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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VI, Issue 340, 27 January 1917, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS London. Jan. 26. The Bunk ot England returns issued on Wednesday. January 21th. afford the following comparisons: — Last week. This week.

ENGLISH MARKETS. London. Jan. 26. ■ Wheat. —Quiet, more offering. Flour.—Scarce, business restricted. Oats.-—Active. La Plata ex ship -18/6 to 49/-. . Peas. —Firm. Nev Zealand maples 100/- to 110, Beans.—Firm at unchanged rates. Butter. —Very dull at yesterday’s rates ; buyers apathetic. Cheese.—Strong. Canadian 142,’- to 146/-. Sugar.—U nchanged. METALS. Copper.—£l32 5/- to £l2B 5/-. Tin.—£lBB 17/6 to £l9O 2/6. Lead.—£2B 10/-. Spelter.—U nchanged.

ONG A ONGA STOCK SALE. Messrs. Hoadley, Son and Stewart. Ltd., report us follows on their Onga Onga sale held on Thursday last: —85 woollv lambs 17/8, 90 cull 2-tooths 21/3,’ 32 do 26/-. 106 2-tooth weds 31'3, 98 2-tooth ewes 34/-, 200 -I and 5-year ewes 30/-, 200 woolly lambs 17'10, 92 forward weds 34/-, 6 fat cons £l4 17/6. 1 fat bullock £l9 2'6, 1 empty heifer £6, 1 fat cow £l2, 13 2year steers £l3 2/6, 9 15 to 18-month steers £l2, 10 2J-year steers £l4 7/6. fat cows £l2, do £l2 8/-, empty heifer £4 5/-, 19 forward steers £l6 2/6. FRUIT AND PRODUCE. WELLINGTON MARKETS. (Special to “Tribune.”) Wellington, Jan. 26. Thomson Bros.. Ltd. report as follows :—Market conditions obtaining for all varieties choice stone fruit are excellent. Immediate shipments are recommended in dessert apples and pears for which we have a keen enquiry. Cooking apples are more plentiful with value easier. To-day the following rates rules: Apples,t choice Graveusteins 12/-, 14/-, others 8/-. 10,'-. Red Quarrendons 11/-, 12/-, Ribstone Pippins 8/-, 10/-, Cox’s 9/-, 11/-, small 6/-, 7.'-, Beauty Bath 11.-. 11/6, Red Astrachans 10/6, 11/6, choice large green cookers 4/6, 5/6, small 3/-, 3/6, per bushel; pears, choice Hawke’s Bay W.B.C. 5/-, 6/-. Motuekas 4/6, 5/-, Jargonelles 4/-, 4/6, Vicars 3/6, per half-case; apricots, Teviots 6,6, 7/6, Motueka large 5/6, 6/6, small 4/-, 4/6: peaches, desserts 6/6, 7/6, cooking varieties 4/9, 5/6; greengages, small 4/-, 5/6, largp 8/-, 8/6; necj tavines, best 6/6, 7/6, small 3/6, 4/6; I plums, Blue Diamonds 3/9, 4/3, Burbanks 2/6, 3/6, Wixon 3/-, 3/9; black currants 7/-, 7/6 per half-case j Cape Gooseberries 6d per lb; raspberries 8/-, 9/- per well-filled bucket; tomatoes, increased quantities forward, choice HuttS 8/6, 9/6, Nelson’s choice 7/-, 7/6, others 5/6, 6/6 per half-casej green peas 1/6 peck, grapes 1/4, 1/5 ,1b; cucumbers 1/6, 2/- half-case; j potatoes £l6 to £lB ton; onions £l4 to £l5 ; eggs 1/4, 1/5 dozen. Messrs. Burbidge and Co. report : We have a good demand for all fruits, the demand being especially good for dessert apples, raspberries, greengages, and dessert peaches. Potatoes are weaker and eggs firmer. Prices: — Tomatoes coloured 5/-, 7/-, green 4/-, 4/9; apricots 7/4, 8/4; greengages 6/-, 7/-; peaches dessert, 6/-, 7/-, cooking 3/-, 5/-, plums, Diamond 3/-, 4/-, Japanese 2/6, 4/-, others 3/3; pears, Williams Nelson 2/6, 3/6, Hawke’s Bay 4/-, 5/-; nectarines 4/-, 5/3, all half-cases; apples dessert 12/-, 13/6, cooking 5/-, dump case; raspberries 8/6, 10/- bucket; eggs 1/6 doz; potatoes 7/6, 10/- cwt ; peas, scarce 1/6 peck. _______

£ Coin 54,729,000 55,231,000 Reserve . . . . 35,731,000 36,288,000 Proportion reserve to liabilities 18.90 19.10 Notes in circulation 38,832,000 38,78o,000 Public deposits 51,325,000 50,721.000 Other deposits 13/,699,003 139,232,000 Govt, securities 37,392,000 37.836,000 Other securities 133,883,000 133,8/9,000 Short loans—4 I per cent. Three months’ bills— a per cent. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. London, Jan. 26. This Week. Week. £ s. d. £ s. d. 2 J 7'0 Imp. Cion sols 53 10 0 52 10 0 War Loan 31’s .. S,") 2 6 86 0 0 War Loan 41’s . . 99 17 6 99 17 6 N.S.W. 4’s, 1933 80 10 0 S3 0 0 N.S.W. 3i’s. 1918 96 10 0 97 0 0 N.S.W. 31, ’30-50 69 5 0 69 5 0 N.S.W. 3’s. 1935 69 10 0 69 10 0 Viet. 4's, 1920 . . 17 6 93 0 0 Viet. 3Vs, 1921-6 81 17 6 81 12 6 Viet. 31 ’s 1929-49 70 7 6 69 12 6 Viet. 3’s, 1928-49 61 10 0 61 0 0 S.A. 3V’s, 1939.. 71 0 0 70 10 0 S.A. 3’s, 1916 . . 56 10 0 56 10 0 Qland 4’s, 1915-24 86 15 0 86 10 0 Qland 3?., 1921-30 83 17 6 83 15 0 Qland 3’s, 1922-47 60 10 0 60 15 0 N.Z. 4’s, 1929 .. S3 0 0 82 10 0 N.Z. 3}’s, 1920-40 0 0 71 10 0 N.Z. -3’s, 1940 .. 62 10 0 61 10 0 Tas. 3Ps, 1940 . . 70 10 0 70 10 0 Tas. 3’s, 1920-40 65 10 0 65 0 0 W.A. 3 ! .’s, 1915-35 1 0 0 0 75 0 0 W.A. 3’s, 1915-35 70 0 0 70 0 0