gd , ling, Sn cthurst biaiid, is - making 55s to ofis pel ciit • ' Chemicalt — Citnm of liilai 91 per cent, 9Jd to lOd , 9') pei cent; 9\d lb llid , Ini lane dcid, 1» Jd lb , sodi oijstals, 10s , bicaibou ati ot soda XlO W-, , calcium caibulc, £U> to £W, bluestnie, £ii 10b , wlntiii.y .U'lss (tinned flints mo ,lilcetmg nitli fan talcs, and quotations Mile'al 8s 6<l" tb 12s fcd Pie timts aia selling freely,',md /i'nsnnniin , Juck apples aie meeting vitlt ,i £ood demand Dneu Puiits— Cm rants, finest pjovinci-iK 2J(I to 3d, cleaned Aiimlns id 1 , lib, callous 3s 6d pei iln/cn, sultiins, stlccled 3id , choice 4d ,| golden Aid to aid, ?>u-Jb. lib, cartons 4s Gd per dozen ])Mcs, bul*,, 21d prijb , car tons, 3s 6d nef do/en I'igs, 12os glo\o boxes, 3s-" JU per dozen I'irs, llJ)' laier.s, ijd ,'slb naturals, Id hftded raisins aie slightly loutr, fancy lib pnekets 4s,,choice Js Gd pir dozen Muiq.itclb, Calitoniian', 5S bdves Gd , 10 s 5M , 20s s i\tl per lb , Malaga, 51's at lOd ( pei lb !' , > Eiaporated Truits—Tho qliotations oro un changed, apples, /npticols, mid peaches makiug from 71d to Bu. per lb " V • ' Infants' Poods —Neaic's, 9s Id , Allan and Hanbnry's Nos' I,'and 2, 17s 1 No ' i, 10« Gd , Bongdr's, 17s ,' Roblnsou's patent gloats and barley, 7s 6d : Mai7ena — Ptirvea's, ti'jl ' > > J Knife Polish.--Nitey's", 4s Gd , Okoy's. 5s 3d Galvanised Iron —Renew lng the position of the G C iron markets at Home, tho "Ironmonger" on Juno 26 pointed out that relation' were somouhat strained, and that while offjcially tho association quoted .£l2 10s fob for 24-gaugo G C. iron, there was persistent underselling going on m one j form or another Outsido competition was becoming moro pro-/ nounced, and one firm of Welsh tinplate manufactures'' Were reported to bo about to enter InA field of operations is manufacturers of galvanised sheets In lanarkshire, iron manufacturers were t-vkmg a similar step, and Belgium copipotitdrs had rccenth entered into the market With tho agreement between tho British Galvanised Makers' Ass-ociation and the American Trust at an end, English and American manufacturers are competing cigerly > for tho Australian trade With the preference, tlio British lr-inufacturcr should be' well to tho front, especially as tho Customs will not allow goods m hero at prices under tho=o ruling for Homo rons.nuption, so that American manufacturers will not be ablo to grant speml export concessions Tho exports of pahanised iron,(flat or corrugated sheets) from the United Kingdom during -tho last three years were 1 as follow — 1903 190" 19081 1 To— Toils Tons Tons Aii'triha 60,708 63,152 62,081 New Zealand ..," 15,910 22,007 16,641 I»dia . . .. 