AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE REPORT.-.Thursday, July 25, 1901.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11716, 26 July 1901, Page 4 (Supplement)

AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE REPORT.-.Thursday, July 25, 1901.

Since our last Summary the proposals of the Government in respect to State fire insurance and the statements of the Premier in regard to the Bank of New Zealand have had a very disturbing influence upon the stock market, and in some cases quotations show a considerable fall. The Auckland Gas Company has had a successful half-year, and is paying the usual dividend. The National ; Bank is also paying a dividend and bonus, making the dividend for the year equal to 10 per cent. The Hikurangi Coal Company also paid the usual interim dividend, equal to 10 per cent.- per annum. ; Banks: Nationals sold at £3 17s 6d, £3 19s, £4 cum dividend, and close with sellers at £4. Bank of New Zealands sold at £2 7s, and close with sellers at £2 10s, but this price is merely nominal. Insurances: A fair business in these at falling prices. New Zealands sold at £3 3s and £3 2s, and close with sellers at £3 2s 6d and buyers at £3. South British sold at £4, £3 18s 6d, £3 18s, '£3 15s, £3 . 12s 6d and £3 14s and close with sellers at £3 16s, and buyers at £3 12s 6d. Nationals sold at

18s 3d and 17s 6d, and close with buyers at 17s 3d. New Zealand Accidents sold'at £2. Gas: Auckland, fully-paids, sold at £14, £14 2s and £14 cum div., and are now offered at '£14. Auckland contributing sold up to £11 10s cum div., and there are sellers at £11 15s. Thames are offered at £1 10s. Shipping: A fair business in . the3e. Devonport Ferrys sold at £1 16s and close with sellers at £1 163 6d. Northern Steams, paid up, sold at 18s, ■ and there are.sellers at 18s 6d arid buyers at 17s 9d. Northern Steam, contributing, sold at 73 9d and 7s lOd. Sellers ask Bs, and buyers offer 7s Bd. Coals: Hikurangis are weaker, and sold at 8s 6d and 8s 3d cum div. of 10 per cent., and close with bxiyers at 7s 9u ex div. Taupiri Mines are firmer and sold at 18s 3d, 18s 4d and 18s 6d, and close with sellers at 18s 9d and buyers at 18s 3d. Westports sold at £4. Timber: Leyland and O'Briens are offered at £1 12s and there are buyers at £1 lis. Kauri Timber, paid-up, are wanted at 6s 6d, and contributing at Is 2d. Sellers of

tho latter ask Is 6d. Mitchelsons are offered at 183 6d. ■■■•■'■'.'•■- Miscellaneous : New Zealand , Drugs sold at £2 12s 3d and there are buyers at £2 lis 6d. Union Oils sold at 19s 9cl. D.S.C.'s sold at 9s 3d. Riverhead Paper Miljs, 20s paid, sold. at £1 Is. New Zealand and River Plates, new issue, sold at £1, and there are sellers at £1 Os 6d and buyers at 19s 6d. Mining: The market for mining stocks has been very dull and but little business done. Waihis sold down to £6 3s. Waihi Extendeds sold from 3s ,6d to 2s 10c! to 3s 3d to 3s. Komata Reefs sold at 2s 4d, 2s 3d and 2s 2d. Waitekauris have been in demand and sold from 10s 6d to 13s 3d to 10s. Talismans sold at £1 2s 6d. Crowns sold at 12s. • Chelmsfords sold at Is 9d. Welcome Jack, contributing, sold at Is 3d, Is 2d and Is 3d. Hauraki Freeholds sold from 6id to lOd to' 9d. Monowais sold !at 2s 6d; Victorias at W, *id and sd. • Barrier Reefs sold down to lid, but later at Is 2d, and close with buyers ;at Is 2d and sellers at Is 6d. ' i '".'"•".

