COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 13, 15 July 1918, Page 6

COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL

(UNITE* >RES 3 ASSOCIATION.—COPTIRIGHTp " (ABSTRAUAN-NEfT ZEALAND CABLE 4SSOCIATIOM.) i 1 - BANK OF ENGLAND RETURN. LONDON, 12th July.. \ The leadiag items, of the Bank of Englaud return afford the following comparison with those of last week. in parentheses:— Bullion, £65,369,000 (£64,732,000); reserve, £29,316,000 (£28,881,000); note circulation, £56,092,000 (£54,903,000); public deposits, £38,343,000 (£38,179,000); other deposits, £140,419,000 (£152,068,000); proportion of reserves to liabilities, 16.40 (15.18). GOVERNMENT SECURXTIES. The following are the latest quotations for Consols and Colonial Government securities in comparison with those ruling , laat . -week in parentheses:— • 2i per cent. Imperial Consols, £56 (£56); 5 per cent. War Loan, £93 15s (£93 15s); 3i per cent. War Loan, £88 5a (£SB ss); 4 per cent. New South Wales, 1933, January-Jiiiy, £84 ;£84); 3i per cent. New South Wales, 1930-50, March-September, £100 10s (£11)0 10s); 3J per cent. New South Wales, early currency, £60 (£69); 3 per cent. New South Wales, 1925, April-October, £72 (£72); 4-per ucnt. Victoria, 1920, Januarytfuly, £07 10s (£O7 10s); 3{ per cent. Victoria, . 1921-6, January-July, £88 ,(£88); 3£ per cent. Victoria, 1020-I'JiO, £71 (£71); 3 per cent. Victoria, 1029-49, JanuaryJuly, £62 (£62); 3,} per cent. 3outh Australia. 1916, January-July, £71 (£72); 3 per cent. South Australia, 1016, January-July, £50 (£56); 4 per cent. Queensland, 1915-24, January-July, £92 (£92); 3£ per cent. Queensland, 1922-47, Janu-ary-July, £91 (£90); 3 per cent. Queensland, 1922-47, January-July, £63 (£62); 4 per cent. New Zealand, 1925, Jlay-Noveral)er, £88 (£B7) ; S\ per cent. New Zealand, 1912-40. January-July, £73 (£73); 3.per cent. New Zealand, 1920, April-October, £C 4 (£63); 3t per cent. West Australia, 1915-35, May-November, £76 (£75); | S per cent. West Australia, 1915-35, May-Novem-ber, £72 (£72); 3J per cent. Tasmania, 1920, January-July, £72 (£72); 3 per cent. TasI mania, 1920-40, January-July, £60 (£60).. THE MONEY MARKET. Tho Bank rate is unchanged at 5 per cent.; three months' bills remain at 3J- per cent,,; short loans are 16s per cent, higher on the week, the current rate being 3J per cent. COLONIAL AND OTHER PRODUCE. LONDON, 12th July. Wheat.—A little Australiun wheat is offering ex quay at 853 ad. .• Flour.—Qootl supply; Australian, none offer- ■ ing. Oats.—Quiet. Pea« and Deans.—Firm. - Sugar.—Unchanged. (Received July.. 13,- 8.30 a.m.) LONDON, ISth July. Rubber.—Para, 3s Id per pound; plantation, 2s ty<\; smoked, 2s <i\i.

Messrs. Dolgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly stock sale at their;. Levin yards on Tuesday, when they offered la 1 fair yarding of sheep. The principal sales wore as under)— Light tat, ewes, from 25a.6d to 203 Qdj woolly hoKeoie, to 185 Mi shorn hoggin. to Its Id; email shorn lambs, to Us 3d,