COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9714, 9 January 1895, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

WOOL SALES. The second wool sales of the season will be held to-day, commencing at half-pas* nine o'clock, at the Wool Exchange Rooms, Queen-street, and although the catalogues are not quite so -filled as at the first sale, the quantity on offer is very considoreble. The sale will be opened on this occasion by Messrs. A. Buckland and Sons, who will be followed by Messrs. Hunter and Nolan, G. W. Binney and Sons, and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., in that order. _____ LONDON. Press EieotricTelegrapb.—Copyright. London, January 8. Wheat has risen 6d per quarter. # The cold weather is causing briskness in the butter trade, but prices have not improved. Victorian realises £4 14s to £5;; choicest brands £5 2s to £5 4s.

AUCKLAND STOCK. AND MINING

ASSOCIATION.

Business Done.—New Zealand Insurance, 635; May Queen, 4s Od; New M<anataiaii, 4a Id, 4s 3d; Victoria, 5d ; Monowai, 4*, 4» 3d ; SilTerton, 7b, 78 4d,75; Woodstock, 17s (id, lis ad; New Bonanza, Is 4d, Is sd. Boykrs.—New Zealand Insurance, 63s *, South British Insurance, 425; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, preference, 89s; AnckUnd Gas, old, £11 4s ; Thames Gas, IDs Od; Northern Steamship, 3* lOd ; New Zealand Drug, £1 shares, 19s 3d ; Union Oil, 12s 6d; New "lburnia, Is 8d; Hazelbank, 3d; May Queen, 4s 4d ; Victoria, 6d; Monowni, 4s; SilTerton, Cs lOd ; Woodstock, 17s 9d; Golden Cross, 245; Talisman, 7s; Ketreat. 7d; Waverley, Cd; Marmloi), 6d; New Bonanza, Is 4d ; Kapai-Vermont, 3s 3d. , sbi.lkiw.— Zealand Insurance, 65«; south British Insurance, 43s fid ; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, preference, 425; Auckland Gas, old, £11 10s; Thames Gas, 21*; Northern Steamship, 4s; Taupiri Coal, 20s; New Zealand Drug, £1 shares, 20s ; Union Oil, 13s 3d; New Alburnia, 2s; Cambria, 9d; Hazelbank, Is; May Queen, 4s ed; New Moanataiari, 4s 4d; Norfolk, Is; Victoria, 6d; Monowai, 4a 6d; Silrerton, 7s 3d; Waihi, £6 10s ; Woodstock, 18a 3d ; Golden Cross, 2Ss 6<l; Talisman, 7s 6d ; Ketreat, 8d: Waverley, 8d; United. 6d ; Mannion, 7d; New Bonanza, Is 6d; Kapai-Vermont, as 9d ; Try Kluke, 2s 3d. J. M. Lennox, Chairman. i p.m., Tuesday, January 8,1895.

CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST.

calls : £*.<!. Data. Kapai-Verraont .. - 00 1 - Jan. 9 Grace Darling G.M.Co. .. 0 0 3 _ Jan. IS Ovrbarna 0.M.C0. .. ~ 0 0 X _ Jan. 20 Woodstock United G.M.Co. 0 0 6.. Jan. 21 dividends: National Bank of N.Z. .. B*/. — Jan. 19

METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS. December, 1894.

* Means, t Means for same month for the previous 27 years. . ..... • ... Remakes.— Most unusually dry throughout the whole of the month, the total rainfall only amounting to *20 Inch, most of ' which fell on th« 31st. This is the smallest rainfall ever recorded for the month of I'ecember. the average fall beiug 278 inches. Mean tempera) ure and barometric pressure both much above the average. T. ¥. UHfiESEWAN, Observer.