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Capital.- Profits. Auckland. .",-.*;. ■"-.',";".. ■ ; I I I Ann m ' o 1 * 'I ■' • • " •-'• "'/■■ ~ : .';,.;.; ' '- " ,~ " —— —— — . — . ...... In Iu . , . : - . , _. . PANICS—. j> , d £ a d £ £ad Cent £ iooo'»i wtu't £ £ £ £ Australasia ... ...80 0 6 80 6 6 40 40 6 6 .5-10 40 40 1,600,000 1,600,000 1,600,000 939,040 Apr & Oct. ■I tNational .40 0 318 0:150/- 2.10 0 5? 10 100 100 750,000 750.000 ,250,000 j 118,300 July & Jan. New South Wales ... 43 0 0 45 0 0 20 20 0 0 4g 10 150 100 3,000,000 2,000,000 1,950,000 1,2/6,280 Apr. & Oct. ,, ,, ,, new ... ... ... ... ... 374 ••• ••■ ••• ••• n , , . I New Zealand, stock... ... ... ... ... ., ... ... 2,000,000 ... ... .. Feb. & Aug. ! ordinary 2 7 0 2 10 0 . ... ... ... ... 500,000 ... 419,519 23,4/4 ;' Union of Australia ... 42 0 0 42. 0 0 75 23 0 0 4J 7 60 60 4,500,000 4,500,000 1,500,000 847,000 Jan. ft July ••'..National — ;.. >.. 0 17 6 0 IS 6 10 010 0 7J 12} 200 196 2,000,000 1,960,750 98,037 128,814 May & Nov. . New Zealand ...... 3 2 0 3 8 6 10 2 0 0 8 12J 100 100 1,000,000 1,000,000 200,000 28,485 Jan. ft July. N.Z. Accident ... 2 0 0 1 18 0 1 0 10 0 24 10 100 20 100,000 20,000 10.000 -41,068 Feb. & Aug. South British ... ... 3 12 6 4 0 0 10 10 0 54 20 100 64-6 1,900,000 1,227,9*2 . 61,028 223,644 Apr. & Oct. Standard ... ... ... 0 17 6 10 0 15 0 8§ 10 100 100 1,000,000 1,000,000 7u,000 40,699 Mar.. & Sep. Nat. Morfc. ft Agency 1 19 0 1 19 0 10 2 0 0 73 74 100 100 1,000,000 1,000,000 200,000 2,047 Feb. ft Aug. N.Z. L'n ft Mercantile ... ... 10 1 10 0 ....... 320 320 ... 3,900,000 ... ... . ,. , „ Preference ... ... 70/- 3 10 0 ... ... 200 200 ... ... ... ... N.Z. & River Plate... 0 19 0 0 19 0,5 10 0 W 6 200 177 } 1>12 2,315 993433 279,748 143,916 Jan. ft July „ „ new issue 10 0 10 0 20/- 10 0 6, 6 122 122 ' ' ' GAS— ''''■"' '" ' ' ■' Auckland, old... ... 14 0 0 14 0 0 5 5 0 0 5| 15 50 17.3 230,000 155,405 141,652 40,694 Feb. ftOuly t „ new ... 11 10 0 11 10 0 5 4 0 0 51-5 15 ... 137 ... ... ... ■•• n „. -. , , / 9 15 0.9 15'0 5 5 0 0 5 10 32 16) 160,000 160,000 120,000 10,319 .• ..■-■• Chnstchurch ... \ 4 17 , 6 4 , 7 6 ... 2 10 0 5 ...... 16/ ... ... — •••„,'.» | Gisborne ... ... 1 16 0 .1 16 0 1 10 0 5h 10 11 11 15,000 11,000 11,000 518 beb. ft Aug. Lyttelton ...... 6 2 6 6 2 6 5 5 0 0 64 8 2 2 10,000 ... ... 533 ; Napier... ... ...19 10 0 19 10.0 10 10 0 0 51 10 5 .14 50,000 40,000 22.000 11,280 March I New Plymouth ... 7 0 0 7 0 0 5 40 0 5* 10 « 2 ; 2 10.000 10,000 8,000 929 . '• Palmerston North ... 3 16 0 3 16 0 5- 3 10 0 54 6, 6 6 30,000 30,000 21,000 . 513 Thames... ... ...110 0 110 0 50/- 1 18 0 74 8 10 99 25,000 24,955 18,96j 2,954 Mar. & Sep. „ T „. : •-- / IS 7 6 18 7 6 10 10 0 0 1 - ... ... ... * ... ••• • ••• ; Wellington „ J 9 3 9 9 3 9 10 5 0 0 J5g 10 20.15 200,000 150,000 100,000 11,389 TIMBER ■ ' Kauri Timber, paid up 0 6 6 0 6 6 33/- 1 13 0 15 3 150 150 1 990,000 990,000 585,000 100,273 October „ , .. contrib'g 0 1 3-0 14 33/- 0 15 0 30 3 450 450/ ... ... ... ... T.eyland-O'Brien Coy. Ill 6 1 11 6 1 10 0 64 10 40 ,32 40,000 v; 32.000 32,000 11,598 Apr. ft Nov. MitchelsonCompany 0 18 0 0 18 0 - SO/* 10 0 11' 10 ... ... 