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Evening Star, Issue 12699, 27 June 1907, Page 6

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Two appropriations of £SOO each were disposed of at last night's meeting of the United Starr-Bowkett Society, over which Mr F. W. Mitchell presided. Li the ballot for one appropriation, cluster No. 288. held By one shareholder, was drawn, and - the sale of the other appropriation was effected at a premium of £ls per cent. The chairman mentioned that a tery fair number of applications for shares in the No. 2 group had been received. THE COLONIAL SUGAB COMPANY. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, June 26. At a. special meeting of the Colonial Sugar Company it was decided to increase the capital by the issue of 15,000 new shares of £2O each. The main reasons for the issue are the purchase of Poolimn's business and the enlargement of business resulting therefrom. THE MARKETS. Free Assocwtion —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, June 26. (Received June 27, at 8.15 a.ra.) Silver, 30 15-16 d per ounce. Copper : Spot, £99 ss; three months, £9O 10s. Tin: Spot, £lB9 15s; three months, £IBO 15s. Pig iron, 56s 2d. Lead, £2l. At the tallow auctions 1,658 casks were offered, and 760 sold. Fine mutton, 375; medium, 555. Fine beef, 36s 6d; medium, 345. NEW SOUTH WALES PRODUCTS. A GREAT INCREASE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. SYDNEY, June 27. fßeceived June 27, at 10.21 a.m.) The Premier (Mr Carrutherß) a~ounces that the total value of the State'B pastoral production last year was £19,743,000, an increase of £5,018,000 on the figures for 189 L A third of the present total came from the advance in wooL HOME MARKETS. [Per Uhttbd Press Assocmttoh.] NAPIER, Juno 27. The C.C. and D. Company cabled the following report regarding the London meat market v—Value of beef has declined id all round. Quotations : Canterbury mutton, 4£d; Napier, Wellington, and North Island, 3|d. Lamb—First quality, sid; second, sd. Beef— SJd; fores, 3£d.