COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 593, 23 August 1909, Page 10

COMMERCIAL.

■ '':'■'■ ■'■ ' —■"'■ ■■ * , . - ...'■ '■, : '• .'investment shakes.',;, r ;No sales were recorded on Saturday, the on ; noticeable'.feature'being an advance in Tat naki Pbtrblenm shares, for which buyers a now offering '9a., with very little chance securing. ■ Bank of New Zealand, buyers £9 ' 6d.; National Bank, buyers £5 7s. fid.; Wellingh Investment, sellers 11s. 9d.; Foilding Gas, buye £1 Os. 9d.; Palmerstou North Gas, sellers £7 15i New Zealand Insurance, buyers £3 155., ox di , dond; Ohristchurch Moat, buyers £10 10s.; Gei Meat, £4 paid, sellers -£10' 65.; New Zealai Shipping, buyers £7; Union Steam, sellers ; 14s.' 3d. j Wellington Woollen, buyers £2 19s. 6 sellers- £3; Wcstport-Stockton, sellers 7s. 3d Kauri Timber, sellers 153.; Taranaki Petroleui buyors-9a., .sellers lie.'.- . I ■■ ' PHOENIX ASSURANCE. 1 Tho year. 1908 was the 127 th year of the Phoen .Assurance.Company's existence.! The fire pr inium income for the twelve months amounted I £1/38,522, and the losses paid and outstani ing to , £771,787, or 53.6 per cent, of the premium Expenses and commissions together woi £528,596, or .36.7 per cent, of the premium Tho- profit .of the fire department' w< £138,580, which, • with interest £66,924, ruado total of £206,504, to be carried to prollt and los Tho result of the year's work in the accidei and general department was to raiso the fun of the'branch from' £12,128 to £23,622. As a fu ther provision against contingencies, the. dire tors have ■credited tho fund with £16,378 out.c profit,-and loss, making the total of the fun £40,0C0. The dividend for the year was 30s. ne . nhare.,.-The', fire general reserve fund has bee strengthened by the addition of £64,178, bo tho its total now stands at £700,(100. Capital pai up is £340,310, the resorvo for outstanding risli £650,000, acci'dent fund • £40,000,.. profit and los account. £250,512, and life . assurance ■'■ fund £5,351,650, or .total funds of £7,332,472.'. ..-'. ■'-■■ CAPITAL' ISSUES .IN 1 GEEMANr.' • Deta'ils have already , been' furnished of th enormous loan 'applications to'tho Londoi money market during the-first half of the cut rent: year, and it seems that Germany has hai a similar ejiporience. -The new issues of capita ,in .that'country during the first half of th current year form the subject, of an article i< tho "Frankfurter Zeitung.',', .Therein it is etatei that-, ',notwithstanding the .general insecurit; ■w.hich''doininitte'd 'the™greater.. , portion of. th isix months; .considerable interest was .inani Tested: the uew emissions placed on thi market, , .and the response.of the public was, b; no means small. A. new department in a ccr tain.; respect f,was.: represented, by the '.colonia market,' The- discovorie's : - of diamonds in Ger man- South-west;,Africa-^haye , imparted an un usual interest to the "cconomio development o tho colonies, but in general the banking iustitu lions .have, not yet caused the public to ; par the dianiond . district.