MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXIX, Issue 101, 30 April 1898, Page 5

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

STEONG EISE IN. WHEAT.

WOOL MARKET LIFELESS. '

LONDON, April; 29

The Bank of England stock of gold coin and bullion is £29,3i5,000; 'reserve of notes and coin, £21,038,000; proportion of reserve.. to liabilities, 41.71; circulation, ;£27,543,000; public deposits, £12,36i;000; other deposits, £ 37,957,000; ■ Government securities, £13,193,000; other securities, £33,935,000. ' ,-

Three months bills, S-J. . Consols, 111:}. , A'ew. South; Wales fours, '11(5J; three halfs, 103^; three, 97. Victorian fotirs, 110 i; three and a half, .103^. South A-astralia three and a Vhalf, 107; threes, 99. Queensland fours, 108=1; three ; and a half, ; 103; ..New Zealand fours, 110J; three ' and '.a half, 106;, threes, 98. Tasmanian ihree.-;and*': a ' half, .106. Westralian three and a half, '104S'."' : , ,; ''■: ''"". ' • The Gontinentar'" -and American wheat markets; all show /a strong :.arising , tendency... ; Jlu^sian .cargoes, 48/6; /Tjondon .quotation' for hard -Duluth,/;49/. .' "-V ' , '.« . - ~

Sugar is firmer. ...lava, Li/9; German, 9/G; ; iron,' 4G/3." ' ; : *■ The Bradiorcl woolmarket is lifeless. ■'-'■! :•'■ ;- ■'":■-.-■- ■ ' '.

Silver is quotecl at 2/2 5-16ths per ounce. ' ; ■-. : ■'- •.'■" ■ '■"'"■ '- ; '4 ■ y