COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11766, 23 September 1901, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

i New Zealand Herald Office. Saturday evening. On and after Monday, September 23, the wholesale price of the New Zealand Dairy I Association and Anchor brands of butter will ! be lid per lb. LONDON. i By Telegraph.— Association.— j London, September 20. The following are the latest quotations for consols and colonial inscribed stride, and I oomparison with those ruling last week: j

BANK OF ENGLAND. The Bank of England returns show the slock of gold, coin, and bullion to be £37,363.000: reserve, £27,8-6,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 53.19; in circulation, £29,395,000: public deposits, £11,674,000; other deposits, £40.556,000; Government securities, £16,683,000; other securities, £26,167,000. MONEY MARKET. Thrao months' bills are discounted at 2 5-16 per cent. WHEAT. The wheat markets are steady, with a hardening 1 tendency. The latest estimate of the British crop is 50,000.000 bushels. Cargoes Eiro quiet. Victorian afloat, 23s 3d ; South Australian, September shipment, 295. SUGAR. Sugar is weak. German. 7s 7id; first marks, 9s 10|d. METALS. Tin, quiet. Spot, £114 10s: three months, £113. Pig-iron, 54s 3d. Lead, £12. Silver, 2s 215-16 d WOOL. The Bradford wool, market is very firm. Common sixties, Is 7Jd ; super, Is Bid. At the London sales all classes had spirited competition: prices unchanged. Omarana sold it Bid: Katandni, Is 3gd. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. _ Business DONE.— Zealand Insurance, i6s. BUYERS.— Zealand Insurance. 655; New Zealand Accident Insurance, 45s 6dAuckland Gas, new (£4), £12 7s 6d: Thames Gas, 28s 9d: Union Steamship, £11 ss; Northern Steamship, paid up, 18s; Northern Steamship, contributing. 8s; Hikurangi. Coal, 8sTanpiri Coal Mines (Limited). 17s 6d; AvonSale Brick and Pottery, 21- 6d; Riverhead Paper Mills. 225: Broken Hill. 3*d; Kapowai, jontributing, sd; Welcome Jack, contributing, lid; Chelmsford, Is 6d ; Crown, lis 9dKomata Reefs, is sd; Tairaa Broken Hills, ss 3d: Waihi. £5 15s; Waihi Beach United. Bid: Waihi Consolidated. Is 2d: Waihi Extended, 2s; Waihi Grand Junction, 30s 6(1; EVaihi South, 9d; Woodstock, 4s 6d. SriLLFKS.-Baftk of New Zealand. 41s; New Zealand Insurance, 675 : South British Insurmce. 81s : New Zealand Accident Insurance. 17s 6d: Northern Steamship, paid up, 18s 6d ; Northern Steamship, contributing, 8s 3d; Devonport Steam Ferry. 365: Hikurangi Coal, 3s 3d: Tauniri Coal Mines (Limited). 18s 3d; Kauri Timber, contributing. 2«; Mitchelson Timber Co., 18s; Broken Hill, 4WI; KuranniCaledonian, Is; May Queen Hauraki, 9d; Victoria, sd; Kapowai. contributing, 7d; Welcome Jack. contributing. Is Id : Chelmsford, 2s: Crown. 12s 6d ; Komata Reefs. Is 7d; "minemuri Syndicate, la; Pride of Waihi, 3d; Rising Sun, 6d ; Tairaa Broken Hills, 3s 7d' Waihi, £6: Waihi Beach United, 4d; Waihi Consolidated, Is 4d: Waihi Consols, 2d; Waihi Extended. 2s 2d; Waihi Grand Junction. 355: Waihi South. 