THE SHAREMARKET.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 24, 28 January 1911, Page 5

THE SHAREMARKET.

BUSINESS DONE. . .... AT THE 3.15 P.M. CAJjL YBSTEItDAX. May Queen ~....vVV:....;5/10 Moanataiari ....;.... v.... «y>.. .s*ivi ws .14 Old Haurakl- .. , .■..i.....:.^.i-.1/a Walhl Grand Junction. .33/9, -32/6; 32/, 31/& 31/3, 31/ S iPhoenlx ._...... •..._.....^....iid Waihl Auckland Tranrwaye (0rd.)...........2^3 AT THE 10 AM. CALL TO-DAY. : 'May Qneen ..........,...........«...2AO -Bremners freehold ................... .6J<l Walhi 81/, 80/, 81/, 82/, «V« Walhl Grand Junction. :•... ;.-v.i:vi-i;-.-i-;31/ tPhoenlx .......................•...;. ..IJd' Mouataln King .;...;,..-.^-.^-.:>..;...-54 AI THE NOON CAI& TO-DAI. New Zealand Crown ..^.......^...4/5 Talisman Consolidated .......... .60/8 WaiM ..81/8, 81/, 80/6, 80/, TO/S New Waital* „.. 104 New Zealand Cement ..„.. .......35/1 '■•'-'* ■ • « ": I ' ■:■ » .■■-■., .Vij^.t;:

There was a splash alongside the Quay street Jetty a little after one o'clock.this morning, and a man named .Norman Burke, coming . to. "the" • conclusion that somebody was overboard,- enlisted the aid of Constable Joyce, and the two, aftee some search, discovered . a human- form clinging to the piles. In reply .to a quer/ as to who he was and what he was after he shouted out, "Oh, I'm trying to drown my so-and-so self. I am tired of thi% and am trying to do away with myself!" They got a boat and eventually'i' hauled him ashore. Xhe wpuld-be'.suicide turned out a labouring man named Doherty, who had just come in from the country and had evidently been-studying hotel geography too assiduously.' On the way up to the station, he. repeated the threats to end his life, and also said he had, beeji drinking overnight;';-V^hen , he appeared at- the Police Court this morning he made light of the' attempt, and assured Mr. 8.-Kent; whowaß4)n'the Bench, that the affair was only, «_ drunken freak. Sub-Inspector Hendrey said he would prefer to have the man remanded till Wednesday next,' and he would in the meantime be under medical supervision. The remand waa granted accordingly. . ■;:. :■ i". Notification appears in this evening* issue that the. first term of the Auckland Grammar Schools ('boys and girls) opens on the 6th o! Feibruary. Att; new pupils are required to meet the head teachers at the respective school buildings on February 3rd. Mr. Coyle, chairman of the Mt. Albert Road Board, has received intimation from -the Minister for Internal Affairs that he has agreed to the request that the new borough be divided into wards. The wholesale quotations for butter and eggs for the week endSng February 4, are as follows: Butter (factory), 1/O| per lb.; eggs, lid. per doz. Warnerfe corsets are superior from every point of view.—(Ad.)

STANDARD ' : " ■■ :::: '■■•*- . Bellere. Buyers. Bank of New Zealand „ — ..214/0 National Bank : ':.'. ....... i . —." „ 136/9 New Zealand Insurance.... SB/O -_ . 8S/B National Insurance......... ;— ». 34/6 .South British"- Insurance.''.. ■ — .. 68/0 Standard Insurance — ., 20/3 N.Z. and Biver Plate. ...v.' 40/0 ..33/0 Tauplrl Coal 21/3 - .v 2Z/0 Auckland Gae ....... €»/6 .. 6S/O Auckland Gas (new)....... — .. 58/0 Northern Steamship (p.u.).. 15/6 ..15/4 Northern Steamship (cont.) 7/6 .. 7/4 Devonpoct Steam 'Ferry.... r ;.»r;35/e Parker, Lamb '. *-2 .'.' 25/3 Kalapol Woollen •.:...:v,:.. — ...101/0 Auckland Tranrvrays (pref.) 25/6. -'»-. 24/» Anckland Tramways (ord.) 24/6 :». 24/3 Hill and Plummer 20/6 ,*»' 19/6 JUlne and-Choyce (ord.).... 24/3: i.V 23/3 New Zealand Cement — », 35/0 New Zealand.Cement (new) . — . ■ .. 17/8 Tonson Garllck. Co., Ltd..: 18/0" .V-17A> Union Oil — .. 28/O Wiseman and Sons (preiT.)Vr 2070" TTt 19/0 "Wiseman and Sons . (ord.)... 20/0 .. -IS/0 Wil8oa_Cemerit (pret.)...... .48/6"^'.'"42/0 WllMo Cement (owl.):".....' 12/8' .; fi/e MINING STOCKfi— • ! . . ' . • - eellera. Buyers. Bonanza ...... ••>•_ ,0/T.—.v: i>/5 Good Hope .....>.........„ 0/5- -ii '0/3 Kurannl O/5u.. .JO/2 Kurauui-Caledonlan 3/8"' i. i/3 May Queen .~.;:.".".....iiV.;::2/ll=,». , 2/10 Monowoi .....i............... -a/0 -»j- 2/e New Sylvia- „>...-.,v....i..;a/11 ;-.:-.S/lO Occidental......._.'....;..... 0/2J... 0/1J Saxon ...%:.«. ... i...... i^v -2/1 .v •.-S/l* Thames . . .S/3":i. O/t Victoria ■.■_......._i....-i. 1/4 •:. i J l/2 Waiotehi ...:;.. S/5 3/5 " WWtangi Consolidated' ..—. , 2/4 .. ; ■ 2/0 WotcSunan ......-......;....-'2/8 ".."'2/7 Mount Zeenan *.'.».. «. --0/T Consolidated Goldflclds .... 20/8 ... 18/e Haurokl'Beets■■"{p.ii.)-.-Y;W.V. i/a Haurakl Beefs • (ooot.)».i - Old Haurakl Mines:...;.... •-I/MTV,"1/8 Bremner'e-fYeehrtd—,i ;v.. :"-. ■ O/tt 1 ' *. Pride of Tokatea O/2 "•;.'•'* 0/11Dillon Haurakl ...■..«.«.... OAJ~Vi' 0/1 New Zealand 4/5 .. 4/3 Maorlland-i.:.'.....i.....;.' O/4J .; 0/3fc Phoenix u O/2J ..- 0/1* Talrua Broken 1/1 .. O/loJ Tairiia Monardi •....„-r;... 0/3 Talisman Consolidated ....:. 50/9 . L. 60/8 Talisman Consolidated (new) 40/0 V. • Walhi ....;..,..;:.....;, „. ,80/0-i. T»A» Consolidated Reefs «. 3/0 Walhl Grand Junction....... 30/«:'.. 30/3 Handsworth ............... O/3i . 0/2* flionntain King 0/5 .i'0/li New Waitaia (cont.)........ 0A1 .. 0A0 Taranaki OH 12V J-™