BEWLEY AND GRIFFITHS' SHAREREPORT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 167, 18 July 1903, Page 4

BEWLEY AND GRIFFITHS' SHAREREPORT.

I sales, B buyers, S sellers, p premium There is a good demand for Bank of New Zealand at £4 ss, and Woollen shares show an improvement. The general volume of business is small.

LAND SALE*. Messrs Bewley and Griffiths report that at the sale of Obilman's est nded seotio"B on Thursday a successful sale was held, 17 sections being sold, the remaining sections being passed in till the completion of the metalling and road formation, when the balance of this excellent property will be sold by auctun. Lot a. r. p. Up'tt fold Purchaser

PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Sydney, June 16, The market firm. Beat wethers 21a to 22a 7d, good 17s 6d to 18s 6d, best ewes 19- 6d to 22a 9d, good 17a 6d. Cattle—Values lower. Best bullooks Ll2 to Ll3 7s 61, good LlO 10s, best cows L 8 10s to L 9 10a, good L 7 15s, beat [ beef 30s per lOOlbs. VIOKERS & BTEVEN'S ATJOTION REPORT. MESBB3 VIOKBBS AND STBVBKS report that there was a moderate entry of cattle at I their Inglewood yard* on Wednesday last. Oalves made from LI 3s 6d to LI 15s, year- ; lings L2 Is, heifers in calf L 3 10s to L 4, store cows L 3 10s to L 4, spring calvers L 4 to L 5 10s, springers L 4 10s to JV7 J ss. Mr Hordahan's dairy cows made from L 8 12s 6d to L 7 Bs. | At Mr Eagle's sale on Tuesday there was a large attendance Cows made (old and i backward) L 3 7s 6d to L 4 10s, springers and spring ealver* L 5 to LlO 2a 6d, dray Lls 2s 6d, grey geldiog L 9, and sundries at good prices. They also report the sale of the homestead in the estate of the late T. O. I eech, containing 08 acres, to Mr Gwynu, at Ll3 per acre. ! BURNSIDE MARKET. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Dunbdin, July 16. Fat Cattle—l 72 yarded. Values showed further improvement, and beef sold equal to from 303 to 32s 61 per lOOlbs. Best bullocks to Ll2, medium to good L 9 15s to Lll 10a, light L 8 5s to L 9 7s 6d, best cows to LlO 2s 61, medium to good L 8 ; 15s to L 9 ss, othera L 7 10s to L 8 10s. Fat Sheep—l 977 were penned. Prices being 3s per head above last week. P»'f.t wethers to 26s 9d, good do 24s 61 to 25s ,3d, medium do 19s to 21s, oiheis 17s 91 to 18s 9d, heat ewes to 26s 61, yood do 20s to 23a 6d, others 17s to 19s. Lambs—3B6 were yarded. Best bring- , ing up to 13s 6d, good 13s 9d to 14s 6d, others lis 6d to 12s 9d. ( Pigß—Only 35 were brought forward. ] Suckers 13s to 17s, porkers 44i to 505,; baconers 52s to 653, big pigs 80s. No \ slips or stores were yarded. j BUUKLAND AND SONS REPORT. [Special to News.] I Auckland, July 17. ' , Messrs Buckland and Son report as follows.— Horses: Young heavy draughts brought bom 1.42 to L 49, rued um Lls to L3S, gaod hacks and harness l.lti to L2l, ordinary LB to LH 10s. ! At Remutra dairy cows realised L 6 to ] LlO. Beef was in avras e supply but prices were higher. Steers L 8 53 te Ll6 7s 6d, np ' to 33s per lOOlbs, cows L 6 to Ll2 2s 6d. j Sheep: There was a short muster Best wethers realised up to 24s 3d, ewes to 17*, I l Pigs told at late high ralan, '

WYLIiIE, BTOTT & OO.'d REPORT. Wyllib, Stqtt & Co. report:—The following prices were reaHsed at our yards at Uienni and Waitaia on Monday and Tues d»y. July 13th and 14th:—Calves LI 6s to L2 I2a 6d, springing heifers Li 9s te L 5 fis, springing cows L 3 12s 6d to L 6 ss, bull L 3 4>, stcre oows L 3 12s 6), luck L 3. LONDON MARKEIS. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. London, July 16. At the wool sales there was good competition prices being well maintained. There were heavy withdrawals of merino The American visible supply of wheat is 22,082,000 bushels. Wellington, July 13.

