AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE REPORT.-Thursday, January 18, 1900.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11275, 19 January 1900, Page 4 (Supplement)

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE REPORT.-Thursday, January 18, 1900.

*Es Div. f Cum Div. N.L.—No Liability. { Information applied for not yet to hand from Secretary. § Also Bonus of 0Z on purchases to Shareholders. || Re-Constructed Company.

Business on the Stock Exchange resumed on January 4, after the usual Christmas and Now Year reoefe. The market opened lifeless, and but few transactions have been recorded up to date. Money is plentiful, but capitalists are not disposed to make share investments, although stork in several strong companies would give a fair rate of interest on market prices. The annual meeting of tho New Zealand Insurance Company was held on the 10th iust., when an excellent report, was presented. Tl.ie usual 10 per cent, dividend was paid, and £10,000 carried to the'reserve fund, and a further £10,000 to the re.-insuranco fund. The National _ Bank paid six per cent, dividend on tho 4th inst. Hanks: Nationals sold at £2 16s ex div., and there are buyers at £2 15s 6d. Insurances; A few transactions reported in these. New Zealande sold at £3 Is and £3 Oβ 6d, ex dividend of 2s per share just paid. There are sellers at £3 2s, and buyers at

£3. South British sold at £2 14s, but closo with sellers at that figure, and no declared buyers. Nationals sold at 16s sd, and there are sellers at 16s 9d. Standards are offered at 13s 9d, and New Zealand Accidents nt £1 4s 6d. Gas: Auckland, fully paid, sold at £13 ss, and close with buyers at £13, and sollers at £13 Bs. Auckland, contributing, sold at £9 15s, and are offered at £10. Other gas stocks are neglected. Shipping : No sales reported in these. Northern steams are offered at 7s Id, and there aro buyers at 6s 10d. Sellers of Devonport Ferry ask £1 19s, and buyers offer £1 17s. Coals: No sales reported in these also. Hikurangis are offered at 7s 9d, and Taupiri Mines at 18s, but there- aro no declared buyers of either. Miscellaneous: New Zealand and River Plates sold at £1 2s cum. div. Union Oils

sold at £1 Is, and close with sellers at i>l 0s 6d. Lcyland and O'Brien Timber Company nro wanted at £1 6s. There are buyers of D.S.C. at 10a.

Mining: The mining market is very quiet. Wailiie sold at £10. Sellers ask fill, but there are no declared buyers. Waihi Souths sold at Is sd, Is 6d, and Is 3d, closing with sellers at Is 3d. Waihi Grand Junctions are wanted at £1 lfls, and them are sellers at £1 18s. Waihi Extendeds sold at IOJd, 10d, 9d, and BJd. Waitekauri sold at £2 Is and £2 2s, but close with sellers at £2 Is bd. Grace Darlings sold at 2s 2d. Sellers now ask 2s Id. Crowns sold at 15s, and tlinro are sellers at this price, with no declared buyers. Talismans sold at 12s, and aro offered at 12s 4d, and there are buyers at 11s. May Queens sold at 4s 3d and 4s 6(1, but close with sellers at 4s. New Whaus sold at 7d, 7Jd, 6|d, and 7|cl. Barrier Reefs sold at 7s. and 6s 10d, closing will) sollors at 7s.

