For week ending October 26.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVI, Issue 25, 27 October 1898, Page 13

For week ending October 26.

STOCKS AND SHARES. The Bank of England returns show the stock of gold coin and bullion to be L 28,866,000 ; reserve, L 20,632,00 0; proportion of reserve to liabilities 49 per cent ; in circulation. L27,3l 2.000 ; public deposits, L 7,296,000 ; other deposits, L 34 724.000 ; Government securities, Ll 1.407,000; other securities, L 27 773,000. Three months' bills are discounted at 3 .0-8 per cent. Consols", 108 15-16. Fonr per cent. New Zealand stock, 112] (20s lower) ; 3J do, 107 ; 3 do, 98J (5s higher). Wednesday, October 2<J. Mr. Harman Reeves. Sharebroker, Dunedin, reports as follows : Banks. —National, Buyers, 2/6/6 ; Sellers, 2/7/0. New South Wales, 8., 35/10/0 ; S., 36/0,0. Union ot Australia, Ltd., 8., 25/5/0 ; S., 20/0/0. INSURANCE. —NationaI. B , 15/9 ; S.. 163. New Zealand. 8., 3/7/0; S., 3/8/0. South British, 8., 2/8/6; S, 2,9,0 (ex div). Standard, 8., 12/9 ; S., 13/0. Shipping. —New Zealand Shipping, 8., 4,1-1,0; S.. 4/15/0. Union Steam. 8., 9/17/6 ; S., 10,0,0. Coal.—Westport 8., 2/19/0 ; S., 3/1/0. Loan and Agency. —Commercial Property Company (2/10/0), 8.. 6/0; S., 6,3. National Mortgage, Ti. 12/0; S., 13/0. Pertietual Trustees, 8., 11/9; S., 12/3. Trustees and Execut >rs, 8., 1 12/6 ; S., 1/13/6. Miscellaneous. — Colonial Sugar Refining Co. (£2O), 8., 31/10/0 ; S, 32/10/0. Kaiapoi Woollen Co., 13.. 6/4/0; S , 6/6/0. Milburn Lime and Cement. 8., 20 0; S., 2/1/0; do., new issue, 8., 1/1/6 ; >„ 1/3/0. Mornington Tramway, 8., 15/6 ; S., 16)0, Mosgiel Woollen, 8., 4/7/6 : S., 4 9/0. New Zealand Drug, 8., 2/7/6 ; S., 2/8/3. New Zealand Drug (30/- paid), B, 1/14,0; S., 1/15/0. Otago Daily Times 8., 11/ir>/-; S., 11/17,6. Emu Bay Railway, 8., 2/6 : S., 3/6. New Zealand Asbestos Co . 8., par; S., 3d prrin. Wellington V\oolieu, 8., 4/5/0; S., 4/8/0 Silverton Tram, 8.. 4/10/0 ; S., 4/12/6. New Zealand Refrigerating, 8., 1/12/0 ; S., 1/13/0. Goldfields.—Reefton : Big River Extended, B , 7/9 ; S., 8/3. Cumberland Extended, 8., 2/6 ; S., 2/.). Dillon Extended, 8., 2/0 ; S., 2/6. Keep-it-Dark, 8., 15/0; S., 16 0 Alpine Extended, B , 6/3 ; S , 6/9. U elcome Co. (Ltd.), 8., 2/0 ; S., 2/9. Croesus (Paparoa), 8., 10/9 ; S., 11/3. Otago.—Alpha (vendors), B , 10,0 ; S., 11/6. Golden Site, 8., 2,0 ; S., 2/6. Morning Star (A issue), 8., 12/6 ; S., 13/6. Burnt Creek, 8., 3/6 ; 8., 4/0. Dredging Companies. —Belmont, par. BuLer. 8.. 16/0: S., 17/0. Chatto Crtek, 5/0 discount. Clyde, 8., 50/0 ; S , 55/0. Dunedin, B , 10/0 ; S.. 10/6. Empire, 8., 2/5/0 ; S., 2/10/0. Enterprise, 8., 3/0/0; S., 3/3/0. Enterprise Gully, par. Evan's Flat, 8., 1/0/0; S., 1/1/0. Ettrick, 8., 15/6; S., 10/6 (paid). Gold Creek, 8., 13/6; S., 14/0. Golden Gate, 8., 40/0; S., 41/0. Golden Beach, B, 16/6 ; S., 17/6, (prem). Golden Point, 2/3 prem. Tuapeka, 8., 19/9; S., 20/0. Vincent, 8., 0/9; S., 1/0 prem. Golden Run, 8., 23/0 ; S., 24/0. Golden Terrace, 8., 21/6 ; S., 22/6. Hartley and Riley., 8., 5/0 ; S., 5/9 prem. Island Basin, 8., 10/0 ; S., 10/6. Jutland Flat 8., 6/3 ; H., 6/9 (cont.). Kyeburn, 2/6 disc. Lion Rock, 8., 7/0 ; S., 9/0. Macraes Flat, 2/6 discount. Magnetic, 8., 2/6; S., 3/0 prem. Matau, 8., 5/0; S. 6/0 prem. Mutakitaki, 8., 5/0 ; S., 5/6. Mount Ida, par. Molyneux Hydraulic (B), 8., 31/0 ; S., 32/0. Naseby, 8., 31/0 ; S., 32/0. Nevis, 13., 20/0 ; S., —. Ophir, 8., —. Otago, 8., 2/5/0; S., 2/6/0. Success, 8., 2/10/0; S., 2/15,0. Upper Waipori 8., 2/9 ; S., 3/2. Waimumu, 8., 6d prem. Sunlight, 8., 2/0 ; S., 2/6 prem. Cromwell, 8., 1/0 ; S.. 1/3 prem.

Sluicing Companies.— Moonlight (contrib.) 8., 1/19/0; S., 2/1/0. Roxburgh Amalgamated (contrib.), 8., 6/3 ; 8., 6/9. Deep Stream, 8., 29/6 ; S., 30/6.