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Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 3770, 4 March 1913, Page 2

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STOCKS AND SHARES. AUCKLAND EXCHANGE. [IW TELEGRAPH—SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT] AUCKLAND, March 3. The following were to-day’s prices on the Auckland Exchange (through Mr. W. Lissant Clayton) : Sales: Waihi 32s 6d to 32s 3d, Junction 21s 3d, Talisman 37s 3d, Old Hauraki 4d, New Waitaia (con) Is 4d. Following were the closing prices (sellers first, then buyers): Waihi 32s 6d and 32s 3d, Junctions 21s 6d and 21s, Extended 7d and 3d, Reefs Is and (id, Talisman 37s 3d and 375, Crowns lid and lOd, May Queen 6d and 3£d, Sylvia Is and 9d, Occidental lOd and 7£d, Saxon Gd and 4d, Waiotahi 2s and Is lOd, Waitangi (xi and 3)d, Watchman 2s 8d and 2s, Ross 5s lid and 5s 9d, Old Hauraki 5d and 4d, Mountain King 2d and 1, New Waitaia (cont) is 5d and Is 4d.

WELLINGTON PRICES. WELLINGTON, Mar. 3. Mr. A. T. Bate (Mr. W. Lissant Clayton, local agent) reports:— Equitable seller 192 s Gd, Mortgage buyer 78s 6d, seller 81s, Mercantile buyer 9s 3d, Feilding Gas seller 20s 3d, Napier (Ist) seller 400 s, Ditto (2nd) seller 200 s, Wellington (pref) seller 20s, New Zealand Iftsurance buyer 102 s Od, seller 104 s, Churstchurcli Meat buyer 3055, Shipping seller 3205, Union buyer 48s, seller 48s Gd (sale 48s 6d), Rights buyer 11s, Taupiri seller 235, Manning buyer 77s 6d, Paper seller 19s 6d, Milburn Lines (ord) buyer 40s, Caledonian buyer Bd, King buyer Id, seller 3d, Murray (old) buyer os Gd (premium), Ditto (new) buyer Gs Gd (premium), Crowns buyer 9d, ffylvia buyer 9d, seller Is, Ross seller os lOd, Swastika buyer 7s (premium), Talisman seller 37s 9d, \Vaihi buyer 325, seller -32 s 9d (sale 32s 3d), Junction buyer 21s 3d, seller 21s 9d, Paeroa seller 31s, Waiotahi seller 2s.

STANDARD INSURANCE COY. [PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.] DUNEDIN. March 3. At the annual meeting of the Standard Insurance Company, the Hon. Mr Fergus, presiding, _ the report was adopted. The retiring directors, Messrs Edmond and Mill, were re-elected, and the articles of association were amended in terms of notice.

HIGH COMMISSIONER’S CABLE. WELLINGTON. March 3. The High Commissioner’s cable, dated London March 1, states: “The mutton market is weaker and the tendency is downward. Canterbury 4gd, ' North Island 4)d. The lamb market is quiet, Canterbury 6]d, other than Canterbury Gd. The beef market is dull. New' Zealand hindquarters 3gd, forequarters 3£d. The butter market is quiet., but steady. There is a general and active demand for best quality. The average price for the week for choicest New Zealand is 117 s, salted 119 s; unsalted, Australian Ills, Argentine 110 s, Danish 1335, Siberian 110 s. The cheese market is firm. The average price ftor the week for finest New Zealand cheese is GOs Gd. The hemp market is very quiet, with nothing doing. The market is dependent on Manila reports. New Zealand good to fair grade. £33, fair grade £3l, fair current Manila £33 10s; forward shipment at the same prices. The output from Manila for the week was 28,000 bales. The wool market is firm at an advance. The wheat market is very quiet. New Zealand longberried wheat, ex granary, per quarter of 4961b5, 38s Gd; shortberried, 37s Gd. The oats market is weak owing to the poor demand._ New Zealand oats, short sparrowhills ex granary, per quarter of 3S4lhs, 34s Gd. The cocksfoot seed market is quiet. Buyers are not keen to do business, although only small stocks of cocksfoot seed are held in store. The average price for bright clean New Zealand cocksfoot seed, weighing 171hs per bushel, on spot, is 62s (nominal).