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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9480, 9 April 1894, Page 4

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LONDON. Press Association.-Electric Telegraph.—Copyrkht Bondon, April 6. The weekly returns of the Bank of England, published today, show the total reserve to be £22.524,000, and the proportion of reserve to liabilities 55"84 per cent. Consols are 103. Three months' bills are discounted at 1 per cent. New Zealand four per cent, inscribed stock, ex interest, is 107; 3. ditto, 100. New Zealand frozen mutton, first quality, 4?d ; second quality, 4|cl. Lamb, first qualijy, s|d. New Zealand hemp market is quiet. About 470 bales of New Zealand dressed hemp, fair to good, brought from £14 10s to £16 10s. Kauri gum is quiet, and is only moderate. The heavy stocks prevent any improvement in the market. Fine pale amber, £5 17s ; three-quarter scraped, £3 7s to £3 14s; pickings, about £1 12s. The butter market is depressed. The Ruahine's, factory made, realised from 94s to 98s, while a few fancy low brought over 100s. Danish, 116s. New Zealand longberried wheat, ex warehouse, 26a 7d, business quiet; South Australian ditto, ex warehouse, 28s ; Victorian ditto, 273. Sugar : German beet, ',12s 6d; Java, flat, las 3d. No. 1 best Scotch pig iron, f.0.b., in Clyde, 435. FROZEN MEAT. London, April 7. The Captain of the ship Wellington reports that her cargo of frozen meat is in good condition. .. AUCKLAND STOCK AMD MINING ASSOCIATION.

' Bu*Sft9.— Insurance, 16s 2d; South ' British Insurance, 34s ud; Gisbome Gas, 25s ad; • New Alburrtla,2s; Hazelbank, Uv May Queen, 9d; , New Moanataiarl, 2s; Norfolk, lid; Orlando, 6d; * Victoria, 3d; Woodstock, 3s 6d; Try Fluke, 2s 9d. . Sellers.--New Zealand Insurance, Cos; AuokI land Gas, old, £11, new, £610s j Thames Gas, 24s ; Northern Steamship, 4a id; Tauplrl Coal, Ha ed; ' New Zealand Drug, 19s Bdi New Albnrnla, 8* 4dj > Cambria, Is; Hazelbuiik, Is 6d; May Queen, IS; New Moanataiarl, 2s 8d; Norfolk, is id; Orlando, , 3d ; Victoria, 4d; Crown, 18*; Waihl, 248; Woodstock, 4s; Grace Darling, 8s 6d; Portsea, la; Try Fluke, 3s. ' ' . ■ . ■':■.-„ • .Samuel Vlckevs , James ttetd . J. Friar Claike , B. G. Maeky J.M.Lennox G. F. Brlinblecoittbe I). B. McDonald James Frater > ' Aitken Carrick S. Thome George 11. Spratfc G. A. Buttle Francis Hull Charles Alexander ft. Fraticr, Chairman. Noon, Saturday, April 7, 1894. . CALL AND DIVIDEND MB*. CALIs: & *. A. Date. , Red Mercury O.M.Ce. «, 0 0 ft .. May 16 DIVIDENDS : Bank of Australasia ... ~ 74 % ..... Now.

