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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13232, 28 September 1908, Page 8

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United Prose Association—By Electric Topograph —Copyright. LONDON, Sentember 35. bank of England" return. Tho Bank of England return, issued for tho week ending Wodti<«day, tseptho 23rd, afiords tho following comparisons:— This weok. Last week. £ £ Bullion ... 26,917,000 36,754,000 Reserro ..., 28,010,000 Notes in circulation ... 28,803,000 28,824,000 Public Deposits 7,640,000 6,352,000 Other Deposits 44.293..CG0 45,247,000 Government securities .-. 15,532,000 15,532,000 Other securities 26,500,000 26,302,C\k Proportion of rawrvo to liabilities ... 54.28 54.23 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Tho following are tho latest quotations for Government securities, "•with a comparison of those- ruling last week, the date on which - interest is payablo heing stated in each caso:— Price 3%* ; '111 *~ £ «. d, 2J per cent. IroperUl Conwls .. b5 15 0 2<Mr. N.S W. Vβ, 19.«, Jun.-July .. ICS 0 0 10s nee . N.S.W. Ha, 1?18, March-Sept. .. S9 0 0 Uiich. N.S.W. a'«, 19J... AprllOot. .. 87112 6 Uiich. Vict.4 , *, 1320, J»u.-July .. 1010 0 Unch. Vict.BV«, 19-il-fi, J»n.-July .. 100 0 0 Unch. Viet. 8'«, 193i-l!>, J«n.-Jniy .. S9IO-0 Unch. B.A. Si*, 19i9, J»n.-July .. 99 0 0 Unch. 5.A.0V191«, J*n.-Ju)y .. 87 0 0 Uneh. Cfluaa 4., 191S-at, J*n.-July .. 1« 0 0 Uneh. Q'l*.id 3j'., 1921-3J, J»u.-Joly .. ICO 10 C 10s rise Q'lundSV, 1922-47, J«u..July .. 88 0 0 10s rise N.Z. 4'«, 1929, M»yNo». .. 108 0 6 Same N.Z.SJ'»,I9iO-W,J«n.-Jaly .. 99 5 6 Unch. N.Z.BV, IJMS, AprilOot. .. S8 0 C Unch. Tu. 3*'., 1910, J*n.-Jaly .. 99 0 0 Vaca. T.i. 3-, 192040, Jan-July .. S3 0 05s rite W.A. Si , *, 181S-3S, MnyXoT. .. 99 <0 0 Unch. W.A. 3'«, 1915-35, M.J--KQT. .. WlO OSo full THE MONEY MAHKET. " The Baruk rate is 2} per oent. Tho rate of discount for best three months' bills is 1 7-16 per oent; Paris, 2 J per cent; Berlin, 3i i»r cent; slhort loans, $ per cent. COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE. Wheat—Higher American quotations and the cholera scare, which led to Russian shipments being quarantined at most European ports, have caused a general hardening of the markets, i There is good demand for prompt delivery and new crop shipments. Sis thousand tons New. South Wales De-cember-January shipment, per steamer, sold at 36s 6d. There is quiet trado in Australian on the spot, lots changing hands' at 40s 6d and 41s. Flour is rather firmer, but inactive. Australian patent sorts in London, 25s to 25s pd. Sugar—German 10s, first marks 12s 2d. . Wool—Bradford Tops are quiet and prices are barely maintained. Buttei - —The market is dull and prices aro unchanged. No colonial is offering. THE METALS. Copper—On the spot £59 15s, threo months £60 12s 6d. Tin—On the spot £132, three months £133 10s. Lead, £13. Spelter, £19 10s. Iron, 51s 6d.