89,674 10G.120 89,279 ArK-nlina ' 80,777 71,452 "70,992 British Smith Africa 20,011 18,916 ' 13,509 Cannde > . 11,61") 19,005 12,618 Japan < , 2G.50G 31138 26,159 Other countries ■ » 134,090 129,059 98,199 Total 412,114 467,889 390,281 Th» total value'for 1903 nas of which shipments to Australia amounted to ■£329,285, and to New Zealand J5218,032 This y.'ar in increase has taken place in British shipments to Australia, tho total for tho five months ended May 31 being 3189S tons, against 21576 tons for the corresponding period of 1008 Shipments to New Zealand for tho fho montlu amount to 7024 tons, against 7380 tons for tho same period last year Mustard-Piir sales Column's DSF.'J's, 1 Is 11(1 to fil 6d , 4's, 1s 3!d to Is 4d , Durhiin, 71b tins, 7d to 7jd 1 Matches—Plaids, .Is 8d tp Ss 9d. a gross! emaj slides, 8s 9d to 9s 6d.: safeties, small.

foreign, : Bs. ; tb:3s. 6d.'; Bryant and. May's, small, ; 45.6d.; large, 7s: ■ 6d.* - , " ■" Nutmegs, 9d.'to' : ls. per lb. .' > peel continues scarce, Vbut sup ! -plies'l are''! expected; jn'r reach?' this ' port next month. SLemon peel, 7's, 5Jd.; orange, 5Jd , citron, 10id. : per-lb. : Pepper.—Singapore advices quota .an. advanco '''.'of.:M6d/.-'-\, •:■■'■ .'::.■• ;-:•'.•' ; .'-Pickles.—Morton's' hexagon 10s.. 6d., round 12s.'i6d; per dozen; Captairi.'Whito's, 23s Gd , . Garton's H;P.,iJ-pints, '12s'.-.6d: ;: ;pints, 22s Gd , purofciokles;9s.-b'd. to• 10s'..■■•; .::..: ; : .; .fiice.SNo, r ;1,:155. 6d.;'N0.,:2,. Hs. 6d. cwt i.':, The rice trade;at Home for some considerable 'time ".past■"•'/uas'^not..been altogether .satisfac : tbry,(so!'reportfestatc!: The' European, markets, opening 'of. the'season; :have been rather stifled »v.the. high prices,ruling The recont'eharp.'aaTahco ,in vnlues'was due to a resumption of demand on Indian: account, but in London , v buyers and sellers' .ideas were too far apart. to admit of any.th.iiig like,;a normal state of trade; Owing, to an ..accumulation bf.atbcks in ,that:couhtry, the Japanese demand has" been': unusually dull, this being.;thought .'partly due, 1 to the; fact that the gradual Westernising of ideas: and custom is reducing the-'consumption of::-rice' .pen capita. This, view'is;, borne butvby 'the increased imports of flour from the Pacific Coast, and also from"Australia. ■' The' imports.of rice 'into the United! Kingdom during 1908 totalled 5,655,936 'cw.t.vVas!c6mpared.with 5,865,975cwt; during the previous ,'Vyear,"..: ; and lV ; 5,279,054cwt.,. J iin 1906 /During the. first 1 four 'months of : this; year the 'imports-: of rice': amounted; to 1,53?,9i7cwt, as .'against 1,964,514cwt. for ; the ■■; corresponding period of 1908,-. and 1,6i3,880cwt. in 1907 :■;-'Salt.