/: V ; '^ir.: -';,':■' ;■.-" members OP THE AUCKLAND STOCK exchange. ; v.' . 3. M. Lennox I James IIeid D. McLeod ' & Anderson ;';::'■ J. Friar Ol'arke R. G. Macky Duncan E. Clerk C. Cuyfoiith '- It. Fratek ■« G. F. UKnim,ECOMBB W. A. RYAN R. K. ISAACS fa •: J). B. McDonald 0. A. Buttle . J. T. Ahmitagb W. a. Knight :-." . , AITKEN CAUniCK CHARLES ALEXANDER V. J. LARSER A. OLDIIAM ffl. ' Fit'.xns Hull H. S. Ruddock ' L. A. Lew F- h. Masfen "■ ■ .<*■'■- ■* John (Chairman). ?-■'.•;■ ' ■n ■ „ , IntVst 4,ate »o *_• Capital. Reserve Dividend rmimvir Market vm u, Paid up on P" I* 8? — Fund ami Paid or Companies. Price I** , ■ ™P on Cent. gj - g TotaI Sub8cri bed Paid-up Undivided Payable ia Month. Shares »* mont =| S3 Capital. Capital. capital. Profits. Auckland. *~ . Per In I in I VANKS- £ s. (1. £ s. d. £ £ 8 . d. Cent. £ JowyiMrtl £ £ £ £ Australasia 65 10' 0 64 10 0 40 40 0 0 41 7 40 40 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 816,822 Apr. & Oct. ♦National 2 16 0 2 17 0 150/- 2 10 0 54 6 100 100 730,000 750.000 '250,000 65,161 .Inly k Jan. New South Wales ...40 0 0 40 10 0 20 20 0 0 4J 9 150 100 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,950,000 1,218,2*2 Apr. & Oct. „ „ new ... ... ... 374 New Zealand, old " 3,000,000 3,000,000 2,893,042 23,474 Feb. k Aug. Union of Australia '.'.'. 35 0 0 34 0 0 75 25.0 0 "ij (i 60 60 4,500,000 4,50oiO0O 1,500,000 776,849 Jan. & July JNSURANCENational 0 16 6 0 17 0 10 0 10 0 74 Ml 200 196 2,000,000 1,960,750 98,037 115,681 May A, Nov. •New Zealand 3 1 0 3 3 0 10 2 0 0 Ci 10 100 100 1,000,000 1,000,000 200,00!) 230,868 Jan. i July N. Z. Accident ... 1 4 0 1 4 0 1 0 10 0 4 10 100 20 100,000 20,000 10,000 85,7971 Fob. k Auk. South British 2 14 0 2 15 0 19 10 0 6} 174 100 64"6 1,900,000 1,227,932 64,628 2151,710 Apr. & Out Standard 0 13 6 0 14 0 10 0 15 0 8£ i\ 100 100 1,000,000 1,000,000 75,000 36,297 Mar. & Sep. FINANCIAL— Nat. Mori, k Agency 1 0 0 1 1 0 10 2 0 0 9J 5 100 100 1,000,000 1,000,000 200,000 2,647 Feb. & Aug. N.Z.I/U& Mercantile 10 110 0 3*330 ... 3,900,000 ,. ,. Preference 70/- 3 10 0 200 200 N.Z. & River Plate ... 12 0 12 0 5 10 0 5J 6 200 177 1,000,000 883,425 177,635 51,036 Jan. & July GASAuckland, old.:. , 13 5 0 13 10 0 5 5 0 0 54 15 50 30 250,000 151,470 130,855 44,567 Feb. & July new . 9 15 0 9 15 0 5 3 10 0 51 15 ... 137 „, . , , f 9 15 0 9 15 0 5 5 0 0 51 10 32 16\ 160,000 160,000 120,000 10,319 Chmtchnrch ... 1 4 17 6 4 17 6 ... 2 10 0 ... 16/ Giaborne I 19 0 1 19 0 1 10 0 5 10 11 11 15,000 11,000 11,000 518 Feb. & Aug. Lyttelton -.'.. '650650 5 5 0 0 G\ 8 2 2 10,000 ... ... 533 Napier '.'