MONEY AND MARKETS

Evening Star, Issue 11683, 15 February 1902, Page 6

MONEY AND MARKETS

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, February 14. (Received February 14, at IL9 p-m.)

The Bank of England returns show that tho stock of coin and bullion is £54,559,000. The bank reserve is £25,954,000, the proportion of reserve to liabilities being 48.24. The total of notes in circulation is £28,734,000; public deposits, £14,078,000; other deposits, £39,432,000; Covernxnent securities, £17,274,000; and other securities, £28,665,000.

Three months bills are discoursed at 2$ pea* cent. Quotations for colonial Government stocks are subjoined, compared with those ruling at the close of last week :

Wheat: English and American markelz firm, but inactive; Continental dull; France weaker. Cargoes dull and unchanged, buyers holding off. Butter very firm; Colorjal, 110s; occasional lots, 112s. The demand for secondary sorts continues. Danish from 116 a to 118s. Rabbits firm. 9d to Hares are dull; a few sold at Is 4d to Is 6d. Sugar firm ; German, 6s 9d; first marks, unchanged. Cooper dull. £54 12s fid ; three months, £54 2s fid. Pig iron, 51s Id. Lead, £ll 15s 9d, Spelter. £l7 11s 3d. Bradford wool is quiet. Common sixties, 19Id ; super, 20! d, (Received February 15, at 9.48 a.m.) At the kauri gum sales 3,550 cases were offered, and 1,200 sold at fuF! prices. No threo-quartec-s scraped was sold. Tin: Spot, £ll3 ss; three months, £IOB. Silver, 2s ltd.

Peb.7. Feb. 14. New South Wales 4’s ... ... 116f 1161 New South Wales 3*’s ... ... 103* 104 New South Wales 5’s ... .„ 96.', 97 Victoria 4’s ~. ... lilt 111* Victoria 3*’s — ... 104* 104 Victoria 3’s ... .- — ... ... 95 93 South Australian 3*'s ... 104 104 South Australian 5’s ... ... 93 95* Queensland 4’s -. ... 108 108 Queensland 3*’» ... ._ — „ 103* 105* New Zealand 4’s — ... „. 112 112 New Zealand 3i’s ... 105 105 New Zealand 5’s ... ... _ 95 95 Tasmanian 3's ._ 104 104 Westralia 5*’s ... _ ... ... 102* 102*