75,000 75,000 75,030 ... ... SHIPPING—-- ' ; " " • ' S Devonport.S.Ferry... 1 16 0 1 15 6 1 10 0 54 10 50 25 50,000 25,000 25,000 1,553 June ft Dec. N.Z. Shipping ... 6 10 0 6 10 0 8 8 0 0 5 4 100 59 3 880,622 475,048 475,048 8,186 October Northern Steam, 'A'... 0 18 0 0 17 6 14/6 0 14 6 58 7 ... 3:1 108,750 108,750 69,641 1,436 May „ . „ «B'... 0 7 9 0 7 9 14/6 - 0 7 0 6£ 7 ... 104 ... ... ... ... May Union Steam 11 0 0 11 0 0 10 10 0 0 54 7 100 596 1,000,000 596,920 596,920 156,126 May ft Nov. *Hiknran<n ... OS 0 0 9 0 10/- 0 7 6 M 10 30 30 15,000 15,000 11,250 839 Aug. & Feb. Tuupiri Coal Mines ... 0 18 6 0 18 0 20/- 10 0 8 74 85 72 85,000 72.000 72,000 1,133 Westnort ... ... 3 IS 0 3 IS 0 90/- 3 0 0 ' UJ 8 SO 69*3 360,000 311,787 207,858 11,452 Feb. & Aug. MISCELLANEOUS— - Avon. B. ft P. Co. Ltd. 0 19 6 0 19 0 1 100 .. 8J' .- 8 20 13 20,000 13,000 13,000 870 ...... Colonial Sugar, old ... 40 0 0 40 0 0 20 20 0 0 5 10 85185-1 1,702,000 1,702,000 1,701,370 420,750 Apr. ft Oct. ., „- new... .... ... 20 10 0 0 ... ... ... 2*49 ... ... ... ..; . Z Dru°- old . 2 12 0 2 12 0 2 2 0 0 5:3 7 100 163 200,000 142,470 87,604 14,606 Mar. & Sep. Northern "Boot ... 0 9 0 0 9 0 1 0 16 0 SJ 5 15 126 15,000 12,622 10,032 2,123 September . Sharland ft Co. ... 0 19 0 0 W 0 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Ton«on Garlick Coy. 0 18 0 0 19 0 1 10 0 81 8 40 35 40,000 35,000 35,000 ... ... Union Oil ... ... 0 19 6 0 19 6 1 0 14 0 G| 94 50 36-8 50,000 36.850 25,795 3,000 May & Nov. DSC. ..093092 10/- 080 ■ 7 §S 120 97 60,000 48,500 38,800 5,602 March RJverhead Paper Mills 110 ... 20/- 10 0 4g .5- ... :.. 15,000 13,081 13,031 GOLDFIELDS. p • "o j? I iS 5> ■«.-• Catitai. Price ® £ JS § ""3 Capital. '/.COMPANIES. v , K' & || || J! — —- COMPARES. *<*™ gk. jj jj J| Sjg juontn. jjjS wA Capital. Capital. . -- -■ .. : ■ j>°" go M " CapU»i. UtpitalTHAMES. £ s. d. £ s. d. !»>« £ £ I UPPER THAMES. £ ». d. £ s. d. ™l»lMi £ £ Broken Hill ... Ltd. 0 0 2 0 0 3 3/- 100 90 15,000 13,500 Union Waihi ... Ltd. 0 19 0 0 19 0 20/- 200 141 200,000 141,250 Eclipse ... ... ... . 1/- 150 150 7 500 7,500 i Waihi .. ... Ltd. 6 3 0 6 12 6 20/- 500 495 500,000 495,000 lroncap... ........ ' 2/- 93 93 9 384 9.384 Waihi Beach ... N.L. 0 0 4 0 0 64 1/- 140 127 7,000 0,375 KaDowai ... ...00 7 00 6 1/- 100 100 5,000 5,000 WaihiConsoli'td N.L. 0 14 16 5/- 150 100 37.500 25,000 Kuranui ... N.L. ... . 5/- 60 60 15,000 15,000 Waihi Consols N.L. 0 0 4 0 0 6 2/- 175 150 17,500 15,000 tK.uranui Caledonian 0 0 9 0 0 9 . ... Waihi Extended Ltd. 0 3 0 0 4 0 20/- 150 100 150,000 100,000 May Queen-H'ki Ltd. 0 0 6 0 0 6 10/'- 79 '79 39,500 39,500 Waihi Grand Junct'n 15 0 ... 20/- 200 150 200,000 150,000 ManaraRoval N.L. v ... ... -' .... Wai In South ...Ltd. 00 9 0 0 11 3/- 150 120 22,500 18,000 May Queen'Ext. N.L. 0 0 2 0 0 3 3/- 100 100 15.000 15.000 Waitekauri ... Ltd. 0 10 0 0 12 0 20/- 230 200 230,000 200,000 Moanataiari ...Ltd ... ... 