COMMERCE AND MINING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8359, 20 February 1913, Page 4

COMMERCE AND MINING

WELLINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE. . YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS. MINING. Murray Crock (old issue) - *11.30 am. b 60 9d (prem); 3.15, b 6a Sd (prem.). Murray Greek (new issue)—ll.3o a.m., b 7s 6d (prem); 3.15, b 7s 6d (prem). Now Big Eiver —U. 30 a.m., s£s sb, Rosa Heconstrucued —11.30 a.m., b 5a sd, s Ss 9d; 3.1 b. b 5s 6d, s 5s lOd. Saxon—ll.3o a.m., b sd. Talisman am., b £i 19s 6d, s £2; 3.15. b £1 19fl 6d, o £2. Waihi—ll.3o a.m., b £1 13a *l, 8 £1 13b 9d; 3.15, b £1 13<s 6d, a £1 14s, sales £1 13s 6d ('Change). _ WfliVii Grand Junction—ll.3o am*, s £1 2s 3d; 3.15, s £1 23 3d. ' OILS* Taranaki and New Zealand Oil Wells, £1 paid—ll.3o am., b 16s 9d. Note.—The letter "b" signifies buyers and “s" sellers, INVESTMENT STOCKS.

QUOTATIONS EIBEWHEKE. Press Association. AUCKLAND; February 19. Sales at this morning's call on the Stock Exchange: . Waiotahi. Is Ud. Waihi, 33s 9d. New Waitaia, Is sd. , New Zealand Insurance, £5 3s Gd, *5 ls< South. British* 74a. Union Steamship Go., Sle 6d, 50s 9d. New Zealand Cement, 19s 6d. Afternoon call: Waihi (reported), 345, SSs 9d. New Waitaia, la sd. . Devonport Ferry. 35s 3d. Union Steamship Co., 508 9d, 51s 3d. Auckland Trams, ord. (reported), 35s 9d. New Zealand Cement, 19a 6d. CHBISTCHUEGH, February 19. Stock Exchange sales reported: National Bank, £6. National Mortgage, £l. New Zealand Ineuranoe, £5 3s 9d. Talisman. £2. 'Waihi Grand Junction, ,£1 2s. B. W. B. Homubpook, 153, Featherslon street. Wellington. member Stock Exchange Specialising in. Mining 6<rip. Trustwortlif Correspond once from all Mining Centres. Telegraphic address: "Homabrook. Wet Uugton., FINANCIAL CABLES By Telegraph—Press Association—Oopyrighl LOltoON, February 18. > BANK AND AUSTRALASIAN STOCKS. Bank of Australasia (.£4O paid), buyers £ll2, sellers £lls. Bank of New South Wales (£2O paid), buyers £33, sellers £ll. Union Bank of Australia (£25 ' paid), buyers £59 10s, sellers £6O Ite. Bank of Victoria. (ordinary) (£5 paid), buyers £4 2s 6d, sellers £4 12s 6d (ex. div.) National, Bank of. AnetralaeU (ordmary, JBS paid), buyers 15s, sellers X 5 Bank of New Zealand (JS2 10s paid), buyers wBS 15s, sellers «**S. Tbknlr of New Zealand (£3 10s paid), buyers £ll 10s, sellers £l2 10s, Dalgety and Co., Ltd. (£5 peid), buyers £5 10s, sellers £6. Middle Prices. ti Bank of New Zealand 4 per. cent. guaranteed stock •;••• 99 New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. 4 per cent, prior Hen debenture stock ——- 100 City of Melbourne 4 per cent debenturcs Melbourne Harbour TVust 4t per cent, bonds —— a/ Melbourne Tramway Trust 4J per cent, debentures •■---■— luu Melbourne and Metropolxtan Boarg of Works 4 per cent, debentures 98 COMMERCIAL CABLES SH-VEE. LONDON, February 9. Bar silver is quoted at 28Jd per ounce standard. * live stock sales AUCnONBBES’ EEPOETS. Abraham and Williams, * Ltd. At Johnsonville yesterday a good yarding of cattle and sheep came forward and sold readily at late rates. Extra prime heavy bullocks made £ll 15s, , prime heavy bn ilocks £lO 17s 6d to £ll, prime bullocks £lO 7s 6d to £lO 12s 6d, lighter £9 123 6d to £9 17s 6d. light £9 7s 6d to £9 10s, prime wethers 18s, lighter 17s 5d to 17s Gd, prime heavy ewee 17s 6d, medium ewes 15a 3d to 156 6d, plain 14s 6d to Xis 9d, primo lambs 14a 3<f to Ms lid, good lambs 13s 6d to Me. At Hunterville on Tuesday we. had an extra heavy yarding of sheep, principally ewes, for which there was a good demand, everything selling under the hammer. A small yarding of oattle sold at late rates- We have to report a good sale at the following prices; On account A E. Eussell, Esq., 5-year ewee 14s 6d, 14s 7d, 15s, 2-tooth ewes 16s lOd, 4-tooth ewes 18s Gd. On account C. H. E. Rhodes. Esq., 4-year ewee 13s 7d. Other quotations: 4 and 5-year ewes Us 3d. 11s 7d 3 4 and 5-year ewes Kte 9d, 11s 3d, lie Gd 2-tooth ewes (small) 12s, mixed aged ewes 7s 4d to 9s Bd. cull ewes ss. 5s Id, fat ewes 14s. bouth Down lambs 9s 8d 10s 3d, wether lambs 7s 3d, 7s 6d. mixed lambs to 7s 9d, ewe lambs Bs. BtuJbble lambs 3s Id to 5s 2d, Eomney rams 3 to 3i guineas, aged Romneys 6s, 21-year steers £4 10s to £5, mixed weanera 21s to 255. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. At Wanganui yesterday we yarded 3860 sheep, all but 200 of which were disposed of under the hammer, and 276 cattle, which also sold well. The demand for breeding ewes, which comprised the KtilV of the entry, was exceptionally good, while all other classes sold well. We quote: Fat ewes 14s lOd, f.m. ewes 5s to 12s 4d, 4-yeor ewes Us 6d to 13s, cull ewee 8s lOd to 10s XOd, mixed lambs 5a 7d, purebred Southdown rams £6 6s, f f .m Eomney rams 10s 6d to 32s 6d, T.ipnnin rams X4-tooth). li guiaeav^tooth