--. During thi first half of/''-l?K> the total ..issuesi >eprescntc( £'iC9,OOO|OCO .nominal, of-the quotation vatue ol £111,000,000, as, compared with. ,£UI,OOO,CGO am £113,000;000 , respectively' in the 'corresponding half of. 1908,-r and £70,C00,C00 and; £ft,ooo,oCo respec tively,in;:the .first half .. of-; 190T.';. One-hall of:■'.';the tqtal,-.issues, in ; tho, • first', half.'ol 1909.was' composed of Sfate loans; city and pro vinoiai loans occupied th'o second position, and mortgage .bonds the /third. place. , ■ -\* . Writing'■ori-'June'-26, i -Messrß.' Henry Clews and ~C0.,-.tbe New'.Yprlt'.bapkors,. have the following romarts ,'tp'-;.on'er feg'a'rtihg the.'commercial out lpokrfsJ*eneral Quite activo, as is demonslWled by:.tl;<j' heavy Clearing House re-'.tnrhs-f and .continued , liberal gains in .railroad 'oarnings:-.'«Our -railroads -are - now doing exceptionally. ■ .well;.'their.:.'large, .''earnings,. better rutes,: und more economical management- plac-ing-them in'. a; much", more eoniTortable financial ..position,-: that 'they.' have . been ; for. soveral years:; In: coh.sequenco, , railroad managers' are :now '.putting into effect many improvements' and eitensibns which had been previously 'deferred for;financial reasons.^'•■'Heavy-,orders' have been ■placed for/raila,- ; cars, and, structural 'material. _the'. results being' that;, tho 'great iroa 'industry "of:'the!'country- is'-.now 'employed' ta-.abont, 90 ;per.,cent/;'of-, its-; capacity; for fabricated, pro- , ducts,: aiid'this;in .spite' of • the!-increased,'capa-city, arising -from- use : of ,the, .Gary':-and' other new.' plants...; .The.:;woollen' .tadustc'y and the leatHer-'.industry .aro. ; .also exceptionally ' active; •yfry..lttrge-.'orders'. , ha'ving ;becn plftccd-; : in. these ■.marketsi.i:.'-'Piir<.'cottbu:', goods ..markets J'arev-'irell sfald, up,- : aiid'Jb,avo' had their"ful.l'Sh'aro of. tho late jrecpyery..''A\VTiiJev : dulliiess'exists, in :a few' trade and"ih'(lu»try ,aa'a whole, have ehowß >'.'remarkably, .i-apid, recovery from the litp- are in as' satisfnctQry 1 a condjtion.'as could'"bo: reasonably oipectcd.". ,-. , ■.Customs revenue collected :at Wellington on Saturday, amonnted to £1099, 4s. 2d. Tlie total for the n-eek amounted -to £0837 os.' Id., of which beer duty amoand- o £428 16s. Bd. ,For .the corresponding porjod of 1908 tho figurep. wero:— JFor the day, £1363 25..Z(1.; ,for the,week, 1£10,052 UiJ.'Hle)r^SfeW ; duty, £1«, 7s. ;'- ', .' -:rv-f EIIiDINid.MAEKET EBPOBT.; ' Jr. ! '■"(Mesars.' Ai H:><Atkinson.,and 'Co*, Ltd., report alarger yarding of pigs at their last'ealo than for some tiinopast. Values wcro well main•tained. A number of-weaners were forwnrd.and made up to ; 125., withJteen demand for them,' and-with cows, coming to profit this is .likely 40 continue. .Poultry in full supply still sells at toii prices." Quotations:—Pigs—Weanere, Be.'6d., 89.' 9d;,\95., 12s-;' slips and stores.'lls.'3d., 11s. 9d., 17?; 9d., 18s.'3d:, to 205.; light porkers, 255. to •295.; heavier, up 'to 40s.;'empty 50n5,:429,V-',.Foul-try—Boosters,: Is.-lOd., to 2s. 4d. and 2s. 6d.; pullets,. Iβ. 10d. to.'2s. Id.; liens, Is. Cd., Is.Bd.. Iβ .10d.,' 25., to 2s. 2d.; ducks, 2s. Bd. to 25.lid.; turkeys, Ba. 6d. to 10s;—all at.each.-Horses, etc.—Harncs3- pony, £5 55. , ; aged,-from 15s. to £3; American buggy, £8 155.; harness, £1 13s. to £3 lOs.; .Produce—Mangels, 10a. por load; oats,'-9s. ■ sack; seconds'rye, Bs.; barley, 7s. Dd.;paas, 17s. 6d.;, pigmeal, 95.; barley meat, 83.;- potatoes.