10Jd; Woodstock, 5s >d; New Fonr-in-Hand, 2s: Ttauraki Freehold. "d; Barrier Reefs, Is 2d; Whangamata Gold Corporation, 3s. G A. BUTTLE. Chairman. W. IT. O. Johnston, Secretary. Noon, September 21, 1901. THE MAILS. Mails will Close as under: THIS DAY. , For Thames, per Wakatere, at 8 a.m. I For Coromandel and Cabbage Bay, per Roto- ] mahana, at 8.30 a.m. For Thames, Taenia, Waihi, and Kntikati, ! per train, at 8.30 a.m. For Tauranga, To Puke. Pongakawa, Mitata. Ohiwa, Opotiki, and Whakatane, via Rotorua. per train, at 8.30 a.m. For Waitara, per Kanieri, at 9.45 a.m. For New Plymouth and Southern Ports, per Mapourika, at 1.10 p.m. Per Waikare, as follows: — For Ceylon, India. China, Japan, Strait* Settlements, Aden, Suez. Medite> •anean Ports, Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom, via Suez, at 4 p.m. For Cane Colony, Natal, and other South African States, at 4 p.m. For Australian Colonies and New Caledonia, at 4 p.m. For Lord Howe, Norfolk Island, New Hebrides, and Banks Islands, at 4 p.n, For money orders, registered letters, ami newspapers, at 3 p.m. Correspondence for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe must be specially addressed " via Suez." Mail will be due in London November 3. For Kawan, Mangawai, Hakaru, To Arai. Ke waka, and North Albertland, per Kawan, at 5 p.m. for Russell, Kawakawa, Rawene, Whangaroa, >. and Mangonui, per Clansman, at 5.30 p.m. ; For Kuaotunu, Whitianga. Gumtown, ar»:l • Whangapara, per Muritai, at 6 p.m. For Turua, l'aeroa, Waihi, Te Aroha, and Katikati, per Taniwha, at 6.30 p.m. For Whangarei Heads, Marsden Point, Waipu, I'artia Bay, Mangapai, Whangarei, Kamo, Kanriliohore, Hikurangi. Ngnnguru, Hukerenui, Tovvai, and Whakapara, per Wellington, at 7 p.m. For Thames, Paeroa, and Waihi, per Terrancra, at. 7 p.m. For Tauranga. Tairaa, and Whangamata, per Waitangi, at 7.45 p.m. Tuesday. For Thames, Paeroa, and Waihi, per train, at 7 a.m. For Whakatane, per Waimana, at 8 a.m. For Mullet Point and Matakana, per Orcwa, at 3 a.m. For Leigh and Opanga, per Rose Casey, at S' a.m. For Matakana, per Kotiti, at 8.30 a.m. For l'aeroa, Waihi, and Thames, per train, at 8.30 a.m. For llnhoura, Waihopo, Tekao, and Parenga. per Ohinemuri. at 9 a.m. For Thames. l'aeroa, and Waihi, per Wakatere, at 9 a.m. For Commando] and Cabbage Bay, per Rotomahawa, at 10.30 a.m. For Grevmouth, Westport, and Ilokitika, per Herald, at 11 a.m. For Gisborne, Napier, and Southern Ports, per Mararoa, at 1 p.m. Foi Waiuku. per Weka, at 1.10 p.m. For Rarotonga and Tahiti, per Ovalau, at 4 p.m. For Whangarei, Kamo, Hikurangi, and Whakapara, per Ngungnru, at 4 p.m. For Tauranga, Dpotiki, and Ohiwa, per Waiotahi, at, 4.30 p.m. For Turua, T'aoroa, Waihi. and Te Aroha, per Waimarie, at 7.30 p.m. WEDNESDAY. For Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji, per Manapouri, nt 4 p.m. SA.TUHDAY. Per Sonoma, as follows: — For Samoa, Hawaiian Islands. Japan, Philippine Islands, United States of America, Canada, Central and South America. British and Foreign West Indies, United Kingdom, and Continent of Europe, at 1. p.i.i. For money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Parrel Mails for Samoa, Hawaiian Islands, and United States of America will close nt 12.30 p.m. Late letters, hearing an extra fee of 1d in addition to the portage, may be posted in the late loiter box on board the steamer up to the time of sailing Mail will be due in London October 26. S. B. BTSS. Chief Postmaster.

