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Evening Post, Volume LXIX, Issue 118, 20 May 1905, Page 4

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LONDON, 19th Mny. BANK OP ENGLAND RKTUBN. The Hank of Knarland return isaunrt far mnX ,~ * Wodnoaday, 17th May, Z Is*"* l>mnTai!!«T. Note !.»». iM.osi.ooo Oor. rtol.t £11.015.000 OllicvHooun- ''<>». ... 7,t1t.000 . Ooia „, 34,57 1,000 itt3.023.Q00 £53^000 p.- ... bAI " CIN " I>KI-AnTMJtNT. luff 7^ ***** Co "' ::: "&»So ninl uilior WJU ... 3,303,000 i70,42»lo00 J870. 124.000 r2!l° .items of the Bank of England icturii tiflford the following comparison f— Thiswook. Lastwoek. Lastyoar. bullion ...31,574,000 34,081,000 30,045,000 tiuservo.. 2t5,23 1,000 25,ii02,000 23,027,000 Notu mYn 28,883,0110 28.395,000 Deposits 52,5G8,000 50,891,000 47,724,000 Proportion roKorvo to liubiiitius .40*79 50-21 48 09 tIOVKHNMKNT SKCUUITIKS. The following ivro tho Intent quotations for Government aeuuritios with v. comparison of tlioao ruling lust wook : — Vurmliuu 11a Price. "X* hut iveuk. £ H. it 2 1% rin|iori«l Comols ... 00 It (IA/3 niithor 4 % New South Wule» ... 108 0 0 Unclinnifud H% .New South Willow ... M) 10 i 1 »'/• higher 3 % NuwSotilh Whloh ... S7 10 n Uucliiuikwl i % Victorian 10U 10 0 OiiolwugOil S\% Victorluu too 0 0 Uiioliimsoil 3 % Victorian bb 10 v Uik-liiu>k<ml 3\% b'oulh AiiHlralhut ... lot) 10 0 UnchaiiKOil 5 % South AuHtraliim ... 80 0, (I UnolmiiKO'l i % gueuiixlaiul IU7 10 0 iTiicluuitfOil H% Wix-'oiiKluml ... ... IOU 0 v Unuliiuiguil •J % ijuceusUunl bi) 0 0 Uuclmnguil 4 % i\uw Zwiluuvt* 100 0 (]'■!»/• lilpiier 31X) Now /.uuliuidf ... ... Oil 15 0 6,- hhflioc 5 % Now Ktuluud; .. .. 87 16 v &/• higiiur Ui^j Uubt AimUiilliiu ... \)i 0I) UuulKiiiffcit U % iVvhl Atiili.ilum „ b\) 0 o tfiicliuutfuil 34X Titsmiuiiiui 100 10 i> Uiiuhmiguil U % Ivimimuuui DO O v hltfiiur * luUtiuHt pu^ublu iv Mu>- uml NovumUui. t liilurosV jNijiiblu iv .laiuiiu7 uud July. 1 luluium imyublu in A|»'il 4UiU OotDlxjr, TIIK MONEY MARKET. Tho market r«to of disoount for best thieo month!)' bills in i lower, at 2 3-16 per cent. Tho Bank of England rato is Hi per cont., a« against 3 per cent, on 9tu March. COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE. Wheat,— The English market is inactive, but firmor, owing to ndvnnoos. Tho American, Argentine, and Continontnl maflcuts ixro moro aetivo owing to Franco buying. An Australian cargo huti sold nt 31h 9d; so! lor s aro asking 6ln 9d to 525. May-Juno shipments Australian, on spot, scarce, 53a 6d to 345. Tho Hour tnarkot shows improved domand. Glasgow quotations, 23s 9d lo 245. Tho London trudo ia dull owing to forced sales, Duttor is unchanged, with a slightly bettor tone. Cheeso is wcakor. Now Zealand, 52s to 53a. Sutfur.— First tnurk granulated, f.o.b. Hamburg, 6d lower, at 13» 6d por owt. : Gorman boot, 88dog., 7d lowor, at 11s 8d por owt, Bradford Tops.— Tho markot is restricted owing to an advance. Quotations— 40'n, l&d; 46's. 17Jd; common 60's, 244dj super bO'n, 25i1. At tho ahoopskin salos, 3300 woro catalogui'd, nnd sold to good competition. Merinos, combing and clothing, jd dearor; short and shorn, id dearer; crossbrods, fino medium advanced ijd. THE METAL MARKETS. Copper.— Spot, 12s 6d lowor, at £64 15s ; thrco months', 12a 6d lower, nt £65 pur ton. T!n.— Spot, 17s 6d highor, at £130 12s 6d : throo mouths', 35s higher, £135 10s. Pig-iron.— Middlosborough No. 1, cash, 4d highor, at &st> nor ton. Lead, £12 17s 6d to £13 por ton. Spoltor, £23 12s 6<( por ton. Silver, 2s 2|d por oz. Messrs. Abraham nnd Williams, Ltd., roport.— At Palmorston on Thursday thoro was a slightly bettor demand for eattlo of all classes, and wo offoctcd a total clearance AH classes of shoep mot with a. good demand, and all lots woro disposed of. Quotations;— Sheep— F.m. owes in lamb 13s 4d to 15s Od, fat wothors 18s Bd, 2-th wethers 16s, 2-th empty owes 14s, small empty owes 12« 9d, light fat pwes 15» 6d, forward owes 12s 9cl to 14s 3d, 4yr and syr owes in lamb 12s sd, lambs 12s od. CattU>-2Jyr to 3yr steers £3 7s 6d, ! 18-month to Zyi »tcet» £2 20s 6d, fat cows £3 12* to £4 11s, forward cows £3, cows in calf £2 17» 6d to £3 1», cows and calves £2 14», wcancrs 24s 6d to 30s, small weanors 7s 6d to 20a, quiet heifers in calf £4 3s. At Mr. Knight'n annna) salo of draught horses on Wednesday thero was not a Urgo attendance, but thoso pre*»nt w«rc intent on business, »nd wo ma«*g<*(i to <JUpo«4 of 40 hor»e* out of a total of if). I'rK** r«ali*ofl woro not i as high ** U*t t«-a.-, bm r«n)i!<lonng tho | stato of tho »nsf'x/'t tj««,<vni!lr, ttw wla •»« ! mtisfactory. Qu//i«ti/,r,»:— Umrj tirtughi ; maret mtul» Uom FJJ; to If/), >vary g*ulings £46 to £4&, mMmtn wfight m\ic* and Koldingn broken U> th*tn* i'.lh to £42 10», light liflifi *»fl jf»!dif ( <f» £,2i> to kil, spring caruw» £18 to £Z6 Yh. Messrs. Dalgcty «nd <>>„ IM.. h»rn r«ofiived tho following t%\MntAtn iinui \s,udon, dated 38th iimlAtn-.—'lJniDt), hints r — Sinco date of our lav V>tef(tttm firit** aro uiichaiigcl. Merino *h«-;»«kin» Ut,tr,hing)—Tricon aro h»jfh«*r by J«ff dtUo O.U.Ut. ingj, highor by {d; firm sn'l curm ,v*%. bred skins, pri«,-» aro highitr hy |/J %u<l id respectively." Messrs. Murrny, Koborts and f'o. fi*yo rccoivod tho following cttbl<-«rarn ittan London, <lato«l 18th M»y ; — " Mftrtnn slicnptkitM, rnnrkot advancftJ 6 t*\r tt>nK>, crodtbrrd ohoipskiiH, market iulv*nwi V) por cent,"