- 7s. to 10s. 6di; onions, Id., per lb,; caniiflowßrs.',2s.; cabbage,' Iβ. 3d.;\pig potatoes,' 3s:■' to os. 6d.; 'dessert apples,' Bs. 6d.; wheat,vlssi;.carrots, 2s. .tb.-39,':.v : -'v.'-. ■■-.■:. v "'- "■;' ' ... '•: ■ ' ■ ' ■ ";■■ ":, ; :. : HIDE AND.;SKIN EEPOET. ■ -. (Messrs.- Dalgety .and Co., Ltd,,' reportlnff on their wool,' hide, and' tallow sale at Palmereton on Friday,' state : as follows offored'a full catalogue, comprising 40 bales; 120 dumps andsacks of wool (principally crutcuings), 3300 eheepekins, ,42Q hides, 230' calfskins, and' tho usual quantity of sundries, There was a good attendance of. buyers, and all lots offered met with a keen- competition, prices .showing an advance-all round on last .sale rates, and every lot selling' at auction. , is"a'list. of prices :—Wool— Orutchings, 'good,-'43d. to '5d.; niodium crutchings. 4Jd. to 41d.; inferior crutchings, 3Jd. to 4d.; crossbred, 6d. to 6Jd. • dead to 5Jd.; looks -and/pieces, 23d.. to 4d. SheepskinEOrosabred; fine, 7d. to 71d. j m,edium, 63d. to 7d • coarse, 61d. to 63d;; quarter-wools, 4Jd. to 5d • !ialf-wool': crpesbred,. Sid.', to 5Jd.; pelts, 31d to 4a.; A crpsshred, damaged, 4Jd. to sd.;' dead, to sd.;,'..dead hoggets.'.to sd;; black skins, , to 43d.• iuforior tfrba.,2d. to.- 3id.';' bufch.ors.: crossbred, at. per piece; hrtt,,'4s. ,2d. -to 4s;: 6d.;' ditto, niediuin,.;4s. f 9d. to. sg. ,6dv;. ditto.'.heitvy,- 6s. to6a. 6d:; ealted crosflbred, 4s. :to 45..7 d.; lambs, 35., : 0e..6d., to '4s. Hidea-Ox light, 's}d, to 53d. «i to, Ju e . di S m '' f i° i?j ! ■ jowf. best;, lines, -5Jd. to 53d.; -ditto, good.. 51d.-to sgd.; ditto, wet and sloppy,-s(d. to 6Jd.; ditto,-cut,to4|d.; ditto,slipny bYIIB, 3Zd. to 4d. - Calf skins-Best, to Bd.; meaty dfcto, 6d. to 6id.; ;cut ditto, to : sd. : slippy and d*maged, 2d. to 3Jd; Sundries-Tallbw,'inMins'' to 19s. 3d;; oasks, to 205.; horsehair, 9d. to Is. ' , BANK OF ENGLAND RETUHN. \ j"(By Tcjegraiih.-Press "Associationl-Copyrlßht.)' : * Londoili Ansuat 19 : The Bank or England return . issued for the week , ended Wednesday, August 18 is as under:— ■■'■ ■■ ; • ■ ■' ' Jtaoi DKPAETjresr.'-...' '■■.•' Note Issue ... f66.£72,CC0 Gov.Becuritie fi fl:,ols 0(V) . ' * . : , Other Becuri- : - - ' ;, '-' . „ ,' ie 3 ••• '7,431,000 , . . GoW '.;.w 33.523.000. . . . ".' JE86.072.000 '"_-';' ;V 'f 5C.G72.C00 BAMnNO,,DF.PAnTM7.KT. ;, , rroprletors ■> "> Govt. Bobnrl- ; ' ■ capital . fW.5K,Car* tios ■• - ... £16 see 000 ■ ,ruUlodo- ■■ . ■ Othor seouri- ■ ™ . posits ... 10,223,000 ties ....- 28,770,000 Other de- ' — 1 - ■'■". . .. )ioslt« ~, 4i,eoJ,ooo"NotO3 "....' 27,811000 ' Best, '1-ity. '■' ■''..' ■'■ imtloShor'r ; '■•■' Coin ■■'■~.■ i.4>2njn)'- ■'. tills ... WSC,COO ■■--• •.. i - lio,[ r r :"■ jCTS.t7O.COO '•'.'.'■ : , £73,070,000 ' The leading items' of; the Bank of' England return afford the following comparison:— ~'■;. . . . Thlaweok. Liaiiircok. Lastyea. BulliOD ~,*. ,„. SS.Sari.eOo Mi«I.CM. 86,7(1,000 lleeei-ve,,, ,„, VK.O3J.OCO t7.(j5f1,«)6 '£7 633 000 • tioteoirculatlOD S!O.jJ«.«U tsiolooo ■;■ }.pbiio.peposiji.. )o.w-j,cf)j . wiKwo tCooaooo Otlierbepoaißf iIM-.W «,2W,(M) iZltsm l'io).ortion of ' .: . > ■ ' . vefiorve, to , ... !■;'. '; liaL'iiiite9,,y. ■ 'K-.51 . ! 'U'm' 52.31 ... : QOTEENMJBNT SEeHEITIES, Tho : fallowing- Wβ • the latest.- nvetationo for Government ftoouritics; with a comparison of those ruling last week i— ~.,... ..../.!