No. of 5 Paid T . Company. Shares S up per £,„,„' Date. Issued I Share. 8aleB BANKS— & & a, d. & H. (1.1 N.Z., old ..100,000 6J 5 6 0 8 0 0;Mar.2l „ new .. 60,000 74 7 10 0 4 17 OFeb.8 National .. 100,000 7J 2 10 0 1 3 0 Feb. 1 Colonial ,. 200,000 5 2 0 0 1 11 3 Apr. 6 Insurance— New Zealand 100,000 10 2 0 0 2 19 0 Feb. 22 National . 196,115 10 0 10 0 0 16 2Mar.3l South British 84,828 19 1 0 0 1 15 6 Feb. 7 Standard . 100,000 10 0 16 0 0 16 8 Feb. 27 N.Z. Accident 20,000 1 0 6 0 — — Loan— N.Z. It. AM .. 160,000 25 2 10 0 * — — Nat'n'lM.A A. 100,000 10 1 0 0 — — N.Z. & P. .. 200,000 10 2 0 0 — — Gas— Auckland, old 15,500 5 6 0 010 17 0 Apr. 6 „ new .. 13,74:1 6 2 100 5 7 6 Apr. 6 Thame* .. 9,982 2) 118 II — — Oisborne .. 12,000 1 10 0 15 OApr.O TIMBER— Kauri Timber 160,000 2 2 0 0— — „ new 450,000 2 12 0 — — Shipping— Union U.S. .. 69,62') 10 10 0 (I — — N.Z. Shipping 69,080 8 8 0 0 — — DeronportS.F. 10,000 1 1 0 0 — — Coromamlel S. 3,037 1 1 0 0 — — Northern S.S. 12,495 U/o 0 14 0 — — „ new 104,289 14/(1 0 7 0 — — COAL— Ilikurangi .. 30,000 J 0 6 ii — — Taupiri .. 24,000 i o 10 0 — TaupirlKes'rve 3,000 J 0 10 0 — — „ new 16,216 I 0 3 0 — WestpoitCoal 69,306 i\ 3 0 0 — — Miscellaneous N.Z. Drug .. 70,994 2 40/-&2"/ 10 0 Feb. 14 Auckl'nd Fibre 18,945 1 i 0 0 — — Northern Boo! 12,622 1 0 13 <> — — Union Oil .. 80,860 1 0 14 0 — — ShaHand&Co. fio.ooo 1 o 12 6 — — Colonial Sugar 79,373 20 20 0 0 — ' — , „ 2,490 20 10 0 0 — — GOLDKIRLDS— Thames. New Alburnia 50,000 * 0 1 9 0 2 0 Mar. 19 Calliope .. 60,000 J 0 0 7 — — Cambria .. 44,700 I 0 5 9 0 0 11 Mar. 8 North Star .. 46,000 1-5 0 17 — — N. Fearnought 50.000 Join — — Hazelbank .. 42,000 J 0 2 8 0 1 6 Mar. 31 St. Hippo, n.i,. 06,000 1.5 0 1 3 — - City Oiinediii 50,000 > e.'8J — — Junction .. 30,000 3 (l a 11 — — Lone Hand .. 50,001) \ o-l 0 - - Magnolia .. 60,000 10 8 2 — — May Queen ., 79,000 J 0 12 0 1 OApr. 5 N.Mpanataifli'i 50,000 OB 0 0 2 S'Mar.29 Norfolk . 50,000 I 0 7 0 0 1 1 Mar. 19 Occidental .. 53,700 J 0 0 1 — Orlando .. 40,000 10 1 5 0 0 7 Mar.12 Pride Karaka 60,000 J 0 2 4 - - Victoria, N.L.. 120.000 4 0 111 0 0 4 Mar. 20 Waiotahl .. 6,000 8 2 10 0 — - Upper 'l'hamet. Crown .. 80,000 1 l 0 0 0 17 6 Feb. 13 Silverton .. 40,000 J 0 2 0 0 0 9!Apr. 2 Waihi .. .. 160,000 1 10 0 16 6 Feb. 21 Woodstock .. 55,000 j 0 4 0 0 3 8 Apr. 5 Golden Cross.. 24.000 110 0 — — Grace Darling 60,000 A 0 6 0 0 4 0 Mar.13 Portsea .. 60,000 J 0 2 0 — — Puhipuhi, Prosp'fcorsNo.l 83,300 J 0 7 2 — — ' Kuaotwiu, '. Great Mercury 60,000 l 0 7 3 — v — Mariposa .. 50,000 J 0 1 9 — — Otama .. 40,000 J 0 0 8 — . — Red Mercury.. 30,000 J 0 a 9 ; — — Try Fluke ... 50,000 J 0 0 0 0 2 9 Apr. 6