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Lyttelton Times, Volume CVI, Issue 12588, 24 August 1901, Page 8

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United ■ Preie Association—By Bleotrio Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, August 22. Tie American, -visible supply of wheat is estimated at 38,097,000 bushels. Two Victorian. wheat cargoes sold at 28s 6d and 26a 9d pep quarter respectively. (Received August 24, l.xi a.m.), LONDON, August 23. The Bank of England returns show the stock of gold coin and bullion to be £37,001,000, reserve £27,057,000; proportion of reserve to liabilities 51.97; notes in circulation £29,769,000; . public deposits £9,622,000, other deposits £42,267,000; Government securities £16,382,000, other ' securities £26,717,000. Three months’ bills are discounted at per cent. Consols £95 4s Bd. • , ■ Victorian 3£ per cent stock cent 98; New South Wales 3 per cent 99; New Zealand 4 per cent 115.' Ofclter stocks ■re unchanged. The wheat markets are inac- _ tive. The Continental and . American are a shade easier. Cargoes •re steady. Victorian and South Australia September—October shipment 29s 6d. New South Wales parcels afloat 27s 3d. A South Australian cargo eold at 26s 3d and • Victorian cargo at 295. The price of a 1 Victorian cargo quoted this morning at 28s 6d was 28s 3d. Sugar.—Quiet. German 8s First . Copper.—Nominal. Spot £66 7s 6d; three months’ £66 15s. Tin—Nominal. Spot £l2l 2s 6d; three months’£ll6 7s 6d. , Pig iron 53s 9d. , . Lead £ll 12s 6dj spelter £l7 Is 3d. The Bradford wool market is improving. Common sixties 18£d,‘ super 19id.