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  2. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

    A good volume of business was effected on Change yesterday at firm rates. Balmain New Ferry shares rose /3, Mercantile Mutual Insurance /3, Australian Gaslight (new) 5/, ...

    Article : 558 words
  3. LONDON SHARE MARKET.

    Private cables state that amongst the shares quoted on the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday were the following " middle " prices:—Mt. Elliotts, 63/9; Great Cobars, ...

    Article : 78 words
  4. REPACKED CASES.

    Complaints are made that the interstate and coastal steam companies mark shipping receipts for goods shipped as "repacked." This acts as a bar to any claim for loss by ...

    Article : 214 words
  5. MOUNT BISCHOFF TIN MINE.

    From the half-yearly report of the Mount Bischoff Tin-mining Company, Just published, the position slightly improved, compared with the previous term. The company has £[?] ...

    Article : 255 words
  6. MINING NOTES.

    The Great Northern Company (Gymple) has crushed 60 tons for 153oz of amalgam. For the month the Bonnie Dundee Company (Charters Towers) crushed 511 tons for ...

    Article : 839 words
  7. PRODUCE MARKETS.

    On account of a number of first-of-the-month orders coming to hand, the markets displayed a slightly better tendency. There was an improvement in the demand for oaten chaff, and as holders anticipated that ...

    Article : 1,469 words
  8. HOMEBUSH STOCK MARKET.

    Upwards of 54,144 sheep (including lambs) were balloted for sale from 153 consigners, and 52,109 head were penned. Nine owners forwarded drafts of 1000 and over, 119 owners' lots of ...

    Article : 3,250 words
  9. PROPOSED MARINE INSURANCE "COMBINE."

    We learn from London that important negotiations were on foot when the mail left with a view to the formation of a working arrangement of all marine insurance companies, in ...

    Article : 186 words
  10. BREADSTUFFS.

    Both wheat and flour were absolutely without movement. The wheat quotation remained the same, namely, 5/3 to 5/3½, according to position. At Darling Harbour yesterday 316 tons of wheat and ...

    Article : 46 words
  11. GENERAL MERCHANDISE.

    The market on spot was practically unchanged. Buyers continued to buy sparingly, many of tham being rather disposed to wait for a more defined position in Calcutta, which had cased a trifle for commons. ...

    Article : 1,142 words
  12. WESTERN AUSTRALIAN MINES.

    The Chaffers management is in receipt of the following cable from the London office:— "Board request you to give notice to the newspapers that there has been no official ...

    Article : 50 words
  13. BASIC PRINCIPLE OP LIFE ASSURANCE.

    A correspondent, writing anent competition for business between different kinds of life offices, says:—"There is no philanthropy in life assurance. The strongest elements in the ...

    Article : 140 words
  14. MINING.

    Private cables state the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday was "practically unchanged." This remark applies, doubtless, both to the absence of a buoyant market and ...

    Article : 1,073 words
  15. MANAGER'S REPORTS.

    Kyloe Copper Mines.—The general manager's report for week ended July 24 states:—No. 4 level: North lode averaged 7ft wide, and now shows 7ft 6in in face, of which 4ft is clean ore, ...

    Article : 774 words
  16. SILVER AND TRADE WITH THE EAST.

    The low price of silver is prejudicially affecting trade with the East. Imports from all gold-standard countries are suffering, Australia not less than others. The tendency will ...

    Article : 77 words
  17. NEW ZEALAND FIRE INSURANCE.

    The announcement came as a surprise the other day that the Underwriters' Association had decided to make no increase "for the present" in the scale of premiums for fire ...

    Article : 430 words
  18. AUSTRALIAN HISTORY.

    Sir,—The Historical Society will do incalculable good in exposing the ignorance of those who should have learned Australian subjects. What is the cause? Subjects which are near ...

    Article : 143 words
  19. BROKEN HILL MINES.

    The Broken Hill North mine last weak sent away 1[?] tons of concentrates. The cutting of the pint at the 1100ft level in the new main shaft was progressed. Driving was proceeded ...

    Article : 74 words
  20. STATE COAL MINES.

    The State Coal Department of New Zealand is now well established, and is advised by the local Minister of Mines to be at length a profitable undertaking. The year before ...

    Article : 257 words
  21. INTERSTATE EXCHANGES.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 649 words
  22. AUCTION SALES TO-DAY.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 276 words
  23. NOTES AND COMMENTS.

    The council of the Sydney Chamber of Commerce, at its meeting yesterday to elect new office-bearers for the ensuing year, expressed their regret that the retiring president, Mr. ...

    Article : 233 words
  24. INTERSTATE EXCHANGES.

    To-day's Exchange sales were:—Commercial Bank, 9/3; Colonial Sugar, £45/10/; Iron and Steel, 45/; Kauri Timber, 14/8; Potter's Sulphide, 1/6. ...

    Article : 27 words
  25. STOCK TRUCKINGS.

    The following trucks have been ordered for the forthcoming sales:—August 2, 258 sheep vans and 155 cattle waggons; and for August 5, 750 sheep vans and 121 cattle waggons. ...

    Article : 33 words
  26. LONDON MARKET CABLES. METALS.

    Yesterday's closing quotations were:— Copper, spot, b 58/10/, s 58/15/ (2/6 lower); three months, b 59/7/6, s /59/12/6 (unchanged). Tin, spot, b 132/15/, s 133/5/ (5/ higher); ...

    Article : 113 words
  27. FINANCIAL.

    from the statistical branch of the Customshouse we have received a return of the oversea trade of the Commonwealth for June last. This enables us to summarise the back figures for ...

    Article : 258 words
  28. PRODUCE ARRIVALS.

    The arrivals of maize, oats, chaff, potatoes, and butter by rail and sea for the week ended Tuesday, July 27, together with the totals to date for the year and the corresponding day of the previous year, are ...

    Article : 434 words
  29. LONDON TALLOW MARKET.

    Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., Ltd., have received from their London house, under Wednesday's date, the following cable:—"Prices are unaltered since our lost report. Quotations as follow:—[?]Fair to good mutton ...

    Article : 53 words
  30. STOCK EXCHANGE SALES.

    Copper.—O.K. Coppor, 1/7; Mount Molloy (ord), 4/6; Tolwong Minerals, 15/; Kanglara Proprietary (paid), 3/7, 3/9, 3/10; Kyloe Copper (prof), 20/6. ...

    Article : 147 words
  31. Advertising

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    Advertising : 129 words
  32. INTERSTATE MARKETS.

    Further business was done to-day in wheat, but buyers were not operating at over 4/11. Flour was unaltered at £11 for export and £11/15/ far local trade. Bran sold at /11½, and pollard at 1/1. ...

    Article : 408 words
  33. COMMERCIAL.

    Yesterday it was difficult to find any description of merchant who did not complain of quiet conditions. Among chemicals there was a disposition to ask a little more for 99 ...

    Article : 200 words
  34. SYDNEY FERRIES, LTD.

    The half-yearly report of the above company for the six months ended June 30 shows a net profit of £10,148 for the period, which with £542 brought forward, made £10,690 ...

    Article : 243 words
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