—Pinßo-71b.-.;bags,-.;55. 6d.:ytd;'Gs.! 6d per :owt;;\bagSr-38.-6d. f 'to 4s.i:cnai;so, ; 'jn.cwt bags, ■ 3s'. ; 'tb: 35.-\6d.:;pe'r''cwtl : '.£,-i>:V;U-/^. ! :-:. ■:■'■ Sauces.r-]j.'-:(aud ,P.v 4-pints, 14s. tol4s 6d i pintsV;'2ss.:to;-255.;6d.j 7s i6d;|;'pintsi;;los.;,6d. to :'109.; 9d.j garton's, J. pints,-. : .75.,' Gd:; fpihts, j 10s.'. tb ; 10s. j6d;, Eagle brand (N.ZO; }-pints (! 2s. 3d,;,to.:3s.;"pints, 5s Gd::-,to'-65.;-a-::W;i;;;>;';V.^'?.;- :^; '-> :! .!: ; ••/{Starch;—Colrii'an's, 'lib. 1 ; boxosy.tfid. to 53d i ; slb.iSpack6ts; : : sd; to < New:-VJ!ealand, lib ,boxes,"; ; 3BsKtb.::S93;-'.per. bwt; ;.vslbw packets, 375. ;tb'.:3Bs/?per; bwt;¥;V:f ! 'A;-/ " "'!/Stoy,o.;;Polish.j- 7 Nixey's, ; 25.; 6d.;,.Reckitt'e ( 3s» : per,idoz'enS''K...^^^'! ! ■-V./ i ';:v^;.i;^v;: i ; :! v ' .■':.''Sugar.'—The':market ; is steady, a good demand:'; lAiand : No'. .XJG ,15s.j No 2, ,".£l6 ■'. ss;;i No.' 3,£15 per -ton;'.'/'i.y. ;i: : ,;Tea.^Th'e;-Indian• tea/.trndejcbntmues to expand very'steadily, rising irbm'227, million poundsrid: 234 million-pounds in fiom million pounds 'of ''j-.t'eaS.'.iveie''- shipped.itb-the ; United Kingdom,.; while.;Russia, ; i.theV best-foreign cus itomen r t00k,.;, 181 ;.; pounds L V;diiocUy aijd 7 'million indirectly.l -, China took ;increa?ed '>qnantxti'es':.pf,- "dust"-for,'thb'" ;brick : tefc;trad£;v! ; fAs a /■mainlyj for"foreign/ markets.^Direct: shipments Wn'ditb^'replacbrconsignments. of/,;tfea/.tg'*London !bn'optional'bills.of.lading;wThe'Vcropywas inferior'/ in"' quality ..'to: .'that 1 of'' thb? 'previous seaso'h,; a'marked-decline from the ■;high';;'rates! of-: 1907-B.^ll';.the,fcommon; and lowwhen "cheap?cbmmbn::China';'teas-/com'poted.';\The mar ;ketnbr : .:bettefc'cjuaHties^wa's':/satisfactor}, but 'tlie';'average: price" than -H'.'i9o7-B.';:'-i'^ markets towards;, ths KtJi'leßeason 190S 9 strehgthenfed 0 the j' ppsitiqii.'':.' vVltly)ligli. profits !w.ere;: j'tblembly fiatisfac :tbiy tiade •is!-good, "'^'':y^' .: ; 'm'&'!; ; )f •• ?;:■':. r'<*f ,U.' / :!'f: Messrs.'; vDhyenphrt '','■ an'd:.':Cb.'s'!,-ten v '.cii culni, ; aT:Ju^ and :ll;700.yp ; held :Gach'ntsrarid;]Sylh'4s'vwere/siin'ilari;tb;.thosej inone or : Terais,|aiid;!parjeelings !espedinlly, ■ the ; : latter,' wcro/iiiifoiorV'in cun \eij ;small-^»upply^:ib , ufj;i'th'e\'-!vqn mainagain :shbwe(T;.'ii /falling.l;offi;and?]fhe':vDifrjcehng. mToices.? generally.-wpfci,' pborj-'a'S :■ conlpared.. With ';iKti'se'^in'-' : ;th : fmbn'ibi'.olcens', , .