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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13100, 27 April 1908, Page 8

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United Press Association—By Electrio Tel-graph—Copyright. IjONDON. April 24. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. .The Bank cf England return, issued for the week ending Wednesday. April 22nd. affouls the- follow ing. companion : : — This week. Last week. £ £ Bullion ... :k.,601i.0n0 36,5.14,000 Reserve ... 2<|,579,000 38,114,000 Notes in circulation " ... _£,54__.000 29,137.000 Public deposits 10.3 C.7.000 10,661,000 Other deposits .2,763,0-0 41.423,000 Government securities ... 1.3.500.C00 13,757,000 Other securities 30,211.000 -30.033,000 rroportion of reserve to liabilities ... 50.52 50.00 GOVER NMENT SECT. BITIES. The following <uo the latest quotations for Governmen.t securities, with a eompanson of those ruling last week: — V» nation Trice. _scoiu|._r.p with • last week ±: ■>. \j\ Z_ •_, Imperial Con«ol< .. 86 15 t>\ 7s £.1 lower * % New South Wales .. 109 I- 0! Unchanged 3j rs, New South Male. .. W 5 0: 5,-luwor i % Kew SOIIUI Wale* .. 83 I. 01 l.n. hanirsd . % Victorian .. .. 10)15 (Jj is l.i;rl>o_ H % Vietoiian .. .. 10.1 10 0] Unchanged i _, YictorUn .. .. 89 10 8' Un_hau;f*d 31.*q Sou.. Australian .'. 1-0 0 Oj Unchanj^d 3 % _out'i Australian .. 8/ 00! I .n:han_-.----4 "r» yuet island .. .. 107 0 1-1 I .iriiaiigeil J- Vo Vueto»laiid .. .. 1.0 0 01 Unchanged -To yueensland .. .. 83 10 0) l.n. handed 4 % NewZsaland*-.. .. IW> 10 I Unchanged JJ Vo NewZe.landt .. .. ICO 50j I .lehanfcfd 1 % A civ Zealand} £3 10 Oj Uuciian^d .._ % Weblt-rn Autlratian .. SB - U 0| Um:h»n_-d 3 % Western Au-trali&n .. !/ 0 t] Unchanpeil -4 % Tasiim.i-ti .. .. 10) t» 0j Unehaii^fii 6 ','b T4_ii.aiiia:i bfl 0 0 1 Unchanged *ln._r__.p_>-abi»iii M.y and November. 1 1 ne-.sep>v.ioie i/i January aij.l Jul/, I I.iterest payable in April and October. THE MONEY MARKET. The oprtii market discount rato for hr_t three mouths' bills is Is 3d lower nt £2 12_ Cd per cent. The Bank of England rate is 3 wf cent., being the same as at date of last report. Tiie Paris open market rate v's £2 Ifis 9d p.r cent., and the Berlin rate £4 2_ (.1. COLON! AT j AM) OTHER PRODUCE. At the wheat markets there is a better enquiry, and there is a general advance of Is. The impression is that tho worst .is now over. Cargoes aro firm. Coast cargoes are held for 3-__ 3.1; Australian on the spot, a -.mall eunply, 3_ s to 3SI. 6d. • _"lour is slightly firmer. Afloat lota are off .ring at Glasgow at 27s Gd. Butter is firm, colonial clearing well. Choicest Australian. IQG& to 108s; New Zealand and Danish, 110s to 112s. Tho cold weather is checking European "«!]>• plies. ' Sugar—German lis lid. first marks l._b 6d. , Bradford Tops—There is a ; slight.y better enquiry, but little "business is being done. Forties Bid, fortysixes lOld, common sixties 21d, super 22d. ( THE MARKERS. - Cop-per—On the spot £58, throe months £58 10s. Tin—On the ©pot' £145. ; throe months £143. Lead, £13 ss. Spelter, £21 4s. Iron, 51s 6d.