THE MONEY MARKET. : Tlio Bank of England rate-of discount is 21 per cent., to which it was roduced .on April 1. Short loans in London aro unchanged at 1 per cent. Tho open market rate of discount in Londo: for three mouths' bills is unchanged at 1 7-1 per cent. • -■ COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE. Wheat.—The markets aro steadier, hut fluctu ate with . the weather. Cargoes' are well hclt with little inquiry; 425. Hi. to 435. is asked fo Australian afloat, 393. now crop December-Jam; ary, 426. to '425. 3d. has been paid for parcel arrived, ,Thero is only a dull trade in flow Oats aro quiet; New Zealand aro quoted, o nhip, 225. to 225. Gd.; La Plata oats, just shipped 16s. 6d. ■ Fror.cn Moat.—ln accordance with cable, Jim 1, undcrwrtiers generally have raised tho pre miurn on Australian meat by 7s: 6d. per, cent. Butter.—The market is steady. The quot for Danish has been raised 114s. to 116s. A fei colonial lots aro selling, ex store, at ICOs. t 104s. . . . . ■ : Sugar.—German boot, , lie. Bd.; first marks, 13; Bd., f .o:b., Hamburg. Bradford Tops.—Tho market is very firm, wit! a hardening tendency, and a brisk demand Common sixty's, 263 d.; super, 27Jd. ■• ... ' METAL MARKETS. ■' _ Copper—Spot, 13s. 9d. loyror, at £59 2s. 6d. threo months, 13s. 9d. lower, at £60 Is. 3d.; elec trolytic. 15s. higher at £61 15s. per ton. Tin.—Spot, 15s. higher, at £136; three month! 15s higher at £137 10s. per ton. ' Lead, Is. 3d. lower at £12 10s. per ton. ■Pig-iron, lid.- higher at 51s. Id. per ton. Silver.—Bar silver is quoted at 23Jd. per ounc standard.. . ■ ' ' . ' . . . THE FROZEN MEAT ' MARKET. . (By Tolcgraph.-I'rcsa Assoclatlon.-CopyrlKht) ; : • (Rec. August .22, 5.5 p.m.). , ■ ' London, August-21. The Frozen Meat .Trade Association's. Sinitl field market quotations for the undermentionei classes of frozen meat aro based on actual sale of not less than one hundred carcasses of mul ton or : lamb or twonty-flve- quarters of beef o fair average quality. The quotations aro no for selected lines, bnt for parcels fairly repre eentativo of the bulk of the shipments now oi the market. The prices which follow are on ai average a farthing per lb. more than the valui ex ship; this difference representing an avcragi cost in expenses, handling, conveyance, and sell ing the meat:— ' ' ■ .' i ' '" "' ■ ■■ , . Aug. 15.' Aug. 2! Mutton— • d.. . .d. ■' Canterbury, light ..'. 211-16 • 23 Canterbury, medium 23 '2 9-1 . Canterbury, heavy 2S , 23 North Island, best 2 9-16 2 ,9-1 North Island, ordinary 2 5-16 .2 5-1 Australian, light '. 2 3-16 .2 31 Australian, heavy "... 2 1-16 • 2 1-i . River Plate, light ;.... .H.l 2J ' "■ ' ' 2J -'■ River Plate, heavy ;.-..... ;2J ._ ~2i Lamb— , • , . •. • . , • Canterbury, light ......,.V,.;....;. 31 J ." ' '6J . Canterbury, medinm ..'. .3 ,'• 2J Canterbury, ■ heavy .................. "23 ■< 23 Southland ■ oj '•• 3 North Island, selected .■.;. , .. v..'. 