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foreign exchanges. (British Official Wireless.) Prer; Association— By Telegraph-Copyright RUGBY. March 28. (Received March 29, at 1.30 p.m.) Paris, franc to £1 - > New York, dollar to £1 Montreal, dollar to £1 |, 8 ?| Brussels, belgas Geneva, franc to £1 1 4 -®® Amsterdam, florin to £1 /-rr* Milan.. lire to ■ £1 - ••• - " 16 Berlin, reichmarken ± to £1 Stockholm, kroner to £1 ... - Copenhagen, kroner to £l. Z2-^| Oslo,, kroner to £1 ••• Vienna, schilling to £1 -Prague, kroner to £1 ... Helsingfors, marks to £1 226, Madrid, peseta to £1 Lisbon, escudo to £1 Athens, diachmae to £1 ■?*" Bucharest, lei to £1 4 '2 Belgrade, dinars to £1 Warsaw, zlotys to £1 ... Bio de Janeiro, pence to niurei* 4* Buenos Aires, pence to dollar ... 56 ? Montevideo, pence to dollar .. 40 z Bombay, pence to rupee 18t Shanghai, pence to tael o?, 6 Hongkong, pence to. dollar 24, Yokohama, pence to yea ... Batavia, florin to £1 7.11, BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS. Prsat Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, March 28. (Received March 29, at 10.40 a.m.) The following is the Bank of England return: — ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Note issue circulation ... £381,440,316 Banking department ... ... 71,082,267 £452,522,583 Government debt ... ... ... £-Al-,015,1.00 Other Government securities ... 246,721,460 Other securities 158,981 Silver coin 2,104,459 Gold coin and bullion 192,522,583 £452,522,583 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors’ capital Best Public deposits 20,116,890 Other deposits (Bankers) 96,625,016 Other accounts 41,227,195 Seven-day and other bills £173,253,020 Government securities £87,637,024 Discount advances 5,552,138 Other securities 11,381,086 Notes in reserve 71,082,267 Gold and silver coin 600,505 £176,253,020 Tiie proportion of reserves to liabilities is 43.50 per cent. Short loans are quoted at j per cent.; three months’ bills at 19-32 per cent. LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright

*Ex interest. MOUNT LYELL. Press AsaocssUon—By Telegraph— Copyright LONDON, March 28. (Received March 29, at 11.40 a.m.) Mount Lyell shares are quoted at 14s 4Jd. .' BANK RETURNS (Received March 29, at 1 p.m.'l The decrease in bankers’ deposits is attributable to overdue payments which have gone into public deposits. BEET SUGAR. ' Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, March 28. . (Received March 29, at 1 p.m.) Beet Sugar.—April, 4s 9Jd. SKIPPERS LIMITED. A telegram has been received from the mine manager as follows:—“The high flood on Monday caused no damage either to plant 'or material, but silted . up the paddock. Rain and later a snow fall have greatlv augmented the water supply, which should allow us to make much • better progress. Sluicing Has already restarted. The weather is improving.” BUTTER AND CHEESE. Pr«B Association—By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, March 28. (Received March 29, at noon.) Butter: Firm. Danish, 102 s; choicest salted New Zealand, 765; Australian, 745; unsaltcd, 4s premium. Cheese: Firm. New Zealand white, , 46s coloured, 47s 6d; Australian, 44s to 455. SHEEPSKIN SALES. Flees Association —By Telegraph —Copyright LONDON, March 38. (Received March 29, at 2 p.m.) At the sheepskin sales 4,503 bales were offered, including 1,187 from New Zealand and 466 from Australia. There was a good attendance of the Home trade aud of Continental and American ' buyers. The competition was mostly good. About 80 per cent, of the New Zealand and Australian skins were sold. Compared with February 7. New Zealand finest half-bred was id lower, i

fine cross-breds id down, medium and low cross-breds unchanged. BRADFORD MARKET. Press Auoeiitioa—Et Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, March 28. (Received March 29, at 1 p.m.) _ The Bradford market is firm. Quotations: Seventies, 26}d; sixty-fours, 24d ; sixties, 23d; fifty-sixes, 17 Jd; fifties, 13$d; forty-sixes, 10}d; forties, 9id. SALES ON ’CHANGE.—THIS DAY. Christchurch.—New Zealand Governmenfc 3i per cent. Inscribed Stock (1939-52), £lO6 10s; Christchurch Gas (10s paid), 17s; Burns, Philp, 60s; Dominion Fertiliser, 21s 9d; Big River, 2s 3d; M'ount Lyell, 18s 9d, 18s lOd; Skippers, 3d, 3sd (2), 3sd, 2Jd. Reported : Brian Boru (late sale on the 28th), sd; Dalgety and Co. (late sale on the 28th), £8 9s 6d. Auckland.—North Auckland Farmers, Is 3d; B preference, 5s 6d; Matnki, Is lOd; Talisman, 9s; Dunlop, 17s sd; Tattersfields, 24s 6d; Waihi, 42s 9d; Tooth’s Brewery, 48s; Farmers’ Trading, 7s 4cl. Wellington.—Four per cent. inscribed (1955) £llO 15s, (1940) £lO6, (1949) £109; five per cent, rural bonds (1947) £lO3 ss; Christchurch Gas, 35s 7d ; Taupo Timber (£1 prof shares), 22s 6d

LONDON March 28 (Receipted March 29, at 1 p.ra. Contois, 2i per cent ... £85 10 0 .‘Funding Loan, 4, 1969-90 ... ... 116 0 0 War Loan, 3J ...' ... 105 5 0 Conversion Loan. 34 ... 105 7 6 Victory Bond*, 4 ... 114 17 6 Commonwealth, 5, 1945-75 ... 109 10 0 Commonwealth, 5, 1935-45 ... ... 101 16 3 Commonwealth. 34, 1956-37 ... 102 5 0 Commonwealth, 4, 1943-48 ... ... 101 13 9 Commonwealth, 54, 1948-55 ... 101 5 0 New South Wales, 3, 1935 ... ... 100 6 3 New South Wales, 3j, 1930-50 ... 99 11 3 New South Walee, 44, 1935-45 ... 101 6 3 New South Wales. 5. 1935-55 ... 100 15 0 Victoria, 3, 1929-49 ... 97 7 6 Victoria, 4j, 1940-60 ... 102 12 6 Victoria, 5, 1945-75 ... 109 10 0 Queensland, 3. 1922-47 ... 97 10 0 •Queensland, 5, 1940-60 ... 104 11 3 South Australia, 3, 1916 (opt. 89 5 0 South Australia. 5, 1945-75 ... 109 2 6 West Australia, 3, 1915-35 ... ... 101 0 n West Australia, 4, 1942-62 ... 101 15 0 Tasmania, 54. 1920-40 ... 101 1.5 0 Tasmania, 4. 19-10-50 ... 101 10 0 New Zealand, 4J; 1948-58 ... ... 107 5 0 New Zealand, 54. 1940 ... 103 8 9 New Zealand, 3, 1945 ... 100 6 3 New Zealand. 6, 1935-51 ... ... 105 15 0