-hpweyer; a'dvaTiced;:in lvalue, l.tp. .3vljie',;'.''jpboi'-.litxuoFin'g 'iiibcliitrn griules ;were'. : iuj .ieksfMeniondgb'ut/ahyjthirtg'.-w ■br: l ;o'iii^^asnin..Sdlfcwell.;./;/;On ; iiiari'd (fo'llo'ivefcmuc.h / leaf'.an4 41@l0M"' : ■bliibfcilb'a.f .'is; yGd.v-Good : :to r ffinei.qUalit^ j'di'n'ary i';prafn'"^ftiedi'um r i'sorts .■ again:- showedV'aV '■fleclihc /in.;valub;i;;';: ■;:' ; .';-.H ; V"-..v'^. ; /■/&&.;•' T ':'\ iviyiiiegai'.—Midland Red ; Hbck;i'qna'rts;:'Bs. £d.;' .:;Cha'niriib'ri,'':.'.'.^ ii4slV-'.Mi'dlarici : ; .iperi:.c^o2/r:-:cbnpcpti i aitcdi'isßal,v.casks| v -.'9si "'6d'.fjper r . . r;'pu'i;e; .tialt;.: 28gal.;;.cfefa^ /'< l?/^ : ;';«:.Cujfoni'3',;revflnnb;cpiiecUd at:-,Wellington-yes-' sUrday'/;ampunted'.,W'/£1731 '13s. ',;^ .c^i^WELLIN^ON/JIA^KET-KBP^ ;pMessrsiiapi:y;^ii(l ; :Cb^Lid.;KWeliih 'pbr.tHvlibfesitlo/prices'.'ruling/J>n : (tlio : iiiarket:— : - •;WHeat i^f6ivl;v! 4s:^BdA^to;' : Hs.vlO(i;;;:iAsliriyelled.' .wMit l ''!,'4!;'';: l ;fe<!'d''Oats,;' 2s; '-'to' r '2s;;,'ld;'; I ; :dun .pats-,25V2d r .''tb^;.4d;';';see'dqatp/-2«^d.Ub;^ Algeriau ; seed ; ';bat's,--;:2s."'.:2d;\,.toi&': : sd.' : i ; hto ~lSi;;7d.'iib/15.;?.9d.;j , : 'crushedymalt,;./7s.:ii : :fowl' ; -'"is^d;.^-Y]Ss/'r..;v"hor6e, : ,y'::(»aiiß,'v l i.*i;v pai';"-'-"(all--'X-nt; £s ;',flour; ; No*/ Zealand ! 411rl0si; to ;.£\'i ;';'b"ri\!i: : ' ; j. , i'.los'.'-';to; peas,'- liartl'i(lg(:,'j.4'3.;9(l.;'. 'Prussian' bl i iiew r )s.:'j3(l.::to ; ss. G<l,4'..fP)vi peas "'is.;' : *phtV'jCl7.Vlba^VvbbhedHst/-'XG.r^siiJorii , a6spiiatc»; "aS/itay- JIS:'SS.V '.tiollhrd/'.^O'; 10i?.> ,to '/£6'. : iti-, guano,Vj>i'lo's:'}.chaff-'(oatensheafj, J!3'ss.;to. £3 ;i5.y."; oatme'al.iiCiOSs.tb.^lO.'lfeV.^ptatoesi'ied.Ss; 1 to;&;Vse«tl '45,t0 £1 ';> om6i\s,£q,th,£7i; 'inbiasscs 'fpuder,' /JCsj'/biicbn (far-tyry-),' sidea.'TJd;-, .hams//Bd.;.;^rplls:'B/d:^/:butter;,';^bulk ) r:9{d. ' Poultry r'/Hen's,/.35. ,P-s.;:S.to" ss. 'l-'oJ's,.'gbbblcrs-lls. to 125.; hens .(95;,/tp : , 10si; : fresh' .'.e'ggS'i-.''is'.^'3di r '' ; t6''''--'ls.i'- F id.'iy''ch^se ) -"-.6d;:-';.to :6ig;.;Y/pbr/./ i ;lb.r:loaf.viv 7d, '■•'-: per , lb. j''Akarpa'niocliine : ilres9cd"'cbc|cs(oot/73d. .to §d;, I f ariiVers* •. dressed r|itl.:.tq/,6d..,pe'r. lb/j.:rye-(/ grass;; i3s.<' pel".' Jiii^lio.l;; I.ttilitxii. r-^o*.'. ! i'.gross.-.GSS.vc»vt;-;':alsikeV ;^2'3.''; Gd.■ cwt.'ii niustard,■.40s; cwt-'jitrbfdil,. STs.l Gd'.-.'cW.t. -\ riipo/'seed, 2Gs.;. rbwt/;;' timothy; ! 325i.'. : 6i1.-cvvtV; siy£(lp; ; and -t«r- ---| .■'{::.%(.'■. '^.y'-'-'^- : ; ppbET;; :: 'Messrs. 1 *G/* S/ ; Meredith '-.Company .report grain .and iprbdu'ee ■ market' rates'ffor'. ;thetw«k ending'/August/ 3/ as': fol-ibw:—Wheat:':v-fhfe'.;.' market'■}/has' i ;;;bben/ very firm:. J :du'riiig.'