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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10319, 19 December 1896, Page 4

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——a New Zealand Hebald Office, « .. m Friday evening. AT Mr. Thorne's land sale this day the country lands sold without reserve brought prices as followsl67 acres, Waitakerie, 2s od per aore; 40 acres, Waikomiti', 2a 64 per acrej 174 acres. Paremoremo, la 6d per acre) 50 acres, Taupiri, 2s per acre. The rest of the property was withdrawn, the bidding not reaching the reserves Messrs. Samuel Vailk and Sons sold by auction yesterday, a leasehold farm of 174 ivS? at Tauhoa, with stock iuoluded, tor *100. LONDON. ftffM Afspclitipn.— Telegraph.—Copyrlalit. London, December 17. returns of the Bank of England 1! u to-day show the total reserve to be ~1 1 -'Ot®, and the proportion of reserve to liabilities 5'2'SS. • «Three months' bills ate discounted at 3 916, per cent, Consols are 110 J. Now South \Vlvle3 4 per cents., inscribed P e! " cents., 107; 3 per cents., JOI, Victorian 4 per cents., 11 Of; 3i per cents,, JW4. South Australian 4 per cents., 112: 3J per cents., 111*. Queensland 4 per cents.. 1114; di per cents., 105. TasmaniaD 3i per cents,, 106. West Australian 3i per cents., 11J, New Zealand 4 per cents, 112; 3J per cents., 105; 3 per cents., 100. flew Zealand frozen mutton: First quality, 3Jd| aeoond qua%, 2fd. Lambed, • l ie English wheat market is quiet with an inclination to weakness; the Continental market is depressed, while the American market la decjintpg and weak. Califorpian !;?;,} milling wheat for early shipment, per oUOlb, c.i.f., is quoted 34s 6d. Russian carfir per Steamer, per 4921b, c.i.f., 31s 6d. ihe market is dull, with prices unchanged.

