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Star (Christchurch), Issue 9933, 23 August 1910, Page 3

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United Press Association—By Eloctrio Telegraph—Copyright. (Received August 23, 11 a.m.) LONDON, August 22. Shares.—Waihi shares are quoted at £7 XBs 9d: Junction, 37s 6d to 40s. BEET SUGAR. LONDON, August 22. Mr F. O. Licht, the well-known authority, estimates that the beet sugar production has decreased by 218,000 tons, and that the season's output will be 359,000 torn short. THE SHARE" MARKET. . (Peb Piusss Association.] AUCKLAND, August 23. To-day's Sales.—May Queen 4s, Alburnia lid, 10id, Saxon Is 6d, Ross 4s 3d to 3s lid, Crown 4s Bel, 4s 7d, options 2s 2d, Tairua Broken Hills Is lOd, Talisman 56s 9d, Waihi £8 0s 6d to £7 18s 6d, Waihi Extended 2s lOd, Grand Junctions 38s, 37s 7d, Handsworth New Waitaita 7d, New Zealand Insurance £4 2s 6d, Northern Coal lis, 10s 9d, Wilson's Cement (ordinary) 42s 6d. STOCK"EXCHANGE. TO-DAY'S CALL. The following prices ruled at the call of the Stock Exchange to-day: Buyers. Sellers. BAN&SNational of N.Z. . 618 0 • FINANCIAL— N.Z. and R. Plate Land 2 16 INSURANCE— Standard o{ N.Z. . 15 6 MEAT PRESERVING— Christchurch Meat Co. (£10) . . 13 10 O Chriptcßurch Moat Co. (£5) ' . . . . 610 0 SHIPPING— N.Z Shipping Co. . 10 0 0 WOOLLEN MANUFACTURING— ■ Woollen . 8 6 0 COAL— Papavoa ... 017 6 T-aupiri ... 109 Wostport-Stockton . 0 7 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Booth, Macdonald and Co. . . . .10 6 G-hmmore Brick . 015 0 Mason. Struthers (£1) 15 0 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. 2 9 0 Whitcoinbe and Tombs 6 0 0 BREWERIES— Ward and Co. . 5 2 6 MINING— Talisman Consolidated 215 9 21G 3 Waihi . . . 8 2 0 Watchman . 0 2 0 lios3 Goldiio'ds . 0 4 3 The _ following- sales were reported: Taupiri, 20s 6d; Talisman Consolidated, 5Gs; Waihi Grand Junction, 37s 3d. 87s 6d; Ross ■Goldlields, 3s 9d, 3a 6d, 3s lid.