.the jpast';, weeki. jiiri spite: bf;';the: slacker^.' /.Transb'Ctibn ' to : the. •'ex(ant'',bf; ■ thousands■ of: biishslsv hareV taksn .'place.';/'A :/liii6 r -bf/;13,000:;bushols .of milling i'whe'at:* was - sold at;:;-4s. ! ;'6d.''' l on t-trucks. at, a conntry,station';'/sacks,':;sjd-/•/" Several '.other, ..sales;iwere; made ;at this vprice..;;'hThb market closed i; a /''shade' quie tor; •'; biiyers j' haying . evi- ; •dehtly/filled': their/present .requiromehts, : /but growers, haye^e'yery.faith.'th'a't'the■iuturo;will 'shbw':.ehhaiiced' values for, their-.wheat;■.:■:-, It is ■evident now;that^some' h'as.'-been''inade in?the estimation.of the/supply of the New ! 'Zealand !• crop |i this/year, ■, and :^'e;}aro/inclined. .tb;. think ith'at,-thb/yield is estimated /'at [ about . twblbushols;ppf acre too : high'.'/ We have' ques-: .tibned." asisniany-.fariiiefs ~'as,possible": on : the; matter.-and :.they 'are generally/ : of<' the' "that",3i.7s.;".bushels ,:to ':the/acre i is Otpb; high, ■ :bnd 'they-would like;to!know-'w t here' the'figures -were'got.from,';hbt!a:singlb one r !of' them, hay-.; ;ing -supplied; or i'beeri - asked' l !7or:. theifuactual ■yield--by any .Government official. ' |Oats: The market is quiet; ; .-vDry. few are'offering.'/.Values' are Is;; : 7d.,' duns. Is!-Gd!; and Danish' .ts..';sid.; -.on] trucks, '.'country .station's;., sacks,' 553. ! ;'.v.Pbtafbo's 1 .■.Th6;.:potatp,/';'iriarket ;'is easier,! |an'd,-:;salesV..'.arbv: being^^.' : niade';:atv7ps. J -f.d.b.s.i;. 'jjarge/q'uantitiesare offering, 1 ahd./a'!'large pro;portion,are badjy:;,affected ;with' ;> '.'the;.blight. ,Soed...lines .are';' in /.strong ; demand;''/; and. ■' are ilea'silyifluitted.; Chaff: Tho'.--market 'still re''mbins'. very; quiet;;, and very'littler-business, is passing.!!' bpod bright. oatsheaf; chaff'is'; selling at/Ms.. tb'-575.""6d. : .'f;0.b.5,i. v'/Straw: //'Baled wheatcn' /25,?;,;,ba1ed "oaten, 275, ,6d.^-on trucks, country: stations.//'!'-/;;!::'/:;•"/';';/^':/./!'/;:f: "^'■/^^•/'Liy^'sTqcK.sA^^ ;': !'''../' -!(By. >T?leeraph.r-l'r'eßß • AEsoclatinn.) ■'■'■■";.'■ ;■;;'.v-^/'-K'/ ':'■■;;'?■': /Cnrisfcliurch,; August 4.,!' ■f At Addington'yards' to-dny.tnercyras'a: largey'ar'ding','of'':stbck'i and, as.is.-.iisuai.the week ,be--'fore. ;tfio'r'GrSnd f National;: ithere .were 'special .cbrisiram'ento'tof...fat':stock,'.'and : :.iho;first new; ;lamb.i bf/thejspason. . There was a'large !attoh|tlafico.'