20/- 2*10 150 '200,000 150,000 \ Waiteka'ri Cross Ltd ... ... 20/- 100 100 100,000 100,000 Monowai ... Ltd. 0 2 6 0 2 9 20/- 150 60 150,000 60,0001 Waitekauri King N.L. ... ... n 2/- 150 117 15,000 11,745 New Albnrnia... ...... ... 10/- 60 50 25,000 25,000 j Woodstock" ■ ... Ltd. 0 6 0 0 6 6 20/- 150 lot) 150,000 150.00) New Wltau ... N.L. ... ... 3- 100 100 15,000 15,000 YounsN.ZeaiandN.L. ... ... 3/- .75 65 ,11,250 .9,750 Occidental ... N.L. ... ... . 1/6 100 100 7,500 7,500! , PuruConsolidt'dLTD. ... * ... 6/- 80 62 24,000 18,600 1 COROMANDEL. _' _ JTararu Creek ... ... ... ... ... Bunker's Hill ... Ltd. ... ... 5/- 60 60 15,000 15,000 ThamesHaurG'fdLtd ,. ... 20/- 300 275 300,003 275,000 Cor.Fr'hld.Prop. N.L. ... ... 2/0 159 150 18,750 18,750 Victoria... ... N.L 0 0 4 ... 4/- 120 117,30,000 23,560 jHauraki ... ... 2/6 ... 320 ... ... Waiotahi ... Ltd. 1 5 0 1 5 0 60/- 6 6 18.000 18,009 Hauraki No. 2 N-L. ... ... 3/- 100 80 15.000 12.000 Wei. Jack, paid up ... ... ... 1/- 10 7 5,000 4,875 Hauraki A. Mine* Ld. ... ... 4/- 500 500 100,000 100,000 „ coat. ... 0 1 0 13 1/- 90 90 ... .. Hauraki Freeholds V. 00 90 06 1/ 200 200 10,000 10,000 " - ■ ' I llaurakiS. : ...Ltd ... ... 20/- 90 75 90,000 75,000 GREAT BARRIER jKapanRa ... Ltd ... ... •■• - •••„- ort -:„ fl Barrier Reels, Td.uo 0,1 2 0 2 0 20/- 100 100 100,000 100,000 New Four iu-H'ud ML 0 ,2 0024 5/- 90 82 22,500 20,o00 • '..'-'■■• .;..:.'■. Proves jCsclRk. N.L. ... ... 3/- 65 65 9,750 9,7o0 UPPER THAMES. || Royal Oak of Hauraki ... ... ... ... ... -.: ' ..." Alpha ...<.;. N.L. ... ... 3/- 50 50 7.500 5.250 j Tokatoa Consols ... ... ... 20/- 100 dO 100,003 65,000 Chelmsford "... ...0 19 2 0 2/- 80 80 8.000 8,0001 ' "' tEthel Reef ... ... ... ■* ... 5/-I4S0 120,000 i WHARiaciBATjras'GA. Imperial ... N.L. ... ... 2/- 110 100 10,500 10 000! Wh'uxam'ta Goldfcor. 0 3 6 0 3 6 20/- 200 160 200,000 [60,000 Komata Reefs ... 0 2 0026 ... ... .. ... ... Kauri Freehold G. Est £ ... ... -20/- 250 250 230,000 250.000 AUSTRALIAN ft Maratoto .......... ... 1/- 100 30 5,000 4,000 TASMANIAN. n nn ■■■ ,- N.Z. Crown ...... 0 12 0 0 12. 0 20/- 200 200 200,000 200.000 I Mb. Lyell M. ft R. ... ... 300 275 900.000 825,000 Talisman Consolid'td I 2 6 12 6 20/-1300 264 300.000 264,000 North Mt. Lyell ...*... ... 20/- 500 ... 500 000 ... Ohinemuri Syndicate 0 1 0 0 I 0 20/- 60 42 60,000 42,000 Tasmau Lyell ...... ... ... Queen of Waihi N.L. . ... ... 5/- 100 80-25 000 20,000 Mt. David ... ...... ... ... ... Rising Sun ... N.L. 0 0 6 0 0 6 3/- 80 60 12,000 9,000 Lyell Tharsis ... ... ... ... ... ... ... _ ....^ Tairua Broken Hill... 0 2 0 0 2 0 2/- 125 125 12,500 12,500 Sailors' Creek Dred'. ■ 0 5 0 ... 10/- 48 48 24,000 24,000 :v '■'"■"' [_ ■■! ■■■-. ■■■>■- •.■.-■■■-!- "■ - .•.■■:.-:-- _;_ *Ex Div. Cum Div. N.L—No Liability. % Information applied for not yet to hand from Secretary. 5 Also Bonus of 5 % on purchases to Shareholders,