wethers 15s, fat cows £5 10s, 18-month steers £2 10s Gd to £2 13© Gd, IS-montb heifers £3 15s to £3, mixed weaners 2Gs Gd to 355, mixed calves 295, fat and forward cows £4 10s, dairy cows £5 to £3 6s, bulls 50s. K.Z. Loan and Mercantile Co., Ltd, At Pahautanui on Tuesday we offered an entry of 2300 sheep and a few pona of cattle to a large attendance of buyers. Bidding at auction was not keen, and quit© a number of pens were paasod iu. However, wo managed to quite the bulk of these privately after tu© sale. ihe following are a few of our sales: 1 resu full mouth ewes 10s 9d to T-s, full and failing mouth, ewes 7s to Os 4d. lat ewes and wethers IGs 7d, 2-tooth wethers 13s 3d to 14s Id, shorn Jambs 5s 9d to t*. 18-month steers £3 IDs, heifers (r.w.b.) to £4 13s, store cows to £3 10s. WELLINGTON CUSTOMS The Customs revenue received at Well* ington yesterday totalled £5292 16s Xod.

Bayer*. Sellers. Sale*. £ e. d. Banks— National ot N.Z.. £ 8. d. £ ». d. Ltd. _ _ — FlNANCIATr— National Mort’ge, 6 1 Ltd. ... _ — N.Z. Loan and Her' — 4 0 0* cantilo, 10s ... 0-9 3 N.Z. and R. Plato “ 0 Land, Ltd, ... — Wellington r JVust 2 0 Loan, Ltd. ... 7 1 0 Heat Pbesbkvxko— Wel'n Meat Ex7 2 6 part, £2 12a 6d 2 16 0 SHIPPING— N.Z. Shipping Oo. — 16 10 0 — Union fteamehip — UANtWACTTOlHO— Ka.ia.pol Woollen, 2 12 i 2 12 0» old issue _ — OOAI*— 6 5 0 Taupirl _ _ — 1 3 3 — Westport ... — — Westp ortr-Stociton, 1 7 9 Ltd. „ ... — HISCELLATTEODS— Golden Bay Ce0 4 0 ment Go. — N.Z. Consolidated 1 0 3 Bental Co. ... 1 0.6 N.Z. 3>rng Oo„ — — Ltd., £2... ... — 2 10 0 N.Z. Paper Mills — 1 1 0 Waj-dmad Oo. Ltd. 4 15 0 •Reported