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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 67, 18 March 1916, Page 10

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LOXDOX MARKETS. .MONEY AND PRODrCE HATES. (By Cablt.'.—Press Association.—Copyright ) XiOXDOX. March lfi. The Bank of England returns for the week emled March 1C compare with, the returns of last west as under:— ,-Uafch 1C Mana 0 £ £ Coin 5i.220.000 .V..«)(!.(H)"J ■Hescrve 40.e03.0W 41.-J24.UtW Note fceiip :fc!,:>l2.<K>j ;w,lD4.imj Government deposits ii2.4lM.(Ji>d 02,T75.uuU other deposits ii.V.TO.vii i i>7.o:io.iKi<) Cureruineut securities .'L'i.sw.iu.i .■L.'.s.D.ilUi OthiT scK-uriti'S !!2 t 4Kt,UUU 03.150.VJ0 Proportion of reserve to liabilities 27.53 27.7fi CONSOLS AiRD COLONIAL STOCK. The following! are the latest London Stork Exrbaugr quotations fer Consols and colonial inscrilu-il otock. and a comparison witli thr.se reiwnol a we*k aso:Brirish 2J per cent Consols, £.T7 a/, 2/6 iieher: .Jj per cent war loan. Marco, Sei'ti-mbiT. JCS7 in/, 3/ higher: 4i per rent war loan. U123-43, June, DeceuiDer, Australasia, £JW: 15/. eime. Colonial Stork*.—Kew Zer.laud 4*. W2». May. November. £SC 12/B, "/« lower: NewZealand :>Vs, H)4O. January. July, £12 n> , saite: New Zealand 3's, l'.H3. April, October. £C 2 17/«. same. Short-dated loans are quoted at -U per cent, the same as last week. The rat» of di-cmuit for three months' bills io 5 1-10 per cent, the same as last week. WOOL. At ilie wool sales there was better demand for f.iiiltli-s and sowl competition lor Ixst sorts, i'rires wert harder. New Zealand quotations:—Te l'nru, top lSd, average l".d. The ilradford top market wss very slow. lint steadier in tone. ijuaiat:ous:—Siityfourn. 42*u: sixties. -Jlid: lommou sixties, 4H<il: liJty-sixL-i. :iTd; littlef. olid; forty-.-ixes. 2njii; forties. a*Jd. CHAIN AND FLOCIt. WUeat is dull and droopin-. Flour Is st"2dy But inactive. Oats aic dull. I-EAS AND BEANS. i Tens and lieans are neglected and un- . changed. DAIItr I'BODCCE. Butter Is flrm. Danish t- cjuoted at I^o/ Zealand is uncJiauged. Uieese Is very strong. Supplies are shorq. New Zealand is quoted at W2/ to KM/. SUGAK. Sugar Is steady, and unchanged. METALS. Topper.— Burern, £l(Ki 5/; sellers. £100. Elect nil j tie: lluyers, 1.133; se.lers, tldi. 1 in.—iiuyers, £l'.»o lv/; sellers, £iv.'>. kead. —niiyeis, a.io; selletK. £35 .')/. fcpeiter.—i>uyers, isO; sellers, iU2. Vig Iron, t-. 4/.

FIU'IT AXD PRODUCE MAItKET. Auctioneers repor; xlral 'miriness 'n the fruit ana ltroduee iimrKuu dur.iig the weeK lonvara in Lvii supply, mid prices towards tut end lit mc \.«« ileui.ue.il. 1 esterday's 'values ivtre HIM easier. Apples and I Lemons June advanced, aim are in good j Ut-miiiid. Cupe gooseuernes ate also I selling very well. Tomatoes are lv large i sujiiu.v. and cheaper, yulnct-s remain unaltered. Potatoes.—The mariet is lairiy -well supplied, and there are too many smail, iilislity, and rusty samples oflerlnj:. wlitcU I are ai.nost worthless, frime, -well graded samples sell readily at quotation. Oiiious.—>*J'he markei is well supplied. Shipments from the Soma are in excellent I i-pnditiou. and the sample* are go<xi. I LiK-als are also KtlU available. The price I remains unaltered. I Kumaras aud other root trops are in good supply. Kresh eggs are scarce, aud advancing in prices. Tanners , hatter is also fibort and selling well. I'onliry. wjiere .the tonditiou is gaoA. i< in demand ami. selling well. I Kowls in Tiionlt and poor axe nejrlected Field Vrailnrp.— l'otutoc*: I>or-al, primp. \£l: small, Mighty, and rusty. Ji/(J to 4/ c:\vt. iinions. local. £5 10/ per ton Dair>- PnKlnci-.—Btttter. farmers - in prims, h"- 11): egx?. fresh, 1/K) to'j/il Prnit.—Apples: Dessert, T/ to ft/; Rood! j."/ to a/0: medium. :!/« to 4/; cooklac 4/ti to fi/<>. Pears: Ron <'hretien. 10/0; ex cool j chamibw, "/: dessert. 4' to 3/: coukln" "/O to 4. Pear-hes: Best, '/■ good. 5/ to (i/: others. 4/ to 4/fl. Gra[»es: Hothouse. 1/8 per Ib. Tomatoes: Best, 2/ to 2/) i liox others, 1/ to 1/<l. Lemons: Jjocal, prime, 12/ ease: good. S/ to »/: local. rotißh ami coarse. 0/; Sydney, o/. Cape sooseberrieis. (id Jb. Quinces, 4/ to 4/: i case. Passion fruit. 2/ to 2/(i case. Wnter rfelons, 1/ each. Walnuts. ib. Peanuts. 2d lb. Poultry.—Hen.". 1/8 to 4/7 each: table roosters. 1/7 tn 4/fl; ducks, 1/3 to 4/1: chicks, 1/; durkainjs, l/'4 young pigs, 1/8 each.