COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8353, 13 February 1913, Page 4

COMMERCE AND MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS. MINING. Murray Creek (old issue)—ll.3o a.m., s fs 6d (prem). Murray Creek (new issue)—ll.3o a.m.. b 5s 6d (iircm.). New Zealand Crown—ll.3o a.m., b 6d. New Sylvia—ll.so a.m.. b lid. a Is Id: 3.15. b Ud. Rosa Deconstructed—ll.3o a.m., b 5s 2d. a 5a sd; 3.15, a 6s sd. Talisman Consolidated—ll.3o a.m,, e £2; lls c T’l IQs; Or! ' Waihi-11.50 a.m., b £1 13s, a £1 13s 6d, Bales £1 13s 6d (reported). Waihi Grand J unction—ll.3o a.m., b £1 Is 9d, s £1 2s; 3.15, b £1 Is Ed, a £1 2s. Waitnngi Consolidated N.L.—11,30 a.m., b 6d, a 7d; 3.15, b 6a, a 7d. Note.—The letter "b" sifmiflea buyers and "a" sellers. INVESTMENT STOCKS.

QUOTATIONS ELSEWHERE. Press Association. AUCKLAND, February 12. Sales at this morning's call on the Stock Exchange: Grand. Junction, 21s 9d. Afternoon call: Watchman, 2s 7d. Auckland Gas (new), 74s 6d. DUNEDIN, February 12. Stock Exchange sale; Waihi, 335. Milburn Lime and Cement (10s paid), 20s (reported). LONDON, February 11. Stock Exchange "quotations include: - Australian Mercantile, £94 10s. City of Sydney (repayable in 1919), £99. E. W. B. Hornabrook, 153. Fcatherston atreet, Wellington, member Stock Exchange Specialising, in Mining brrip. Trustworthy Correspondence from all Mining Centres. Telegraphic address: "Hornabrook, Wellington. WOOL SALES. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright SYDNEY, February 12. At the wool sales, sconreds realised 24id, a record for the season. CHRISTCHURCH, February 12. Catalogues for the F’ebruary wool sale aggregate 5460 bales, against 10,595 for tho February sale last year. LONDON MARKETS Messrs Gilbert Anderson and Co., colonial produce agents, London, report under date January 3rd: Home-bred and Dutch mutton and lamb in very moderate supply and fetch high prices, thus creating a good demand for the best New Zealand. Australian lambs continue to arrive poor in .quality, and are weaker in price. The shipments advised to date for December from Australia, New Zealand and River llata show an Increase of 20,009 sheep and GOOD lambs over last year. The high prices ruling prevent good business being done. Home Grown —Beef: Scotch fajd to 7d, English sid to 61d, Irish Sid to bid. Mutton: Scotch 7d to tid, English 6d to 7d. Irish and Dutch sfd to 6id, Scotch tess 8d to 9d, English 6£d to 7fd. ewes 5d to s|d. Lamb: English new season s lid to Is, Irish and Dutch 6Jd to,6id. Pork: 7id to Bd. Veal: 8d to 10d. Chilled Beef—Large supplies and lower prices, hinds 4d, fores Sid. i ,l roz*en J3©-ef—Zeui&nd, fores 3gu* hinds 3id. Australian 3d and S|d. Plate 3d and 3 11-16 d. , , , Frozen Mutton—New Zealand almost exhausted. North Islands 4Jd. Australian 4 l-16d, ewes 4d. Plate sheep «d. Frozen Lambs—New Zealand North Island none; Canterbury 28/42 sid and sj|d. Australian best sld, fair sfd, interior sid. . LIYE STOCK SALES AUCTIONEERS' REPORTS. Abraham and Williams, Ltd, 1 At Johnsonvillo a good yarding of cattle and oheup came lorwaid. Frices: Prime bullocks £l9 7s 6d to £l9 I9s, .lighter £9 lv)s to £9 15s, light £8 12s oU to £8 17s 6d, venters Zks, pryne -wethers 16s to 18s Bd, light wetners lbs 6d to 17s, prime heavy fwes lbs, good ewes 15s ou to fits, light plain 14s dd to 14s 9d. prime lam os 14s 6a to —-■> tod, medium lambs 11s 6d to 12s. A.t Waikanae on Tuesday there was a very heavy yarding of snoop, totalling some 3290, and a iuir emtxy of cattle. As the WaiJoanue