WOOL. m, v ... London, Docember 17. ins Bradford wool market is weaker. THE AUCKLAND STOCK AND SHAREBROKERS' ASSOCIATION. BUSINKSS Adelaide, Is 2.1; Cambria, 2s S 1 . Mdeu Pojut, 1 id; New Albumin, 5s Id; Golden Anchor, 7d ; <r o spact, fid ; Grace Hurling, sL 7 T ' il i« | 17* fi'l i Rising sun. 8.1; V, ihl South, Is ad ; Hunker's Hill, 4s, Is w'i ' «! J North, contributing, 33 ' \Yplcoui» Find, 3s. Buyers,-New Zealand Insurance, 655: Auckland OOatas t old, 10>; Auckland Gas, new, £8 49; ulsbornu Gas, Sis fid; Hikiirangi Coal. 8s lOd; Adelaide, Is Id; Broken Hill, lod; Cambria, 2s 6:1: Coiustoclf. Oil; Golden point, Od; KuranulCiMonian, (is lid; May Queen, Of 2d; Moan,!alan lfs 3d; New Albumia, 4s llJd; New " b'Wi fld ; Puru Consolidated, in fid ; Sheridan, i ?. d 1 Tarara Greek, 5 ? fid; Victoria, 2,1 3d: Golden Anchor, 6d; Kapai-Vermont, ffs 3d } Maori JJieam, Is 3d; Prospect, gd; Byron Biy, Sd; CentrM, if lid ; Chelt, 3d; Grace Darling, 2s 9d; Hit-or-Miss, lfld; {luauui, lid; Imperial! is vlii ' 1?" 7d '< Koinata Triumph, lid; New Zealand '|alisman, «d; Portsca, Is fid; Hiding i w S ii , f f P P, » f (li Talisman Extended, «i Ml • W , R ,"' l Consols, Sl1 : Waihi Extended, ?!i.^ihi. nun " , !- 1,1 i w *»d South, Is Yd; » a ! '' Welcome, s<l; Waltekanri No, 2, 7tl; Waitete, Sd; Wavsrltfy, U «d; Woodstock, 47* ; }oung New Zealand, is 3d; Hunker's Hill, 4s; Coronijindel l'reulicld. Proprietary, Id; Four-in-Hand, 'A 6d; lla l !al No. 2, is fid; llanraki North, pald-un, 4s Od; Hauralfi North, contribilling, -s lid; liauraki Associated Reefs, Old; ess-Castle Rock, 7(|; Tandem, Old ; Tokatea ill" 0 . ', a?; Welcome Fin,), S» • Zealandia, Is ; shield, ed, '" '*' fra ' ' ieiy 0,3 ' ed! Hkli.kiis..- Niitiunal Bank 10s; Ne\v Zealand Insurance, Ms; South British Insurance, 475; New Aulaild and Itivur I'Ute, 12a; Auckland Gas, "Id, *1 IT M ; Nuunuuru Coal, «2s; Hikurangi Uial, Os; Union Oil 193; Adelaide, la 2d; Albnrnia, lia-t, ed ; ft|g Kerf, is Id; Broken ft 11 Is , 111; Cambria, 2a Od; Cardigan, 1? id; Club, aid; City of Auckland, Is M; OJunes, 7(|; gomstjick, l(k|; Consuivative, 7d ; City of London, 7d; Darwin, contributing, fid; Freedom, 4d ; Golden Horn, Is ; Golden Opportunity, 4,1 , Oolrtrn Point, la j Kaiaka Qiwu. 6u; King Solomon, 6<j; Kuianui, Is Oil; Kuraiiui-Caledoiilan, 7h i MnHiizlue, 4tl, May Queen, IB fid ; May Queen Extended, Is; Moaiiatalari, lis; Moanatairi .Noith, Is; Mononai, fts fid; New Allmnin, fid ; Now Whan, 3d; Occidental 8d 1 Orlando, B\J; l n(iri, Qd ; Pnni Cousolidaitnl, fta 3d: Uangatira, Sd: Royal, J# fid ; Royal Sorereitn, mid up, sd; Scandinavian, }0d; Sheridan, 3t| 3d V«aril Creek, (Is «d: Victoria, & IOti; Walpurii. 1. OrtJiti Barrier Gold and tidier, 4s; Aiax, fiij;. Alpine Fluke, fid: Aorere, Is 2d: Aurora, 4rt; At, 4-1: Balfour, fld; Brlllimit, 84 j Diadem, 6(1; Gladys, 3d; anhleii Anchor, Od; Golden Ink, Is Id; Gieat United, fid; Invipie. jil; Jn»ich North, 3d: Juno, Od ; Jupiter, 4s fid; Kapai.Veimont, 10s ; Kukoluiiii, la fid; Maori Dream. is fid; Maoriland, 2s j Midas, Is 2(1; Monarch of All, ; ?'..> ,vy Wi 4d; Moulinfluwer, 2d; Nurcna |d; Oriental, (id : Phwni*, 4d; Premier, 2d; Prospect, lOJd; Waitala. 4s; Wheal Jlassett, 3d; Alpha, If id; Asteroid, 2d: Byron Bay, Is; Central, 2s 4i|; Crown Imperial, fid 1 Crown. 80s; I'XChaiiEo. fid: Express, Id; Germanic, Is: Golden ([own, fid; Golden i'leece, 3d; Golden Spur, Stlj Draw Darllini, jji: Great Nfti'lhcrn, fid; I jltmanil's Freehold, 3d ! Htrcules, liKl; lllv-or-Mlw, Id: lluanul, is tkl; Imperial, Is lOd; Ivaiinoe, Is Id; Jewel paid-up, ICd ; Karan«a|inke, lOd ; Kiusella's Freehold, Is ;Koiiiata, Od; ICoiaata lilmnph, Is Id; La JJascodo, i>aid-up, fld; La - Mascoite, contributing, 4d; Mangakara W«U«U, 3d! Mariner. 4d; Marltaua, 8d; Monument Extended, 2d: .V(Q«ut Waihi, 4(1; Nefr Zealander, fid; New Zealand Talisman. 18s «d; Ocemla. is 3d; Ohlneinuri, 4d; Obi-, liejiiuri syndicate, 17* ) Pandora, Oil) Portsoa,' Is M»- Queen of Waihi, Is; Rainbow, 8s Rising Sun, Od; Rothschild, fid; llussell, Is; Sir Ju|lu.i, 4(1; South British, fld; Southern (jioss, Is; SOvfreign, lOd; St, Patrick, 7<l; ■ Stanley, Is; Staling, Oil; Talisman Extended, 2a; Union Jack, fid; Victor-Wnihou, 2<; Waihi Consols, Is 1 Wailii Dredging, 6d; Waihi Extended, 8d ; Vfaihi-Silviirton. 30s; Waihl South, Is lOd; Waihl Welcome, Od ; Waileljauri, lib; Waltekiuri King, Oil; Waitrkauri No. 2, lOd ; Waitekauri United, Osj WaiUkauil l'rinco, «d ; Wajtekauri South, Is Id; Waited, fld; Wawley, Is lOr) ; Wealth of Nations, 9d; Woodstock, Ms ; Woodstock North, 4d ; Young Now Zealand, is 8d; Zion, lOd; liritnnnia, la Oil ; Buffalo, lOd; Bunker's Hill, 4s fid; City of Gig. home, la 24; Coromamlel Freehold Proprietary, la; Cuirusier, - Odi Olivier Linht, 4d; Empress, lOd ; Kortuna No. 2, Od ; Four-in-llanil, is 8d; Golden Hill, 7d; Golden Hill Extended, bd; Golden Tokatea, fid.) Great Kapanga, fid; Hauraki No. 2, 25.; Haurnki .North, contributing, Ss 4 3d; Hauraki South, 2s '2d; Hauraki Associated Reefs, Is 3d; ladas, 4d; Lorna Boone, 4d; Madge, ,ed; Maioro, Id; Matawai, !t)d; Morning » . ,

Star, 6d; Napier, 7(1 i ■ Native' Chief, M; Nestor, fid j Now Qoliorida, In id $ North, M; Peveiil, 6s; Plunder,' Oil; ;* Pride of Haurakl, lOd ; . Profress-CMtlo , Rpfik. 1 lOd ; . Princess May, id ; Pnkewliau, Gil: Queen yiotaria, 4Jil; Tandem, Is; TokateaCm)Bol3,.'&M; WeloiihiePliHl,' 8s 3d; Wynyardton, Cd; Zoilaudip, la 2jl; Albfirt, 2s 1(1; Boit Hat-boar,' M Day Dawn, (id; ■ Harp of Tuva, Is ; '4tliw, v is 2d; Fiery Ofpss, }s; My : Sweetheart, Prince of Wales, lpd[ lloyal Shield, lOd ;'Sybil, fid'; York, 7d Zone, 0d; /; • J, M. Lknkox, Olialrraani 4 p.m., Friday, December 13,1898. : r ' '