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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 988, 1 December 1910, Page 8

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THE STOCK EXCHANGE.' The Wellington Stock . Exchange was closed yesterday being ,St. Andrew's Day, consequently there is no share report to publish to-day. / NOVEMBEK rEXPORT FIGURES. The values of the- principal products exported from Wellington during last month (as compared with the figures for October of last year) show aa under:— • . Nov., 1910. Nov., 1909. £' £ Butter 78,824 53,338 ' ' . Cheese 25,526 29,003 Beef — 2,955 Mutton 898 13,941 Legs and pieces — 3,839 Lamb , 142 1,099 Flax 20,957 27,276 Tow 1,361 1,218' ■ . Hides 4,813 6,001 Skins _ 7,204 7,416 Tallow 7,619 4,692 Wool 138,552 64,773 285,896 204,981 . ' 0. • AND S. BUILDING SOCIETY. At a meeting of shareholders of the first and second issues of the City and Suburban Co-operativo Building Society held last evening at the offices of Gualter, Dykes, and Co., -Mr. 0. W. Martin and Mr. H.- D. Menelaus drew £300 and £500 respectively, entitling them to loans of that amount free of interest. j CUSTOMS. -Customs' Tevonuo collected at Wellington during the past month totalled £71,490 7s. 10d., as against £48,943 15s. 2d. for November of last year. The beer duty totalled £1122 35., against £1102 lis. 6d. . Customs revenue collected at the port 67 Wellington yesterday amounted to £3201 Is. 4d. THE AUCKLAND FIGURES. (By Press Association.! Auckland. November 30. The .not Customs duties collected at the nort of Auckland during tho month of Novomber amounted to £58,987, which is an increase of over £14,000 over the corresponding month of last year, when the total was £44,566. The surtax last month amounted,to £1297 and beer duty to £2610, as compared with £2427 for November, 1909. Tho gold entered for export last month shows a considerable increase as compared with November, 1909, tho quantity being 24,8780z. 15dwt. and the value .£100,281, as against 22,1410z. 19dwt. valued at £86,404 for tho November return last year. The silver 6hows a decrease. BANK SHARES. By Telegraph—PrcssAssodatton-Copyricht. London. November 29. Bank Shares.—Australasia, £113 to £115; Union, £62 to £63; New Zealand, £10 10s. to £11*

METAL MARKETS. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. London, November 29. Copper.—On tho spot, £57 lis. 3d. per ton; three months, £58 10s.; electrolytic, £60. Tin.-On the spot, £170 ss. per ton; three months. £170 15s. Bar 6ilver is quoted at 25Jd. standard. AUSTRALIAN MORTGAGE AGENCY CO. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. . ' London, November 29. Tho report of the Australasian Mortgage and Agency Company shows a profit of £22.869. Rales of properties and calls realised £17,722. LONDON WOOL SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. London. November 29. Tho wool sales will close on Saturday. To-day's sales included Koputone, top price. 22d. per lb., average 21d.; Yule, lOd. and Sgd. SALES POSTPONED. By Telegraph—Press Asscciation-Copyrib'ht ' London, November 29. The wool sales have been postponed owing to a fog. The New Zealand Loan ■ and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, havo received the following cablegram from their London house, under date November 29:— "Wool continues to meet with good demand. As compared with last sales' closing rates prices are lower about 5 per cent to 7J per cent for merino medium and inferior and faulty wools; about par to 5 per cent higher for crossbreds; and about 5 per cent higher for lambs." Messrs. Dalgcty and Company; Limited, report having received a- cable from their London office under> date November 29, reading as ■ follows:—"Owing to a thick fog, no sales have been held to-day. As compared with last season's closing rates greasy merino wools, heavy earthy and wasty, are fully 5 .per cent lower, but merino' wools of other descriptions are unchanged. . Crossbred wools are rather firmer." BIG PRICE FOR LAMBS' WOOL. By Telegraph—Press Association-Copyright. (Bee. November. 30, 9.50 p.m.) Sydney, November 30. At tho wool sales a quantity of super lambs' wool was sold at 203 d. per lb. This is a record for the season. NAPIER WOOL SALES. (By Tt-legraph.—Press Association.) Naplor, November 30. For the second wool sale ol the season to-morrovr 12,224 bales havo bttn • catalogued, and a largo number of bales were shut out owing to late arrival. Brokers anticipate •a. good sale. . ■ • STOCK EXCHANGE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Dunedin, November 30. Stock Exchango sale—Watchman, Tor'ward deliverj'. 3s. Id. ' 'Christchurch, November 30: Sale reported on the Canterbury Stock Exchange:— ,' Maeon Struthers (£1 paid), 255. ..■■'.' LAND SALE AT OTAKI. ■ .Me&srs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report having held,,:a. successful sale of town sections at o:aki yesterday on account of Mr-^Martin'Simcox.' Thero was a '.argo attendance and spirited bidding for. most bf the.wctinna, 17 sections lout 0f.26 ling sold. The following is" a ..list of the purchasers and. prices paid :—Section 1, Mr. Jones, £102; Section 2, Mr. Jones, £173; Section 1, Mi'. W. Bevan, £145; Section 5, .€IM; Section 12, Mr. R. J. Stavcley, .OT; Soction 13. Mr. C. Bell, £260; Section 17, Mr. 0. Bel!, £50; Section 18, Otaki Hospital. £76; Section 19, Otaki Hospital, £76; Section'2o. Mr. T. M'Call, £66; Section 21, Mr. T. M'Call, £66; Section 22, Mr. T. 'M'Call, £66; Section 23, Mr. H. Freeman, £60; Section 24. Mr. n. Freeman. £60; Section, 25, Mr. W. J. Kirk, £56; Section. 26, Mr. W. J. Kirk, £90; Section 27 (goodwill of lease), Mr. H. Cockrell, £60.