sheep are noted for their strong condition, and, do well on flat areas after being reared on the Kills, the annual draf ts submitted at this time of the year were keenly competed for, and bidding on all lines was spirited. W ith the exception of one pen a total clearance of sheep wus made at prices slightly in advance of late rates. Cattle were in good demand. Quotations. Osn account of A. Monk. Esq., F’ernbank, Reikiomngi: 70 3 and 4-tooth wethers, 14s; 160 guaranteed f.f.m. ewes, 12s 6d; 150 shorn lambs, 9s sd. On account of H. E. Elder, Esq., Woikniiiaie: 40 2-tooth ewes. 14s; 90 6-tooth to 5-year ewes, X2B 2d; 220 shorn lambs, 7s 3d; 70 2-tooth wethers, 13s 7d; 65 2-tooth ewes, 14s 4d. On account of H. Bond, Eeq., Reikiorangi: 125 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 14s 6d. On account of Messrs McLean Eros., Paraparaumu: 150 f.m. 11s Gd. On account of other clients: 2-tooth wethers, 13s Gd, 13;. lid, 14s 2d, 15s 2d; 2-tooth ewes, 14s Sd, 15s 4d; s.m. breeding elves, 11s Gd to 12? 8d; store ewes, 6s 6d, Se 7d, 9s 6d, 9s 9d; fat ewes and wethers (mixed), 15s 6d, 16s; woolly lambs, 10s 9d; shorn iamiba (small), 5s Id to Gs Gd; Romney rams, 1J guineas to 2J guineas; weaners,’ 24s to 395; 15-mo nth heifers, r.n-.b., £3 Gs; 15-month steers, £2 17s 6d to £3 3s Gd; 18-month steers, £4 Is; store cows, £2 to £3 6s; fat cows, £4 13s Gd to £6 10s. N.Z. Loan ana ' .arcantile Agency Co., Ltd. At Waikanae on Tuesday an entry of-over 2099 sheep and ICO cattle oame forward. Buyers were present from Stratford, Palmerston North, Longburn, Shannon, Levin, and Pahantanm. Wellington butchers were in attendance. As was to ba expected owing to the resumption of business at the freezing works, a hardening tendency in the market was noticeable. With the exception of one small pen of sheep and one of cattle, the whole of out yarding changed hands to the entire satisfaction of vendors. Tho an-

Dual draft of 4 and 5-year-old ewes from Afters Smith Bros., P'aekakanki, were" much admired, and under keen competition, these were knocked down to Air G. L. Bannatyne, Reiidorungi, at 15s, which is supposed to be a record price for the coast for this class of stock. The Lindale estate ewes were also keenly competed for, and made the very good price of Ids -l-d. The following are a few of our sales; —On account Messrs Smith, Bros., Paekakariki: 300 4 and 5-year-old ewes, at 15s. On account Mrs E. if. Ho.dfhdd, Lindale estate, Paraparaumu: 200 f.f. mtiufh ewes, at 13s 4d. On account M. ,7. Lynch, Esq., Paraparaumu; 20!) mined age ewes, to 12s lOd. On account R. W. Kelson, Esq., Woikanae; 150 4 aud-year-old ewes, at 11s lOd. On account W. H. Eield, Esq., Waikanao: 100 f.f. mouth ewes, at Ifis 6d. On account Eobt Kelson, Esq, Woikanae: 159 shorn wether lambs, at 8s Dd. On account l>r. E. P. Knight, Longcrwft: 200 shorn lambs, at 7s. On account other vendors; Shorn lambs, at 5s Gd, 5s 9d to 6s sd; forward 4-tooth wethers, to 15s Gd; full and failing mouth ewes, 5s 9d to 7s 6d;, 2-tootb Romney rams, at 2 guineas; 32 4 and 5-year-old forward bullocks, £7 2s 6d; yearling steers, £2 15s; heifers, r.w.b., £4 10s; wea.ner heifers, £1 12s 6d; mixed weaners, to 20s. ADDINGTON MARKET, Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, February 12. There was again a large entry of store sheep, though not as numerous as last two weeks'. More fat sheep and lambs were also offered, and there were also good entries in other departments. The attendance was fairly large. Eat cattle lost in the values they made