THE NEW 9 U _ L m I ' "' ■■"■"■■■■'■""—"™ " ! ' """*" ■i, ■ " , ciTTTTiT*TAT/-t The Northern Company's steamer Waiotahi COMMERCIAL. 1 SJtllx if lJNbr. arrived on Saturday morning from Opotiki | and TrMtranga, with several passenger* and j _.. "**■" - . a cargo of maize, etc New Zealand Herald Office. fiifh Water at Auckland—1.17 a.m.; 1.57 p.m. Yesterd'V Hie tugboat Awarua arrived is cm. Saturday evening. h „ Manukau—3.1b a.m.: 3.36 p.m. Whananalrl with a large raft of loss. \r«„div « Pr ,f„ m i WP the 5 40 a.m.; sets. 5.47 p.m. The Northern Company's steamer Nguagnru On and after Monday, September 16, the Moort-Fnll, Saturday. 5.5 p.m. ' left for WVwngarei on Saturday night. wholesale price of the New Zealand Dairy I moui»—* . Testenlii the BI Company steamer . .. , . , , , - , ,. -i, i ABMVAL8 Uifnarrrlved afweliington from Auckland. Association and Anchor brands of butter will . 9fwR\raER23 The Northern Company's steamer Paeioa be lid per lb. T> n „„„;n ri M ."r« survevin" vessel 1130 left for the North on Saturday night. tons" fThoSoweTaXs Comm&rJ. , The LONDON. 1 M°Coombe, from Coromandel. leaves this .stung for Resell, \,Tiang„.oa, fly Telegraph ._ Pre99 Association.-Copyright, ] Manapouri, s.s.. 2060, George Crawshaw, ana Mango . Northern rfm . " London, September 20. from Sydney Fiji Sam and; Tonga. a* , On. 3 S££ mo nir* irrivJd torn Wi a- The following are the latest quotations for «««>»: *•« bright M £®° Chmdius katine, with a cargo of maize, etc. consols and colonial inscribed stock, ana B. Mannsell, I. H. Head, Rev. MoOW'im | brigantine vision, having complete.! the oomparison with those ruling last week :- i Coquet, Messrs I. Cawthorn, 8. £ro<jtor, g' | fami-ration of hew cargo at Motuihi, came up formal. Boubt Hunt, W. E. GeU. K. a. h harbour on Saturday, and berthed at . ___ Head, C. Matson and[attendant, and two the Railway wharf to discharge. Stock. (Price. ; Variation. steerage.—union S.s. Co., .ujeiits. - 1 I . j Taviuni, s.s., 1455. F. W. Macbeth, from the -~~~ n<snrpi , I £ s. «'■ Society and Cook Islands.. Passengers: viMiiMl^ftfor Wellington on Saitir- "<ritish 2* 2J p.c. Consols .. 93 15 0 2/6 lower Messrs. A. Donald, Byron Squires, E. G. Bar- H.M.S. MUdura left or -v. ■ «t .tor on fe*iur- i - > , T , „ - „ hanged , ton, Hays, Sharpe.-Union S.S. Co agents day morning, and returns early next month • ; • Mar.,Sep. ...10: 5 unchanged Ovalan, s.s.. 1229, D. McLean, from West- to meet.the Rmgaroojna, .which relieves her >; . s . w .,'ib35 \pril. bet! _, M n flu chafed nort—Union S.S. Co., agents. on the -New Zealand chyision. v . • j ' ]} . ,, 0 h unchanged P Welling ton. m.. 279. E. Stephenson, from i H.M. surveying ship Pmgu.nrefurned from '.'"A■»*"• _ J j -■ ;;,„, „ „ ]0s hiphOT Whanga?ei. Passengers: Mesdames Wright, j Coromandel on Saturday mo™"'?. and took . .. . .. - j ,,.. , 5 „ linchailge ,i | IVArcy, Smith. Misses Brow,.. fallen. Mallei, up. an anchorage m the stream -The.Pen- ;U . Sout)l Australia, 1030, April | Avlett. Kilmer Messrs. W. A. Carrnth. H. R. nun has been completing he survej aroiind 'and October .. ' .. -.105 0 n unchanged Cook" F K'#». J. Roberts. S. C. Brown, i). Cpromandei, and proceeds to the Bay of Australia, 19!.', Jan., July. 03 u 0 unchauged Wri*ht. Warren, Gribble, Hataru. Smith, Plenty this week to continue her sumey du- 4 .Q lwen!)lail ,,; ,515.04, Jan.. 1 Lush •'■ McArthur. Cannold, Hood, Molloy, tiea. J„iv ,107 10 (mncbanged Codo' Galbraith. Hamson, Honnsell, Masters ■ ■ -Queensland, 1921,.Tan.,. July'102 n i unch»ns<«ii Mowhr-iv '" and'«-ix steerage.—Northern S.S. TRANSHIPMENTS. 4-.New Zealand, 192!>, May, Nov 115 0 (i.u.ich mg«d Co -iirents" The s.s. Mararoa. which arrived from Syd- 31-N Z, mid, Jan., July ...Wi 0 Ounc'aiiged \V'iiof-ibi « a " 7 3 A F. Johnson, from nev-yesterday, brought, a large quantity of 3-N 7... lots, April, October . .j 97 0 0 5s lower Onotiki'ip'd Tanranea. Pas-engers: Misses transhipments from England, the Continent, si-Tasmania, 1020-4H, January | StoSnc? Capper; Dolanev. Wither. Broderick. China. Japan, Vancouver, and Australian amlJuly.. .. ]l»4 0 0 unchanged FlannnViian. Hops, Masters, Hogg, Gordon, ports. 3i-\\. Australia, 1913-35, May, , Matthews. till. Wither. Goodyear. Men- and November.. - ..sl03 0 0,50s higher j ,-„_,!,.„ imi. Vini ATp«kv< TiTTf /.at-vto-.o or T? A MVTTRT.V