COMMERCIAL.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 15861, 26 February 1912, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

MONEY AND STOCKS.

. . United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph—Copvright. LONDON. February 23. Bank Return.—The weekly return of the. Bank of England is as under: — Gold coin and bullion in hand . £38.643,000

Bank Rate.—The bank rate is 31 per cent, short loans 3J to 31 per cent, three months' bills 3 7-16 per cent, Paris 2J per cent, Berlin 35 per cent. 1 Consols.—Consols are quoted at £79 25.6 d. '•'•.. Colonial Securities.—Colonial securities are quoted as under, last week's quotations also being given:—

Copper.—On spot, £63 12s 6d per ton} three months, £64 7s 6d per ton; .electrolytic, £66 10s per ton. Tin.—Cash, £196 5s per ton. Lead.—£ls 13s 9d per ton. Spelter.—£26 7s 6d per ton. Iron. —£2 9s 3d per ton. "Wolfram.—£l 10s 6d per ton. MISCELLANEOUS. Sugar.—German, 16sj first marks, 18s Bd. Wool.—Bradford wool market is unchanged. (Received February 25. 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, February 24. Copper—Spot £63 13a 9d, three 'months £64 8s 9d, electrolytic £66 15s. Tin—Spot £195, three months £l9l 10s.'

Lead—£ls 15s. Silver—2s 2 15-I6d. Copra—The market is dull. South Sea, bags £24 ss. Cotton—February-March shipments 5.67 id. Jute—February - March shipments '£23. Hemp—The market is inactive. Feb-ruary-April shipments £2l 10s. Rubber—4s 7Jd. STOCK EXCHANGE OP CANTERBURY. SATURDAY'S CALL.

Hescrve . £30,670,0.10 Proportion leserve to liabilities 48!S< Notes in circulation . £27.685,000 Public deposits . £23,727,000 Other deposits . £-10,283,000 Government securities . £13.151,000 Other securities . £35,344,000

' F ob. 16.1 'eb. 23. New South Wales 4 per cent . 105J 105J New South Wales 3} per cent 98 97 New South Wales 3 per cent . 87 87 Victoria 4 per cent . 101} 101} Victoria 3} per cent . 96J 90} Victoria 3 per cent . 84} 84) South Australia 3} per cent . 97 97" South Australia 3 per cent 85 83 Queensland 4 per cent . 102 102 Queensland 3} per cent . 96} 96} Queensland 3 p*r cent 84} 84} New Zealand 4 per cent . 104} • 1041 97i New Zealand 3} per cent . 97i New Zealand A par cent . 87} 87} West Australia 3} par cent 95} 95} West Australia 9 per oent 87 8 7 Tasmania 3} per cent. . . 96 9 S Tasmania 3 par cent 83 85 METALS.

• Tilt following wo the latest quotations:— Buy org. S oiler*. £ «, d. £ ■. d. BANKS— National of N.Z. S 15 0 flNANCIALN.Z. Loan and Mercantile . • 0 17 0 <GAS—. Christchuroh . • 9 5 0 INSURANCE— National of N.Z. 1 18 9 1 18 3 MEAT— Canterbury Frozen /'.;.' Heat 8 0 0 Christchurch Meat (£10 . , paid) CHIPPING— 16 2 6 N.Z. Shipping Co. 15 0 0 Union Steam Ship 1 19 9 IWOOLLEN MANUFACTURING— Kaiapoi "Woollen 5 10 0 Kaiapoi 'Woollen (pitference) 5 10 0 Wellington "Woollen . > 8 15 0 COAL— Westport 1 7 0 17 6 MISCELLANEOUS— Booth. Macdonald (ez dhr.) 110 N.Z. Drug! Co. a 10 6 2 11 0 N.Z.; Farmers' Co-op. 2 10 0 Whltcombe and Tomb* ' 6 11 0 Golden Bay Cement . l i 0 14 6 BREWERIES— Crown Brewery (cum. i rights) 2 0 0 Manning and Co. • i 10 0 Ward and Co. 5 5 0 MINING— Ross Goldfields 0 8 2 The following sale ws is reported :—Waihi Grand Junction 29s (three par cols).