last week. Eat lambs were easier, as were fat sheep. Pigs of all classes sold better. Store and dairy cattle met with a moderate demand. The entries of store sheep wore considerably below those of the previous week. i'orward rape lambs, of which only a few pens were offered, made 13s 2d to 14s 4d, fairly forward lines 12s to 12s Bd, good average sorts 11s to 11s Gd, fair 10s 3d to 10s Od, small and inferior 8s to 8s sd, halfbred wethers 9s 6d to lls Gd, ewes 12s 3d to 13s Gd, two-tooth ewes brought 15s to 19s 2d, four-tooth to IGs 6d, six and eight-tooth 14s to IGs Bd, four, six, and eight-tooth lls to 12s Gd, four and six-tooth 14s to IVe Bd, average sound mouth sheep lls 6d to 13s 4d, full and failing mouth 9s to 9s Id, four and sixtooth wethers 15a 9d, small two-tooths 12s 3d, and two and four-tooth' sorts 12s 3d to 14s 6d. There were 1750 fat lambs penned. Best lambs 16s to 18s sd, light 14s to 15s 6d. There were between 4000 and 5000 fat sheep entered of average quality, and last week's rise in values was not maintained. Prime wethers 19s to 225, lighter 16s 9d to 18s Gd, prime ewes 17s to 20s Bd, medium lls Get to IGs 6d, others 10a to 14s. Fat cattle totalled 343, beef being Is 6d per 1001 b lower, the ruling price being 22s to 30s per l(X)lb. Steers £7 5s to £l3 10s, heifers £6 to £9 15s, cows £6 2s 6d to £l3 3s. Store cattle—Yearlings £2, fifteen to eighteen-month, sorts £2 19s to £3 17s Gd, two and a half-year eteers£s 17s Gd, dry cows £1 10s to £4 15s, dairy cows £4 10s to £lO. Fat Pigs—Choppers realised 60s to 80a, large baconers 60s to 66s Gd, other sorts 50s to 57s Gd (equal to 5d per lb), porkers 40s, to 48s, smaller sorts 34s to 40s (equal to fijd to Gd per lb). . Stores—Largo sorts 85s to 40s, smaller 22s to 30s. . ' Weaners, which wore in keen request, made 16s Gdto 225, the latter prices being obtained for extra good sorts. BURNSIDE. DUNEDIN, February 12. There was a large yarding of fat cattle at Burnside to-day, 217 being penned, principally medium weight bullocks ot fair quality. The offering • was in excess of requirements, and prices showed a drop of XOs per head at beginning of the sole as compared with last week, and declined still further towards the end. Best bullocks £ll 10s to £l2 10s, extra to £l3 10s, good £9 Xss to £lO 10b, light £7 10s to £S 15e, best cows and heifers £9 to £lO, extra good to £ll Iflß, good £7 10s to £8 10s, light £5 to £6 15s. Fat Sheep—27o2 were penned, consisting of medium weight wethers and owes, with only a few pens of prime sheep, although the freezing works open on Thursday.' There was no.competition by exporters, and prices .showed a drop of about Is per head. Best wethers 21s to 235, extra to 24s Gd, medium to good 18s Gd to 20s, light 16s Gd to 18s Gd, best ewes 18s Gd to 21s, extra good to 37s Gd, medium IGs Gd to 18s, light 13s Gd to lo Fat^Lambe—833 penned. This number was largely in excess of butchers requirements at this time of year, and as freezing buyers were not operating prices declined Is Gd to 2s per head. Best 16s Gd to 17s Bd, medium to good ISs 6d to 14b Gd. Pigs—Only thirty-two fat pigs and fortv-three stores were yarded. Competition was very keen for fats, and prices showed a rise fully 5s per head. Stores sold at about last weeks rates. Suckers lls Gd to 19s, slips to 13s, stores to 265, porkers SSs to 455, light baconers 48s to 565, heavy baconers to 725. WELLINGTON CUSTOMS Thft Customs revenue collected at Wellington yesterday totalled £2335 6s.

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