■, ■'■'■ Fat ;i cattle and .'store.'sheep sold ;at 'previous'lweofefsprates. ;; Fat;'.hoggets brought about the'.' sariio.v'prices, and. new, season lambs ■ sold well.; /Prime/and extra prime fat sheep ;'sbld,:.very, vfcll;;-but-there ;yvas;iittle' demand for export,' ! ahd : : i uhder-wbight /'wethers were ensier;.as jwere:uhfinished lyethers^'an'd.ewes; '■', .': The. yarding of store^shebp /was larger' than iast week, arid'was'madb up principally of ewes 'and generally of Better class than, .usual. , The balance consisted of a few lines'of'gpod wethers and' hoggets. •;',For. hoggets the demand and 'prices ,were'; about; the /same las'/last Wcdnes-, day, best' quality'ewa hoggets .ranking 13s. Gd., land others 10s.'to 12s; Gd., and mixed sorts sold .at 95.; to/lOs./.'/Mbst of. the wethers were in ifbrward 'condition,.'and'sold,.at'•■equal to Inte •rates; r forward" sorts ::realising-12s'.-'to :12s. 9d., aad others, :11s. to 115.,.6 d. ./There was ,'n .slightly' improved demand for ewes, and a good Iblear sole was effebted. 'An extra good Una

of four and six-tooth halfbretl ewes,. in lamb I to a Border Leicester ram', made 18s.; two-tooth throe-qiiarterbred owes in lamb sold well, up to 15s. 10d.;' and'aged ewes, Bs.' to, 9s.'-/ There were only a fewlines of fat hoggets-penned, and. these were bought by butchers at ,lato rates.. There were 32 new season's fat lambs offered, and some of them were well grown'and : of nico quality/They made from 13s. to 18s. Gd„ and ono.'to 21s. 9d. . There was a large yarding of fat sheep, inchiding some specially prime linos of halfbred downs and merinos, the. quality of the entry as a whole being of a high class: The range of prices was:—Extra- prime and show wetheis,,2os. to 505.; prime, 16s to 19s. 6t1.; lighter,- 12s. 3d. to 15s.Gd. : ; prime ewes,. Ha. 6il. to 16s. Gd.; others, 95.. Bd. to Us.; merino wethers, Bs. 3d. to 15s. 9d; merino ewes, 9s. !10d. ;•/;;■; "-..- : ■ The yarding of fat cattle: numbered 365, and, though there.were some, pens of exceptionally good animals, the quality „of the entry.was not, equal;.,to.;, the corresponding .'sale -of last year,/when/:prices, which '.were' then, however, better, reached as high as ,£2O.- The,, demand was rather..better than last.',week, but. there was no appreciable ' improvement in values. Steers made £5 to £13 ss;;;heifers,:i4;los.- to £8; and cows; M 10s. !to' i 7 17s. 6d., equal-:to''; :20s;:! to,', 225";/'for/prime,;;, 18s./'to 19s;. ;: ; 6d./'for; medium, and'l6s.- : to/17s.;6d.Vfor 'cow and inferior, per 1001b,;,/ ;. ;./..,:•//'//;: i'-. .,:'- '■ \ : < : \ ' Thereiwas a vory.large' yarding of pigSi and.] the demand showed' an improvement, all classes selling well; • 'An'excep tiohally; fino , ; choppor sent,-in .by. IW. F. : Cinton (Darfield), and.'