MONEY AND MARKETS.

Evening Star, Issue 11499, 16 March 1901, Page 3

MONEY AND MARKETS.

Press A.«aosiati»n—Bj Telegraph—Copyright.

LONDON, March 15. (R«eaived March 15, at 11 p.m.)

The Bank of England returns show the reserve to be £25,730,000 and the stock of gold coin and bullion to be £34,586,000, the proportion of reserve to liabilities being 50.8S per cent. The notes in circulation amount to £28,465,000; public deposits, £12,275,000 ; other deposits, £36,002,000; Government securities, £12,305,000; other securities, £30,851,000. Three months' bills are discounted at 3/; per cent. Consols are quoted at £96 10s.

Quotations for colonial Government stocks are subjoined, compared with those ruling at the close of last week :

The wheat markets are quiet and generally steady. French cargoes aro "firm. Victorian Februaiy and March shipments are quoted at 29s 9d; sailer parcels, 28s Cd.

Butter is very dull. Choicest colonial, 103s; Danish (recovering), 112s. Cheese; Fl&t. .New Zealand, 40s to 50s.

Sugar is steady. German, 9s ; first marks, granulated, 10s 10,\d. ' Copper: Quiet. Spot," £69 12s fid; three months, £7O 2s 6d.

Tin: Dull. Spot, £llß 5s ; .three months, £ll4 15s. Lead, £l3 ss. Spelter, £l6 10s.

The Bradford wool market is quiet. Common sixtiss., lSd ; super, lK}d. At tho London sales there was good competition : prices are unchanged. Silver, 2s 4 l-16d per ounce.

Mar. 8. Mar. 15 New South Wales 4’g ... ... 115 115 New South Wales 3Va... ... 103 1022 New South Wales 5’a ... 9S| 98g'Victorian’s ... 109 109 Victoria Si’s ... 102i 102 i South Australia 3i’s ... 103 105j South Australia 3’a 95 93 Queensland 3 j’a... ... 10?i 103 Queensland 4’s ... ... 107 107 New Zealand 4’s ... 115 115 New Zealand 3i*a ... 103 1032 Now Zealand 5‘s 97 97 Tasmania 3.1’a ... 103 103-2 Westraliao's ... 101 101