COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2227, 13 August 1914, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

:,.:;',,. . INVESTMENT SHAKES-^ No .Business was done in investment 6hare9 yesterday. .The quotations were as under:— ■ -. V. :■, j;.:. . •' •. BnyeTS. Sellers. . ■". ■■;. , £e. d. f.s. a. National Insurance — 2 13 6 ■N.Z .... Insurance ....; 5 0 0 — Standard Insurance — • 1 17 6 . Hikurangi,Coal. 0 ' ° ~ •-Westport-Stocliton 0 2 4 — Leyland'O'Brien ; 0 19 6 110 Customs duty collected at the port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £8033. i ; : ; "'t ; k MINING_NEWS " , .'■'.'■ '. .WELLINGTON SHABE MARKET.. "In' thei'riiining market •yesterday there, iwero -sales'of Ealiaman at ' 275. 9d.. end • . Waihi-' at 30s. The Quotations were as follow:-; >■ ; Bnyere> S( jii erß . •■/ -■'; '•: ■■'■.■■•'•. ■£ s. d... £s. d. Hooiistetter ' ;_...:..'. -.-■' ■ ? J : J Murray Greek (old) ..'.: ■■-;-'.. J0 0 Iturray Creek (new), . - ■ ■■ 0 ■»: " New Sylvia ....„....; 0 0. 8; y Swastika : -"••■■ » ,J J: Wailii ' ........;.. •..■•-. •■■} 1 ?-9 Grand Junction. ;...:.. . .— •. -J-;}.J. .wnitanßiC.:;:..:.. ....•;•■•• - ■■■ ..° i 2 •■■ .■ *Pion)ium. .--., '.—STeOK. EXCHANGE. •, . ■■■ .•■"•'■■''(By Tcfe^rjiph—Press ' Association.) ;.-■'' ; : ; ■*. ■'. ■ Auckland, August 12. •■■ The'share inarket wu, quiet to-day, hut , prices remained steady. A eale o£ bouta British; ■ fosurance was reported at £3 17e. £d '• ■'"■*' ■■■" "■,■■'• :' ■■■'■■ "'-■•'-■ Waihis changed hands at £1 10s, 6d., end business in Taliemenfi was 'effected, ct £1 7e.' cd: ; --...,' ;-;..- ,; -.>. ■■::;:. \ gxoCK SALES.'; ' The- New .Zealand Loan, and • Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., r«norf having held their opening eale at Te Horo on Tuesday. They, quote: Fat ewes .and wethers, at £1 Iβ.; store ewesand wethers, to • 16s. . 10d.; mixed-aged ewes. 16s. 2d.; cuU ewci,, ■ • empty,-12si;+black.feco hoggets, , 13s. .3d.; ■■, ruins. 19s. 34.:."forward cows. £4 to £4 10s.; . 18-month heifere, £3 to £3 12s, 6d.; yearling eteers, £1 15s. to £2 'Uβ.; heifers, £2 ■ ■ 14s to £3: weaner heifers, , 305.; ; dairy:.cowe. '. "(4niiu(ilidrafts), '■' £3■■■' 10s. to • £10; • spring . /ctilving',heifere,.£s 55.- : , '■■....■.;■:■■ ;• -:\'-'.'-'■■ ■MiThe New Zealand Loan and Itcrcantile Agency Oompahy, Ltd.. report having conducted' a. dealing salo. on behalf of Uγ. Anirow Oochron, of Ifcnakdu. eud sold all .-his'.'btock at highly satiefactory.-.prices -Springing hrnfere, £4_ .25., £5 ■ss.j:£7, £8,- to £W, :dairy, cows, m-milk, ;,from:£s:.'t6.£7 65.; August calver3,-£7- ss. '• 'to >£10' 2s. 6d.; September .calvers, £7 15s. ' -'to".'£9.. 10a. , ; late- calvexe. £5.155. ;to-.£B; : store cowe, £3 2s. (A. to £3 lOfi."; .-yearline. heifore,-to£2 95.;. weanors. mixed, to 28si , ;. 'leaner pigs, 14s. 6d.; storo pigs, 19s. "to -'. 255;; : bree4ing'sow6,.£3 to £« 2s. '■'■,■;".,■■" ..•Messrs. Abraham 'and WiUiams, . Ltd., report on'l their Johneonvillc' 6ale as fol-lows:—A-good :cntry of prime : cattle and sheep'came forward, and.sold well,'ui accord with'the drop of two to three .shillings' in skins.. Prime heavy bullooks,,' £12 . 15s. to £13 56.; prime bullocks, £11 15s. 'to ' £12 v 6e.; prime cows,.£7. 2s. 6d.; voalors, 30e. to' ; 57s •, prime wbther3, 245.'