. ' 19 0 0 19 0 0 10 10 0 0 51 10 5 lj 50,000 40,000 22.000 11.2S0 March New Plymouth" .'.'. 7 15 0 7 15 0 5 4 0 0 5J 10 2 2 10.000 10,000 8,000 929 Palmerston North .'300300 5 3 10 0 66 30,000 30,000 21,000 513 Thames . 1 16 0 1 16 0 50/- 1 18 0 51 5 10 99 25,000 24,355 18,965 2,964 Mar. & Sep. , v ... ' J 16 15 0 16 15 0 10 10 0 0\ Wellington ... { 8 6 0 8 6 6 10 5 0 0/6 10 20 15 200,000 150,000 80,000 11,389 KauriTimber.Daidun 33/- 113 0 ... 2} 150 150)990,000 990,000 585,000 102,280 October " , contrib'c 0 0 10 ... 33/- 0 IS 0 ... 2J 450 430 / ... Lcyland-O'Bficn Coy. 16 0 15 9 1 10 0 72 10 40 32 40,000 32,000 32,000 7,604 SHIPPING— DevonnortS. Ferry. 118 0 1 18 0 1 1 0 0 5 1-5 10 50 25 50,000 25,000 25,000 1,553 June & Dec. Shipping 4 15 0 4 15 0 8 800 fig 4 100 593 880,622 475,048 475,048 8,186 October Northern Steam, , A , .'.'. 14/6 0 14 6 124 108,750 84,668 45,560 763 May , ']}' 0 7 0 0 7 0 14/6 0 7 0 7 7 ... 104 ... ... ... •■■ May Union Steam 10 10 0 10 10 0 10 10 0 0 5J 6 100 59 0 1,000,000 596,920 590,920 156,126 May & Nov. ft COi Hii7iiran»t 0 7 9 0 7 9 10/- 0 7 6 10 10 30 30 15,000 15,000 11,250 839 Aug. & Feb. Nsnnenni 20/- 10 0 ... 8 16 7 16,000 7,000 7.000 ... March Tatipfri Coal Mines'" 017 6 0 18 6 20/- 10 0 114 10 85 72 85,000 72,000 72,000 wSport ....!! 3 6 6 3 0 0 90/- 300 6j 7 SO J69 3 360,000 311,787 207,858 6,179 Feb. & Aug. MIS cSulSf!old ... 33 10 0 36 10 0 20 20 0 0 DJ 10 85-1 851 1,702,000 1,702,000 1,701,370 419,755 Apr, ft Oct. „ new 20 10 0 0 49 w £ ! Drag old ' 2 12 6 " 12 6 2 2 0 0 5h 7 100 163 200,000 142,476 87,604 14,606 Mar. k Sep. "' new '"'200200 2 1 10 0 4 7 ... 54-8 Northern Boot !".' 0 10 0 0 10 0 1 0 10 0 S 5 15 12-0 15,000 12,022 10,032 2,123 September Sharlan.l&Uo. . 0 10 6 0 10 6 1 100 50 50 80,000 50,000 , 31.250 1.709 J^nunry ♦Union Oil ' 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 014 0 6i 0.} 50 36* 50.000 36.85(1 2:.,795 2,500 May i Nov. D.S.C. ... Z "'. 010 3 010 3 10/- 0 8 0 6 §75 60 60 30,000 30,000 j 24,000 6,013 March GOLDFIELDS. company, x' h if ii % ■ JrjLd ™ " h I! l| |1 \Toi!i?8»wa HoDih. * 7l gw Sμ Capital. Capital. .-D i x*. I ■"- capital. ' Capital THAMES £s<l £sd «'«! £ £ UPPER THAMES. £ *. d. £ e. d. io»" 5 j lfl * £ £ Broken Hiil ' Ltd. 0 6 11 0 0 H 3/- 100 90 15,000 13,600 1 Waihi Ltd. 10 0 0 10 0 0 20/- 320 3:ffl|320 001) 320,000 Auckland N L ~ "5/75 75 18.750 18,750 i WaihiConsoli'td N.L 20/ 200 175 200.000 175,000 Kunmui " il L 0 0 2 0 0 2 5- 60 60 15,000 15,000 1 Waihi Console N.L. 0 0 2 0 0 2 2/- 175 '"'0 17..,0 • If, 000 *kuranuiCaledonian 0 10 0 10... Waihi Extended Ltd. 0 0100 1 0-20/. 