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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVIII, Issue XLVIII, 7 May 1915, Page 6

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MELBOURNE- MARKETS. ._«&* Association.—Copibiqmi.j (Rec. 10.25 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. wheat, nominal, 8s to 8s- o£d. Flour £l7. Oats, Algerian 6s to 7s. Wheat £l7. Oats, Algerian 6s to 7s Barley English to 5s 9d; Cape 5s 4d to 5s 6d. Maize 6s Id. Bran £lO ss. Pollard £lO ss. •Potatoes, £4 10s to £5. Onions £5 10s to £6. Butter Is 9d. MT. MORGAN MINES. (Rec. 10.25 a.m.) BRISBANE, This Day. In the four weeks ended 2nd of May, Mount Morgan produced 2878 tons of concentrates, estimated to contain 184£ tons of copper and *2043 ounces of gold, of the total value of £83,710. MT. LYELL COMPANY. (Rec. 9.35 a.m.) MELBOURNE, This Day. The net profits of the Mount Lyell ■Company for the half year ended 21st March were £98,220. A dividend of a shilling a share has been declared payable on 15th June. (Rec. May 7, 12.25 a.m.). • ' LONDON, May 6. Bank of England returns:—Coin £54.937,000 ,- reserve £39,809,000; proportion of reserve to. liabilities 18.15; notes in circulation £34,945,000; public deposits £134,165,000; other deposits 85,129,000: Government securities £51,043,000; other £146,153;006. Short loans, lg; three months'. bills 2g. vVaihi shares 42s 6d and 455. Victorian fours 98§; three halfs 91£ ; three 76£; three halfs 1929-49, 'B3§. New South. Wales fours 97£; three halfs -87* ;• three 80g; three halfs, 192030, 83§.. Queensland fours 98£; three halfs 93; three 74^-. New Zealand fours .96*; three halfs 34A; threes 76^. South Australian three halfs 85£; threes 70t(C ' Talisman three halfs 85£; three 76£. Western Australian three halfs 87| ; threes 82%. Sugar, quiet; foreign granulated 27s 6d. WELLINGTON MARKETS. WELLINGTON, May 6. Laery and Co. report:—Fairly large consignments have arrived - per Kaitoa this morning, the fruit being mostly on the small side. we strongly recommend shipments of choice and large of all classes, as a good demand exists. We quote as follows: — Choice -Cox' Orange 7s to 8s 3d; Jonathans 7s to 7s 6d; medium at relative rates; Wolseleys, Five Crowns, .Alfristons, Munroes, large, 4s 6d to 5s 9d; medium,v3s to 3s 6d; small, 2s 6d to 2s 9d. : ■ ' , . . e \ ■ Quinces, good inquiry ,4s 6d. Pears,- Winter Nells, Coles, Josephines, Marie Louise! 6s 3d to 6s 6d; Vicars 4s 6d:to 4s 9d; ; -

Grapes. 7d«to.Bd per lb. Beans, 3d per lb. Melons; 4s 6d to 5s per sack. Choice cauliflowers,. 7s 6d to 9s. Eggs, fresh, 2s Id; preserved Is 7d. ens' 3s to 4s; cockerels 3s to ss; ducks 4s; Pekin and Aylesbury, 6s/ to 7s per pair. ■'*• . (Special't'o "Mail.") WELLINGTON, This DayMr A. T. Bate, of Wellington, repor* the Wellington Exchange at noon f SrfTof N.Z.--- „34f 0 Union, s - 0 Equitable 19 ° « Plate x J! 0 Investment ■, if-^ Trust, s , \%> MWeUington Gas, Ist ( 327 6 National Insurance J™ ° N.Z. Insurance, b 120s, s 123 6 South Britiseh, b 935, s 95 6 Canterbury Meat, s -Z?*'^ Union Steam, ord., b 245, s ■*£■'{> Golden Bay Cement . . ■ °'" 20 9 Manning's Brewery, ex div., s 96 O Ward, s ; Sylvia',* = £ X X Talisman, b 25s 6d, s 26 0 Waihr 39s 6d, sales ' ■' fl ' n Grand Junction ? 9 Waitaiigi, ib Is 2d, s 1 ° ■r. i "'. ' r