3 1-H 3 4 North Island,'ordinary .........;.3 . 2J Australian, -best ■ ...;........■.' : 23 . 2J Australian, fair ;,.■'. 2J . 23 . inferior 2j 2} • River Plate 25 2j Beef r - '....■ ■ ■■ ;■ .. New 7-"land,'ox. fores 2j ..'■'.''■ 23''■ ; Now Zetland, ox hinds ....;.... if, 3n'.ii ; Australian, ox fores ...:.■ £J 21 '• Australian, ox hinds 35 35 ■ River Plate,.ol forbs 2 3-16 2 3-ll ■-; Eiver Plate, ox hinds 3J ....; 3J _Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile' Aeencj Company, Ltd., have received tho folloVln cablegram from their London house under da'i .August 20:-"Frozen Jlca(,—There is a fail nqmry for frozen mutton. ; Stocks of frazor amb are weakly held. The' market for frozei beef has improved slightly." : ■ ; '; ■'■ ■ • .' new. Zealand;;hemp;'.> : ■•"'. :: V ' (By. TeleEriiph.Vi'r'ei.i Ae.ior'iatlo'n.- CoDTrtriiU |. ~(Ecc. Augußt 22, '5,5 p.ml)' i; . . / .-. , The! market is firm, but'high prices 'fmTchock ng business;'£26 per ton,.is' being .asked'foi October-December shipment;.' •:'! ' • MINING:' NEWS^.-^ , ""'' .: ' WELLINGTON >MINING MARKET. .';' :■', On the whole a' fair l business -was done on Saturday _uo : -fewer than ■ ten sales, being re. CMdM. AVaiotahi eased off, and worn sold clown to 83. <eL : ATolhi Eitendod wero. easier, while Saxon, TYaitansi, New Sylvia; and May Queen ■tfere steady. .Saturday's sales.wero as ; .under:- . Kuranui Caledonian, 2s. Id. (llrst call). jP.oliance, 6d, ..(flret call). .•• ■ . ■■', ■•' ■ T ,r ai !', u . a n ljrol i,™ T H ill?. is. 3Jd. (first call). , waihi. Grand Junction, £2 125.-(second call) ■ Wniotahi, 85. 7d., 83. 7d. (first call); Bs. Id., Bs. id. (second call). :■ ■ . 45."-.3d. (first' call). .. New Alpine (paid), 7s. ■(&. (first-call).'' ' : v: . : . ~vQT|OTATIONSiI :;•:;,','■ V The latest quotations,- with'lasf recorded' sales" wero as follow.— / Buyers. Sellers'. Kales _i ■• . £8. d. £s.d. . £8. d. hxon Consolidated .... 0 0.111 0 I<3 .■ — Comata Eoefs .': '— 00 9 — Curanui ;. 0 1 4' 0 1-7 — ' oiranni Caledonian'... 0-2 0 02 2 02 1 Xay Queen -.;, 06 2 06 4 — aoriland 0 0 101 - 0- 1 0 — ountain King 0 1 8 ' 0 111 — '•' ' N.Z. Crown -. 0 7 0 — — New. Sylvia ......: 0 3.8. 0 311 - Old Hauraki ; 0 1-6 — —; >ride of Waihi ■•.....'..,„ o'l .0 0;1 2 ' — Royal Oak 0 2 9 0 211 — Belianco ■■■■—■■ 0-06;.0,0 6 Saxori 023025 — Tairua Broken Hills... 0 3 3 ' 0 3 4 '0 3 3! Talisman 2 16. 6 ...2 17 3 ,-, Victoria ....;;.'... 0-. 2' 1 .— ■<••.--._•• Waihi ■...•..;...:.■ '9 9{ ' "_:•■. Waihi Consolidated ...'0 5 4 — — Waihi Extended', 06 8 ■-. — Wajhi Grand Junction .—. 212 3 212 0 Waiotahi ........;.... 0 8 4, 08 50 86 Waitansi 0 4 3 0 4 4 0 4 3 Watchman ■...,. 0. 2 9 : '0 211 •■' — ■ Blackwater 180 — — ,Oon':-Qol'dn?lds — 14 0 — Alpine (paid) ... — 0-7, 9 07 6 Progress — . 015 9 — ' Ross Goldfields —~.■-"■ 0 16 3 — The course of ■ sales during tho past week ■ was as follows:— , ; ■ Dixon Consolidated, Bid.', Is. Id., Is. 3d ' iKurnniu Oalndoni.