MONEY AND MARKETS.

Evening Star, Issue 12166, 9 April 1904, Page 6

MONEY AND MARKETS.

Press Association—By Telegrapli—Copyright LONDON, April 8. The Bank of England returns show that the stock of gold coin and bullion is £31,449,000, and the reserve £23,031,000. The percentage of reserves to liabilities is 44.13. The notes in circulation total £28,878,000; public deposits £11,410,000; other deposits, £40,665.000: Government securities, £20,884,000; and other securities. £25,953.000.

Three months' bills are discounted at £2 15s.

Quotations for colonial Government stocks are subjoined, compared with those ruling a week since:

w a .. ... . April *• April 8. New South Wales 4's 106 106 New South Wales 3i's ... Qfi or New South Wales 3"! 84> m'l Victoria**. 105 2 yg* Victoria 3j S . 97 gy victoria 3's .'..' ;;; 86 86 aouth Australia 3£'s 99 gg South Australia 3's 86 86 Queensland 4's ". 104 104 Queensland 5Vs ".' "96 gg Queensland 3's ". ... 86 86 New Zealand 4's ... „. ... 106J 105 New Zealand 3£'s loo'' ""GO New Zealand 3's 87 87 Tasmania 3A's '. gg gg Tasmania 3's 87 87 Wo3t Australia 3Vs ... % 95 West Australia 3's 86 85

Wheat.—Buyers are holding off Australian cargoes: 13s 3d (? 30s 3d) is asked for on passage, and 30s 9d for April and Mav shipments. 'Frisco wheat. Idol 3TJ,c. Copper. £SB 17s 6d ; three months. £SB 12s 6d.

Tin.—Spot. £127 ss. Pig iron. 44s 4d. Load. £l2 6s 10,} d. Sugar, quiet. First marks. 10s -6d : Get man. 8? 6d.

The Bradford wool mnrket is steady and unchanged.

Butter, dull a.r.d weak. Danish. 100s; New Zealand. 90 s; Victorian. 88« to 90s; New South Wales and Queensland. 84s to 88s.

Cheese, unchanged. (Received April 9, at 10.50 a.m.)

Consols, £B6 17s 6d. Kauri Gum.—The stock is 1.209 c:t.<vs,