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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13005, 6 January 1908, Page 9

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Vaiiei Prr.si Association—By Kioc'.ric Tcl^Tuph—C-ipyright. LONDON, January 3. Tlio American visibly supply of whi'at is t/>.110,000 bushels. Silver. 2a 1 9-115 th d. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. 'J"ho following is the ls«nk of J-injg-i;in<l return lor the week ending "Wednesday, January Lst, comjxirod with tho return issued on Dix.-ombor i2Bth :— Last week. This week. £ £ fioM cma, Me. 29,75-1,000 31,003,000 Reserve ... 19,082,000 21,473,000 Proportion reserve to ilabilities ... 39.91) 30.62 Nott« in circulation ... 29,514,000 29,520,000 Public deposits 5,625,000 7,559,000 Ot.her deposits 43,500,000 52,057,000 Govern montsocuritiee ... 1-1,332,000 15,832.000 Other securities ... 3-3,035,000 40,808,000 Thro«» moßtlis bills are quoted at 5i por dm., asconvpurtvl with 6 por cent, for tho -week ending December ISth. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Tho following are tho lateet quotations for Gorernraent securities, with iL comparison of thobo ruling on Decoaniber IStih:— Vsriation Price, as oom pared • with latt week £ ». v — 2i % Imperial Consoli .. 83 17 6 25j bi/her ♦ % New South Wale* .. 105 15 ( lbs lii|{i.er JJ % New South ttale* .. 93 0 0 if>i higher A % New South Wall* .. 86 10 Q, 3J» higher i 4 % Victorian .. .. 103 0 0| 20i liitfher 3i% Victorian .. .. 97 15 0 3S« higher J"„ Victorian .. .. 87 0 0 5Ca higher ij % bouili Australian .. 9 J 0 0 20s lower 3 % South Australian .. 85 U 0 Unchanged 4 % viuct ulind .. .. 104 0 I 20s niglier 3i % liußtailaud .. .. 97 10 0 JO* higher 3 % Vueen»laml .. .. 85 0 0 higher 4 Vi. New Zealand* .• .. 105 15 0 log bijf.er Jl% NewZe«l»ndr .. .. 9a 10 0 ill's blglier i % New Zealand; .. .. £6 0 0 10s hiuher 3£% Australian .. Os 15 0 Jsa higher 3 % VVcatern Australian .. 86 0 0 40i hif her oj T«iu»r.i.n .. .. 97 0 01 i!Ua higher 3 % 'fasinaoian . „ 86 1U 0! Unchanged • Intereit payable in May and November, i laierent p*y*ble in January ami Juljr. t Interest piyiblo in April and October. WHEAT AND FLOUR. The wheat market ie quiot, end prices, aro nominally slightly higher. Cargocrt are ucjilocted. For a South Australian. December-Jen imry shipment/ 4Qs "bus offered. Australian, on epot, is in fair enquiry at 4oe to 4oe 6d. Filour ie in V-ttor request; lian 2y« 6d to 30s M, ex store. THE MEfTAIiS. Cappor, on spot £01 17s Cd, three months £C 2 16s; supplies 50,925 tona, deliveries 47,001 totn», stocks 19,710 flfloftt SSoO tons. Tin, o>ll spot £121, threo montihe £122 Gβ, stocks 12,452 tone, on spot 10.U22 toiiSj afloei. 3871 tons, dciireries L'7lo tons. Le<id, £14 12s 6d; iTon, 48s 6a. COLONIAL AXD OTHER PRODUCE. Gorman, 1 per cent, first inorks 11s Gd. The Bradford tvool inarkct is more dhewrful. There is "better enquirr for crossbreds. Common eixtys 25 Jd, super 26JrdTJiore ie a st«edy tirade in butter. Danish uncOinnged, choicest Australian 114s to 110s. unsaltcd 112s to 114s; eecondariee oro i.ii eJiort supply and ebrong dejnaaid, IOGe to 110s; Siberian is oiuiost oxhaueited; Now Zealand, 118s to 119s; Argentine., 114e to 116s. Oheoso 16 firm. New Zealand vrihito Cls to 625, coloured to 63e.