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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 8 January 1914, Page 5

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. (Pbess Association. —Copyright.) (Rec. Jan. 8, 8.45 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 7. Silver is at 26fd an ounce. Linseed oil is £24 7s 6d. Imports for the month decreased by £2,950,651; . exports increased by ' £1,867,882; and re-exports increased by £486,616. THE UNION BANK. (Rec. Jan. 8, 10.15 a.m.) LONDON, Jan. 7. The Union Bank lias a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent per annum! and a bonus of 2 per cent for the - half year. making a total rate of 14 per cent * £IB,OOO was appropriated to meet interest on instalment of new shares; £30,000 was added to reserve ; and. km,-OOQ-was carried forward. ANTWERP WOOL SALES. FALL IN PRICES. (Rec. Jan. 8, 8-45 a.m.) ANTWERP, Jan. 7. At the wool sales there was poor demand. Fine Merinos and crossbred? receded 5 to 10 centimes, medium and coarse fell 15 to 20 Some 3321 hales of La Plata were offered and 1423 sold. * Stocks and shares. {By Telegraph. —Special to "Mail. ) TOLIJNGTON, Thi* Day. Hj a. T "Rata, of Wellington, report# Stock Exchange »t noon Zealand 222 <j Eqnitablp Land 146 0 Trust ■ i q t Wellington Gas, preference Ijj £ Standard, seller ° Union Steam, ordinary , Union Steam, preference ° Banks, buyer 21s, seller » Consolidated Dental - »7 fi Baik New Zealand, rights ° Ross, buyer-7s, seller g Talisman 21 Victoria 52 6 Waihi 25 0 Junction "Doesn't your soul go out to this great, tumultuous area of ocean . asiiced- the gushing young bride. A_j admitted the seasick young husbaii , "but I guess that'll come next. "Did your,watch stop when it dropped on the floor?" asked one man of his friend." "Of course,' 1 was the answer. "Did you think it would go through. "What is vour idea of high finance? "Tt is a school otffiction," replied Dustin* Stax, "in Wmch mathematics takes the place of language." Mother entered the room just in time to see four-year-old Verna knock her older brother down. "Verna, how could yon do such a thing!" "The Lord gave me strength," Verna proudly replied. Great Britain pays annually £5,000,000 for foreign poultry and eggs.