Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVI, Issue 21, 29 September 1898, Page 13

Commercial.

For week ending September 21. STOCKS AND SHARES. London, September 23. The Bank of England returns show the stock of gold coin and bullion to be L 31,615,000 ; reserve, L 23,495,00 0; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 59.92; in oirculation,L27,l 10,000 : public deposits, L 9,321,000; other deposits, L 36,702,00 0: Government securities, L 12,989,000 ; other securities, L 27.974.000 Three months' bills are discounted at 2f per cent. Quotations for colonial stocks :—: —

o/o 98 15 0 5s higher - _ j_ , Wednesday, September 28. 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 • S., 25/15/0. ' ' ' ' Insurance.—National, 8., 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.] 12/9 ; S., 13/0. Bi^wf""? 8^ B- 4/17/6 ;S- 4/19/6- ™» COAL.—Westport 8., 2/17/6 ; S., 2/18/6. Loan and Agency.—Commercial Property Company (2/10/0^ B. r 5/9; S., 6/3. National Mortgage, B. 12/0; S., 13/0 Tevpetual Trustees, 8., 11/9; S., 12/3. Trustees and Executors, 8., 1/12/6 ; S., 1/13/6. Miscellaneous. — Colonial Sugar Refining Co. f£2o~) 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 ; SMS M 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. f 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 Refrigerating, 8., 1/5/0 ; S., 1/6/6. Goldfields.—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. Croesus (Paparoa) B ' 10/9 ; S., 11/0. Otago.—Alpha (vendors), 8., 12/6 ; S., 13/-. Golden Site, 8., 5/0; S., 5/6. Morning Star (A issue), 8., 12/6 ; S., 13/6 Burnt Creek, 8., 5/0; S., 5/6. Dredging Companies.—Belmont, par. Buller, B 16/0S., 17/6. Chatto Creek, 2/0 discount. Clyde, 8.,1/13/0; S* l/17/o' Dunedin, 8., 9/6 ; S., 10/0. Empire, 8., 2/0/0 ; S., 2/10/0. Enterprise, 8., 3/0/0; S., 3/3/0. Enterprise Gujly, par. Evan's Flat 8., 1/0/0; S., 1/1/0. Ettrick, 8., 15/0; S., 16/0 (paid). Gold Creek, 8., 12/6; S., 13/0. Golden Gate, 8., 2/6/0; S., 2/7/0 Golden Beach, 8., 15/6; S., 16/6 (prem). Golden Point, 1/6 prem. Tuapeka, 8., 19/9; S., 20/0. Vincent, 8., 1/0; S., 2/0

I£;n ° w d !?, Run ' B - 25/0 ; S., 26 0. Golden Terrace, 8., 20/0 ; I" 7?' **$?* fi R i le /,-' B 'i 4/6; S " 5 /° P rem - Island Win 8., 7/9 ; S., 8/6 Jutland Flat 8., 6/0 ; S., 6/6 (cdnt.). Kyeburh 21- disc. Lion Rock 8., 11/0 ; S., 12/0. Macraes Flat, 1/0 disooS Magnetic, 8., 26; S., 3/0 prem. Matau, 1/3 prem. MatdSS n oV£ ; I" o8&o 8 & OU^ Ida ' par - Molyneux Hydraulic (B) S., 18/9. Ophir 8., 7 6 prem. Otago, 8., 2/5/0; S., 2/6/0 ext» Success, B. 2/0/0; S., 2 5/0. Upper iWaipori 8., 2/3 ; S., 2/9

o/i/n ll^ ol^ 3 C ,°MP A^ IEB -~ Moonli ff ht (contrib.) 8., 1/19/0; S,, Seam^S 1 ; f^ ***** *' '' S "

Price. Variations compared with last week 4 % New Zealand 3£ % New Zealand 3 o/n New Zfin.lanri £ 116 107 s. d. 0 0 0 0 5s hig-her