COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1477, 27 June 1912, Page 7

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

IXVESTMH.NT KITAIiF.S A visit to the various offices of (he.shavebrokers alVords one sune pleasure. The brokers have plenty of lime on their hands and are ready to diM*i!:s ;uiy and every subject, from the art- of planting ro-es to Urn latest problem in railway management. In some ollices mnjr;i«im>s and iicw» papers are well thumbed, and a, visitor makes :i, welcome break ia the day's monotony. Jiusiness i* dull, there is nothing clump:. and itharebrokers are wait- { in? and hoping for a clianiri*. In the meanwhile office expenses are Koinj? on, and if tluM-e is not an improvement very soon brokers will be forced to take up other lines of business. Yesterday sales of I'almerftton North Gas at £9 and Uikurangi Coal at. 18s. 9d. were the only transactions recorded. The buying and celling quotations were <is under:— Buyers. Eellero. £ s. d. £ s. d. Hank N. 7, li 8 0 - National lUnik 6 2 0 — National Mortgage <12 0 — Well. Trust and Loan ... 7 12 6 — Christehurch (.5u3 8 17 6 9 0 0 Feilding Has — 116 (lisborno Oas - 2 14 0 llokitika Uas — 5 15 0 Well. Has (£10) 18 5 0 Welt, (ias (prof.) 10 0 110 Standard Insurance 1 It 0 — Christrhureh Meat 15 0 0 ; — Meat Export (525. 6d.) 2 19 0 , — : Union Steam 2 3 0 — iVTosfrict Woollen ~~ 3 8 0 Well. Woollen (ord.) 3 7 6 3 8 0 1 HikuranjcX Coal 0 18 .9 i Wcstport. Coal 1 8 0 1 8 6 j j Leyland-CHrien — 1 8 U : ! Tarinpnmutu Totara 2 6 0 2 7 6 | Donaghy Hope 1 *1 9 15 3: Golden Bay Cement — 1 2 3 j N. 75. Drug- - 2lt 6 ; N.H. Paper Mills 116 12 0 Sharlaud's ordinary — 1 3 3 ; Customs duties collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £2991 ' ,Bs. 8(1. CANTERBURY GRAIN MARKET. fUr Telecrapli.—Press AEsoclation.l Chrlotchurch, June 25. This week has opened with the grain and produce markets even morn dull than they j were during the past week. Neither merchants nor millers appear to want wheat ; which is 7iow being offered, both by second ( holders and growers, at lower rates. Mill* ; or 3 are nut yet wanting further supplies, j and, beyond Ailing small orders for northern client?, merchants have no outlet for j any quantity. Oats arc weaker, though , sellers arc probably not- yet prepared to i accept lower rates that would be offered, i There is a- considerable quantity of grain held bv buyers, who anticipated a. contin- » uance of the Australian demand, which 1 lias, however, been checked by the lata ; rains in ths dro\i£lit-a(?ectcd districts. O.it- ! shfca.f is also weaker in sympathy with , oats, and 05s. is now the best, price ottered at country stations. Potatoes have suffer-j ed a further sharp decline, and £3 at conn- i ' try stations is all that ca.n be given. Ihe I northern markets are being well supplied,l from tlie south, and there is no outside'l business beyond small coastal orders. | BANK SHARES. ; By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright j London, June 25. j The latest quotations are:—Bank of Aus- i tralosia. £118 (buyers), and £120 (sellers); Bank of New South W-alr. s . £43 and £44; , Bank of Victoria, £<? 10s. a-nd £4 155.; Union Bank, £58 10s. and £59 10s. j WHEAT. (Bee, June 26, 9.50 p.m.) London, June 26. Wheat—An Australian c.ugo has been sold at 41s. 6d. per quarter. SILVER. London, June 25. Bar 1 silver is quoted at 28 7-16 d. per ounce standard. MININS NEWS WELLINGTON SHAKE MARKET.' At the morning call yestorday a talc of Talismans at 425. 6(1. was made on 'Chancre, and in the afternoon a sale of lloss lieconstructed was reported, these hoiiiß the only transactions recorded. The buying and Edllins quotations were as under:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. £ s. il. Kuranui Caledonian Oil — Occidental 0 11 — Ross licconstructed 0 5 11 0 6 2 Talisman 2 2 3 2 2 9 Wailii 1 16 0 — fl'aihi Grand Junction ... — 12 9 Waiotahi 0 2 7 — AVaitanci 0 0 8 0 0 9 Worktop Dredge — 3 2 0 STOCK EXCHANGE. (By TeleffraDh--Prc6i Association.. Auckland, June 26. BusineEa done at this morning's call:— Saxon, Is. Waiotahi, 2s. Bd. Old Hauraki, Is. Bd. New Waitaia, Is. Auckland Gas, £3 9s. 6d. The business done at the 3.15 p.m. call was as follows:— Wailii, £1 16s. 3d. Eoss Goldflelds, ss. Bd. Saxon, Is. 2d. Moanataiari, 3d. Watchman, Is. 4d. Talisman Consolidated, £2 2s. 6d. Waihi lieefs Consolidated, Ib. Drury Brick (con.), 2s. Auckland Gas, £3 9=. 6d.