.esti-. mated to/weigh .G4olb.;.'sold;nt: '£T.: 15s. Ordinary! choppers made up.to £i 155.;: heavy bacon.ers, 58s. to 665;; lighter, 50s. to ;575; /(equal to , 4Jd./ to isi. . per lb.);-'heavy" porkers,! 38s. tp:46s.; and smaller,. 335. to 375. (equal to 51d. to ,6di per lb.); large "stores, t ,305.,; ,to 345.; medium, '225.-.'; to; 28s.;' and weaners;■ 12s; to 165.,. a' line, of /halfbred - Tamworths from. Cheviot realising 12s. Gd; to ,19's.-/.! /■ y_\ \ ■■} :Messrs..Dalgety;and Cb.,,-Ltd.,;report having; had a'/gobd: saloat /Waikanae/-.-,.Sheep: were, chiefly-/ represented .by hogge'ts; : /all';of which sold readily.. at;'auction..'',-. With/ the', exceptibh' of a' few/.dairy /.cows;' cattle./ also sold; well.* Prices": were' as 'follow i—Fair, hoggets/ :9s. 8d.;,, 'better: sorts, lis.- 6d.\to.lls.!Bd.'; medium fat cows; ; i!s.lGs.;,.lighter, 'sorts, ,J)ivl7s.';. light fat heifers,: £4 75.; small .springing heifers,; £3 :ss.;' bad-coloured steers, 10s. : , '<■ : ■''- .'-'. ;7;/^k!;>WH^ .!By Aoaoclatioh—OopyrlcM.l. '!■ ; ■ :: ;I■;.H;,; :; :!: , .;'/",;'.!./'; .London, August B.'l. . ■: The: total'quantity; of : v.jneat: and flour afloat for ■ tho'United Kingdom is; 2,300,000 quarters, and :for the Continent-' 1,5W,000."! Atlantic shipments, ;.HO;O0D. quarters., "iThe/itotaV shipments to' Eurbpe;'are;-75p,000':''quaj,tersi-:;inciuding 41,000 ;frp'm'/'.the' : :Argentine and TJruguay.;'.,V.' : •!■,:•.;,'.;/ :) Bar.';silver is: quoted at! 23,9-16 d;'. per ounce' standard.; /:///■// ;:•///.;'-; '[jr-U' ' '■-.; '"•:./; , ;•;';;■ AND, DEBENTIIRES;;;/'- ; '■ ■:;!-'■ :!sv;!;//!/ r / iTheV f ollbwing:, arb : the;! la test! quotations ij-! ', i : ■-•.■■,'.'■!-/■'■'•''.;';-.i.'V.'' ■"':!' !':.V'!;!/'''Buyer's,';''/;' ; :;; Sellers;/ 1 , ;.::'.;.Banks;'/-!". i '';/f!;'"-V:/;!;!£!-si.d;/ ;v ';:iiE : -"s;;d./:.; : Australasia.'ii..;V.;;;i;.;loß'/0 /0-. :; 10970:'0 ;/' •'/.New! South: Wales ~.>:4110-0V;, -45 iO'-'O!/ ; '/Union-/' //;;■..;.^..;;;.;...; 65;0 0 V :-V"-' GG.O 0/'. ; Natioual/.ofN.Z;/: ... •'. 5 i2'M6 '•-'-: 517; 6 / :; New;.Zealaiid;;..v„;J;^-'-.!fl';;-15^'!_0-:-..''.VVlO"\;5.-'-;o''■'.- . v : = ANK'HpES/SALES.-,',/ "V";-..:.: (liyjjrekßraph—Press .Association .),■ «•.*■■',,:;' ■ l-/>/'IU- --:,?';.../•:■ ■/' / '//'.Gisborneji ; August 1 :!''At;/the!."..wpbi;;;skins;''and-hides:.sales' yestof-J ,day, /wool -,'and' :skins gerierally'.'sold ' at ,abbut the level, of/last, sale",'; lint; hides iwerbin-milch I better '■:demand!' / ■ All' - : tlie :; catalogues' ,/,'werb•' bleared. -.;.;/,;:'. .v .•','!'' J:J}\;':\M.' !'i ;■';'!/'!. /;;!'/",; ■: |