MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 76, 1 April 1899, Page 4

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

LONDON, March 3. The Bank of England reserve is £19,----678,000; gold, ciin and bullion, £28,788,000; per centage of reserve to liabilities, 33.10; in circulation, £28,931,000; public deposits, £17,978,000; other deposits, £41,243,000; Government securities, £13,988.000; other securities, £44,087,000. ■ Three month bills 21. Consols 1103. New South Wales four per cents, 1195; three and a half; 106; threes, 991. Victorian fours, 113; three and a half, 107. South Australian three and a half, 10S; threes, 95i. Queensland fours,. 112J; three and a half, 1071; New Zealand fours. 116J; three and a half, 108}; three, 962, Tasmanian three and a half, 107J; Westralian three and a half, 105 J. The wheat market is dull, 6d decline. Victorian cargoes, March and April shipments, 27/6; a parcel of March shipment 27/. Sugar, quiet. Java, 12/3; German, 9/105. Tin, very firm. Spot, 110; at three months, 110£. Iron, 54/9. Lead, soft foreul4i; spelter, 272 d. Silver, 2/3 7-16 per oz. ■ The Bradford woil market is restricted. Common sixties 21; super 221. Butter quiet, prices unchanged. Supplies of Australian are almost exhausted. Rabbits, firm. Victorian 10id; New Zealand 9Jd. ' ■ Crossbred wethers, maiden ewes, Canterbury, 3Jd; Dunedin and Southland, 3id; North Island, 3 5-16 d. Lamb, prime Canterbury 42d, fair average, including Dunedin, Southland, Wellington and secondary Canterbury 4gd. River Plate crossbred or merino wethers, heavy 3\tl; light 3Jd. Copper, spot 69:1; three months 69£.