MONEY AND MARKETS.

Evening Star, Volume 11221, Issue 11221, 21 April 1900, Page 6

MONEY AND MARKETS.

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, April 20. The Bank of England returns-show the reserve to bo- £20,365,000; coin and bullion, £30,242,000 ; percentage of reserve to liabilities, '42.12; The notes in circulation 1 total ; £29,320,000 p “public deposits, £8,726,000 ; other ■ deposits, £39,448,000 ; Government 'securities, £14,146‘.000; and other securities, £31,604,000. • i Three months’ bills., are discounted at 4 3-16 per cent. , i . Consols, £lOl. . Quotations for Colonial Government stocks are subjoined, compared with those ruling at the close of last week „ . ' ' April 13. April 20. Now South Wales 4’a 1164 HoA New South Wales 34’5... ... 104 l(ja New South Wales 3’s 994 91? Victoria 4’s ... ... HU ml Victoria 34’a ... ... ... 104| !C4j South Australia 3A’b ... ... 107 ,107 South Australia 3’s ... ... 9JA 94* Queensland 4’a 11l m Queensland 34’a... ... ... 105 - 105 New Zealand 4’5... ,110 110 New Zealand 34’s ... ... 105 106 New Zealand 3’bi • ... ... 954 954 Westralia 34’s ... Tasmania 3j’s ... ... ... 105 105 The wheat markets are quiet. The Continental market is firm, and the English and American a shade easier. Sugar is quiet. Java, 12s 9d ; German, 10s 6d. - Copper is steady. Spot, £7B 7s 6d ; three months, £77 10s. : Tin is weaker. Spot, £140; throe months, £l3B 15s. Pig iron, 755. Lead, £l7. Spe ter, £22 12s 6d. The Bradford wool market is improving, Common sixties, 25d ; super, unquoted. Butter is quiet. Choicest colonial is scarce at 92s to 94s (a few lots at 965); secondary (dull), 84s to 90s; Danish (firm), 106s. Cheese is firm. Canadian, 61s to 635. Babbits are dull at 8d to 84d. Stocks are heavy.