ENGLAND.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 9545, 4 December 1893, Page 2

ENGLAND.

London! December 1.

Tbe Bank of England returns published to day show a total reserve in notes and bullion of £16,982,000, the proportion of reserve to liabilities being 508.

New South Wajes 4 per cent inscribed stock h at 104 ; 3| do 92. South Australian 4 per cent do 102J ; 3J do 93§, Queensland 4 per cent do 103£ ; 3} do 92. New Zealand 4 per cent do 106 ; 3J do 97. Tasmanian 3} do 92J. West Australian 4 per cent do 105.

Three month*' bills are discounted at 2J per cent.

New Zealand long-berried wheat, ex warehouse, 29a 3d, market firmer. South Australian wheat, do, 30a. Viototlan, do, 29a 6d, market restricted,

Mutton, first quality 4Jd, second qnality 32d. Lamb, first quality 4±<l.

Uemp is unchanged.

Kauri gura is in fair demand. Hall the quantity offered was sold. Pale hard scraped brought £7 10a, and good threequarter soruped £4 6s.

Diunh butter, 130s. Colonial bntter is expected to fall 49 on Saturday, the weather being mid and the market doll, but it is hoped that the market) will be easy for about a week, and then harden up bill Christmas. After that the state of the market will be dependent on the weather. The butter committee are requesting to be supplied with private advices as to the quantity coming forward.

At the wool sales competition is fair, and prices remain uoohanged. Sugar, best German beet), 12* 3d j Java, 153 6J, quiet).

No. besb Scotch pig Iron, f.o.b. In tba Clyde, 43* 61, firm. Antimony, £37 10s.

The deatb is announced of the Duke of Leinater, aged 42.