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Thames Guardian and Mining Record, Volume I, Issue 8, 16 October 1871, Page 2

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; Thames. Guardian Office,V. •X : ;■ October 13."' At Mr. Do\yden’s sale on Saturctay, potatoes realised' £7 per totf; hams, Sfl per lb.; bacon, 7d to 8d per lb. ; cheesy :5d peir lb. ; and other goods satisfactory prices. At Messrs. Gudgeon's sale on Saturday, a house in Pollen-street, three and a-half years’ lease, fetched £25 ; bacon, 7d per lb. ; furniture, good, prices :..Crimean shirts, 5s to 6d 6d ; 7 watches, fair prices ; scrip bought in. THAMES SHAREMARKET.. ' weekly 'amist:'™™'"™ ’ DURING- ; the past weejc .the market has shown a much healthier' tone 'than for some few weeks proceeding. Several outside stocks have been in good demand, and some business was done. As far as leading stocks arc concerned, after the Caledonian was clear of water and work started again the shares became pretty firm at from L 125 to Ll3O, but the accident to the machinery on Friday niglrt and Saturday morning' occasioned a sudd’enMrop to L 95, rising again to LIOO, at which price they were in good demand on Saturday night. The demand for Sons of Freedom is quite unwarranted according to the present appearance of the .workings, but very few have changed hands, the majority of holders preferring to await the opening up of the mine. Caledonians have ranged from L 122 to LI3O, and on Saturday dropped to LIOO, at which price several sales were affected: Thames L 25, L 26, L 26, L. 24, L 23, sellers at L2l on Saturday; Tookoy L2B, L 29, L3O, few sales effected ; Nonpareils L 5 155,L5 17s 6d, L 5 15s,good business done ; All Nations' Lo 17s6d, LG, L 5 14sex divideud, buyers at slightly reduced rates; Alburnas Lo' 15s, L 5 17s sd, LG, LG 2s 6d, in good demand all the week ; Golden Calf L2 17s Gd, few sellers ; Central Italy L2 7s 6, buyers plentiful at lower rates, few sellers on the market ; City of London were sold at 9s and 10s, buyers satisfied ; Queen of the Thames 3s; Smiling Beauty 5s Gd, 6s Gd, os ; Bird in Hand 7s, 7s Gd, 8s Gd; Bright Smiles L 3, L 3 ss, L 3 10, L 3 15, L 3 10, L 3 ss, a good amount of business done during the week ; Multum in Parvo 10s, 11s, 12s 6d,135, in good demand owing to crushing gohig on and looki ug very well, few sellers ; Ballarat and Rising Sun Bs, 10s, 12s Gd, many enquiries for this stock owing to the reported strike in the Shamrock claim ; Waitematas 7s Gd, and rising to 21s Gd, this stock was in great, demand for some days, and rose steadily in price to 21s Gd, at which sales were effected ; Briglitons 4s, enquired for at low rates ; Celts 15s, 17s Gd, LI ; Flagship, Hape Creek, ss, 5s Gd, 5s ; Sobs of Freedom buyers _at L 4, risiug to L 5, very few sellers ; Italians Bs, 8s Gd, 9s ; Clareinonts 10s, buyers at 9s ; 1 Sliotovcrs 10s, 10s Gd, 11s, buyers at present rates few stock in market; Black Angel 10s, sellers 13s. ... , , . HESSRS.S|R. b. MASON AND CO'S REPORT. Our sales last week comnrisc Caledonians, L 135 to L 100; Thames L2O 10s to L 22 10s; All burnias, L 5 15s to LG 2s Gd ; Nonpareils, L 5 12s 5d to L 5 15s : Central Italy, L2 7s Gdto L2 10s ; Golden Calf, L2 15s to L 3 ; Bright Smiles, L2 17s GdtoL3 15s ; Italians, 8s Gd to 10s ; Golden Lions, Gs 6d ; Messengers. 5s Gd : Crown Prince, 4s | Abraham Liucoln, 7s Gd.