STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVI, Issue 12, 22 July 1898, Page 13

STOCKS AND SHARES.

London, July 14.

The weekly returns of the Bank of England, published to-day, show the stock of ' gold coin and bullion to be L 33,985,000, the reserve L 25,045,000, and the proportion of reserves to liabilities 46-12. There was in circulation L 28 ,106.000 ; the public deposits amounted to L 7,278,000 ; other deposits, 1,46,878.000 ; Government securities, L 13 ,792,00 0; other securities, L 33 ,163,000. Consols, 11 1 J. Quotations for colonial socks :—: — , Variations 1 compared — I Trice. with I last week 1 £ s. d. 49f New Zealand 11.") 0 0 5s higher 3£ % New Zealand ]()7 0 0 15s higher 3 % New Zealand 9!) 0 o 10s lower Stock Exchange. Welnesday, July 20. BANKS.— National, Buyers, 2/6/0 ; Seller?, 2/8,0. New South Wales, 8., 35/0/0 ; S., 35/10/0. Union of Australia, Ltd., B , 25/5/0 • S., 25/15/0. ' Insurance.— National, 8., IC/0 ; S., 10/(5. New Zealand, 8., — ; S., 3/9/(5. South British, 8., 2/7/6 ; S , 2,9/-. Standard, 8., (cumdiv.) 12/6; S., 12/1). Shipping.— New Zealand Shipping-, 8., 4/14/6 ; S., 4/1 7/6. Union Steam. 8., 9/17/6 ; S., 10/2/6. COAL.— Kaitangata (old), 8., 22/10,0; S., — . Do (new), B, — ; S., — . Westport 8.. 2/17/6; S.. 2/19/6. Loan and Agency. — Commercial Property Company (2/10/0) B. 5/4; S., 5/9. National Mortgage, B. 11/0; S., 11/6. Perpetual Trustees, 8., 11,0; S., 11/8. Trustees and Executors, B 1/12/6 ; S., 1/13/6. Miscellaneous.— Colonial Sugar Refining Co. (€2O), B, 30/5/0 ; S., 31/0/0. Kaiapoi Woollen Co., 8., 6/2/6 ; S , 6/5/0. Milburn Lime and Cement, 8., 1/11/6: S.. 1/13/6; do., new issue, 8., — ; S., — premium. Mornington Tramway, 8., 15/9 ; S., 16,3, Mosgiel Woollen, 8., 4/6/6 ; S., 4,8/-. New Zealand Drug, 8., 2/7/3 ; S., 2/7,!). New Zealand Drug (30/- paid), B 1/14/9'; S., 1/15/3. Otajro Daily Times 8., 11/10/-; S., 11/15/-. Emu Bay Railway. 8., 11/6; S., 15/0. New Zealand A&bestos Co , 8., — ; S., par premium. Wellington V\ oollen B 4/2/0 • S., 4/5/0. Silverton Tram, 8.. 4/8/0 ; S., 4/10,0. New' Zealand Refrigerating, 8., 1/3/6 : S , 1/5/0. Goldfirlds.— Reef ton : Big River Extended, 8., 7/6 ; S., 8/0. Cumberland Extended, 8., 1/!); S., 2/0. Dillon Extended, 8., — ; S., — . Keep-it-Dark, B, — ; S., 1/3,6. Alpine Extended, B, 5/3 ; S., 5/9. U elcome Co. (Ltd.), 8., 2/6 ; S., 3/0 Croesus (Paparoa), 8., 10/3 ; S., 10/9. Auckland. — Bunker's Hill, 8., 0/9 ; S., 1/0. Crown, 8., — ; S., 7/0. Talisman, 8., 7/.i ; S., — . Waitekauri, B.] — ; S., — . Waihi Silverton, 8., — ; S., — . Woodstock, 8., — ; S., 18/0. Otago.— Alpha (vendors), B , — ; S., 13/-. Morning Star (A issue), 8., 10/0 ; S.. 10/9. Burnt Creek, 8., 50 • S., 5/6. Grace Darling, 8., — ; S., — . May Queen, 8., 4/9 ; S., 5/6.

Dredging Companies.— Buller. 8.. 10/-: S., 11/-. Clyde B 1/15/0 ; S., 2/0/0. Enterprise, 8., 3/0/0'; S., 3/1/6. Golden Beath B 6/6; 8., 8/0. Golden Gate, 8., 1/12/0; S., 1/13/0. Golden Rur, 8., 1/2/0 ; S., 1/3/0. Golden Treasure, B , 3/5/0 ; S., 3/10/0. Golden Terrace, 8., 14/0 ; S., 15/0. Jutland Flat (cont.), 8., 6/0; S., 6/8. Lion Rock, 8., 18/0 ; S., 1/0/0. Molyneux Hydraulic Co. (Dredge issue), 8., 1/10; 8., 1/11/0. Nevis, 8., 18/0; S., 1/0/0. Otago 8., 1/15/0; S., 1/16/0. Upper Waipori (contrib.), 8., 2/6 ; S., 2/9. Kyeburn, 8., — ; S., 3d disc. ; Dunedin Dredge, 8., 6/0 ; S.. 6/6. Ettrick, 8.,— ; S., 19/0. Waimumu, 8., — ; S., par. Sluicing Companies.— Moonlight Sluicing (contrib.) 8., — ; S., 1/13/0. Roxburgh Amalgamated (contrib.), 8., 6/3 ; S., 619. Deep Stream, 8., 19/9 ; S., 1/1/0. Bakery Flat, 8., 14/0 ; S., 15/0.