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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11999, 23 June 1902, Page 4

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LONDON. London, .Tune 17. The following: are the latest quotations for consols and colonial inscribed stock, and comparison with those ruling last week: —

BANK OF ENGLAND. The Bank of England returns published today show the stock of gold, coin, and bullion to be £25,498,000; reserve, £26,389,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 52.90; in circulation, £29,379,000; public deposits £10,936,000; other deposits. £38,664,000; Government securities, £14,193,000; other securities, £27,041,000. MONEY MARKET. Three months' bills are discounted, at 2| per cent. WHEAT. The wheat markets are quiet. Continental rather firmer. The cold weather in France is causing anxiety as to the crops. Cargoes, steady. Victorian, South Australian, and New South Wales, March, 29s 6d. The American visible supply is 32,106,000 bushels. METALS. Copper : Spot, £53|; three months, £53£. Tin: Spot, £1262; three months, £120|. Iron. 54s 9d. Lead, £11 3-16. SUGAR. Sugar: German, 6s 2d; first marks, 7s 7d. WOOL. Bradford wool sales:! Common sixties, 21d; super, 22c1. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. BUSINESS DONE.—D.S.C., Limited, 10s; Waihi Extended, 2s Id; Waitekauri, 23 Bd. BUYERS.—Bank of New Zealand, 66s 6d; National Bank, Sts ; New Zealand Insurance. 7Ss 6d ; National Insurance, 20s fid ; South British Insurance. 82s; New Zealand Accident Insurance, 275; Hikurangi Coal, Ss 4d; Tatipiri Coal Mines, Limited, 19s: Westport Coal. 963 6d; Gisborne Gas, 345; Northern Steamship, contributing, 7s 6(1; Devonport Steam Ferry, 40s; LeylandO'Brien Timber. Co., Limited, 335; Avondale Brick and Pottery. 20s 6d; D.S.C., Limited. 9s lOd; Milne and Chovce, Limited, preferential, 23s 6d; Hiverhead Paper Mills, 25s 6d; Broken Hill, 3d; Welcome Jack, contributing, 2_kl; Crown, 12.=? 9d; Komata Reefs, Is 4d;. Waihi, £5 16s; Waihi Consolidated, sd; Waihi Consols. lid. SELLERS.New Zealand' Insurance, 80s; National Insurance, 219 3d ; Standard Insurance, 18s 6d; Hikurangi Coal, 8s 6d; Taupirl Coal Mines. Limited. 19s 6(1 ; Auckland Gas. new (£4 10s), £13; Gisborne Gas, 355; Kauri Timber, contributing, 2s; Mitcheison Timber Company, 169 9d; New Zealand Drug (£2), 495; Hiverhead Paper Mills, 26s 6d; Toiisoji Garlick Co., Limited, 203; Broken Hill, 4£d; Knranui, sd; Kura-uui-Caledonian, 8d; May Queen Hauraki, sd; May Queen Extended, 7d; Monowai, 2s 7d; Waiotahi, 24s : Chelmsford Is 6d ; Crown. 13s 6d; Komata Reefs, Is 7d; Maratoto, sd; l'rido of Waihi, 2d ; Rising Sun. 3£d.; Tairua Broken Hills, 9s 3d ; Waihi. £6 ; "Waihi Beach "United, 4d; "Waihi Consolidated, 8d; "Waihi Consols. 3d : Wailii Extended. 2s 3d ; Waihi South. sd: Waitekauri, 2s 8d: Woodstock, 3s 9(1; Welcome Jack, contributing-, 4d. G. A. BOTTLE. Chairman. W. 11. O. JOHNSTON. Secretary. Noon. Jane 21, 1902. ... . „ THE MAILS. Mails will close as under: — THIS DAT. For Thames. Paeroa, Waihi, and Katikati, per train, at 8.30 a.m. For Tauranga. Te Puke, Pongakawa, Matata, and Whakatane, via KotoruiV, per train, at 8.30 a.m. For Kawau, Mangawai, Hakam, Te Arai, Kaiwaka, and North Alberfclaml, per Katf ail, at 11 a.m. ~ , For Wangartui, per Gairloch, at 11 a.m. For Matakana, per Kotiti, at 1 p.m. For Mullet Point and Matakana, per Orewa, For New 'piyinontli and Southern Ports, also For New Plymouth and Southern Ports, also Napier, per Takapuna, at 1.10 p.m. For Leigh and Opanga, per Rose Casey, at 2 p.m. . For Thames, per Terranora. at 2.30 p.m. For Corolnandei. per Rotoinahana, at 3 p.m. Per Zealandia, as follows:— For Ceylon, India, China, Japan, Straits Settlements, Aden, Suez, Mediterranean Ports, Continent of Europe, and United Kingdom, via Suez, at 4.30 p.m. , For Cape Colony, Natal, and other South African States, at 4.30 p.m. For Lord • Howe. Norfolk, New Hebrides. Santa Cruz, and Solomon Islands, and Fiji, at 4.30 p.m. „ „ , . For Australian Colonies and New Caledonia, at 4.30 p.m. , . , Money orders, registered letters, and newspapers, at 3.30 p.m. . , Correspondence lor United Kingdom and Continent of Europe must be specially addressed " via Suez ." . Mail will be due in London August 4. For Tauranga, Opotiki, Ohiwa, and Whakatane, per Waiotahi, at 4.30 p.m. For Russell, Kawakatfa, Rawene, Whangaroa, and Mahgonui, per Clansman, at 5.30 p.m. For Kuaotunu, Whitianga, and Gumtown, per Muritai, at 7.45 p.m. For Tairua, Whangamata, and Tauranga, per Waitangi, at 7.45 p.m. For Whangarei Heads, Marsden Point, Waipn. Parua Bay, Mangapai, Wliangarei, Karrio, Kaurihohore, Hikurangi, Ngnriguru, Hukerenui, Towai, and Whakapara, per Wellington, at 7.45 p.m. . For Turua. Paeroa, Waihi, and Te Aroha, per Waimaric, at 7.45 p.m. TUESDAY. . For Thames, Paeroa, and Waihi, per train, at 7 a.m. i For Paeroa, Waihi, and Thames, per train, at 8.30 a.m. For Gisborne. Napier, and Southern Ports, per Elinganiite, at 1 p.m. For Turua, Paeroa, Waihi, and Te Arolia, per Taniwha, at 1.30 p.m. For Waiwera and Warkworth, per Rose Casey, at 2 p.m. For Thames. Paeroa, and Waihi, per Terranora, at 3 p.m. _ For Whangarei. Kamo. Hikurangi, and Whakapara, per Ngunguru, at 4 p.m. FRIDAY. Per Ventura, 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.m. For money orders, registered letters, ano newspapers, at 11.30 a.m. Parcel Mails for Samoa, Hawaiian Islands, and United States of America will close at 12.30 p.m. . Late letters, bearing an extra fee of Id in addition to the postage, may be posted in the late letter-box on board the steamer up to the time of sai'.ing. Mail will be due in London July 26. WEDNESDAY, JULY 2. For Tonga, Samoa, Fiji, and Niue, per Manapouri, at 4 p.m. Note.-—An English mail, via Suez, dated London, May 16, will arrive here this morning. per Elinganiite. THURSDAY, June 26, being Coronation Day, will be observed as a partial Post Office holiday. The office will be open to the publice between the hours of 8.30 and 9.30 a.m. on that day Mails usually made up on Thursday after 9 a.m. will close at that hour. There will be no delivery by letter-carriers, but the office will be open from 7 to 8 p.m. the previous night, for delivery over counter of all classes of correspondence (registered and ordinary), including letters deliverable by carriers. S. B. BiSS. Chief Postmaster. TELEGRAPHIC NOTICES. Mails for the United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, via Monte Video and Teneriffe. per Matatua, close at Wellington to-morrow (Tuesday), at 2 p.m. Berne arvises " Cable Mozambique-Ma-chunga (Madagascar) interrupted." 11. F. SEAOER. Offlcer-ln-Charge. T 7 ? '"""I*"!":' J 1 '""" ' " ' DAILY MEMORANDA. SALES: Mr. Louis Lewis—Household Furniture and Effects. It a.m. MEETINGS: Prince Albert College Literary and Debating Society, 7.30 p.m. Auckland Ladies' Benevolent Society— Y.M.C.A. Rooms, 4 p.m. Householders of Auckland City School District—St. James' Hail, 8 p.m. Citizens of Auckland Council Chambers, 4 p.m. AMUSEMENTS: Opera House— William Anderson's Dramatic Company—" A London Arab," 8 p.m. City Hall— Gaiety Company, 8 p.m. The Amphitheatre, Custom-street—Wirth Bros.' Circus, 3 p.m. Dunblane Rowley's Waxworks, 2 p.m.