. to 255. .Id.'; prime ewee. 215. : to.-215..6d., to 22s.UOd'.; lighter, £1'05..5d.j prime lambs,•l4s.,lod,Vto ' 16e.-6d; ':•■.-■ ■■:.-■ '•' ■ ■ >■':■'• "■■- ; Messrs. Abraham, and Williams,. Limit** repoTt:—At Woodville, on Monday.ywe had a fair vording of 6heep, and.a,good one of tattle. Sheep were in> -very .little de, ■ marid, and in cattlo dairy stock close to ; profit ivas.in good demand.; Hoggets',' 13s. ' t0135.'9d.;: epringing' heifers,: £5.,55. to ■■ S6 ■ ]os.; ; fatcows, £5 Zs. fid. to £7-se. At Pahia- ■ . tua on-Monday, wo' had a fair yarding;6f 6heep-and a good oho of cattle. ' Sheop were'iri very little demand, but dairy stock : closo' to profit were : to good-, .demand. Ewes in lamb, to 12s.'; empty cows, 34e. 6d.; cows : incalf, £6.,"£5 7s. 6d.. £2 13s.■ to £2; empty heifers, £3 fc.; springing hoifers, £3 7s. 6d., £s'l2s. 6d., £6, £6. 55., to £7 2s. 6d. ■ ■Messrs. "W. and G. Turnbull end' Co., Ltd., report on their ■ TVaipoiia sale':qn .TVcdneeday oe follows:—A good yarding of sheep canie forward, and a fair • yarding ■: i>l ; cattle. Oomnetition' for all classes of sheet showed a decided advance on ratee , ruling •"•■ last 'week of fully ' Is. per head. Good '•• Ehorn, wether hoggets, 165.; Shorn cwo' hoggets, 156.; good woolly, hoggets, 165. , 6d. i etoro'wethcre, 17s. IOd.; b.f. hogpete,- 13s 7d.;.aged ewes, in lamb, low'condition", 14e 6d.; oull hoggets, 10s. Fat bullocks (light) £9 25.; fat cows, £7; 2J-yeax Bteers, :£5 8s ii.; mixed weaners, '325.. . :. ■ . ..;.,i;,,ii,'- .' '. -. ■■■■ i , ■ -■■■;,< .'.':''} '~ BTJENBiDEMABKETa.. ; '.'" ' ..:..(By'.jTelegraph—Press' Association-). ■-■ v' : ''! ' r ~ ■'■ -■■ .i '• --i-Dunedln,' Augnst .12. {■ Afthe sale if fat cattle, the bulk of thi a 'yarding -was of -good, quality,'- a fairl] j large proportion, being bullocks. The eup - ply - was -beyond. requirement,-l-and j.pric* suffered, the best bullocks averaging fron £12 15s.' to £14; extra, to £17 2s. 6d.j- good .■- £11 10s:-to :£12.. 10s.; light, £8 155.. to.'fil; 55.; best cowe and heifers) £7 15s. to £8 15s.' ~. r extnv £10 17s. 6d.; good,,£7' Sβ. to £8 ■ .:• light. £5 lOel'Vto £16; store .cows ana hell ■"■ "ere, to £5 17e..6d;; bulls, to £6 125.; dair; t -helfere, to £B-2s. 6d.; «ow«; to £8 15s.''. ■ *'■ '■■. In fat sheep, there was d good yardinp ~ with,a Jarge.proportion of excellent anal ' ity.••■ The eale throughout lacked.l ammo r tion, bnt the operations of freezing buyer prevented a slump. Heavy weights sold a 23j 6d, to ss. below lest , week's rates, am medium quality at Iβ. to Iβ,. 6d. lowei Best wethers fetched 23e. 6d. to 255.; extn to 285.; good, 21e. to 225.; medium,' to" 2(.'s. .'•'.■ light,- 17s. to IBs.; beet ewes; 21s. to 230. '-• extra,-.to 255.-9 d.; good, 17s. to 19g.; lighi •• - 14e. to 15s. . ~-•.. .■■■.-. .'■.-■ *•.:'■ :.' Eor.-fa-t .lamba, there was a small yari . irig. , and the qnali-ty was yery ' poor, !Th ;, ~ demnnd.for, prime quality'-was good; bu p.- low-Bprts.isuffered: a decline of ■ Is. pe ■•-• ;-head.' : The -prices realised/from 13s. to 19: 9d. '.■':.-. ■■ ' ; ' '.'■' .■'■... ,■"'•■' ■'-' •■• ■■" -Fat : pigs -sold et late rates, but the d< mand for stores was not quite so goo< and pricea were slightly easier. Sales wei ■up'-to £3.'159.'V- ■■■':'. • ...