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Lyttelton Times, Volume CXIV, Issue 13890, 26 October 1905, Page 7

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United Press Association—ißy Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. LONDON, October 24. Copper.—On spot, £72 12s 6d per ton, three months’ £7O 17a 6d per ton. The total quantity of wheat and flour afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,340,000 quartern, and for the Continent 1,865,000 quarters. Atlantic shipments amount to 153,000 quarters, and Pacific shipments to 25,000 quarters. Bank of Now Zealand shares are quoted at from £7 to £7 10s, other chares are unchanged. SYDNEY, October 25. "Wheat.—Chick, 3s 2d to Ss 6d; milling, 3e 6d. Flour.—£B 6s to £8 10s. Oats.—Tasmanian white feeding, 2s lOd; Now Zealand Cartons, 3s Id to 8s 2d; B grade, 2s lid to Ss. Barley.— English, 2s lid to Ss id; malting, 3a 9d to 4s. Maize.—4s 2d toy 4s 3d. Bran.—lid. Pollard.—ls 2d. Potatoes. —Tasmanian, £9 10s. Onions.— San Francisco, £22. Butter.—lid. Cheese.—Od to 7d. Bacon.—6Jd to 7d. MELBOURNE, October 26. Wheat. —3s 6d. Flour,—£7 15s. Oats.—Algerian feeding, Is lid to 2s Id; milling, 2s 2d. Barley.—Medium malting, 3s to 3a 6d. Maize.—Bs lid. Potatoes.—£B 6s to £8 10s. ADELAIDE, October 25. Wheat.—3s 7d, quiet. Flour. —£8 to £8 os. Bran.—ls. Pollard.—ls 3d. Onions.—New, £l6. SHARE QUOTATIONS. The following are latest quotations supplied by Messrs Henderson and Bums:— Latest Shares quoOompanies. paid up. tations. s. d. £ s. d.

SHIPPING. LONDON, October 24. Arrived, Star of Australia, from the Bluff. Sailed, lonic, for Lyttelton. [Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, October 23. The Whakatan© sailed on October 11 from west coast ports of England for Australia and New Zealand. Melbourne will bo the first port of discharge. The Turakina arrived at Mont© Video on October 19.

Banks — Australasia . . . . 40 0 0 97 0 0 New South Wales . . 29 0 0 43 15 0 Now Zealand .... 8 G 8 6 13 0 Union of Australia . 25 0 0 49 10 0 National of Now ZcSe laud. Ltd. .... 2 10 0 6 13 0 Financial — Christchurch Building Society . . . 10 0 0 11 15 0 Dalgety and Co., Ltd. £ 0 0 £ 2 6 Mutual Benefit Building Society . . . 10 0 0 10 IS 0 National Mortgage 6 0 'and Agency Co. , . N.Z. Bivor Plato . . a i 0 0 0 0 2 16 1 9 Permanent Inveatment Association .... 10 0 0 10 5 0 Gas Companies— Ashburton , ... 4 10 0 4 16 0 Auckland ..... 6 0 0 14 12 6 Christchurch • . . 5 0 0 9 .15 0 a io 0 4 17 6 F eliding . , t • , 1 0 0 1 3 3 Gisborne . . . , ■ 1 0 0 1 17 6 Hokitika ..... 6 0 0 4 0 0 Napior 10 0 0 25 0 0 3 0 0 22 10 0 New Plymouth , , , 6 0 0 7 8 0 8 0 0 £ 0 0 Palmerston North , , 8 10 0 5 0 0 Port Chalmers . , . 1 0 0 0 10 0 Thames ..... 1 10 0 1 14 0 Timaru ..... 6 0 0 8 10 0 ! 2 0 0 8 10 0 Wellington .... 10 0 0 IS 2 6 Insurance— Farmers’ Co-op. F. 6 0 0 9 1 3 and M. AssoT 2 10 0 S 7 e 5 0 0 6 0 0 National 0 10 0 1 2 8 New Zealand Accident 0 6 0 2 5 0 New Zealand .... £ 0 0 4 15 6 South British , , . 1 0 0 6 8 0 Standard ..... 0 15 0 0 17 0 Meat Preserving— Canterbury , Frozen Meat and’ Produce Export Company 7 10 0 6 10 0 Christchuroh Meat Company .... 10 0 0 10 5 0 Gear Meat Preserving and Freezing Co. 1 0 0 S 8 0 4 0 0 8 0 0 Wellington Meat Export Co 5 0 0 6 10 0 Wanganui Meat Freesing Company . . . 5 0 0 S 0 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 Railways and Shipping— Wellington and Manawatu Railway Co. . 1 0 0 1 14 3 Now Zealand Shipping Company . . 8 0 0 6 & 0 Woollen Manufacturing — Kaiapoi Woollen Co. . S 0 0 6 0 0 Mosgie! Woollen Faotory Co 8 10 0 2 19 e Oaraaru Woollen Faotory Co 1 0 0 1 12 6 Wellington Woollen 6 Co 4 0 0 8 18 Miscellaneous — Ashburton County Stock and Saleyards Co. 6 0 0 8 3 0 Canterbury Central Co-op. Dairy Co. . Canterbury Farmers' 1 16 0 1 15 0 Co-op. Asso. . . . 2 10 0 2 17 6 Canterbury Saleyarda Co 5 0 0 5 0 0 Now Zealand Drug Co 2 0 0 2 5 6 1 10 0 1 13 e , New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op. Assn, oi Cant. 2 0 0 a 0 0 1 0 0 , i 4 6 $. Manning and Co. . 4 0 0 8 10 0 Ward and Co. . . . 4 0 0 4 7 6 Westport Cool Co. 3 10 0 6 11 6 Whitcombs arid Tombs 2 10 0 4 10 *