Mr O. W. Brown reports the state of the share rnarlcet for (.he weel; ending" Friday, AugiisfJ S^tii ias.'fottows : — Banks— ? New Ssea land,£23 Ills; National. -€ 3 15s; Colonial,£2 5-. Insurances— New Zeaiaud, £3 17s ; Union, £1 2s 9s; Nations J.£l 11s Cd; South British, £2 19s; Standard, 14s fid; Colonial, lls 9d; Accident, 3s; New Zealand Ship ping Company,. £5 ; New Zealand Loaii arid Mercantile Co., £5 10s; National Mortgage and X2^ C J Company, £l 9s; Scottish and New Zealancf Investment Company, £1 ss; Gutbrie "and Woodware Factory, £1 : Union Stejynship Co., £10 15s; Colonial In restmeiit 'land _Agency Company, £1 3s ; Otogpafd^-Soutbland Investment Company. £1 lss£ rMoney secured on freehold, 7 percent^ £ Wilsoii, Tame and Co.'s share report for the wee2^ @i»ling Augurt 12th :— Banks : New Zealand^ £23 ; National, £3 9s; Colonial, £2 Ss'.^lßsuiance Com) antes: New Zealand,' £3 12s^ South British, £2 19s ; Nationa 1 , £1 6??: Sfamlard, Us; Union, £t 2s 6d : Coloniai, Us Gd~. Miscellaneous: N.Z. l^oan ami MetcaMil< Go., £5 10s ; National Mortgage antfv- Agency Co., £1 9s ; N.Z. Shippiny Co.^jE*: 3s 6d : ; Otago and Southland" In vestment C0,,£l 12s ; Mosgiel Woollen Fac- Jtor^i?£3 l€s;. Coloniai Investment and Agenc\ Co, £1 ?s; Scottish and N.Z. In rest men t Co.. £1 4s 6dj x .Mjiiiiig:— Cromwell, £2 2s Cd: Keejr^VjTJ^rk, .12> ; United Alpine, £1 6s:, Glax|stpne, 10s; Welcome, £4. Hpaby. secured, on freehold property, 7A perctmU per annum. ' r 'ifeCTIONEERS' RKPOkT. Messrs. McArdell & Co. report having heln thefr risnal fortnightly sale of fat stock n« the^ Jnnbtiori j;ards on Thursday, 11th inf. Owing to the exceptional bad weather of th past TOefvery iew cattle were yarded, aim these only from medium to inferior, the were, however, all .*old at' good prices con sidering the quality. We quote me Hum bet f 23# 6d ; vjtrferior, 20s per 1 001 b. No prim, quality waayarded. and had the several lot. tta|t ttere'eAtered for tbis week's com f oiward" they would have commanded U>] prices. Bollocks brought from £0 10s t(> £'.< each, and inferior cow.«, £5 1 7. s M. Shct^f)— Abogfc the usual supply came forwa d, a)) <> wjiich ioand buyers at an advance on tl • lajrt day's sale. 