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Evening Star, Issue 16257, 28 October 1916, Page 1

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Anplications tor loans to tho amount of £4OO were received by the tiustees at this week’s meeting of the Money Club. MONEY AND MARKETS. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. LONDON. October 26. —Bank Returns and Discounts. — Rank of England returns Cold coin and bullion, £54.172,000; v 'serve. £37.827.000; ; ropcti.m of reserve to liabilities. 22.96; ii.lcs ia circulation, £55,636.030 • Governm-mt deposits, £52.543.010; other deposit a £112.172.000; Government securities. £-2,163.060: other securities, £102,443,060. Discount on short loans. 5 per cent.; three m ruths’ bills. 5 9-16, per cent. Consols, £56 7s 6d. War loans ; 5.) per cent., £B4 107: 4 cent.. £95 10s. ‘ —Domim.in Mocks.— Following are the mintatio-i--. as compared with I!; jsu fur the previous week : — > I * Oct. 19. Oct. 26. Victorian 4’s 931 S3J Victorian 31,'s 83; 04 Victorian of’V J 707 Victorian s’s 622 62| New South W-des 4's ... 13* 83| Now couth Wales s)'. J ... 95 ; l 934 New bout!) Wales o's ... 704 69-j New South Wales 3Vst ... 711 721 Queensland 4’s ... ‘ 68" 88" Queensland 'sl s BQ\ 85;) Queensland 3‘s 625 627Soul hj Australian 5Vs ... 75£ 75 South Ausl’.aliau 3’s ... 59 59 Now Zealand 4’s 85J 85i New /calami 3.) ;: 73 72J New Zealand s’s 531 62l Tasmanian Tasmanian 3's 66 66 West Australian 51’s ... 75 74-J-West Australian s‘s 70-j 701 *1929-40 cnrrency. 11920-30 currency. —Metals.— Copper.—Sprit. £124 5s ; three months. £11.9; electrolytic. £144. Lead. —spot, £SO 10s; three months,, £29 10s. Spelter.—Spot, £54; throe months, £sl. Tin.—Rpot. £lB2 2s 6d : three month?, £lB3 12s 6d. Silver, 32.) d per oz. —Butter and Cheese. — Butler.— Very firm. Supplies of all sorts short. Danish, about 210?; Now Zealand practically cleared, nominally 2905: Canadian, 194s to 1975; Argentina, lS4s to 198s. Ghees". Finn tending higher. Canadian, 112s to 115-i; New 'Zealand, 112s. --Cereals.— Wheat.—Rarcehs ere (inn : cargo, none offering. I‘lnur.—ln strong d'an-mi : offerings small. Australia i n::i--i;is. W 64. Oats.—Strong. La Ciaie, c.\ ignv, 36s 6d. Rea? and item-.-—Veiy u. in. New Zealand, nono offering. - -Sugar.— Urudiang-d. —Wont. — Bradford Wool.—The mark.'-' is strong, with a hardening Icml-.-n v ; Gris. Sold; super 60’k, 54£ i : c'.:,,,m-ii CO';.. 53fd : 56’?, 40d ; 50'?, 33d; 46'?. 18yJ: 40 ; s. 271 d. Tin-: wool Ba!,]■:<. Pres. Assoesation—Hy Telegraph—C opyright. Australian and N.Z. table Association. LONDON. October 26. .It the wool sales to-dav there wa.s a miscellaneous selection. For merinos prices were fully maintained. There was a large offering of cross-hreds. mostly slides, hut prices were slightly harder, grea/v crossbred making extreme rates. 'THE DOMINION'S PRODUCTS.

The Now Zealand products entered for export last week were valued at £400.709. including Butter £112,111, chccso £-65,974. meat, £95,3(3, gold £16,970, hides £20,630. flax £22.653, wool £51.047.