ENGLISH COMMERCIAL.

West Coast Times, Issue 394, 29 December 1866, Page 2

ENGLISH COMMERCIAL.

London, Friday, October 26. The following are the closing prices for Colonial Government aud other securities connected with the Australian colonies : —

Joint-stock Banks.— Australasia, 66 id; Chartered of India, Australia, and China, 19 ; Colonial, 36 ; English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered, 18; London Chartered of Australia, 22£; National of Australasia, 2 pm. ; New South Wales, 46 ; New Zealand, 9 pm. ; New Zealand Banking Corporation, par ; Otago, 3 dis. : Queensland, 10 dis. ; South Australia, 28 ; Union of Australia, 48 ; Victoria, 41 ; Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway, 61 x d. Mines. — Cobre copper, 3£; General, 22; Port Phillip, |; Scottish Australian, £; Yudanamutana of South Australia, 1 ; Australian Agricultural Company, 19 ; Australian Mortgage Land and Finance, \ pm. ; F—glish Rnd Au-irftlian Copper Smeitiv.g Company, 1 ; North British Australasian (Limited), 55 ; New Zealand Loan and Mer. Agency (Limited), ± pm. ; New Zealand Trust and Loan, £ pm. ; Otago aud Southland Investment, par. ; Panama Royal Mail Steam, 8£ ; ditto, 4? ; Peel River Land and Mineral Company, 42 ; Scottish Australian Investment Company, 125 ; South Australian Land Company, |35 ; Trust and Agency Company of Australasia, \ pm. ; Van Diemen's Laud Company, 9h

Colonial Government Securities. — New South Wales Government,. 5 per cent., 1871 to 1876, 91 to 93 ; 1888 to 1892, 85 to 86. New Zealand, 6 per cent., 94 to 96 ; 5 per cent., 80 to 82. Queensland Government, 6 per cent., January and July, 90 to 92. South Australian Government, 6 per cent., 1878 and upwards, 105 to 107. Victoria Government, 6 per cent., April aud October,lo22 to 103 J.