FINANCE.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12662, 23 January 1904, Page 3

FINANCE.

BRITISH REPORTS LONDON, January 21. Copper.—£s7 12s 6d. Wheat.—ll,ooo quarters of South Australian January - February shipat 29» 6d. (Iwßved January 22, 10.48 p.m.) January 22. Bank of England Return.—Gold coin £30,800,000, reserve £23,032,000, proportion of reserve to liabilities 45.61, in circulation £27.987,000, public deposits £8,217,000, other deposits £42,115,000, fc. Government securities £20,934,000, securities £24,601,000. Three months bills are discounted at 3$ per cent.

Wheat—Australian cargoes, all 1 afloat, 335, January-February shipment 20s OH; parcels 29» M. Copper. —Spot £57 12a 6d, three I months £57 Sa q)j„._Spot £129 10a, three months £130.2s 6d. pig iron.—4ls 9d. tend.—£ll 16s 7^d. Sugar.— Quiet. German Ba, Hrst marks 10a. Batter. —Quiet and steady. Danish unchanged, Australian 90s to 945, New Zealand 945, oecanionally 96a. Cheese.— Unchanged. WOOL. . LONDON, January 21. UJBa The wool soles are brisk. Good merino* are 5 per cent above the Decamber prices. Wool.—At the sales the Gear clip {etched 9id. Wr January 21. 1 Tlte Bradford wool market is strong, ■r witflan improved inquiry. Common J' coper common 45’s I- 12Jtf, riper 14d. life; _ SHEEPSKINS. |i|: Ifessia Hurray, Roberts and Co. are receipt of the following cablegram HWjliittt London, dated the 21st instant: — HMftfllheepskins.—Merino market advanced BBSlftSlto Id, eroesbred line advanced Jd to medium to coarse ad-

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government securities. Per This week. Last week Imperial Consols £ B 88 2 106 0 d 8 0 A 88 108 8 0 0 d 0 0 31 N.8.W. 38 % 6 99 0 0 9 N.8.W. 8810 0 88 0 0 i Victorian 108 0 0 108 0 0 31 Victorian 08 0 0 95 5 0 Victorian 08 0 0 05 0 0 i . f Now Zealand 105 10 0 105 10 0 3t Now Zealand 101 0 0 101 ft 0 % New Zealand 86 8 0 88 f) 0 I Queensland 108 0 0 106 0 0 Queensland 08 0 0 93 0 0 ' A Queensland 87 0 0 87 0 0 \ m Mouth AoBtralian WO 0 0 100 0 0 Mouth Australian 98 a 0 98 0 0 ; ft Tasmanian 97 0 9 97 0 0 I 3 Tasmanian 87 0 0 »7 0 0 1 3| West Australian 98 0 0 95 0 0 » Wont Australian 88 0 0 88 0 0