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Lyttelton Times, Volume CV, Issue 12422, 11 February 1901, Page 6

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United Press Association—By Eleotrio Telegraph—Copyriffht. ' : LONDON, Feb. B.' ,

The Bank of England return issued on ' Wednesday, show* the reserve to be £21,514,000, the- stock of coin and bullion £30,857,000, the proportion of reserve to 'liabilities 45.58, nutes in circulation £28,888,000, public deposits £8,319,C00, other djpcsiu £58.699,000, Government •ecuri'.es £15.098,000, other securities £23,657,000. New South Wale* 3j per cent inscribed' stock is quoted at 102. Consols and other •toeks ara unciianged. ■• Wheat. —Continental markets are firm; ! English have- a lower tendency. Cargoes fare quiet; Victoria , January-March ship- ; ments are quoted at 30s 3d, sailer parcels »*t 29s 3d. , The American visible supply is 86,324,000 bushels. ; Butter.—There is steady trade; colonial -106 s to 108 s per cwt, a, fen- lots 110* pa- ' c\rt, Danish quiet at 118 s per cwt. ' Cheese is slow of sjle; New Ze;t;mul about 52s per cwt. Hemp is firm; Wellington March ship- - ment £2l 10s per ten. , ! Sugar is turn ; Uermun 9s 3d, first marks granulated lis 3d. Ooppav is nominal; on spot £7l 2s 6d, .' per ton, three month.-,' £7l 15s per ton. \ Tin is sloav ; spot £122 10s per ton, "three months' £ll7 15s pir ton. , Pig iron, 57s 6d per ton. . ' Lead, £ls 5s per Icn, ,-pelter £lB per .-j ten. ,' Silver, 2s 3 7-8 d per ok. 1 The Bradford wool market- is quiet. Com- ;' *»n sixties 18<I ; superfine 18J<V

Wheat. —The Maranda's cargo of Victorian wheat sold at 30s per quarter. The- kauri gum sales were dull. One thousand and ninety-three cases were offered and 900 cases sold. Prices are unchanged. The quantity in stock is 2026 cases. ■■ . WOOL SALES. -*■'■ ~' At the wool sales, merinos were firm, but scoured and cross-brecls were weak, and' large quantities were withdrawn. The Onepah clip sold for 7-id per lb. ( Received Feb. 9, 8.59 p.m.) LONDON, Feb. 9. At the wool sales there was a brisk demand, and prices were unchanged. ■ .(Received Feb, 11, ; 12.27 a.m.) The wool sales closed firm for all classes, the average rates being;maintained. SHIPPING. . LONDON, Feb. 8. Arrived—Eiffel Tower. ' Sailed—Waimate and Maori, for Wellington.