Commercial.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 14, 6 April 1899, Page 13

Commercial.

(For week ending April 5.)

STOCKS AND SHARES.

London, March 31. — The Bank of England returns show the Btock of gold coin and bullion at L2P.788.000, reserve, L 19,768,000 ; proportion of reserve to liabilities, 33.10. Th^ notes in circulation total L 28.931 000 ; public deposits, 1.17,1)78,000; other deposits, L 41 ,243,000 ; Government securities, L 13,958,000 ; other securitief, L 14,087,000. Three months' bills are discounted at 2£ per cent.

Consols, 103 2. The following are the quotations for New Zealand stocks :—: — New Zealand 4's, 116$ ; New Zealand 3.J'e, 108} ; New Zealand 3's, 96|.

Wednesday, April 5,

Mr. Harman Reeves, Sharebroker, Dunedin, reports as follows

BANKS. — National, Buyers, 2/G/G ; Sellers, 2/7/6. New South Wales, 8., 37/0/0 ; S., 37/10/0. Union of Australia, Ltd., 8., 26/15/0 ; S., 27/5/0. Insurance. — National, B, 17/.^; S., 17/9. New Zealand, 8., 3/2/0; S., 3/3/0. South British, 8., 2/1/Cy; S., 2/5/6. Standard, 8., 13/3 ; S., 13/6. Shipping.— New Zealand Shipping, 8., 4/12/0 ; S., 4/15/0. Union Steam. 8., 9/1 7/G; S, 10/0/0. Coal.— Westport 8., 3/2/6 ; S.. 3/3/0. Loan and Agency. — Commercial Property Company (2/10/0), 8.. 5/3; S., 5/9. National Mortgage, B. 17/0; S., 18,0. Perpetual Trustees, 8., 11/9; S., 12/6. Trustees and Executors, 8., 1/12/6; S., 1/13/6. Miscellaneous.— Kaiapoi Woollen Co., 8., 0/3/6 ; S., 6/6/0. Milburn Lime and Cement, 8., 2/4/6 ; S., 2/5/G ; do., j new issue, 8., 1/5/0 ; S., 1/G/fi. Mornington Tramway, 8., 16/0 ; S., 16/6, Mosgiel Woollen, 8., 4/5/6 : S., 1/6/0. New Zealand Drug, 8., 2/9/6 ; S., 2/10/6. New Zealand Drug (30/- paid), 8., 1/16,0; S., 1/17/6. Otago Daily Times, 8., 12/0/0; S., 12/10/0. Emu Bay Railway, 8., 8/0; S., 9/0. Wellington Woollen, B, 4/15/0 ; S., 4/17/6. Silverton Tram, 8., 4/9/0 ; S., 4/11/0. New Zealand Refrigerating, 8., 2/0/0 ; S., 2/1/0. Goldfields.— Reef ton : Big River Extended, 8., 11/0 ; S., 15/0. Cumberland Extended, 8., l/(> ; S., 1/9. Dillon Extended, 8., 1/0 ; S., 1/6. Keep-it- Dark, 8., 19/0 ; S., 20|0. Alpine Extended, 8., 4/9 ; S., 5/3. Welcome Co. (Ltd.), 8., 1/6 ; S., 2/0. Croesus (Paparoa), 8., 6/0 ; S., 6/0. Otago.— Alpha (vendors), 8., 2/6 ; S., 3/0. Golden Site, 8., 3/6 ; S., 3/9. Morning Star (A issue), 8., 9/0 ; S., 10/0, Dredging Companies. — Belmont, par. Buller, 8., 19/6 ; S 20/6. Chatto Creek, 8., 37/0 ; S., 40/0. Clyde, 8., 55/0 ;S , 58/0 Dunedin, 8., 17/0; S., 17/6. Empire, 8., 2/5/0 ; S., 2/10/0. Enterprise, 8., 3/0/0 ; S., 3/3/0. Enterprise Gully, par. Evan's Flat, B 25/0; S., 27/6. Ettrick, 8., 10/0; S., 11/0 (paid). Gold Creek, 8., — ; S., — . Golden Gate, 8., 59/0; S., 60/0. Golden Beach, 8., 11/9; S., 12/0 (prem). Golden Point, 8.,28/0; S., 28/6. Tuapeka, 8., 19/0; S., 19/6. Vincent, 8., 30/0 ; S., 31/0 ; prem. Golden Run, 8., 20/0 ; S., 20/6. Golden Terrace, 8., 17/0 ; S., 17/6. Hartley and Riley., 8., 35/0 ; S., 3(5/0. Jutland Flat B 6/3 ; S., 6/0 (contrib.).. Kyeburn, 2/6 disc. Macraes Flat, B*., 20/0 ; S., 21/0. Magnetic, 8., -10/O ; S., 47/0. Matau, 8., 40/0 ; S 43/0. Matakitaki, 8., 5/0; S., 5/6. Mount Ida, par. Molyneux Hydraulic (B), 8., 31/6 ; S., 31/6. Naseby, 8., 31/0 ; S., 32/0. Nevis, 8., 20/0 ; S. 21/0. Ophir, S., 6d prem. Otago, 8., 2/3/0 ; S., 2/4/0. Success, 8., 2/10/0; S., 2/15/0. Upper Waipori, 8., 3/3; S., 3/6. Waimumu, 8., 27/0 ; S., 27/6. Sunlight, 8., 4/0 ; S., 4/6 prem. Cromwell, 8., 7/0 prem ; S.. 8/0 prem. Riverbank, B. par. ; sellers 6d.

Sluicing Companies. — Moonlight (contrib.) 8., 17/6 ; S., 20/6. Roxburgh Amalgamated (contrib ), 8., 69 ; S., 73. Deep Stream, 8., 2G/0 ; S., 27/0.