COMMERCIAL & SHIPPING .
IUNITID P&BS8 I (Received December 2, 10.10J.a.m.) London, Ist December. Arrived — North, barque, from Lyttelton (19th May) ; on the voyage Bho had to pnt into Valparaiso, partly damaged. Mountain Laurel, barque, from Lyttelton (19th AujJUßt.) (Received December 2, 11 a.m.) London, Ist December. The Bank of England returns, published to-day, show the total reserve in notes and bullion to be .£10,982,000, the proportion of reserve to liabilities being 50 8. New South Wales 1 per oont. inscribed stook, 104 ; 3i ditto, 93 ; South Australian 4 per cent, ditto, 10 2J ; 3jr ditto, 93} ; Queensland 4- per oont. ditto, 103^; 3fc ditto, 92; New Zealand 4 per cent, ditto, 100 j' 3i ditto, 97 ; Tasmanian 31 per cent, ditto, 921 ; Western Australian 4 percent, ditto, 105. Three-months' bills axe discounted at 2J per cent. . New Zealand lone-berried wheat ex ware-{ housse, 29s 3d ; market firmer. South Australian wheat do,' 3od. Victoria do, 29s 6d ; market restricted. Mutton, first .quality, i\d ; second quality, 3Jd. Lamb, first quality, 4±d. Hemp is nnohonged. Kauri gum is in fair demand. Half the quantity offered was sold. Pale hardscraped brought £7 10s ; good three-quarter scraped jBI ss. At tfie wool sales, competition is fair and prices remain unchanged. Sugar, best German beet, 12s 3d ; Java, 15s 6d ; quiet. ~ No. 1 best Sootoh pig iron, f .o.b, in Clyde, 43s 6d; firm. Antimony, £37 10s. (Reoeived Deoemb^ 2, 10.15 a m.) THUESDAyiISLAND, THIS DAT. The barque Elizabeth, bound from New Zealand to Booky Islet, passed yesterday. Bbibbani, This Dat. The revenue for the past month shows an inarease of 4,000 as compared with the corresponding period last year. . The Union Stoam Ship Company has been advised that the s.s. Tarawera left Sydney for Wellinirton at 6 p.m. on Thursday. She may be looked for late on Monday night.
A bazaar in connection with the Wealeyan Band of Hope,' Newtoni, will 'be held on Tuesday. ' •...-.
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Evening Post, Volume XLVI, Issue 132, 2 December 1893, Page 2
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319COMMERCIAL & SHIPPING. Evening Post, Volume XLVI, Issue 132, 2 December 1893, Page 2
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