'! The Agent-General cables under date \' London, July 11th :—The mutton market , is firmer with a better demand. River 1' Plate is in small supply. The average price is : Canterbury 3Jd, DunedinSouthland and Westport Meat Exporting Company's 3id, other North Island brands 3|d, ewes 3Jd. The average price for River Plate is 3Jd. Lamb is in good demand for all brands. The average price is : —Canterbury s|d, i brands other than Canterbury s£d, River , Plate 4|d. There is scarcely any demand for beet, to some extent owing to the unfavourable weather. The average price is :—Hindquarters 4jjd, fores 2§l, Butter is steady and the price nominal at 93s per rwt. for New Zealand, and 90s for Argentine, Cheese is in small demand at 575, Canadian 50s. fiemp is steadier, and the price good ; ! fair Wellington on spot L3l 10a ; JulyAugust shipments L3O 103. There is no alteration in Cocksfoot since last week. The importation of River Plate mutton into the United Kingdom during June was as follows :—220,702 carcases landed at Liverpool; 219 342 at London ; 10,356 at Newcastle; 9088 at Cardiff; 2000 at Southampton ; 1214 at Plymouth. River Plate lamb—lo923 carcases landed at Liverpool; 2863 at London ; 550 at Cardiff. River Plate butter—4lßo cwts landed at Liverpool and London. DUNEDIN GRAIN MARKET. Per Press Association. Donedin, July 15. Wheat—Millers are not operating to any great extent, and sales are difficult to make. Fowl wheat is slightly easier owing to large quantities coming forward. Prime milling 4s to 4s 2d, medium 3s 4d to 3s 9d, whole fowl wheat 2s lid to 3s 2d, damaged and broken 2s 5d to 23 lOd. Oats—Notmuch business doing, holders asking more than buyers can afford for shipping lines. Seed lines 2s to 2s 2d, prime milling la 9d to Is 101, good to best feed Is 7£d to Is B£d, inferior and medium Is 3d co Is 7d. GRAIN REPORT. Mr P. Powr.all, of tha New Zjaland and Canterbury Farmers' Co-operation Associations. Wellington, reports as follows, all quotations being f o.b , port of shipment, sack? extra, unless specified : Oatß Market is ate«ly, with restricted threshings causing a paucity of supplies. Brifht B grade lJanish are finding an oullet locally at Is 9Ad, duns Is 10J1, Gartons and Tartars Is lid, Canadians 2s, sparrowbills Is The &rge-tine, quoting cheaper rates, is securing all outaid* present trade. Wheat.— Farmers are hoi ins; for above speculators offers, and sound milling retains its figure at 4s Id to 4s 2d, feed i 3 moving freely at 3s 7d with downwa-d tendency, •oft 3s sd, seconds 3s 2d.

Po f atoes.—Tab.e-keeperj meet with fair consumption at £3 2s 6d s i. for Darwents, and £3 s.i. for other kinds. Australian quotatioasare not inducing shipments, wh'ch will lead to a piobible decliue. Maize. Congealed stoci has dropped value to 2s lOd s i., but is regarded as merely temporary.

Bar'ey.—MaltiDg is dull at 3s 8d Fetd is accumulating at 2a 10d, with small turnover. Pearl barley £ls b.i. Beans —Small parcels of bard crashers are changing hands at 3s 4d.

Price. Dividend. Interest at present j prire. Prioe 12 months ago. • £ s. d p.c. £ s d. £ s. d. Nation! Bank 4 12 6tl0 5 19 9 3 13 6 Bank of N.Z 4 5 Ob 5 5 2 7 2 2 0 National In suranceOo 1 0 Ob 19 0 0 19 0 N.Z.Insai'nce Co 4 0 OB13J7 0 23 80 N.Z. Accident 2 1 Ob 10 3 10 2 1 12 6 Booth British 4 19 Ob 20 4 18 Auckland Oaf 14 15 Ob 15 5 3 0 3 17 6 513 15 0 N.Plym'th do. 6 17 6t 8 5 14 3 7 00 N.P.Gas.new issue ... 1 5 03 Wanzanuido. 15 Q. Ob 14 0 0 Wellington do 19 0 Ob 105 3 917 18 0 FeUding do 1 0 6s 5 5 0 0 17 6 HX 8hipping C!o 6 17 6b 5 5 IS i 6 10 0 Union 8.3. Co 12 15 0b 8 6 10 711 10 0 N.Z. fc River Plate ... i 6 Ot 6 5 0 0 19 9 Natal. Mortge 2 4 Ob 7J 8 0 0 1 15 6 Gear Heat ... 1 15 6b 7 4 13 4 18 3 Kaiapoi W'Id 6 5 <k 7 5 13 3| 6 7 0| Moegieldo.... 4 2 Ob 6 5 8 4 4 10 N.P. Co-op.... 1 0 0s 6 6 0 0| | Sash & Dooi Co.,tai«l... 6 0 Osl2J10 10 0|5 5 0| 8ash & Door Co., new issue ... 0 5 Of N'thn Steam. 0 6 11b 7 6 10 8 8 0

£ £ 1 1 0 8 130 163 2 1 1 19 130 145 W. H. Paynter 36Sc37 0 1 0 65 65 Mrs Oreen 52 1 0 33 160 160 W.L.Fitzherbert 53 0 12 150 150 51 0 1 150 150 0. W. Govett 55 3 38 150 150 56 0 1 150 150 E. Griffith* 57 0 1 150 150 58 0 1 150 150 59 0 1 150 150 60 0 1 150 150 61 0 0 150 150 62 0 0 150 150 63 0 3 24 160 170 _!' 63 150 150 82 0 2 14 100 100 J.Kibby £2450 HOMKBUSH SALES.