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Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14408, 16 July 1912, Page 8

United Press Association— Bt Electrio' Te.egraph-Copyright. CONSOLS. LONDON, July 14. Consols are quoted at 75f. UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA. The Union Bank of Australia's bal-ance-sheet shows the deposits to he £23,223,911, cash investments and remittances £10,744,087, and bills £17,273,912. , WHEAT AND FLOUR. LONDON, j«ly 14. The wheat and flour afloat lor the United Kingdom amounts to 3,470.0-jO quarters; for the Continent, 2,335,000 quarters; Atlantic shipments, 212,LKM) quarters; Pacific shipments, nil. The total shipments to Europe for the week amounted to 1,210,000 quarters, including Argentine 184,000 quarters, Russian 270,000 quarters, Danubian 133,000 qnarters, India 292,000 quarters, and Australasia 15,000 quarters. An Australian cargo sold at 40s 3d. MISCELLANEOUS. Jute—August shipment £21 ss. Hemp —Good business is being done and the market is firm. Cotton—J »ly-August shipment 6.8L1. Copra —The market is irregular, with fair business doing. South Sea, in bags, £24. Rubber—4s lO.d. Antimony —£7 to £7 10s. LONDON WOOL SALES. LONDON,* July 14. There was a good attendance at the wool sales and competition was keen. Prices aro unchanged. 91,927 bales ware catalogued and 87,163 sold. The following are the prices realised for the fleece portions of the clips named: — Highfield, top, ls o_d, average Is Oid; Teviotdale, ls 2d, Is IJ-d; Gear, ls 2Jd, 102 d.