150 100 1.500(10 100.000 Slav Oucen-H'ki LTD 0-4004 010/- 79 79 39,500,39,500 Wnilii Grand Junct'n 1 15 0 1 17 (>!()!■ '200 150 200.001 150.000 MaharaRovnl N I, 0 1 0 0 1 6 I ... Waihi-Silverton Ltd 0 7 9 0 7 6 20/- (ill «0 00,000 00,000 Way Queen" Ext. N.L. 0 0 4 0 0 44 3/- 100 100 15,000 1 15,000 W.uhi South ... Ltd. 0 111 113/- 150 120 22,500 18,000 Jlounataia.-i Ltd 20/- 200 150 200.001) 1150,0001 *\V:iitekauri ... Ltd. 2 102 2 6 20/. 230 200 230.001)200,000 Moanataiari NT Ltd ..', .. 3/- 50 49J 7.500: 7,4251 Waiteka'ri Cross Ltd 20/- 100 ! 100 100.000 IOO,O;i(l Jlonowai Ltd 0 1 0 0 1 0 20/- 150 CO 150,000 60,0001 Waitekauri King N.L 2/- 1501 117 15,000 11,715 New Albiirnia 0 10 0 1 0 10/- GO 50 25,000 : 25,000 j II Woodstock ... Ltd. 0 2 00 2 2 20/- 150 150 150,000 37,500 New Whau ' N.L 0 0 7i 0 0 7 3/- 100 100 15,000 j 15,000 1 YouiigN.ZealandN.L 3/- 75 65 11,250 9,750 Occidental ...N.L. ... " ... 1/6 100 100 7,500! 7,500 PnruConsolicU'dLrD 0/- 80 62 24,000 i 18.600 COROMANDEL JTararn Creek . •• I - Bunker's Hill... Ltd. 0 0 110 0 11 5/- GO 60 15,000 15,000 ■ Thame-HaurG'fdLTD .' ... 20/- 300 275 300.000 ; 275,000 Cnr.lVhld.Prop.N.L 2/6 150 150 18,750 18,750 Victoria ... ?" 0 4 0 0 4 4/- 120 117 30,000 23,560 JHauraki 2/6 ... 320 Waiotahi Z, ' .17 0 60/- 6 6 18,000 18,000 HaurakiNo.2 N.L 3/- 100 80 15.000 12.000 HaurakiA.iMineaLD. 0 0 3 0 0 3 4/- 500 500 100,000 100,000 Hnuraki S. ... Ltd 20/- 90 75 90,000 75,000 GREAT '3AF JKnpanca ...Ltd BarrierBrofs 0 7 0 0 7 0 20/- 100 91 100,000 91,000 1 NowKour-in.n'ndULO 4 2042 5/- 90 82 22.500 '20,500 Gt.Bar'rG.&f .0100101/- 00 60 3,000 3,000 ProRresiCstlRk. N.L. 0 030033/- 65 65 9,750 9,750 Royal Oak of Hauraki ... TokatPK Consols 20/- 10!) riO 100,000 66.000 UPPFR ifiS Welcome Find Ltd. 0 0 3 0 0 3 5/- 70 70 17,500 17,500 Alp'- N L 0 1 00 1 0 3/- 50 50 7.500 5,250 Zealandia ...N.L 2/ 200 150 20,000 15,000 ir,Uiel Rr.-t . ... 0 0 3 0 0 3 5/- 480 ... 120.000 | 'Grace Dar , Tmn o 2 0 0 2 0 10/- CO 60 30.000 30.000 1 Wkamkiraupunga. Imperial '.".".' X.h.>\, 0 4 0 0 4 2/- 110 100 10,500 10,0001 Wh'uKam'taGoldCor. 0 4004' 020/- 200 160200,000 160,000 Koinatp efs ..Jo 2 0 0 2 0 I ... Kaur' eholdG.Est . ... 20/- 250 250 250,000 250,000 AUSTRALIAN & *N / rown 0 15 0 0 16 6 '20/- 200 200 200,000 200.000 TASMANIAN. Iv"/ alisman" Ltd" 0 12 0 0 13 0 20/- 200 150 200,000 150,0001 \It. Lyell M. & R ... 300 275 900,000 825,000 o'.nemuri fiLl) 0 4 0 0 8J 2/- 100 80 10,000. 8,000] North Alt Lyell '20/ 500 ... 500.000 ... Ohinenmri Syndicate- 0 160 2 0"20/- 60 42 60,000 , 42,001) i Tasinan Lyell Queen of Waihi N.L 6/- 100 81) 2500!) 20,000 Mt. David , Rising Sun ...N.L. ... 0 0 2 3/- 80 liO 12,000 9,000 Lyell Tharsis