Stock. j Price, j Variation |1T«. ii.i Kritlftll 2! 21 p.c Consols .J 90 12 0 2/6 lower 4-N.&W., 1933, Jan., July ..ill* 0 0 unchanged 3JN.S.W., 19IS, Mar.,Sep. ..104 0 0 unchanged 3-N.S.W*.. 1935 April,.Oct. .. 90 0 0 unchanged .1-Vir , 1920, Jan., July . ..HI) 0 0 unchanged 8.4-Vic, 1923, Jan., July ..103 0 0 unchanged 8-Victbrla 90 5 (^unchanged ::i.Soiit!i Australia, 1939, April ami October 104 0 Ojunchansecl 3 8. Australia, 1P1P, Jan., July 95 10 ('unchanged 4-QueenslaniI, 1915-24, Jan., .Inly . .. .. .. 100 0 0 unchanged Si-Queensland, 1924, Jan., July 102 in 0|10s lower 4-Nett Zealand, 1929, Mav.Nov.jll.', 0 0 unchanged V-N '/.. 1910, Jan., July .. jlos (i Ojtinchanged 3-N<K., 1846, April, October . .\ M 5 0 unchanged Sl-'J'nxinauiii. 1920-40, January and July.. ■• 104 0 0 unchanged 31-U'. Australia, 1913-3;"., May | and November 1102 0 ('unchanged