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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12480, 26 January 1904, Page 3

COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Herald Office.

Monday evening. The sharemarkefc was very dull again to-day. In investment lines New Zealand Insurances had buyers at 85s 6d, sellers 87s. Westport Coals were looked for at £6 17s, no sellers quoting. Northern Steams (paid up) wero offered at 16s 3d, buyer 3 15s 9d. Devonport Steain Forrys at 38s 6d had no buyers. In mining lines Talismans wero firmer owing to a rumour of a development in the mine. Sellers advanced to 3s 3d and buyers to 3s. In other lines late prices ruled. AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. The following are Monday's closing prices, the business done being nil:

U. A. BDTTI.B, Chairman. W. H. 0. JOHNSTON, Secretary. 3.15 p.m., January 25, 1904. CALL AND DIVIDEND LIST. Dividends. Due , N.Z. and Hirer Plate Land Mortgage Co 7 p.c. Jan. 26 N.ji. Insurance Co. ...' ... 0 4 0 Now Hiktirangi Coal _ Now' Tairua Broken Uilla ... ... 0 0 3 Jail '25 Q cuiia. Due ; * Sunbeam, January 15 0 0 1 Feb. i New Chelmsford, January 10 ... 0 0 1 Feb". 0 Waibi Beach, January 21 ... 0 0 1 Feb." 10 DITXEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. Duxedis, Jlondav. Stock Exchange sales: Dun.stan Lead, Ss ild • Golden Bert, 7s tid; New Bendigo, lbs 6d; Rise and Shine, 275. SYDNEY WOOL SALES. A private wire received in Auckland last night states that the Winchuombe Carbon Company sold 3000 bales of wool yesterday, and that the market was very lirm. Other prices were:—Tasmanian greasy merino, 12Jdj New England, lid; medium crossbred, gld; Sydney scoured merino, la tid. SYDNEY STOCK SALES. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. (Received January 25, 11.25 p.m.)" SYDNEY, January 25. At the Homebush sales the market was firm, and improved prices were realised. Best wethers 17s 6d to 18s; best ewes, 193 (id to 20s 6d; good, 18sbest bullocks, £11 10s to £13 2s 6d; good, £10 Ills'. Best cows, £* 5s to £\j ISs; good, £7 10?. B»st beef, a*. LONDON. By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright. London, Januarv" 24. Ten thousand quarters of South Australian"wheat, February and March shipments, sold at 30s 6d. Linseed oil, Is 7Jd. Copper: Spot, 67J; three months, 561. Tin: Spot, 127J; three months, 127 J. Lead, £11 lfis lOid. Silver, 2s 1 11-]C*i per ounce. Sheep: Canterbury, 4 7-16 d; others, unchanged. Lambs—Canterbury, 4Jd; others, unchanged. River Plate sheep, unchanged. Lambs, 4|d. Beef, all sorts unchanged. WOOL. By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. London, January 24. Yesterday's wool sales were postponed owin" to the fog.

Seller?. Buyers. BANKS— .'; e. (1. £, *. d. New Zealand _ 3 18 0 INSURANCE— New Zealand 4 7 0 4 5 6 National 1 2 U 110 South British _ 5 15 0 Standard 0 IS 0 _ FINANCIAL— X.Z. and River Plate, new 15 9 15 0 COAL— Taupiri Mines, Limited ... 0 18 0 0 17 0 Westport — C 17 0 GAS— Auckland 14 5 0 14 0 0 SHIPPING— Northern Steam, paid up 0 16 3 0 15 D Northern Slcum, con. .'.. 0 7-1 0 7 2 Devonporfc Ferry 1 IS (i _ " TIMISEU— Kauri Timber, con. ... 0 3 6 0 2 11 Leyland-O'Brien Co. Ltd. 2 2 0 _ Alitehelson Co 0 15 0 0 14 0 MISCELLANEOUS— Avondale Brick and Pottery 1 0 ,6 0 19 6 D.S.C., Limited 0 la 0 _ New Zealand Drug, £2 ... 3 i) 6 2 7 U MIXING— Kuranui 0 0 4.V _ Kuranui-Calcdontim ... o 0 4$ Mahara Boyal, con. ... 0 1 a — May Queen Extended ... 0 0 4 — Nov Eclipse 0 0 10V _ , Old Alburniu 0 1 3 Victoria 0 0 5 Crown 0 s I) Golden Belt, contributing 0 3 2 _ Komutu Beet's 0 18 0 13 Pride of Waihi 0 0 2,1 _ Tairua Broken Hills, ex div 0 3 11"" _ Talisman Consolidated ... 0 3 3 0 3 0 Waihi ,-, 7 (j Waihi Consolidated ... 0 1 3 0 11 Waihi Consols 0 0 5 Wailvi Extended 0 2 4 0 a 0 Waihi Grand Junction ... __ 2 0 0 Waihi South 0 0 6 _ Bunker's Hill 0 1 G _ llauraki Freehold 0 0 5* Harbour View 0 0 l' 0 0 3 Old He.uraki, paid up ... 03?, _ Old Hauraki, contributing 032 Big Beetle, contributing... 0 0 )> Minerals, Limited, pief. ... 0 2 !< _