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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 9492, 23 April 1894, Page 4

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o__ — New Zealand Herald Office, Saturday evening. Mr. Thorxes, land agent, reports the sale of lots 18 and 19, Howick, with cottage thereon, on behalf of Mr. Gilmour, for £145. LONDON. Press Association.—Bleutric Telegraph.— London, April 20. The weekly returns of the Bank of England published to-day show the total reserve to be £23,338.000, and the proportion of reserve to liabilities 63-24. Consols are 1001. Three months' bills are discounted at 1 per cent. Now Zealand 4 per cent, inscribed stock is 1071; 3i ditto, 104£. New Zealand frozen mutton, first quality, 4|d per lb ; second quality, 4d ; market depressed. Lamb, first quality, 5Jd. New Zealand hemp : Market dull. Eighty bales of fair to medium quality from Wellington sold at £16 per ton. New Zealand longberried wheat, ex warehouse, steady, 26s 9d ; South Australian wheat, ex warehouse, 27s 9d; Victorian ditto, 27s 3d. The Victorian wheat cargo has been sold at 255. Sugar: German beet, 12s 3d ; Java, flat, 15s 3d. No. 1 best Scotch pig iron, f.o.b. in Clyde, 42s 9d. Danish butter, 107s.

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Business Done.—National Insurance, 16s Oil. Buykiis.—National Bank, 2Hs9l; Colonial Bank, 31s ; aland Insurance, 67a Oil; National Insurance, ldx 3d; Gisborne (las, 25s (id ; New Alburnia, 2a 2d; Cambria, 10(1; Hazelbank, Is; May Queen, is; New Moanatuhri, 2«; Victoria, 3d; Silverton, 9(1; Walhl, 22s Oil; Woodstock, 3s 2d; Grace Darling, 3s 2i; Try Fluke, 3s 3d. HKf.i.Ktt.-t.—liank of New Zealand, old, s'Js; National Bank, 225; New Zealand Insurance, 60*; .South British Insurance, 355; Auckland (Jan, old, £11, new, £5 ills; 'Mmmen Gas, 245; Novtheru Steamship, 4s Id; Tauplrl Coal, 14 tid; New Zealand !'nig, 19s; New Alburnia, 'is r»d; Cambria, is 2d; Hazelbank, Is 2d; May Queen, Is 3d ; New Moanataiail, 2s Od ; Norfolk, Is 2d; Orlando, 7(1; Victoria, fid ; Woodstock, 3* Cd ; Grace Darling, 3s 0d : Foitsea, Is; Try Fluke, 3s od. Samuel Vick.iM .lames Kent J. Filar Claike It. 0. Maclcy J. M. Lennox G. F. Brinibleconibe D. B. McDonald .lames Prater Aitken Carrink S. Thome George XI. Sjratb G. A. Buttle Francis Hull Charles Alexander 11. Fbatkr, Chairman. Noon, Saturday, April 21,1594.

CALL AND WVIDKND LIST. CAU&: & m. «. RateBed Mercury CUT. Co. ..006.. May 16 Vermont Q.M.Co. (A and B Shares) •■ ..001.. May 9 Kapai-Vermont CM. Co. (B Shares) 0 0 2.. May 9 DIVIDENDS : Bank of Australasia .. .. 74% .. Now. South British Insurance Co. 10 % p.a... Now. Union Oil, Soap, and Caudle Co. - . , „ 0 0..6 . April 23