No. of! _a Paid Tjak _ . Cwajwuiy Shares 3 upper Sales , »**•• Issued M Share. . BiNKS— * * *• d. < *• <1. N.Z., old .. 100.000 5} 5 5 0 — — „ new .. 80,000 7} T 10 0 — — National .. 100,000 7j » 10 0 — — Colonial . 200,000 5 J 0 0 — — Union of Australia .. 60,000 71 26 0 0 — — New S. Wales 100,000 20 20 0 0 — — iNMJJt&NCK— New Zealand 100.000 10 * 0 0 3 3 0 Jan. 8 National .. 1*5,116 10 0 10 0 0 13 4 Jan. 3 South British 64,628 19 1 0 0 — — Standard .. 100,000 10 0 15 0 — — N.Z. Accident 20,000 1 0 6 0 — — LOAN— N.Z. L4M. . . 320,000 10 1 10 0 — — „ Preference 200.000 3i » 10 0 — — Nat'n'l M.* A. 100, 10 1 0 0 — — N.Z. A U.P. .. tOO,000 10 8 0 0 — — Q AS"" Auckland, old 15,500 110 0 — — „ new .. 13,743 5 2 10 0 — — Thames .. 9.9S0 84 1 18 0 — — inborn* .. J 2,iWh? lino — — ( 1.6C0 10 0 0 Napier.. •{ 500 io s n 0 - ~" I 2,000 too i 10 0 0 Wellington ■< 15,000 10 5 0 v — ~* t 10 0 Ctaristch'rch I 16,000 6 & 0 0 — "" Christ rem 16>(W __ , 10 0 I.yttelton .. £,000 i & 0 0 — "~ Palmers ton N. 6,000 5 J 10 0 — _ New Plymouth 2,000 5 I IT 6 — ~" llMBliilKauri Timber iso.ooo 1 i o 0 — ~" ., new 150,000 » 1 S (' — ~ Smrrin«— Union S.S. .. 59,612 10 10 0 r "~ N.Z. Shipping 59,t>89 8 8 0 0 — — DoTODportS.F. 10,000 1 1 0 0 — "™ Coroioan'.lel S. 3,037 1 100 — . — _ Northern S.S. 12,495 Ufa oil 6 0 * 0 Jan. 7 „ nen 104.288 14/1! 0 7 0 — - COAL— Hikuraafi •• 30,000 ) 0 8 6 — T&upiri .. 24,000 I 0 16 O — ~~ TaupiriKes'rte 3,000 110 0 — *~ „ new 16,215 J 0 IS 0 — "* Wetlpotl Coal 89,306 4| I 0 0 •— ~" HlSCELLiME'US N.Z. Drug .. 70,994 I 40/•*«»/• — ~* Auckl'nd Fibre 18,945 110 0 — — Northern Boot 12,62? 1 0 IS « — . — „ Union Oil .. 18,850 l o 14 n 0 12 10 Jan. " SbarlandACo. 50,000 1 0 12 0 — — Colonial Sugar 79,373 20 20 0 0 — ~~ , „ 2.4S0 20 10 0 0 — — aOLDriEI.DS— Thames. New Alburaia 50,000 4 0 10 — —* Calliope .. 50,000 } 0 0 7 — ~ Cambria .. 44,700 10 5 9 — — North Star .. 46,000 1-5 0 17 — — N. Fearnought 50,000 *011 — , — , Hazelbank .. 42,000 J 0 2 6 0 0 8 Jan. 5 St. Hippo, K.L. 05,000 1-6 0 1 4 — — City Duneiliii 60,000 5.10J — — Junction .. 30,000 0 1 1 — *~ Lone Hand .. 50,000 0 1 0 — — May Queen .. 79,000 0 1 11 0 4 6 Jan- 8 N. MoaoaUiairi 50,000 0 5 0 0 4 S 1 Jan. 8 Norfolk . 50,000 « 0 7 ! 0 0 6 — Orlando .. 40,000 0 1 9 — ' "~ Victoria, N.L ,. 120.000 j 0 2 2 0 0 S.Jan. 8 Waiotahi .. 6,000 3 2 10 0 — i — Monowai .. 00,000 J — 0 4 1 Jan. 8 Upper Thame } Crown .. 80,000 110 0 — — Siherton .. 40,000 $ 0 2 3 0 7 0 Jan. 8 Wailii .. .. 150,000 l 1 0 0 0 6 0 Jan. 5 Woodstock .. 55,000 } 0 4 3 0 18 3 Jan. 8 Golden Cross.. 24,000 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 Jan. 4 Grace Darling 60,000 j 0 5 d — — Portsea .. 50,000 *021 — — Talisman .. 65,000 J 0 1 1 0 8 0 Jan. 7 Retreat .. 70,000 3/ — 0 0 8 Jan. 7 Waferley, N.I* 65,0'0 2/ — 0 0 8 Jan. 4 Owharoa .. 75, ■ 00 J 0 0 2 — j — New Bonanza 65,000 J 0 1 0 0 1 5 Jan. 8 Marmion .. 60,000 II — 0 0 0 Jan. 4 United .. 65/ 2 — — — K uaatunu. Otama .. 40,00() 1 0 0 8 — — Try Fluke .. 50,000 J 0 0 6 — — Kapat-Verm'nt 100,000 j — 0 3 8 Jan. 5 Debentures— Buyers. New Zealand GoTernment4§X •• — — City of Auckland 5% .. .. 105 — Pamell Borough 6% -- .. 1074 — Devonpirt Waterworks SJ/f .. 107$ —

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