COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8356, 17 February 1913, Page 4

COMMERCE AND MINING

MINING QUOTATIONS. Press Association, AUCKLAND, February 15.‘ Sales at this morning’s call on the Stock Exchange; Talisman. 40s. Rose, 6s. 5a 9d, Waihi, 33s 9d. DREDGING RETURNS. DUNEDIN. February 15. Dredging returns j Bwokwatpr 34qz ISdwt 12agrs; Olrig, lOoz Sdwt for the week; Rising Bun, Uhciz Idwt I33gvs, E, W. B. itornabrook. J 53. Featberston street. Wellington, member Stooh Exchange Specialising in Mining Scrip. Trustworthy Correspondence from all Mining Centres. Telegraphic address: "liomabrook, Wellington. COMMERCIAL CABLES By Telegraph—Press Association—-Cppyrigh; (Received February 16, 5.5 p.m.) "** LONDON, February 16. WHEAT. Tho market is dull and cargoes weak owing to pressure to sell La Plata grain. COPRA. There is a fair demand for South Sea in bags at JJ2B per ton. Last quotation, i!37 Xss. COTTON. Pebruary-Maroh shipments of American middling cotton are quoted at 6.07 u per lb—last price 6.631 d. JUTE. Native first marks, February-March shipment 7a 6d—same as last quotation. HEMP. The market iso inactive and prices unchanged, namely, New Zealand JanuaryMaroh shipment, .£34 16s per ton.. RUBBER. Fine bard Para rubber, 4s down. PRICES OF METALS. Tin Plates —1.0, coke. 15s 3d (3d-high-er); I.C. charcoal, 16s 3d (3d higher;. F’encing Wire —A 8 per ton —5s decline. Tram Kails—Fourteen pounds per yard, .£5 15s 6d per ton—ls 6d lower. Wire per cent, and IJ to 5 per cent, off list. KAURI GUM. At the kauri gum sales, 60 cases were offered and 25 sold, at full rates. Dark brown gum. three-quarters scraped, 106 s. Murray, Roberts and Co., Ltd., have received the following cablegram, dated 14th mat., from London: Bradioi d market stronger. Tops advanced )d to this month. Laro consumption. Prospects seem encouraging. SOUTHERN GRAIN MARKETS Press Association. OAMARU, February 16. During the week a little more life has been infused into the gram market, especially in old wheat for mixing purposes, and some large lines have quitted hands. A mixed line of 1500 sacks and a straight line of 1000 sacks of velvet changed hands at 3s 9d at country stations, less commission. and a line of 1200 sacks of velvet and 360 Tuscan was sold at 3s BJd on the same terms. New wheat has been sold at 3s Gd and 3s 6fd less commission at country stations, rod chaff at 3s 5Jd less commission. These prices may be taken as indicating the state of the market. New oats are in the market. A Gartens having been sold at 2s net on trucks at country stations, and B grade at Is lid and Is Hid. Chevalier barley, but not of top malting quality, has realised 3s lOd less commission at country stations. For Gape barley 2s net has been offered, but refused. Several lots of rye corn have ben sold at equal to Ss 3d net at country stations. Cocksfoot has been selling at from 3d to 3id. WELLINGTON CUSTOMS The Customs revenue and beer duty collected at Wellington last week totalled respectively .£ll, 834 10s 5d and £492 6s fid. Saturday’s Customs return amounted to £3021 15s lid.

LIVE STOCK SALES AUCTIONEERS* EBPOETS. Abraham and Williams, Ltd. At Levin on Friday a Tory large entry of sheep and cattle game forward. A good entry of fat sheep wet with keen competition, .Quotations: Pat owes Us 3d to 16s 6d, fat wethers Ws to l?s 4d, fat shorn lambs 13s 2d, woolly lambs 13s Id; forward shorn lambs Kte 2d, Store woolly lambs 7s to'Bs. .2-tooth ewes Ms to 15s 3di;i.m. ewes 8s 8d to XQa 7d, good 6-tcoch to-f.f.m. owes 13s lid, mixed aged ewes 13s -(id to 13s lid, forward ewes lis 6d to 12s 2d, cull owes 6a 6d, 3-tooth wethers I3w 9d to 16s, 18-month to 2-year steers 44 4s 63, dairy hoit'era in calf ,43 6a to 44, springing heitove 45 to 47, cows in milk 4i 2s ~f»d to 43, fat oowe 45 to 46 4s, 'forward cows' 43 16s to 41 7«, store cows 42 to 42 6s, mixed weaners 3ie to 335, others 17s Qd to 235. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. At Palmerston North on Thnrs\ry a moderate entry of oheep and cattle came forward. Prices: /Unll owes 6s (id, fat ewes Us Id, small weanors Us 6d to UOs ■ 6d, medium woaners 22s Od to 27s Od, weauer heifers 3fo, aged oowe 30s to 395, store cows A 3 9s, 2-year steers 44 5«, 2'i-year steers 45 2s, bulls 45 to 46 2s td. A. 11. Atkinson and Co., Ltd. At Peilding on Friday weaner pigs fetched 7s to Os, stores 16s 6d to 17s, aged horses 32s Od. hen* Is 6d to 2s Sd, ciucks Is od» / ducks 2$ 3d to 3s* haltgrown cockerels 2a 3d to 2& 9dj ftt per pair; poor grade peaches 2s tkl to 3s, others is, plums la Oct 1 to is, bananas Is 9cl to 2s 3d, apples 2e to 2s Od,; potatoes 9s cwt, oucumoers 2a 6d* rhubard Od, marrows 3d, onions IJd lb.