No. of, a I Paid I r t Company. Shares; " upper i oiv AJ Date. Issued! M I Share. | ___ Banks— £■ I & a. <!.i £ s. (I. N.Z., old .. 100,000 Si & 5 0 3 0 0Mar.2l „ new .. 60,000 7) 7 10 o! 4 17 0;Fob.t» National .. 100,000 "J 2 10 Oil J Feb. 1 Colonial .. 200,000 5 2 0 0 111 3 Apr. 6 Insurance— I New Zealand 100,000 10 2 0 0 2 17 0 Apr. 1G National .. 196,115 10 0 10 0 0 10 0; Apr. 21 South British 01,023 19 10 0 1 15 C.Apr. 10 Standard . 100,000 10 0 15 0 0 16 8 Feb. 27 N.Z. Accident 20,000 1 0 6 0 — — Loan— N.Z. L. AM ..100,000 25 2 10 (I — Nat'n'l M.ifc A. 100,000 10 1 0 0 — — N.Z. & H.P. .. 200,000 10 2 0 0 — — AS— Auckland, old 15,. r >00 5 5 0 ('10 17 Apr. 20 ,, new .. 13,74!! 5 2 10 0 5 7 OjApr. 5 Thames .. 9,082 24 l IS 0 — j — Gisborne .. 12,0011 1 10 0 15 9 Apr. 18 XlMBEIt — Kauri Timber 150,000 2 2 0 1) — — „ now 150,000 2 1 2 (' — — Shipping— (Jniou S.S. .. 59,02o 10 10 0 u — — N.Z. Shipping 59,031) 8 8 0 0 — — DavonporlS. l. 10,000 110 0 — — Coromair.Iel 8. 3,037 110 0 — — Northern K.S. 12,495 U/ti 0 14 C — — „ n»»v 104,230 i 4/<> 0 7 0 — — COALHikiirangi .. 39,000 J 0 6 <• — — Taupiri .. 21,000 l 0 10 C — Taupiri Hoi'm 1 3,000 4 0 10 0 — — „ new 10,215 I 0 3 0 — Westpoit Coal 69,306 i] 3 0 0 — — MlSCFXT.ANE'US N.Z. Drug .. 70,994 2 10/ MMI 1 0 0 Feb. 14 Auckl'nd Fibre 13,915 110 0 — — Northern Bool 12,022 I 0 13 (i — — Union Oil .. 30,850 1 0 14 0 — — Sharlaild&Co. 50,000 1 0 12 0 — — Colonial Sugar 79,373 20 20 0 0 -- — „ 2,490 20 10 0 0 — — QOI.DlfllSLDS— T/i'imes. New Albumin 60,000 1 0 1 9 0 2 4 Apr. 20 Calliope .. 50,000 j 0 0 7 — — Cambria .. 14,700 I 0 5 9 0 1 0 Apr. 18 North Star .. 4.-,,000 Mi 0 1 7 — — N. Fearnought 50,00(1 it 0 I O — — Hazel bank .. 42,000 i 0 2 3 0 1 2 Apr. 18 St. Hippo, N.I,. 05,000 1-5 0 1 3 — — City Dunudin 50,000 1 5,8} — — Junction .. 30,000 | 0 I) 11 — — Lone Hand .. 50,000 ] 0 1 0 — — Magnolia .. 60,000 1 0 3 2 — — May Queen .. 7K.000 j 0 1 2 0 1 0 Apr. 11 N. Moanataiari 50,000 4 0 5 0 0 2 3 Mar.20 Norfolk . 50,000 J 0 7 0 0 1 1 Mar. 19 Occidental .. 53,700 5 0 0 1 — - Orlando 40,000 J 0 1 6 0 0 7 Mar. 12 Pride Kanilca 50,000 4 0 2 4 — — Victoria, N.L .. 120,000 ] 0 1 11 0 0 4 Mar.20 Wniotaht . 6,000 8 2 10 0 — — Upper Thame*. \ Crown .. 80,000 1 1 0 0 0 17 0 Feb. 13 flilvorton .. 40,000 j 0 2 0 0 0 9 Apr. 2 Wailii .. .. 150,000 1 1 0 0 1 6 0, Feb. 21 Woodstock .. 55,000 j 0 4 0 0 3 6 Apr. 16 Golden Cross.. 24,000 110 0 — j — Grace Darling 00,000 JO 5 0 0 4 0 Mar. 13 Portsea .. 50,000 J 0 2 Oj — — Pultipuhi. 1 Prosp'torsNo.l 13,361! } 0 7 ? — — Kuaotun w. Great Mercury 60,000 1 0 7 8 — — Mariposa .. 60,000 J 0 1 9 — — Otama .. 40,000 1 0 0 8 — — Red Mercury.. 30,000 10 3 9 — — Try Fluke .. 60,000 J 0 0 6 1 0 3 4 Apr. 18