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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 189, 11 August 1919, Page 10

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LONDON __A_tKET_. (_t C:d le.—Prcs*. Association.—Copyrlght.) LONDON, AnstiT 7. The Bank nf England returns f.ir the week end ■■! Ansrnst 7. as en-.pared with tbe previous week, are as follow: — An--. T. July 31. rnin fs_.i_n.onn pfs.2-i.ivin Reserve .......... __n.0_4.0-rt 27.475.0n0, Note issue sn.l2s.oon 7n._R7.nnii Government deposits 22.9?_>.000 17.SSl.onci Other deposits SJ9.S4-.oin lip..Vi.-..frtl Govt. Securities 2_.-7r..imn 43.144.ni1n Other securities _~4'J_,UUU Sl.7i-.U--Pr_pr>rT;nn of reserve to liabilities 21 .00 20.44 MONEY MARKET. Short loans. 3 1-8 per cent.; three months' bills. 3s per rent. CONSOLS AND COLONIAL STOCKS The following table gives the quotations for Con-ds and coloniel Inscribed stocks, | compared with those of the previous week: i £ s. d. s. n. \ Consols 2* per cent 51 7 0 1" 0* t British 5. p.c. War Loan 8_ 15 0 2."> 0* . British 5 p.c.. War Loan 94 2 0 2 Ot \ New Zealand 4 p.c, 10-JO S7 n •> 10 (iNew Zealand 3J p.c.. 1040 73 17 6 50* j New Zealand 3 p.c. 104.1 <>T. 0 0 Same. Cmnwlth. 5} p.c. 1020-22 OS 0 ll 20 fi* | Cmnwlth. r>i p.c. 1022-17 l'J<> 0 0 .'>"• O" ' ■vV. Aust. 3t p.c. 10211-33 7U 2 C '' M I W. Aust. 3 p.c, Wlj--.-.. 74 0 0 2 <S* N.S.W. 4 p.c. 103S S4 r. 0 Same. N.S.W. 3j p.c. in:sr__o.. 73 lo 0 Same. ' N.S.W. 3 p.c, 1333 -3 in o 10 o> | 3. Anst. 3$ p.e., 1931) 74 Vl O 7> Ot S. Anst. 3 p.c, optional.. r,O o 0 2 6« I Tasmn. 3* p.c, 1020-0.. 73 lf> 0 12 0* | Tasmn. 3 p.c, 1020-40.. 70 0 0 Same. Queensland 4 p.c. 1024.. 01 10 0 n 0* i Qnsland. 3i p.c. 1031-GO 00 0 o Same. Qnsland. 3 p.c. 1020-47 03 O O 10 O* Victorian 4 p.c. 11>24 OS 10 0 7 Of Victorian 31 p.c, 1921-2S SO O 0 2" <>t Victorian 3} p.c. 1020-40 71 5 0 I<> o* Victorian p.c. 1925-20 G2 15 0 Same. I ♦Lower. fHlKher. PRODUCE -MARKETS. ■Vheat.—The market Is quiet. Australian not orTerinc. Tlour.—There i, a moderate demand for email allocations. Colonial. 44/9. Oats.—Tlie market is firm. Peas. —The market is firm. Tasmanian bine, tourers 43/0. fellers 43/0. Beans. —Prices are steady, and the market is quiet. Sugar.—Prices are unchanged. Bacon and Lnrd.—Tbe Food Ministry is resuming control of bacon and lard. PRICES OF PETALS. Copper.—Spot. £25 :__; -hrce (__nths, £00. 2/6. Load.—Spot. £24 2/_; three months, £24 17/.. 'Spelter.—Spot, £38 10/:: three months, £30. THE BKAT_FOITD (MARKET. The Bradford tops market is at a standstill- There is no disposition to buy. as machinery- is idle In consequence of the Yorkshire coal strike.—(A. and N.Z. Cable.) GOVERNMENT WOOL SOLD. Ten thousand bales of Government wools were sold by auction at Bradford. Nine thousand bales were sold at a parity with the closing prices of the late London sales.— (A. and N.Z. Cable.) IMPERIAL TOBACCO COMPANY. The Imperial Tobacco Company has decided to increase its capital by £9.000.000. in order to extend the output and to enable it to carry increased stocks of tobacco leaf. — (A. and" N.Z. Cable..