GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13017, 20 January 1908, Page 9

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.

Tho following are tho latest quotation* for Government securities, with a comparison of those ruling on January Ist.:—

* Interest pvrabla in M«y and November, t Interest pivjbl; io January anil Jul/, { Interest payable in April and October.

THE MONEY MARKET. The bank rate ia 5 per oont. Throe months bills aro quoted at 4 5-16 per cent. COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE. Wheat—Tho markets aro quiet, and a eh ado easier, owing to weaker American quotations. There is a less demand also. Thero aro improved reports from the Argentine. Cargoes are dull, fcjouth Australian afloat is ofierimg at 41s (3d, "—id a Jam.ua.ryFebruary shipment at 41s. Australian on the spot is alow, offering at 45s to 453 Gd. Flour—Th© market is steady and unchanged. London 29s 6d to 30s. Glasgow 30s to 30s 6d. i Sugar—Tho market is quiet. German 9s lOd, first marks lis 7d. Butter—The market is Tory firm. Choicest Australian 116s to 117s, secondary 112s to Ills, choicest New Zealand 118s, in rare instances 120s ! realised, buyers preferring Australian, it being cheaper. The tone of the market is strong, owing to short -supplies amd the newts of hot weather in Austr_lda.. Cheese—The market is firm, -white New Zealand 62s to 03s, coloured 645. THE METAL MARKET. Copper, on the spot £63 7s 6d, three months £63 15a. -Electrolytic £64. Tin on tho spot £124 ss, three months £125 os. Lead £14 7s 6d. Iron 48s 3d. Silver 25|d. WOOL MARKET. At Bradford the wool market is quiet, and is awaitng tho London opening. Common 60'b 25|d, super 26i_. Sheepskins—At the sales 3000 bales •were offered, including 2150 of Aus tralasian. Two-thirds wore sold. Merinos have declined ono farthing to a halfpenny, fine crossbreda, one halfpenny, coarse, three farthings. POULTRY. ...At Saturday's markets there were' good entries of poultry, and keen competition, at slightly easier prices. Hens made Is 6d to 2s 9d, pullets 3s lid to 5s 4d, best roosters os to 7s 3d, (smaller 2s 9_ to 4s 9d, best ducks -5s 3d to 7a 2d. smaller 2s 6d to ss, geese 4a 6d to 7s, all at per pair. Eggs Is to Is 2d per dozen. PIGS. There was a fair entry of pigs at Saturday's markets, and they sold at slightly improved rates. Porkers brought up to 455, stores 15s to 233, and suckers and weaners 9s to 14s. HORSITsALES. At- Tattersall's on Saturday there was an entry of 40 horses, mostly medium and inferior sorts, and there was a poor demand. There was no sale for tho few medium draughts offered, and saddle and harness horses sold at £12 to £18. DARFIELD. At Darfield sale on Friday the yarding was very small, under 300 sheep and lambs coming forward, about hah each fats and stores. There was a very limited attendance, and business by auction was confined to two lots, a lino of 115 aged crossbred ewes 2s Id and a few fat merino ewes 6s 9d. All lambs were withdrawn. ' The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., have received the following cable message from their London house under date 17th January .-—"Wool sales at Liverpool to-day 'strong competition. More confident tone apparent in the market." OAMARU. tSPECTA- TO "THE PRBSS.") OAMARU, January 19. The week has been, a very quiet ono, no transactions in wheat having been recorded, and only a few small ones in oats. A bright sample of barley from Otekaike ha 6 been placed under offer, but at what price is not disclosed. Potatoes (new) aro coming in freely, and the market is fully supplied at up to 6s per cwt. at sidings.

Price. J Variation as compared with last week 2' % Imp-rial Con-ols 4 % New South Wales 3j "o New South ttale3 % New South Wales * °o Vicwnan 3J % Victorian 3 •■_ Victorian -4 "o South Australian 3 % Hout'i Australian 4 % 3j % Queemland 3 % Vueenaiand 4 "„ New Zealand* .. 3J "• New Z-Mlandt .. 1 *"» New Zealand*. .. Jj % Western Australian .. 3 % Western Australian .. it % Tasiuanian 3 % Tasmania!! 4 -. _j Si 15 0 Unchanged 106 lu o 6j higher tii 10 0 U-i<-haii_>d S? 5 0 Uuchanjred 105 u 0 Unchanged 98 7 6 Unchanged 87 0 0 Unuhaiijvd 10J 0 0 Urn-li-nired 85 u 0 Uin-haii-jed 105 0 I *.'iK-haii_ed 9o 10 0 Unchanged WOO Unchanged 106 0 01 fn handed 100 0 0, Unchanged 87 0 01 Unc.-iaiij.-ed 97 0 0 Unchan.i-d 86 0 l.i Unchanged 96 0 0| Ui.chaneed &6 lu Oi Unchanged