STOCKS AND SHARES.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 8, 23 February 1899, Page 13

STOCKS AND SHARES.

London, February 17. — Bank of England returns show the stock I of gold coin and bullion at L 31,593,000, and the reserves at | L 21, 312,000 ; the proportion of reserves to liabilities being 10. 10 i percent. The notts in circulation amount to L20,2 5 i!.000 : public deposits to 1,13,4 s -! 5.000 ; other deposits, L39.1.">0.000 ; (jovernment .securities. L 13.371.000 ; other securities. L 32.910 000. Three months" bills are di -counted at 2 l-'O per cent. Consols are at 11 1 j. The following sire the quotations for New Zealand stocks • — New Zealand I'-. 110. Now Z alai.d 3 ','s. 1 < »T J . New Zealand 3's. 90 J. Tuesday, February 21. Mr. Harinan Reeves. Sharebroker, Dunedin, reports as follows ; Banks. — National. Buyers. 2/1,1! ; Selhrs, 2 .">(>. New South Wales, 8., 37,0/0 ; S., :i7, 10 0. Union of Australia. Ltd., li., 20, i:> 0 ; S., 27/5/0. Insurance. — National, B. 10/0 ; S.. 1 (!/'.>. New Z> aland. 8., 3/3 0; S., 1},:., 0. South British, 8.. 2,7/ D; S, 2 9,0. Standard. 8., 13 0 ; S., n;A. Shipping. — New Zealand Shipping-. 8., -1,12 0 : S., 41.") i>. Union Steam. 8.. 9/170 ; s , I<» '»,<>. Coal.— Westport 8., .VO/0; S., 3/I, <>. Loan and Agency.— Commercial Property Company (2 l(Vo). 8.. r>/3 ; S., •"),'.». National Mortgage, B. Id); S., Kit;. Perpetual Trustees'. 8., 1 1 ( .l ; S., 12/0. Trustees and Executors, 8., 1/12/(5 ; S., 1/13/6. Mii-CKLiiAXCous. — Kaiapoi Woollen Co., 8.. 15/3/15 ; S., 0/0/0. Milburn Lime and Cement, P>., 2 4,0; S., 2/4, 0 ; do, new is&ue, 8., l/">/0 ; S., 1/0,0. Mornin»ton Tramway, 8., IG,O ; S., 1 (!,(>, Mosoiel Woollen, 8., 4,.'/o : S., 4, (J0. New Zealand Drujr, 8., 2/ ( .t/<") ; S., 2,'Hni. New Zealand Drujr (30/- paid). B, ]/14;f»; S., 1/I. V'. Otago Daily Times, 8.. 12,(1,0; S., 12 100. Emu Bay Railway, 8., S0 ; b., '.•,(). Wellington Woollen, B. 4/15/0 ; S., 4 17/0. Silverton Train, 8., 4,'t/O ; S., 4/11/0. New Zealand Refrigerating, 8.. 2,0/0 ; S . 2/1, 0. GoLDFItLDS. — Reefton Big ltiver Extended, 8., l.">/0 ; S., ID/0. Cumberland Extended. 8., 2/0 ; S.. 2,3. Dillon Extended, 8., 2/<); S., 26. Keep-it- Dark, B , IS,O ; S., 1^ f>. Alpine Extended, B . .">/U ; S., o/G. \\'eloome Co. (Ltd.), 8., 1/B ; S., 2,0. Croesus (Paparoa), 8., 9/0; S., 10,0. Otago. — Alpha (vendors), B, 2,6; S., 3/0. Golden Site, 8., 3,6 ; S., 3/H. Morning Star (A issue), 8., 12,0 ; S., 13/0, Dredging Companies. — Belmont, par. Bnller. 8., li),o ; S., 19/6. Chatto Creek. H., 4 1/0 ;S , 42,0. Clyde, 8., 1 r./0 ;S , f7/0 Dunedin, 8., 18,(> ; S., IS/1!. Empire, 8., 2, .')/() ; S., 2/10/0. Enterprise, 8., 3/0,0 ; S., 3/3/0. Enterprise Gully, par. Evan's Flat, B 19/0; S., 19/0. Ettrick, 8., 7/0; S., s/6 (paid). Gold Creek, 8., 13/(5; S., 11/0. Golden Gate. P.., :>:!,0; S., n.'./O. Golden Beach, B, 11/0; S., 12/0 (prem). Golden Point, 8., 2."./(); S 2(5/0. Tuapeka, 8., 19/9; S., 20/0. Vincent, 8., 20/o : S., 21/0 : prem. ' Golden Kun, 8., 20/0; S., 20/0. Golden Terrace, 8., 18/0. S., 18/0. Hartley and Itiley., 8., 35/o ; S., 37/0. Jutland Flat 8., .")/»; ; S., 0/0 (contrib.). Kyeburn, 2,0 disc. Macraes Flat, 8., 16/J . S.. 170/. Magnetic, B, 32/0; R., 33/0. Matau, P».. 27/0; S ' 28/0 Matakitaki, 8., T./0 ; S., ."»/(i. Mount Ida, par. Molyneux Hydraulic (B), 8., 32/0 ; S., 33/0. Naseby, 15., 31/0 ; S., 32,0. Nevis, 8., 20/U ; S. 21/0. Ophir, 8., (id prem. Otago, I?., 2/3/0; S., 2/1/0. Success, 8., 2/10/0; fc>., 2/ 1 .I/O. Upper Waipori. 8., 3,3; S., 3/0. Waimuinu, 8., 4/0 prem. Sunlight, 8., 2/0 ; S., 3,0 pi em. Cromwell, 8., 2/0 prem ; S.. 3/0 prem. Uiverbank, 8., par. : selk-rs 6d.

Sluicing Companies. — Moonlight (contrib.) 8., 17/6 ; S., 20/(5. Roxburgh Amalgamated (eontrib.), 8,, 69 ; S., 7/3. Deep Stream, 8., 27/0 : S.. 28/0.