-n, 2s. Id.. •■ ■ Maoriland,. Bid., 9id. ' . . .. May ; Queen, bs. 3d,, 6s. 2d., 6s. 2Jd. hc\i i,eaiaiid Crown, Vs. 6Jd., Is. frl New. Sylvia, 3s. lid., 3s. Ud., 3s. 6>d; ; Pride of Waihi, Is. 3d., Is. 3d., Is. Id atoliancc, 6d.,' 6tL . .' ■ ■■■. Royal Oak, 2s. BJd., 2s; 5Jd., 2s. 6d. '. :Saxon, Is. 10d., 2s. lid.,-2s. 2d. , : Tairua Broken Hills, 3a 2d., 3s. 2d., 3s. 3d., 3s. 3id. , v • TainiaEeefs,.63d. ; i Talisman, 575. 9d., 575., 575., 575., 575., 575., 57s : Waihi, £9 95.,:'£9:93., £9 9s.', £9 95., £9 95.. £9 9s Waihi Grand Junction 535., 535. 6d;, 535. 9d 51s 51s. 6d.. 545., 535. 6d., 625." 9d., 525. Waihi Extended, Bs., 85., , Bs. 3d., 83. 2d., 7s. lOd. 75.. ldd., Bs. Id. ■ Waiotahi,.7s. 6d., 7s. 6d., 7s. 7d., 8s ; lid.,'Ba 9d Bs. 9d.,' Bs. 9d.,' Bs. 7d., 83. 7d., Bs. 4d., Bs. sd. ;Waitan6i,'4s. 2Jd., 4s. 2id., 4s. 3d., Ha' 3d. • Watchman, 2s. 9d. Con. Goldllclds, 235. 9d. New Alpine (paid), 7s. 9d., 7s. 9d., 7s. 9d., 7e. 6d New Alpine (con.); 6a. 9d., 7a. 3d., 7s. 6d., 7s. 9d :New Big River, 50s. '''■ ' ! ' MINING' TELEGRAMS. Tho : Wellington Stock Exchange is in receipt of the following telegrams:— ■From Talisman Consolidated .(August 20):"Tho following cable has been dispatched to London—'Number 12 level south, progress 9 feet, width of reef 30in., values low. Number 13 level south, .driving north on branch vein; progress 20ft, width of reef.lßin., values low." From Tairua Broken Hills (August 21) — "Tairua Broken Hills/battery commenced crushing yesterday." . , . AUCKLAND STOCK EXCHANGE. Telegraph-Special Correspondent.) • ' Auckland, August 22. Tho share market was again quiet on Saturday. In mining lines the prinoipal sales wore , Dixon's Consolidated (con.), Is. ld.;,Kuranui, Is. 5d.; May Queen, 6s. 3d.; Saxon, 2s. 4d., 2s. 5d., 2s. 4d.; Victoria, 2s. 3d., 2s. 2d.; Watchman 2s 10(1.j Waiotahi, Bs. 4d., Bs. sd.j Old Hauraki Is 7d.; Royal Oak (con.), 2s. 9d., 2s. 10d., 2s. lid.Hand3wortli, Is. 4d., Is. 5d.; Tairua Broken Hills; 3s. 4d., 3s. 5d.; New Waitaia, Is. Bd., Is 9d.; Pride , of Waihi, Is. Id.; Waihi Extended 7s. 3d. to 63. 10d.; Waihi Grand Junction,'s!s. 9d. t0.529. . • . DREDGING RETURNS. -..'.. Illy TelcfraDb.-I'rcß.i Asnoclatlnn.) . , Dimodln, Augnst 22 Dredging returns:—Riley's Revival, 400z.; Enterprise, 250z. 2dwt.; Muddy Creek, No. 2, 20oz. sdwt.; Molyneaux Hydraulic, 19oz. 12dwt.; Muddy Creek No. 1, 16oz. 18dwt.: Golden Treasure, 16oz. Udwt'.i Aloxandra Eureka, lloz. 6dwt.; Wailtako Queen, 10oz. Dunodin, August 21. ■ Waikaka United, No. 1 3205., No. 2'130z. 2dwt., Punt 16oz. 9dwt.; New Trafalgar, 220z. 16dwt.i Now Roxburgh Jubilee, 10oz. Idwt.; Rising Sun 440z. 16dwt.; Sandy Point, 290z. lOdwt. , ■. ' • ■' : REVIVED ACTIVITY. . ' ncelton, August 21. Thero is a mining revival in the fflorrijigs districts. Old claims once highly payablo an being taken up, and considerable interest is hi ins evinced. .

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