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' * ■<>»— I —' United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, June 21. The Bank of England returns show that the stock of gold l coin and bullion Is £35,742,000, the reserve £26,172,000, the proportion of the reserve to liabilities 51.79 per cent, notes in circulation. £29,385,000, public deposits £11,392,000, other deposits £38,958,000, Government securities £14,802,000, other securities £27.260,000. , Three months' bills are discounted at 2$ per cent. Consols are quoted at 93|. New South’ Wales 3$ per cent inscribed stock is quoted at 103, 3| per cent 99; Victorian 4 per cent 110$, 3$ per cent 103$; South Australian 3 per cent 95; Queensland 4 per cent 106$, 3$ per cent 101; New Zealand 4 per cent 113, 3$ per cent 108$, 3 per cent 97f j Tasmanian 3$ per cent 102$; West Australian 3$ per cent 101. The wheat markets are quiet, and.' show a downward tendency. Cargoes are flat; Victorian and South Australian February and April shipment 29s 3d per quarter, Pmm'/* AitieU P* Mj%6i

ton, three months £69 7s 6d p'etr ton. Tan is firm; on spot £l3O 5s per ton; three months £124 10s to' £124 15s per ton. Iron, 53s 4£d per ton. Lead, £l2 7s 6d per ton. j Sugar is quiet; German 9s 3d, first marks granulated 11s 3£d. At Bradford, -wool is improving; common sixties 18d, superfine 18-Jd. Rabbits are practically unsaleable. SHIPPING. i> LONDON, June 21. Sailed—Mimiro, for Auckland^