Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIV, Issue 20, 22 September 1898, Page 13

Commercial.

For week ending September 21.

STOCKS AND SHARES. London, Septemher 16. The Bank of England returns show that the stock of gold coin and bullion amounts to L 32,479,000 ; and the reserve to L 24 022 000 The proportion of reserve to liabilities, 4931 ; in circulation'L 27.429,000 ; public deposits, L 8,350,000 ; other deposits' L 40,246,000 ; Government securities, L 13.414,000 : other securi^ ties, L 29 589,000. Three months' bills are discounted at 1 J per cent. Consols, 110. Quotations for colonial stocks :—: —

Wednesday, September 21. Mr. Harman Reeves. Sharebroker, Dunedin, reports as follows : Banks.—National, Buyers, 2/6/0 ; Sellers, 2/7/0. New South Wales, 8., 35/0/0 ; S., 35/10/0. Union of Australia, Ltd., 8., 25/5/0 ; o,j 20/15/0* Insurance.—National, B, 15/9 ; S., 16/0. New Zealand B 3/5/0 ; S., 3/6/0. South British, 8., 2/9/6 ; S., 2/10/6. Standard, B.] X Jdlu I *■*^/^* Stea^B.: wf7, W dShiPPinSt ' B-4/17'6 ; S-4"9'6- ™« Coal.—Westport 8., 2/17/6 ; S., 2/18/6. Loan and Agency.—Commercial Property Company (2/10/01 B.; 5/9; S., 6/3. National Mortgage, B. 12/0; S., 13/0 Perpetual Trustees, 8., 11/9 ; S., 12/3. Trustees and Executors B 1/12/6; S., 1/13/6. ' '' Miscellaneous. — Colonial Sugar Refining Co (£20") B 30/5/0 ; S., 31/0/0. Kaiapoi Woollen Co., 8., 6/4/0; S 6/6/0 Milburn Lime and Cement, 8., 1/15/6; S., 1/16/6; do' new issue, 8., 16/0 ; S., 16/6 premium. Mornington Tramway B 15/0 ; S., 15/6, Mosgiel Woollen, 8., 4/7/0 : S., 4/9/0. New Zealand Drug, 8., 2/7/9 ; S., 2/8/3. New Zealand Drug (30/- paid) B 1/14/6; S., 1/15/3. Otago Daily Times, 8., 11/10/-; S, 11/15/-' Emu Bay Railway, 8., 10/0 ; S., 11/0. New Zealand Asbestos Co ' 8., — ; S., par. Wellington Woollen, 8., 4/2/0 ; S 4/4/0' Silverton Tram, 8., 4/7/6 ; S., 4/12/6. New Zealand RefrigeratGoldfields.—Reefton : Big River Extended, 8., 8/6 ; S 9/6 Cumberland Extended, 8., 3/0 ; S., 3/6. Dillon Extended, B ,'2/0 • S., 2/6. Keep-it-Dark, 8., 9/0 ; S., 10/0. Alpine Extended, B* 4/9 • S., 5/0. Welcome Co. (Ltd.), 8., 2/0 ; S., 2/9. Crcesus (Paparoa) B ' 10/9; S., 11/0. Auckland.—Bunker's Hill, 8., 0/3; S., 0/6 Crown" 8., 15/0; S., 17/0. Talisman, 8., 7/6; S M-. Waitekauri, b 1/13/0; S., 1/15/0. Waihi Silverton, 8., -; S., —. Woodstock 8., —; S., 18/0. Otago.—Alpha (vendors), 8., —; S, 13/-' Morning Star (A issue), 8., 12/6 ; S., 13/6. Burnt Creek, B 5/0 : 8., 5/6. Grace Darling, 8., 1/3 ; S., 1/6. May Queen, 8., 4/9 ;S , 6/6* Chatto Creek, 8., — ; 8., 2/0 disc. Clyde, 8., 25/0; S.. 35 o' Empire, 8., 40/0; S., 42/0. Enterprise Gully, 8., par.; S, -

Evan's Flat, 8., 20/0 ; S., 21/0. Golden Point, 8., 6d prem. ; S.,— Hartley and Riley., 8., 4/0 ; S., 4/6 prem. Kyeburn, 8., — ; S., l/~ disc. Magnetic, 8., 2/6 ; S., 3/0 prem. Matau, 8., 6d prem. ; S., — Matakitaki, 8., 6/0 ; S., 7/0. Mount Ida, 8., par ; S., -. Naseby, Ln 30/i o;o ;' n ?l ° phir ' B " l °l° P«m.; S., -. Success/^ 7 2/5/0; S., 2/10/0. Tuapeka, 8., 19/0; S., 20/0. Vincent, 8., par S., 1/0 premium. Macraes Flat, 8., — ; S., 1/0 disc. "

Dredging Companies.— Buller. 8., 14/0 : S 15/0 Clyde B 1/10/0 (cum div.) ; S., 2/0/0. Enterprise, 8., 3/1/6 ; S., 3/3/0. Golden Beach, B, 14/- ; S 15/- (prem). Golden Gate, 8., 2/6/0; S., 2/7/6. Golden Run, 8., 1/4/9 ; S., 1/5/6. Golden Treasure, B , 3/3/0 ; S 3 7/0 Golden Terrace, 8., 19/6 ; S., 20/6. Jutland Flat (cont.), 8., 6/0; j», 6/6. Lion Rock, 8., 9/0; S., 11/0. Molyueux Hydraulic Co. (Dredge issue), 8., 1/10/0; S., 1/11/0. Nevis, 8., 18/0; S., 1/0/0. Otago 8., 2/6/0 ; S., 2/7/0. Upper Waipori (contrib.), 8., 2/3 • S 2/6 Kyeburn, 8.. — ; S., 1/- disc. Dunedin Dredge, B, 9/6 • S* 10/6* Ettrick, 8., 15/0 ; S., 16/0. Wdmumu, 8., - ; S., 6d disc. Sluicing Companies.— Moonlight Sluicing (contrib.) B 2/0/0 • S., 2/2/0. Roxburgh Amalgamated (contrib.), 8., 5/9 : S., 6/3 Deep Stream, B , 1/5/0 ; S., 1/6/6. Bakery Flat, 8., 13/0 ; S., 13/6.

Price. Variations compared . with last week 4 % New Zealand 3£ % New Zealand 3 % New Zealand £ s. d. 116 0 0 lOti 15 0 98 10 0 10s higher Unchanged 5s lower