LIVE STOCK SALES,

, Messrs. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., report having yesterday held one of tile most successful clearing (sales of dairy stock of the season on account of Mr. J. Weir, of Gracefield Farm, Lower Ilutfc. The herd, whieli comprised over 59 head of cows, camc to hammer in firstrclass condition, and was eagerly 6ought after by a large attendance of buyers, cows in milk ond early calvors being in exceptionally keen demand. Cows in full milk brought up to the record price of £17 2s. 6d. The following prices were realised-.-Cows in full milk, £10 10s„ £11 15s„ £12 155., £14 12s. 6d„ £15 155., £16 55., £16 15?., £17 2s. 6d.; cows on drop, £11, £14 IDs., £14 155., £15 2s. 6d., £15 10s., £15 155., £15; August calvers, £6 155.; £8, £8 10s., £8 155., £10 2s. 6d., £10 10?.; September 'nlvcrs, £6 155., £7, £7 10a., £8, £3 10s., £10 J?. 6d., 10 105.; other sorts, £5 to £7 10s.; a line of weaners (mixed). £1-155.; bulls, £4 ss\ to £5 10s.: dray, £14 10s. Also a quantity of lmy and sundries. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company report:—We had a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle at Masterton this week. Competition was rather keener than at the previous sale, and \vc sold all tho sheep under the hammer. Lambs brought Bs. 10d., 9s. Id., 9s. 3d., 9s. 10d.; forward ewes and wethers. 13s. lCd.; springing hcifors, £5 3s. to £7 3s. 6d,; cows, £4 55. to £B; old cows, £2 to £3 IDs. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville sale, held yesterday, as follows;—A good yarding of sheep and cattle camc forward and sold at late rates. Prime heavy bullocl;=, £10 10s., £10 12s. 6(1.; lighter, £9 10s. to £10 2s. 6d.; lighter, £.3 ss. to £8 10s.; prime heavy wethers, £1 os. 2d.; medium wethers, 17s. to 175.. fid.; prime heavy ewes, 17e. 3d.; medium ewes, 14s. 40 14s>. 9d.; prime lambs, 13s. Id.; shorn, 12s. 3d.; pla.in, 9s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report having hold their first annual Jersey sale at tlieir yards, Kangit-ikei Street-, Palmorston. yesterday. The sale was held in conjunction with Mr. A. Buchanan, a successful breeder of Jersey cattle. There was a large attendance. Bidding for the majority of the bulls was not particularly brisk, but, for the heifers and cows, competition was very lreen. The following prices were realised on account of Mr. A. I!. Booth;— Bull, "Marvel," to Mr. E. A. Bauson, 17 guineas, Pannevirkc; "Oracle." to Mr. K. Jones, Levin. 13 guineas; heifer "Evera," to Mr. H. Lancaster. 28 guineas; "Hoyal Maid." Mr. A.- Buchanan, 20 guineas: cow, '.'Opticians Maid Third." Mr. T. Dixon, Mastei'ton. 34 guineas. On account of Mr: A. Buchanan: Bull. "Knight Commander," to 11 r. T. Dixon. Masterton, 30 guineas; bull, "Senor," Mr. J. B. Brown. Koputaroa, 25 guineas; wconei" bull, "lied Jacket," to Mr. D. llerliliey, Aoraugi; weaner heifer, "Astrae," to Mr. T. M'JCcnzie. Carnarvon, 15 guineas; weaner heifer, "Winfreda," to Mr. C. Watkins. Bongotea, I 25* guineas; cow. "Starlight Lily." to Mr. I E~ A. Ransom, Dannevirke, 50 guineas. On account of Mr. C. G. C. Dernier; Bull. "Dawn's Eminent," to Mr. J. 11. Street. 15 guineas; "Xelly's Exil?," to Mr. J. 1). Hal* ini'r. Fcilding, 9S guineas; "Scarlet Eminent," to Mr. J. D. Balnicr. 14J guineas; "Son of Eminent." to Mr; Allison, 171 guinea'-*. Cows: "Belle Marie," to Mr. O. 31 illican llongotea, 24j> guineas: "Cnif." to jlpto-v .T. ii'"l A. KriP'ths. OfTki. 25 guineas- "Dance." to Mr. T. M. Webb. Dannevirke, 22 truinras; "Dawn's Wine." to Mr. Pilcher, 251 guinc-as; Jrtirbell, to Mr. W IT. Kilgour, Kiwitca, 30 giiireac-; "Polka" to Mr. Lysnar. Gisborna. 4(1 guineas. p„ of T 'r. Wat-ou, of Bn'ls, l!:u"ritikei —Bulls: "Primus of Bulls," to Mr. .1 I) I'li'm 0 !', 15 I'liincis; "Certius of Bulls'," to Mr. A. Mackie. Mataiuau. 14 llivf'M'. ".To'ni. t' l M«\ A. Dixon, 40 guineas. On account of Mr. 11. I. Wjlaon. of Johnsonville: Bull. "Top Gill-int. lo "Sir nuohonrui, 6 cmncn*. Cow. "Cznvinn.," to Mr. 11. Lancaster. Mwca;. On account, of Mr. Arthur Pern.".-. VeiUling: Cow. "Little Nell," to Mr. J. 11. *ooh\ 20 On fcconu' of .«<»?■:?t'f\ J. and'A. (Ii'MMIF. Olaki: Bulls-"Dmint on Dale." lo -Mr. X. 13 guineas: "Tlie Cfivdinal. to Mr. \\. Cartel', Mow ton- 11 gninens. On account of Jlr .T. C. Scott, Ilislinsrs: tow. Mes°nlniii"." to Mr. A. Crowrovtl, 30 truinc*. On account of Mr. A. Unci-™.™: Cow, "Wycbitella." to Mr. E. A. Itail'om, 34 guineas; "Tmlv Kr.le." funrei'irtereil cow), to Mr. I-. Best, Levin. 16> guineas. For naolrir.? Cough it Ntoht. Woods' Grsfli ftMTOint Ure, Is. W.l