Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVI, Issue 22, 6 October 1898, Page 13

Commercial.

For week ending October 5.

STOCKS AND SHARES. London, September 30.

The Bank of England returns show the stock of gold coin and bullion to be L 30,953,000 ; reserve, L 22,463,000 : proportion of reserve to liabilities, 47.53 ; in circulation, L 27,514,000 ; public deposits, L 9,349,000 ; other deposits, L 37 .820,000 ; Government securities, L1 2.3(54,000 : other securities, L3O 771,000. Three months' bills are discounted at 2} per cent Consols, 110. Four per cent. New Zealand stock, 116£ (~>s higher) • 3\ do 107 • 3£ do, 98 i (os lower). The wheat markets are hardening, but business is restricted. Russian cargoes are at 31s 6d. For Australian wheat landed, 82s 9d is asked. New Zealand hemp is firm at L2O 15s. Sugar is firm. Java. 123 ; German, 9s 9d. Iron, 48s l£d. Silver, 2s 4|d. Wednesday, October 5. Mr. Harman Reeves. ShareLroker, Dunedin, reports as follows : Banks.— National, Buyers, 2/7/0 ; Sellers, 2/8/0. 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, B, 15/!) ; S., 16/0. New Zealand, B 3/6/0 ; S., 3/9/0. South British, 8., 2/9/(5 ; S , 2/10/6. Standard, B ' 12/9 ; S., 13/0. Shipping.— New Zealand Shipping, 8., 4/17/6 ; S., 4/19/6. Union Steam. 8., 9/17/6 ; S, 10/0/0. COAL.— Westport 8., 2/17/6 ; S., 2/18/6. Loan and Agency. — Commercial Property Company (210'0~) 8.. 6,0; S., 6,3. National Mortgage, B. 12/0; S., 13/0. ' Peipetual Trustees, 8., 11/9; S., 12/3. Trustees and Executors, B, 1,-12/6 ; S., 1/13/6. ' Miscellaneous. — Colonial Sugar Refining Co (£*>o) B 30/5/0 ; S., 31/0/0. Kaiapoi Woollen Co., 8., 6/4/0 ; S~ 6/6/0! Milburn Lime and Cement, 8., 2-0/0 : S., 2/1/0 ; do.' new issue, 8., 18/3 ; S., 18/6 premium. Mornington Tramway B ' 15/6 ; S., 16/0, 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; ii., 1/15/3. Otago Daily Times, 8., 11/10/-; S., 11/15/-. Emu Bay Railway, 8., 5/0 ; S., 6/0. NegftZeala'nd Asbestos Co., 8., — ; S., par. Wellington V\ oollen, V B., 4/2/0; S, 4/1/0 Silverton Tram, 8., 4/7/6 ; S., 4/12/6. New Zealand Refrigerating, 8., 1/10/0 ; S., 1/11/0. Goldfi elds.— Reef ton : Big River Extended, 8., 8/6 ; S., 9/6. Cumberland Extended, 8., 2/9 ; S., 3/0. Dillon Extended, B 2/0 •' S., 2/6. Keep-it- Dark, B , 9/0 ; S., 10,0. Alpine Extended, B 4/9S.. 5;0. \\ elcome Co. (Ltd.), 8., 2/0 ; S., 2/9. Crcesus (Paparoa) B ' 10/9 ; S., 1 I/O. Otago.— Alpha (vendors), B , 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, 8., 16/0 • S., 17/6. Chatto Creek, 2/0 discount. Clyde, 8., 1/13/0; S, l/17/o' Dunedin, B, 9/6; 8., 10/0. Empiro, 8., 2/0/0; S., 2/10/0. Enterprise, 8., 3/0,0; S., 3/3/0. Enterprise Gully, par. Evan's Flat 8., 1/0/0; 8., 1/1/0. Ettrick, 8., 15/0; S., 16/0 (paid). Gold Creek, 8., 12/6; S., 13/0. Golden Gate, 8., 2/0/0; S., 2 2,0 Golden Beach, B, 10/6; S., 17/0 (prem). Golden Point, ' 1/6 prem. Tuapeka, 8., 19/9 ; S., 20/0. Vincent, 8., 1/0 ; S., 2/0 prem. Golden Run, 8., 25/0 ; S., 25/6. Golden Terrace, 8., 20/0 ;

S., 21/0. Hartley and Riley., 8., 4/0 ; S., 4/6 prem. Island Basin. 8., 7/9 ; S., 8/6. Jutland Flat 8., 6/0 ; 8., 6/6 (cont.). Kyeburn, 2/- disc. Lion Rock, 8., 11/0 ; S., 12/0. Macraes Flat, 1/0 discount. Magnetic, 8., 2/6 ; S., 3/0 prem. Matau, 1/3 prem. Matakitaki, 8., 5/0; a, 5/6. Mount Ida, par. Molyneux Hydraulic (B), 8., 31/0 ; a, 32/0. Naseby, 8., 31/0 ; S., 32/0. Nevis, 8., 17/9 ; a, 18/9. Ophir, 8., 7/6 prem. Otago, 8., 2/5/0; S., 26/0. Success, 8., 2/0/0 ; S., 2/5/0. Upper Waipori 8., 2/3 ; S., 2/9. Waimumu, 8., par. Sluicing Companies.— Moonlight (contrib.) 8., 1/19/0; S., 2/1/0. Roxburgh Amalgamated (contrib.), 8., 6/3 ; S., 6/9. Deep Stream, 8., 29/6 ; S., 30/6. />>/.,, v